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THE INDEPENDENT PP86. ** *"*"r'* W. A. LEE, BfiXTpBFriday Morning JIay. 18, I860. _ - i The friends of WM. 'C. DAVIS announce him a candidate fur the Legislature at the ensuing clvetioq. 77? y, . We direct attention to the card of Mr. Qgtjh Allev, who has just established,, himself ini ' business at No. 3, White's New Blpetr, anil* has opened a fine assortment of Drugs, Chernjcals, Books, ?&c. lie will keep a fujl shpply W, ; oil articles in his line, ond may always be ' found'at hie poet to meet the calls of his customers. Give him a call. Drs. Brancu A Parker hovo recently puir-> viiuscu mv uuiire iiiit'ivst iu u?u btore iflieiy occupied by Bkakcii <fc Allen, nnd have form* ed a partnership for the side of Drug*, Medicines, Books, ?tc. Tbey bave lately re ccived fi Cih additions to their Stock, and are now prepared to sell on the most favoruble terms. Sue their advertisement. Sic advertisements of A. A. Williams. Agmav, McDonali> ?t Co., M. Israkl,Ordinary, Ac. The Hon. M? L. Boniiam will please accept our thanks for CongreFsioiml fnvora. LETTER FROM HOWELL COBB. Howell Cobb has written a letter in response to the Macon Committee, fully and cordially sustaining the ecceders at Charleston. BRIGADIER GENERAL- 1 On the 28th ult., Lieutenant-Colonel J. P. i Bates was elected Brigadier-General of jthe 2J I Drigadc of the 1st Division S. C. M.t to fill the vaeaucy occasioned by the resignation of Gen. i W. C. Moh.vgne. I i THE WEATHER AND CROF8. ( We have lately been visited with refreshing rains. The crops throughout the District have ' never been finer. The corn and cotton crops ' arc unusually promising, end the wheat and oats indicate good harvests. m , r? "I . THE DISTRICT MEETING. "We direct attention to the call of Col. Tnos. j C. Perrin, "Esq.. Chairman for the District Meeting on the 25th inst. Meetings have been call- , cd without distinction-of party-in tlifc Districts " of the Slate, and wo trust that our citizens generally will respond. THE PREMIUM LIST. . 1 "We direct the attention'of oui' readers to the i Prcmiura:*List of the District Agricultural So- I ninff wT*?/.I^Twil 1 KA ^ ?4 ' ? "v1 ??<wu itiji ug iv/utiu uu our uipu jiugf. ' The list is vcr3' comprehensive, and we tryst < thai it will stir up competitors everywhere for i a grand rally .at the District Fair in the Pall. . | * ? - . . 1 MOBILE DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING. , .A Democratic Mass Meeting was held nl Mobile, Satnrda]y.night and the ?e coders sustained. ^ Delegates were appointed to a ^Convention to be heldou the 4th of June- * '.* J A similar^meeting lAs* been held in Montgomery with the same result. ' ' * '"r MAY EXHIBITION OF S. C. COLLEGE. 1 n'nnPJ.iMk;. v.'-f .1 > - ' vA^iiiuiges in nuiiciiig me-?re- i cent May Exhibition of theSenior Class, make x very coniplimentmy mention of three otour t Abbeville representatives, who took part in I Ihe exercises?Mr. D. II. Beu.qt, Mr. A, C. t llask^ll^and Mr. W. T. Norwood."We are c i -glad lo see our District so well.^yu-esentcd. t THE "WHIG NOMINATIONS. V* t It is the opinion of those well iuformed. tliat the nomination-of Mr. Belt*and 'Mr. Everett j liy the Constitutional Uuion CongenMon, jyill t have a very imjjgrtant political ejfeol' upou . <; the next. Presidential election :^for$?ri all'-the < uraw on -Americans, old lirie .WIiigi^'and cpnBeri j vative-RepublifcansTfn>m th'e^Blac^Repujjlican ,f party* -j-, ' TTIE C0NGE.EE8I0NXL SE/iSION. ;* K&Jtlnng yel'tr&napirea to'aJlo^^.Hb$a>'iriuph . longer Corigrcss piny ^coritil^e in M&ljon. 'Tl\e ** Washington Stnr does not -nnticipflUi- ? jliyjrxiraeniuDeiore the middle.of^ly. ' ? - fioyj^ftn the tariff is ljJteTy to prolopged^ffnd ^ the sujtject of the general (^pPb^riotion- biil^ mus^n&fessarily/o'caiipySeveral* Veelce;-T.not one of any importance having. J^V^*en pass- ,v ed. vV' "* T. *1 *"- . ?J * +* *!* ?=?r ' f J ' OAJ* FQ^&IE DEMOCRjjtfia {^TjE'CQN- * Jn accordance rai'a ri?>luti<^fc(<tiiKe last', ^dnifyiiitlonr th^^JJ^foitfve_ ..Cor^i^Utee, ttfeyeJ |Uaedl?Ao%^ljFgr' the Dgiifforat.i&.^tate Cdn - j ^bCton.of Alabama, to assembfe in Montgome- , ry. poday iff June;.yhich <?illbe the fourth^Ug^^^StTnonth. J* FROM wireHiirdjo^ ( - J TIJ e fol 1 o w jDgjtepe<^r4l/\V.djlmngton (Jiapj^h^' j are from Ctfa;Ie^^i/rr<ntkv <Jf ;yc"gt^^ay ' " - j? * - '^.^Vi^'cTON, %y 14/ . ^ Vnnr.iAn\cc1iat8^b)regentfttyPe'.^JIon.> 'Wgi. ' rorcKeR^ftcjr, wilfflf^e Wjj^ftiixgtontin.a J;' ortu-o.f to^ttc^d a^J|l*ng:of'ijis <#T??titueri? j invyoor city.' * - . J"? ? Judge Dougka'"ap?ecb/>n T^lyvt<?