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Washington Now*. j Washington, May '2'.*.?The feeling of CongroM with reference to the root lit outrages of the British in the (Jnlf found veil/ on Tuesday?in | tlie Senate during n discussion of the Govern- [ inent Loan bill, and i the llouso in tlie de- | Imto on tlu; Fortification Appropriation bill, i Senator ToomTis delivered a bold ninl uttcotn- I iiromioing speech m defenco of the nationnl honor and tlie rights of our citizens, while Sen- i ntor Crittenden's remarks, though marked l?v ' lii? characteristic moderation, were scarcely ( 1cm decided in expression. Mr. Dowdell, of tlie j House, trusted, tbat tlie administration had not i only itsned orders for tho protection of our commerce, but also for the arrest of every foreign captain who had boarded our vessels, that thoy might bo brought into port' and tried for piracy. Broadsides fu st and explanations of. terwards was in motto. Tho Committee on Foraign Relations hold a meeting yesterday, when the proposition to empower the President to employ extraordinary measures to redress aggressions was considered. It is believed that 1 the bill introduced in the Senate on Monday i hy Mr. Douglas will pass with but little oppovi- ] lion. Mr. Douglas'bill, proposing to give more 1 power to the President if necessary, meets with i favor, and will pasa the Senate, though perhaps with modifications. Tho Senate Commilt.ee on Foreign AITair* had a Jong meeting this morning; 'They had ( under consideration various propositions submitted to them ofgiviug the President more power to redress out'f.ges committed upon American vefsels by foreign cruisers. The committee are decided and unanimous in their ( views, and will report in favor of giving tho ( President full power in the premises. In.Congres# 3-csterday the Senate passed the $15,000,000 government loan bill, by n vote of i tn ia a ??., ...? ?-l? ? - -? ' ... ... .um." ? uo vunl-II oil IIIU FUDject of river aud liarbor improvement*, tlie question being 011 lite bill for the improvement of the harbor of Chicago. The hill pn*sed by m vote of 20 to 17. A bill for improving the mouth of Milwaukic river also passed. News from Utah. Advices from Utah to the 10 April e-tatc that ! Gov. Cumming was on his way to Salt Lake City, in company with Col. Kane : From the facte stated it nnnonro ?)iif rz.~,v. crnor Cumming lias boon induced to reconsider the policy ofhis first decision solely through the persuasion of Col. Knnc. In this lie won d seem to Have dissented from tlie opinion of his military colleague, Genei-al Jolinston, who, ; truo to his principles as a soldier, refuted to j concur in any steps that might he looked \ip- i on as a departure from his instructions, lie ! , even declined, it is stated, to grant the Govern- ; or a military escort, declaring that no soldier | under his command should enter Salt Lake City j ' ud1*8s accompanied by the whole army. And | ?o Governor Cumming, acting under amateur advice, or on bis own independent judgment, departed on his journey, trusting himself to the protection of a Danite escort, commanded l>y a notorious man named Porter Rockwell, according to the description which we copy ! from the St. Louis Republican, is capable of i any crime. Later from Europe. New York, June 1.?The steamer Indian arrived at Quebec this morning, and the Ilainnionia at this port., bringing advices from Livnynnnl /> 10?U 4 ^"he sales of cotton for the two days amount' ' e<1 to 12,500 baled, of which speculators and , exporters took 2,000. Previous quotations were barely maintained. Breadstuff's dull. Money unchanged. Consols 97$. 1 ; <i ? ? Our Navy. The New York Herald, after a recnpituation i of our late martimo grievances, gives a ludicrous account of the incfticiencj' of our Navy? | in which there aecuis to be a good deal of i truth. A Bill is before Congress for the con- i etruction of six small Steam Sloops, which the Herald think should he amended to authorizo the construction of sixty instead of six. As proved by the recent exporiencc of England 1 they are the iriost active, serviceable, cconomi- 1 cal, and terrible bhips that have ever floated : ' An enumeration of a part of the cases only ' which call for some immoflintn n.mi - - tration is startling: indeed. A British gun- I boat at our very doors hasboardrd and insult- t cd within twenty-one days twenty-one of our easels, firing into the most of them. At llayti our Consul is insulted and imprisoned, in ' 8t Domingo the two parties are blockading cach other and chasing our ships. Iu Paraguay wo are fired upon and insulted. Chile captures one of our vessels with impunity and , laughs at our Minister. Iu Panama a ship is constantly required to protect American lives and treasure passing through there. At near- < ly ever}' port on the we6t coast of Mexico tlio , young trade of our California possessions is plundered and our Consuls insulted. Tampico is 1 the scene of American claims for reparation to 1 the amount of two or three hundred thousand j dollars. For these emergencies, most of which < come within the duty of our Homo squadron, we have half a dozen old tubs, callcd frigates, and two or three little dippers, callcd brigs, I that may possibly be fit for service. I Blue Ridge Road. ! A correspondent writes to tho Edgefield AdrerlUer, from Pickens, S, C., under that date . of the 21st inst: I understand that the work on the Blue RidlN< Kailrnail it nKirmiim" - ------ 1 1 O . -...O DCUSUII JIIUV.II more rapidly thnn it did last j-cnr. Hunter, Hitchcock <fc Co., tlie present contractors at I the Stump llouso Tuunel, nro gentlemen of , character, energy and experience in their bu- j sinew. It may be said without any great exaggeration,(that, like I'oropeyof the olden time, 1 they seoin'to cnll a host of men around them ] by a stamp of the foot! They had a short time , since five hundred and six hands employed? , qpite a battalion of laborers. Messrs. Hunter, Hitchcock & Co., have also undertaken the ' Tunnel at Hick's Creek, and no one seems to i doubt their determination and ability to com- , plete both.that and the "big tunnel" in due ' season. So moto it be. m St, Louis, May 21.?Intelligence from the Utah expedition has been received at LcaTen- \ worth. Tftore was no abatement in preparation fbr the march to Salt Lake, notwithstanding thrrecent pacific intelligence. 