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[From the Columbia Carolinian.] South Carolina Medical Ansociation. tfit Mrhirrs of the South Carolina .Wcdical A**t>ti(ition, of the District Scvietics, and qf the Medical Pro/twon of the Mate. Gentlemen: Nine v?ara ai;o the South Caro?inn Medical Awncinlion was inaugurated under tlie niont. favorable auspices; ami with Ihc pro?pect of becoming nn institution of good to tlie publie nnd to the profession, and the means j ofeffecting essential service to the scientific nud n>ci?d advantage of nil of vis nn individuals. It ha# dohe good service, but its meetings arc not properly nttvnded. It wife ft work of supeterrogation to occupy your nllchtion with nny clnborate effort to ?nunciatc what is pnlpnhle to the most tuiperfi ?inl reflection, tlmt a confederation of kindred uiiuup, imou<eu Willi kindred frclines, impulses *nd interests, in the great nnd noble cnuse of vducfdion, ?cienco, humanity and social economy, la a wide and permanently valuable influent* in the community. Where, in the large and expanding area of j liumnn knowledge in any department of cul? | ture, is there e more important conviction th?t i in union id strength, than in the medical pro- | fusion f In what branch of science do we look 1 more anxiously tor the accumulation of individ- j w?l experienoe in the results ofdnily observa- ! tion f Where is there a more extended field j for the cultivation of learning and practicsl j knowledge than among those, the princip'c* of whose profession are the alphabet of all science ? "Where can vou find more laborers in the same cause so well prepared for collecting, comparing and arranging facts illustrative of true pro gress?the evidence of mental power in the records of analytical observation and synthetical induction f I say it proudly, and with no fear of being charged with arrogance, that no profession of humanity enjoys a richer inheritance of knowledge of higher temporal concern to man, than we have received from the intellectual and philanthropic professors of medicine, who have illustrated the science and learning of tlu? ?rn* in whiell lliev tinvn lrfl.nr.xl Tlio world mlinit9 it, ami history rccords the triumptis alul blesrings lo our race ofllie fnliicrs | of our recprclcd calling. I desire, however, only to present to your notice, the simple fact. that, the State Medical Association of South Carolina was organized for wise and useful purposes. Why is it not more generally supported in its claims l>y I lie members of the profession throughout the State ? All agree that it is a highly important institution ; but we meet, annually, with comparatively a few who have enjoyed the pUasurabl-i advantages of previous meetings, while numbers who have associated themselves as nominal members remain at. home, with a lukewarm n ess unbecoming a proper regard fordut}'. It is true, tlie duties of a medical praclioner tnake it difficult always to leave iiis practice, but for an object of such abiding importance, arrangements can usually be made by mutual interchange of ctliic.il civilities, that every neighborhood may be represented atone annual meeting. The arduous obligations of inccssant occupation need occasion relaxation | w vat iu iiiiuu h(iii uuny, ana a new current of pleasurable thought is beneficial I< voung and old, to promote mental vigorou the resumption of ordinary labor. Without more than the suggestion of the value of our federative re union, let me urgn upon all a serious ami united effort to rail}* to and -yivify the meetings of the Association. Two years since the constitution was amended, to that the appointment of delegate from a local society constitutes him a member for that year, uttd he is not obligated to continue permanent ]y n member unless lie desires it. lie is not liable, therefore, to any charges fur nonattcnf dance. Matters of importance will be presented to the meeting, on the 2d February next, nt Charleston, which induce me respectfully to appeal to ilie profession for a full representation ou that occasion. ROBERT W. GIBBKS, M. D. Prcsiden t South Caroline Medical As?ociaJ&?t\. I I i t ??Will CASK-HjEbe Court of Ordinary of i thu District was occupied, on Monday nnd | 'Tuetday, tits 8(li arid 9lh istant, with <U?e will <of John Poole, deceased. * '' It was sbbmittad for proof in solemn form of t!4W*AJMl'wa?*aai?te<l Ivy all who took under it! ?while the executor* appointed by the telUtor I refused to qualify, as they were made trustees j foe Um legatees daring tfiatrKves, and perhaps oior IfcaJire^ioC their ebiMrea.,a?taow iu being. jJutdFging solely frorn the number of lawyers en ' would seem to be a large one ; yMtoZit, U^afcs*. >Tkc catalogue of eouoeiT would f So iod long for print, and. therefore, we briafly j isrH gtra fcbartoonkrr u. eleven. ; <Hh* OrdjaWffr/ 4i>W+t\* Bomr. Etq^ in au suihosities.! efoupuueed'Ute. opinion that the will waa not i flM.h^'wW "of tfjlin Poole, l*t*b'iU of a person ax ptsJ unjor lit* il?lvX*-rrtyrlanburfi Sjxxrtnn, THE INDEPENDENT PRESS w ttot.t*mkt> every hit!>ay morn1nu ut LEE & WILSON. W. A. LEE, Editor. /"dividual*, like nation*, fail in nothing ichich I they boldly citeinpt, icfieti xtutained by virtuou* purjto.ie, av'determinedresolution.?IIknry Clay " Willing to praise, yet not a/raid to hlatne." Terms?Two Dollars a Year, in Advance. ABBEVILLE O. H. FRIDAY, JANUARY 28. 1850. Court Calendar. WESTERN CIRCUIT?SPRING TERM, 1859. I RETURN PAYS. Abbeville, Saturday, Feb'y 19. Anderson, Saturday, Feb'y 26. Pickens, Saturday, March 6. Greenville Saturday, Starch 12. Spartanburg, Saturday, Starch 19. I.aureus, Saturday, March 20. 