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10, 1858. Permit me, my dear (or should I under present circumstances say, Mr. Editor?) agalu to present myself before you and yourhonoured readers. I shake hands with you, one and all, across Mason Dixon's line! How are matters wagging "dowu South Are you having, as here, no winter? Have April May reconsidered the matter and concluded to take prececdeunce of those ugly old fogies, February and March Are the fruit trees in full spring costume, and shall wo again have to mourn for peaches and plums, and refuse to be comforted because they "are not?" So mote it net be The grand topic just now, I guess," is the collisi.n between Keitt and tirow. What do our people think and say of it? 'Twas surely but a slight skirmish, in the style of an "Irish sbindy," and the memory of it worthy of but a day's existence.

Hure, like every thing else in this Maelstrom of confusion, it survived not even a day, and the apologies, which appeared on the morning after the first announcement, really seemed post-hunonw. But speaking of these apologies, how superior in tone and manner was Keitt's to Grow's. This latter gentleman, like most folks in these regions, seems to think that taking care of number one should override all other considerations. Concerning Mr. Buchanan's Lecompton Constitution message, the press and people (most of them) here say, he Li superannuated and trying to "gag" the obnoxious measure down the throats of the opposing party.

So much for their appreciation of wisdom and jutice. They are in alarm concerning the matter, and the eubtyo Sumners and Orows always withdraw from a but with the exclamation, "oh, I Tss I hadn't better! iennot however daily exherts Northern meni and miembers to look to what they are doing, and delivers himseli upon the subjet in thne wisest and most satisfactory manner. The name of Blennet makes me think of the appellation applied to him in this morning's Courier Engquirer, "poor old dilapidated Bunnett." The daily war (or rather scratchIng and snarling) between the Editors of the different influential papers is really amusing, as iyell as most pitifal and undignified. They call each other namos like angry children at school, and could they all be brought together and confinod in one rdom we would have a grand dramatic representation not heretofore attempted, that is, the portrayal of eats "in a weaving way." Prom this little political touch I turn to "strong. minded" and "mind-abounding" women.

They are frightfully prevalent here, and the license which is allowed them is abominable. Lately I have sit uder the preaching of the Reverend Mrs. Bishop and the Reverend Cora Hatols; read from )trs. Oakes Smiah, ad Lucy Stone who wont pay her tas, and listened with delight to the charming 1cc. tares and propos seduisnates of Lola Montee.

Lesla Montes, ex-dauseuse, ex-actress, ex-Countcss of Lans. feldt, ex-Miss Hleald, ex-Mrs. Patrick Hull, (I forget the names of her other half dozen trades and buas. bands!) and now the beautiful and dignified Ieetnrer. She has delivered at Hope Chapel to crowded audi.

onces three lectures with the following promising texts, "Beautiful Women," The Women and Wits of Paris," The Gallantry of all nations." Her alpeurance is bewitching, her manner, matter and accent ravishing. She is said to be forty, but like Cleopatra. "age cannot wither her, nor custom stade her infmits vaiety." You should read her lectures. She considera the Empress Eugenienas the most beautiful woman of modern times, and alludes, with evident relish, to her caprie, boforo her marriage, for Gottschalk. Leetures of the sterner sex are also as plenty as blaok berries.

Everett's two addresses, the Washing. ton Eulogy, and a Charity Sermon, have fdled the Academy of Music to its utmost capacity, and do. servedly; for as an orator he is grand, and his discourse up'on Washington is worthy its subject and its reputation. It gives mes intense pleasure to inform you of the failure in this line of one Neal Dow! Lately arrived from England, he expected to come it strong; his friends hired the vast Academy, act the price of admission at twenty-five conts ad administered "an abundantentrance," in the shape of twelve hundred free tickets, But it would not do -only three or four hundred people assembled in this mammoth building. and' after a few stale anedotes in the style of Phsil White, Neal adjournedl with thne doleful conviction that he had made a fool of himuself.

The topping event of the past month was the great Charity Calico Dall at the Academy of music; 'twais truly a rand scene! The interior of the building was superbly decorated with wreaths of grcen, festouns of calico, (Turkey-red prodomuinated) and the par. quette and stage were floored over for the dancers. The ladies appeared in loose robes of calico, under which they wore gorgeous costumes of every handsome ma. terial; at midnight however these robes were thrown off, auad left in the dressing rooms for "the poor," the ladies re-appearing like living myths of the divine Venus, and looking as tho' they were created only to love and be loved. I had the satisfaction of leaving for "the poor" a pair of white Bierlin gloves (labourers in white gloves!) which was all that was demnanded of the gentlemen.

All the elite were said to be out; dancing and "Lancing" was kept up till the wee sma hours." Dodworth's band in attendance. Three thousand people present. Proceeds six thousand dollars and pyramids of calico. But no more upon this occasion. The bottom of the fourth page stares me in the face, and seems to say "be moderate," so I take the hint, and make my timely exit.

Next time, "an entire change of programme," as P. would say. Adieu J. TI. B.

rHARLETON CORRRSONDENOE. CH A RLESTON, February 20, 185S. St. Valentine's Day falling this year on Sunday, the 4lobration of this interesting festival was postponed to Monday, when commenced the Grand Distribution of Anonymous Love Missives betwveen the boys and girls, and bandying philipics from old maids and crusty bachelors to each other. The Comic Valentines were most is demand-twelve and a half cents being more readily raised in these times than the extravagant sums heretofore lavished for the finer qualities of this article of luxury.

The Penny Pest returns were, I fancy, not so large as usual at this merry season, as I have heard that a great many young ladies who have hitherto favored, were disappointed in receiving the acoustomed annual trib-. na to their imsginary ang'elio charms. The 2nd St. Cecilia Ball came off on Tuesday evening 16th. Thursday evening was the Annual Ball of the German Fusileers at Hibernian Hall.

On the same day a public dinner was given to our former fellow-citizen J. P. Carr, member of Congress from Kansas, who is on a visit to his relatives in this City. Professor Charles Whitney is giving Readings and Recitations at the Hibernian Hall. The Festivities have now encroached upon Lent, and the pulpits will have several more home thrusts to cast into the teeth of the fashionablos before this ancient season of fasting and mourning shall have run its course.

