Jutetartar $ journal. ~:~~-a Lancaster, December 27,1853. -- ' • —' committee Dieeting.. ppano. pont The .Ij4d-Craiigß"ntr'Committee of4,....caster County, itiiequegited - to.iiteet4k4 . pease kumq of Jacob Ziegler in the afi, of rithe l , on WOD NESDAY. the 18th or J4ary, 1864, 11 07 . , , 0c e k . A. hi: A general and pu n ctual at .., nce spectrally requested. 4z. A4 O - '4 .146 ,.. ..,,, ifilL93o.,Eisrft , s., • , s Lancaster, Dee2.olitt 180. COUNTY COMMITTEE B. Swan., Chairman. Adamstown—William Sloat. Bart—Robert Mon Biecknock—Renben . Shone - Z -- - Eaernarvon—Thomaa Edwards Coteratn—Ebenezer Jackson. Columbia.S. W.—Jonophjg r Wiwir. N. W.—H. M. North. Coedit° East-Col. Andrew Ream. aiCocalicb West Col. Jesse Reinhold. Conestoga—S.`B. Welsh. Conoy7—Cyrus S. Haldeman. '"Donegal least- 7 Jacob &IWO* Donegal West—Jaka - Grout Drumore—John telcPpatren; Earl—Anthony Carpenter, Earl EartGeorge Dechaian.,;. ; • Earl West—B., s. Hull. , Eyhrata—Jeieniiah•Mohler. : Etizabethtmon--13enjamin F, Baer. Elizabeth-I—John Elser, Esq. natoth"Oliver. Caldwell. . - Hempfield ,East--Henry G. Imhoff, Jr, liempfield .Weet—Dr. A. K. Rohrer. City N. E. W.—James L. Reynolds. " S. E. W.—Thomas Deen. • -6 N. W. W.—Jacob B. Agrak e. 6.6 S. W., W.—Col. Wm. S. Am weg . Lancaster Twjn—Hugh blautire: Lampeter East—Henry Gera. Lampeter West—George Raub, 3, ' Leacock—John Leacock Upper—Mark Good ell C. Little Britain—Col. James '' Patterson. Manheim Bor.—Nathan Worley. Manheim Twp.—Benjamin Eby • Manor—Abraham Peters. /11artic—James H. Pagan " Marietta—Lewis Martin/ Mount...toy .Bob.—Henry Shaffner. ' Mount Joy Twp.—John Rheaffer., penn—Aaron Longetiej `r. paradise--George L. "" Eckert. Rapho—Joseph Detwiler..sadsbury—lsaac Walker, Sa lisbury—James H . Sa Houston, • , tr asburg Bor.—w ' F. S.Warren Stra sbur g T wartutek—Samuel - acob Neff. E. Keller. Washi ng to n —John A. Brush 11T Tnz COMPLIXZNTEI of the season to all our An interesting correspondence between,aev eral gentlemen of Philadelphia, who wish to be considered, par excellence, the friends of the Union, and Col. CLrarEas, S. Senator from Alabama. will be found in another column, to which we in vite the attention of our readers. It will be seen that CHARLET Cirtmoia and his coadjutors, 'we_ ked up the wrong passenger,' when they attempted to get Col. C. on board their piratical vessel. He gives them a well merited rebuke for their disor- ganizing movement, which may be of use to them ale balance of their lives, . - The New York National True Democrat and Mr. Buchanan. After our paper of the I,3th instant was'made up we observed an article in. the :Philadelphia Daily News, taken from the above•mentioned paper, -con taining an unjustifiable assault on Mr. BUCHAILLN, and charging him amongst other things with hav ing solicited' el: 'begged' the mission to Englarid. Knowing, as we did, that the mission had been ?freely tendered to, and reluctantly accepted by Mr . 8., in our paper of the 20th instant we denounced -the charge as a base fabrication, and added that we . (lid not speak at random in this m atter, but if it were necessary, the record might hereafter be shown to bear us out in our denial. We also stated that 'Mr. BUCHANAN'S friends desire peace, but if such rude and villainous attacks are to be continued up on him they Wish to know it at once—and if the' war is to go on, they pledge themselves neither to give nor take quarter' From an article in the True Democrat, of Thurs day last, which was sent us, we learn that the New York Herald published our denial as coming from the 'Home Organ of Mr. Bum:mks,' and endeav ored to use it to sustain its assertion that he, Mr. 8., was Opposgd to the administratiOn. We have no disposition to meddle with the pot - itics of New York; because- we believe_ that the di " vision in the , Democratic party of that State, if af fected at all by our interference at the present time, would be widened instead of closed. We are equally averse from taking part in the dispute between the Herald and the True Democrat. If the latter will allow the former to use our denial that Mr. Bt:mil e:New sought the mission to England, as an argu: ment going td show that he, Mr. 8., to use the lan gouge attribuied to the Herald by the True Demo crat, had 'openly and decidedly declared himself the foe of theAdministration,' andthat'he concurredwith the Herald, in denouncing the Cabinet and the mea sures of the Administration,' we can only wonder at the obtuseness of the intellect which is blind to the want of connection between.the argument and -the conelusion of the Herald, and admit that Bennett,. having a weak antagonist in the Tale Democrat, 'would have no difficulty in proving that, white is black t pr any other absurdity by means of 'our de nial. We have seen the first assault of the True Dem-. ocrat republished in another paper, with prefatory remarks alleging that the True Democrat is the or gan of Mr. MARCY. How this may be we do not pretend to know. But we do know that Mr . . Bo- CHANAN neither sought the office Governor Motor' now fills, nor the mission to England—and We pre sume these facts are well known . to Mr..M.Lacir.— It is almost certain that, as Secretary of State,.he would at least know who were the applicants for the first mission connected with the Department , over which he presides,and we can therefore, icarCe. ly believe that Mr. IVlAncr approves of the coarse of the True Democrat, whether it is or is not Ids organ. . . As for ourself we are the organ of no man, .We do not claim to speak for Mr. Bircui•rwr. In de= . nouncing as false the assertions of the True Dona crat, we stated only what we kneW, - Edia what.we would have Spoken if any other prominent Demo cratic statesman of Pennsylvania had been falsely charged with hostility to the administrationand treason to his party. And if there is any perion laboring through the The .I),Emocrat to accomplish selfish and treacherous ends by striking at Mr. Bu- CIILNAN and endeavoring to embroil him and his friends in a quarrel with the Administration,-we shall he willing and ready to drag the slanderer .11(1 . ~ • , , traitor mto the open gay and bring him to justice, . Another charge made against Mr. Bircuraisrais by the True Democrat, is, that "he carried the 'dela: gates to the Baltimore Convention from his State by an open bargain; barter and trade." This charge we also pronounce wickedly and mali@ouslyistise. He carried them in 1852, as he had twice done before, fairly and honestly, by an overwheltrag majority of the Democracy of Pennsylvania against all opposition, and we dare the Editor to the proof of his slanderous assertion. - It may be well . for the True Democrat, if it hon• estly desires to support the Administration and faithfully discharge its duties to .the Democratic party, to abstain from false and malicious attacks on the statesmen the President has 'selected to, aid him in carrying out the policy he has adopted. Such attacks can produce no good effect,:and in a paper professing to bedemocratie,erid friendly to a democratic Administration, are . evidence either of imbecility or hypocrisy. Perhaps We. shall.haßre: more to say hereafter on this subject. PUBLIC ..conirr.s..