8ITTIXOS OF COURT. Abbeville Monday, March 7. Anderson, Monday, March, 14Pickens Monday, March 21* Greenville Monday, March 29. Spartanburg, Monday, April 4. I.anrens, Monday, April 11* Religious. Wc are requested to state that Rev. Mr. I Unites, of Laurens, will preach in the Episcopal Church, at the usual hour, on next Snbtjnth. Senator Hammond will please accept our thanks for Public Documents. A A " ^uvtiiiiaciimnis. Wc direct attention to the ad verliscments of : Messrs. Jordan ?t McLaughlin, Sntii'l Gilmer, Ex'or, J. W. Lipscomb, Ex'or, Sheriir? Sales, Ordinary'# Citations, Ac., tfce. | Our Cottou Market. Our market during the past few weeks 1ms J exhibited very great briskness, and wc have 1 hcni-d the average arrivals estimated at75 bales ! per day?The buyers arc aetivc and entcrpri- ' sing, and their libeTality whilst it has given 1 character to the miukct has largely increased the business of the place during the present season. There is still a good deal ofeotton in the couulrv, which under the stimulus of high prices, is rapidly seeking its way to market. Clubbing with Ihe Magazines. The example of several of our contemporaries of Ihe press, suggests the propriety of rc- j minding our readers, that we nre prepared to furnish our paper in connection with the popular monthlies of the Season atreduccd rates. We will furnish the PRESS and either" 11 Alt PER," "GODEY." "'Git All AMor the ? KNICKERBOCKERfor FOUR DOLLARS, and " PETERSON " or" ARTHUR" with the PRESS for $3.50?which is onl}- ?1 in advance upon the current rotes of those Magazines. Such magazines as HARPER, GODEY and othtrs, with their attractions literary nnd pictorial are invaluable to the family circle, and with the local incidents uud general mUcellaiiy of the county* paper, constitute a fund of entertainment, which well repays the pccuniar}' outlay. Reduction ot Expenditure. nie secretary or the Treasury has prepared and submitted to Congress a bill for the rc orgauizntiun of the collection districts, mid to reduce the ports of entry from 116 to 75. and to discontinue altogether 21 of the 8G ports of deliver}-. By this measure lie estimates that the saving in the collection of the revenue will be about ?100,000 |?er annum. It is not proposed to reduce the salaries of the officers, as under the new arrangements, they would have additional duties. He suggests that steam-tugs for revenue purposes be used at the larger ports, atid whether smuggling could not the better be prevented and relie! to distressed vessels furuished by employing vessels of the navy. It is recommended that the revenue cutters be ultimately dispensed with, and thnt their service be performed by the navy. The difficulty standing in th#? way seems to be the disposition of the revenue marine officers. But' theV COllld be COntillllAil n? nn n.Iinnf* navy until their present commissions expire, and those who have rendered important and worthy service hold an assimilated rank in the navy. * The Winter in Florida. The following letter from an esteemed friend in Florida, in its description of the genial Weather of the flowery land, presents quite a centra*! to the cbily blasts of our own aurly Winter : Palatka. Fla., Jail. 18, 18i>9. Jfcstri. 1st k Wilton : Please find Two Dollar* enclosed for my ?ub?cription due to the Independent Prett, Abbeville So. Carolina. I am eorry that your paper reache* me so irregularly. I occasionally enjoy the iievi it con tains?coming as it doca from my native District. Nothing new down here , except that we are having charming weatber in our unequalcd climate, llcsides oar " Venison and wild Tur Key," wc nave oeen teasting for the last two weeks upon green peas, new Irish potatoes, beet?, carrotts, <fce., Ac. I see to-day that 6oine of my orange trees aro in full bloom, as also peach trc*s in full blossom. We have had a ceioutific Entymologist with us all the Summer from the Patent O frier, Washington. You will tec in the next Agricultural report, that lie and I together have discovered s means of destroying the Insect?which is devastating the orange tree here. The Nevada Territory. We have received from Mr. James M.Crane, delegate elect from Nevada Territory, a circular addressed to members of Congress, presenting a long array of arguments why (Re bill to organize that Territory should become a law. Hie length of the Territory is about 600 milce; ita wi<llh tfbout 450 miles, and it* population rangea from fifteen to eighteeu thousand souls. He giv/>t a gloving description of ita mining agricultural feature*, saying, in conclusion, .that he can euter into no bargain or arrange| ment for omnibuiing the territories through I Congress. The Territory of Nevada ii suffering under peculiar affliction. The bill to or ganize it is in advance of others. Let each one, he says, cqme up in order eud be tested on ita merits.? Wutk. Stale*. Virginia and Bait Tennessee Road. We learn from the Knoxville Whig that the A? r?it ... - ? ? . vw.ytv w.i mi iu?u, iur m19 ikiooduii ennmg December 31, 1868# amounted to ?896,081.? The receipt* for the mttm qmdUu, in 1867, were #288,689. IncreMe $186,462; beiog an inerMM at the rate^of ?ixtgjive and a kaf/ per taU. . jV ^ Thonuia Col'ey Grattan, Eeq., late her BrW tan id M?je*ty'a contu^ at Jio?U>u, baa pif bliabtd two ootavo volume* at London 00 " CiviliitJ Amer?V? J I 'j&IIm Southern Presbyterian Review. AVc nrc indebted - to tlic Publitlicrs for lite , January number of tliie valuable Quarterly, j and have found it n very interesting number. The leading article, is a very searching nnnnly- j sis and tliorougli refutation of the Astrononrical Argument against Christianity, by the ltev. i Thos. A. Iloyt of our Village, written with hie usual ability, and in hi* usual pointed and vigorous style. The infidel argument proceeds on tlia supposition, that this World is so insignificant amid the glories of the Universe, as to bo unworthy of the cure which it is represented in the Scriplures to have received from the Divine Creator The writer exposes the apparent falacy of nil argument which from Hie extent of the Crea- ! tion, would infer on inability in the great Architect, to superintend the details of the Universe he had created?nn nrguinont which lends to Epicureanism, and which would remove the Deity from the superintendence of the worlds which lie had callcd into existence?which lowers onr conceptions of his highest attributes and is opposed to the facts which establish his superintending care and providence. Again the infidel argument is based upon ; the supposition, that the Mediatorial Work in j the jrreat schf'mc of Christianity has been confined in its cft'ccU to the human race?a con- : elusion which the writer controverts with I great ability, and with many s* rong arguments, ! drawn from Scripture. The work of Redemp ; tion was proformed indeed on this K?