So wags the world, one half in smiles, the other in tears, and the gay side laughs the loudest, while the sober- sided are weeping over the follies of their neighbors. The Coryphceans are making preparations for their 4th Vocal and Instrumental Concert, which will be the last but one of the season. They have done much for the cause of musie and deserve to be handsomely sustained. Edwin Booth the young American Tragedian is performing at the Theatre. Washington's birthday will be celebrated as usual by our Military Companies with orations, dinners, and festival meetings.

A meeting of the Presbyterian Ministers of the City is to be held this afternoon for the purpose of making arrangements for the observance of Thursday next, 25th, as a day of prayer for Schools and Colleges. The Annual Catalogue of our Medical College has been published. The class of the present session numbers 215, and among the various sections of the Union represented are the States of New York, Louisiana and California, and the Island of Cuba. South Caro' lina contributes 139 students. Our young men need go no farther than their own State for Medical instruc- tion, when others are sent from remote places to avail themselves of the valuable advantagos with which we are blessed.

Minute Guns were fired by detachments from our Artillory Companies on the reception of the intelli- geneo of the death of the late Col. Wade Hampton of I Columbia. On Monday last the remains of our lamented fellow- citizen, Rev. Dr. Gilman, reached here in the Steam; ship Nashville from New York.

Deputations had been appointed by the congregation of the Unitarian Church, of which he was Pastor, and by the Wash- I ington Light Infantry, the members of which were deeply attached to him as their Chaplain, to receive the body at the wharf, and a large concourse of citizens were also in waiting. The remains were conveyed to the Church, where they were kept under an ample guard until Wednesday afternoon, when the funeral ceremonies took place. 'Ihese were attended by a vast I concourse of citizens of every class, ago and sect. I The Church was filled to overflowing, and many were unable to obtain admission. The burial service was read by Rev.

Mr. Pierpout of Savannah, and other devotional exercises performed by Rev. Mr. Bowen of Kingston, Massachusetts, a son-in-law of the decea-ed. An impressive discourse was then delivered by Rev.

Dr. Burnap, of Baltimore, in which he reviewed the early life and associations, and paid a beantiful tribute to the character and career of the late Pastor. The Church was draped in mourning; one side of the Gallery had been reserved for the Washington Light Infantry and a few pews for the immediate relatives and nearest friends. The coffin was borne to the grave by aged and venerable gentlemen, friends and associates. I observed representatives present among the Clergy, from all denominations.

The papers are filled with touching tributes from the various literary and benevolent Associations with I which our departed friend was actively connected. Thirty Cadets of the Citadel Academy have been a suspended in consequence of the late disturbance in the Institution. The particulars have not yet trans- I pired. The susponded youths have, I understand, conducted themselves 'on the occasion with decorum 1 and quiet, awaiting the result with Werner's fanciful Lager Beer Saloon at the corner of Meeting and Cumberland Streets is at present the resort for twelve o'cloek The Germans arer not left to shoulder the responsibility alone of sup. this new candidate for public favor.

It has I inaugurated a new era in the history of the Lager-Ma-. nia. The question as to it.s intoxicating properties se recently mooted in New York, has not been fully set- I tIed down this way, though many believe that it can "make drunk come if you drink enough of it. Dr. Chilton of New York seems to favor this opinion and the testimony in the cases now pending in that city, confirm his statement, if the stomachs of friend Haons Von Hlillkervondenburg and others are to be taken as legitimate criteria.

The man in Germany who drank 160 pint glasses in 3 hours without getting drunk, must lhave been a pretty hard customer, whose veracity it would be difficult to estab'lish, if it were not backed by similar testimonials from others of his countrymen. One swore he had drank 30 or 40 glasses per day-another, 32 glasses in 2 hours-a third, doubled that number-a fourth, made way with "a L-eg containinyf 71 gullone in rtwo without feeling any the worse for saw ai drink 20 glasses at a sitting in a lager-bier garden The Saloon is brilliantly illuminated every evening and visited by large parties of ladie and gentlemen, spectators, ns well eustomuers. Your lady renders will be pleased to hear of further reductions in the prices of Laees and Embroideries. Hlonitou Lace Collars are solling as low as Honi-. ton Lace Sett $15 to $75; Plain Goods can be had' for a mere song.

DeLsins reduced to 121 English Merinos 121 l8); Ginghams 121; Chally and Barege Delains 1S2 and 25; Dark Calico's to 121, and other articles in proportion. Wood is selling at $4, and one dealer of'ers a lot at $3.50 per cordl; Coal continues low in consequence of the remarkable mildness of the winter. Dealers are laeying in a stock in anticipation of another farewell spell of winter in March. A very good artieo can he bought for $6 per ton. bales sold at 12j; 56 bales Jethro Cotton from Morgan County, Gieorgia, brought 14 cts.

Ruie--In good demand, better qualities scarce, $22 WhatVeydull of sale; Rio Coffee 800 Bags 102 11); Oats 2000 bushels 44 Flour 3,224 bls. sold at 5 G6 Sugars active, Louisiana 6 71; Muscovado 5i Corn 17000 bushels North Carolina 60 67; Molasses in good demand; Cuba 18 19; Louisiana 30 32; Bacon, Hams 10 18; Shoulders 81 Sides 101 11; Lard 101 111; Whiskey 24 25 flutter, prime Goshen 23 27; Salt, 4000 sacks Liverpool received, price 45 60 cents. The brethren down this way are eager to hear how the grand Foc JHunt is going to come off. They think a round thosaned a pretty bold stake for the five fast dogs. Do be sure and tell us, Mr.

Editor. CLAUDE. AN OEIENTAL ADVERTISEXENT. In an Indian paper of recent date, we notice a very eharacteiristie advertisement. A merchant who rejo'icos in the name of Sorsopchiand Doss, advertises for sale a lot of Daoca muslins.

