From the Loudon Time*, of Jtnr, I'JtfC
BATTLE OF 80LFKBIN0.
The trfmpii'luiis buttle wliioli rnt?o<l (Vom
from rnnriw to sunset of Friday had tieth looked
for, and its i* not a surprise. The *
position of the contending ftrmit'y rendered the .
occurrence of n i;reat enjtHtr,*niefrt. n certain Be- j
quencr f" the l??t new*. mid tl.i-re whs a si'ent !
e*p?ffcfa<ioti prevalent ninontr "11 cl.tWt-H. a senwinch,
although it whs seldom spoken, j
amounted uhiuot ton couvietion, t tint the event i
jnust h? what the event, has ln-eit. The cer? j
./.M.i.) wmi \vuicii i no Ati>iri?nsiia.l (tfun forced i
Imek miulo tir. rrifref-even*while we admired. |
We Km] already roctiitnined in thn comparative1
v *m?ll affair* i.f .Mmitplivlln, I'alcalro nn.1 '
^Intren'a, She knoll ?>f that Austrian Aynteni
M'lin-li w'hk put l efiiri' u? 115 n paUern to Ku?
rd|*f of Mtwt n highly disciplined army owjjht !
to ho' n'n-1 *lii?:li was mltlu. '-il as nil . X:unp!o |
of In.)TV, . mki .oimI irrcsiMiliie a f?rw a ureal-i
TiilliUry monarchy could produce in the figld. I
lit AOMriiin iirinv. wh?*ii it arrive'! on tile |
vrfat t fii tvVik ill' (lie Mmciv. retreMinji from all I
points traini:i? the m<ii.vire of. its fortrcMicii. :
und coming within the co-operation of iia re- J
*crve, ennrrot he "Mini.iled at lei?9 than ISO,ODD |
men. Tlio I'tvtivli, increased l>y a continuous j
flifrnNf <?f TrMliforcenn'lits rapid iy pushed up to I
th? wn? piohaldy not inferior in nuni- i
ber*. In I lie dI I l<i> nt i fill and the per [
th-y liu'l approached each other, until the '
pUr.-tter* llftVin^ pafccd tin* C'lii>'!ie and the I
tvtirinsi force having pi.?scd tiio Mineio. only '
the l.'il t>'|- rivvr wcparnlcd litem. It. wua thomiht. |
t miulMlh 1. J'.lllOpU I IHIl I IK? .MIStDllllS Mill I
tli> ir i'Iuwii lint:l? tr?-tm:i?l, an?l ?lit: Continental
ftutli?riti s hest t: iitfr>t in the sirale^it'a of
the scat of w-?r liml i-imri.l.-iiitv prcdiet??<l that |
the lino m tin? Mincio was I lie appointed spot .
of tIk? iv 'mi:U-. Tin1 A'Mtriiins. howev
er with that fatal \vr-:iknp<H of purpose which i
i?eetii$ t?> actuate ih*-ni in "nit t ii?rir military!
movements, i ti'l which cac^c* them to vaaeil? j
late between precipitancy uinl timidity, on |
Thursday i!t _!.*. :d their steps, re vriiwtl i
tilt' Mincio if four enormous divisions, doubled
liiif'i ii-<??? their pursuers. and in the Austrian |
iwiiiiii dtfi'cs, came upon a niipci hT hotly i
of 'lie ?*; eiiiy ??.. tin? Chitse. If this ho true. |
nothing coni ' ' >>: nmro suicidal in strategy tlint t
fyr an :iir,-ii* r fon-e to eross a threat river in I
ol der to M-i k out. a superior enemy. ?n<l to en j
liitn v ith that, river in the rear. Tliin ill- j
quality iii loice. however, was prohahly only I
momentary, and this superior force of I lie ene- i
1113'. which turned out. to he tlie maiti hody of!
the Krwii'li uruiy. was qui.kly confront- j
cil livtlie whole forvcof the Atisi 1 iniiM in I<"tn- ;
haply, with the Kmpcror I'salicis Joseph at j
their head. The liattle hcijan at. 4 in the morn- |
iiiL'. l?ut n! IO o'clock, allowing thin tix hour* j
for concentration. the collision of the two en- !
'.sre nriiuvs io?K |>lnoe. Tile left wine seem* l
to liuvc oiiimit'iici'ii ilu? attack. nn?J to have ml- j
VHnct<l neat ly as far a< Cliiri?t>. thus, as the Ana
trinn net-mint rather insimiiitvi than assert*. I
foroinir Inn-k i Ik* KiviivIi riuht.
It. irt ehiiniei), iiIho, that, the An.?lrinn riirht. :
winp hnrl nil cHi lv mktw Hirainst the Sardinian* j
who with >!;>or tIA c'ontpl nearest. to Hrrsein \
ami i'ts-'rhiifia. lint ni:f"i t miatc!y for tlx1 Aiu> i
trinn?. it iiii;?;ii>- -il 'hat. while their two wijijjpi'j
tvcr? thus vieiorions, iti-ir ?,??iii re was bioken. '
Tl... f.. I. f ? '
? ii<- i i'-iitu .iit|rvr tiiivcivi in* early I'tl'irU
ncnittKi vlii- part ??f tin* mh-iiivV lin<?, nn<l the j
Austrian* tr.-i!ilv 8:1 v, "'l'lio or.l?-r nf <uii* CHiitrn '
could not be rriiiorcil." From that moment |
tJlC lull tie Hei-Hl- to l.nv*> Ii-.mmi lost. It was ft (
mutter of coiirs'f ttMi hen the t'entor whs j
broken, powerful nine 'S should ho ilirecUiil j
ajruin>t llit- w>! it whicli lnul pressed luipi'St I
upon the French, nn<l was (.till Fiiucessful |
against. the fiirt:*- opposed to it.
It was in hi r<l<n;ctf willi nil military cxpori- j
oiio*- that, under tlii? pressure, the lo?e? rhonM
be xtr?<'r.Ii::M>-v heavy, tli.-tt the main body
nil.mId mlviinvi', and tlia1 I he arm v. wltoaecentr?*
Iih*1 liHfii lii'iilicii ami win"* driven haek,
should retreat. The retreat. lioiinn lute in the ,
?v..n;..r? TI..V a l r. i i : j .1 '
nii-.nini.s .CII. nrmilll IIIUIII, 111 ;
ki!!e<], woiitnle.l nml piimnn'rii, nonie j
men, accurding t>> tin- tii'ft French Account, !
whirh wt <?f c?in'?c vt? with a e*r? |
tnin Kiii'Mint <>f iiiMririii, nn<l which the la-*! ;
statement. in I'm; M>>nitctir mo.lerntes in the j
item of prisoner*; luit we nccr|>t it. fi>i the |
in the absence of any eotnitet* ctnte- j
no'iits <m: the An*'rimi siile. They rccrossml
till- Mil..-in U.'lii<.>. I !...? - - .-II- I
paeacd upon Mi is ?1 i~a.?t r>>*i- errand. and Napo !
leon III slept in tli>- room which hud been occupied
> v Ins brother Emperor on the morning !