- ? wonderful person, wlio united within himself the divine ftn?l human nature, Ixit its accomplishment, led to tlic establishment of new nnd universal relations with nil created intelligencesIt super-added a new character to the Divine licing?nnd super added a new element in the Divine government?the element of yracr, which however, it may differ in its specific varieties is cqunlly necessary to angels and to men?to the undeserving nnd the ill deserving. Wo i-hall not pretend to follow the writer through his various arguments on this branch of the subject or his conclusive refutation of the various objections to his positions. In conclusion the writer rests the discussion in the establishment ol the great truth, that l?od"s glory is the end of all His Works, which affords a fnli reply to nil QhiectionS to the Scheme of <'liri,;ti?initt. from the insignificancy of its objects.? I Among other articles of the Review, is an elaborate analysis of the character of The Statesman, by \V. C. Mo rag no, I-.sq., ofKdgeficId, and a t horough discussion of the Moral Ite?jiomsi_ biliticn of the Istfitl Profession, by the Rev. Itobt. L. Dftbney, 1>. IX, which we cau do no more at present than to commend to the attention of our reader?. The following is the tabic ofcontents : I. The Astronomical Argument against Christianity, by the Rev. Thomas A. Iloyt ; fl. The Statesman, by \V. C. Moragnc, Ksq., ; III. The Fullness of Time, by S. .1. l\ Anderson. 1). 1).; IV. Morality of the Ixtgnl Profession, by Robt. I*. Dnbncy, D. 1). ; V. The Support of Superannuated Ministers, and the Indigent Families of iJeccnsed Ministers, by Rev. J. L. Girardeau; VI. The Prophetic Period of 1200 Years, by Prof. K. C. Rockwell ; VII. The Kurly Presbyterian Immigration into South Carolina, l>y Rev. George llowe, 1). lJ. ; VIII. Critical Noticcs ; IX. Periodical Literature. Our Exchanges. We publish in another column the prospec tuscs of the Charleston Mercury, tho Carolina Bulletin, and the Washington Stale*. Their perusal will give our readers, an idea of tlie varied claims and respective merits of these very excellent journals. They constitute our most valuable exchanges, nnd present strong claims to public patronage?The Charleston Mercur;/ has long been one of the leaders of Journalism in the State, nnd has ever been a distinguished advocate of State Itights nnd Southern prineis pies. It still maintains its ancient j>rcMi<jc, and is o nine qua uori, to a large class of readers who regard it as the cherished exponent of their crccd and policy. It is luuly a valuable and interesting paper. The Carolina Bulletin is the title of anew candidate for public favor, which has been es tablished nl Columbia, under the Editorial charge of E. II. Britton. Esq. It is a neat and tasteful sheet, and the skill and enterprise of the Editor, is a sufficient guarantee that no pains will l?e spared to give variety and interest. to its columns. The Washington Slates, is a journnl of established character, at the seat of Government, ond which of late has received <jnite nn accession to its Editor ial strength, in the person of Itoger A. l'ryor, the distinguished writer and politician, whose vigorous advocacy of Southern rights and principles has given him a widespread reputation. Rradthe Prosprclutc*. Presentation. We were shown (says the Chester Standard) a few days sincc at the Jewelry Store of Messrs. Beunet <fc Wilson, of thij place, a splendid Gold headed Cane, beautifully carved and engraved, to be presented to the Rev. f)r Grier, the retiring President ofErskine College, by i me jieniuers 01 me present Senior Class. This is a very appropriate offering of respect and esteem for such an interesting occasion, and we have do doubt, the Dr. will highly prize the l gift on acconnt of its own intrinsic beauty and excellence, but much more as it will always be to him a pleasant memento of the warm attachment aod grateful affection of the young gentlemen of the Senior class. The Blue Ridge Rail Road. We learn from the Kcowce Courier that a public meeting of the citizens of l'iekens District, will be held at the Court House, on the first Monday in February next, to take inlo consideration the present condition and future prospects of the Rlue Ridge Rail Road. Free Colored Persons as Witnesses. On/* r*f inva tiia Cnuir'u** * />rwr*rt^i/1 on Monday from the Law Court of Appeals iuvolved tlie right of colored persons as parties I under the summary process rule, which permit*, under certain conditions, tlio plaintiff or defendant to he made a witness. A colored suitor thus offered as a witness was rejected on Circuit by Mooro, J., an appeal was taken. The decision of the Court (Glover, J dissenting) ia that such parties cannotbe examined ore. iemu, but may be examined on interrogatories b^re the Clerk. O The Census. The General Assembly says the Carolinian passed tm act recently, and ma^^appoinUnenU, to take a census of the freegphite inhabitants of the districts of the State. No provision having been made for books for the census-takers, Gov. Gist has ordered them to be made. As lfW)1I Ait r^ftfiv. IK til hrt ()ia nf. fieea of tbs Secretary of State, at Charleston and Colunbia/and notjeegiren. 7 ' < Mr. K*Ut ^ ^ ^ Tli? Waahington Stale* aaj-a: I " The matter)y effort Of Mr. Keitt, yee&rday, in the Hooaei, <*m*> also in the niak of time.'? It ie likely to attract at tbiajonetare much of nablio attention. Cogent in i^aaonioc, eopfooe In facta and statistic#, nnfl eloquent id style; it fcrlike)y4o be Very.geoe rally read and admired.