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THE INDEPENDENT PP86.
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W. A. LEE, BfiXTpBFriday
Morning JIay. 18, I860. _
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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
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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.
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. 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. . |
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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
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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.
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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.
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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 ^
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