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Carolina. Indeed, Il regard all these
States as already in such condition
Of pcrilous excitement, that it may be
said with literal truth, in regard to
them--"We know not what day may
bring forth.''
The meetings of the Nashville Con
vcntion, and Georgia Convention, the
South Carolina Legislature, will cx-
pose the Union to an ordeal we'll cal
culated to fill the patriot with the
strongest apprehension and alarm. I'm.
mincnt rs is the danger of disunon
at the South. it is equally imminent
from the North The friends of the
Union in the South, (both in and
out Of South Carolina.) have no
foothold to stand upon, but the recent
Congressional adjustmcnt-if' that be
taken from them, the whirlwind Of
disunion will sweep unobstructcd
throughout the South. The fugitive
slave bill is tho chief, if not the on.
" Southern clement of that adjustment
and, unless it be faithfully observed
and carried out by the North, all
hope of the Union may as well be
abandoned. 1t is my firm and re-
liSi'us conviction, that the repeal of
the fugitive slave bill. or its practical
nuIliiication, 10y the North, miU be the
hMeU Of tie Union-to preserve it
at all, even under fidelity to the
adjustment, will be Ucrculran
task; but let the North prove Elitllcss
in that particular, and the Union will
not last an hour. Nay, go fur
thcr, and declare it to be my full con-
victlon, that the South will not
tolerate any further agitation of the
slave question in Congress, in any
shape nhatcvcr-and that, unless
she can have full security in this
matter, for the future, sclfprcscrvation
Will compel her to seek safety in Il
separate contcdcracy. Such us far as
| can gather, arc the views of the
best friends Of the Union in the Soutl,
of those, who love the Union
with patriot and Glial devotion, and
believe that, if consttutionally ad-
ministcrcd, it will continue to be
Il boon and u blessing to the South.
From this review, you will perceive,
respected sir, that the crisis is such as
to call for all that is wise in cuun-
sci and prudent as well rs cucrget-
ic in activn-to put in rc1uisilion
all the energies Of patriot minds and
patriot hearts. On you, sir, an
all wise Providence has cast, in n
great measure, the dcstinics Of this
great republic, and may the same
Providence enable YOU SO to guide the
helm Of State rs both to rcpress North
crn aggression and allay South
crn excitement, ana cntitlc your ad-
ministration to the undying glory OF
having saved the American Union,
from the most imminent pcrils that
have ever shaken its pillars, since
the day its establishments. TO have
created the Union was the crowning
glory Of the immortal Washington
its prcscrvcr will be entitled to
cqral hon rs from IL grateful coun-
try and an applauding world.
With earnest wishes for your per-
sonal welfare. and the success Of your
administration, am, honorcd sir,
With distinguished consideration,
Your obcuicnt servant.
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II man wants to engage in busincs
that will insure him in middle are the
greatest amount OF leisure time, there
is nothing more sure than farming. If
he has IN independent tnrn ofmind,
let him be n farmer. If he wants to
engage in a healthy occupation, let him
till the soil. In short, if he would be
independent, let him get a spot of
earth; keep within his means, to sh,ln
the lawyer; be temperate, to avoid the
doctor: be honest, that he may have
clear conscience; improve the soil, SO
rs to leave the world better than you
found it: and then il he cannot live hap.
py and die contcntcd, there is no
hope for him.-N. h. Farmer.
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Dr. EEii,cs.