-J J W*cannotimagin#^toetW^paimdMMtMeat 1?containing a compendia* of Wotttatten _.?eyer before Outside of the public frehire* The Postage Bill. The Post Office Committee of ttie Senate have agreed, it if stated, to report favorably on the hill of Senator Hunter, for a reform in I lie postage laws, the vote upon the question in the Committee room being yeas?Messr-1. Ynlee, Ward, Gwin, ami Iliee ; nay#?Messrs. Higler, j Hull and Dixon. This l>ill proposes to abolish i the franking privilege on all printed matter i weighing over three ounces, except the Presi I dent's annual message and accompanying doe- j umcnts, the annual report of the Secretary of j the Treasury and the Patent OlViee. and the I Congressional Glohe ; to increase the rates of ; inland postage, from three to five cents upon I letters conve\'ed (inland) less than three thousand miles ; to leave the postage to and from the Pacific side at ten cents, a? at present, and to charge herenfter tweuty cents on foreign letters to and from points over 2500 miles dis tant. The object of the Bill is to make the Depart- i merit self-sustaining, hut as llic Evening iVWr* remarks thisseems to be immaterial, as in any event it must be supported by a tax upon the people, and it is a matter of but. little moment whether I ho tax be imposed upon letter*, or imported commodities under tlie general revenue system. I'erliapa however, a tax upon mail matter to tho extent of the deficiency, would be the most equitable impost, and preferable to direct appropriations from the Treasury, to be met by high tariff's, with their unequal and discriminating duties. The following are the- remarks of the Xews ! There baa been a vain endeavor for several years past to bruit; the expenditure f??r postal service within the income. It. is expected when the territories of the Republic arc* in progress of the indefinite extension?when tin; intercourse, social and commercial, has been increased by the acq nisi t ion of an immense empire on the Pacific?that the revenue of the department. must, always square with its expenditures. The Postmaster General has recently suggested a return to the old rates of postage, as if the people, whether taxed to pay the increased charge connected with the service, paid it in | vuc ur iiiMMiiur. 11 iik? * .\j?v' uiinuv j be brought within the income, and there is a deficiency which has he made up by general taxation or the people are made to bear an additional burden, in the form of postage, where can be. the difference f It is the public at large, that lias to meet this additional bur then. If it. is borne by taxing letters or taxing imported commodities, and thus adding In the general revenue, the distinction is impalpable between t.he citizen putting his hand in his pocket to pay five cents instead of three cents postage, and paying an enhanced price through nn impost for the cloth or iron In: consumes. So that it appears to us that, all the attempts made to compel an agreement between the income and expenditures of the Department looks like u species of financial legcrdcmain. The Annexation of Cuba. The Washington K/tifr.i with rcfpreripn l?? llin , proposition for llie deposit of ?:>O,0ti0,000, with ! the President for the purchase of the Island of Cuba, otrers tho following strong reasons against the present success of the measure : Since the idea of incorporating Cnl>a with the dominions of this confederacy was lirst conceived, never were circumstance so uripropit irons to its realization. The inhabitants of the Island themselves have just published an emphatic protest airainst any sort of association with the United States. Spain signifies so passionate and invincible n repugnance to the ocaI sion of her title to the dependency, that there ! is danger lest an approach with that view be | repulsed with a rmle'.ess which may provoke retaliation, and so precipitate hostilitics. Above | all, France and Kngland, the chief military and ! naval powers of the earth, against whom we could not hold the island a month, if by any chance wo might succeed in effectitig a lodgement upon it,?France and Kngland, have plainly admonished ns that any present, attempt | to possess Cuba will encounter their joint and j determined resistance. Airainst this accumulation of obstacles.?to which we slionIII a.1.1 the imminent hazard of n servile insurrection among tiie negroes of the island,?tio sane man will pretend to see n possible clinncc for the immediate acquisition of Cuba. The scheme is so obviously and utterly chimerical, that no Senator, with the information Which may be derived from the perusal of the newspapers, and with sagacity enough to dislingtiish a palpable impossibility, will pledge his reputation for the purchase of Cuba at any price or by any expedient-. In this exigency, an intelligent advocate of I Cuban annexation would recommend a v ery dilferent policy fro-... that proposed in the Senatorial caucus. Finding the occasion so unfavorable to the attainment of his object, he would be unwilling to persiht in abortive enterprise, when the only effect of such irrational obstinacy is to multiply the difficulties in his way, and to postpone Buceesstoan indefinite period. lie would avoid exasperating the temper of Spain by a teozing importunity in a matter already sufficiently repugnaiir to ii?-r feelings, lie would suspend liU efforts for the acquisition of Cuba, until cither from prencciitintion willi F!iiroiieim oolitic* nr from timt'inl jealousies or a change of policy. France nml England might.oppose n less menacing resistance to the expansion of American empire. Especially would he be reluctantjtojncorporatc the island with the United States bo long ns its inhabitants nro averse from the connexion. Instead of the blundering impatience exhibited by the Senatorial caucus, and the absurd proposal for the purchase of Cuba when every body foresees the indignant repulse of the overture, he would counsel an apparent, abandonment of the project until a more propitious fortune shall suggest a renewal of the negotiation*!. Mr. Seward'* Slavo Trade Bill. The Richmond Dispatch comments approprj atcly in this style 011 this bill: " It strikes us that instead of discussing such bills as Seward's, and other measures of a fanatical and negro stripe, Congress would better pay some attention to the interests of the country and of the white race. To judge from the deliberations of that body, one would think that the population of the United S ates con | pisieu oi miriy millions 01 negroes nnn three millions of Anglo-Saxons, niid that tlicre wiir no other color in the tmiverse save block On ho conlrnr}-, tlic negroes ore but a small fragment of the population, and black its n >t the favorite color of nature. It does not enter among tlio beautiful peneillings of the sky above, the earth beneath, or