^i^^'a*'? |<| of M iBfljasrjTbj," ^ilj-be'iflide Htli$Y| Senile having qdjobrn^?^1^' tP'^S- ^4? Tho demand *j ent^Wor, in jJur.Di^trietVlyi^e^p qti^^nfap- g) amplied. a^id j? 84i>^n^flrt^fe^ifr-.<P^aBte^ *1 ifirat tliQ-uXjfaabef of b^?H|l?. i wUI*an?^ .^|pQ^jip prMg^.Oj%aV.? tfyf ^ af jSrfcl* ra'ng^ii*^f^Qjj^2gfe?l^,> P?r bnihj t ?l"tvili fprm no snia)!-c'?t(p7k|ii<ftj t ^ 0 0 jj| ^c e *' bare WTc&^OiO^e^^^^fe IftjSigEp m of C.prn dariD5?t!i^jf^esenfc^e?80U^ :,'yfr* j c '_. if ,'-' 11 ^ vtni to ^ npT PuJ>?1^ Ksto C eloe *nd beoch^i^rh'^ch lAv^ jn^ddnpeii tf?? f dark green mantle of summer, WhiUt t&!.dMr 'I b??iIdji>g^r<y^jJ*gfcflM U?it>a * whcle. The New^Bipik EdHLce,- wlflSlnVni ? noon beorccted, will occupy. .the ??f& .of J(fe | Rob't W. WABDtAAjV'8 old ?#&N, end *||lfbfl w% * othfcr improvement in contemplation,^JU iwJdj J to the eur?etiWej$^# two*)?j^opor teniae { of oar Villige. ,, '.* r. '# -Mr THE COMING-CONVENTIONS. - Ill pursuance of. a rc6plutiorf-p'aBMd by'the Sccediiig Convention, inviting all -wlio Iftivor^of tiie platform of principle, recom me'ndod"by SoJRuern States in y??~Charteston Convention, to send Delegates to the Richmond (Convention, on the second Monday of Juhe next, we see that Alnbttma, Mississippi, apd other.States of the South, are calbug State. .Conventions, and that the Central "Commilrte of our late Columbia Convention, liava-reeoiaTmended tlia^a.Staie'Convention of Dem'<WatiD delegates to be chosen in th<s various Districts, rueet in CoIJimbia*on the 30th May inst. Our, O^'DiktHbt meeting for tho appointment-of; delegates to"tfiat Convention has been called /qr j!yday, tho 20th inst., and we trust there full jukI fair representation of the public senjtitnent of the Distriot,-on the occasion. The seceding Convention in Charleaton by the very terms of the resolution calling a new Convention, jyouthe act of adjournment, was functus officio, rfnji the body which will assemble at'Ridhmopd will be.entirely new and distinct In its character. Jt wjlj meet upon a platform, which distinctly repudiates the n(|umi.cr oovere.gniy neresy; wmen ^.ciearJy enunciates the proposition that (luring the ev isteuce of tlio Territorial Government, all citizens of the United States have an equal right to settle in the-Territory, without having these rights of person or property either impaired or destroyed by Congressional or .Territorial Legislation',and which fully affirms the duty of the Federal Government iu all its department*, to protect these rights in the.Territories and elsewhere. With such a distinct recngnilion of their Coastittolional'rights, the South may well go into tlio Richmond Convention and we trust that there-will be a full represenLatipn from every Southern State; Tlie Charleston Convention, it will be recol- , lectedj.ijljolirned to meet in .Baltimore ou the tilled Monday ofjune.ncxl, and there has t Seen'lnuch ppeSulation as to the probable aetion of tiro two Conventions; whether there is ?ny probable chance of li&tling the ioiam of Lhe Democratic part}*, or if not,. what effect this moy have upon the" Presidential election. Politicians at Wasbingtop are tryijjg"to patch up a truce between conflicting interests,^ and we learn from our'.exehancres that an address l.?. TV J ?J -? .1 w_-< ? IIUO oc^u piir^'uicu UUU 'DI^UCU U| VBIIUU15 ' members of Congress catling upon the receding Slates to go back to Baltimore, pledging them that* the majority platform shall be adopted, or . slsc that-the whole South; will make common lauso and secede together. This move seems H be generally regarded at the South as a hasty i >nd ill-advised step, and we are glaO to see | that none of the representations from South Carolina and^Xlabamp participate in the meas- ^ ire. "We can eonce'ivo*of no authority, eithi'r it Washington or elsewhere, which could -| pledge the Baltimore Contention to any future 1 ine of policy, or how withoot some such stipulation,Mhe seceding States could wilhr nnyr tonsiBtency participate "in its deliberations, 'i Chcy seceded upun.n clearly defined mae, and / o go back without any alipQlate^jtoceession o mtheir just demands, would be TVatultify i heir past action, and repudiate the principle! i or which they have all along been contending. 1 ^bovo allj'we have no reason:, to believe that . lie Squatter Sovereignty- faction which will hbnlrol the Baltimore Convention d&rirQS the eturn of the seceding Slates. By means of 1 lOCtltf delpfrai.infiA frnm lln?c/?'Sf1 O ? ""V ,lvl" | a.sccure the notuinatjo.n of their favorite can-, i lidate, and we suppose that they will adhere 0 him even to .the endvof the chapter. Aut j ?asar out iiuily*, is their cry, though it r?bd , Be parLy lo atoms.