They are described as so fine that a whole piece can be with ease passed through a wedding ring, and when spread on the gass in the early morning are so indistinguishable from dew that it is reported that a cow eat a whole while grazing without discovering it. This reminds us of the fineness of the paper of one of S. Swan legalized lottery tickets. It is so fine that the6 prize of seventy thousand dollars can be seen through 1 the erhole of a ticket at a glance; a half of thosoe tickets sent through the mail from Augusta, was ra so fine that the holder of it did not see it till it burst 1 upon him in thirty thousand shiners while a quarter ticket when exposed to the rays of the sun refieeted fifteen thousand dollars. 67 it pmThe Augusta Constitutionaliset, of the 21st says: "We regret to announce that Mr.

Wxt. P. Svnaa died yesterday morning, lie was the courte- ous landlord of the Globe IHotel, andi was widely and favorably known by the thousand patrons of that ir establishment. I flg Some genies has conceived the brilliant idea to press all the lawyers into military service, in case of war-because their charges are so great that no one could stand them. 3E" Louis Napolean has acknowledged his pater- ti nity in the matter of one of Rachel's children.

The ii other two belong to Count Walewski, who own ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDGIFIELD, 8. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1858. ULES THAT MUST IN JUTURE 33 038ERVED. All advertisements from this date, not amounting to ore than $10, must be paid for in advance.

Merchants and others advertibing by the year, will required to settle every six months. No paper will be sent out of the District unless paid in advance. All letters on business connected with the Office, to aeive prompt attention, must be addressed to the Edgefield Advertiser." To these rules we will rigidly adhere. Therefore, tko notice and act accordingly. p'- The Rev.

T. A. Hon', of Abbeville, will reach In the Baptist Church at this place on Sunday be 28th instant. gw See the advertisement of the Edgeofeld Foale Collegiate Institute." The teachers are here, 11 ladies, and the school open on Monday next. More It next week.

I' Mr. ERzo's business notice is referred to. It i a great mistake, that he has stopped operations. Ie is stilloat his post and ready to meet all calls. The Soiroo of Mr.

Broes passed of very suecsfully Wednesday evening last. Mr. B. is a rat-rate teacher of pronounced by all is patrons in Edgefield. As we go to press, another sleet -sets in aeomnpanied with straggling flukes of feathery snow.

vain we cry, Jan. satis" is clear that Vintor and Spring have swapped positions, and morals must abide the barguin. Be patient, and keep he feet warm. gg Sundry matters curtailed and others post. oned, on account of the press upon our columns.

DECLINED. Major TILLMAN WATsoN desires us to say fur him, bat upon consideration he prefers to decline a canidacy for re-election to the State Senate. Hie is to make this announcement in a public manner, ecause the impression is out, and hitherto sanctioned himsolf, that he would again run for that position. to has no hesitation in saying that the following ote from a connection, who hats already been nomiated for the Senate, has had much to do with his eclining the race. KAL.tA, Feb.

15th, 1S58. Drn.s friend of mine has put my name a nomination for the Senate. Before I can accept. must know whether you intend to be a candidate, )r I will not alluw my name to be before the peoIs as a candidate in opposition to you. You will therefore let me know at your earliest onvenience whether you intend to run or not.

I remain your friend and servant. WM. GREGG. Hol TILLMAN WATSON, AT Tn. Rinor.

SIGNOR BLITZ. ReEponsive to our call, a neat note from this celerated Magician, informing us that he will gladly ome to Edgeield, has just been received at this office. Lb ha! good fun in store. The Sioroa's exhibitions are immensely entertaining. The rhole press of the whole country says so; and the act mnay not be doubted.

His feats of magic are as eautiful as they are wonderful; his ventriloquism is mrivalled and his birds are said to be paragons in heir way. The stage in Odd Fellows Masonaic fall, too, is jest the sort of place for his perfomrances. Prepare, all of ye, to he amused, astonished, nraptured, frightened, puzzled, and dumfounded. It not often in a lifetime that one is permitted to witocs, during a single evening, so much of fun and ancy aus Scsomt is capable of crowding into a ro-hours performance. See his card.

Bills will sent up in due time. Mind the 1st and 2nd of harchi A. M. DE MONTHURRY. This gentlemaa comes to our town with recommendations.

Several letters are inm our osseion, fronm prominent citizens of Columbia, hich speak of hinm in high termas, both as a teacher the modern languages, and as a man. Mr. MonnuunaR," says the Coluualbia Times, "was formerly a relthy planter ina Martinique, whence he was to fly by the negro insurrection of 1848." Our etters assuire us that he is "entirely qualified" to teach he French, Spanish and Italian languages. Of thee, hec French at least is rapidly becoming an indispon-. alo requisite to a proper education.

The opportu. ity now presemts itself to our citimns, of learning his languamgeunder most advantageous circumstanous. trust that many will embrace it. Classes are aledy forming, among the students of the male Acadmy, and among the gentlemen of the villasge and iciity. A class of Indies, it is haoped, will also be talblishled.

As we are mnaking Etdgefleld an educainal village, let it not be dune by halves. If we annot be a railroad people, we cnn yet in our seelu-. ion cultivate the graces and the pdah of life equally ith our neighbors on the more public highways of rogress. "HOME AMUSEMENTS. A short article upon this interesting subject may fonnd upon our first piage.

We copy it from thme iutherna Ehpiit, that panper bavimng copied (and of ourse enadorsed it) front the, Chririnaa Era. It is the uatter more than the manner of the article, which trikes us. There is true in its sentiments tad we commend it to thmo consideration of Christian arents, especially to those who are disposed to be setic in their home regulations. Thec "strictest et of the Pharisees" were not the bebt people knownm the Jewish polity. Neither is long-faced Puritanism any moans the most righateous dovolopmuent oif ith the Bapt it and Chlristiana Era (two ut orthedox exemaplars) we are the strong advoenute "home amusements." They may consist at night, a reading, or in music, or in of course rithin the bounds of by day timne, a fancy gmadening, riding, archery, or any other inocent pastime.

Let these amuasements be selected regulated accordinag to thec talents and inclinaions of enoh family. So home has its rightfual pleas. res, its proper attractions for young as well as old, Smatters little which of the many sources of innoent enjoyment may be drawn upson. It is these deghts of the family circle, blended with those dearer jes of filial piety, which obiefly make up the sum of omostic bliss. It is their remembrance in after ears which gives pathos to such sentiments as that the favorite ballad: The dearest spot on easrth to sme Is home, sweet home." HYPERCRITICAL.

