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V SOUTHERN RIGHTS CONVENTION. Monday', May 5. The Delegates from the Southern Rights Associations of South Carolina assembled in Convention at Charleston this day. On motion, General John Buchanan dBTairfiolil, was called to the Chair, and W. H. (.'ampbell, of Greenville, and C. A. Price of Kershaw, appointed Secretaries. i Mr. Lyles, of Fairfield, moved that a Coin 1 ... niuiei? U1 UllTOi lie U|j|niiuiru III sciunt and frame rules for the government of jhe'Coiivention, which was agreed to* ; The Committee, after, a.short absence, reported through iheir C%a^u^/Mr. Lylcs, the following gentlemen as officer&of the Convention : _ *" For President?Ex-Gov. John P. Richardson. For Vice Presidents?Ex Gov. W. B. Seabrook, Hon. J. S. Ashe, Hon. N. L. Griffin, Dr. J. A. Simpson, Col. R. H. Goodwin, Hon. 15. K. Henneg.m, Col. W. H. Gist. Secretaries?W. H. Campbell, C. A. Price,T. B. Eraser, A. Simkins, C. D. Melton, J. C, Walker. Tho report of the Committee was unam; mously adopted; and the President on bdfcg conducted to the Chair addressed the Contention at some length, and with great powernnd eloquence, in reference to the causes and the objects of its assemblage. ' On motion of Mr. H. Peronneau Finley, it was resolvotllhat the daily sessions of this Con veution" fap-*opened with prayer, and the Committee of Arrangements be requested to secure the services of clergymen of different denominations for that purpose. The Rev. Dr. Somers, being present, was called on. and delivered a fervid and impressive prayer. . Hon. John E. Carew having stated that the Southern Rights Association of Burke county, Georgia, had appointed delegates to visit the Convention, it was, on his motion unanimously resolved'that a Committee be appointed to wait uprfh them and invite them to seats upon the floor of the Convention. The Convention then adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow morning. '' ' SECOND DAY. Tho Convention met at ten o'clock, a. m. pursuant to adjournment, and the session was opened with prayer by Dr. Bachman. The roll of the delegates was then called over and the namesjof several additional delegates j were auuea 10 me use. The unfinished business, which was tiie Report of the Committee ou Rules for the government of the Convention, was then taken up, and after a brief discussion, the report was agreeiijo. Col Maxcy Gregg then rose and said th^rt the Convention had assembled for a very broad and general purpose?that of consultation, ai)d the objects to be embraoed by it could have no limit except the objects for which Southern Rights Associations were formed, in deliberrfy tivc bodies the appointment of Committees, to\ which the various matters bronght before them could be referred, to place in a shape to be efficiently acted on, was found greatly to facilitate business, and be rose for the purpose of moving the appointment of sueh a committee. He then sent to the Chair the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That a Committee of 21 be appointed by the Chair, to prepare and report business to be submitted to this meeting, and that all propositions which may bo introduced/ in this body, shall be referred without previous debate, to the said committee for consideration!' On motiou of Mr. Edmund Rhett, the Sec re r tary proceeded to call tlie several election Die- j tricts of the State, each Association, having ! resolutions presenting them on being called; ! which were referred to the Committee in pursuance of Col. Gregg's Resolution. We publish the following as indicating the general tenor of those submitted. LAVRfi.NS RESOLUTION. Whereas, a crisis has arrived in the history of our country calling for some decisive action on the part of the friends of the South, 1. Resolved, That conciliation is a virtue, and co-operation desirable; but that if need be, separate State action is the rightful remedy to which, or any effectual measure of resistance by the Constitutional Convention, we pledge onr all. i iiai> iiivi c vitwvbuuuj w ovvui v i the co-operation desired, a State Southern Rights Association be organized by this Convention, to be composed of Delegates from eacli Association in this State, which shall meet semi-annually at Columbia. 3. Resolved, That each Southern Rights Association in the State be requested to call a meeting of their members as early as practicable, and ascertain the names and number of members over the age of 17 and under 40, and all over the age of 40, and keep a roll of the same separately, to be reported to the State Association semi-annually. 4. Resolved, That the President of this Convention appoint a Committee of , to prepare an address to the Southern Rights Assotions of other States, inviting them to meet us in Convention at , on the ? day of . ST. HELENA RESOLUTIONS. Resolved, Tliat in the opinion of this Conthe institutions of South Carolina are no longer safe under the Constitution nor in the Union. , 2. Resolved, That the concert of the Southern States in any systematic and decisive resistance to the power of the General Government has been sought hitherto in vain. 3. Resolved, That the only effective call upon the South must be by the appeal of a practical issue. 