--This ispc pt nesi candidate for public favor, just. Commenced in this City, by Mr. ii. A. ItOCKAFEL.; fOrILICBIY conneet ed with the Examiner. The pape'ibtakes4-,cred itable appearance, and is to be independent in all things. We wish she Editor succestrin his under taking, The Sandwich Islands. The probable annexation of the Sandwich Island it may be worth while to inquire a little into glair size, population, resources and probableAalue this country. Everybody is aware that tiiiy lie the•Pac". ocean; somewl m r the west 4 thea:Lem° On Id be great I..rt to ulfugji nai l attle nd tittkil the ; :..of into ouiluuldi* Pr llitieka'reth • s w it . . ° W e .4 4 P, re ‘ om sE‘ir it* to.sii!ad emselvirs agamat rapine. But beyond this, • • known popular ly of this - strange groupe. The Sandwich Islands are many in number, but zniatariliirii — zitatigtes Lion does not amount to one hundred and fifty thou sand or less than a t ird the number crowded in sl6 us great metropo to o PTiiTadelphia. Of this population, at least one half:occqpiell Haica4 the: principal island of the group. Yet the satire area' of Hawaii is but innireLsquare... /Ls . oferelor.c: 4l 4: l l l4l l o :796.tiith at:large ;raj . The ,southeastern cornet of our . composed sfthe f#lll4 l gs "°f B4cki , ' 111 . 1 444. 6 6,.. Pl • • - ,Lancaster,- Leba non and;Berks) is about the size of Hawaii.:"Tho' not'fiaftionlarltspacions;thercfote; itis big - enough sized, farm. The sorface oftlawitiiilowever, akwell as the 661er : 56 ..4 1 . 4 4 0and1i ; quite, bfoicen.: All:: the Faclic.astanias in,faet, are mountainous, and gener. ally also' volcanic' GeOlogists of evety'achool unite ptotiodnctbg tits peaks subtu" eroe,ranges. raises in:Parts from 12,000 to .16,000 feet above the Sea, and hai-volcanoes which:. are still among most in the world; indeed-the whole isl and maybe:considered, and has irideed been descri bed byEllis,-ita. mass of lava, foiimii]g a hollow. cave over a vast furnace-in the heart of the stupen dous submarine mountain" The island to speak in . generei'terins,are about . . as far from San Francisco as San Francisco is from the . city of Washington,. but aslthe - vliyage fremCafifornia. lies over a sea which da generally placid, with lamed - whaide, it is perfarinediti twelve . days. The climate if cornier atively mild though the islartdsilie within the trop ics,,for the surrounding sea tempera the fervid at iniaphere.. The origtnelrinhabitante were to the order Or 'Polynesians. what the Anglo-Saxon is: to inhabitants of Southern Europe; and, for a consider- Obleteried, high hopes were entertained of them under the modifying influence of civilization: But they seem to wilt and die out, notwithstanding ev ery effort to keep up' their numbers; and the prob ability is that, in.the course of time, they will be extinguished entirely. The real valise of these islands to the U. States is Commercial, rather than agricultural, mineral or otheswise. They constitute a sort, of national for tificatioti on the direct highway between Califor nia and the'Eatit Indies, so that - whatever nation: possesses themyill hold incontestibly the command of the Northern Pacific. • The American whaling fleet has long had its head quarters at these islands. There recruits :itself during winter, repairs damages and makes ready for the summer campaign. The geographical position of the' group is such, indeed that Haviaii could not pass into the hands of any great naval power, males& ourselves, without seri ous annoyance to us, if not positive peril..-Ledger Congress. Congress, we presume, will be fully at work im mediatelY after the holidays are over—at least we hope So, for its own reputation and the general good of the country. Members can be excused for the balance of this year; but after Monday next, they could do no better than to proceed at once to trans. act the business for which they were delegated by the people. It is justly expected by the triends of the administration, that the heavy democratic ma- lority should give consideration to the fact that it is responsible to the country hot only for speeches on its nwn side, but for the unreasonable delays which an adroit opposition may throw in the way of speedy legislation. Speaking on the subject of Congressional action, the Bosfon Post has the following remarks : An important movement has been made as to our foreign relations in the call of Senator. Case for certain correspondence between this country and Great Britain relating to Central America: It was not quite extensive enough for Mr. Clayton's pur poses, and on his motion it was made to 'include the whole 'correspondence. Senators Case and Doug le"...inderstand this subject, with Senator Claytons antecedents as to it, thoroughly, and are fully-com petent to take cam of it and the ex-secretary. Another subject is fairly before the senate , the great question of the connection of the Atlantic and Pacific. Senator Gwin, vvith kis characteristic de votion to the interests of his state, has made valua ble' exhibits as to the route for a railroad, and on the 15th inst. introduced a resolution that must elic it valuable information, to wit., a resolution rela tive to an inquiry as to the condition of the com merce of the United States in the Pacific Ocean.— Mr. Seward has broken ground as to the Pacific Railroad in a notice of a bill for the construction of a railroad through the territories of the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Ocean. The house, have important measurea before it.— Mr. Houston, froth the committee .on ways and means, has introduced a bill for appropriations for the support of the Indian department and the mid• tary academy. The naval committee, also, havein readiness an important bill for the construction of mail steamers. Such action as this deserves spe. cial mention. The various, reports from the depart ments show a working cabinet ; and such action as this gives gratifying indications of a working con gress. The speech-Making disease, however, is be ginning to manifest itself. A rambling debate (Dec. 15) sprung up on a motion to contract for the Mount Vernon estate. Mr. Disney, with the re mark that he presumed after the.exhibit of sympa thy and large patriotism, gentleinen were relieved and that the house was satisfied with the elo quence, and that it Was time to go to business moved to procded to the, consideration of the, bills.on the speaker's fable. Mr. Disney's motion -was carried. A•pertyakirmish took place in the house, led on ,by a whig. It was on the manner of appointing an -assistant treasurer. - Mr. Ewing, of Kentucky, .was 'the whig. He indulged in general satire on the ae- Inocracy, and in special irony as to Mr. Guthrie:— He had something to say, about ;Virginia ,State pride Falstaff le company and Dogberry's "reading;:bat his exact,pUrpose 'was "explained ,by Mr. Hunter, whb said that'. he had 'noticed for some days Mr. , . -Ewing's reatiesene,ss, as helooked with anxiety to see a quarrel on the.daniocratic side; and not see , ing it, he tried his hand at casting a firebrand. Mr. Hibbard, of New Hampshire, eudeavored with good sense• to arrest the progress ,of a profitless debate,-.. and to promote the business of the house: Pending` a.motiorf of Mr. Breckenridge to refer the bill to the committee on the judiciary, the hOuse adjourn ed. While the President is seeing to it that prompt. ness, fidelity:end hone,sty prevail in the executive department, it were to he wished that the excellent representatives of the young democracy in congress especially in the popular branch, would seek a solid reputation by prompt and faithful attention to the business of the nation. It id a saying, just or not just, in everybody's mouth; that congress'.is cor: rapt, .that disorder..marks its proceedings, and 'in: various:Warr, bribery often controls its votes. Let the'democratteinembers--fet the heti" ineumbents especially—labor for a reform, and.tlresa whir dis tinguish theinselies'ivill receive the 'well wishes and thanks of every , . . Foreign News. The steamship America arrived at Halifax on Thursday lait,bringing 'One week's later news from Europe. There have been no more battles between the Turks and Russians on the Danube, but, the former still appear to be victorious in Asia, where they have gained several battles. The Sultan refu ses to submit to thethree months' armistice: pro nosed by England. , • Another conference iEr proposed by.the lour pow ers, to which representatives 'and Tur key are invited, thus Making a conference of six commissioners. The proposition, it, ie said, is , ea-, gerly accepted by the Russians, but the Turks are a little shy of it. " ' . - _lBreags!tigs hails adv_anced a shad; and the mon eji market;-in England, is easier. t gus, haii been apPoigted,riaval Stnteknefierat Philj tidelpbie. - “This in an eicellenf apiwitittnent. IMEMIZEI From the 'Washington Union. Interesting Correspondence. '.l4_4?llmjitg,tglomatittftleg mince of 'national union democrats' in Philadelphia and Senator Clemens, of Alabama, will be , aread wl4terest. It will 1* seen that these gentian . havefirholly,mistaket4wcharacter of Colonel Cle- menuitisilegiocraBNl - 10t . 