the waters under the earth. It i? the badge of mourning and desolation, the hue of the destructive thunder cloud, the complexion of midnight* tba signal for the powers of darkness to put forth their hellish arte and energy. J.ight is eymbolical of purity, happiness, of God ; heaven glows witii bright colors ; that there is no night there is one of its most glorous characteristics. When the Biblo speaks of a world redeemed, it uses the figure of "washed white " through the reedmption of Christ. The black man is an exception among mortal*. There is every reason to believe that hiB color as well as his condi tion was imposed upon him as a punishment for the crimes of his ancestors. Hie devil is always painted as black. The Congress of the United State* must be under semo unnatural delusion.or under the direct and malicious instigation of the doviL when it devotes itself soul aud body to tiie idolatry of negroUm." Bon. J. L. Orr. In noticing the reeeption recently given by the [oitiiena of New York, to Hod. J. L. Orr, the Philadelphi* Mercury pays him the follow' ting compliment: 11 ^The.nrbaoity of thia tlluatrioae citizen of j&ostti Carolina, bia impartiality and firmoeasof ^character M presiding offif?r of the popular I of the National Legialature, hia rare inI and hUfcgaejqprandfaftfaehI |ng,^et conservative atata^anthip. have Won Our Commerce with Cuba. The Herald furnishes the following interest' ing statement, with reference to our Commerce with Cuba, and the large increase which it j would receive from the annexation of the Is- I land t<> the United States: Cuba contains at the present moment ap?pn- ' lntion of very nearly, if not. quite, two mil- j lions of inhabitants. Through I lie difference* | caused by difference of climate, soil and labor, j they produce an abundant, supply of two of the ! ino^t important necessaries of life wlneli we : require, and they consume, although they can- i not produce, ail' immense amount of the staple produefs, of our labor. In this point of viuw | Cuba is the complement of the industrial inter? ! est. ?>f the whole In ion. We need not enter?j into the sugar ami coffee question. That comes home every day to the cups and saucers of every man, woman and child in tin? country.? Hut let us look at the other side of the nicture. i Cuba now consumes, at an averatre coa?t of $18 per barrel, half a million barrels of flour. ! of wi i?-1> not ton thousand t:o frotn ibis conn? [ trv. Take away tli?* present duty of ten d?d? | bus a barrel, ami give Cuba llmir at a cost m>t 1 exceeding the present duly on American lloiir. I am] she will take front mil-grain t"i j 1 >Is oih* mi!] lion of barrels of llour, with an irrcaeindable law of natural increase. The sumo tiling occurs in locate, butter, lard, and olive oil, wliicli is used as a cheap substitute for tin; aggregate about sixtj1 millions of pounds yearly, of which not olie?foui th part is imported from i hi* country. Take away the li-cal and political restrictions that, now turn this comtneivial into other I channels, ami their cost to the Cuban eonsumi or would diminish at least one third, and the | consumption would imuieditely double. In the trade in our branches of manufacturinir industry a similar state of thing* exists.? The commercial value of the annual importations into (Juba of texile labti.-s, liu-tals wrought ami mi wrought, lent'.iernnd <?ther manufactures amount;*. now to between twenty and twenty? ! live millions of dollar?. The priees of these articles lire aliout fifty per cent ahovc wlint | they would cost if the trade wilh us were its | free ns il is between the All.uitie ports and I New Orleans; while, under the existing stale j of affairs, tin- proportion of the imports taken I from ns is, of cotton goods, live per eent; of 1 leather, wrought, and uuwrought, ten per eent: I of metals, fifteen per eent; of railroad iron, | sugar mills iiiol other main: fad tins, thirty per j eent. Nearly all of this trade, if it. flowed into | its natural elnuinels, would go from us, and give employment to shipping, whielt now in a great, measure goes to Ouliu in l>nll.irt. to take I away itssts.'arand eoiiVe. I'rohahly ">ne vessel ! a week only leaves the ports of New York and I Boston the year round laden with a general j enrgo for Culm. When Mr. l>uehanau's poiiey t for its acquisition shall l>e earried to a ^ueeess? | ful issue, a shipload of Yankee notions would 1 leave dailv fur that, ishm.l Burritt's Abolition Scheme. TI>o (,'?rollitiait in supporting Senator Hammond's view, that the public opinion of the civilized world in undergoing a revolution on the slavery question, ami that the Abolition sentiment is gradually becoming extinct at the North, makes the fo'lowing remarks with regard to the wild scheme of ]>urritt, to purchase the slave3 of the South: Agitat ion of abolition having lost its charms Klihil Burritt comes forward with the air of the dispassionate reformer. He sees that vio| lence has failed, and deem some other remedy practicable. lie therefore proposes the insane project of buying the slaves at. the South. Ill has softened his prejudices; lie does not mean io abuse Southern slaveholders, nor to overI look the natural favor with winch they must i regard an institution they have grown up uhj dor. lie has tossed passion from the helm, and j now lives umlcr the delusion llint lie has ili?l tilled ronton. lie is going to try t ? produce j conviction in the faith that, she would Mibsci ve her own interest by Helling her slaves. He comes to his tusk evi.lcntly convinced in hlsown j mind that, uninfluenced by the storm, lit id hc. ing guided purely by reason. In this lit. of ho! her rationality anil liberal consideration, he 1 propose-", first, to convince I he South that she , would get nlomr better without negroes. When i helms neenmpfi-hed this impossibility, llicn he | proposes, secondly, to raise a fund to l?e contributed by tlie North with which to purchase our negroes. Jle proposes to give ^ilaO io-mi?1 Of course he could not get. them at that price ?but admit, for the sake of makii.g the calculation, that he had overcome Southern prepossession for the institution, and she accepted h:s pioposition to purchase for $:>">(? round, il would require the handsome sum of 000. lint il is not probable that Mr. Burritt would be able to command promptly so formidj able an amount, lie would therefore, require time; during which time the negroes would go ou increasing in their usual ratio. In a very short ti:ne, the rational phdauthro] i;t would find himself, even with the bullion of the entire civilized world to back him, incompetent to tile imvmeut. About wliieli i!m? wi.nl.I conic to the conclusion, which we have already, iliat he id about ns senseless and fanatical as Garrison, and will come about as near to effecting emancipation. This is what tlie rational and conciliatory Mr. U rrit.t proposes. i>o senseless and impracticable a tcli-mc shows how desperate is abolitionism. When the Ah olilionist give this 11 j>, they will he prepared to follow the advic, simple but sensible, which the New York limes, once a IJlack Kepublican sympathiser, gives them, to "let the South alone," and she will regulate in the bust manner the negro question. Life of Calhoun. We learn from the Mobile Tribune that Cnpt nc3-nolds, of that place, i9 writing a life of Mr. Calhoun. The Tribune says of it: It is to he printed in two volume*, of six hundred pnjres each, the subscription price being five dollars for the set. It will contain sketches of the most, distinguished American statesman from 1812 to I83H, including that brilliant hand which has had no parallel in the history of our COIIIltlV ? the iM-n<??f?1 nn.l nl/i. 1 qii.-nt liayne; the brillant Mclhitlie ; tlic I ehivalric Hamilton; the loarm-d Dr. Co??p?ir, the admirable l'rest on ; the ititi*?>|>i>) Turnbull; the accomplished Legare ; and the gent le I'itick ney?with anecdotes and incidents illustrative of their eharncter and conduct. Persons desirous of subscribing to such n work, will leave their names lit the Tribune oflice, or by addressing Captain Reynolds, through the post oflice. -C* ?- ? Mr. Meagher's Lectures. The Charleston j\7w* gives the following no tice of a recent J.ccturo of this gentleman, on the Natural, Social and Political Affairs o Central American States: Mr. Meagher delivered, Inst night-, at Hibernian Ilall, a lecture on those portions of Central America which he visited recently. His descriptions had, therefore, the descriptive power which bis quickness of observation enabled him to transfer to his notes as the materials of his addresses, which outlin? hn? tmnn fill"d out by a variety of picturesque details in relation to the local and geographical features of the country. liut besides this merit of vivacious dcscrip tion, Mr. Meagher presented views of the social and political aspect of Cogta Iticn, in particular, highly instructive. Amidst the genera) ignorance of the slate of socicty in the Cen tral American States, these details, the result of personal observation, come to us with the weight that attaches to individual experience. The popular impression that social disorganization is the chief obstacle to moral and material improvement in Costa ?ioa is corrected by his more authentic statements. While every natural advantage, from fertility of soil and geo graph'Q*l position for foreign trade and internal communication, is combined with certain conservative tenderness in Costa Rica, keeping ber from the evils of too great a Democratic change, her amplitude of resources indicate for her a brilliant future. Dbmhav PwAt. C. GUiuuan, M. D.?Prof. PeUr CBrder aaillardryjof otir State ,Medic?I College, U another tropby '44<frd to Death's sable banner. Ho breftUiediklks^in Litis city, .on Friday, after, a short confinement to b|? boose, by consumption. Tho disease had Io"?g iM^odJtfa.i bavi*# ftonUMM SMj The President's T/Iossago in Franco, Ac. A well informed correspondent of tlie Ni'W York Commercial Advertiser, writing n Paris wider date of December 'i'.ith, i?ayg. The discussion on I lie President's Mescnire has acquired a magnitude heretofore unknown | in France. The condemnation of the journals is so universal, so violent, so characterized by ' n unity of tone, that one cannot resist the sus J iiiciou that there is a sort of understanding in \ ii ? ? ''I. > .... ?in.- i i trim-in, u?cj noi il nil a sinple defender; il is on<! sustnine ! ill lack along the i whole line: there nrc none so poor as to <lo him honor. A publishing hou#e advertises today tliat to-morrow it will issue a pamphlet on the Message, in which the opinions of that i document are controverted and shown to the ! J world in their proper light. IJut the secret of j all this criticism yon may rely on it, is the IJclly ; contract, not that the French journals would [ not have found ample material in the Message j for animadversion, hut it is this project which i whets I heir criticisms and sustains them. They I appear to believe in that, contract, and from that moment the discussion becomes for them an interested one. Contrary to the public expectations, and I contra ty to the usage of i he times and of ponce, 1 tl)A l.nj ? " ' . .....i mum imii i n is yt'itr me j hundred thousand troops which the present ! conscription furnishes. The strmy is thus main | taincd at its figure of (lou.nuo men. This cir! cumstauec has iriven rise to many comments, ! but it would lie diOR".ilt to draw from it any j conclusion of a positive character. A ccrluiu J proportion, a very small one, however, of hist| year's hundred thousand have hccti permitted | to retire to their homes for an indefinite period j on furlough, holding themselves always in ! i readiness to be called nuder the flag. It is eet- ' ' tain ilnit Napoleon is determined to be pre pared for ail circumstances. : The Acquisition of Cuba?What the Prospect Is. Washington. January 10. ' The fact that the readiness of the two com? j itiiHecs of Foreign Relations to report, bills, ; similar in form to lha Sli.lell proposition, to . L'ive the President thirty millions towards the j puivltnsc of t.'uba, was produced by the revela, tii-ii on the purl ofthe President of secret infor? j mation received l>v him that n negotiation was r..?^;i>t.