4. Resolved, That the committee to whom these resolutions are referred, bo instructed, in the name of the Convention to memorialize the Legislature of the State to convene the State Convention at the earliest Deriod Draeticable ' I s ^ w after the 1st of February, 1852, for the purpose of declaring South Carolina on independent State. On motion of Mr. Gregg, the Convention idjoiiroed till 4 o'clock, p. m. A1TERNOON SESSION. Mr. G. A T .eiiholm stated that lie had in his poss ssio.i a letter from the lion. Langdon > . Cheves, addressed to the Convention, which lie asked permission to have read. This was agreed to by the Convention, und the letter was read.by Mr. Trenholm. [Our space will not permit us copy the letter1 liVre, but we may hereafter lay it before ourjjwadors.] ^ #fr. GreggJbfimmThe Select. Committee of 21 - submitted tluflbllowing Resolutions as expressive of the sentiments of tfie Convention, and an Address to-ib# Southern Kjgl^s Associations of the Southern* -Stnteaflk' 1. 'KrsofiJfa ''I'luit&ffite iipmlpn oif^this meeting the;i$tate o^.S'VuUi Carofina cannot submit to the"^xvrclSgjk a'oTl aggression^ which have heen pr'epefrafcS hy thfe^ce&i'ral Government and the Northern Stat^^with out dishonor and ruin; and that it i? decessary to re^ve herfeelf therefrom, whether with or witlioutihe co-operatiottj/f other Southern Suites. jjeiSs f. . I&Sfilv'pt. Tliat concert ot actionjfcth hpoir mow of .Tour -istLr States of the S#ath, '>ghjjfljfr through' 'th" proposed Soqthern Con a".V other manner,^, do ohjffct VypMBttan v sncrinaBB uui noiyie Bacnnce piin submi,saML ; IT W-Jlesohed, dfftit we hoM iljjfr-right of Secession to be essential to the sovereignty and freedom of Confederacy, and an injured cTra^^no^crongeft'a rn!tfTbn a 1 cause for its exercise. 4. Resolved, That this meeting looks wi th confidence and hope to the Convention of the People, to exert the sovereign power of the State in defence of its rights, at the earliest practicable period and in the most effectual manner, and to the Legislature, to adopt the most speedy and effectual measures towards the same end. ADDRESS From the Delegates of the Southern Rights Associations, of South Carolina, assembled in Charleston, to the Southern R'giiis Associations of the other Southern States. Having met to take counsel together, and having agreed upon that course which we think it right and necessary to pursue, we wish to lay before you the considerations by which we have been goverentd, with that frankness whicb our respect for you, and our desire to merit your good opinion, reipiire. We regard the position of the Southern States in this Confederacy as degraded and ruinous. The manifest tendency of those systematic aggressions which they have suffered for many years past, is to subvert the institution 'of slavery, if those acts of hostile domination, which have been rendered-n?ore~ msuliing bv ? i <.?i... a i ?? _ niocKery 01 language, unuer iu? icim ui ? Compromise/*were final in their nature, and wer^not to be followed by any further aggressions, we should still regard tliein as outrages, to which sovereign States, possessing tlie spirit of freedom, ought never to submit. But those measures only form part of a system, gradually commenced, steadily carried forward, gathering strength from development, and proceeding with tutal momentum to its end. That end is the abolition of negro slavery in the Southern States, and the lowering of the free white population of the South t me level with that agrarian rabble .h, already strong and dangerous, seems l -u.ied, before very long, to be controilii.g power in the Northern States. We. see no remedy and no safety for the South iu the present Union. But we know that in this we differ from very many citizens of the other Southern Slates, spirited Suid intelligent, having the same interests, and suffering under the same wrongs, with ourselves, and cherish the hope that the rights of the South may be vindicated and secured without dissolving the existing Confederacy. In this difference, it docs not become us to assume to dictate, and we hope to stand free from that charge. Up to this time, the citizens of South Carolina, aware that peculhirity of political position, arising from past events, rendered a certain reservo on their part prudent and proper, have studiously disavowed everything which miirht look like assuming the lead o U # w in the detence of Southern Rights. They desired to act, berause they believed that safety and honor required action; but they hoped that they might find leaders in other States, whom they might follow in defence of the common cause. Whon the ancient Commonwealth of Virginia, the proper leader of the South, declared her determination to resist, at all hazards and to the last extremity, hostile measures