06 that , de- pencApon thiiiistribtftle'n of the nffiesi lais demograt uporr-prmcipti and sucia.demouata kruay4ow tcr;,...ijsprecu4sAtt ersOarraearsiints grow inatut l'hi - distrili&n wife pataiage. Clemens distinguished himself in the Senate as .$ compromise democrat, and he avows his purpose to support an administration conducted by a Presi whose admio. l 4lo w 1O: - XestOko0:4;laiftiNi40,- rence to the Compromise as a fi nal adjustment of _ . . the Clair/1y issue . The following correspondence 4eigetitEifhe"rCJpinme,n _ noeaessary,_ i_ , . 3 ".Paliaaliziviita, Dec. 10,1.853/.1. Sin: At a,meetiing of national Union democrats ofthiftity.Afritbroff'liitailelpliia,'Oppiefed'rto any interference by members of the federal govern ment in State elections," and also opposed- to the nomination' dt'Wm. Bigler for governor, an treat-, ;die committee...of `tiventy wits:appointed to draught . an address tole submitted to . it ' future mass meet; ing, said.addre.si to be based upon the' twofidd ob ject—repudiation, of Ihe disunion , tendencies of Car, tain , members of the. federal government,,and, the setection of a sound national Union democrat pp a candidate for governor. - :: • - • _ - • , Knowing your devotion and adherence to the Union and the measures of the compromiee ; 'that you put forth your-arm to save and protect the ark of the constitution When* it was about to be under= mined by corruption and trellson; that 'you fearless ly defended that great palladium of rights and lib ertiesfrose the fierce liberticidal attacks of anti:. tionists, secessionists, and disonionists; believing that you prefer to fellow the liberal and consti tutional policy of Jefferson and Jackson than the disunion proclivities of modern innovators— we, therefore, respectfully and cordially tender you an invitation to be present and address a mass meet ing of national Union democrats, which „Will be' held on Morglay evening, the 19th inst., in the sa:. loon of the Chinese Museum, Philadelphia. We are yours, very respectfully, ABRAHAM OLWINE, . • JOHN CAMPBELL; THOMAS T. BLYLEfti" , • EUGENE AHERN, -- C. M. CARRIGAN, ISAAC C. BRYANT, WM. B. GRIFFITH, Committee on Invitatione. I WASHINGTON, Dec. 15,1353 GENTLEMEN : Your letter of the 10th inst., invi ting me to attend and 'address a mass meeting of national Union democrats' at the Chinese Museum, Philadelphia,•on the 19th instant, has been receiv ed. The objects of the meeting are stated to be two-fold: first, 'repudiation of the disunion tenden cies of certain members of the federal government;' and, secondly, 'the selection of a sound national Union democrat as a candidate for governor.' With the last I trust you will readily perceive I cannot with any degree of propriety interfere. I am not a citizen of Pennsylvania, and have no voice in the selection of her public officers. I should be loth at any time to give utterance to unkind opin ions of any of her distinguished sons; and in the case of Governor Bigler, I know nothing in his previous history which can justly deprive him of the confi dence at the Union democracy. • The first object of the meeting alode remains to be considered. I need not say that all my feelings and sympathies are with those who. have steadily maintained the Compromise of 1850 as a . final ad justment of the Slavery question. But you must al low me, kindly and respectfully, to doubt the wis dom of the course you propose to take. The Pres ident, in his inaugural and in his recent message, has left no doubt as to HIS position; and I know the man too well to believe that he would retain among his confidential advisers any one whom he for a mo ment suspected . of 'disunion tendencies.' That he has made mistakes in some of his appointments I do not question; that he has been imposed upon is other cases is very probable. Such things have oc curred to all Presidents before him, and will occur to all who are to come after him. But warfare against a national administration for such cause has heretofore been considered the legitimate bueines of its opponents—not its friends. What has been done cannot be remedied by dem ocratic assaults upon a democratic President. The recent electron in New York is a bitter lesson, and one by which we should endeavor to profit With a large majority in the State, both sections of the democratic party have been prostrated, and the con trol of the State . has passed into the bands of Wm. H. Seward. Surely this is not an entertainment to which any national Union man would desire to be invited. Allow me, gentlemen, in conclusion to say that I love the Union cause too well, and have sacrificed too much in its defence, to willingly put it in jeop ardy by associating it with a movement of more than doubtful propriety and of certain disaster; and while I thank you for the kind feeling which prompted your invitation as well as for the flatter ing terms in which it is couched, I feel constrained to decline all participation with you on the occa sion referred to. 1 am gentlemen, very respeettully, your obedien servant, JERE. CLEMENS. Messrs Wm. B. Griffith, Isaac C. Bryant, and oth ers, Philadelphia. OUR INDIAN ArrAre.s.-The Journal of Com merce says tha Report of the Commissioner of In dian Affairs, Mr., Manypenny, presents a painful picture of the condition and prospects of the Abor igines of this country. All the sums of money that the Government' has expended, and all the of forte that philanthropy has suggested, for their ben. ea - , seem to have done little or no good. The In dian is stiff degraded, ignorant, idle, and apparent ly incapable of civilization. We have a remnant of seven hundred thoueaad Indiana within our li mits, and claiming our care. It must be admitted that, as Mr. Manypenny remarks, the various flat. tering accounts which we have sometimes had of the'rapid advancement" of Indians" in:civilization,' have been without foundation, and that, in many im stances, those tribes that are nearest to the borders of the white settlements, are the most wretched and degraded. It is now proposed to send Commissioners to be appointed by the President, to visit all the Indian tribes and examine into, and report upon, their con dition, and make suggestions for their future bene fit. It is also recommended that the confused mass 'ot Indian treaties be, through proper negotiations reduced to an intelligible and connected form.