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GENERAL CARY.

WE had the pleasure Of hearing tho other night in
Columbia one ofthe set harangues Of this distinguished
temperance lecturer; and must say that he has the
facility of entertaining an audience aiter q most
agreeable fashion, 1t was in the hall Of tho House OF
Representatives that he delivered the speech to which
we nllude. His auditory was an overfowing one
and Judging from the repeated rounds OF uproarons
applause, evidently most apprecaiive ono. There is
in hi, oratory rather singular comingng Of elegance
and slang, the object of which We suppose is to ac-
commotate oil grades of hearers A rhetorical -four
i.h of considerable grace is followed up by some
groesque illustration worthy of Kings jester. An
occasional passage of real pahos is suddenly displaced
by some broadly udicrou, incident by way of lus'ra'
lion He jumps I" from grave TO gay" with all the
agility Of chamois among its native rocks. While
his arguments arc frequently very impressive, their
force is certainly broken in no small degree by The
palpabe search after effect which leads him not un'
frequently little beyond The limits OF really tennols
ground AtnlI events though, CARY is full head
and shoulders above the common herd OF temperance
lecturers. lie is said to be man OF considerable
fortune and TO have adopted his npostleship In this
cause from feeling of genuine zeal The FACT s well
calculated 10 prepos,css Southern crowd in his favour,
Distinguishing him as il does from the marconnry
,rickster who plays his part for sheer love of filthy
lucre.-On the occasion Of which We speak. tho VEN
erablc Chief Justice ONEALL sat by his side in all
the rich canoncals of highprest OF the Ordor; and
it was absolutely gratifying TO observe the bright
symptoms afforded by his changing features Of tho
delighted workings Of the heart within The old man
was manfestly happy
Will not the Judge he kind enough 10 send the
General round This way? Our people will assnrodly
esteem it very grent treat
And yet, after ALL we have some doubts whether Tho
efforts of even this mighty champion are calculated TO
do much in the way Of temperance reformation.
For although his oraory in the main is fine, yet there
is so much of the actor tnot TO say bufoon) evinced III
his displays, That most men after hearing him feel as
if they rud but attended show. They 60 out and
the impression is that of mere "tals that is told"
They applaud the speaker mos, heartily and nre really
grateful TO him for having begulsd weary hour or
two in 30 pleasant, manner. But this is all
An incident, on the evening Of the lecture in ques-
ton, will illustrate our meaning: Two gentlemen
were leaving towards the close Of the address. One
remarked, us they emerged from the l,a-"A capital
lecturer that fellow CARY" "Admirable," respon.
ded the other" What say you TO dropping IN at
1rucsdrs and taking hot whiskcy punch before trc
go 10 bcd!"
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Sherif,s Sale, -.
sTATEOF SOUTH CAROLINA,
~ EDGEFIELD DKSTRYCP
Elizabeth Davis, Applicant,

Elizabeth Davis, Applicant, S'va'aoas
David Asne and wife and others s};F~.iti0n.
DY virtue Of on order from II. T. Wright, Ordi-,
- nary Of Edge6eld District, in tho above stated
case, shall proceed to sell on the 6,st Monday in
January EeSt at Edge6ed c. H., the real Estate of
Sarah Wagner, deo., coasistiag Of One Tract Of
Land OsAtaiuipg Eighty (sOA ceres, more or less.
Situated in the District aforesaid, bounded by landa
Of d., Z. Andrews, Joshua Harris, and Lewis
kuRp -"
TgAAs-A credit Of twelve months, purchaser
giving boad with two good securities and mortgage
Of the premises to the ordinary to secure the Pur-
chase money. Costs to be paid in cash.
LEWIS JONES Ed.
Dec 10 II 40
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TaReit.1 !

V1yHE Subscriber ofers&,r rent 1the ensaag year,
L her conveniently located and comfortable
DWELLlNG.Y II is situated on the Fgefeld Il
Cheatham Plank RoGl, immediatrly. in rear Of the
Court House, and contains six well-arrangrd and
neatly finished Rooms. In the yard isa 6Ds, we'll
Of water. together with a good Kitchen, Smoke
House, Crib: Stable. &c. For further particulars
apply to tho 8. Advertiser Office, p or'to '-a'
- ~ - ..as,'." Mrs 8. Y. GOLDNG.
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Gbe aouertiser.
ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDITOR.
EDGEFIELD, s. c.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER II, 1855.
COTTON.