then threatened, South Carolina, with all alacrity', stood ready to supjiort Virginia iu carrying out her high resolution. Whcu Georgia, ?whose former resistance to Federal usurpation under her heroic statesman, Troup, gave promise of unflinching firmness in any contest : in which she might engage?proclaimed her ! determination to make a stand for the rights of the South, South Carolina rejoiced at the , prospect of rallying under the banner of Geor1 gia. And when her young and gallant sister, I Mississippi, proposed the wise measures of a j Southern Convention, for the purpose of en' deavoring to unite the Southern States in mainj taiuing their constitutional rights, and at the same nine preserving, u possiuic, me existing Uuion, South Carolina heartily entered into this measure; and she has carried out the commendation of the Convention so assembled at the instance of Mississippi, by providing for the election of Delegates to a Southern Congress, to whose meeting she still looks with anxious interest. In all these proceedings, we think that the citizens of South Carolin have evinced all propor anxiety to avoid the appearance of arrogance or dictation, to act in concert with the citizens of the other Southern States, and to do nothing separately or precipitately. And now, strongly as we have expressed ourbeliet that there is no hope for the South in tlio existing Union, we are prepared to give a trial, fairly and in good faith, to any sister State of the South, for obtaining redress for the past and security for future, without a dissolution of the existing Union, if there be u possibility of such a consummation. But we fin'l ourselves forced to consider the ulterior question, what we are to do, if we find that there is uo reasonable hope of the co tp s operation of alfy other Southern State in any effectual plan of relief, and the alternative is i presented to us, of submitting, or acting by' ourselves. And, reluctant as we are to sepa. rate ourselves from our natural friends and al, lies, we have made up our minds. VVe cannot submit. VVe know that South Carolina entered this Confederacy as a sovereign and iudependent State, and that having been wronged, she has the perfect right to withdraw from it. Her ' sons must exercise the right and meet the con 1 sequences. If no other State will join us in relieving ourselves from the wrongs already inflicted, we see no hope in waiting for new 1 outrages to arouse a higher spirit of resiston.m 'I'l,/. n.uif /mi tivwrutt Wi? Willi 1*1 VII 1 viuced, will come in tlue tiiruf; but we feel no assurance that,the spirit of the.vassal will rise in proportion tft'the indignities heaped upon 1 his head. On the contrary, we see that the 1 South has already borne what it would not for a moment havejSdbmittcd to ten years ago, and what the Norttf\Vould not then have ventured to perpetrate. We are not willing to try the experiment how long it will be before our spirit is completely broken, by gradually and continually yielding to slow and gradual but uuceasing encroachments. And it' the exercise of the rigbt-j<f secession is to be followed by the attemji on the part of the Government of this Cnufofleracy to subjugate South Carolina, it is better t iat ~wo* should meet that attempt ' while We s^ill have some spirit and some power of resistance left. If we are to submit to the condition of a conquered people, we think it less dishonorable not to do so until we have | first, been conquered. And. if anything could i add to the necessity which we believe exists for a withdrawal from the existing Union, it would be the denial of the right of secession. For the denial of that right indicates of itself extreme' danger. The right of secession has 1 heretofore, and in belter days, been regarded as unquestionable by all Southern politicians, with the exception of an inconsiderable number of censolidationists. And if ever that right can be denied without arousing the whole South to sustain it, the South will be ripe for the most miserable fate which has ever befallen any people. It will then, as a permanent sectional minority, have no defence against tiie tyranny of a Government combining all the vices of the corruptest democracy and the most oppressive foreign despotism. We know the consequences which will fol- j low a failure it) our efTort to mainlaiu our liber- j ty. We see clearly that a triumphant exertion J of the |K>wer of the Federal Government, in subjugating a State, will vastly increase that power, and greatly accelerate the change, already far advanced, of our Federative system into a Consolidated central despotism. We see, also, that South Carolina will not suffer the conseqnences of this change alone, but that the rest of the Southern States must suffer in an equal degree. They will have no safeguard against the Central Government, strengthened by crushing opposition, and rendered, by triumphant -force, what our Northern enemies ! have long been endeavoring to make it by frau- I dnlent usurpation?the supreme