^ The.Jtichnfond Convention on ttyie other Jiand ias a high duty to perfSrip in behalf Of South?rn Rights, and whichrfldmits of-neither con- ; session?' nor compronyse., Representing the ,i Eight,cotton States they will form a basis of 1 great-Southern movement and with a^euita-- ' >le platform, and,, an independent'jflbtninee. nuat jrftrry thegouth and the true Democracy,^ ^ ii}d their c^pdidate '-Will have every prospect '} >f being electedeither in the Electoral College >r the IIouso of representatives. Hie seism , n.tide i*l/enjpcret!c pertj^CtiniTOt enure Lo tl)e jenefit.of Blaek-RepMbJiconism, as the^succfss '' >f4liat p&rty -depends,uf>on obtaining a' ma- j ority of, the -whole electoral vote. The result ' would be tb^tfilrow th e election into.the ^IIouce i >f Representatives, wbere-thdfifteen Southern ' States,. with^Orejjo'n and California, "would J iroba^^ elect their .candidate. . Io a.ny aveit, itjseepis now-as ever to?bethe .rue policy of ^e South to figHt' her battles ^ ipon?cl^ar and weft defined issues. By so'do? 1 Sg et^jfylHoe^ngpc of her real strength in a cng^ejit an^fljq&psrhape rid herself of j?ome' ?r1i8r unwelcome allies, who *rhi}it~ rend erjig tio aid in the battle are tlie fir^t to claim hoeppil* of -vict ory. JLE KEW AMEBICAK (Ar0t0P?DIA. 'are indebted to Messrs. Dr^ou di I'abker 'pr ithc; ninth. yo 1 um e of itbp ,Nc \v Cyclopic J iu, 3^bU?hed5>y tjie A rplbtons. -'"The pment 'vol- , iSf6,tff?U ?ng ta inif^^gLfep o ta ti 6 n of fiie^j^ctf. .j Ififjfi. o'Vl' 'natters- among its "co^pbatdr# * tjype pf^y^flVnxM^uUnguf^Jied^hijlsFS ofVtfte j jO&try. 11 contains varih'us intereslTliff rti- | Lite r??tif e, Soianceaod Art/alike in- J] -erefclin professional man, atad^ tSfyhT 1 Mftfara^. 'teflder, jnd prottQts tlififAinion^pf Uia ( $P?ii?%fld poguln^'qharncter,;^2oh rcndei'9 l^lsTlffirly il contains ihr P |gW Ibvi*o. Jm?k>cn and L W^fceti^g &rUdfar?^q * bo^t ofj itow. * ' ,- . *,T? ? i*' v-N-' 1 ^T^.e ^V^16 j) . "\T ? W.evadVifrein^^nd%noq.?'*na ott- that ?c-. ?0i)ttt-w.e Hive aVoyleid:?nything )ike im?^ta-tntiqn upon- thq, fcotjVefc rff those ijentlenjen.' dGlagfttesfrom South CAroline, %Vhp Ucclhied Uj witbdnqt from thV Chariton" Convention. Dnt.it seems to us tJifU thia. forbearance has not been entirely appreciated by eom#of those Mr. PiKHr^of Greenville, charges Vpublltly\lhat the retiring delqgatfa?*'b?oaine jfoore fiery after they reached- Charleston,, and more influenced in their notion by outsiiio pressure. AVe do n6t know howllijsniny be; "but :w,ed6 know that the protest of the South Caro una aeiegation sbowg that the platform adopted in Charleston fell short in a very essential* partio ular of the Columbia resolutions. Mr. rcnRY;'snys for himself "when the South Carolina Convention assembled .to ??nd delegate# here I introduced a reso'ution re-affirming the Cincinnati platform, toith the principles enunciated in thfi Dred Scott' De$tiii>n,"~ <fee.? Now it is well known,that the principles enunciated in the Dred Scott decision, are precisely those of the majority platfolhno- rejected at Charleston. Tlfe-Cincinnati rcso'utfon .pure nnd Minnie- withnut tli? n.l/litif.ii <if ?n? a. ? """" pies ''enunciated" in the Dred Scott ease or olsewl^ere; was adopted,"* And yot Mr.V Pnr.uv enys that he-did not-* regard himself '6r - Col. Doozfcu in refusing to leave iho Convention "as compromising any principle of tliose who liad sent (hem'to Charleston." We suppose one thing is very certain that if the retiring delegates become more /k~ry, the remaining delegate? become much mfite watery in the Charleston. The retiring delegates Kit the Convention because it refused tcTadopt the principles of those who sent them there?the remaining delegates refused to retire and were content to tuke less "than-they tliemselves l.aiTpropojeJ in Columb^ft."."