> .....i r,.i ? ' itiated, iias caused n great. sensation here ill the diplomatic and political circles. I)il>l<nnat:?ts begin to see that the purchase of Cuba would completely change the aspeet of ninny of their pending questions with our Government, ami of tli? schemes regarding'this country. Some of them, who have n personal knowledge of the Spari:-h Court, admit. that in I Madrid almost anything is pos<il>l?>. They ilo i not. ilonhl. the fact that, 'lie President has such information, nml are most, anxious to learn the particulars of it. Further revelations, however, would only lead to a defeat of the negotiations, and they will not. he made. Senor Tassara, the Spanish Minister here, is in a constant state of perplexity nml anxiety. When he lirst came lie announced that, if any one spoke to him on I he subject of selling C'-bn, lie would take it. as an insult, and if the Secretary of State adverted to the subject lie would at once nsk f<-r his passports. Now he is on thorns to know who is the Spanish statesman that is to be approached with the thirty mil lions. i In political c ircles the sensation is oven grcat< r I linn in t lit- <1 iplomatic uiih. It is now evident that on 1 lie Cuba question the Democrats will present nil unbroken front, and tlio feeling is spreading tliat it will break up and annihilate tin; opposition in (he North, if it is permitted to hi-comc a party question. A suggestion has been started among the Republicans that they shall all vote for the Slidell proposition, and thus throw it out of the political and p-t it. into the diplomatic field, where it will certainly take two if not three years to work it on' tunny conclusion. This will throw it over until after IS.Vl, w ' matter what happens. Howard i< known to h; .? tl -n '? ? would vote for the adniis-ii .:< t i. i: (Jiddings. of t)!iio. Mr. I V. . . m sin, is in favorof tlieacqui -r-. 1 ri-\;< ' < :> ed that Governor Chase, o! h' to Senator Wade that if tin ' iban i- >4 part of the politie.il c.-i ii vn '- ' publicans will io-=e that Slate, iiaic the idea of his fighting Cuba. The plan of action proposed for the Republicans on the thirty millions question, is to follow the same course that they did on the I'ritish outrages question last summer, and go in for it even stronger than the Democrats. Its advocates say that such a proceeding only com mits lliem to a peaceable acquisition, which may ho impossible, while it will divide the South, as Iho Northern line of slave States tear that u large Cuba migration would carry oft" their slaves. There will yet be some curious jumps on this question. Correspondence Krw York Ilerahl. Tin: Greatness ok tiie United States.?The . Russian organ published at Brussels, in speakj ing of the President's desire for the acquisition | of Cuba, ascribes to the United States a posiof some importance, as follows:? The war which might result from it would be far more disastrous than the Crimean wai, which has cost so much gold and blood to the ' world. It would be war with a nation, whose ! products are the first element of industry in all ! parti of the world, and whose commercial in tereouse' makes an important branch of income for most governments. It would be a violent rupture of all the arteries of commerci:.l circulation ; it would be a futal separation bei twecn Kurope, which needs America, and Amcr lie i, which can dispense with Kurope. Take from I-'ngland the yold of California and the cotton of Louisiana, and her industry will at once l>e stopped in its prosperous net ion. We sincerely hope tlint such a terrible ooeurronc will not take place. A Coixiinr.nt.?A sinpnlnr coincident it vai | 1>3' which J. ILimden Brooks, one of our present representatives in the State Legislature, numbered last full precisely the same vole which his elder brother, the late I'reston S. Brooks, received in his last election to Congress. An examination of the record of the polls will show that each of them received 2,75!) votes. And this by the-by, was the largest vote ever polled in the district for n member of the State Legislature.?Edgefield Advert tier. TF.i.EGimrii to Cuba.?The Savannnh News sa3-8 the work of suspending the telegraph wire which is to "annex Cuba to the United Stales" was comtnonccd in this city recently under t he personal direction of Mr. A. S. Kennedy, the ted Stilton Sub-Marino and Territorial "ngnetie Telegraph Company. Substantial, square, eawcd poles have been planted through Bay street, thence to the line of the Savannah, Albany, and Gulf railroad, along which the wiro i9 to run ; and we understand that the poles are now being distributed along the whole route through southwestern Georgia and Florida to Fernnndinn, from which point the lino will extend io CcdHr Keys, thence by sub marine cable to Key West and Ilavanna. We understand that all the materials arc ready, and that the work of constructing the line from Savannah to Fernandina is to be pushed forward without delay. To the commercial interest* of the country this line of. telegraph, when completed to llavanna, will be of great importance. The Late Mb. Butler and M'me Levkrt.?On receiving trie tidings of the late Benj. F. Butler, M'me O. W. Levert wrote to the editors of the Uoma Journal a feeling letter, including a copy of the following lines from his pen, never before published. They were suggested by the authnr'e hearing Miss Octavia Lovert say ehe had never seen ice or snow: Child of the South! whoso beaming eye Ne'er rested oa the snow flake, ' fJor uw tue icy fetter* lie On gashing etrefriM, or limpid lake! ThcUgn virtae e'er delight* to throg. Abound thy will .hef robe of M?y no un^eniftl,i<Sy chill, E'er frees* in thee the fount of feeling; ^ ^ And no con^e^^.^ African Si.avk Tuahk.?Mr. Sewanl, of New York, has introduced into tln? Semite tin amendatory bill to the nets prohibiting tlie slave trade, by which lie proposes to immolate greater numbers'tif Americans by the deadly climate of Africa, to this pseudo-philanthropic scheme of protecting African cannibals. Southern men may oppose the introduction of more slaves into ihe I'Vderal Union, and bo willing, for mnn. reasons, to submit to the present legislation upon that subject, but we cannot see how any Southern maa can be willing to go further, and increase the loss of life aTd treasure on the coast of Africa, in tho prevention of this t^ade. v We hope that, every Southern man and every i?i mi-Hi in mi, wim is not liegro wad, will vote down this bill 'for the destruction of American sailors on the const of Africa," and turn their attention to tlie wants of white men, for whom t.hey were elected to leyiilnle. To see Congress wasting its tine in discussiag the fjii?