Government1 of a consolidated nation. The sovereignty of' one Southern State cannot be destroyed, wish-! out the loss of their sovereignty by all the others. We are aware of the responsibility of doing an act which may hasten these consequences. We feel the respect which we owe to States having a common interest, threatened | I l?y a common danger, hot not equally persuad! ed with ourselves of the necessity of action, j And nothing would induce us to take, without' their concurrence, a course which is to involve ! them in its consequences, but a thorough con, viction of the necessity which urges us, and of I our tight to do so. Addressing citizens of Southern States, as| sociated to maintain the rights of the South, i we cannot imagine it to lie necessary to argue ! about the right of secession. We hold it to be , the great Stato right, without which nil others I are nugatory and incapable of being enforced ; ( j and your position assures us that your faith ] cannot he different from ours. Nor can we regard it as necessary any far thcr to discuss the wrongs which have been in! dieted on the Southern States. They may he denied by those who ^hut their eyes to them, but you do not lielong to that class. Southern ! and State Rights men may differ as to the ne- | cessity of exercising the right of secession at j a particular time, on account of those wromrs. I But us certainly as the right exists, each State must possess the right of judging for herself, as ! to the occasion and time for its exercise. lf: South Carolina decides that honor and safety require her to secede, she has the right to leave the Confederacy peaceably and without molestation. If the act of secession is not permitted to be peaceable, it will bo from usurpation of power by the Federal Government, not from the nature of the act performed by South Carolina. Accustomed as wo have been to violations of the Constitution, and of the rights of the Southern States by the Federal Government, we have to look forward to the probability of another outrage bv that Government, in the attempt to force the State to remain in the Liiion. We suppose riie attempt will be made, if the otlier rsouihern States permit it. Those States must decide lor themselves whether they will permit it. South Carolina must decide for herself whether it is necessary to secede. Her sister States of the South will have no right to complain that she forces them into a position where they must either interpose to prevent her subjugation, or, by consenting to it, abandon their own sovereignty, and lay themselves at the mercy of a despotic power. In seceding, South Carolina will simply do an net which all Southern men who believe in the e-.iste ice of State rights at all, must admit that she has a perfect right to do, and which she regards as absolutely necessary. She will be acung on her sacred right. She will be acting, as she would liavo to act, if nono of the other Southern States wore in existence, and she were the only object of aggression by the Northern States and tl:o Federal Government. She is not answerable for the usurpations and injustice which may bo committed against her. And for her sister States of tho South to ask of her to refrain from an exercise of right which she I regard*} as indispensable tor seit-proscrvaiion^ i would be an interference with her free actio,,' I - Jk of a far different character from any with ? which she can be charged towards them. So- \ vereigns are equals. In seceding alone, South , Carolina would be placing her sister States of ( the South, under no constraints. If they should t find themselves in a position of constraint, it would come from the action of the Federal Government, not of South Carolina. But if c tlicy should insist upon hor refraining from the 1 AvAr-nmu /-?f luir >urlif onrl cnl imitfinnr ti* u nrm. I CACIUIOP Vi HV.I iijjiu, iiuvi vv/ ? vv.idition which she regards as intolerable, they ' would make themselves parties with the Federal Government, 111 placing an unjustifiable i constrains! upon a sovereign and an equal. i VVe wish that the necessity for separate ac- j tion by South Carolina, which we have con- . templated, may be averted. We confide in the gallant spirits whom we address. There may some hope of the assembling of a Southern Congress, to devise measures of redress and relief, upon which some of the injured States may unite. We have heretofore been wil- ] ling to sacrifice much for Southern Union. We < still are. We do not desire to lead, but to follow, i Propo^p any effectual measures for vindicating \ our common rights, and providing for our com- t mon safety, and we will heartily unite with you r in carrying them out. We should regret most t -i i-_?. p r < i ueepiy 10 incur me censure 01 irieuus, wiui wnuw ^ we hive the strongest desire to act in conceit. But we feel a deep cenviction that we have not acted heretofore with any precipitation,and that we .arc in the right in the determination which we have formed. The self-abasement P of submission, appears