*ln this stale of the case who is chargeable with inconsistency,! jt strikes ua, that Mr. Pkbut. wliose jVogition is so vulndftible, might exritain his own course without undertaking to impugn the motives of oilers. # ? "*'* " * SPEECH OF SENATOR DAVIS. Mr. Jefferson Davis lias'liindea powerfu\.R.nd impressive speech .in support of the reaoijj(joha of-the Caucus of Democratic Senators. ' Mr. DaVi^vigwarvore not extreme. Ilef'docs not ask for n slave code for the Territories^ lie does not propose legislation in regard to the subject, but makes a declnratiorf as tlie J n?is of legislation if need should be. II* nv .n is, that whep persons and-prop^r l^sr ritories are not projected in their 1 then Congress shalMntififposo legislatiou lop their Protection. '* . We mnke-ilie foj'owing extracts from tlie published Report of his spccch: Congress 1jad power to establish temporary' go^^nmenUjlti Territories. He re??l judicial authorities to sustttin the views embodied in liis resolutions, nnd asked how that could"now be con&jd^rt'd a judiciul question which had already been decided. The umpire selected as a refer ce in the contrp\'er?y had decided that neither Congress nor tlie TcrrilorialTCcgisIjrture liad the power to impair the right to property. (Ie was less now than ever disposed to eubm>t' to the doctrine of squatter sovereignty. It was a firat brought forward liy a good and. great man ic 1848, who reared that the government would uoffXtand the severe shock of contending parties. It was. a fallacy that should be exploded. What was the result in Kansas where the experiment was jirst triedjf Did it succeedf Nor-The government had to interpose to prevent desolation by'ci vil. war. nC?nijrcss has no r'-ght to nhdicate any-power <a>nftfrreil npon it as a trustee. Looking towards Mr.Douglas.'lie asked what consequence to us is our retention in friace when weighed -against , the interests of-the country J Of reason, rigMand jlretice what is there to sustain your jjolicyf lie then argued.to sH"d\y the absurditjf of,the, idea that Congress could clothe.its njere aeentwill-power which it did riot iUelfposadW. - This was allowing the recipient more:thah~the-dqi)o? 1 has to give, ye had heard the ; iptery.fention iq^the Senate of the-UtuteOjS^teB ?(hict) hsd been hammered out to embrace vvunuieas regions, xie.denied that "TUon-iutef repttob, as itw'M forraifily ?ndejrrt?od^?dihi<jd* all right ofVGHngreM to legislate jn xegnrd to ' sWry-AfcAlif -rentl4?5^l?-.d^nwe anaTegi?UUg^wehmtf>feardvit<^?l|fvery^p' tire [??pi(pries ^arrd'Uie'jpistriot'' of Col utnoVr~H^ , read Mr..Ck?$* pnjntdrf?:??n thejaubjectttf'alrtMP? tHVfr. Iia nrlin o;nfl lllp'nriciiiiolA*nr?l?n-'l?'J?'"- ' Wref cdje jptef^titJon ^ eiVw^feL Llie .Advocates oi . popuigjr, ?ovcreignty. Ih4 I Senator from Illinois itjUnflBO obj&ed wte pfoposltiotT' vr^jcft parfs&q^e Senot^ ^aad'vpted for the Terri- ' tories. He tielieVod,lieVQ 1 Ui?of-u&*dpliijistfufeLions. In 1854 Congrew, .1rr ennctfoR3^?rJ"i torial bills, left out the praytr^4!'irjtg'iilie, > l'erriioriul legislature to subrtiit'it|f auls'to tlierevision of. Coogrew, an^thii^aSlafiflWCMfe , cono?sToa.%*fie hAt&TAf VSl tiof an ??si!Anira>AM iMHaJKHiliW* inserted a 4) to vision in 0 v er, Co ngrisa JCQu 1 d ;n<rt at>d?cate j D? po wera? ! 1 le ask.fl il rf? '' iiy>re for a jgl ?*e code .than' fo 1'- a li&Me 6?^? machine code^jlle did want jtHe ' lerritorice to n h d ai;Bta nd. Uiaft'Wiey hfcJ no right to^igterfefe With jftieTjfalita of property ; a^?W4nUd Coqgre?*tb^nv ^iughU^ll^^?AeCB eg jjyct# ' tgy~a*ngei7 me $ouiury4>Qareaci?e<l jt^ayua ' Srrcivil war. Ad ntrrtpJ bnrfdrhad fnVa(fe$a 1 Southern 4j^tfc,?a[}<J'- the *'quealidni-'Wa#,' .-Fpftf, mujl be rione^Xga^e the country.f I^cturca ; liJa^een sowing^'m^dcast " throughout the tipclriDceudiary iloctrtfte?, prld'ao he called oq tfrffcwenatp to jitomoJ^J^reest principles amj' brintfihir.it tlitiMVMinfflAnL'lh ?no the ConUit?ti<yj../Hfty wer$ Asked ifijfo party prof$i*ing iios! iilty to their inatitfiiiona.n:ot. wfo n o f ft I' * C Te c Jf <r m ??'w ' BLAVE LABOR IN 'Jho editor of Mifc Il"iuo (New Yflrlf) Sentinel- . ^{j'MG.tto'F, bis py)er-lrbi?X>l>arlo?tOD,-A(vB^ J tbc following itnpressions:of the system of sla-il very as exhibited in tbe'condilwa^bf the'elai^if: * in that city: ' * S'V'rft.r. The city of Charleston. ffts a ptfpolfljlron of i some CO,000 inhabitants; what proportion pX tllg above is colored I have not (ho-JTieaps at- 1 'bind to aojonrately determine; but-judging froui the-touinoer that is met daily in thb street* j 1 should sny that at least 40,000 of (lie 90,000 ? a>e of the oUsctr race. The most of the colored population though nqt^ll, are slaves. J. learn I that.a^mber are Tree and own-slaves tbem- -1 selves.' !Fhia may se&m strange tooiany Northern people?especially to that class whd cannot understand nor appreciate that system of labor knowri^ slave lau6i\ in other worjls owning the services of Another insted 6f Hiring, them. 1 I have seen nothing of slavery*; as it exists upon the plantations; and but little of course as it prevails in the city;1 but from^niy observations whilst here, I am more fullyconfirmed in previous belief, that-the free States fail