-?tioiis that arise out of American ne? groos, is had enough ; lnit to lie squandering public money for the questionable benefit of African cannibal.*, passes all pnJurnncc. Hy Mr. Seward's new bill, one million of dollar* is appropriated for the " bettor and more certain destruction of American sailors on the coast of Africa," and tiis too, out of a depleted and empty treasury.?Ilichmond Enquirer.. Mn. Si.uiuu.'s Bii.l fob tiik Acquisition or Cuba.?The bill introduced in the United States Senate, on Monday, by Mr. Siitcll, to facilitate the acquisition of Cuba, is, in sibetance, as follows : \V hen n* Cuba g-ographicnlk possesses a eomI mnudiug influence over the large and annually I increasing trade, foreign ati(J coastwise, ol tho Mississippi valley; and whelets the island in i us |nujm'ih. cmomai conditio! must continue a | source of injury and annoya^, endangering i llie friendly relations bet ween ISpain and tlio j (Hito.1 States by the aggreppns of its local authority upon American commerce ami citi? TVn*. for which tardy redress tin only be hod l?y a circuitous demand upti Spain ; and ^ wheren?. in the opinion of Cogress mid in accordance with tl'e views of tp 1'rresident, ns the last means of sell line theixisting and re? moving futwre difl&eulties, it 1 expedient that negotiations for the purehat ol the island should l>e renewed ; thenfore, resolved, that thirty million dollars li placed in the President's hands for expendfcres, either from cash in the treasury or that i|1>e borrowed on five per cent, bonds of onelhousnnd dollars each, redeemable from twelvl to twenty year*. Normal Coi.i.nnr. ?Since tfe adoption of tlirs instil ution by t he N. 0. Coherence, says th? Raleigh Christian Advocate,\s patronaire has greatly enlarged. I.ast yea'loO more applied fur admission, but did not eter, because they I wrm tit)t iidio to oiiiatn t>oat in lamilies sufficietit ly near to I lie College. Twu agents are now ii> t.? field, t.o obtain I ?50,00(1 part, of which i.-? toe expended in cn| laiging lli?j boarding accomodations al the ' institution. | About '250 can find bont with families nt l the College nnd the immedlc vicinity. Fami ilies are opening bouse? ev<y year; a pleasant villnge has grown up nroui the campus ; nnd there is now room (or mor>tudcnts than could have been received last jc-J Lvws ok Divoitf-k.?The voreeluws of Indi? iiiiu are a disgrace to a civ red State. Under those laws, a residence ofm days, and a notice in some obscure couny newspaper, arc sufficient to enable any one* obtain a divorce. Thousands of persons from ilier States have gone to Indiana to avail tluWlves of the opportunity tor a criminal repiv^tiiui of the most sue red ties, which is presente?bj this intestable legislation. This is worsthnn Mormonism, and if Indiana does not dtlruto'rank lower in the scale of civilization tan Utah, she, should efface her scandalous il'orce laws from her statute book. DIYTIE^IiL. \v*. A i: i "' > . >t X.i vtiin,;*. '< ,\1 > I r.t. u<-. i -r < ; -Jyiiii '.i 1 ! - . ' 7B Ik It K V. " I Cotton.?;tsoin?? 4w ! ring the past week, at prices ranging from 8 to 11c. One fancy lot brought 11? c. CoLtwiniA, Jan. 26, 1859. Cotton.?The cotton market has been quitsactive lo ?liiy ; 450 hales changed hand*, at prices ranging from 8 to ll^c. extreme*. Ciiapi.kston. Jan. 26, 185fc Cotton ?The Pales of cotlon to-day amounted to 3.C.00 hales, at prices ranging from 9 to 12JMarket firm. K?:w York, Jan. 25, 1859. Cotton.?Scales of cotton to-day, 1,000 baler, with a tirm market, Breadstuff buoyant. Acousta, Jan. 25, 1859. Cotton.?Sales of cotton in this market toil n v. l.OftO billon. Mill.llin?T Pair 11A J ' - ? - " " -* The following persons have freight in theDe pot at Abbeville :? Thomas Thomson, P S Rutle<We, II S Kerr, W II Stone, I) .1 Jordan. A .1 Cliuksualei1, John Mrliryde, J tfc N Knox, J T Barnes, 1) A <fc J L ( J >! < nimn. .1 A Norwood, J Freemnn, A E Turner. 11 TTuaten, J A It J White, J L Dawson, lluddon, Singer ct Co., J M Perrin, W M Uughcy, A Clark, jr., R Jones, E Cobb, J J l.ec, Branch, Allen itr Edwards, Iter. Jos. G?beit, II A Jones, W II Lawson, L J Patterson, (,'obb. Hunter <k Co., M Wilson, L H Russell, Esq. IX R. SOSDLEY. Ag't , SOUTH CAROLINA, ' Abbeville District? Citation. Bv WILLIAM HILL, Esq., Ordinary of Abbeville I>ist.ricL: "\7 Y7IIEKEAS, J. W. Perrin has applied to. V V ine for Letters of Administration on nil nnd singular the pooda and chattels, riirlit# nntl credits ofSam'l Patterson, lat? of the District aforesaid deceased. These are, therefore, to cilcand admonish all nn<l singular, the kindred and creditors of th? said deceased, to be and appear before me at our next Ordinary's Court of the said District, to bo holden at Abbeville Court House on tha first dnv of February next, to show cause, if any, why the said administration should noi be granted. Given under my hand and seal, this seven-* tcentn duj- of January in the year of our La*d one thousand eight hundred and fifty?nine and in the 8Ud year of American Indepe^* ence. WILLIA HILL, O. A. J\ Jan. 18, 1859 > 87-2t ToutTcarouSa; Adbeville District?Citation. Dy WILLIAM HILL, Esq., Ordinary of Ab. beville District: WHEREAS, Simpson Waito has rpite#\to me for Letters of Administration, oh all and singular the goods and chatties, right# and credits of Sarah Waite, late of the Diatribt aforesaid, dee'd. These are, therefore, to cite and edtttobish nl} and singular the kindred and croditoraof said deceased, to bo and appear before me, -at our next Ordinary's Court for the aaid District, to y be holden at Abbeville Court Ho^ft, on tbe eleventh day of February next, to* show cause if any, Why the , said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and e&l, thi?iinH&r<~ sixtli day of January, in ifoe v*av of oar Lord o[)p thousand eight hundred' HjAAt. ty-nine and in the ?ight^4Mfr*fe$3(iSKjvf Amerioan Independence. *