— To r gather the roaming tribes and-colonize them in_ :one place, each-distinct from the other, and Ironi . contact With the whites, is another excellent scheme. It is also thought .that the plan of paying the In dians annuities in money should be abandoned, for the, re'a'son that, depending upon that supply, how ever inadequate, they will not labor. The annui ty plan isonly an encouragement to idleness and vice. We may expect, at any moment. to be plunged into very troublesome and expensive . wars with the Indians in Texas, New. Mexico, and Cherokee, un less by a wise policy- we make early arrangements to secure peace and tranquillity. We have hereto lore considered the territorial extent of the United States as large enough for all prectiCal purposes at the present daY, but this turps. out to be a, great Mistake. The territory belonging to the United States is not sufficiently ample to allow of the re- Move' of.the Californiztlidians to reservations in that State. Lands must be bought for them; and: yet long before the IndiMisehall be 'cicimeeticated and brought into our system of society; they will probably be wasted away by collisions with the whites, or by vine contracted in the transition from their native to a civilized state. CHIVY JUSTICE BrAcE.—The yhiladelphia Ar gus of Monday last says, we are pleased to state, positively, that Chief Justice . Black, of the Su- . praTe Court of this State, will be a candidate for re-nomination before the Deniocratic state Con vention. 'Judge Black has added much to his rep, utation since his advent on -the Supreme Bench, and his numerous friends in all, paiii of the State, will hail with delight this determination to allow *the use of his name in - connection with a re-nomi nation and re-election. - THE CARRIER requests us to say that he will make a special call upon the,Pations.,_ut the IntellikenCer, in , the "CitY; on . Baturday. neat, `when -he hopes to:find them all at home and pre- . paredto give iiim a hearty and 4bOtcuitial welppnior-• CITY AND COUNTY- ITEMS. Ono Fzu.owsiur.—The following statistics of qo the Ist day of October last, will be interesting to veiny of our readers : 1. i f.ancasrau LODGE, No. 67, meets in lerevery Thursday esiot , :ng.,loh -NfG4 John Evans, V. - G:iJjX: .er Elmkafelt, A. S.; Cha M. ' T 'isr.• Amount of Receipts 028,50. zd o. of piloting members, 364 sus •ed for ry pay t 'ft!l-04s, 8 - fcsousearnsa Long SO, ; eats - - Co ,. - lumbiq every Monday evening. Dr. D. G. Bro. nsr,X. G 4 J. G. Hess, V. G.; Samuel Brooks, Secy; Samuel B. Heise, A. S. P. Shriner, Treasurer.— Amount of Receipts $435 13. No. of contributing lii-2311ati371.30;instpfendatferMilreW L 2-3. 14.24445 ) 4 1 Elizabethtown every Thursday_eveni7,_ John A. v ;?George Koons, N, George Redsecker, V. t S;Bryw,A.4 Xoliv, , Tgestur, :/itfoluitjzfiteceits,sl3l-1 81:110.1of *. members, 56; suspended for non-payment of dues, 4,.Donvair. ,L O ITIE, - .N 0 , 1 `4 9 .-1 1 1 4 4 , & 3 44..et1a every Tuesdiy evening. Dr.,Joha .11,Grove;.N. • Calvin A. Shaffner, V. G.; Secty; John M. , Waller, A. S.; Johti,Auxer,..Tressurer-,. , .Alint of Receipts, $146'.66.. NO. of contiibutioglinetn hers 64; suspended for'non-payineril b 1 sfues, , 4.' , . 5. Nctozz'Lonoz, ,No. 161, ; meets' itSoudit6. - burg every Saturday evening.' Jac6l:lirpit,'N. l G.; Henryi W. Geni i T. G.; D.,Cmighttm,.:soel7; C. RakeStraii: Tiehsuier..Ainmount of Receipts $8465 No.of ccintraititing members, AT; susplinded for .non payment of dues, a.: • 6. NORTH. Sraii. Lonna, No 186, meets at:Kin, zer's every-Saturday evening. ObediehAtoek, N. G.;11. Asmstrong, V. G.; John Nixon, Secty;' , Sam uef R. Linville, A.. 6.; John W. Rambo- Trettsaier. Amount of Receipts, $l4l 24.' No, of c' ofitribtitiiig members, 56; impended for nen-payinent of dues, 16 . 7. MONTEREY LODGE, No. 242'; meets in. Lances. ter every Friday evening. :Tames M. 'Clijitirtql, N. G; Geqrge S. Ball, V. G; Philip T, Sheaf, secty; -.Henry M. Miller, Treasurer:: Amount of Receipts $403.. No. of contributing:members 158; suspend ed for non-payment of dues, 8: - • • 8. Momva JOIr'LODON,No. 277, meets in Mount Joy every Tuesday evening. Josepti Donavin, N. G.; JoSeph L. Kuluts V. G.; George W. POrter,Seey James Mooney, A. S.'; Levi Rieliseelier,:Treesurer,, Amount of Receipts, $79 79 No,. of contribdting members, 46; suspended for' nun payment of dues, 1.. _ , , . 9. CONEBTOGA LODGE, N. 334,, meets at. Safe Harbor every Saturday evening... No report. • • 10. STRASBURG LODGE,NO. 361, meets atStras burg every: Tuesday evening. Alexander Shultz, N. G.; William T. McPhail, G.; William Clark, Secty; Samuel Ntiment, A. S.; Jacob Hildebrand; Treasurer. Amount of Receipts; $B2 98*. No. 'of contributing members, 52; suspended' for non-pay , . ment of dues, 12. 11. Rosen:ism Lobos No. 374 meets -at Rawl. linsville every Saturday evening., L. D,,Taylor,N, G.; Hugh O'Nail, V. G.; Wm. Crawford, Secty; S. M. Risk, A. S.; John Montooth, Treasurer. Am't. of Receipts $253.90. No. of contributing members. 86.„ • 12. Cocemco Lonna, No. 408, meets at Reams. town every Saturday evening. Abiram Ilegerise; N. G.; A. Kline, V. G.; E. H. Rhoads,. Secty; ,- John Bard, A. S.; Andrew Ream, Treasurer. Amount of Receipts, $l5B 16. No. of contributing' rnerribefe, 72; suspended for non-payment of duet, 2. 13. EARL LOBOS; No.. 413, Meets at New Rol land ()Very Wednesday evenlng. -. Teter Ream,;N. G.;William Sealy, V. John A. Shultz, Secty; Wendell. Holl, Treasurer. Amount of Receipts, $l5B 33. No. of contributing members, 60; sus pended for non-payment of dues, 1. . 14. LITTLE BRITAIN LODGE, No. 420. Ham Paxson, N. G.; George Tollinger, V. G.; Wil-. Liam Wood, Secty.; Wm. Reed, A. S.; Robert Pat ton, Jr. Treasurer. 'Amount of Receipts, $204 06. No. of contributing members, 88; suspended for non payment of dues, 1 15. FULTON Loma., No. 454, meets in Lances: ter every Monday evening. Seth Spencer, N.. G ..; Samuel D. Fraim, V. G.; John A. Erben, Secty.; Samuel Welchens, A. S,; Walter G. Evans, Treas urer. Amount of Receipts, $173 25. No. of con tributing members, 53: suspended,-1. Geo. &mamas, Lancaster, D. D. G. M: REV. Miss Asixorsurrra L. J3aowN.—ln accor dance with previous announcement, this gifted lady delivered a lecture in Fulton Hall, on Tuesday eve ning last. Her subject—‘The Old and the New'— or modern improvements, discoveries and ideas, contrasted with the ancient, fdrnished' a vast add of thought, and was handled With great ability fully satisfying all present that the lecturer is a la dy of rare intellectual powers and superior intelli gence. The lecture lasted nearly one hour and a half, and was listened to with breathless attention: Some portions of it were truly eloquerit—especirilly her description of the burial and resurrection of Truth, than which'uothing could hlive 'been more sublime in conception, nor delivered with more thrilling effect. Miss Baowx is about 2ff years of age, of medi um size, and rather handsome. She has nothing in her appearance, voice or manner, which would seem to justify the rough usage she has tiler with in New York and elsewhere. On the contrary, she . appears to be modest and iinassumink—an accciin , plished lady, who should command the rnsiiect . and esteem of all with whom she comes in co'ntae.tand whose sex and superior intellectUal endowments should furnish her with a sufficient passport tokind treatment wherever she goes. , . • . 1:1:7 - The new Presbyterip Cli'urch 'at. Marietta will be dedicated on Sunday nest. • EL7',The Second Presbyterian COngregation, o his city, have commenced worStifpping'in the Lec ure Rooth of their new building , in S. queen at. EY" It is rumored that TIIEOPELILIISFiNN, Esq., ormerly of the Harrisburg Telegraph, is to become he editor of the Independent Whig, of this city, In, he course of a few days. ITS A Hog, weighing about 500 Ibe., is to be raffled for at the public house . of Adam Deitrich, five miles west of Lancaster, on the evening of Sat . urday next, the .3.1.5 t inst. LARGE Hoa.—Police Officer, Jona CONNER, - of this city, killed a hog, last week; fattened' by - him= self, which weighed 763 lbs. clean' nice' It - Was 22 months old. 11J A Board ofDirectors, Secretary. and Treatu• rer of the Lancaster Locomotive Engini.and Ma chine Manufacturing Company, will .be :chosen on the 12th proximo. . - • EX' The Conirniesionere to. establisit, the division line between Bart ahiLDrurnore townshipe, are to meet, for that purpose l at the public • louse ' or - J: C. Ewing, on the 14th of January; - ; - . larrvr. Graie' F,&lB.