A friend writing to us from Hamburg, on yesterday,
says, "The Cotton Market is declining. Fair Cotton
is now selling for 8icts,"
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at 10 n.

Mr.. MobIey presented the petition of sundry
citizens of Edgefeld District, praying for the
diseontinuance Of n certain election precinct.
Referred to the Committee on Interpretations.
Mr.. Hearst, from the Medical Committee, re-
ported by bill on the memorial of the Nj edical
Association of South Carolina, praying for n
more perfect mode of registering births, marri-
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ADMITTED TO PRACTICE.

FOURTEEN applicants have just been admitted to the
Courts Of Law and twelve 10 the Courts Of Equity for
this State. Fur EdgeGeld, We take pleasure in naming
Mr.. NJ. w. GARY, on the Equity ride and Messrs c.
ADAMS, Tnos J.;ADAMs, and H. w: ADDISON on the
side of the Law Courts.
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cET ALDRIcM g. ROYAL, Of Augusta, Ca, keep the
best assortment, of boots, slues CATERS &c. &c., in all
these parts Never go down without calling them,
ifyou are needing anything in tins line. We mean
what We say when We, pronounce theirs an A. No l.
establishment.
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CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS.

We have received the list Of appointments BY thu
South Carolina Conference Of the Methodist Episco.
pal Church, South, but our columns are too crowded
to publish them this week. We perceive that Rows.
JoHN II. ZIMMERMAN, and JESSE S. NELSON have
been appointed for tho Edse6eld Circuit during the
enaninp
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Straycd. or stolen

ERoM the subscriber on the 9th inst, TWO
l. H0RSES,-ones q large Roam: Horne; the
other sraHl, Bay Ponry, "a nure.) 4 reasonatle
reward will be paid fr their recovery, Of any in
formation concerning them, by B.T.ROGERS. =.
Aiken. Dec, IL # ,...,, As
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A FINE PLACE FOR SALE.

The public will please observe, among other adrsr-
,isemenls of this issue, ono from the Commissioners
Office Of valuable land belonging 10 the estate OF The
la,c N. L. GRIFFIN. II was postponed from saieday
las, for the simple reason that the order was not OBJ
tained as expected. But now the order is signed BY
the Chancellor and the sale will positively proceed as
advertised in our present issue. The property il, highly
desirable in many respects and those wishing to pus
chase had better look ont lest this first rate opPortu'
nifty getting an admirable residence and plantation
should slip them.
We ure requested also to state that the Admnisira-
tors sale tpart of tile property splendid gang Of
negroes) will also positively proceed as advertised
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HYMENIEL.

4 MSssykl oh the 9Th instant BY the Rev. Jessie
SBodfsj Mt WyELrAa Dom ana Miss EMILY CArno.
n1SE, sta2 daughter OF Us. Buzzard, Esq, al Of
This DkafAs
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Lost.

T OsT 10 the Village Of Edge6eld or on the road
IL leading to Mr.. Getson's, on Tuesday last, pair
of SILyAR sPECTACLES, recently purchased
of Dr. Gedeon. The finder will be liberally reward
ed BY delivering them ut thia Office,
Dec. l2 Il. is
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RELIGIOUS Notice,

THE Fifth Sunday Union Meeting Of the 4th Divi.
sion Of the EJgeeld Baps. Association will be held
with tho Horns Creek Church, OIL Friday before the 5,h
Sunday in December. ..
ROBT. MER2IWEATHER, chair.
THE next Ministers and Deacons' Conferences OF the
Second Division Of the Edgefsd Baptist Association
will be held with the Good Hope Church, on Friday
before the fifth Sabbath in December next, to meet at
ten o'clock A. NJ.
Elder JOHN TRAPP, to preach the Introductory Ser.
mon. Elder b. F. CoRLEY, alternate.
lsl Subject continued from last Confercnce.-What
CONSTITUTES. Call and Qualifications for theI'o'rel
Ministry! I'd Subject.-Whether or not there should
he Denconesses in Churches as we'll as Deacons
J. w. COLEMAN, Moderator.
RoBT. BRYAN, Sen. Clerk
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FURMAN UNIVERSITY.