1 Line op American Steamr.ns.?The ?- - ? > ?ivw a'wiDvAra* mui/ jnr. V BDQ6M)llt has determined to run a weekly European line J ofstejMBftln'pn at his sole expense mid risk, between New York, Southampton, Havre nnd Bremen, lie dov advertises the regular days f.Mtling of liia fine steamers "Vanderbilt," "North Star," ,Ariel""kDd "Northern Light," and. is rapidly driving, to completion his magnificent new steamer "Queen of the Ocean" to ( take.place in thtfsdnie line.- These steamships | will,form a connection between' the old ^nd 1??w words which for safety,, speed, comfort , ad economy, it is intended shall not be sur- , gatfedl ( * Iwbict*i>.-~Judge Nelson, of Gampbell,county, Ky., has beert.jndicted in the Uni- i teabwites Bictrfct Court for the districtof Ken- 1 lucky, for a sisting a soldier named- Beok to I desert from, the gamsenatNewport. V :t'. * .1 . ^ e ^i Crops. Whut.?The prospect for wheat' in tHix t?c. tf05, a*f tli^Tickert* Courier, ie not'promi?ing. | T>; frott injured it to an extent unknown at , the tune. The beada are abort) and the leaves are covered with rtosf. A half Isrop only it certainly coduted on, though w* are aot inclin- ' ed ao to regard ItJV r . In Diet'afeetifm, of thefitate, and through- { Wl11' It It l||0V?a^^yM^l Oflw | Fo?WA?D Cpttox.?The Kinggtrse* Htar haa j orer0B^^Ddrtd A?b ecmsi'^iog ot trout, or^! 1 broto, Ac., w?r? caught. ' ( ~?...Mi..l.,.l .? ,, I,. ? - THE INDEPENDENT PRESS ih i'uismsiiku kvluy kbii?ay mornino 1iy LEE & WILSON. W. A. LEE, Editor. Individual*, like nation*, fail in nothing which th'i/ boldly attempt, when sustained by virtuous purpose, an r> determined resolution.?11 knhy Ci.ay " Willing to praise, yet not afraid to blame." Terms?Two Dollars a Year, in Advance. ABBEVILLE O. H. FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1858. t?/" The''friends' of T1IOMAS THOMSON, Esq., respectfully annouuee hiui for reflection to the Legislature. [^f" The friends of Gen. S. McGOWAN, respectfully ar.nounce him for re election to the Legislature. ?3?" We are authorized to announce AUGUSTUS I-OMAX acandi'late for the Legislature, at the ensuing election. i<?e mends or GEN. W. W. FERRYMAN respcctfull}- nnuounco liim n candidate for the Legislature ftt the ensuing election Tho Bible Society. We are requested to state thcro will be a meeting of the Directors of the Abbeville District Bible Socicty, at the counting room of Messrs. R. II. Wardluw it Son., on Monday next, at 11 o'clock, A. M. Candidates. The following gentlemen nro announcod in Anderson as candidatos for tlie Ixgielaturo : Messrs. J. L. Shankliu, Joliu Cunningham, T. II. Russell, J. T. Brovles, II. R. Vandiver, A. Clinkscales, J. V. Moore, Thos. Ij. Ileed, nud 5. M. Wilkes. Col. W. N. Major is also nominated as the tenth candidate for legislutivo honors. Nominations. A correspondent of the Winnsboro' Register nouiiiiutcs ex Governor Jns. II. Adams for the I*. K. Senate. A correspondent of the Yorkville Enquirer nominates Col. Thomas N. Dawkins for the office of Governor. The Camden Journal proposes tho name of L'ol. Andrew P. Calhoun, who presided in the laU; Convention at Montgomery. Advertisements Wc direct attention to the advertisements of Messrs. Gray <t Robertson, H. S. Kerr, and the southern Rights Dragoons; to the Masonic Celebration at Greenwood on the 21th June, Find to the entertainment at tho Thespian Ilall on Monday evening next. Blue Ridge Railroad. By an arrangement made with the Groenlille and Columbia II. 11. Company, Freight uid Passenger Trains are now run between Anderson and Pendleton, tri-wcck'v, leaving Anderson Mondays, Wednesday's and Fridays, at 5 o'clock p. m., immediately after the arrival of the Greenville and Columbia train at Anderson, and arriving at Pendleton at 5.45 p. tn. Leaving Pendleton every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 5 o'clock a. in., the train arrives at Anderson at 5.45 a. m., so as to connect with the down train of the Greenville and Columbia Road to Columbia. Greenville District. From the Greenville Enterprise we have ome statistical information concerning that Jistrict. The marriages were 69 ; the births 'white) 177 ; tho births (black) 268 ; the leaths (white) 150 ; the deaths (black) 178. rhe whole number of negroes in the district is 5,804, only 39 of wluch are free. Acres of land 191,085 ; sales of goods ?349,300 ; value of lown lots $31,725; State Tax $6,609.27 ; District Tax $5,618.47 Correspondents. Iu another column, we publish tho communication of our Hamburg correspondent, "Cruci5x," though somewhat inclined to withhold it, >n account of iU bellicose spirit. With r??ard to the merits of the controvers}*, we do lot presume to intimate an opinion ; indeed as .he writer remarks, the planter is the best udgc of the comparative merits of tho rival :itics of Hamburg and Augusta. This we can lay, however, that we number among the Au juaut ujcrciiHuif some 01 our best patrons, and liave ever found them remarkably liberal and gentlemanly?men who advertise liberally and pay a bill when presented, without quibbling ns to the propriety of the several charges.? The reader will observe that the writer concedes the claims of Augusta ns a market for Dry Goods. To all of our piscatory friends, we commend Ihe account of the "Shad Entertainment,'" in mother column; and if gifted with a strong imagination, they may find, perhaps a sensuoiu relish even in the description. If