of lllti b;iltle. |
It is much too eiirlv to attempt criticism up- '
i>n tliti luetic* which have prod-.tced thin great i
defeat, or to speculate upon tin* consequence* J
it must produce. Sitae great. far ?, however, ,
there are. which lie upon the Mirfaee, and ale '
?e?-n even in the medium <>f t.it**a>o telegraphic J
dispatched. The Austrian* have iiMml candidly |
adniitteil their defeat. llimory scarcely re- j
cords u bulletin in which a d it-Hitter wa# more ;
explicitly avowed. It ix nwid that they are j
prepared to ri-Miinc the cntefrt on the other ;
aide of the Mi'tcio and to lie auain defeated |
with the unifl stolid liraverv a"d unteachable |
awkwardness which 111 <-y have manifested in |
ai! th< ir prcvioiiK t-pt rat ions. Among the ma ;
py piew* ??f goo.I fortune which fall to the ;
French Kmpelor, it e? not the lev1 to have to |
deal wi;!i t-ieh an eiicliiV a-1 thin?brave. dis- !
ciplii.ro iiiul criditahlu to heat, hut ?<> slow of j
counsel and cli iiiL'eahle of jn11 (n>se t!,at A eiu- |
" gle intelligent commanding and army j
of ev?-n only equal couruife and discipline, can i
count every ltd tile u victory, an J every cam- !
puign a conquest.
ADDRESS 07*BEV. T. A. EOYT.
We extract from the Spartanburg Expre** |
the following notice of tin* addrcs recently j
deli veped hy the R-v. T. A. IIo.T, of our villnge j
bcf<*rc the P.eidvillu High School, of that I
District:
Amontr the many nddre??e*s to which we
hnre linteileil on nimilnr occasions, we cannot
recall otie which haft given us higher satisfaction
in it* delivery, or which contr.ined truths
no tit for the time and |dac?% or which wps so
complete in idl the requisites to a literary address.
a* the one delivered at. iteiii ville, On Inst
Tl.n?.hiv U..v T A ?*-i
- f-. -j ... .. .. ... .1..J14 ui nunti- |
Till. \V? tloniii *leHire to !>.: mii<im<lcr*too<l; i
we have henril more cogrnt nn<l irresiatuMe |
rea?jii>iiiir. wc have lieen ehavmetl with inure 1
fjen\it .fully rounded sentences and pololied
plim***. we 't:?ve hud our heart to throb nnd
palpitate under the influence of more stirring
%hp[>?vio'.ed cliiii'imcc, hut we sre unahle^to
recwl Leein our own experience nit example
if a ii,.., e appropriate and suecesaful effort on
nr..* ?uch rtn occasion. It wan philosophic^
-wiuior.L lumg tmiu?( . Kwii-ai to every mind
without reftM-ancc tn dialectie*t eloquent withofat
beiug" roo rhetorical. It wo# *|>oken with
mi eat?y ternep and earnerine*# <if manner, and
in n akilfuliy modulated toiin which, white it
pleased unil delighted", riveted the attention of
every one in the larg.? and densely cio'wded
Chapel of the Female H igh* School.
We eliould like exceedingly. if it wef'd'flbt
for tlie unusual number of mthjects which .:<!?
jtnond a place in our paper this week, to give
?tir reader* the outline* o? the address. We
have room to state only thfl-|6ope of the jnt?jecta
treated. After congratulating the truetee#
upon t'li* energy ondjit.erality which they
had <ln?pUj?rt iu founding the Sch< of at IteidvilU,
in ei>rtii*g #u< h iiajtylpom* huildiog*. anil
npon the nn?fticiou? Iflartyning wuich Ujey had
mmir, prjOC*cd*d i?? diauuM th? rein t i vainer its,
and to eontrn >t the r?af fitntfeattiid adjMjktion
of }lat hematic. the t'luwitb ami Metaphysics.
nieaiiH of edi'eat fug and developing'tin*
r al... 111. a ' / K.lL
"iyi,r- imiimii p|??'ro univ *' nnwF*
ematti.%, And without dfcp'trngiiig the cnltiva?n
of tliio science a* nn? in<li?peiisahle for
aineaa iff life, lie denied the great ilfcpnrlanee
which hue- l?enr claimed <.?r it as a mental
gtfmnaatic, Il? regarded ih? i^ntaHdinaipline.
?. waicb a study of tlx* cla?ics affurds, as far aa-*
iterior to that of mathematics. MetaphVeiea
??a l>#!d to lw? abo ve^Mith in this reej?eetiand by
far lb* frpst t^-hr-ol for oalliyg forth and training
for vigorous and eff-dtive service the po?ara
of the mind. Por the**' position* lie argued
for n.QM thy an Jinur, and gave such convincing
proof of their corfeotn ess and truth, that
fawr, wa ttoiitk, who k?ar4 htm, will hare Uia
?
man of our tSMfce, ^il *?
rust thai Jus |W#aE<l may ha spared to
fulfill trie lffgR,ljopM,*ud promises think hia
talaftta hire excited, J? * " **n|lWC;'
I
& $ now ia fiat working order.
TUB INDEPENDENT PRESS.
ABBEVILLE, S. C.
w. A. LeE7"EBTi oE.
Friday Morning, July 22, 1859.
A DVICKTIFEMENTB.
We direct attention to the curd of Prof. S. M.
Hall, wlio is now engaged in instructing a
large class in dancing at. this pla<;e and at tlio |
solicitation of liis friends and pupils, propose#
to form a new class on I lie l?t August next.
I'rof. IIall has the beat of references, and lius
given very general satisfaction here ami else- '
where.
See ulso tlie advertisements of II. S. Kerk,
Api-lkton ?fc 11. 51. Pkruymax, II.T. Tustin. Militurv
Orders l?v Gen Griffin. Military Orders
l?y Col. Ci.inkscalks, notice of the Major's Election
in tlio Cth i.cjjirnent, and other advertisements.
THE CIRCUS.
Our renders will not forget that Rodissox A
Lake's great Circus will perform here according
to announcement on Saturday next. It i?
one of the best companies of the kind and their
bills promise nn attractive entertainment.
THE CENSU8 OF ABBEVILLE.
We learned from Air. Johnson Kamey, who
has completed, the duty assigned him by the j
legislature, <>i inking lliu ccnvis of the white J
inhabitant* of Abbeville, tlint there are in our j
District, 5,710 males, ami 5,.r>00 females, innk- :
ing total <>f 11,216. The total by U. S. cen- |
mis of isr.o. wiib I'2,<190 white persons, allowing
a dcerensc <>f 14S:i.
THE HOP AT*WILLIAMSTON.
By reference to their advertisement it will j
be aseii that the proprietors of the Williumston (
Hotel intend giving a Hop on Wednesday the I
'27 th inst. It promises to be a very pleasant'
ntFiiir, and to commend it to the attention of
nil who arc in search of recreation and enjoyment.
THE McKRNZIK TROTTPR
We linve lie^n favored, during llie pn?it woelt
with 8'>tne very agreeable dramatic entcrtainnieiits
fruin this well known corps. The performances
generally have given much Bot.isf.ic
lion, and we regiet that the company have not
receiwd the patronage to 'which their merits
entitle them.
HOT AND~DttY WEATHEB.
The weather during the past week ha* been
opprenfively hot and dry?the thermometer
ranging a'love one hundred deg. in the shade.
From all parw of the District, we hear constant |
complaints <if ihc excessive and long continued
drought., which is seriously iilfecting the growing
crops. In eoine ?ect.ions there has been
little rniii for nine or ten weeks, and all portions
of the District are suffering tnore or le?s.