WE owe 10 some friend copy Of the latest " Csta-
logue of tho Officer and Students Of this ourishing
institution. 1t is very full and satisfactory, giving
list Of the professors well as students, and full
display of the curriculum Of studies The faculty IL
now complete, the Revered JAMES P. BoYcE heng the
SUCCESSOR of The late lamen.ed Professor MINIS. His
department is that Of :" Systematic and Poemic
Theology and Ecclesiastical History" and the highest
confidence felt in bis ability to meet The requirement,
Of his position. The number Of students in attendance
the current year is tUo hundred and toenty.eig, of
whom l3S are pursuing sxclusvely the siudes Of the
Ac4dsmical Department; IS, the Collegiate studies;
are in the Theological Department; and Is others
are engaged in the Literary Courss, with the Ministry
in view.-A Normal Department is about to be added
to she University by resolution Of the Board OF T'us'
tees u, late meeting. Until it is fully arranged, the
professors propose to mako beginning on limited
scale at once and have determined TO devote extra
hour each day TO the instruction Of Normal classss
In connection with the extra instruction thus ensured
TO the different Schools, each Professor will discuss
tho bost methods Of impartng instruction in bis own
branch-T! e =" Rules Of Discipline" of Furman Uni
versy are admirable. I'VE should be glad to repub'
sh them at length had we room, 10 completely do
they cover the ends of order, decency and gentiemany
bshaviour-The Univeniiy term consists Of 40 weeks.
The highest expense of the Academic Department for
that space i. $46, Of the Collegiate the samo Board
it is said, can be Obtained in private families at from
$40 to Sl2 per month. The following note is worthy
the attention of arens and guardians who propose to
send scholars to this Institution:
nse To avoid exnYagance in the expenditures of
the Students, Parents and Guardians residing al DIS
lance from the University requested to appoint
some member of the Faculty, some citizen OF Green
Vile, as Patron Of their sons wards, and 10 dePost
with him Nil funds for defrayng The expenses Of the
year. with special instruction in reference TO lis dla
burseuient
in thus alIudng with some particularly TO the Cat
augue before It's, We are prompted by an unfeigned
rrspec, for the men and measures connected with this
great educational movementin South Carolina as thus
far developed We look second in importance TO
none unless it be the College at Columbia. And "o
are disposed most heartily TO lend our aid at all times
to its advancement, long it preserves the prestige
of its liberal and enlightened initiative.
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PRESIDENCY OF THE COLLEGE.

Professor McCAY (stransely enough pronounced
McCoY) has been elected President othe South Caro-
lima College. He was formerly professor in the college
at Athens, Georgia, and was abou to bo offered the
presidency Of that institution. He ha, however been
secured on this side tho Savannah. His ability is said
to bc of very high order, and the expectation is gensr
ally expressed shat he will discharge tho responsible
duties Of his new post with eminent success So moto
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Cadot Appointncnts. .

THE Board Of Visitors Of the State Military Acads'
mics have made the appointments Of Cadets for the
ensuing year. Among the number (Which ia eighty.
ssven) we observe the following names from Edgeheld
District, viz:-M WARD, F. P. BuxNET, A. J. Nor.
p "a nnd I F. BIkKs
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STATE HOUSE vs. STATE CAPITOL.