not, what prevents theirhuving an entertainment of their jwd, of which this miy Berve as a reminder. This is a season, dear to every disciple of old Isaac Walton, and the cool shades and the run rung orooKs, lend no small allractiou to the plena urea of the pastime. ? A Venerable Matron Gone. The Edgefield Advertiier pays a tribute to the late Mrs. Sophia Bonham, who died at the residence of her son the IIod. M. L. Bonham, on Tuesday the 18tl> May; from which we make the following extract: Mrs. Sophia Bonham was born on the 16th December 1780, in the midst of our Revolutionary War. She was the daughter of Jacob Smith, ?the former the brother of Small wood Smith, the l>?tter lh? *-.n - v. v?uiV0 A/UHICI WIIV }CJ1 (IV Cloud's Creek in defence of American liberty. Her husband was Cant. James IJonlinm.?Becoming a widow attho ageof lliirty-fivc, she employed the remainder of a long life in the service of Iter God, and in devotion to the well* being of her children and grand children.?Id 1831 she attached herself to the Baptist Church, nt old Red Back in tliit District; of which communion she was a member np to the time of her death. The Worth of this venerated womsn is too well enetamped-npon the sensibilities of her uirviving acquaintances, to need that we should liere recall it to their admiration. They know fall well, that no citizen was ever more patriotic,. no Christian ever more charitable, no neighbor ever ipore humane, no mother ever tnore celf-sagtificing. One peculiar evidence of high virtue would w? single out, to mention here. It is: that she was never heard to peak evil ofany one. Withont an enemy on Mrth, she wasenemv to non> in thnncrli* >? *? lion. What a noble Jeason to the daughters of Edgefield I Ileed it, as yon would*secure that pearl of greatest prioe. The-lsmented deceased suffered much doing her last illness, bnt died as gently as though falling asleep. She was surrounded at the last by those she loved on earth, Thus has anl|h?r sainted spirit found her home in heaven. May her bright example long be cherished for (ood by those who retrain behind herv Rkokittb at-Niw Yo?c.?There vera nsceiv>d ~at^*4> Yiork in Up %ty eight boors ?nd~ k^Mbh^iy Evening, 10,<W?Jifl?? cotton, M,- i fijO b*Asls flour, lS^OOO buahels vfsst,J4U KH) >wbAs ecKO. 8<COO>barr^Je rosin, Itf.Qfifo >82 bo let sUrcIi. y,. ' I The Right cf Scarch. Tlic Washington Union, we think shows conclusively, the futility cf tho distinction insisted on by the New York Albion, between the "right of scnrch" and "the right of visitation. The right of soarch it will be recollected, has been long chiimcd l?y Great Britain, and was the proximate cause of the war, of 1812, and though the peace which followed that strug gle, did not enibraee the actual aubjeet of difficulty, it was understood, that the 6iihj<!ct would not rovived. In 1840 Lord I'almerston, used language which was received in this country 08 aUIOIllltinir lo n .linntr/?tir?l "11 />1~I??" to search or visit American vessels on the high sens. Two years lutcr howover Lord Aberdeen, in a letter to Mr. Stevcuson, whilst conceding that tlic right of search wi? a belignant right, having no existence in a time of peace, claimed under ihe name of "visitation" what was tantnmont to tho cxorcise of the snme ri:?ht. This distinction the Albion, insists upon, nnd ccnsnrcsGcn. Cass for confounding. But as the Union, well shows it is a distinction for all practical purposes without a difference. It involves a surrender of tho national snpremacy, and subjects our vessels, the flag nnd pnpers of this Government to tho survcilaucc of British cruisers. Ill nriBwer to the language of I.ord Aberdeen, that ft visitation is the exercise of a Irr/iliinatc right to ascertain whether n vessel is in fnct what her colors announce ; the proper reply is that such a right over American vessel* belongs alone to tho Executive of the United States, the Commander in Chief of its Army and Navy. And that when we becomo too weak to protcct our flag and to enforce our laws, it will then become time enough to in Yoke the aid of foreign nations. We annex the concluding paragraph of the artiele: But wc cpiote from that eminent jurist Lord Stowell, a British authority of unquestionable credit in England, denouncing the riirht of "visitation and search" as ft belligerent clniin : ">'o nation can exercise a right of visitation nnd search, upon the common nnd unappropriated parts of the ocean, except from the belligerent claim. No nation has the right, to forec their way to the liberation of Africa, by trampling upon the independence of other States, on the pretence of an eminent good, by means that are unlawful, or to press forward to a great principles which stand in their way." We have, then, the originnl claim of poarch. Its denunciation by Lord I'almcrston in 18 JO : its reossertion by a different name under Lord Aberdeen in 1842 ; its practical exercise under Lord Derby in 18S8 ; and, finally, its utter . condemnation by the most learned and distinguished judge of England "except as a belligerent claim." Mr. Boyce'B Report. The Carolinian publishes at length, the able report of Afr. Boyec, tho Chairman of the Special Committee of the House of Representatives, to whom were referred the following sub jeuuj; j\ reaucnon oi mc expenditures of the Government; tlie navigation laws; the existing duties on imports ; the expediency of a gradual repeal of all duties 011 imports, and 11 report exclusively to internal tnxation. Tlia report is an elaborate document, thoroughly discussing every subject embraced, nnd recommends retrenchment in the expenditures, a modification of the navigation laws, a repeal of the existing duties, and a resort to direct taxation. The defects of the present tariff system, arc thus clearly pointed out as rogaras tne present tariff, wc think its principal defects ore? 1. That too large a proportion of the duties is thrown on articles of primo necessity. For instance, nearly one-half of tho present revenue is raised from duties on cotton, woolen, iron manufactures, and stigor. These articles are indispensable to the great mass of people, the laboring classes, so that an undue portion of tho burden of taxation is thrown 011 the laboring classes. To rcduce duties on articles of ucccssity, is, in effect, to increase wages, as the eamo wages will go further. 