Bishop Ihenry B. Bascom, onme of the Bishops of Methodist Episcopal Church South, died on Sunay, the 7th at the residence of thae Rev. Mr. tevinson, in Louisville, where he had been a time ill. Thme item above given-which we find in the Edgeeld (S.

A drertiser, of this week-was good, or tther t'ery laid new5, about five years to Courier. We acknowledge the blunder and bow to the superior smartness searched carefully a columns to find some flaw wherewith to retort, but wrong, from top to bottom. Perhaps the Courier here borrowed the shmarp scent Ethe Camden which had some days before layed pedagogue to the C'arolinian on the same ore. Shrewd guess, is it not? Ah, but it was cruel a you to hold us up to the laughter of the town and sat too perhaps on the strength of another's discover. Naughty Courier shall not speak to you lain for a whole week.

Upon looking again, we find lat the Courier, on the day before its correction of ir mistake, plucked from the Camden Journal a nos of The Weather," which notice was barely three hos above the Journaul's correction of the Caroti'an. So of ecurse the (Aurier did borrow, as we GLANCES AT OUR EXCHANGES. Finding a bundle of Sbth Carolina Newspapers upon the Table, weivill lance through them and dot their 1. The Abbevillh-Banune (of. the 19th) announces the death of Col.

W. S. dir's, a citizen of Abbevilla District, and a ho, to use the Banner's language, was "distingui for public spirit and liberality, of winning hers and open-handed charity." Return Day for Abbe it-had passed, and 300 cases, nearly, had been ubmbered. Of this critical occasion our neighbor thiiites: The brightening prospects of the money market seem to have somewhat appeased the demands of creditors, and restored general confidence. Old Boreas himself came to tlie-rescno of the unfortunato debtor, and imposedjhis veto on the servlee of some of the writs.

Sheritand deputy were bound, in icy "d'urance vile" without bail or mainprise. Its an ill that blows nobody any good." The Thespians of Abbeo seem to have much more vitality than those if Edgefield. While oure are extinct, or nearly they are still alive and kicking, to the amusement entertainment no doubt of many appreeiative loo rM-on. They are to give one or more exhibitions ng Court Week. 2.

Another Banner fro higher up the Walhalla next we open. And here we learn that quite sianow'storm had been experienced in Pickens; it. as 3 or-4 inches deep and several gentlemen had viad the village of Walhalla in sleighs. "A great deil of sickness" is reported in the country immediatel below Walballah; but the village itself is The remarks of thc Banner on the Stump HouseTunnel, we copy almosl in tot "Last Saturday February 6th, quite an animated scene was witnessed in the Tunnel. On that day thc work from the Eastern entrance was connected witi the work in Shaft No.

In anticipation of tha event, the men labored with a commendable spirit and when at last the dril.had been driven through and daylight there arose a shout of joy that caused the mountai4 to reveberate. We art pleased to perceive that the workmen take more thai ordinary interest in the suacess of the enterprize. Including the shafts; Acore than one half of the work, that is the part whlih requires most time, i done. And it is now thought that the Tunnel can be finished in less time, thanhe report of the officer of the Company anticipaties. Between 1300 and 1400 feet of the heading arc finished, more than 900 of them in a continuous ex.

eavation. The bottom or that portion of the excavation be. low the arch is also progressing as fast as the head. ing work will permit. Thb proportion of bottom tc heading now done in the Stumphouse Tunnel, wo are informed, is more than is eastomary in Tunnel worl at its present stage.

Shaft No. 2 has been sunk about 6 feet below the arch of the Tunnel, and thieare here preparing to take out the heading in both directions, East and West In Shaft No. 3 about 100feet remain to be sunk, carry it to the grade. In -Shaft No. 4 the work i going on both ways.

In the Western Entrance of the Tunnel the num. ber of workmen has been, greatly increased. The monthly drive, from 17 feet, the average of the las year, has now risen to 48 feit per month. The contractors expect i -considerable addition t( their force from Washington." 1. The Cheraw Gazette states that Gao.

DAvis, Esq. of Wilmington, N. w4 engaged to deliver a lee ture before the Cheraw Lyceum. This again remind us of our Edgefield Lyceum. Where is it? Mr President and where is It? Others, yot see, are carrying out theiriprojects of this kind witl spirit.

"Why stand we here all the day idle The reports multitudinous wild pigeons ih Cheraw, saying: "Since the fall of Friday, Wild Pigeon have made their appearane, in great numbers. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, they were to be foun all about town. Many were feeding in the Presbyte rian Church.yard, in the very centre of the town Of course every one, who could get a gun, was on shooting. The poor Rtobbins, too, driven to seek fn food near the habitation man, have suffered se. verely.

Even now, as we write, we can hear the re port of the vile powder in every direction, as it send: the leaden messenger of death among the confidin, tribe." 41. The Yorkville Enguiirer also makes mentiono the footitops of the Storm King in that locality, "th trees bendinig and crashig' beneath his progress even to the barricading of the lanes and pavemient The E'nquirer follofvs up this paragraph of intelli gonce with an article con uig some very beautifi allusloiis and thieir He finds i difficult to tell, "what are the uses of Winter at length arrives happily at this conclusion: "We ha'. reason to believe that winter is the lab'. ratory of the other seasons, that its decay and moul and freezing is the incipiency of the beauty, red'. lance and balminess of Spring and Suwmmor, as deati is but a quiet slumber, preparatory to the awaking i a brighter True, very true.

But has not our. brother omitte to notice another most Important object of old Win tar's mission Besides its utilitarian not the great secret of real enjoyment to be foun in the midst of his frosts and snows andl slets an howling blasts. What is this, but great pouet lias said: Yesterday the sullen year Suw t.he snowy whirlwind fly; Mute was the music of the air, The herd stood. drooping by: Their raptures now that wildly flow No yesterday nor morrow know; 'Tis man alone that joy descries With forward and reverted Yet though man alone descries" it thus, surel the whole bruta creation feels and realizes this eesta sy of change. The spicy man of the Enquairer pne otbe good use of weather like this." Let the unmarrie pionder it deeply-(it is too late for the married profit by the suggestion it envelopes.) Says lhe: Ent we need not enter into the intricate Iabyrintl of Nature to findl uses for weather like the present It must have heen evident to every one that for thi last few months entirely too many marringes hav taken plaec.