WE copy from the Carolinian the remonsiranco Of
some good citizen Of the State, against tho change
that appears 10 be gradually working its way in tho
style of designating Legislative Building at Co.
umbiu It occurs TO that he is right In speaking
out for the old name, State House." 1t expresses
every thing quite as we'll a. S,ateCartol, is some
what shorter term, and is the name by which we
always knew the building in question Tho new
structure is to DO infinitely grander affair than the
old one and this i. perhaps the cause Of the desire to
give il grander name. The notion il false in point
Of taste. Simplicity and grandeur, according 10 LORD
KAmEs and the rest, go hand in hand everywhere A
simple name for a noble object always. Which is
better, Table Rock or Cesar's Head ! the native.
original expressive appeation, or tho nncfu, high.
sounding, borrowed one! There is about the same
difference between State.IIunes and Capitol
The pathological hint thrown out by tho Carolinians
correspondent, is also worthy Of attention.
"His name is JOHN" wrote the good old Zaclariai
Of Scrp,urnl History.
"It's name is State House." would be the decision
of each venerated worthy of past and better day.
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IL WHEN hou,s-keeper is lost so deep in thought
that she sprinkles the boiling clothes with salt, and
puts The at.ron into the soup, time that she pay
more attention to domestic cookery, and Ices to tho
last noyel-Grahnm's Magazine.
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controls all the mighty machinery Of this mighty
Government He has the gift of $4,000 Fcde-
raj officers, and the control of SS5.000,000.
Party secures the election of President, and he
secures majority of these members Of Con-
grcss under his control.
The gentlemen from st. JOHNS tells US that q
pressure of S85,000000 is too great for flesh to
bear ! admit it. charge no Legislature with
corruption, and though men may be uncorrupted
they are corrupible. The States of New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio have IS electoral votes.
How many members are there in'bol branches
of their Legislatures! They have 4a8-2l5
being majority. Five other Siates-Virginia,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois and Indiana
have &c votes in the Electoral College, and
have SAG members in their Legislatures. 1t is
we'll for these States that they did give the cleo
ton of Electors to the people. for if they had
not, the Union would have been dissolved long
ago. There are so many conflicting interests
throughout the States, that the Legislatures
never could have concentrated upon any two
candidates for The Presidency, and the result
would have been that the election would have
been thrown into that corrupt body, the House
Of the Federal Representatives. There has Gcen
but two elections for President made by the
Federal House of Representatives., and such
was the demoraizng effect, that the Constitu-
ton was amended in 1904, which is the last
amendment ever made to it.
There were then four candidates before the
Electoral College; members met at the hour of
midnight, and bids were made upon the votes of
influential men; and such was the corruption,
that Mr.. Adams, but for the constitutional provi-
sion that forced him to accept, he would resign,
and send the election back to the people again.
The people always will vote but for Two candi-
dates for the Presidency, for they never again
will suffer the election to go into the House of
Federal Representatives.
II has been said that this Legislature has al
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
LAWS of South Carolina. passed
At tile Session of the General
As>GaDn of 1854


AN ACT to make appropriations En
the year connm ..ncing in Oct"brr
one thousand eight hundred and fit:
ty four.
SEc. !. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House cf Representatives notv mel
and sitting m General -Is<embiy amo
6y me authority Of the same, That III.
following sums he and they are here
by appropriated tor the payment nI
the various officers aud expenses al
the State Government, that is to say:
IN THE EXECUTIVE DEpAKrMExr-Fur
the salary of the Governor, three
thousand five hundred dollars; lnr The
Private Secretary of the Governor
five hundred d"lIars; Tor the MesScn
ger "t the Governor, two hundre, and
fifty dollars; for The contingent fund o
the Executive Department, twenty
thousand dollars; TO be subject to the
draft of the Governor, and to be ac
counted for annually hy him to tn,
Legislature; for the rent of the Gov.
ernor's house in Columbia, three hun
dred dollars.
SEC. 2. In THE LEGISLATIVE DE-
pARTMENr-For the pay of the mem
bcrs OF the Legislature, and the At
torncy General and Solicitors during
the p. cs'nt session, twcnt. .nnc thou
sand dollars, il so much be necessary:
tor the salaries OF the Clerks of the
Senate and House of REPRESENTATIVES
one thousand dollars each, and to the
said clerks for the services of two as
s'stant clerks, two hundred. and finy
dollars for the Clerk of the House,
and tw" hundred and fifty dollars for
the Clrik 0i the Senate. To- he no;d
ut the adjournment of the Legislature:
tor the salaries OF two Messengers
and two D'orkerpcrs, each two hun
dred and fifty dollars, to be raid NJ the
adjournment Of the Legislature: fr,
the salary of the Keeper of the TIM.
House and Librarian, seven hundred
collars; tor he salarics Of the Rendino
Clerks of the Scmaie and House q,
Representatives. each two hundred and
hfty dollars, 1" be paid ut the end ni
the session; for tie services Of En-
crossing Clerks, to be paid under ,h,
direction of the Speaker of the House
and President OF lhc Senate, EIr
h""hrcd d"'lars; for the printers nfthc
:ocnat" and House OF Representatives.
.n pursuance nftthe contracts m,nde
ny the con Mittecs Of both Houses
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PDAY
For tie Banner.