Without r?:n soon our crops must be very
much cut short.
OBITTJAKY.
Wo regret to announce the death of Mr.ABRAU
Litks, aii old and respectable citizen of our
District, who leaves a largo circle of friend* an<l I
relative* to deplore his lo?. lie was for many
years n member of the Baptist Church At Brulab.
r.nd led the life of a consistent aud devoted
Chris' inn.
We nre pained to learn also of the death oft
Mr. John Hoof long .1 resident of our District I
near ilurrinhui-g, nnd who had endeared hini..lf
t, 1. l - I-.: I - -1? I
i-t.il miiuy i it'Mua mm reninvr?, uy wnoni
It is loss will be greatly lamented.
THE CELEBRATION AT WILLIAMSTON.
The Suudiiy School Celebration came off at
\Villi.ttiiriion. according to announcement, on
Wednesday the 20tb in^t. There whs n large
attendance on the occasion, an?l the number
present wns estimated at between 2500 and
8'tOO perwons. Various Sunday Schools of this
and the adjoining Districts were represented,
and formed an imposing profession with their
beautiful bannersand appropriate budge*. Addresses
were delivered h}' C. .1. Elford Esq. and
llev. W. A. McSw.u* and others, after which
the company partook of ft pic nie dinner. The
day passed off very pleasantly and quietly.
ABBEVILLE MALE ACADEMY.
We nre indebted ton friend, for a- very interesting
neconnt of tfie recent Examination,
at this flourishing Academy, now under the
charge of Mr. Wm 11. White, and Mr. Wm C.
Word In w. his assistant, and regret that it was
received too late for our this week's issue. It
is written by one fully competent to do justice
to the subject, and who attended 4he examination
throughout, and who says of it, that
it was the moBt thorough and searching that he
ever witnessed, reflating the greatest cred.t
upon teacher and pupil, and sufficient in itself
to give a high position to the institution.
INURE AiBK<tT THE WEALTH ' OF ABBEVILLE.
We publish in another column an interesting
communication from the Rev. Thomas Frean, of
Columbia, Deputy Treasurer of the upper Di.
vision irSrintr a OMmnarafSco ?f ^?
Returns of jtic Upper Division during the past
an J present year?nnd also a comparative state *
mentof the namber of slnv.-s in Abbevillo District,..
8_#l?ia of eoods, receipts from factorage
employments, the value of town lots, nnd the
gro?? Auioui.t of taxes paid during tbo years
1828 '38, '48, '68.
The statement affords a gratifying view of
the increase of the wenlth of our District, and'
will be valuable to our citizens, as* matter of
reference. It will be seen from the table given,
that in thn last 80 years, the number of slaves
in our District4*M nearly doubled whilst the
j value of goods Bold, and town lota, has in.
I creased in more than a tenfold: vein*.
- EXECUTION Or TSX SLAVE tAIHT
Our Newtterry exuhrtpgea inform m of tho
execution of the ?Uve Fanny on Friday ImI,
convicted of adminittering^toieoft to l|r. Bob-"
(Tut Btrwat"* fnm41y. ftnd which miilu^n the
death of Mra. WiLKta, hia4iousekeepVT M'opt
five thouaaed persona Were preaeot at T'Arr-.
oaiion. She appeared ponitant.
maden full oonfesfion-j^en
first d<jj?e of tfraenio furnUhe^ *w*a
(]. fitally destroyed by falling' into the'<firj9B
Tbciieond waa furni?he*Tto pdlMWnlMH
tbe-owttflW-rmrt^by-poWinigr K*i? har- sh*?3{
l*vC. elM beioff the oTtfy antyt? the fftnjlj who \
dr?pktf?i*beter*g?, t^poi-,
on with the ringTe djpp?r pf w?U?r with #hicb .
he Intended mriiirfg ?K? "Ifp^oTrif# -ito'/wM
called oot of tHo kitotten. Mm. tbtrfi* t?>?
bowkffe?fttr ?tWirf Ui'^hfT nbuaa* ?nd,
?h< oppofd, pat tffo dipped into W>? baok^tL
"i&ff? ifl it, 4?d ***
* drfnk> that becoaotiDg for the greater *lrut?HM
-of tut tb*a tie otfiW*. FwjJljr up6r>
tier reUrtp to til* 'kitttyA, ?* the- dipjw in
^ backet, *nd **pp9*&. tjw poiton.hul been
pmpiMH fc? tin ' ' >J,! ' i
?'
TFTR naturalization QUESTION.
A recent despatch of tlio State DepartmeD.
to the Minister of the United States at lierlin
dated July 8th. 1859, recognizes tlio right of ,
expatriation as fullv, and places the doctrine up
on as high eround, as Gov. Wisk himself could
desire. It slates that the right of expatriation
litis always been held in the United States, and
recognized generally l?y the most eminent writers
on public law. The Constitution recognizes
the right, by conferring upon Congress the
power to establish a uniform ruin of naturalization,"
and Congress has uniformly acted upon
the principle ever since the commencement
of the federal government. They established
a uniform rule of naturalization, near seventy ,
years ago. and these laws continue ip to the
present time, though various changes have been
made in their provisions. The Alien, in order j
to becomo a citizen, is required to make oath '
or affirmation to support the Constitution of |
the United States, nud must entirely rt-nuunce !
all allegiance to any foreign State or Sovereignty
whatever. Such is the requirement of
oiu law, nud there exists, it is believed, ncnrce
ly a State in Europe, in which the law does
not in Rome form or other, authorize the naturalization
of foreigners?The clYect of naturalization
is to co'ifer upon the foreigner nil the
riglus, privileges and immunities, which belong
to a native born citizen, in their full extent
with the single qualification, that "no person {
exc< pt a native born citizen is eligible to the j
oftice of President." With this exception, the j
naturalized citizen, after the date of his ntitu"
ralization is placed upon the Fame footi'ig with !
the native citizen. Naturalization confers a j
new political birth, and exempts the naturnl' (
ized citizen who returns to his native land, j
from any linbilty for Militnry service except |
mm, uuc in, me nine 01 in* leaving. A tuture
liability to serve in the army will not he sufTi- j
eient to charge the pnrty,?since before the j
time has arrived fur tho performance of the i
duty, he bus changed his allegiance and become |
a citizen of tho United Stales. Hence, the |
naturalised citizen is entitled to protection |
in all cases, exoept that o f actu-il desertion, or j
a refusal to enter the army, after being regti- j
larly drafted into it by the Government to |
which ho then owed hid nllegiance.
t:ik position and prospects of cotton.
The Charleston Jfrrcuri/ published from the |
Liverpool Pott, a communication from iu> well j
known correspondent "Mcreutor," on the Po j
ait ion and Protptcti of Cotton during the prca- <
cut year.
The writer estimated the last years crop, at !
from 3,700.000 to 3.800,000 bales, which has j
exceeded the cJt-l}' estimates of the season, by
nearly 500,000 baled?yet so great has been j
the extent of the consumption, that but for the !