2. It is protective in its character, as is obvious from the following considerations : Ordi- 1 nary cotton manufactures pay 24 per cent., bagging pays 15, but all bleached, printed, painted or dyed cotton goods and de laines pay 80 per cent. Manufactures of iron pay 24 ; pig, bar, sheet and all other iron, 24. 1 Woolen manufacture nnv 01 nv/>nr.? and baizes, which pay 19. Sugars of nil kinds, ] 24 per cent. Manufactures of silks pay 10 per cent Adzes pay 24 per cent. Blacksmiths' : hammers and sledges. 24 ; boots and bootees, for men or women, 24. The fact that silk man- i ufuetures, used by the rich, pay 19 per cent., j and cotton, woolen, iron manufactures?inanu- i factures indispensable to the industry of the i couutry?pay 24 and 30 pur cent., when 20 per ccnt may be assumed as the highest revenue standard of duty on these articles, indicate the deference paid to the principle of protection. A minute analysis of the present tar ' iff will only further illustrate this fact 3. There arc ccrtuin imports on the free list which should not be there, as, for instance, tea and coffoc. These articles, tea and coffee, are peculiarly suited for taxution. They are not produced in this country, therefore th'-rc would be no indirect tax naid on them ?? ? J ure of general consumption, nnd a tax upon tlicm, besides furuishing an addition to our income, now much needed, would fall equally on nil classes and sections. Tlio reason of placing these article on the freo list is obvious enough. It is to prevent the necessity of reduction on such articles introduced from abroad as enter into compnti- ! lion with similar home products. By dimin- J iftliinrr flip liaf w? a.imU ? S* ? ?vv ..WV, no vwuiu *.411111IImil tut* pen* eral rate of duty oil many articles entering into universal consumption. Exchanges. We take pleasure in giving place to the following paragraph from the Charleston Evening Nttot. "The News."?We are gratified to say to our friends that our subscription list is now steadily on tlie increase both in the city nnd the country. Although the "hard times" have effected our collections and advertising, the i.u ? : * ^ * inibcr mau jiruiiuaen cu largemenu uur iriends in tlie country .should take notice that the Nows is from annlfday to a day in advance of all other city papers (if postmasters aud mail agents to their duty) oo the lines of the North Eastern, Wilmington and Manchester, Camden, Greenville and Charlotte Kail Roads. All should observe that payment in advanco lessens the cost of subscription. Cash for advertisement* will also lessen the charges. The Soitfhern Guardian of Columbia, comes to us mueh enlarged and improved. The Editors announce their determination to make it worthy of general pa'.ronage, and we haye no doubt of their ability to do so. It is one of our most vgjtied exchanges, and we trust that it is receiving a patronage equal to ita deserts. The Charletton Standard. Wo regret to announce the auspeosion of this valuable paper. The press, steam engine,'* subscription list Ac., will bo sold on Tuesday the 22d inst. The Greenville Patriot %nd Mountainer, has received an accession to it* editorial corps of Messrs. 8. D. Goodlettyand T. Q. Donalson, who make their debut in neat and graceful salntatories. The Boat. The Norfolk Argus state* that the ru?t hat made Ha appeirance oo the wheat in Qloncester, Mathews,Prinoess Anne, Jferfoik aad other counties ta Virgin!*, tad thafc sarions fears are enteHiiuefthal the fields is the great wheat growing eeetiona of the State will be Teryi?P**1J i?J?*ed.i/ nctruiiwd?eatuieg sd immense loss.' 1 * i ii?<?taiiii ...... .. .. Mr. Pettigru'8 Oration. A crowded auditory of the licauty, finhion, | intelligence ami nrnl rtsjnjct ability ?>f our city, ' nays tlic Charleston Jfrrcnr;/ wore Ia.?t night ! attracted to hear this greatly admired and j much loved citizen. Mr. l'etigru's t<>|>ic was "History, as suggested by his connection with tho South ("rit'olSnn IlklniMiH.l Knoini.v nt 1 who so bidding he spoko. He looked well, was in excellent voice nil J spirits, and deeply gratified liiu appreciative hearers. His effort was rich with the mature utterances of manly ami discriminating thought, interspersed with repeated bursts of noble and patriotic eloquence and all clothed in language the purest and most chaste. Wo will only add that wo hope, in a day or two, to be able to put this truly fine oration in the hands of our readers. Amongst the distinguished gentlemen present, we noticed Mr. Braucroft, the historian, of Boston,, who received a complimentary men- j tion from the orator, followed by applause ' from the audience. Asheville Female Collego. AVc direct attention to the advertisement of tliisfiourisliiug Institution, in another column. This Institution presents peculiar claims to public patronage, and we know of none to which we would sooner consign a relative. Willi 1111 iililn cm-iw of in-il rtlfl.iiM iin.l situ in ft lovely region, it nITords an excellent eJu- ] on!ion at Ilio lowest possible rate*. It is re- J ceiving the patronage of several of our citizens, who express themselves highly pleased. A friend has hauded to us for publication, the report of the late Examining Committee, which we will publish in our next issue. Diroct Trade with Europe. The Evening AVum, advocates the establishment of a line of steamers between Charleston and Marseille.