This notorious individual! (s,ys the
Savannah Daily News, | llh, MAS con
victcd some cigl!t months since in L.
). District Cuur', and sentenced to six
months inpri isumincnt in the county
Jail, TO hare labor, and ut the cXpira
tirn of that time to pay fine, and tu
remain in jail until the fac Was paid.
Ills term of Imprisonment expired
some month, ago, but being unable ,u
pay the fine, he WAS detained in prison
" c are informed that several citizens
WHO knew t!.aL lines WAS unable to
pay the fine pelilioncd the Prcsiden,
TO have him parloncd, Which request
WAS complied with, and ON Monday
lat the captive bird WAS once more up
on the Wing. Whether the Doctor has
acquired amy lessons i'll morality, dur.
ing his sniourn OH the Souih Common
his future career will disclose. 1t is
enough for the public TO know that tho
notorious DR.. Hines is once more Il,
large.
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CRYSTAL PALAcES At6R i mi Re-
great number Of drink 81 ]. II;iSI
have ensrceently licets sssi ssii Il
cinity Of the Gry stai pliltee, issa Sui,
,jeet yarsiii COIN plnini ii.ss.
gion is5f;lst becoming tie mic CTS s.
all the drunkenness andSproifisicy I,
the city. We haze iltrulil tie, best
authority that even now tho lsiy,.
p'ints is more qniet!y sud orderly
There ought not 10 iiyc bee II
dram-sllop licensed or tolerated within
a half q milc5of the building. idess
cent regard for the cointort oflhe slliili,
dreds OF thousands of respcctaBjes
American peoplc--neh, Women and
eli ldrcn-wllo will visit thepIace for ta;s
intellectual profit and 3innoceiit epipy2 s s
mcnt. forbid this. A decent soIieif.s
tude for the good opinionlof The tens.
OF thousands Of Intelligent fofeiaiefss fss
who will form thtirinutions 81 s:ssA nut
can habits mainly from their obser,3gsIitls ,3sIt
tons of American character at that
point of view, would have preyented|it.5
The proximity, the vulgarity, the sfe.S
Yelling, and the brawles, which ale M
separablc from these clustered dram
shops, are utterly out ofkeeping With.
the noble objects Of this great indus
trial enterprise. The utmost care
should have been taken to have, kept
them at distance. Unless ourSp1b..
lie authorities take some promptmeansi
toarrcst the present concentration of
all the worst vices OF the city atsthiss
! spot, We shall have to record, ere the;
summer is out, scenes that WiIlshrinas
shame to every respectable citizen -.s
Public opinion, as everybody knows,
is deeply sensitive on this subject al
ready. flour municipal government;
do nothing towards 5arrcstingft the great
scandal with which we are threatened; !.
it will incur an odiunr fnr. beyond any,
thing it has yet experienced. SS SIS
~. Y. Courier d: Enquirer, s St,t' iasss.
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HISTORY and Prophecy.

~ siHessfs. Editors You are request
ed sto!inscrt in your columns, the fol-
lowing letter, as giving quite histo'i.
3&cal picture OF the period when it was
written, and rs partaking somcwha, of
prophecy, realized by subsequent
events /, 1t was addressed to Prcsi-
dent Fillmore, and designed to be
sent to him, but the writer was induced
ITO Eforego his purpose, in consequence
a59I the triumphant success Of the Co.
#operationisls in the election of Dele
/ / gates, from this State, to Il Southern
Congress.
may prove interesting and useful
for record, and as bearing the very
form and pressure Of the times in which
at was written. Nothing is risked in
saving that President Fillmore, by his
fidelity to the Constitution and Union,
land BY his wise and jjudicous meas
lures: fully earned the laurel with which
the writer OF, the subjoincl letter in
q Toked him to cncirclc his brow.
elias. Courier.
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From the Charleston Evening News SIS
TcleSr;spRic Intelligence. Il
From, our Private Correspondent
ARRIVAL or THE: 4IABI.I.
Daltimore5 ,June I3