entirely to understand the By4lemi'IaB well as the views and feelings qf llio slave owners, but more pnrtici^larly of the ilqvcs themselves. Tlint there are some slares who aro dlscontcn tod and dissatisfied, .1 have no oianuor of doubt but I lint n lnrge majority ate perfectly content nnd^would upver seriously think of running ' awa\% and ttrver of rebelling, if not incited i thereto by Abolition emissaries, I hnveju?tns ( little doubt. Tbe system of filnv^ry is looked upon here, both by the owne(A hud tbe alay.eB ' themselves, as went theNorthdo of any busl^ 1 ness transaction ; it is like ilie apprentice eys ^j tetn at the North; where the master does not' consider he irf committing a jerii'uo to tuke un , indentured apprentice for "Pterin of yenrs? ( say*from the time he is ten until he is twenty- ( one n6r does Ilia bound nnnrrntio? i*nti?i.l?r !>. is disgraced or demeaned because lie it* ihtiB bound out At the North a young man or woman cari.be thus bound out to another by his father, mother, or guardian until such apprentice is t\venty?one, and the person thus having the .apprentice has just as much control over Kim ana his services, as.-the slave owner has orer(h<s slave ; the one cjmjbe flugged or otherwipe punished for indolence ond misbehavior, in 'the one case just ns much as the ' oilier; in fact the apprentice is just as much the slave of //??_ rnasUT as the sliivo here4s to his; if the one runs away he can be seized and taken back and eotnjietlcd to serve out his term the one for a term 'of A?ars, -the other, it istrtlefor life. Jt is the name of slavery that lias so manyhorrors" in it, to tnuby well meaning people at the North. "To all appearaooes the slave is just as contented aud happy here as the apprentice ' m hi uie nurw. jiu iookh upon ms lot as'one fixed and'ttppt-opriate to him, and the most of ( them become almost ns much attached to their j iraiteis and the-mustera to tbeir slaves, as pa- ( rents lo^childr^n, and trice versa; there iafur . mure friendship between them, than between J the apprentices and their master* at the North. I write this not as-fc.n apologist or defender of... slavery, but the result of the impressions made upon me f?om wlf&t I h'ave-'seen. 1 "r" '? *.J" 1 THE THIBD PAETY CONVENTION. J Bai.timork, Mayv10.?The Convention met at 10 o'clock, this morning. "X platform wasunnni- . mously adopted which reeognizea'fc' Constitutional Union, and insists upon a-rigld enforcement of existing laws. A ballot for President was therrTesolved upon-> J each delegation voting without .restriction, and a majority, of votes to elect. n>i._ e...? i..ii..4 r. ?. i < ,yxuK umb mi11ul mi n cnuuiuaru rrsuiceiJ as .follows.: Bell 69; Houston 66; Crittenden 28: ' Everett-'2:{; McLean '28; Graham 22; Rives 13; ' Bbtti'9 ; Sharkey 7>; Goggiu 3. . Baltimore, Mnv 10, 1.40 J*. Mt^?The Hon 1 John Bell,-of Tennessee, was,nominated on the third ballot, by a large majority, as the camli- ' date of the party for tho Presidency of the I United Stntes. The result was received by an outburst of applause, and nppcard ot give satisfaction, j ' Speeches are being delivered by various gentlemen, with a view to harmonizing matters ami it is belioVfed that a nnouiinous nomination will be tendered Mr. Bell. Baltimore, May lo, 9.{j{> P. M.:?The Hon. Edward CiEverett, of Massachusetts, was unanimously declared the choice of the Convention for "VJce Presfdent, on the first ballot. The CoDstitutiorir.l Union Convention ad jftbrned.'llfc'&lly at 8 o'elock, this evening subj*2ki? tlPe.callortb^ational Executive Com * nillKei'atsdVfijfitture time nnd olacc. DuriiiL' \i_crfl fjifus notra discordant word was ut- 1 TemKjOTft every tliTH^ was doue in the moat tjarjnutiMfus Bod good'humored manner. A ratification lnbetirig is now being held in J Monument-Square, iJJie number participating > ^ing'^-fttlinatfctlfe TiV'20,000. Spirit stirring < ?f>eee)yyfr-and a Urge* amount of eiitluuiiasm t lijwe go far chnrar.temfd iUTirogrcss.?[Special < Detpatc/i to (jharlettbrPCouriff. ? i Y Tira ^drmocnati?' Politjoal - Difficulties.? \ ^Jminown, May movement wjiioh J >rwaift|^l<ei^jfip?Usi'?l*jr,,to.urge^ujQ?q the^sece- 1 uuinifaeiogaiions io return 10 ine jjaiumiyre in = Untion', is ererv? ^?jtTk'vgwftrit?g 'Itrerteih. The address,", wliich^lfliaTiefB prefJwnTo'Tnd now iircifculattSlf amo&r Southern J Senators and members able^a etraiuht- ^ "forward d6cum?