*, Bordeaux, or some other European port. A monthly line, consisting of i two teamers, would do for a beginning, and would prove ft profitable investment. The Collins line, in spite of the cost of its vessels, the expense of its trips and the excessive competition succeeded very nearly in clearing all outlays. The average cost of eftcb of its vessels, was three fourths of a million of dollars; and the iWir*, recommends the c.stablibhmcn' of a line, which would involve, in the eonatru . lion of cftch vessel and the expense of each trip, not more tlinn -J or J- of tin- at of that line. We malic the following extract: The expense of a round trij> of sneh a Steamship as we have described, would not exceed the fourth or third of a Collins or Cuuard ship. l;or each round trip it is understood that for mail service the (lovcrumcnt would allow $10,000, and which would nearly defray the expense. On both these points we have practical information. The ?>33,000 allowed the Collins line would have been amply suflicicnt. but for tho immense outlay and expense of their scale. With such allowance for mail transportation, and the passage and freiuht money equal to half the capacity of the ship, success would he assured. The sum of $tj0o.000 invested in two proper steamship*, which shall run from Charleston to Marseilles or Bordeaux, or in alternation to them, would do more for our city than the ht.it tiro million!' spent by her on railroads will ever do. We have worked too much for oilier people and too little for ourselves. We have paid the piper for Western dancing. Chariest on has gained nothing as an exporter, and is daily losing ns an importer or seller; She must soon become the two last, or ah.; will be nothing. The Memphis road daily llonts our claims and trade ; and the only azure for us from the Blue liidgc is from the distance of its good. "'"' " ""i \iii?sm<lll?g HUT j coasting as well as foreign shipments) near thirty millions worth of producc. The large portion of this which goes coastwise for linnl foreign exportation should go direct. Steamships are now the leaders in meeting the exigencies of foreign commerce. While others nre indulging in the magnificence nnd grandilo quencc, and the delays, of Isviathuns, let us >h> what tee ran do, and do quickly, to secure the harvest of a trade which lias thirty millions us its basis. Can it not support two available and efficient transatlantic steamships f What will be the elements of their support? From this side, mail, passengers, long c -lions (largely consumed in France.) some short cotton, rice, flour nnd naval stores. From the other, mail, passengers, silks, laces, fine cotton goods, brandies, wines, and Hue leulhcr and its fabrics. Clothing, hats, gloves and shoes would be important items. The consumption at the South of French products and fabrics, of every variety, is great and increasing?let them some direct. Spnin, l'ortugnl, Ituly and Switzerland furnish also many nrticlo of our use, mid Southern travel to all these countries is annually increasing. The Southern Matron. The clir.liiiguishcd editor o f the Louisville Journal, while on a visit to Richmond in February, made the acquaintance of Miss Cunningham, "the Southern Matronwho so nobly heads the movement for the purchase of Mount Vernon. In speaking of her, he 6ays: "Miss Cunningham's voice is ns sweet as a bird's, her heart as fresh as a spring flower, her spirit olicerful and enthusiastic, and her own conversation, not only upoc her favorite theme but upon nil others, ulowinir and at time9 clo quent. We have loved to listen to her words of lofty patriotism. Ltorn and reared in South Carolina, and related to some of tho most distinguished disunionisU of the South, sho early contracted the Soutlicrn contagion and longed for nothing more ardently than for the sen sion of her nativo State, even if it phould secede alone. But, when she became deeply interested in the character of Washington, and began to dedicate herself to the sacred work of securing his tomb and tho home of his living 3'ears as a national shrine, where all tho pilgrims of liberty might be free to linger and worship, a new aud loftier spirit nook possession of her soul, aud sho gives to the whole country the love and devotion that she gave to section. She earnestly believes that Iho Union ii ouvvu in. an, uiusi. uwu its siuvauon 10 uiai deep love and reverence which the general movement llirt u0huir. the Unite 1 S:?'es for m.iking Mount Vernon a national Mecca, must tend to iuspire in the hoarts ofoirr people for the character of \Vusbiugion aud his patriotic counsels. Aged. Old Mrs. Gantt pays the Teletcope, long a worthy member of Little River Baptist church, in Abbeville District, died, at her residence on Little lliver, on the 2'2nd irmt., at an extreme old age ; being in her one hundred and third year. Minnesota. Tlie present surveys of thia new State are being made principally on the western margin of the former surveyed lands around the headwaters of the Des Moines, and towards the western boundary of the Bute. Also along the North shore of Lake Superior in the Buchanan Land District. The area of Minnesota is about 78,000 square miles, which deducting one-fift'a for water surface,'for it is in the country ofsmall lakes, leaves 40,000,000 acres of fond area. Of this, over 12,188,281 acres had been surveyed op to Juno 30th, 1857, leaving 27,8^1,100 yet to be survqped. The Surveyor General is poshing the surveys rapidly, and some two uunarea lownsnigwwiu do aauea to the surveyed landa of the State the present 7?r. . , : ", . , OottOn Manufactured in a SUU Prison. \ Texas papers say that the introduction qL .. eotton4nanlifaoture ioto the State Peniteatun^ Iim pitted * cry satisfactory. The mill now 1 turns but from t?u to twelve thousand yards ' per week.' < Fcdernl Appointments. Our Montgomery exchanges snys Hie Charhs ton (.'uitrifr announce that private dispatches received in tlint cily report the appointment