—The - amount .realized at the Fair held week before last, fouthe theFirat Presbyteriart Congregation of -this City;' was 8185. The projectors of the Faii-are ed with theireaecees. - . . e r curaacTorr.- 7 —Whe new daily mail route 'prayed in this county, iito run _from• Kinzer's on the railroad, through Williamstown, Springwelt and thence to Intercourse. It Was incorrectly puh. lished last week. CORTICACT AWA.ILDSD( -- T4e C o 4treet for making ihS Lancaster andd — Marietta Turnpike Mad, was awarded, on Friday las, to Messrs. Dellett, Harm bright and Cushman, of this City, for the sum of s24,ooo—they being . the . lowest bidden for .the . . . jll:7' Mr. Jona L..kzersg,.preposeacontrrienning a course of lessons in Drawing,• at his Room, No. 6 Miller's Row. in the City, onVeesday evening, January 3d, provided anfficieisifAinab..ek . of pupils are obtained to warrant iindertaiting. Mr. R. is an adept at the 'gumless, and • Vvo aasise the_ young men of the bity . Miernbra i ne this opportunity of acqniring . tanbwledgi.of so useful branch of r. Err An election for seven ~Trustees= of the Odd Fellows Hall Association, of -Columbia„ to serve for one year, was --held , at-their Hall on' - SattitclaY last, which resulted in,§the choice of the following persons: Samuel Truscott, G. G. Claiborne, A. S. Green, Andrew Gohn, J. G. lieie. - dotnelins Trson and George Bogle. At a meeting of the Board Sainuel - Tiuseett was elected FresidentiJ.,G.,EiseY 4ecretary; and. G. G. Claiborne, Treasurer.. , Cormrssia GAS Corruter.:-At a ineefing of the stockholdere 'of this "conipany;'meld 011. folluwing ivereeuswere:eler.i.ed .effieeis ) . to. serve for",enie year: . ! Fresident—. a AfEtiri,Srein'agera—.l. by bet , - trell, P. F. Fry, W S. Metierlde,,James S....McMa hon, Samuel Shock', Amos S. Greem.Secretery thd Treasurer—A. S. Green.... • • LAFCANTED:; LEDIJSON AND PINE GIPP.N .RAIL ROAD Coatkertir.4Ainmeeting of the...Cinotore of company,thicompany, held ,:ioPhileultdi t hia on th.e.Mb's Christian E. Spangler' wan . electeal'risidont r itotti: ert Kelton Treasurni," ChlACAngint eer, and Wm ,Stbk4 gagrasi:y., moving:4)i the StoekholOreciiitus, da t chpatian . 4."Sianposs, Samuel T;'-49.9keap 0 64 .: W-AFFSCRfeEsihnOPliale oinas ? ' Jelin Edit*" l'hotnption,Joeep o Kanig :inachei, 3ohn'l'arrow; decirge,iliawatttutd i llobett Xg/tPnt:TfF!e elected Agfigt9;*4 A Idazaar. Doarrloys.—Lrnma runt Junes_ Hazzgarrssa.—Ma.-Enrroz—May I ask the in- .•g- : e ertsteinS .o so or the purpose of ma king the Judge's bounty known to those who may stand in need of it; and also .that others, amongst • w.. have the means,thay be stimulated by so silent an w t yle to L . 34lad do 1ike...5e . ... Very . ~' •-yoprs,.. ." 'N.TL . - - 40., S. 16,111fre1.410,s "A r .g ._.. ..1 4 ; - - - ' , -... , -2- tk- ~31V n'tozza, Nowraimrastalfartn Co., i V - Y . i' 7 . - . . - 4-:%.:. ? 7-.-1-*.. it' S hil is d4ciseastbe siixt t psi kit o• • ... td of , amoral • g te'ibout 60 tons, twtn Ae l Lnke Fidler Mines, to the care of Mews. Basrdner, Lancaster. The coal is designed torthe use and benefit of the detaiy w,. of Lancaslerne#l§l6lot ei l i sbk, '..1 .. •••111'. Ilitl w atcdrof a Committeeof *Mt latßic ooe of Atigis.l dMit to be Mrs. S usan LOrigeneiker, wile of my friend David Longenecker, Fag, and-the-other members of the- - Goeiroittee-to be F.two ladies of your, parish, to.be alerted ,by your-. ~,i% •'-' ,A' 'e _'''_ 0 ..' 4 .) , -f-salEnitie aidisfributioir :of The coal` tirelf to the ood sense and discretion of, the ladies,_ to be alipmsne iiithaliriefriiiike leatis l airirch rela tions or preferences of the recipients of it., - "Mayr , ltsk of you the favor to lend me Your - aid injaccinnpEshing the above harried purpose, titre the :agency - specified .., ,' , ' ••• My intention is; with' the Meeting ol God; to pro-' vide forosi re&lar and permanent annual appropri ation, after thil winter, (gone hundred tons of coal frit the above purpose, to be distributed through a similar agency.. - - .... My: friends the Messrs. Haiimgardnei; of your city, have very liberally offered to receive the coal at Columbia, - and Convey it from that point to Lan caster, and serve it Out, froth time to time, as the ladies rirky'ditiecti free - of iny charge or expense. Very truly,' yourfriend and obedient servant, WM. L. HELFENSTEIN. Miss A. Franklin, and Miss R. Jenkins, have kindly consented to assist Mrs. Longenecker in the distribution of Judge Helfinstein's bounty. S. B. 137 A concert for the benefit of the - Poor will be given in the. Odd Fellows Hall, at Columbia, on. Tuesday evening.next, the 3d of January.' IQ' Our stores, shops, places of business &c., present an unusual appearance at this timeni . year, and - reflect' much' credit upon the ''business men of oar goodly city.in the' finatastedisplayed by them in their decorations of windows, - show cases, &c. : -- 'Mr. Jairis Cams' 'ahow case of wigs., scalps and braids attracts considerable attention. His getting up of Wigs 9howa an artistica] style and finish which cannot be surpassed by atty in our larger cities thestyle in which he makes his parts in wigs— or rather'one would be led to suppose that it was the natural flesh-seam of the hair—is unequalled, So true to nature are they. Ladies and gentlemen wholhaVe had the thistortune to lose their hair; need have no hesitancy in wearing these articles, when their physiognomies can'be SO. counterfeited as to represent nature in all its beauty. 'll3 - The Democracy of Tioga county met in the Court Ilmise, at Wellsborough, on the 6th and, alter passing complimentary resolutions to President Pierce,..instructed the delegates to the 13th or March Convention. lo support the nomination of Wm. Bigler for Gov,ernor, and Dartiel S. Sher trn;.id fur Cnnal Coutimissioper. Ire - The Homestead Bill, reported in Congress, a few days ago, by Mr. Dawson, provides that any person who is the tread of a. family and a citizen of the United States, shall be entitled to enter, free of cost; one miarter section of vacant and unappro. priated : public lands, or.a quantity equal thereto, to be located in a body, in-conformity with:the legal subdivisions of the publiclands, and after the same, shall have been Stirieyed. , Five years' residence required upon said s land, after the date of entry, be fore a patent shall issue therefor, and the land is to be exempt from all liability for any debt con tracted prior to the issuing of the patent. Resi dents of any State or Territory, not naturalized, are to be placed upon the same footing as citizens, provided they have filed their declaration 'of inten tion, and shall bearine citizens before the insurance of the patent. No individual is to be permitted to make more than one entry, and existing pre-ethption rights' are to be • in no - way interfered 'with. COINAGE AT THE U. S. - MlNT.—lna.letter to the Washington Union, Col. James R. Snowden, Di rector of the Philadelphia Mint, contradicts the re port that gold bars are paid out because of the in ability of the Mint to supply coin. He says that bare are only paid when required by depositors, and that the - Mint is capable of coining any , amount of bullion with which it may be supplied. Depositors are paid as soon as the deposits are assayed, which is in one, two, or, at the farthest, three days and in denomination of gold or silver coins, or in bars, as they may desire. The latter are preferred when the gold is ihtended for exportation, 'as the deposi tors save the coinage - charge, which is half of one per cent The Mint. prefers paying in coin ; but keeps on hand a large supply 'of bars, as well as coin, in order to pay promptly every deposit. ' fl Col. M'cmJart, of the Franklin Repository, the defeated Whig candidate for Auditor General, is pretty much of a wag of a' fellow, as our read . era are probably aware. 