European war the present prices would have I
been much higher, and unoasineM would have !
been felt in Manchester iti relation to llie fu- |
ture supply of cotton. The elasticity of trude j
has been sufficient lo counterbalance tlie enormous
crop, and the derangement of tho Contenetital
war,
The tot al supply of cotton for the hnlunoa of
the year is estimated nt 1,695.001) hales, and
the consumption for the aarne period nt I lie '
rate of 43,000 bales?per week to the niannf.ic i
turer. together with the foreign export, will !
reach 1,360,000 bale?, reducing the stock on j
hand in Liverpool on Ihe Stint December 1859, J
to 335,000 hales?nn aggregate stock suhstaoti
ally the same ns last year, but very diflicrcutly
divided?the proportion of American cotton lie*
ing 100.000 hal?-s less than at the end of 1858.
Tim writer therefore concludes that the position
of the market is good, and warrants the existing
currcncy. A crop of 1,750,000 hales has i
b en inort than absorbed; for stocks will be i
lighter at the cud than at the beginning of the j
vear,?and this under a state of warfare '
which would seem to indicate that if peace j
were restored, a crop of 4,000,000 bales would ;
be disposed of next year.
TTTE CTTMPS TW TTT.fmiTlA
We tnaku the following extract from a letter
written by a gentleman of Coluinbin County,
Flft., to a friend in Abbeville, dated July 4th,
in which he gives the following account of the
growing crops :
" The crops are good, and all hands are feasting
on watermelons, peaches and roasting
ears. I will finish laying by cotton this week*
and start all hands to planting new ground in
pea?. My cotton is growing rapidly, and is
as full as 1 ever saw any, and if it turns out as
well aa it now promises to dj?. will put up our
Inndsto |s 15 or$20 in less than five years.?
The long-cotton fellows are beginning to admit
that tftay bc it will do; and if it does, will
hrflp our country very much. What think j-ou
of cotton the 4th of Jul}' as high as your head,
and numbers of grown bowls upon it. If I
hft.l you At my Bronson field, I could make
you slare a little, and wish that you were
away from old Abbeville."
LITERARY NOTICES.
Godey'b Lady's Book.?We have received
the August number of th if ^popular periodical
leading tiie bright array of the monthlies. It is
richly illustrated, and contains a finely colored
engraving of u Subcrban Villa, drawn expressly
for the Lady'p Book, from an original design.
It contains numerous fafliion platen, and much
en'-ertsiuing literary matter.
(am. vVI^MVrUlil IAD Alt! OUUHJIAU 1 *"* O ?j
indebted to th? Cosmopolitan Art Asadfcintion
for the June number their very excellent
Journal. It is published quarterly at $2.00
' per annum, or 60 centa for aibgle number*. A
subucriplion of,$3/)0 will make ap annual
member of the Association "arid^title him to
tiiQiMfigHEine, a'fine engraving, 'and a chance
for th*) aurtual (frizes.
& DEATH 07 COlL Zrf. HKEJTDOlf.
We ferret U learn s?iy# the QafoltMian that
Col. Z. 1*. Derndoh, of ihi* plaoe, formerly of
Uaionr-diad at ^HHBpringa, Tuesday morn>uig,
at K o'olock^flMf retnaiaa were brought^
10pl V? on yesterday, moor ted by a
appointed by the. Bar of Union,*
jQpjjr^^pgdon long occupied a very prominent
jlltffition mt the Bar of that plaee. He wa? le- <
legal adviter, and was em>
almost every mm pf any importance
brought ^ffore the Ccurta of that
HMfe. Hi* health ha? for tome time been on
fSecline. lie was in tlie eixty-eiglnh year
[jdUIAll MMHI ?ai
w . ?- - ? w?v |/<W HIM m?
/tnr o'clock.'
-* y' At
Ui?>ftpaa4 ui#oting of the stockholders of
the Bank of N?wberry, 8. CS, held ooAhc ftih
JolL, tft ioHowltig nlMed gftnileta?3^^r*p?
d*?t?d dirttto+a, fo er?? totfiocntuttoffjMitv;
I*- B. JIIKM IL BftCtpr^Mopb.
-C#WwaH, Ro?eio? F. At?fo4, KWmVTowp, (
Jame* A- Ren wick. R. L. M'Caijyhi^jy JyhnPKinard,
Satn'L R. Todd, John ^.Bbnpwm. iohs
qpttrtly bfefil, B: T>. BoydlTM
ir^^rrnMiiWit, - w
i
COMPARATIVE VIEW
Of the General Tux of the Upper Division.
To tiik Editor of the Independent IVkss:
Sir:?Herewith I give yo.y a Comparotive
View of tlie Tax Returns ofRlie present willi
the past year. The inertaso of every apeciep
of tuxthle properly muni. l>e i*iiflily gratifying
(o tlio cilizcnsof the Upper Division.
Year#, tila.vef.|"?alo? of Value of Gro?s
To?ii I't* Taxci
18.r>9 24<t.48'.? 8.1.r>3.H?2 ftt4f.6.185 3>4.'lt>2 9r>
1868 217.286 7.883,213 fi.n87.7B3 236.fl<>9 9.r>
Inorewsp 2203 WWj) 347.432 88.39ft.00
As an unnnswernlile ?ri?urnent in favor of
i>.ii^.n.< r.. ?:i^ ...... .i.n o n.....
partitive View of the Tax Return# of yo'jr
District for cnch decade within the last thirty
year*. Hut convincing as theae argument* are#
they arc deficient in force and strength unless
we could tthew I fie vast increase in the valuo
of real estate throughout the District. TIiib
however under our present form of Taxation
cannot l>e done.
1 hope our Tux Act will undergo revision
for it generally r.-ud* it. It belongs to the
past ami not to tin* present.!
Extract from the Tax Rrtttrii* of Abbeville Din
I rid for the Jlnmiug Yeair, viz:
+4 \ Cj** r r: ? j2 o
MM 5*? 5 "2. s ? s ?
? If, s3 s-3 i r!
j **> ?. _11 5l__
1828i 11,4 lit *> lit, olio $:?y.47.> $I0.353.o:$
183Kll3.3lMiill9.0tm! 10.30ft.85
l84Hjl7.2-*| 8<". Oil"! 29,09ft I21,3ft"l 11.34(5.37
18C8ll9.8ti8ijStl.808! 44.UtHn4Ql.2Wil 23.714 111
Number ot Slaves in 1828 were 11.415; iu
38, lo,3i>0; in Mfi, 17.285; in '08, 19,808.
THOMAS rttEAN, IVp. Treiw.
Treasury Office Columbia, July 14th, 1859.
The Tax on Oooda. Wares ami Mri-lmnil;?<
is not Mtiform, sometimes it is levied on I lie
amount of 6*l?s. .111.J sometimes on tin; amount
of stock employed.
WRITTEN roil THE INEI'KNDKST PRKSS
"A RETIRED PRIVATE1* VS. OUR MILITIA.
Mr. Kditor: We had indulged the hope tlmt
we Imd run agnist. "the very man, who perfectly"
understood the rope*, "mid would expose the
evils and inutility of the military system; hut
not so," for ''A Retired Private'' raises hi*
"voice" a second time, only show how successful
he is in "accomplishing h beautiful evasion.*'
We are truly- sorry for this, for we feel ai?nin
doomed to have our tympanum annoyed by the
sA:ne' old song of "the military system ought
to be abolished," when not. one of twenty, even
of those under the anti-military instructions of
A Retired Private, either can, or will
assign the simplest valid renqOti for it* abolish
tlleiit.
