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Brigadjer General.

BY a card in another column, it will be
seen that Col. BLASDINe has Withdrawn
from the canvass, declining TO be candi-
date for Brigadier General Col. BLAND
ING has great many friends in this Dis
trict, which fact, we doubt not, would have
been testified, had he con inued candidate.
The following compliment to Col. b., is
from his District paper, the Sumter Watch
man:
"We know that we but express the SEN
timent Of our entire community and Dis.
trct when we say we deeply regret the de-
cision Of Col. Blanding. no longer to be a
candidate for the Office Of Brigadier General.
Our people, we have no doubt, would be
glad Of an opportunity to do. Chat which
we believe they did do, an know they in
tended to do.) honor one who has risked hia
life and proved himself soldier indeed
upon the battlefield de- Of his country. His
claims are indeed great, and we doubt not,
would have been acknowledged second
time by the result Of the canvass, had his
health and business permitted him to con-
tinue a candidate"
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ATTENDANTS.
EDITORS TABLE.
THE LADIES' WREATH.

The LADIES' WREATH.
The July number of this Magazine, is a
very good number. It contains the usual
variety, both in reading and pictures. Dur
DICK g. ScovILL are the publishers, New
York. Price of subscription, 81 year.
CODES LADIES Book.
The August number is already on our
table. The plates are rather inferior to
some we have seen in this popular month
ly. We hope domestic causes or pleasure
do not withdraw too much of the atten-
ton of its accomplished editor, as to man
ifest it in the conduct Of his magazine.
Our thanks for the receipts so kindly sent
us. Will you have the kindness to send
us the June number, as ours did not reach
usa Price Of the Ladies' Book, So, a
year. The Ladies' Book and Ledger S..
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Death of Mr.. Hiram Twitty.

The year of 1854, which was character
ised by an amount of suffering and aevas-
tation unparelled in the world, did not pass
BY without causing pang of bitter sorrow
to many Of this District. During the past
year, many of our most valued citizens were
called away from us. So far, the present
year has been attended with but little dis
.tress. At this time, however, we are called
to mourn the demise Of an aged and esteem
ed q. Mr.. HIRAM TwIrTY (who " s
near his eightieth year, and said to be the
Oldest citizen in the District) departed this
life on Friday last, after very brief illness.
Mr.. TwITrY was the father of large
family, and it must have been a source of
great satisfaction to him in his last hours,
to know that most of his children were
comfortably settled. Several of his sons
are residents of our adjoining State, and as
such, occupy positions honorable and ad-
vantageous to their adopted State, reflect
ing no little credit upon themselves We
sympathse with the family in their uffiic-
tion, but the assurance Of his eternal gain,
is to them cheering hope-a joyful salts
faction which far exceeds the sympathy of
man.
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Bible Societies.
LONG GRABS.
July lSth 1855.

According to previous notice, the Rev.
Z. A. BoLLEs, Agent Of the American
Bible Society, preached at the Waxhaw
Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning,
the 22ud July, 1885.
After service, r. A. Crockett was called
TO the Chair, and s. A. Rosser requested
to act as Secretary.
Rev. Mr.. Bolles read the usual Consti-
tuition, which was adopted, making il
auxiliary TO the A. B. Society.
The following are its officers:
JoHN FosrER, Esq., President,
r. II. CRocKErT, Vice President
r.. ID. NJ. DuELAP. Treasurer,
s. A. RossER, Secrstary.
Esecutioe Committee.
DR.. L. 2. WILLIAMSON,
". J. GAMBLE,
J.T.K. BELK,
s. A. RosseR,
r. ID. NJ. DUxLAp,
Twen'y persons enrolled themselves as
members Of this society. From the spirit
manifested on the occasion, We predict fos
it useful and glorious career.
The anniversary Of this society viii oc-
cur on Saturday before the third sabbath
in May, I $50. Rev. Mr.. Bishop was
chosen to preach ihe sermon.
Messrs John Stewart Esq, and John
Foster, Esq, constituted themselves lie
members Of the American HibDs Society
BY each paying tso---.-eo
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The Storming of Sebastopol.