'He has said several funny things ahout.his own defeat, since the election, but the last is perhaps the beht of all. Hear him We have.dispatched• 'bull-dog express, with alio kettle attachment, to Forreet county for the official vote cast at 'the late election for the State ticket, and we shall issue it an extra as soon as it is received. In the meantime we would advise our friends not to bet on our election too freely, but wait -patiently for - the' return of our express and the official vote: Should the returns prove that Forrest has overcome the 34,000 and odd against us in the balance of the State, we shall continue' to speak to our poor friends as •uaual, and appli cants for clerkships will enter throtigh the front office door on the'diamond, and retire•through the back gate. No accountability for accidents, and all baggage at the risk of the owner. • - • - Woos. ORDERED To Csusonsas.—lt is sta. tedthat Major General Wool has been ordered to the command, of the military division having. its hgad-quarters et San Francisco, California. This charige,,ir is thought, has been made in view of the importance of the :position_ of California, and the necessity which recent events have demonstrated of having n military officer stationed there of the highest rank, and clothed with the tutlest 'powers to suppress any infringement upon our neutrality lawkand at the same time to. protect nor citizens On the Pacific. General Wool, -it is understood, will leave,for the scene, of his duties as soon ashe can make the necessary arrangements for the voy- vv ESTMOIALANF. SpEAXEING OUT !—A large and enthusiastic ~ Dimocrittic meeting was , held at Youngstown, Viestmorslan&county, on Saturday the.V,thinst., at which strong resolutions sustain?. ing :Governor BIGLZI/ and in favor of his re-nomi• Lion; were passed by acclamation Er The great Florida Lind Case of Clark' and others, plaintiffs, against the United States and Bra; deri, defendant's, is:Soon to corns 'on beforei the Su 'perior Court. The plaintiffs claim twelve millions of acres (in Florida) under the King of Spain's grant to the Duko of Alaimo which the United States claim was annulled 4 . th9yreaty qf the 224 February, 1819., - , DT' The U. a. bistrkt. couit, hi session et Pitts hurg, have granted an injunction against the Erie and North East Railroad' Company, the city of 'Erie and others. GRVittNRT/ONAS CATT-LE SHOW, FOR 1854, Ar SPR/ROFIELH, Owto.—A large meeting of the' citi izens of the countywas held on the 26th - cifNoVem6 berg and it was resolved to hoid a rCatile Pair , at this'place on the first Tuesday,. Wednesday and Thursday Ofseptember, 1864: . The premiums will amount to about $6,000, and will be °lien to all `the world. Ample aid beautiful grounds will be prepared, and arrangementir will be Medi to' ac., 'commodate all wl o may come, tvtthont eitritkir • _ . . gee ThilkthatFi 01 4 . be ci!! T ied out on a giand end liberal scale, so as to induce the : bringing of the finest stock in the world together. and reaMactellfaiiner of.jaeksentowitslilpi , leba. non connfy; was aireisted and bound in the sum of gb000;la4*461!", on the . Otarite of pasihig;er at tempting na„pamicounterfeit money. Mr; Beckley is a brotheritizJthiathaM Beckley; who lately .de. I frau decl the citizens of Lill - taco out of a large., amount of moneyiand ehequatuleted. ,Won iere will never glue; COrreSpondeaCe. Canmsatos, S. C., Nov. 29, 1853 - - taticaisl had the pleasure of palming through the State of South - Carolina press Swamps, Cane Brakes, RiCircjFitill4 - fitial- - rriatton Plantations, by Railroad. lapon*ritiirig at' Wilmington, N. C., I w}-ogre deity ilistiiikakijitfind that the Meat:her onneplibiglYilaington with the _4..teith 9iioa Read Aliii vile, commenced \I : 4ifjprini&was cote 'wi is the exception of afe ilea Oahe eastek ins, and eleven mini „V east of t Pedee River. This r • In a man* , 'et the Steam 'Bill route to Charleston, and rd travelers from the North an opportuniy to ale the most interesting portions of the Pahriettreitate, as well as to avoid that most distressing of all diseases, . sea-sickness. - , &majority of--travelem-preferiteVettnoWf notwithstanding the inconvenience of staging and ferriage to' which they are subjected. At Wilming ton passengers are obliged to go aboard a Ferry - Bor;tand proceed some three roitentoWrithe Cape Fear River, the road not being yet completed to the City. Between Marion Court House and the 'Pedie;a 'distance of eleven miles, they are com -1,e1.1e4,P-suavel..-4.llUP:r^!" ^-irifies.l ) -Y th e . ,way; the picarrecaftislifthieconntry being infinitely worse than the corduroy roads of the West. • After 'passing over this liorrid road, thirty of , us in three coaches, we crossed the - Pedee some time after night -fall, and on the opposite side built a.huge log fire' in the open air, smoked Havanas, and drank Apple Jack till . midnight, when the cars arrived; inter rupting the mini and.coaiivialitY of some, and the sad, inelaiicholyineditatichissol others. On the pres ent: occasion, however, as a general thing, we en joyed ourselves admirablyi—the night was bright, the air bland and delicicius, besides the demijohn of home manufacture, in charge of one of the compa ny, hiving arrived at a - good old age, was really quite palatable. The ladies, 'to be sure, appeared somewhat annoyed, but being travelers themselves, and among travelers, they of course could not ex pect the nicer forms of etiquette. • While assembled around. our blazing fire of logs I fell into, a a reflective mood, and could not resist indulging in a train of serious speculations upon the great contrast in the anticipations, hopes, fears, condition, and circumstances, .of different, members of the hompsny. There were some wild and bois terous from perfect health and an overflow of spit-, its;'there were others depressed and bowed down with weight of care and protracted illness. Many there were returning from the North, after spend ing the Summer at the watering places, pleased, aye, delighted with their tour, and no less happy in the anticipation of soon meeting- their friends, and enjoying again the Untold pleasures of theldo mestic hearth. And there were others, but how different their feelings, prospects, and reflections; in valids from the North, who had been compelled to leave home, its endearments and comforts, to seek in the genial clime of the sunny South that health which the rigors of a Northern denied them`. It is true the idea of being restored to buoyant health, and again enjoying those pleasures they were ac customed to enjoy, might for a moment light up the coautenance, and yroduce a momentary thrill of delight, but the cllftlr. shadow of doubt would anon cross the imagination, dispersing all pleasur able emotions, and give place to :forebprlings and misgivings more intolerable than death itself. I was particularly interested in the case of a young man from Connecticut; he had left home under the conviction that he must either die or go South. "I chose the latter," - said he, 'but now, had I the al ternative, I would remain." The young man had never been from home, and on the way grew worse, consequently was much discouraged. He left this morning, in the Savannah Boat, for St. Augustine, East Florida, where 1 soon expect to meet him ih better healtirand spirits. ,Leaving Wilmington the traveler finds himself traversing an immense marsh, on a Railroad con structed on piles; he next inimerges into-the depths of a Cypress swamp, 'dense, wild and gloomy, overgrown