The steamer Arabiazarrived at New
York to-day. Cotton slightly daunr.
ins. Tic sales Of the week arc 81, ,O00ss
bales. Prices had advanced, ;butafter.B
wards declined. 5000 bales taken by;
exporters. Fair Orleans G64f,S; Far
Upland 6 ID. Flour has advanced
shilling with an active demand. -
Wheat Id. 1lle political news is5in-#
tcrcsting but not IMPORTANT. Money
market unchanged. Il
France and EngtauG 'sifeltdtterlninedi5
to Interfere in the dispute between s
Russia and Turkey. Affairs ljoksWaf-
like.
Sales of Cottonat NtWsYiork;t !,
Wcdn sday, 900 bales. Thestcamer'ssi
news has, produced no qiotable chansss
in the market. ssil II !. ss
Mr.. Samuel Appleton, Of Boston,,
died to-day. .i.
RcDOyfpI for Ne {jyJt 4 esocjJfpf}I y, ecS q
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This Fiscal year Of the L. States
having now closed, we copy for the in.
formation Of our readers, the following
from U"nfs Merchants lRngazine:
Imports and Erporks ot all tie Ports
ofMe United States for Tie gear ending
lime 30M.
Exports exclusive
Year Total Imp'ts. Total Exp',s. Of Specie.
1850. Sl7S, ,l3S BIS Sl5l 1893 ,72O Slil.3i5. .727
1851. 2l6,22i.?32 2ls,3SS,oll lSs,9l5 ,259
1852. 2l2Gl3,2S2 209 9,6il ,625 l6G, ,96s 100
1889. 25300o,O0O 2lO,oOo,o00 O2,000O0O
The totals for the first three years
named in this comparison, are official
ior the year just expired they are cs-
timalcd, but these estimates are based
upon we'll known facts. The incrcas-
cd imports for eleven months of the
year at the port of New York. where
nearly lwo.thirds are landed amount to
s3S, ,42l, Alb, and the receipts have al
so continued TO Increase during the
twelfth month. now ust ended; 50 that
supposing other ports to show about
the same total OF trade as last year, The
above figures will be found not
far from the actual result. The OK
ports have been estimated upon
last years basis, adding the known i'll
creased amount and value Of cotton
and other domestic produce. 1t NAV
be that the shipments Of specie
will fall below our estimate, but the
other items must amount to about
the total above given.
We are not surprised that such
u sudden ;'' rapid increase in our for
cign trad .oiI'd create some anxiety
rs TO the result; but we have yet to
learn why it may not be as safely con
ductcd rs within much more moderate
limits. The rapid locomolion of the
present day, despite all the anathcn,-
as heapcd upon railroad directors, is
comparatively safer to life and limb,
than the old system Of slow coaches,
and private vehicles. In the com
parison given, above, it will be seen that
the estimated difference between the
imports and exports for the year Just
closed, is greater than the actual diff
ference of the two preceding years, al
though not equal 10 the difference
for 1850. If the exports have reached
$2lO,O0O,0O0, we may safely reckon
the balance Of trade to be considerably
in our favor, for the apparent excess OF
imports will be more than conlpcnsa-
ted for By the large freight lists, n
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new . gmdEclal lsistrict.

Attn meeting of a. number of the
citizens of fKerslliw, Chesterfield Oar.
lington, and of Sumter Districts,
held Mt Tiller's church, in Kershaw. OH
Saturday, the I'd inst, for the pur-
pose Of taking into consideration the
propriety of having new Judicial Dis
trict established out of part Of Ker-
shaw, Chesterfield, Darlington and
Sumter Districts, the following rcso.
lutions We're adopted
Whereas, A portion of the citizens
Of Kershlw: Chesterfield, Darlington
and Sumter districts labor under scri-
Gus disadvantages in the discharge OF
their public duties; and whereas those
sections Of districts contiguous to each
other are growing and prosperous, a
new district might be formed with;
out dctrimcnt to the. districts from
which portions might be taken.
Therefore rcsoived. That the Eastern
part uf kersiaw District, divided OIL
by line commencing on the Ian
caster line about s miles west OF
Lynche's creek. running from thence a
direct course to the head Of Black Riv-
cr, thence down said river to Cartcr's
crossing in Sumter district, thence the
road leading by Cooper's Mills and
Cootcr Borough to Fields bridge on
Lynchc's creek; thence direct east to
Sparrow Swamp in Darlington dis.
trict, thence up Sparrow Swamp to
its head, thence direct line to
New Market on Black creek, thence
up said creek to point where's the
Southern line of Lancaster, by be.
ing continued, would intcrscct said
creek. ought to be erected into Il dis.
trict.
Resolred, That the boundaries named
be y propose ion only, to bc submitted
to the citizens interested, subject
to such alterations as they may
think proper to make.
Reydlpel, That the citizens of Kcr.
shaw, Chesterfield. Darlington aud
Sumter, who reside within the pro.
posed boundaries, hold meetings in
their respective districts, and ap.
point delegates from each section to
attend Convention to be held at Til.
lcr's Church, in kcrsllaw district, on
the second Monday in September next
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of consumers. The stock now re-,
manning in United States bonded ware.
houses, is certainly greatcr4than usual
at this season., but not conaparativelq
greater, when the total of receipts is
taken into account. And further than
this, the goods which have been
sold through the interior have been
paid for (as far MS the dcbts have ma.
turcd) with q promptncss formerly
unknown to this branch Of trade. This
is due, in part, to the various railroad
enterprises which have been in pro
Srcss throughout all parts of the Uni
on, making the means Of payment
more abundant, and in part to the
improved habits Of business, now gcn-
orally introduced and cultivated, as
the inferior is brought into closer com
muLl'n wit the great centcrs of bust
ness.
lhc staple products of both the
South aud West have also been abrn.
dant, and have commanded very libc.
raj prices; and the country was new
er as rich rs at present There must
he from eighty to one hunlIcd mil
lions of dollars marc r,lI .nI s;I,.nm
coin now in the hands Of Tho nconIc ~
the United States than was held by
them on the first Of .JuJv 1s1S Ty,nr,
who regard the nrcscnt cn,nrnnrn;,l
prosperity as a vision soon ~ c,In Mil
do well to ponder mi. Ect Vii, =.
susccp iblc of the clcarcst nronf
The product of roId in tho Aus.
traia has thus far ontrun all former &c
tilnatcs. The total yiclI from A.
gust 1850, (thc date when the dim
gings comnlcnccd.) to the close -
that year, amounted to
345llG ounces
Total for 1859. ISIS 7SO :.
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Cotton Factory. islr:,1.