Hnn2proaaa Plll
BY gentleman at the request of Misses
A. F. and E. l.. of Sumter to make them
The subject OF soine verses.
| know two pretty little sprites
z And they are wondrous fair,
Eyes blue and bright,
That iasten quite,
The rap,urcd sight,
OF all who look upon tho fair.
Both have merry, smiling faces,
Where thought aud feeling have their
traces
And after seeing one,
1t is the best of fun,
!. 10 turn and look upon,
The others heart captivating graccs
One has warm and sunny hue,
The other as FAIR as u shilling
To see them apart,
Is enough for the heart
To feel ewes smart.
But 10 see them together is killing.
What's better Than all nll-,hcy're both
willing,
Without over-much cooing or billing,
Dncking, rl.y=ickins or ri!lng,
To lie tycd.
And like silver tr;pd
And purified,
In the Furnace Of matrimonial drilling r
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THE SUMTER BANNER
is PUBLISHED
Every Wednesday Morning
BY
John S. Richardson, Jr.
II r. Ge iVG S.

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or Three Dollars at the end of the year.
No paper discontinued until all arrearagcs
are PAID, unless ut the option nfthc Proprirt0rs.
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until ordered 10 be discontinued, aud charged
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ARDENT SpInI1s.-In two years ar
dent spirits have cost the nation n di.
rect expense of s6O0,O0O,OO0; m indi.
rect expense Of 100000. 900; destroy.
ed 100000 lives; sent 100000 chill.
drcn to the poor house; consigned
10000 persons to the jails and peni
tentiaries; made 1000 maniacs; insti
gated to the commission Of 900
murders: caused 1000 to commit
suicide; burnt or otherwise caused to
be destroyed, property to the amount
OF lO,OOO.000; made 100000 widows
and 100000 orphan children.
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Rev. DR.. Baker, the well known
Presbyterian minister ut the South,
has now be'n preaching nearly forty
years, during which he has been en-
gagged in about three hundred revivals
"t religion. aud has been Instrumental
in the profeSsed conversion of seven or
eignt thousand souls, fifty OF which
number are ministers. at q revival
meeting which he attended lately, he
is said to have preached tour sermons
day for eight consecutive days.
Exchange.
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a RopBER's CAvE.-The Court Of
Assizc at Munich was lately occupied
with the trial Of a band of robbers.
who had Tor some time back been com.
uniting great number of robberies
and several murders. What distin.
guished these men was that they have
lived altogether in the Gil Bias style.
They inhabited vast cavern in the
Schillbinger Forest, the entrance To
which was concealed by old trunks Of
trees. Two.and.tw, ,nty steps led TO
the chambers below, FIVE in humber,
two of which were twenty feet long by
nine wide. In the kitchen was placed
vast fireplace, the chimney of which
issued in the midst of u thick clump of.
trees, and through precaution, fire was
only lighted there by night. The rob.
bers hnd also their stables and store.
houses all underground, and at the
end of a long corridur there was even
found sort of slaughter. house, where
they killed the animals which they re.
qnired for food. The court condemn.
ed five Of the accused to death, aud
the others, either to imprisonment
with hard labour, or to simple inpris.
ment.
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"A WILD MAN CAUGHT IN NAME.
"A. Mr. j. w. McHenri, who lives
near Waldoboro, Maine, has actually
captured wild man. On first seeing
him, Mr.. Fl. says: .
"Ihe little fellow turned q most i'm
Pl"ring look upon me, and then utter.
cd sharp, shriII shrek, resemblirg @
The whistle Of an engine. took him
I" my house and tried 10 induce him
to- eat some meat, but fniIed ia the at.
tempt; then offered him some water,
OF which he drank small quantity
next gave him some dried beach nuts,
which he alto readily. He is of tho
male species assbout eiBhtson i,1oiies Ia