*nU'"!tt alludes to(the uuhappy 1 division jtCharfMtdo,~'andregreU its occur- ' rence speak? of the*secd9ingWflegationB, and' eipr^/ea adrnirftfT<yi foi* tliei*. uncompromis- 1 "ftig. sdbjiion ta'tfcS' coneiKuttgnaT rights and horipr of tlie South. It Bexfc'*'<sUade4i>to the SaOtho^n delegations that remained in tl^e Con- r Writion not because khey differed tn opinion with "J 'ihev*ecea3ngfStBt?9. but only because they be-/ *t lieved irftl&end'the Convention fcould iccog- I nfre.thq just righto of,the South, and reasona ' thftt Mie Suulli ahoal^ notieeniH^f^e divided a by a mere circumstance ofcthis character. The ' sedfiders nr<P^irgri to forego any action at Rich- 1 i nb i^d,? and 'to go;Xi to" the ^ Con v e n 11 o n al -Balti- ' tnore.'-wliorC tlic united South ahould nmkc an- c outer efforbJjo have their constitutional rights ' ie'fogrtizfd. Should: they Tail, they cantfchep ^ak^v^tyvctlon as duty and hondr^niay seem to depiand-dt their hands, ft bas>tfcea Jafcely signed? aAch nafaesyis Davis,, of -ftliasissmpi, t Hnatiet?' BreckeuVidge, Mason.' Clay, Slidell, . frfrUimtn, (ffe^nfBMgg <ko.?Special Dqtpatch ' to MMew XorJcUirali .i 'S^tWiiiStoif^ftS^l^li^Yesterddy, - another * effort ^B^^^he^|t,r^,ishjg^d- ^ *4 S^ttftrn .t ta|i>e?t'bnfi Ujany^of tlje ^ceding 4t?tate juemt. i>era t?]i'udtetefl,. nrand very pniri-erly1/ upon ' th<> deol^ratiou tlrat pjrincipjp ehftuld be main- I auL^g^lggopi' the * the qcoders tbe ,ji n,. w nST?; . * vTn ?> ntt XThcTsl oT-ri!., '. Z I* The 6eptr??^^^?ee'at the roOant. Cjotivcnlion of the Democratic party in Cfllurabiti ia r?cpQpB^*wt)ie suffocation of tRjr members of- the"-66ulbC?r6Hna Delegation, kftving agr.ced lo oniV W<0d;nvoi)tioir of the Deraoirdtic party, to b? held 'in Columbia on Wednesday, May jypctl, at o'clock P. M,, and having requested the Chairman of efehVuttiot Delegation-to the State Convention, to call a pnblio mooting of thp District for the purpose of Ippointing* Delegates 'to the proposed Convention?i ? * L * In pursuance of the abovo aUtboflly a public meeting of the Democr^tio party of thid District is hereby cjklled to assemble at the Court KlnliM oti FriMi?v fiftt !-a4 - ? ? ? - , | <iiu KjnvilDjr'llllll lOll* THOd. 0. PERRIN, qh'mn. Alex. McGowan, Seo'y. : Abbeville May Hth, 1P60: Qt y 'IIon. Caleb Gushing.?"We cxtraot from the Boston Post the following deserved Compliments to Hon. Caled Cusijing, who presided with bo much dignity and efficiency at the Charleston Convention. It should also bo remarked that 'Mr. Cuehiog's addresses before that body, bo emtnenty national in their spirit and so appropriate, deserve to bo placed on permanent record as models- for the youth of future generations. The Post says "Vfre find every where in oVr exchanges attestation of the accurate knowledge .of parliamentary law, the quick perceplioii and broad grusp iiecepsiiry to apply that.Knowledge, which char-, icterized the official discharge by Mr. Cualiing >f his duties aa President of the Convention at Charleston. No ore can read-.the IViU reports jf thft proceedings of the'Coiivgntito, as they .(lino to us in the Ghn?lp?t.?n ^ ioc how motion upon;motionr callupon cull was nddressed to the Chair by thet(S6t*tendiiig parties in riiosi rapid succession, arid not lie mtisfied that it required the largest nbiliCy and nest' watchful attention.on the part of the Pre; tiding ofliccr to prevent every thing being precipitated into a confusion out of Which there could have been no deliverance. Ad it ?, a perusal of the official repOEtf together svitli .thcThlear and distinct rulings tff Mr.-Giishn^r, ennblo us to see oletfrly what was done, [n^tb'at Tfespcct lna^ ielcctioii to be presidio;? jfffcwT"' wailiVoBt wise. It would hardly be osAlble that any person could be President of lutih" n body of men/inspired by such differMiecs oropiniou nud purpose, and not dissatisfy louie zealous partisan of some body. Mr. 'Ctishug however, Bntisfled tlroConvei^fciotr'that rules >f Parliamentary Law were to.be fi'rmlv *n jlied by him.lo all questiOus'and all persons illke. * Orioih titk Two-Town Rul*.?This rule in Democratic National Conventions for the nomi . lotion of candidates for the President and Vice President. was adopted itt lUUimore-, in* 1832, svheu Andrew Jackson was re-nominated for President, nod Martin Yori Buren'for Vice President. That was the.first Democratic National Convention ever held. Tha. Democratic nenibers of the I/fegiblaWrc of~Ne~W "Hampshire node the suggestion-th^Wed to theTSonverilfonLMieir argument wasn'to^ let the Districts'and; Stales that did-"Wot have Democratic members jf Congress, butrstill had a large Democratic [>o^>ular vote, have irchoice-in the selection of :andidates. Under "the ' old system ok Congressional