The Cotton Factory owned by Mes
SIS. LESTER & klLGoHE at Enorcc, in
Grecnyillc District, WAS totally de-
stroycd by fire on Tuesday the 7lh inst.
The loss is estimated at 10000 on
which there was no insurance.
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HIIE -SU.NI'ER BlNNER.
sNMNE3NAAAS, S. g.
J. RICHARDSON LOGAN, EDITOR.
TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1853.
TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1858.
CO'a"E'<sN HgAgsaL s;'a,.
Charleston, July Is. Is.

OIEITIcstol1, July IS, ISJj.
There has been little doing in this
market for the past week and quota
tions remain the same. Extreme pri-
ccs ranging from s to ii ID cts.
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a band OF strolling Gipsics were at
Washington, Pa, at the last dates, tel
ling fortunes, selling their willow bask-
els, tradil G, ctc.--They are better
dressed, and have better vehicles
aud horses than ordinarily. Accord
ing to their own account they i'm.
migrated from Lancashire, England.
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Laborers arc in active dcinand at
Stockton, California particular, half--5
vest hands. Mowers are aaYcFtisctli
for 4. loo, per nlonths
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The magnetic IeIcgralh is truly
working wonders and rcvolutionizing
every thing that comes .in3sits wa y.-5;
\ ship arrives at New York ira.@l Eu-
rope: her arrival and the state efthes
markets in England, arcstclegraphed
to New Orleans; the effect Of the INTEL
ligcncc on the NcwBO Orleans lnlatketss
is tclegraphed back to New Ysoik,5f5
and .ho despatch appears inthe same
days New York papers, which aia @
noucc the arrival from Enrope 49,
Again: A merchant in:NoEioik wants
q piece OF goods FROM New York; ho (
telcgraphs to his correspondent there,
and in about 24 hours,iti is on hts
countcr--turwardcd l,y one on tlieiTi
New York steamers, o1jtosS 4lferdiil s.
ANOTHER HoMIctrE. 1t issrumoredi3
that on Friday lust, at Cross Roads. ilaf..
this DisLrictzstfc liimc ard place,o e.
the negro execute Ia difficult arose
between two citizens which resultcd'iilt
one receiving at tue hands of tho 5,liee
a mortal wound in. the right sills, a
which nc diad tlie next day. l'hefs
are good groptfls fniStrcditing The fa:
port, b,ltsliafiAS heard no well santhetli
ttiejted account eft he mater, ne lltnsli
10 Sitlllspltl$3f!le & ii,line of lie
3paflies said eoliiise iipsif. ny lSea. y y
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DlvIpENp.-Thc Granitcville Manu-
featuring Company has declared dia.
idcud of four and a half per cent. on
the profits of the last six months.
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farmers income is always increasing.
lic re.ies'on nature, who labors for
him continually, aud on natures
God, who never slumbers.
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AN EXTRAORDINARY DIscovERY.-
The attention of inca of science. in
Paris, has been drawn to an cytraordi.
nary discovery made in Il cighhoring
department. a gravc-diggcr in throw
ing up some earth, came upon body
IN state of perfect preservation. On
examination il proved TO be that OF: al,
individual buried thrty-scvcn wears
ago. lie had died from the effects of
the bite of a mad dog. The Shroud
and the coffin had fallen to dust, but
the body remained intact. This is the
third c&humation made within twenty
years, Of bodies ofthc victims Of hy
drophob under similar c,clmstan..
ccs; and it would really seem that they
are beyond the reach ofdecomposition.
The registry Of deaths was consulted,
and no mention ofthc cmbaIment of
the body was found.
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Another DriWDvidgc -Acci-
tSeIls