We talk very pathetically about bari but with the temerity of Tristram's progenitor we rush on iind pause not to consider the bad ecuno. my if ceuting two mouths to feed instead of one But Nature, mere provident than man, has kindl; sent an inclement season, and the man who is si fool-hardy as to get married now, must do so in mud dy boots and with his over-coat on-that's all have to say about it. 5. The Carolana Times (of the 20th) notices, witi expressions of regret, the departure of Hiowann 11 CAL.nwarLL, from Columbia. "We have partet with few friends," remarks the whose andl bright genius couldl have made such a gap, in oui social circle." It is hoped that his residence in Ala bama will be but temporary anid that ho wvill returt to his native State at no distant large meet ing of the ettiraens of Rtichland had been held to di honor to the mecinory of Cob.

WAa HIAnrroN, dac'd The venorable C. from indis, position to attend, sent to the ameeting a preamble ani. resolutions which were made the action of the meet. lug. They were seconded in behalf of Hen.

WV. DuSA ussta (also absent unavoidably) by Dr. Join: Fisua in terms appropriate to the melancholy oc. cnsion. Dr.

R. W. Grnars also spoke with deep feeling, From a letter addressed to the latter gentleman by Judge we extract the following admnirably turned tribute to the distinguished dead: "Would that I could lay a garland on his tomi which be imperishable as his the wish is vain. Words, such as I could embody ina letter, cannot accompltish that end. Indeed nothing sho.rt of an intimate knowledge of his every day's usefalness, friendship, affection and could enable one to do mere than to say: Col.

Wade Humpton was worthy of his Revolutionary descent, and of the love and respect of his family, friends and fellow citizens. Let all who knew him drop a tear on his tomb, and remember him as one of South Carolinan's noblest 6. The Carolina Spartan of last week announces the death of Col. H. Tfossox, "a prom'inent lawyer and valuable eltizen of Spartanburg." Having entered upon the practise of law in 1818, he became the recipient of a lucrative professional business, and filled a large place in the community ol which he was a member.

In the number of the Spartan before us, we have read with interest a long and able article upon Kansas. Our cotemporary's blood is up, and justly so. Ho resolves the whole present Congressional controversy upon this subject into hostility to our Southern institution of Slavery; and, in this connection, nestly expresses himself thus: "First and last, it springs from the fact that Kansas has adopted a slavery constitution I All pretext for opposition, exeept on this ground, is removed by to mes and teeeonvietion of this Is faij' with performed his duty. It remains for the South to perform her part. If Kansas is subjected to the indig.

nity of the inquiries set on foot by the House of Representatives-" let the Union slide." It is not offered to her-the outrage is upon the constitution and the equality of the Southern States." The Spartan is evidently dissatisfed with Mr. Karr's course in the late Congressional fight. We think he scarcely makes sufficient allowance for the exciting nature of the occasion on which that fight occurred. The Patriot Mountaineer speaks deploringly of the late sleet and its destructive influences. It must have been terrible.

See what is said of it: "Few of us slopt unbroken slumbers on Friday night. The sound as of rattling musketry and the distant booming of cannon, as limb after limb parted from its parent stem and struck the ground, indicated unmistably the work of destruction that was going on without. The damnge that has aecrued cannot. of course, be reckoned in dollars and vents-it is incalculable; and it will require the taste and labor of many years to obliterate the injury that has been sustained in the few days just passed by." S. The Camden Wl'eekly Journal, like the Cheraw Gazette, tells of wild pigeons, and perpetrates this joke about the matter: "We wonder if they are included in the general category of those birds, which choose mates at this eeuon.

If so we hardly think the boys about here would give them much time for choosing mates, and if done at all, it must be on the wing." The Journal then, among other things, sets the Carolinian right as to Bishop BAscoMU's death, which oventthe latter paper justnow notices, but whiel occurred ievea years ago. We copied the paragrapli from the Carolinian, and hereby lay our fault at it: door. The truth is, we are so much in the habit ol clipping confidently from its columns, that we doubi not our boys would readily set up the intelligence that the Dutch had taken Holland," if that statement should appear paragraphically in its next issue But so long as we have a watchful monitor like tha Journal to keep us corrected, all will come right ii the end. "ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AN Under this caption, an English journal chuckle. delightedly over an incident which we do not remem her to have seen before.

Lest some of our us, may have missed its first appearance, we now re produce the thing fur the benefit of their risible mus ales. It is entirely too good to be allowed to escape the ken of the Adrertiser's readers. Says the Eng lish paper: Thq BostoN Post, one of the American journals ac eustomed to eulogise 31r. Edwin Forrest, a tragediat who made a remarkable failure in the English me. tropolis a few years ago, his benefit-nigh a tremendous thunderstorm came on.

Instead going on, or dropping the curtain, Mr. Forrest calmll folded his arms, retired a step or two, and became a fixed as a pioece of marble. He remained so until thi storm abated. It was a graceful acknowledgement a superior power." Commenting on this absurd par. graph, the Albany Knickcrbocker observes that thi "superior power" must doubtless have been gratifiec at this "graceful acknowledgment" on the part of Mir Edwin Forrest; and recall a somewhal similar incident.

An English Judge, in sentencing i man to death, said, 'You will now have the satisfuc tion of having your case transfered to the tribunal a higher and, let me add, an abler THE WAY THEY MANAGE. We incorrectly stated, two weeks since, that thi parliamentary dodges to avoid a vote on the night the fight, came from the Republican side of the House On the principle of "giving the devil his due," wi recall the imputation. It was the Democrats who it. Their votes were not all present and they wishet to delay the question. This mode of warfare is re garded legitimate in Congress, and is resorted to all parties alike.