caucuses, itliey were excluded. ' \? e now hear pnrtiznrtt disclaim against the very idea that led to .the organizations of nationaljoiTYentionC The two-third rule was reported it 1832, from a committee, of which tne late Wee President King, of Alabama, wiw chairunit. An attempt was made to substitute the niijority4principle, but it was voted down. In 1835 the second national convention was'' held, n Baltimore. The two-third rule was adopted ifter a- long discussion. The majority principle ivns at first carried, but was fiually stricken jut. In 18(0 no action was taken on. the 'trtvohird rule. at. the third National-Convention m VJr. Van Buren wns renominated for "President >y acclamation. In|1844,-ot ihe fourth Nutionil Convention, the two'-tKird rule was adopted >y a close vote,, after along discussion. At ,he National Conventions siuce held, it h s >cen adopted without opposition.?Nakltcillc Uninti and American. Tiip Pbesidksct and tiik House8ok Conqresa \s there is somo probability that the choice of he "next President "of the United States may levolyu upon the present House of fl?|>resentttiuea, we subjoin a statement of its political jast by States. It ttill be borne in {pind that n choosing a President, each State casts one rote. Tiie present House is divided politically la'follgwjjT *-j* Democratic?Alabama, Arkansns, "California, )elnware, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Missis ippi., MissauH,.Oregon-,>Bouth Carolina, Texas, irirgiuin^-14: ***" Republican.?Conriecticut.-Maine, Massacliu etUvJjndiana, Iowa, Michigan.Minnesota, Nw Jampghire, New Jersey,-New York Ohio, PetU isylvania, Ilhode Isluiid, Vermont, Wisconsin Equally Divided. Ken^tfcky, Maryland ^"and tforih Qarolinft?3.' AtoierfSan. 'TemiMeee?1. It geqjiiresl^Vpte^rUjt^ffyt a choice, and aa_ leitlrer the Democrats Ttqr the Republican^ sufficient nembSr^ the four last named fcfStes.win,, of courp*, hold "Ibe balance of >o#e1\" (he iloua^fcil to eleo't a Preeilent befor^Hhe 4th of Ma^ah thitdiitv Will hTfl in effect devolve upon the Senate, which 1 ?B th^el^ uoff-ofiiVie e-i^ea id eh t, who, under h% prorleioHS' oX td?V J$Wti tutfoti, becomes Resident of Mi a Um(^States."^Phe Scunt^a :ompo80$*of a majorityvof Democrats.?Haitiuore Sun. "** j- * THE STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. The Charleston Alercury thus com in puts on he call for ^Sta?s Demoajatio invention, aaued by^ijie Denfbcratio St&Je Central C&mnitt#e:^.'' t* * . "uyoar t?Wffrapttic*deflpAtflh Columbia, t ^ffrbe^Wtl Comntfttee of bplate Oojumbjn Con# eftti0t^)}M(? determiived o'recomaffftnd S ^at<??ari?reu t i<>Q of Demooxairf^qtegales.Ho do cboaenin-tne'distVicta, and o mSet'in Columbia oo. the SOth "May. The orffotioo. ft waV^r*t*epit re ffifiind e*tis<rCtor?rXira ihomd.be responded to aides. fpiimfrflhould.bg lost in holdingdiatridt meet*' iigs iti^taflteuuwiuob.ag^idtaenta. Jo doings wo4*d?t ihTpuJjlic good and nqttbe ex-v tHii' 41'"'*?uu?II?, - win^iue iwUM0ip> IV; #00 ti'ilfjing-'occa^ipn. Qgtf ot -"NBSfclaiEl ;^?nd ipeelinghfrfefrtxl * "KOH-IHTKECOWaSE" EfPEODHD: * The New Orleans PictjrJMte'noti^i*-' the feet notW^fljj^bding all thevclamor^fc?(ttioa? nteieourse, Ibe eiporjft of ihoes fwpf^rttori o, |be Bonthern'Sfcftea ?li oc o n e i d et-? bt - - "Xj I"VJ? Illiuto of Chief Justice . Taney.r-rA apeci*l "dfep&ich to the Pp'iliidel|)hia'Pre80f daie<} the 5tb9 save t* i ^ regret to lie culled' to 'state "eKoua fear* are entertained leat Hie venefMjle head of Che Supreme Court of the, United-Sfates, JuAiice . .^hey,. innv never again take His-seat on the . Bench. * He fell from" sheer exhaustion a few days ago, and had lo be borne to his chamber. Auother of the aged members of this Ui{(l>" tribunals aluo in a very enfeebled condition." ' v - MARRIED, On-Thursday everilmj, the 10th of April, I860, by*Ifcev. J. C. Williams, at tho residence of Mr. Robert Smith, in Greenville PistiMct, S. C., Mr. ROBERT 12. HIIX, of Abbeville Vilingo, to Miss SARAH JANE RICIIEY. MARRIED, Op the 10th inst., at the residence of Mr. -IjeRoy J. Wilson,- by Jno.^ Bnskin, Esq., Mr. ROBERT GORDON fe'Mtos' ELIZA ROBERTSON, all of Abbeville. OBITUARYMaHY ELLA PURSELY,- eldest daughter of Jno. C. and Frances E. Pursely, died on the 4tli nut., uged 2 ^ears, 10 months audji'l days. CONSIGNEES. - ' - -* . E Noble, D J Jordan, Mrs E* Parker, J T Moore, J McBryde, G B Clinksoales, Thos Jackson, T II Smith W C Moore dt_po.