to us unworthy of men ^ still pretending to be free. The gloomy pros- a pect of inevitable ruin, to follow submission, c appears to us more formidable than any dangers to be encountered in contending alone, against < whatever odds, for our rights. We have come j to the deliberate conclusion, that if it be our j fate to be left alone in the struggle, alone we ^ must vindicate our liberty by secession. Mr. Gregg stated that the Committee would rpnnrt muin thrt ntlinr mntlpni rolprrpd to thmn. ^ T 1 7 and especially in reference to the more perfect a organization of the Southern Rights Association*, to-morrow. On motion of Gen. J. fl. Adams, the Resolutions and Address were ordered to lie on the table, and were made the special order of the day for to-morrow at 10 o'clock, aad ordered to l>e printed. . On motion by Mi. Adams, the letter of Mr. Chcves was also ordered to be printed. On motion by Mr. Gregg, the Convention then adjourned uutil 10 o'clock to-morrow. T11R CAMPEX JOURNAL," THO. J. WARREN, Editor. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 0, 1851. TO ADEVRTI3ER8. As tli? rirrnlntinn nl* tlm Journal hstc Imon ctoo. dily increasing within the past sixteen months, and particularly since the first of January last, the paper affords a good advertising medium, and as an inducement to merchants and others, we have determined to contract for yearly advertising as heretofore. telegraphicTntelligence. ; Reported for the Journal, Charleston*, May 8, 1851. 1 The vote has been taken on the Report of the Committee of 21. The second and third ' Resolutions were passed unanimously. There were six dissenting voices to the first and font th The Convention adjourned at six o'clock this evening. VV. Our Cotton Market. There has been an active demand for cotton during tlm week, with a slight improvement in prices. Wc quote at 6 to 10c. Charleston q lotatinns, 7 to 11. Editorial Scribblings. Charleston, May 7, 1851. Dear Journal : I telegraphed you on Monday night last, which I perceive reached its destination for one of the "seven wondersas we have been peculiarly unfortunate in Camden, in regard to drsj>atch for some time past, it may be regarded as quite fortunate. The City is crowded, as may be supposed, from the very large number of delegates and strangers in attendance. Whilst I an? writing, the crowd is buzzing about me like so many bees, and if this letter should present a somewhat incoherent or disconnected appearance, it may be easily accounted for, when the circumstances are known. I ?ave you on iVonday, a brief outline of the organization of the j Convention, which will prove a much more im- c portant one, than was at first imagined. In the | city papers the proceedings may be found, which \ 1 hope may be condensed and published in the I Journal. The Report of the Committee of 21> c has given rise to some of the ablest and best | speeches that I have ever heaid, upon this exci- j ting and all absorbing question. The spirit is 0 very strong in favor of Secession and separate j State Action. There are now, about 450 Delegates in the Convention, and it is a fair presunip- f tion, we think, that three-fourths, are in favor J of Separate State Action. The speeches on Wednesday, were able and powerful. Col. Maxcey Gregg, Chairman of the Committee of 21, advocated the Resolutions and Address, by a short, but able speech. The Hon. A. P. Butler, spoke against Separate State Action, but expressed his unyielding determination, to adhere to South Ca rolina, under all circumstances, wiui or wunout | " co-operation. General Adams, made a stirring ^ speech fortho Separate Action naen. Hon. J. L. 1 Orr, was opposed to it, and argued his point with I much ingenuity and ability. The Hon. W. F. ' Colcock, delivered a speech in the afternoon, 1 which was in every respect worthy of the mo- 1 mentous crisis, and clearly and plainly set forth v the absolute necessity of action, and that too, * without co-operation?risking all hazzards, in the \ movement. * I lie was succeededhv that most evcelh-nt and ' \ i i ??* | . ? SjF" * imiabln man, Hon. R. W. Barnwell, whose ad rice and opinions cannot he lightly regarded?he ? ,vas opposed to separate action. Dr. John A* /j Calhoun, nephew of our distinguished and latnen- J ed statesman, spoke in favor of action and laun:hingour hark upon the tempestuous sea of Se e*sion. He is a good speaker. The vote will je taken at or before 9 o'clock on Thursday ,?vev ling, the result of which I may sendjrou if the aires are not down. All the principal hotel* in the city are crowded, ind considerable difficulty was experienced by nany in getting lodgings, unless in private boardng bouses. There are a sufficient number of ittraetions to engage the attention of the people. I'lie Theatre, and the Catliolic Fair, are open, and ire numerously attended. May 8lli.?A minority Report was presented oti Wednesday morning which was ordered to bd printed. The Report contemplates leaving tlid intire question with the Convention which is to Tieet