with a profusion of Spanish moss. Next come boundless Rice fields extending far as the eye can reach, intersected with canals and ditches in all direetions. The crop being gath ered and stacked, the fields present precisely the appearance of an oat-stubble, excepting, that it is sown in drills. Perhaps it may not be uninteressing to give a short account of the mode of cultivating this valuable staple. Early in the Spring' the ground is prepared and the seed sown in drills twelve or eighteen inches apart; after which, when the sprouts make their appearance above ground, the field is completely flooded with fresh water, by means Of flood-gates and ditches; the wa ter accelerates the growth of the plant and at the same time destroys the weeds. Atter a few weeks the water is withdrawn; and thus alternately is let on and off till the stalks begin to color. When ripe it is cut with a sickle and put up in stacks. Rice can be grown profitably - only where there are fa cilities for flooding. There is some grown oh high land, but generally for home consumption, it is not remunerative, the grain being light; besides it re quires a great amount of labor to subdue the weeds. Rice it should be remembered cannot be grown in salt water; I have frequently heard persons in the North confidently assert that it is flooded with wa ter from the Sea;—such is never the case; probably they were led into this erroneous impression from the circumstance of its being cultivated near the coast. - Leavirig the Rice fields you enter extensive Pine forests of beautiful timber, from which immense quantities of turpentine are manufactured. The business in this section has commenced since the construction' of the Railroad, and is, I am told quite profitable; the trees' yield abundantly. Lands here which could have been purchased for 20 cents per acre, are now worth from $3 to $O. So much for Railroads. A company, a short time since, pur chased on the line of this road 75,000 acres at a very low rate, for which they could now get twice the amount it cost them. There is a great opening here I judge for speculations in Pine lands; but the country is fast filling up with manufacturers; every few Miles you pass a turpentine distillery surroun ded with casks and barrels, and presenting quite a business-like appearanCe. Having passed thrtiugh the pine lands,Jhe face of the country becomes 'more elevated and rolling, with here and there a bluff or sand hill; this is the region of Cotton plantations. The cotton lands which I have have seen in this State are not so pro ductive as those of the Mississippi country. I un derstand, however, that the section 'through which I have passed is inferior to other parts of the State: The crop this year in consequence of the favorable fall, admits of three pickings, and will make'an av erage yield notwithstanding it was very unpromis ing in the early part of the season.. '•The average yield of Cotton is 1000 lbs. per acre, yet some lands will produce 2800 lbs. This at 10 and 11 cents per pound makes it I should think rather a profit able business. A good negro will pick 100 lbs. per day. It is planted in rows eimilar to corn, and worked in the same Manner; it grows up like small twigs with spreading; branches , each each ' having severaibolls. In order to give an idea of - the trouble and veza. tion;of traveling south at, the present time, I might state that tae western part of thin Manchester road is extremely annoying, in the way of changing cars and baggage. First the Manchester road connects •with the,Camden road; here you change cars, the baggage is likewise changed - find Checked anew; you theeproceed a few Miles to the junction of the Columbia road; here again Yolichange and check; at Branchville too, some forty miles from this point, 'the junction of-the Columbia with the South Caro• tins roaci, you change and check finally for Charles. ton or Auguittr.- At several af• these points theta are no buildings to' protest 'travelers from the in clemency'of the weather while attending to their baggage or changing cars: - Lam thus 'minute in view of the inconvenience I Myself "Suffered from want of information in regard to these Southern roads... Indeed wheal left home I was not aware of the existence•of the Manchester road, Persons who do not regird lei-Sickneis can ot course avoid it all by taking Ocean Steamer,'arWilmington, N- C., for Charleston.' ' - The weather in this - country is exceedingly changeable, as well as in the North; while passing through the southem'part of North, and eastern part of South Carolina, it was aettially beautiful; the air was soft and pleisane dl4 , irfMity; but in a single hour ithad changed and whin • we ar rived at Charleston it wits really told; it'soon changed 'gabs, however, and became as mild as be fore. There is not, as a matter of course, that rig orous hard freezing here that is, known with us; and when protected from the wind, it requires very little fire to snake one comfortable. • Having given'a pretty minute description of my trip from Wilmington, I shall now proceed to say a few words in regard to Charleston,the great mart and emporium of the State of South Carolina, and close, this already too lengthy and , perhaps uninter esting letter. :' ••• Charleston, as every body knowr, is situated et the confluence of Ashley ani Cooper 'Rivers, some 37 miles from the Sear,. : end is eurrotinded with marshes, swamps, and rice fie:lde. It is elevated but a'few feet above 'the levet orthe Sea, and con sequentlYafhigh tide is intersected With streams of salt water in various difections; the basement stories of many houses, at such limes ' being sub merged to the depili, of several feet. This is the principal cause of die comparative health of the city.'; The Streets are not remarkable for regulari ty; but manY'olthe buildings are'sphmdid. I was especially pleased with the yillas and private Man 'glens in 'the subUrbsi 'they' aralridy magnificent,. emboWered in the rich foliage. of the. Orange tree, ' Pahnetto and Magnolia, and ortiaineated with nor-' - ver a ndithsifliwar-bOscicid tLidgeiluaci cue?. log vines. In fins, in all that pertains to an enter- prising, wealthy, and prosperous city, Charleston takes.llKbleadelf.the-_citiet4 the Stink- In Pub' lieedilcesitraiiiiiitiliatiotit — orteaining and Immo lence, she is not deficient; whilst her citizens are celebrated, the world over for gaiety, frankness and noble hospitality. Yours in haste, W. K. COLUZBIA, L.sicsrrza Co., . • December 22d, 1853.3 Ma. SAN:DENSON :—A few days ago I visited Mr. 1 1.11, Palmer's American Newspaper, Subscription anfi.Advertising Agency Office, in New York city, foam muse of soliciting Mr. P's advertising aid, antiound that his widely circulating newspaper has w such immense influence as to command the hest and most extensive circulating newspa per exchanges in the United States. lie has on file all the ,: principal newspapers published in every city rind - tovrn in America; and we were much pleased with the attention and courtesy extended to us by the Chiet Clerk, Mr. Asnasw WIND, for merly of Lancaster city, whose well known busi. ness qualifications will attract those numerous ad vertising customers, who desire to take advantage of Mr. Palmer's vast field of enterprize, and thus se cure to themselves the real benefits of tili general Adyertismg Agency.. Mr, PA en's offices are located in New York, !Philadelphia and Boston— ,, a — dd effect a reliable coni 'munlcation between Producers and Consumer; en compassing the entire country. A TRANSPORTER. AMON OP TRE SUPREME*, COURT.—The press of Pennsylvania seem to have lost sight of the fact that a Judge of the Supreme Court is to be nomi . nated by the next State Convention. But, vis pre: aume the reason is that all expect the re-nomina lion of the present able Chief Justice. The follow ing, from that sterling Democratic sheet, the .Bed. ford Gazette, fully meets our views: Horr. 5,111-aux.