Another fatal draw-bridgc accident
occurred on Friday morning last to
the freight train which left Whining
ton, Delaware, for Philadelphia, by
running into Brandywiuc Creek at the
draw OF the bridge, Oh the outskirts OF
the town.
The locomotive, tender, and two
large platform bunhcn cars were pre-
cipita,cd into the creek, presenting n
mass Of ruins. The engineer, named
Girwin, and the li:cmcn were drowned.
The conductor and other persons on
the train fortunately escaped. If it
had been 4 passenger train the acct
dent would have been equal to the
Norwalk catastrophe.
1t is stated that the accident was
caused by the bridyctcndcr going to
sleep. We have formerly been op-
posed to stationary bridges over navi.
gable streams, but if IN occasional
wholesale slaughter is to be the consc-
qucncc Of the movable bridges, the
sooner they are abolished the better.
A TRAGEDY IN VIHG.alA.-Thc
Lynchbnrg virsinian states that one
day last week Shelton F'arrcr, of buck
ingham county, displcascd in some
way one Of his sons, who Immediately
seized Il double. barrel loaded gun and
attempted to shoot him. a brother
ntcricrcd and undertook to wrcst the
gun from him, when he was Shot
down. Another brother made re-
ncwcd effort to stop the madman,
which resulted in the same way: he
was instantly killed.
---@.. S.<4ES.se "
DAMAGED Corn. Thousands of bush.
els OF heated corn have been >h;, PED
from Chicago within few weeks
The Buffalo market is overrun with
damaged and heated corn, and it is be-
ing sent to New York as fast as trans.
portation can be had. There it is used
by dis'illcrs who buy it almost at their
own price. The practice of manutac,
turing whiskcy from damaged corn, it
is said, is.gelting to be quito common
throughout Tie country
q H H
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forMe7 Gig 1ssoeiated p, ess.,
ARRIVAL OF TIE ARABIA.
Baltimore, July Is -. .35 3. M. n.

baltilnore, q tiy 10 sS.3o p, m. -
The Arabia arrived ut New YOrl to-
day with dates to July 2id. 4 a sg:,
The Canada and Washington have
arrived out. .s aSs4 St.s
Sales Of the Cotton for The week
$4,000 bales. Fair Orleans, 6 81 a:
6 7.Sd, Middlins 5 rs to. Gil; Fair
Upland Gl-2d. Middling 6I.s Holders,
arc lirm and demand fair, hut, ,irregu-s
lar Spectators have tikelr9 5000 and
exporters 5000 bales. TIC Manchcs-
ter trade is unchanged. Rice has
slightly advanced.
In. Havrc Cotton market lis ui,-S.
Glanced. Sales Of the week ending tile ]
29th 5000 bales. Rice has slightly
advanced The Paris Bpnrses lias de-
ciined. Eastcrn affairs look less pass
ciiic. 81 81
PoIiTIcAL. a
Turkey has formally 5dcnlande ed afas.
armed Intervention from the four gEelrs
powers. The French and English
fleets arc ut Tcncdos. The news that
the nltimaium Was rejected reached:
St. Petersburg on the 9th. The En-
pcror, in the strongest language, assur9
cd the English and French Alnbassa7s
doris that the the 4 destruction of his
fleets would not prevent him from iri4
vading Turkey. The fourth sdiNisio,r.
of the Russian army had been. cl
to enter Moldavia. The Russians
along the Black Sea is TG0, ,090f,nsitsS
France offers Turkey 60,000anuskets.s
The Car is greatly cnraged atSthe CON
duet of the English Premier.
Adviccs from China say itisIumof.
ed that the rebels are marching on
Pckin. "a
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ch there WAS no insurance.
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Jnnc 30th

F.rnOrtS exclusive
Year Total Imp'ts. Total Exp',s Of Specie.
1850. SlI8, l3S,3lS Sl5l,s?S,7 ,7sO Slii,315, ,727
1851. PIG, ,932 2lS,3SS,0ll lSS,9l5 ,2j9
1852. 2l2,6l3,2S2 205,6il ,625 l66, ,96S. 100
1859. j3,ODUO00 30 ,OO0 900 2U2, 900 900
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5I33IV V4IRGINIA GoLD MIEEs.--The Fred-.
ericksburg Herald says: "We un-
derstand that quite Juror prevails
in Buckingham, Va, among the hold
ers of gold mines, owing to the re-
ported sale Of the celebrated Booker
gold mines, forced from several hun
dred thousand dolIars.''