But the record of it looks ver: I stupid, to say the least. To show how they manage we give a part of the sceone which preceded the ren contre of Messrs. Km.rr and Guow; time, from o'clock P1. till near midnight: The yeas and nays were continually taken, princi pally on motions to adjourn. Mir.

Mles, (adm.) of S. asked and was excuse' from voting. The yeas aud nays were taken to settle the question Phillips of moved areconsideratioi fof that vote, anid to lay that motion on the table To determine whether the question should be takei by yeas and nays, tellers were ordered to take a vute and 37 voted In the affirmative. Mr. Keitt-I demuand a count.

Vociferations of "Let's haLve it!" "Let's have it! A voice from the republican side-" We give it up. Mir. Keitt-I don't! I denmand a count. M1r. Craigo, (adm.) of N.

thought they had betle have a call of the llouse. -The tellers reported that none of the members ha jvoted in the negative. Mr. Keitt-Thien tlhere is quorulm. voice-Yes there is: but gentlemen will niot votc he Speaker said It was nut necessary thera shoul ba quorum to call the yeas and nays.

Mir. Warren generally agreed with the speaker, bu Imost now frutu his and deumanded th -yeas and nays. (Lautghter.) SThe Speaker satid Mr. Warren could not a Ian appeal already peonding. Cries of "(loud" and laughter.

The yeas and nay lcontinuedi to be on trival miotions fromn th tDemocratic side, Mr. Warren suggested, as hadi been so on Kainsas they had better do a little for hi State, Arkansas. Loud lauighter followed this, amid which Mir. War ren was called to, order frome the side. Mr.

Washburn, of Maiine, thought they had bette first dispose of Kansas by referrinag the Presidenmt miessage. Mr. Kr.rr and others called him to order. The Speaker endeavored to calm the confusion, anl gentlemnen to tuke their seats. Mir.

Clay, (adm.) of a gentlemn: occumpies another's what then? The Speaker-ie catn be ousted. rMr. Letcher inquired whether it could be done jlegal process. (Lughter.) Mr. Davis, (adm.) of appealed to the Repub licans for liberty to speunk for an hour.

IHe saidi this privilege was dentied, his personal popularit; would lbe (Laughter.) A mong thte quest'ons voted on wias Anmotion to hn: on thme table the motion to the vote by whiec the Ilouse excused Mr. 3iiles fromo e'n th, moiti'on to excuse Mir. Uarnett frotn th, nmtion to excuse M1r. Letcher from voting; ur the motiomn by Mir. Seward to lay on the table :1: appeal of Mir.

Stanton: from: thme decision of the Spea ker, thut a rotion to adjomurn: till may be en tertaiined for a timme. -Mr. Davis, of rose to a privileged question nayinig that the heat from above was blistering hi hiead, whicb is bnld, and lie asked unaninmus consen ti wear his handkerchief over it. (Excessive ter.) Mr. Florence, whose head is also hoald, obijected encusing renewed laughter.

But this is enough. The repost is from the New York Day a Northern with Southerm principles. We suppose it is ordinarily correct. Sonm: of our rendlers will doubtless exclaim tamara mores Unsophistiented dears! pa-Benton-" Old as a sulli cient reason why Senator Douglas will never he Pres ident, that his ooat-tail is too neuar the ground. pie Queen Victoria Invited Sarah Bonietta, an Af.

rican princess, hoarding at Chatham, to the weddin1 of the princess and sent her dresses suitable for the occasion. A SrGNIFICANT members of the Virginia legislature are said to object to the position of the new statue of Washington, i that the eyes are turned to the ouse of Dee gates, while the index finger of the right hand points signiificantly, int. the direction of the Peni tetiary Ex-President Fillmore's marriage took place quite privately in Albany, only his son, Judrge Hall, and a few other friends being present. The bride is the widow of the late Ezekiel C. MclIntosh, and she has fur some time occupied the Schuy.

her Mansion," formerly the residence of Alexandei- Hamilton, (where he married his wile,) and subsequenmtly occupied by the celebrated Col. Schuyler. 'The bride will accompany her husband to Buffalo to reside. We see it stated in Northern papers that there are so many domestics out of enmploymenit at the present time, in all the large cities, that the value of their labor has fallen oflf nearly fifty per ent. from thme scale of prices that obtained a Tear ago.

It is said that servants, both male and female, are so plenty in New York that many are willing and anxious to work for their board. Three dollars a Month is the highest wages that the women are able to secure. Wages are now lower than they have been forfifty years. THUE WHEAT is stated that the groW. ing wheat in Virginia never presented a mnore encouraging prospect at this season of the yeas han at pneublin CONSOLATION TO THE BEREAVED.

FRIEND has fuaished us with a copy of th following verses, inscribel aflrctionately, in a di tant laud, to one who had experienced that sad of bereavements-the loss of an nly chili The sweet consolati'on they allord will apply I hundreds of others who have been ude to fe this exceeding weigt of sorrow. Strange, tha she who thus sought to alleviate the ailliction another should so soon be iuade to realize a similm grief. In Lite Derby (England) Xercury, of 13 January, is the following obituary notice: Diei onl the 8th at Repton, JAMES IP.NRY, Son 4 Mr. John Hanburg Twiggs, aged two years au five months." Mr. J.

H1. Twiggs is the husbar of the lady who sent the subjoined verses acro the water for the comfort of another. Let the consolation now flow back-to her own kind beat -ED. "A VOICE FROM YEAVEN." PRESENTED TO THE MOTHER BY 1aS. TWIG8, REPTON, E3oLAND.

I shine in the light of God, His likeness stamps my brow; Thro' the shadow of death my feet have tro And I reign In glory now. No breaking heart is keen and thrilling pain; No wasted cheeck whlere the frequent tear Hath rolled, and left its stain. I have found the joys of Heaven, I am one of the sainted band; To my head a crown of gold is given, And a harp is in my hand. I have learned the song they sing Whom Jesus hath set free; And the glorious walls of Heaven still ring With my new-born melcdy. No sin-no grief-no pain, Safe in my happy home; My fears all fled, my doubts all slain, My hour of triumph come.