He. however, seems disposed to excuse liimsel'
on the ground of "disrespect to the understand
ir.g of our fellow cit izens," who, in his opinion,
having examined the matter "calmly ami faitly
fur themselves, disapprove of-it. Now w?
will not u uestion his m-destv but tl>inL-I>?
need not entertain feare of wounding the feeling
of "our fellow citizens'Tor men rarely ohjeiM
to lieint; xificnleJ from a dilemma. In<lceil
they mi^ht be placeil under lusting gratitude
to liirn for uri idea or two on the subject, piuc<
our legislature lias had it under conyidcrn
tion, and not being favored with the vision*
of some, has failed to perceive th-? magnitude
of the evila eo long and so often chanted. Tlx
matter was even referred to 11 special eomm ittee
; but nfter enreful search tbev also fulled to
gel n glimpse of the "lilnek Crow." Wc bop
leave to suggest to our legislature llie propne
t v of selecting a committee of less contractcd via
ion liercufter, or if enough can be had, whohiid
tlie exquisite pleasure of riding that brautifu<
little animal "antimilitary," they will do.
lint, .is "A Retired Private's" position is nn?
pretty clear, we will dismiss bis '-Ipse dixit'
and for once, violate to a limited extent, tin
rule# of controvert", by stating a few of tin
reasons for continuing the militia. We tie
not, however, feel ourself under obligation tc
to do so, since we are acting on the defensive
and arc o:.ly expected to meet arguments io
f>te'>d of advancing them.
And first, we take it for granted, that thos<
who originated and established the military
law. were wife and good men, and if wise and
good, they must have been intellectually and
morally incapable of imposing useless dnt.iee
upon their constiuents, hence, they evidently
saw the very best of reason* for Betting on fuol
ana enucting a law boiu inconvenient and expensive.
Again, the law being established, it wotib
be reflecting greatly upon the w isJom ant
character;uf our sage statesmen; to say, thai
they had, for more than half a century, sustained
a law which required unmerited ser.vice
at the hands of their fellow citizens.
Had this heen the case with the immortal
Calhoun, McDnffin, Butler and others, and they
had known that they were sustaining a calling
law, how could W*.i??y to their ashes liequei*
cat in pace.
Wo would rather say "ye lenew your duty bul
did it not," But there is again, no ground
upon which to predicate the belief, that .circumstances
have so altered in the affairs of out
governments as to render, a once nseful milfta
ry law, now worthless. If so, why has nol
"A Retired Private" so informed the public,
and act about devising some plan, hj
which, bis fellow citizens, for whom he appears
to havo unusual sympathy, might be
saved from such in cnprofitnble duty! lot
nut-shell, we conclude, according to the fact
that if the system is uow, aa it is said to bt?,
worthless, it must have been always so, and
those who established it, together with th>w
who* have since sustained it, wera either knave*
or MBIs; but we are far from beli?ring them U
liav? been either; but wise and good men, jusl
the vary men who should make laws for friond
"Private" and ourselt The only error wbict
we conceive they committed, was too much
Teniency, or want of stringenoy in ilia law,
{Sflireh allows fcnrt rnonv mrirtnt fha 1 iKart ?r a
<r |?- - .^
becoming "Retired." Thir bnwerer, mayb<
attributed to the amount of awntfdeiiee whict
.tliry were disposed to plijee io tb?ir Bona, ?nc
which the laltf r Ii?va fuiltd t<> merit Tin
fftt it dur father* tired before the day* of end
rnpid, flashing progression end true, genuini
fm and fitvtktt*, end were sedate anil patriotic
ibm. lUviog panlii?4 by their owi
for#, tijeir. liberties, they handed then
down, to us, witfjjt law making ^?ery man i
a cititen easier, ready at attysnd alftinpea U
defend his Wuod-booght f nheritan'ee. Bui now
bartag'growo to fee 4?teat'p?opW, taadfeliattti
and nice to parade on aa -old field "uud?r t
biroiHtf gjfcoi'' w? must lay asjde dld {so called
flifflpt,* no-mauer what goad may o? o*a
^ * *, i-'-r-;
, ? are gfteatly iod?bt*d ,t?
flHptck ?f >h?-ela?rela wpn. Tfc
hones ?f 'uptne of otfr bjravf?t paopfc
now lie tyaaahing on many ? well
aaaMdrs mo&yriUn* ?mi<
tho greatest clash of guns and loudest roar of
cannon, might always have been foUnd the
brave Palmetto boys.
But whether or not. as is no doubt questioned,
this heroism id due to the influence of our
militia, we have the consolation to know that
j it belonged peculiarly to those, who had been
I raided up to manhood, under strict military
j discipline. Tiui if the military system had no
other good ttinn tliat of sustaining n well reg- [
ulated system ?if patrol, tlmt ought to lie j
enough to commend it to^tlio favor of every I
devoted son of tile .South. We believe it to lie !
useless to talk about a system of patrol being j
; kept up without the militia. The two are in- I
I separable, any attempt to ahol Mi the ohm will j
I equally effect the other also. The truth of this
lias already been observed in tome parts of our
j district, where little or no attention is paid to
the military law. Our slaves no longer fear
the patrol, and are permitted to roam where
the please. We know plantations of negroes
which have not been patrolled for years. I
Will this state of things do? There are many
other points, of great bearing, in the question i
before us, but it is unnecessary to speak o! |
them. The circumstances are such, that we j
I are compelled to acknowledge the great utility |
of the military system, until the contrary is I
proven, just as the law regards n man innocent I
until he is proven guilty.
BAYONET. I
FOREIGN NEWS.
j Arrival of the Steamir Weaer.
NK\v York, July 16.
i The steamer Wcscr. which sailed from Liver- I
! pool on the 4th iustunt, arrived ut thin port
j to-day.
The salts of cotton on Saturday amounted to
0,001) bale*?tlie market closing quint luit
steady. Breadstuff* dull. Provisions dull,
i Consols {Wjj.
; Tlie poliiicaI news is of little interest.
, I The Gentian l)iet Imve nirreed to place a |
, ! corps ??f observation on the Rhine.
Disturbances are occurring at .MeMino. , \
A despatch from Vienna, duted the lid, M-nW
that the l'iedmoiiteje had surrounded i'esJ
chiera.
Despatches from Milan to the 1st instant,
i state that Giirilialdi, with 5.U0U men, was tna'
. mouvreiiig to close the valley of the Adige, so
us to isolate Vci'imib from tne Tyiol.
. I'riuee Windisehgraiz was expected nt Ber- I
' 1 in on the S'l, on a special mission from Vicuna, j
i '1 he French rentes have an advancing tcii*
k dcucy, closing nt OH.3.1.
Important from the Seat of War.
i Tlie PitriM Afititifrur #?f .fnlw
1 I fuiiiiwini; lrl<i?Miin :
i Valk?i?>. Friday.?From the Kmpprr>r Nopo- ;
; leon to the Fmpress: '"The whole army has
. |>ntt*i*il the Mitieiu. The Sardinian* have in[
vested I r?uliit'i'a. The r?iiifurcvtiit>nt? which I
j have received by the nrrivul of ttft.tMO men mi1
<ler l'rinee Napoleon, have enuMed me to apI
protieh Verona without compromising myself
j in nn.y wiiy. a* I have left- a corp* d'armtc at
: tin- liurlo, t<> wiitfh Mnnt.ua ; and L him ahoitt
r ' to assemble another at lireaciu to watch the
. t passea of the Tyrol."