by authority of the State, and proposes that ,ve do not at this meeting, indicate or suggest to hat body the course it behooves them to pursue*, rhey pledge themselves to abide the decision of he State Conventiotv'tt'hether the same shall \t& or secession from the Union, with or without fha m :o-operation of the other Southern States, signed ^ >y W. P. Finley, James Chesnut jr., and P. Delia . + Porre. It is expected that many of our distiii* tuished and leading men, will be heard fromoii rhursday. The Hotel at Mount Pleasant known is Shell Hall, was destroyed by fire on Wednea- I lay morning. " Charleston has improved very greatly, and if tbeir Secessionists and separate State action frend$,fB the mmediate resistance men are called, will pnjy le t alone, in the opinion of some, no doubt, it wil lecorne second to none ia the Union. Considerate ai xietv is felt on this subject. I have nodoobt here are those here who do not like the appearince of so many secessionists in their midst, bat. hey had as well take thing* coolly, for the issue will be upon thein, and they are boon I to meet it, ind no mistake?so the best plan ia to make a virue of necessity, and join with the secessionists. The attendance at Military Hall lias been very arge, and all seem anxious to catch every word hat falls from the speakers. The queetidntj of he greatest interest, and the action of this C#oentien is of great importance to the State, aait rill mould public opinion to a a considerable ex* ent. It ha* been remarked tlut this is one of the nust respectable and able Conventions that baa ;vcr met in the state. . ^ The Vice Presdents of the Convention were intorrectly printed in the Telegraphic despatch? hey are as follows :?Ex Gov. W. B. Seabrook, [foil. J. S. Ashe, Hon. N. L. Griffin, Dr. J. A. Simpion, Col. R. II. Gnodwin, Hon. & K. Henoegan, Zol W. H. Gisi. Nothing more at present, W. Southern Right* Convention, w . ? We have devoted a considerable space io-day o the proceeding? of this body, believing thatnur ^ lolumns could be occupied by notliing'oi more 9 general interest at the present time. The procee- 9 lings, it will be seen, evince a determined spirit jf resistance on the part of the Convention,'and fthe delegates correctly represent the public sentiment of their respective sections, there seems 1o se no doubt that cur gallant State wilt, with or without co-operation, make a bold and vjgorpu* effort to relieve herself of the ruin and dpgreda:ion that waits her in the Union as it now is. ,t " Be Sure You're Right, then Go Abend.'" " Go ahead" is the order of the day, and it is die for any individual or community to suppose lint they can continue to carry the corn in one nid of their sacks, the stone in the other, and sue* :essfully compete with -those who have tkrtmnotd he slone. Imagine a good old thrifty fariner^lf^O rears ago, before a rail road from Camden,to Charleston was dreamed of, and when two week* >r more were required to make a tripdow.n to oar , >ea port and home again, Imagine such-a OM ' lere to-day, and the alternative offered htm-of ^ vaggoning or steaming his produce to mack?*-? Vitli all his predilections for "old custom" think you that when informed that steam would accomplish in hours that which the waggon would quire weeks to do, he would prefer the hierl No indeed. Our fathers were men of !ense, had a just appreciation of the value of he "dimes and dollars," and acknowledged in ts full force, the adage that "time is money."? Srgo, (en passant,) they were not like their degenerate sons, to hp found "kilting time" at bar ooms, billiard and card tables, nine pintglleye, cock pits and so forth and so on, becoming *0 expert at their profession that they too often succeed in "killing" all their time before they havo ived out half their days " going*ahead" indeed, >ut alas, not Jirsl righted. Our purpose however, is more particularly to mil the attention of the pond Tvnnlo of Kershaw. Lancaster, Monroe, Mecklenburg, die. to the way n which their neighbors are ridding themselves fthe shows, getting "right and going ahead."? x)ok at Edgefield! The Advertisersays: Below we give a statement of travel orer the lamburg and Edgefield Plank Road, from 20th larch to 30th April inclusive: Four, five and six horse wagons, 618 Two horse wagons, 72 Two horse buggies and carriages, 108 One horse buggies and carts, 154 Horseback, 115 . ?" Total number of vehicles, die. 767 Look at Columbia, stretching forth her iron nnihilating space and extending commercial acilities in a direction fatal to our prosperity.? ^ayetteville too, with her Plank Road steadily aptroaching a section of country from which we iavc hitherto drawn stores of wealth. Ourim nediate neighbor, Cheraw, with her recent acquis!- ^ ion of a third line of daily stage?, connecting vith Warsaw, on the Wilmington and Weldon load, and her projected Plank Road to connect vith the most important cotton growing region of Corth Carolina. ^.Our friends too, in the District vhieh hear* 'he honored name <>! -' . A