0 Friends of mortal years! The trusted and the true! Ye are walking still in the valley of tears, But I wait to welcome you. Do I forget1 Oh no! For memory's golden chain Shall bind my heart to the hearts below, Till they meet to touch again. Do you mourn when another star Shines ou0 from the glittering sky 1 Do you weep when the raging voice of war And the storm of conflicts die1 Then why should your tears run down, And your hearts be sorely riven For another gem in the Saviour's Crown, And another soul in Heaven! JOSEPHINE For the Advertiser. THE BANK QUESTION. Mn.

see in your paper of the 10th ruary, a notice signed COLErAxSs ROADS, in wh an allusion is made to the proceedings of the I Legislature in reference to the late Bank Suspensi Also, I see the remarks of one of my colleagues that subject published in your paper, and as I had honor of a seat upon the door of the Legislative I1 at that time, as a member from Edgefield District, had the misfortune (if it be a misfortune,) to vrte Ithe minority upon the passage of the Bill relievr the Banks from the five per cent, or the suspensios the Act of 1840, I feel it may duty, with all due def ence to the opinion. of others, to give to my consti ents the reasons by which I was actuatod ia casti I my vote on that important occasion, and beg that will allow me the privilege of doing so through District paper. It is impossiblo to regard a general Dank suspensi of specie payment, otherwise than as a public calai ty the evils which attend it are injurious to thme terests of sit circumstances and conditions of Ikind. If we consider for a umoment the influe: which commercial integrity has the relations society, we will see at once the fatal consequent Ifollowing its corruption. The whole produce of country, amounting to millions, is yearly exchans fur nothing but pieces of paper called hills of chanmge, the security for whsich is generally thse ini integrity of the persons whose names are written on them.

Every where almost in the known all thse great pubulic enterprises sire carried on. by capital of individuals, willinagly exchansged for se notes, ins reality nothing more thtan pieces of pal yet trusted to ns thsoughr it wars the actual coin it er fur, because of the confidence in theore who sign tI papers, also hainug confidence ine thre integrity a rfnith of the governmsent wichs enforces contracts. refusal by the banks to fulfil their contracts, utri heavy blow at the very foundations of this mig Ifabric, and teaches urs tire sad lesson, thsat cosmnmert integrity is believed to be consistent with a refussa perform the most solemn engagements. To say no Ing of tire political evils attending these banrk susp sions, tihe ugricultusrnl interests of thre South, but its mighty self-supporting power, would now Is. been uttering its loud denunciaitions.

But ai months argo, the markets for ossr proiduce were f1 anrd quiet. Suddenly the Banks in this country gan to qural, thme itnumense quantity of wi for years the banuk. had baeen letting out to epecu tioan, rushed back upon thema, and whsat was tire suit? A panic is created which reduced the prodt of thre South in price, at least one third below former value. Cottona which had '-een selling for o1 15 cents, was reduced below 9 cents, which wvas eanu: by thre mere caprice the Branks. Our loss is nm -posed to he at leiat five milliorns of dollars, not t.uki into consideration the manay contracts between ini Svidusis defeated, the many works manny persons thrown out of employment, and amount of sufferinag und distress which it has oc.

sionmed. Whsenever thre money power is placed in the hat of a single or combhination of individuials, and the by expanding or contraicting the currency, may ra or lower the price of priiperty at pleasure-arnd ti buy, whsen at the loiwest priec, andsi sell art the high pric-threy mamy commsaind whole property a industry of the conmunaity, unid control its fiscal crastions. Tihe bankinrg systenm concentrates and pl ces this power in the hands of those who controli and its fore increases jest in psroportion as it dispe see with a mectalic basis. was an engine vented better calculated to place thme destiny oft taany in the hands of the few. The natural con: quence is, to discourirge industry, and to convertt whole community into speculators.

The evil is on increase, and must continue to increase just in pa portion as the banking system becomes more nautil it shall become insufferable by the people. the Comptroller General's Report for 1S857. He sa; that "all the Banks have accepted the provisions the Act of 1840, to provide against the suspension specie payment. There has been, as usual, an extr ordinary amount of speculation in Domestic change and, in fact, a use of their funds generahl by the private Banks, in every way injurieus, and th will ultimately prove disastrous in the extreme to a the industrial pursuits and interests of the State.2 the commencement of the fiscal year, all the BanI in this State had an aggregate liability of $32,931 231,417. To meet this liability, their assets were specie with in Domest Exchange, and $275,176,40 in Foreign Exchang which the Banks claim to be the equivalent of speci but which, can, in no emergency, be made availabi At the same time, the amount of deposits was $2 253,844,90, nearly three times the amount of specie their vaults, and therefore liable at any moment to 1 driven into suspension by their depositors, were a cos bination formed for thsat purpose.

AgaIn, at tie elo of the fiscal year, the 30th September, their total lia bilithes amounted to $33,005,739,91, with only $991 in specie. They then had on deposit $2,831 284,21, nearly trible their amount of speeie, whil their clniuarou was $0m1uvan, wim. Exchnige to the amount of only $231,553,1, in Foreign eBxchange. This bowing is I- truly alarming to the financial interests of the State. The whole of our Bank are in the hands of 1Iere 1.

speculators, who wantonly disregard the teachilgs of experience as to safe banking; and hence our Banks are at any day, at the mercy of their depositors. If the full measure of punishment was meted out to them that they deserve, there is not one of the new batch of Banks chartered in 1852, but as richly deserves a forfeiture of charter for the course it has pursuei, as any political traitor ever merited decapitation for treason to his country. They have prostituted the former well-tried and legitimate system of Banking in this State, to one of mere speculation in exchange. Or, in other words, they have changed the legitimato systern of Banking and their Banks into mere rbaving ir shops-at their own counters, or through their agent. cies, at every point, in or out of the State, where their own or other citizen's paper, on sight drafts or drafts on time, can be bought on speculation, until their operations would halne the denizens on Wall Street in New York, or the Bourse in Paris.