Tiie Monitntr bImi contain* tlie following offi
! cial bulletin of the battle of hullVriiio :
I Tilt? force of lli* army of the enemy amounted
to from two hundred nnd filly thoui<Hiid to
'< two hundred und seventy thousand. The new
| artillery produced terribl* elFevt?its d'n!
ehartjea reached the enemy a'. a distance their
heav iedl. i^iius eon Id not reply, and covered the
| plain with the dead.
! The low rtisiiiined by the French is 720 offi
cel t* placed hurt de combit. one hundred and
: twenty of whom were killc'l. and twelve thocs
: an<l privates killed and wounded. Among (lie
killed are seven colonies ami six lieutenant
! colonels. Among those wounded are five gene,
rah.
i The Austrian correspondent says that the
: Iocs at the haltle of the *24th, an fur as hits yet
< i been ascertained, is one thousand nine hun
dred killed and eight Lhousand one hundred
I wounded.
! j Arrival of the Steamer City of Waahf
i ington.
New York, July 18.
The ?lonm?>r City of Washington, which sail'
i-d from Liverpool, via Cotk, on the 7-th instant,
| arrived at thm port to <lay?
* j The sales of cHton on \Wdnesday were 15.?
, ; 0(n> l>al*s?nearly ull to the trade ; all qualities
i slightly ndvmieed. Sales on Thursday 8,000
' : hale*?mnrket firm. Consols 0S? to 93J.
> ; Breadstuff* dull, prices nominal. Corn
, I steady, with an increased demand for yellow.
Provisions dull. Produce unchanged.
Gkmkk.il I.ntei.liuenc^.?A battle is daily expeeted
on the Adige.
It is reported ihat n British mail steamer has
been requeiled to prepare to carry an anna*
^ A neon a 1ms Wen declared in a state of siege.
Latest, (via Queenstown )?The Paris corres>
pondent of the L?n<1on Tonus says that tin*
Minister of War and Pelissier have had another
conference, for the purpose cf concerting measures
for a complete organization of the army in
! the East.
A general disarming of the citizens of Trieste
I i has been ordered.
I { The Auftrians are believed to have 2,000 men
, j in line on the Adige.
Information had readied Vienna that Garij
baldi's meigjhft'l violated Tyrol by entering one
i j of .the prominent passes. Windischjrratz had
gone to Berlin to acquaint the Prussians of this
fact, and to proposo to send a German army
lilt-'* l)mi|a
Koffiit.h has issued a proclamation, calling
r ! on tlie Hungarians to rise for their liberty, and
. i say* flint he will wmn be among '.hem.
j The I'.viSide Ku?w> sava that Prussia ha*
called out #ii/rmv of 800', oOO men, whiufi will
t be reinforced bv 1*50,000 of the Federal troops,
and thinks under the circumstances that France
will not listen to hei* proposed mediation.
It was rjp-rted at iiootnia that Garibaldi
had deifiited three to five Ihou-and Tyrolean
Chasseurs. and had succeeded in driving them
I beyond the Steliro past)?the latter Buffering
severely.
?^ a m
Arrival of tb? Stammer Indian.
, Farther Point, July 17.
k The steamer Indian touched at thia point
yesterday, beiuglng advice* from Liverpool to
the 6th instant.
The salcfe of cotton for the <hr?e daya amonnt
I ed t-o 28,f?00 bales, the market closing dull, hut
, prices steady. Breadstuff* declining. Consols
93f to 934 fcr gecouofcr 1
Tub Latw.?O&tfe sales of cotton at Liv*r>
pool, speculators anoVsportf-a took 2,OOObales.
I Middling Or eaus is qlwtodat 6Jd., and middling
upland* ttf-1. , .
The Manchester accounts are favorabla, and
1 A&qualitiot of good* hava slightly .advanced,
' wM.li an active market and stock* Tow.
Richardson. Soenca A On., sav that the
f weather is favorable for the growing crops.
Plotir i*vcrV dull, and holder* prea!"iii!? aa'es.
1 Wheat ts'tfOll. and haadefclirted I ti? 24,; Booth
> ern It*. to,lIa..2d. Ro*in ?a atoadjir at 8f? lOd.
| to 8?. lid. Terpentine is 4nll'ttt~88*. 9ft.
a1).... i.u u..? a..i.i: ti ,.c
? ? *!?* lino IM OII IIV UgMl'lllg* *'l
Peft^jjfp* i> rofff-'uiiig, and tbe Frcnch are
1 threatening: Verona. " ' *'
i- ^-American securities, art flow of sale, but uu
Losdom. Wfdne?i9af.?Cerrtols are quoted at
93? for moQ.?tj fpd xcauuot. .<
' The Austrian %d/anted prat is bu^ ah?rt
i distance from Villa Franefc) which is occupi
^ |d by the. opr^^under ooounand uf # ftftfiel
' ' Is Vety rtrneh donbted" whether the Attatfjfr"
* u> would venture to accept battle io Vie
n hrxunt dpmnr?li?nfl unnilition nf tkitir trtnv.
) Itatft. Jbfy 4 ?H ft mrftaor?d that W,000
Jtaufth *r*;p? h*v? dtombfls-kwl aiJL0di?0?9d
?:W '
1 . "T^i* Or*?t If wa >t Totfnerftlll,
1 t*wi>?iur KM** Roj^wWH* tield oflPfeUr,
THE BIGHTS OF AN ALIEN UNDER OUB
LAWS.
A correspondent of the Columbia Guardian
furnishes to thai paper nn interesting statemcht.of
our law with reg.nrtl to aliens and
tlieir naturalization?from which it appears
that by the amendment of our Constitut ion in
1856. no one in South Carolina can voto unless
ho has been a citizen of the Slate for two
years previous to the election :
Whether nn alien can hold ofliee in South
Carolina is que t ioned by some?nine* under
the amendment of the Constitution (1854) all
officers must take tin* oath of alli-i/iance to the
State. No one certainly can bp elected a mem
her of the l.owcr House unless he has been a
eiti?e i of South Carolina lor three years, Senate
live years, Governor or Lieutenant (Joverner
lor ten years. See Constitution of I7fli>
Nor can aliens a' all. nor naturalized (until
they lr?ve been a citizen for two yeurs) serve
nn jurors, for jurors must be voters. See Acts
of Assembly.
Kxcept as to votes nnd as to being eligible
to l lie Legislature and Kxeeutive Ifeimrtmeiit*
mid rs to serving a* juror*, there is not recall
cd at present any <li4--r 1111 innluxi between nillive
I jo r it nml naturalised in South Carolina,
llnl it should lie observed tlint. these reslticlions
as to time apply to citizens from sisler
States and our Slate as well ns lo naturalized.
The two fm inur classes must have been citizens
of this State so many yearn before allowed to
voto or hold the oflieca. or serve as juror#.?
Of course with lis aliens cannot own real estate,
but they limy take and hold until oflico
found. They may lend money on mortgages
of real en:ate, and alien widows of citizens are
in law the same as other widows, and aliens
may like native born and naturalized be required
todo miliiia and patrol duty, lo work
on the roads, to |>ay taxes, and to be "of good
behavior."