^T C PerriD, J M Perrin, Tacgart <fc Mcdflslin, Clark ?!; Dupree, A N Smith, Baxter, <tr ftlcnse J as Tageart M B l.atimer, JW W Marshall,'J ?fc N Knox, Branch dfparker, J E Marshall, J Kuiz, A Sim oods. E J Taylor, Andrew dc McSticl, Campbell: & McNiel, fi ll. " Wardlaw, J T Barnes, Jj L Wardlaw," Agnew MD A Co Dr S Eair A B Ilainblin Miis Julia, McCaw, F Adnroe, W M liugby, D K SONDLEY, Ag't coivciivrE 3ROIAL, ^ > Co-iUMDiA Mav. ifi . The Bales of cotton yesterday amounted to 168 bale?. Extremes 6 to He. . * G n a n-lefiton ,%May 14. The transactions in cotton to:d<j>y' reached 1 "upwards of 1,260 bales, at 6? to 12%. Mobile, May 14. Sales to-day of 1,200 bol&s cdtton. The eteamer'snd vices had no effect upon the market Middlings 10?_|o 10jo. ." . V , 1 n^vjjsra- 'Still A LARGE STOCK OF ^ 1| ^ < ADAPTED TO 5KIB SPRING AXD SUMMER T,i,\?R!! nvite a call from all cash ,htiyeny as my store is the place for the buyer to- g?ir V GOOD BARGAINS! My Stock of HOOPS is new AND VERY 1^ARC^gju #' AflSO?A Large Stock of DRY GOODS - PARASOLS. MAM'ILLAS, ; DUSTERS, - Bonnets, Collars, Sleeves, .BOOTS AND SHOES, . To milt every body, and many oiher articles in this line too"numerous to mentiou,?ll of whicb will be sold at t Very Low Prices fo^CaJfli, As I am determined to oloae oat nSy - Summer Stock. .. i{ AtiljftvilIe, May }8, BRANCH &&KER TvTiVlNG takes~the entire' -Ahe F1 Sfnr? t i? J. ?? vwv. v ?wi metiy ui%u)J r;u yjr ?*Allen. nndheVipg Added by " re?$rtt purc^^a, from Northern i*d Southern markets, are pre-" pared ^ Jj. .... *? v tv? *\ * tit ? ? ,' tVIC.IJlUiJVC.O i ^ -r AND * . , FANCY MS, On wfavoVable tertag $a any other hW;4 in uie Plate, vre have added to our etook a large lob of * . * Told'rtd. and -Pl&in,'' STEREOSCOPES, VttWS, K,' < We haio an aaqortm^nt of ' i? OVAL Sj mmjmrn \ And ?ilt:M ?laetor]jtippIylW4 demand |0.tL ? , .. One or to.b4 at fte-Btore , at all times, aird^jfl tlierefi/i-<i bo oble to fill jjj^ I % *Pgs, iinHie BOOKS, feC. rj~^HE Subscriber beg* . received dud op$ii<ed^-^?h stock'ofv AND MEDICINES. tb? pu,rity^^?^ li# will guarantee. Also, a firieoMortui?nt o STANDARD AXD SCHOOL BOOKS, AND STATIONARY, Of allliinds, which-he proppae* to sell as. low as mv any market South. AIbo, d tine l<Jt of 11MPM AND PiW, PLADT AHD COLOEEI),^ Which he will s?ll olieaper than tbouamo fiiTe ever been purchased In this place. Be baa also a stock of ' * ' GILT MOU0ING, And ip prepared to pufcfcp^Frtt.mM of any sir a nt short notice. , - ' . Prescriptions oarcfully tilled At any:- hour of the day or night. ~ ~ CHAS. H. ALLEN, White's Block, JSTo. & May 18, I860, 3, If / * LAMPS: AND KERQSINE. A FINE assortment of Lamps for Kerosine, together with oil, for/Bale by. CHAS. H. ALLEN. May 18,180&, 8, tf FOR SALE.-' _ JL gy - ? TWO PAIRS ,OF SUPERIOR uum mmm AND A BEAUTIFUL \ J SPANISH FIMsY, FOE THE SADDLE. ALSO?A neat and faithfully conBtmctnd OA.XiXlXAOZ]. ggS- Inquire at this office. < May 11, 18(30, 2, 4t SEALED PROPOSALS ~ WILL bo received untiL TUESDAY, 22D INST., for the erection of A BANK BUILDING, at Abtfe?iII?C/H. Plans and Specifications <;an be seen, and all information obtained,"on- arid after 'the 14th iDst, from J. D. Dalt, the Architect ^ Estimates may be'tnadefbrthe whole or a part, but the uiideMMgned does not bind ^himeelf to accept either, the lowest "?r any of them. '? ?' fr-ANDREW SIMONDS^r? Abbeville CHE. ^ SC. May 11, 1860, 2, 2t " *' . - - ^ ATTTBiTlON! weiliu iRTHIPW aajwai ,'j Xllf *' JL1JJJU * .A**;-* v Iry '" ' TIIERE-will he an extra tnaeiing ?jyfrifre Company at Calhoun's Mills, on Sy&^F&RDAY, TI1E SECOND DAY OP iJO[N"E,""ne*t. Mcnibcre are"expected~to ftttend/^dTjdWAlly, as business of importance wilt be ^unsftcted. A DINNER will be given by the'lp^Soerv'ob the day. May 11. I860, 2; tf - - - . , , , ;ar -s 5 , COUNTRY^ HAMS & LARD. \*/E -are.jnrt-reiving a fine - above, whiafartwijl be ?a\d low fprcuab. V '*? ; AGNEW?; McDOlTALiX A CO* April 18, I860, ?>], ?-> V . Wan^^: " TO HIRE a goSd honsQ.servapt capablb oj' <Joi^a the wishing. "SntP jroning for asmall farnijy,' Liberal Wages tijtf ba paid. Aj}> nnniffl nniWriiBifWiM trniifu n&iJUUiiUKi . Fiioe fpSSP' I>otfgJas & SlifeirwQods' \ :-igv , ? tr va ; *" ' Celebrated HeopSkir^s. ... <>*9l The Gem of FueJUon. 'at IS Great ^ ' " SctOri^loe; DEING over-spoked in" the above, we Bay?' D determined to sell them at- the Jfollbwinjf IS Springs 1 .25 Scili' itV ; -3'60. , 17 " i;so stiff 3:00. 20 " 2.00 ^ 4-.00. v. so " yo .*/ ^'?i?.v * Ladies wjU flndlpfo ^ctanctfto sfiWy themselves TOlp\ras,^J>esviHCN?>.|u.,?||?Mtofcet. at : " *> ** : ? ."-V^Tr & ROBERTSON'S, . fiBRii* No. J. Granite Bangs " May 1.. '* ; tf-* THE 8TA*te OF SOUTH ' * Abbeville District.^Qitatioiif??, aIW ^ 11 * * ** - ., ,f -r: --