Can any system, which yields such an enormous profit on capital, as is now injoyed by the Banks of South Carolina, be just and wise? The citizen can only realize 7 per cent on his loans, and yet whenhis capital goes into a Bank, through its multifarious and illegitimate operations, he realizes by declared dividends and reserved funs, which is merely a dividend to be paid in future, the enormous sum of 20 or 30, and in some instances, it is believed, even 40 per cont. This is the range of interest which the Bank capital of this State has yielded for the last fiscal year. Are the profits of Agricultural, mercantile, or other capital, to be compared with it?" One of the arguments used by the friends of the Banks, was, that unless the Legislature did suspend the Act of 1840, the Banks would not furnish the currency to carry forward the crops; and this appeared to my mind as a threat. The first hint of thatnaturoseems to have come from the memorials of the suspended Banks. They say "that should the penalty of interest on circulation, continue to be exacted from the suspended Banks, it would impose upon them the necessity of a stringent contraction; that they would have to call upon their debtors for payments that would cause general embarrasment, that they must as speedily as possible, withdraw their notes, which constitute the exclusive circulation of the State; under such a course of matters that they could do no new business, and that the consequence must be disastrous in the extreme, to the customers of the Banks and to the cotton crop," But well did they know, that so long as the Bank of the State is under suspension, the withdrawal of the circulation of the other Banks would be harmless; that it would be very easy for the Bank-of the State to fill up the space with its bills, and some slight approach to justice would then be the result, by putting into that Bank the profits, which, under the of 1840, should have gone into the public treasury.

Why should we not insist upon the faithful performance of all contracts by Banks as well as by individuals, upon the strong as well as the weak? I believe now, as then, that if the Act of 1840 had not been suspended, that a resumption of specie payment within three months would have been the result. Otherwiso, the throwing into the Treasury of the State about $300,000 annually, while the Banks remained. in a suspended state. a' The profits of the money circulation (strictly speakich ing) belong to the State, and is of itself sufficient to, a1t pay all the expenses of the State Government. Of the perminent circulation of the State, which I supIOU pose to he six million of dollars, as the Banks derive the at least six per cent upon all their loans, the profits would amount annually to would.supn pose quite sufficient to insure a good and soun4.curmrency.

In 1855, taking all the Banks togethe ing held only one dollar of specie for nine dollars of, Aeir I fcirculation and deposits. In 1856, they held only er- one dollar for twelve, and several of the Banks had tu only one dollar to twenty-five of circulation and ng deposits. 00 With all these staring them full in the face, in mr all conscience, I cannot see for my life, how the-Blanks reasonably could ask for the suspension of the Act of n1840. Ilam fully satisfied; and it is very evident to i-my mind, that tho Banks by their own issues, and by n-their own speculation, in and out of the State, were in- themselves the grand cause of the late Bank panic. Ice Taking that view of the matter, I felt that the in-.

of terest of my constituents required me to exact of the. TehBnks the requirements of the Act of 1840 to heextent, and I voted accordingly. These are some of the miotives by which I wasjc areted40. voting against the suspmension of the Aetof. re4.I have not as yet seen anything to change ey in the least.

I therefore willingly submit the rId unatter to my constituents to decide, and abide the' 9consequences. But before I close, I wish it to be rip tinctly understood, that it is not my purpose to attack: r'any one. It is the nature ut' men honestly to differ in: Itheir opinions. My only reason for this communicaUSe tion is to vindicate miy own course upon the question idof Bank Suspension in the Legislature. A Respectfully ABRAM JONES.

ial For the Advertiaer. to Mn. as I do that- such stuff in th- a newspaper or any whore else is uninteresting and in- to the public in general, I regret exceedfor ingly the necessity of having to request you to pubwve lisih another turkey story in your columns. This I 'w should not do, did I not think my character a little nil (andl a very little too) in jeopardy from erroneous Ibe- in a recent communication published by cha, Mr. John T.

Mobley. In that article Mr. Mobley la- would nmake the impression on the minds of the peore- ple that I purposely turned my mules and turkeys into Iee his fields. This part of the statement I positively its deny, and defy Mr. Mobley to prorc it, although he -er has sworn to it.

ced Living in close contact with each other as I and P- Mr. Mobley do, every one knows, that it is almost utiig torly impossible to keep our stock from annoying each ii- other. I admit that mny mules did get into Mr. Moblie fields a few times, but I did the very best I could he to keep them out, and think I did very well not to let ia- them get in oftener and I believe that every one who has the management of mules will think so too. id As to the turkeys, I can prove that my wife keptly, them up a great deal, and when out had a negro mindise ing them almost incessantly, to keep them out of Mr.

ey Mobley's fields. sot It would be ludicrous for me to attempt to go nd through all tho minutisa of our difficulties. I will sp. just state that I and Mr. Mobley lived in peace and la- harmony with each other until I bought a piece of it; land that I think he wanted.

He then forbade my. n- people from hauling along a certain road that had for n- a time been in use, causing them to go a great way be round. This irritated my son, who, contrary to my re- wishes and instructions, felled trees across Mohley's be rend. he I have no doubt that my son said things to Mr. o- Mobley that he should not have said, and I am sorry that he did but it was certainly enough to excite aloe mnost any one to have a whole pile of turkeys and ys guineas shot down at one time; and that too, when of the negro had been instructed to mind them and keep of them out of the field.

They had not long been a- turned out of the coop, and were in good eating ort- der, and it would not have been.so bad had he not killed so many at a time. I am remarkably fond of at a good fat turkey occasionally, hut he gave no a real ,11 gorge that time certain-three turkeys and five guinLt eas. Mr. is without a doubt certain death on turts keys and guineas. Hie says we knew very well where to find them.

Certainly vie did. How could we help knowing it after such a dreadful firing for perhaps a ie quarter of an hour within sight of our house. It is my wish to live in peace with all men. It has 0, been a long time until recently, since I have had a e- difficulty with any one, and, at the very time I had r- hopes of an amicable adjustment being made between Mr. Mobley and myself, by our friends, what did I see in the Advertiser, but a piece fraught with calna.

i-ny, with a manifest design to injure my position inSO society, as a man and a christian. Under such cir'-cumstances what else can I do but to plead my innor ency of over having'- injured Mr. Mobley in person or property. Had Mr. Mobley bbensaylnghisprayers st or reading his Bible, It would perhaps have been bet..