WASHINGTON NEWS.
General Lamar, our Minister to Nicaragua, j
informed our (iovernuiciit l?y the Inst steamer j
that Ik; iiitcinlcil tn letuin home in the it*fxi- j
utenmer. The return of Jerez to Nleai ngun |
may tlflay his relurn. in the hope of necum1
plishing B'imoihiiitr. Jerez, left here ftillv ini?
preiWqd with the belief that he could unravel
the Central Am- ricau imbroglio. l)espatehc?
from Nicaragua are looked fur by the administration
with nilleh interest.
The Board of Naval Officers appointed by
the "Secretary of the Navy to examine the various
lireech loading rifles hc^t- adapted for naval
purpose!! have completed their labors und made
their repoit. The Secretary will dispose of the
matter duriug the coming week. The appropriation
i? one hundred thousand dollars, and
i the content is very animated.
' Judge lionglas is here and intends to remain
; n month mi'hi. lie, with a few of his mends,
j are quietly arranging a programme lor the
| Chariest ion Convention. Iliti friends look upon |
| Ins uoniinntion as u foregone conclusion.
J. C. Ilaniil'on ia here, making researches in
relation to the i'r?;?t questions of neutrality
ami commercial freedom, and, it is understood.
ii< possessed of very important inn erial.<. sliow|
ing that the policy of the ndin'iiistrnl ion in till?
j ly iti consonance with tlnit tinullv adopted by
: Washington, to be embraced in his history
| of the United States.
The lale Congress hnj appropriated only
, flft.nnw an n preliminary to taking thu next
j eensiis, for the preparation of blank form?, instruct
ions to Marshals. ?tc. Ample time will
he allowed for the selection o reliable deputies,
ait'l Mich arrangements wtll he made by
the Secretary of the Interior ft* will mure tlie
prosecution of ffie work with more per feet liens
j than heretofore. Many ftpplieutio na have been
j mndo for employment as eleika, but tlie Census
Bureau will not bu organized nnli! next year,
when the return# shall begin to be received.
There is authority for the assertion that, how
ever desirable the acquisition of Lower Califur
I tun niuy he to tlx* administration, iiohucIi prnj
position in now pending between the govern*
j incut* of llie United States and Mexico as lias
been stilted.
Secretary Fiord's health is slightly improved,
and lie will rut urn to Washington to accompany
tlie President to liudford Springs ou Mon;
day.
BANK STATEMENT.
Th? follow ill jj cundviise t statement of tlie
condition of the linnks in Souili Carolina, on
the 30th June, is from the Comparative View
published in the Charleston Mercury:
The aggregate results are as follows: liability
f-?Capital 314.wlK.35U WS : circulation 8,14*>.??74
152 ; profit on hand 2.193,(13$ Ort; due
Bank* '2,778,"23 4ii; deposits 4.131.8K2 85;
due State 3.32U.H74 40: other items 1,775 UU;
total $35,495.1" >5 HI.
ItetMiurctf*?Specie $2.828.6.">8 14 ; Itenl Estate,
076.741 47 ; Rank Noted, 44",839 00;
Da** from Bunk*, 2.6'>0.868 66 ; Diseonnlf. 12.?
716,785 95 ; Dumwrii! Cx>:tiHii|(e, 8.659.3:i3 3D.
Foreign Kxvlian^e, 712.415 05; Bond*, i.103.?[
737 40; Stork*. 1.941,663 77; Suspended ti?M, 1
04.761) 62. Branched, 1,342,073 50. Total, 35,- j
495.805 21.
By eomparing I hi* with I lie statement for
the month >>f Muv, we note the following
cl>niiireB: A decrease in the total of linliilitied
nnil of red"*irce* of $1,187,344 83; a decrease
in circulation of (981,(194 60 ; a decrease in
deposit* ??f $534.3mt 97; a decrease in Domestie
KxHianp;, of $949,iil3 82; an increase in
Kill nlA on llrtml nf !fcKl7 AKl R?4 an inopu.iau in
j-- v?.
discount* i>f #392.'28.1 14 ; nml an lucrum** in
Foreigu Exchange qf^'2<tjf08 65.
Mn. Yancf.y's SiMcljEpaWe have received a
full report of the speech delivered in Columbia,
on Friday evening, l>y Hon. William L. Yancey
of Alabama, at tlio reijuest and invitation of
ninny friend* in Columbia. Oar accumulation
of arrears in reports of celohrntions, proceeding*.
news and correspondence, cornels us to
defer publication. The South Carolinian says
of this speech :
We shal! publish in oimjwe of Wednesday
n full report of Mr. Yandiy'a ohle speech in the
Allieoeum Hall. -Oar fihonoirraithlc reporter.
Mr. Woodruff, was present, and took full mid
n<ic urate notes, whirh were revised l?y Mr.
Yanccjf" himself. Though, of cour?e, we differ
Willi him entirely in lilt ingenious argument
concerning the exercise of Congressional eontrol
over the fureiun slave trade, we yet realize
'lie force and lieauiy ?>f the appeals fur agitation
to it. and, without recoil my from the a*ue.
shall present views on the other side, perfectly
confident that a cl nr. understanding of them
will convince the public mind. If this power
"to control the foreign slave trade is a usurpation
liv tho Federal Government, and an in.
fririgement of Stat** sovereignty, then no effort
to recover it should lw lost, even though it he
not in contemplation to exercise it. But for
the publicat ion, in our i*?ue of Sunday, of Mr.
Khett's speech. which ooctipit* our tri-weekly
of to day, we should liHV? pre*ented the speech
in this i??sue. An we <Ur?ot desire to put two
longr: speeches in one triweekly, wo have
thought.proper to retain it for Wednesday.
Treaty with Mexico.?Tire'Mobile Register,
(ex-Minictor Forsyth's paper,) *11 mling to the
rt'poft that Mr."McLsne ir negotiating a treaty
with the Liberal government of M&tica* says:
, We have good res son to know, that a Degoti at
ion js on foot. The' httsis of it, w? tender
stand, in pecuniary Aid Irotn the United Mtifte*,
in con*i<l?T*ii?? of'thi'tfesahiti of L?w*r California.
The Jarffe* government. !jri*|ie4,to include
in thW'tt-eaty * Kunrsriiv of its'parnianenee
and power, bat Mr. MoLime hud uo. instructions
tu authorise this. A pusjnl arrangement
will lie made; perhaps a reoipnfcity <S?nvontion.
Whrt the Tennessee left Vera Crue
.the liberal.goytrqmcnt.had almost rpade up its
mind to aWndoa a "Heap rooted Mexican pra,jo<H?ei?id
?o aaoept the services of a corpa of
r Am?#ioarU-tytaj?0E*aiv three -or foiy. Ihqusapd
Jfcgung. Toe Washington writers, wljo #tarti>d
tWs report, now take it' back as fal*fe. Thajce
.U, neverthe)esa< troth in it; aBd. *h? nm
steamer m*j-hrjog Lerdo de T?da<R or Gen.