—We have been frequently in terrogated whether this gentleman intends being a candidate for re-election as Judge. of the Supreme Court. It is our settled and decided opinion that he ought to be, for tne services he has already ren dered the State in'this capacity clearly go to show that he could not well be spared from the bench.— We believe the profession throughout the Common- wealth all look to Judge Black es a gentleman em inently and peculiarly adapted to this high position and nearly all, without distinction of party, would regret to hear that he declined a re-election. The administration of justice is most important of all things to a free people, and none but the nest men should be chosen for such poste. Tried and proved men cannot be spared from the Bench—and it any State in the Union ever had cati.e to feel especial pride in her Supreme Judges, Pennsylvania nee; for a more brilliant array of profound legal talent, (as well as high social virtue and unspotted moral in tegrity,) were never concentrated in any five men, than is to be found in the persons of Black, Lewis, Woodward, Lowrie & Knox. Such a Court is an honor to the Judiciary throughout the world, and the people will not readily dispense with the servi ces of any of these distinguished jurists, if they can help it—Hence, we can look upon the re-nomina - 4.ton of Judge Black us certain, and his acceptance as a matter of course. We'know that many warm friends of Judge Black anxiously desire to see him in the United Slates Senate. We have always been of that number, and always among the warmest. Our wish has not cooled in the least. If he were up for election to the Senate, our efforts would not be wanting in his beha.l. But we are perfectlyeatistied from his con versation, when we saw him a few weeks since, teat he himself neither expects nor desires it. ' AN EcouuksT Ps.ssam—The following truly el oquent remarks, in reply to the slanderers 01. Mr. BUCHANAN, we clip from the Pennsylvanien'alead er of Thursday last: It was said (if WILLIAM PITT, that 'he made himself the greatest man in England, and England the greatest country in the world , ' and it might be said of JAMes BUCHANAN, thit he has Made himself the greatest man in Pennsyliania, and Pennsylva nia the greatest State in the Union. Springing from the loins of poverty, witq no great ancestral name to shield him from the storms of life, Mr. Buchan an entered the world's list courageonsly, and fought his way to honorahje and undying fame. Triumph ing, by the strength of his gigantic intellect and the purity of his patriotic heart, over the influences it c of early associations, he attached him elf to the Democratic organization at an early a e, and did earnest battle for Democratic principles ong before some of his revilers were born. A truelrtend of General Jackson, he did much in support ,l the old Hero's cause in Pennsylvania; and us a member of the Senate of the United States, when questions of the greatest magnitude were discussed in that au gust body, he shed so radiant a lustre upon the State he represented, as to make the old Keystone looked up to and respected by all her sisters of the Union. GovEanon BIGLEE.—The Sunbury Gazette hoists at its mast-head the name of Wizzreat BIULER, for re-election to the gubernatorial chair of Pennsyl vania. The Gazette accompanies the act with the following remarks: Govnanon Bioxica.—This week we hoiei to Elio'. head of our columns, the name of William Bigler for the next Governor of Pennsylvania. It is early to take this a ep, but not too early. We admire the present incumbent of the Gubernatorial Chair of this State—we admire him in hispolitical course —we admire him in his private life, as far as we are acquainted with it—he is our choice for the next Governor, and we will not be late nor back ward in proclaiming it. The Commonwealth has pospered uuder his administration; the party throughout the State hes grown in strength since he has been at the head or it, and with these facts before our eyes, we raise his name, with a clear consience to our mast-head, and expect to take it down only when he is re-elected. 117' The Richmond Enquirer, in alluding to Washington affairs, says— 'We observe that the election of Mr. Tucker, of the Sentinel, as printer to the senate, is the occa sion of great exultation on the part 01 the opposi tion. They affect to regard thin event as indicative of the opposition which the administration is to en counter in the senate. And doubtless they are cor rect, to a certain extent. In supporting Mr. Tuck er, the whigs and abolitionists did unquestionably aim a blow at the administration, but we will not believe that any democratic senator• harbored such a purpose. As regards the senators from Virginia we are confident that other impulses than that of discontent with the administration, determined their conduct in the matter. They will undoubtedly•as sert that independence of judgment which charac terizes them as men and befits them as senators, hut we will extend to the administtation a support all the more effective in being the result of attach ment to principle. It is a mistake, to suppose that the administra tion of President Pierce, does not possess the confi deitce of the democracy. Whatsoever discontent may have previtiled, in consequence 01 the course of the adminithation in respect to the New York feud, hits been entirely propitiated by the develop rnent of principles, and - policy made in the Mee , sage of the President, and the reports from the de partments. Democratic members of congress will but represent the sentiment (tithe democratic party of the country, in sustaining the administration in, its eflbrts to carry out detitocratic principles in the' policy of the government. We are confident that the administration will not tail to secure the confi; deuce and support of a democratic congress, not withstanding those indications of disaflection which ao delight the opposition.' A SPECIYIEN OF "Youno AIII6BICA'S" PLUCK.— At a ball given lately by the French Ambassador, at Madrid, the Mike of Alba, brother-in-law of the French Empieas Eugenie, made a disparaging re mark concerning the dress of Mrs. Soule, the wife• of the American Minister, which being overheard by Mr. Soule, Junior, the latter made a slight as sault' upon the Duke. Further mischief was pre- Vented by the interference of the American Minis. ter, Mr. Seale. The affair caused much excite ment. Young Soule afterwards challenged the Duke, bat the latter refused to accept it_ The af fair hal been settled by an''apology from. the ill mannered Duke. • . . IMPORTANT DEM/IC/N.—The Supreme Court of this State, et its late session in Pittsburg, decided the following important points of law, in the case of Woods vs. Wallace, brought up on a writ of er ror to weaver county : A mortgage le valid, if written, though not under . . seal. Parol evidence is inadmissible to show that a writ ten instrument which is, in legal effect, a mort gage, was intended by the parties to be an ab solute deed, if the debt was not paid at maturity - MAN KuLan.—The morning passenger train Eastward, on Friday morning, ran over a man near Bird-in-Hand. His head was horribly mangled, so that he could not be recognized. None who saw him, knew him. He was an old man, with grey hair. otr. Daniel Keeley, of Uwchlan township, Ches ter eo., raised the present year, on 12 acres of land, 887 bushels of oats, or within a fraction of 74 hullo!' to the acre. This at the present pries of esti, 40 outs; is a yield of OWA) pot sore.
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