of'Jon. Young l'air, of that city, for the Mission to lielgium. Gen. Fair is a native of thid State?Abbeville or Newherrv 1 >ir?triot?an*l n brother of Mr. Solicitor Fuir, of Newberry, and Samuel Fair, of Columbia, S. C. Russell's Magazine. We are indebted to Messrs. Branch it Allen, the agents for the June number of this popular monthly. The miscellaneous articles aro varied and interesting, and vro have found the editorial department particularly attractive. The criliquc, upon Wordswoitli, in precision nn?l vigor of style, nnd in ita appreciation of the various manifestations of poeticat excellence indicates no small degree of literary taste nnd cultivation. "Trelnwney's recollections of 1 tyro n and Shelley" forms the subject of an attractive and discriminating review. Blackwood's Magazine. \Ve linve received the May number of this able nnd interesting monthly, which is mole than usually attractive. The opening article upon "Food and Drink" will be read with interest by nl I, who are unfortunately alive to the fact of having a digestive system. Curlyle in one of his Kssnys speaks of u man who went to llis I'l'.lVl' U'it limit an 11111r. 1 I-..I r>. ? I lint In: had n system ; but few of us can plead the same blissful ignorance. Indeed "where ignorance in bliss 'tis folly to be wise," but here the knowledge is not of our own seeking ; the self consciousness is forced upon'"*. And being Doctors in spite of ourselves, we must lake care "to drink deep." Bulwer continues in the present number his interesting novel of "What will he do with it the various instal nients of which wo have found very entertaining. To us, he is the most fascinating of writers ; so calm and philosophical, with such purity of taste, and simplicity of style; with such an insight ii.to character, and susceptibility to beauty, lie is equally at home in the delineation of the natural and the artificial, the essential and the accidental.?The following is the table of contents : "Food and Drink.?Part III ; What will he do with it i?by Pisistratu* Caxtou.?Part All. ; Antiquities of Kertch ; Colleges and Celibacy?a Dialogue ; Zunibar, and two Months in East Africa.?Conclusion ; The Poorhtfilll Mnlinv Tt.n !>....;..K III -- ; ? J ""J"? '?? , Italy?ol the Arts, the Cradle and the Grave ; Uude.' [Foil TUB INDKl'ENKENT P U ESS.] Trip to Washington Amarican Medical Association?excursion to Mt. Vernon? Boarded Shad Entertainmsnt, &o. The programme for Friday, May 7lli, was as follows : " Excursion per steamboat, Thomas Co'Jycr, to Mt. Vernon, Navy Yard, Fort Washington, and tin; Pavilion, where a plnnk stand entertuinmcnt will be given to the Association, by the Medical profession of the District. The Thomas Colhjcr will leave her pier at the foot of 7th street, punctually, at 15 minutes before 10 o'clock a. in." I5y half-past nine the little steamer was load c.l almost to her gunwales, with n living freight of Doctors and lovely women ; considerable alarm ran through the crowd, as to the chan ces 01 -a uoinn onow, wnen ino committee ol nrrangemcnts chartered a large .M.iil Stouiiur, that was lying at her wharf; this relieved from all fears, utid both bunts were soon steaming down tin: beautiful Putonine, with its bold shores studded, wit.h rural villas, and woodlaad scenery ; the day was mild and cloudy, so that even the fair ones could stay on deck and enjoy the pnbsing scenery. On our approach to the hallowed spot where rest the remains of I he Father of /??*, of our Countr}-, what association?, crowded the Citidcl of thought; sad, and glorioiu remiuiseenses, of the past, were passed in quick succession, as memory called up the scencs of revolutionary times ; what a aceuo was beforo us, as we slowly walked up the hill from the ltivcr, some six hundred strangers the representatives of T\vent3'-niue States, nil bent upon visiting the Tomb of George Washington; no monarch that ever swayed the million* of Europe had ever such heart felt homage paid to his resting place ; truly has it been eaid, there needs no monument to Washington, for his memory is engrafted on the tablet of every Amoriean heart, nnd interwoven into the existence ofthese republics,never to fadeaway while a love of liberty nnd free Government, exist* in the mind of man. We were stuck with the apparent neglect of all around, no son or daughter, was left to watch the sacred resting place, of this great, and good man ; to nicely trim ino irecs, ana lop iiieir wanton growiu ; to Jrcss tlic grass plots, and elenn the walks so ofieu trod by lii u whose ashes are enclosed in Hint unoutentatious marble CofBn ; but probably nn idea lies behind, all his scorning neglect, that it is to present to the visitor, tho place just as the tho father of liis country left it. Mount Vernon is situated on the southern branch of tho Potomac, fifteen miles from Washington City, and erglit'niiles from Alexandria, on a high bluff; tho plantation ia said to contain several hundred acres, .we judged the soil to be a light clay approaching to sandy. The mansion is of wood, the weather boarding cut to imitate stone-work ; the whole length of wiv i/ufiuni{j to Hum iou iccb iu iviigin ; a portico runs the whole length with plain square columns one of which is nearly rotted down; the house is too stories high (we were not admitted into the upper story,) and from it is seen a reach of 10 or 15 miles eastward sod westward of the beautiful Potomac; the houso nnd grounds nre made interesting by the number of trees that aro growing, planted by George Washington ; theso trees have been carefully preserved ; the most prominent wero large buckeyes, in full bloom ; every; tbing spoke more of comfort, than show ; we >ppuld'sec the remains of shad/ walks tending'";lo'_fc summer iiuuse wmcn commands a Una "prospect of the river and surround iog scenery. On the bill-sido about two hundred steps from the summer house, ond about thirty