Ffagolla do ttt make the ai'ia
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. Medical Convention fob Revising the Phahmacoprffiia
of tiie Unitkd States.?The Medical
Convention for revising the Pharmacopseia,
which met at Washington in liny, I860, provided
for assembling a convention for the samo
purpose in the year 1891), hy tiio following resolutions:
1. The President of the convention shall, on
the first ilny of May, 18.">9, issue a notice re<|iit'*tinn
the severi'l incorporate State Medical
Societies, the incorporated Medical Colleges,
the incorporated Collets of I'hysioians and
Summons, and the incorporated Ollegea of
Pharmacy throughout. the United States, to
elect a number of delegates, not exceeding
throe, to attend a general convention, to ha
held at Washington on the first Wednesday in
May 180't.
2. The several incorporated bodies thus addressed
shall also he required by the President
to submit the PharmacopKia to a careful revision,
mid transmit, the result of their labors,
through their delegates, or through any other
chnnnel. to I lie next convention.
3. The several medical and pharmaceutical
bodies shall be further requested to transmit to
the President of this convention the names and
residences of their respective delegates. as soon
no tli?-y shall have lierri) appointed. a list of
whom slin11 tie published under his Authority,
for the information of the medical public, iu
the newspapers ami medical journals, 10 the
month of March, I860.
Rumor or a New Political Moykment.?
The Athens (Tenn.) Poet gives currency to the
following rumor:
"Ruinore are afloat to the effect that thero
will Miortly hi* a meeting of prominent Democrats
of Louisiana, Mississippi. Virginia, AlaIiriiib,
r.eorgin and South Carolina, to tak<r
counsel upon the condition of the party, and
to ditu'tieft the expediency of letting the Charleston
Convention go hy default. The party iu
the free States hns become so thoroughly fre*-'
soilized that they utterly despair of electing rv
sound Democrat iu 18t>0, and regard a union
with the Southern opposition and the conservative
men of the North nnd \Vcat, as the only
means of defcuting the Black Republicans in
the Presidential contest of the approaching
year. It is said the movements only await lha
termination of the election* in Tennessee and
Kentucky. Should t e opposition carry thaw
two States. of which there is now hut little
doubt, it will immediately go forward."
Mit. Yasckt and thk S-ave Trade. ?Mr.
Yancey believes the laws against the elave
trade and making it piracy when it is not,
should bo repealed. But, as to reopening the
trade, that is a question he is not prepared to
advocate, and, I ke ourselves, regarda as premature.
lie concludes a recent letter on polities,
addressed to J. D. Meadows, Esq., as fol
iuws;
> 1* hi r'npciiiii/j the African slave (rode, that
M a grave question of the highest political auj
rco)iniiiic import, and should lie decided alone
liy i In* ?>*vfPol StHtee?each for itself, and with
ref? Teiiee nl<me In the industrial interest of
each. The ti'ne for its decision ha* not yet arrived,
and ae I have formed no opinion upon it*
expediency trith that thoughtfnines* which it*
great importance demands, I will not discuss it
here.
Very respectfully.
Your fellow-citizen,
W51. L. YANCEY.
Tiir. Slavic Tram: in Alabama.?The Hon.
I\. B. Moure, new Governor of Alabama, and a
candidate f<?r re?election, on being applied lo
f?>r an expression of his opinion on publio
topics. bus written n long letter, in which,
treating of the topic, lie opposes the opening of
the slave trade on grounds of public policy.
| and regrets the agitation of the subject at a
i huhrie of irritation and division ainoni; southI
in people. lie is in favor of modifying the
I laws which make it piracy, and discriminating
) anioni* different grades of the offence, but neit liI
I li>a .</,r nn<. ?l 1,1 I
milted to divide llie South in the crisis of t'lio
next year.
Mount Vernon.?The Alexandria Oaxctts
says the home nml tomb of Washington will
rtnon j)us** into the possession of tbc Ladier'
; Mount Vernon A?m)i:intii>n. Various repair*
i Were commenced on Monday,-the 11th inntant,
under ths superintendence of Col. Charle* ft.
Prii-e, of Alexitndinu. Tho carpenter's tools
imported from England by General Wnahin^ton,
dliriug his life time, have linen- preserved,,
and will, in ull probnhili'y, be ub?d' now in
making the contemplated repairs.
Masonic.?The committee appointed by tfi?
Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter, whioli ha*
i been in >*e*<<ion nearly tho entire week, fiuinhed
their labors yesterday morning, and returned
t<> their respective home*. The following gfentleini-n
constitute the committee: A. G. Slack?
ey. M. I)., and II. W. Schroder, Esq., Charleston
; G?-n. V. D. V. Jnmieon, Orangeburg; T.
| I'. >lider, Ivq., KewUerry; Rev. li. Johnson,
Abbeville; li. R. Campbell, E<q , Lauren*; and
A. Ramsey, E*q., Edgefield. The object of tha
meeting wan to tevise the Constit otioo of tbe
Grai.d Lodge and Grand Chapter.
Valuation oy Louisiana.?Tho following ia
the lunt. summing iid of the census returns of
the State of Loumunn, hh given by thw N*w
Orleans Delia : Assessed value of t axable property.
$:<78.6i>4,'2ttl ; of which New- Orlmai
Itns $i?ft.2oti.725 ; a#*ew?ed taxes thereon, $I, HW8.IW8;
ii? New Orleans, $483,564; school
money, $8u0,4tta; number of voters in tb?
I Male, 6S.f>46 ; educalable children, 76.P12.
New Orleans owns more than one fourth of
thu property, and pays more than one-third of
the taxes ot the State.
The Bihla Society of Somter. as we learn
from the Watchman, have appointed the following
delegates to the Bible Convention at Yorkville
on the 2d prox .
W. E. Dick. W. F. B. Haynsworth, J. SL
Richardson. Jr., G. S. Deschamps, J. D. Blandfill*,
J N. Corbett, H. L. Darr. D. J. Winn, J. 11.
Dingle, A. A. Gilbert.
R. A. Pryob.?We see by our Petersburg
exchanges that great efforts -re being made to
nr. iv a, r-yor 10 become the Democratic
candidate fur tho seat in Con grew made vacant
by the di-ath of Hon. W. O. Uoode. H?, however,
decline*.
Tub Dank* in Comx.?The cue of tha Bank
of Charleatou again?t the Bank of the .-rtate of
South Carolina was resumed and concluded
Thursday. Tho jury returned verdict in
favor of the Bank of the State. It i*' Understood
that the-?M* will be carried to the Court
of Appeal*.
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Maj. F. W. Cxpku.?The Charteeton Courier
announces that Mnj. .Capon will not accept tha
invitation to tha Georgia Miliary Academy,
but wi^l rumain at the Citadel in CWuleaiou.
Si onrr*ajK?nd?nt of (he Bouih Carolinian,
n?rriin?Ve? Robert B. Boston. fe?q.. of Winofrbi?ro,'
8. C,, (?.n#tive.qf. this ctty, and ft ton of
Dr. tlenry Buyliion,) for the Vfoaaojr oa tbo
Ch?bcery B?Tiuh.
John M. Landrum, of G?ddo. ii;, h?t tatn
nominated for Congress in the Fottrili.Di&triqt,
T?eei #iag 46 rOUa oat of 88 (ft*' the 6ritb?U&t.
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Cotton.?None offering. Would bring $m?
7tolofs. * "*
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CoUe*.?!There were 75 bale# of cotton told
"yesterday j e*trerae? 7 toli^o." '
Jolt 1?, IBS*
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