steps from the the mausion, stands the tomb of Washington, tho present resting place of his remains; near by is the original vault where he was firatentombed ; it ia now ia a state of deoay LliA flfi'K nu/)F tiiA S? .... o n "~j """"B rnado of rather soft white sand-stone ; we talced for a piece of this stone, and were permitted ?o bring it away. The present vault it built of briok, with open front, exoept iron railing as gates Ac. ; inside are two marble Sarcophagi tide by side ; on the left hand, as you stand in front, is the sarcophagus of George Washington; it lb of white marble ; the lid wrought With the arm* of his country and the only word* engraved on it, are his name.; but what epitaph to impressive aa that name. . To the right is a limilar Sarcophagus where rest the ashes >f Martha Consort ol Washington ; what seolp tered epitaph could say words of half tho import as "Martha Consort of WiisMii^tvp." The hull of the steamer culled u?on hoard ; we passed down the river to what is called the pavilion, n sort of summer retreat lor parties from the City for fishing or other recreation, it it is a building with one long room and a kitchen right ou the hank of tlio llivcr. At this phicc, the medical profession of the District of Columbia, had provided a planked shad entertainment, given to the American Medical Association. The shad are cleaned, opened wide, heads tails and tins cut off, salted and nailed skin aide, on a board, and hokv*d before a reul old fashioned log-fire ; tlie guests nil that could, were soon seated round the table and the shad served up to them hot, and smoking from tlie hoards ; many thalcould not get seated took half or a whole shad in their hands, and went to work in good earnest; sparkling champaign made the lisli lie quiet in the gastie Bcpnlehro of many a Doctor, and a more hearty lively set, we never saw ; there was enough and to ep ire, hoth to eat and drink. It was a real piscatory jollification , at which all joined to do honora to the fish feast given l?y their brethren of the District. The committee of arrangement, knowing the expansive influences of n boarded shad and champaign Dinner announced to the assembled Doctors, there must bo no speeches, till they got. on board the steamer. The Bell of the steamer called all 011 hoard, when fairly under way a meeting was called and Dr. I'ope of Missouri, was called to the chair. Resolutions were introduced by Dr. Cox of Maryland, in acknowledgement of the generosity and kindness extended to the members of the American a.1... .1? o- -r .. . w.vu.v?w <ioavviui'ivu i/J UIC VUlllllllb'.CC Ul LUC medical men of the District, ami citizens of Washington ; I)r. Cox 8<ii<l lie had not a drop of Democratic b!ood in his veins but he would vote for Mr. Douglas for next President; this was received with some cheering ; Dr. Hnrvy of California one of the survivors of the Central America gave a very interesting account of thai heart rending scene, showing forth the noble conduct of eight members of the Medical Association who nearly all perished in their effort* to save others ; Dr. Parker was then called for, and entertained the Company on the u flairs of China ; when in sight of Mount Vernon, Dr. li. \V. Gilibsof Columbia, was called on who made an appropriate address to thu Atne* icon people, to aid Mount Vernon Association, in the purchase of the home, and burial place, bf the Father of h a country. The Doctor became animated and spoke with pride of the Southern Matron, as his noblo country woman ; a call was made for three dicers for the Carolina Maiden, which wa:? most heartily responded to 1>y all on board. Others wore called on ; the speaking wns kept up till the steamer reached her wharf; all went ofT well and tbc excursion ended. Wo spent, three days sight seeing, in tlio City, and and may tell your readers what we saw, if we can spare the time. ^FOIl Tilt INUKfK.NDENT PRESS. J Hamduiiu, Mny 2Sth 1858. Mr. Editor As a town, as citizens, individual!} and collectively, we still " move and have a being." Wo have cause to gratelully congrutulnto ourselves collectively as a town, that we have not been, and arc not conscious of being "swallowed up'' by the great City of Augusta, as the startling and astounding de,.i : - f ? ' * <-i.ii.ihuh ?'? |>n'|in?:sy was ncriuueo to uj> through the worth}' Editor of the Edgefield Advertiser. The Editor has been very generous in taxing liis fagacity to convince "the people on the Savannah side of the State," of their " superior advantages over llie balance of the State, in having Augusta for a market." The people on the Savannah side of the State, no doubt, would have been able to havo determined for themselves which of the two markets?Augusta or Hnmburg?was the best, without the intervention of the Editor, for 1 am of the opinion that personally, he knows very little of what the trade of Hamburg in; as it and all small places are too small for him ; consequently wc will excuse him on a charitable score. "SVe might be permitted here to congratulate the city of Augusta, at least in baring such an able advocate to puff her. We. would have felt like rolling op our sleeves, if our town had not been associated with Newberry, Columbia, w:...... I n; 1? : v iiiuouviu, nuu cicii vunricouiu, tti cuiiij'nriDUii | with Angusta as inferiors; when we see that, it makes our dose more palatable. Well the fact is, the Editor may urge as an excmc, that Augusta Advertises more extensively than Hamburg, and the balance named, put together, and business is business, " "who helps me I'll help them." We will stato for the information of the Editor (the planter knows) that Hamburg will nett the planter more from the sale of his cotton or flour (dry goods excepted) than Augusta will; and unfortunately for the town, it always lias been the cape. We hope that the Editor will live to a good old age before he dies, and (I had liko to have said) goes to Augusta, and long after his remains skall have keen laid qui ciiy muuiig me uiuBinoiio aeaa, we propue*y the streets of Old Hambnrg will be crowded with wagons, disposing of the produce of South Carolina, and purchasing the necessaries of life in part cxchango. CRUCIFIX. ilVMEMEAIL MARRIED, On Sunday the 80th ult., by , Mr. Lindsay Scott, and Miss Elmiba lioLLEs?all of the Ridge. JOIED, On the 31st ult., at the residence of his mother, iu the lower part of Anderson District of Fever, BENAJI McMAlIAN, about the age of 25 years, leaving a mother, brother, sistor and many friends to deploro his loss. CONSIGNEESThe following persons have freight in the Depot ?t Abbeville :? 'MiSs Jnlia C McCaw, J W Jones J <? N Knox, D L Whrdlaw, T C Perrin, J W W Mar*h?ll, A M Smith, John Brownlee, DJ Jordan. Miss M Wilson, Jaroes Taggart, James M Perrin,. John Enright, John McBr)'de, R H Wardlnw <fc aon, w M iiugbey, Jdfij White, IIS Kerr. D. R. SONDLEY, Ag't MABKBTS. ABBEVILLE^ June 2, 1868.?-Cotton.?No tranaaotions have been made in cotton daring the past week, but we suppose it would demand from 10 to 11 cents per lb. Columbia, Jane 2.?Cotton,?There were a few arnall lota of cotton offered yesterday, all of wliieh was freely taken, at prices varying from Of- to 11 90 100 for inferior to middling , v>Chasucstox, May 81?Cotton.?Sale of. cotton to-day 1,700 balee, at unohonged rate*. i j ' i ?sm?? Nails and BraAK ? 1 AA KEGS NAILS, ofbeetbrand ; 80Kegs A\J\J BRADS, of beat bran<l, ^orasU^by., ,, June a, 1858 * W* '44 HAIR RESTORATIVE?Tl?? demand for this uniivnled preparation fur the hair and skin is beyond tlic possibility of a doubt, aud itssiilc is greater than any other Iluir Restoralive that has ever been before the public. Tens of thousands of persons who were bald and gray, and others whose faees were covered with unsightly blotches ^nd pimplei, are now, with their own glossy hair, aud with faces comely and fair to look upon, seen d?iljj promenading the st cets of all the principal cities of the Union, and by their influence spreading the fame of Wood's Hair Restorative throughout the civilized world. But the trial of one bottle is more eon vincing than all we could say in a whoVc Newspaper column. It does not dye but gives life, health, and heanty to the decaying, falling, and dead, restoring as if by magic, tliat which was ?up?posed to be irrecoverably lost. Heads nearly bald and others nearly white, are daily being; changed to their pristine beauty, and face covered with pimi>Ies aro riMidernil n? nmnntU ns nn infant's, anil blushing ns a roeo, nil by the use of l'rof. Wood's lluir Restorative. St. Louitt Commercial Lift, Sold l)^- nil respectable Druggists. May 31nt 1808 5 eow-l'y. Ladies' Gauzo, Merino, AND LISLE THREAD UNDER-VESTS, Very Desirable for the Summer Wear AT GRAY it ROBERTSON'S. June 2, 1S5S 5 tf 4m II I I. tt I A HP 1? - ? ? ? ? -- ?? m -? J*. ?x cau UN DEIl-VESTS," AND LISLE THREAD HALF HOSE, AT G RA V .fe ROBERTSON'S. June 2, 1853 5 tf WINDOW SHADES, IN GREAT VARIETY, AT GRAY ?fc ROBERTSON'S. June 2, 1858 6 tf Fine Chewing Tobacco. TUST received, direct from D. II. Trotter. f3 Virginia, Otic Hundred pounds of tlio finest CHEWING TOBACCO to he started the world over. If you want something fine, call on 11. 3. KERR. June 2, 18.08 r> tf Hoiiilock Sole Leather. |LBS. (i oil Damaged HEMLOCK I V/'Jv/ SOLE LEATHER just received, and will be sold low lor Cash, l>y H. S. KERR. June 2, 18.03 5 4t Scovill Planters' Hoes. 4 /? IjoZ. D. A II. Scovill Planters' HOES, 1 O damaged by rust, and will be sold low for Cash, l>y U.S. KERR. June 2, 1858 ft 8t HOLSTON CONFERENCE FEMALE COLLEGE. ASIlEVrLLC, I*. c. The next Term will open July 19<A, 1858. rf.v. a. w. niHUivus. n n PruiiUnt " " ! ""'"Villi Agisted by Twelvn able Professors and Teachen. Board for tho College Year, - - $70.00 Tuition ' " "... 24.00 Music and other extra branches correspondingly low. REKEHEXCE8 Wm. IIiJI. E<q.. Abbeville, S. C. Rev. J. W. Kelly, Shelby, N. C. Joseph Foster, Ksq.. Spartanburg, S. C. John D. Kistsiek. l>q., Unionville, S. C. Mnj. M. D. Dickey, Merit-sville, S. C. Catalogues will be sent on application (a It. 15. VANCE, Secretary and Treasurer. Asliville, N. C., June 4. 5 8t MASONIC (TcLEBATlOm AT GREENWOOD. rpiIE Citizens of Abbeville District, are corJL dially invited to join us in a Pic-Nie, celebration of the 24tl> June, inst., (St John'? Duv.) On which occasion there will ba on Address delivered by a distinguished Brother of Charleston. By order of Greenwood Lodge, No. 91 A.*. F.*. M.*. Greenwood, 8. O., M?y 28, 1858. 6-2t Attention Southern Bights Dragoons J! YOU nro hereby ordered to nppoor at Jcrmr usual Parotid Ground, on Saturday ifm 12th innt., at 10 o'clock o. m., for Drill tend Instruction. By order of CAPT. J. W. PEURIJf. .Tajies A. "Wabdlaw, O. S. June 3, 1858. 5 2t THESPIAN II ALL. ?V ? Domestic Diama and Two Farces!! ABBEVILLE THESPIAN CORPS WOULD respectfully informithe public tk?fc tbey will again nppoar, probably f?t the last ticca tbis.season, on Monday Evening, June 7 Id the amusing Drnmn of A PHENOMENON IN A SMOCK FROCKTo be followed by the side-splitting Faroe, entitled > . BOX amd cox; And conclude with the very laagfcable sequel to the ab?ve Farce, t ' box Am cox iTI nrripii si n A Sufi'll*'#. %?The Corp# would frcturn Voiles to tfcei*1' patrons for the liberal support tXey ha?o 4*+ ceived, and the kijrd manner in which, Mfwriy humblo efforts to afbusfe have.oeen. -> Tlifeir next Appearance wHl }S* at WHlfenfton. wb^r# thev hoy* to set} rafcny of tb? Mbllia* faces which hare greeted-them on fornujf oootij ' I / BOWLES. Ssc'y* , Jane 2, lb It THE* TIME TO BUY "" ' EMBROIDERIES, LAST SEASON'S MUSLIN C oliHtlfB S, AND SETS OF - COLLARS AND SLEEVES, AT : - ft BIBICTJLOU&liT LOW PR ICS*, FOR SUCH_eqOQS^ . ; ,u A T GRAY & ROBERTS0FS CASH 8T0HE, ' !?o. 1, " ' 'XUBEV1UX (1 1J. ^ > M?y 19, 1999. ' *i 5l H -