The mails by the steamship Arago fur
nish us full details of the disasterous at
tempt of the Allies on the 18th of June,
to make their first conquest of the regular
Notifications of Sebastopol. In these full
accounts we hear nothing about the spring
ing Of mine. 1t appears to have been
a case Of simple hard fighting, in which
the Russians came of victorious. Be.
tween the British and French there has
been exchanged, since the defeat, profu-
sion Of left-handed compliments, in which
each parry loads the other with all the
credit Of the failure.
These are dangerous indications Of ma
tional jealousy, but as to the justice Of the
accusations, they seem to be wholly un.
founded on both sides. Lord Regland.
in, we believe, the very last message he
sent home, has stated with soldierly sim.
plicity the cause Of the failure. The b,m-
burdment Of the 18th seemed to have al.
most silenoed the Russian batteries, and
both the British and French Generals be-
lecved the attempt to storm, on ths 18th
was very reasonable undertaking. But,
on trial, they found that the enemy had
simply reserved his powder, and that he
could still bring forward force of resis.
tence quite beyond any efforts Of the as
sailants 10 overcome.
This is the true reason why the Allies
failed. They went forth with the highest
hopes; they believed that success wa:
certain, but they found that they had mis-.
calculated the power, value and vigiencc
Of the Russians, and they were compelled
to retire to their trenches. in this engage
ment the British last a fourth Of theil
attacking force, and the French fifth.
The entire loss in killed wounded and mis-.
sing, was not probably less than seven
thousand men.
In the meantime the Russians are gath.
eiing in force in the rear Of the Allies, and
disease is wasting their numbers. 1t il
doubtful wheather the utmost exertion o
the home Governments can increase thei
On $780, 81 ,.,~i-~ -.---.>z . .,z----,.:
mate achievement OF their object.
Charleston Mercury.
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Premiums.

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The Concord Gazette,

We did not have time last week, to re-
ply to what this journal said of our politi-
cal course. 1t is now only through courtesy,
do we condescend TO reply to 4 charge made
without any knowledge on the subject
The Gazette is informed, that in cur opinion,
it is better to judge from n knowledge of
facts, than to express an opinion merely be
cause some others have done tho same.
Did we look merely to personal advantage,
it would have been better for us to have
coincided with the Know Nothings at the
time we opposed them, for just then, did
we understand that number Of our friends
and patrons were connected with the order
The truth is, some months since, We enter
tanned better opinion of the new order
than We DO now. The Convention of
Philadelphia, satisfies us that it is party
with ''hishartlteuS me old Wing party, and 4
great many of the South have united with
them, but they will see their error at last
We are surprised at the Gazette placing the
names of respect bic men with that OF
Fred. Douglass. This we observe is the
plan usually adopted by such papers. Where
is WILSON, who is, and was always so op-
posed to slavery, and host of others !
President PIERCE You assNil, and why! Be-
cause in principle, he is Democratic. 1t
puts us in mind of the argument used by
Universalists. They will take one verse of
the Bible, which favors their doctrine but
" the wicked shall go into everlasting pun
ishment," they have nothing to do with.
The Gazette has espoused the Know-N 9th.
ing creed, because tho Wings have, and
that is the amount Of it. The Wing party
hope, by the aid Of the new party, to re.
cover their position, and hence, have they
unknowingly swallowed the bait so tempt.
ingly presented. 1t is like the Gazette pro-
nouncing speech an excellent one, when
he did not hear it. We will not tire our
readers any more on the subject at present,
for we fear we may have done so in our
last number.
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"P.. NJ, PLEASANT HnL." Please in.
form A. NJ. c., that we do not discontinue
n paper until paid for He owes us from
March %, 1855. One dollar will pay his
subscription to September ls, when we will
discontinue 1t, if he so desires.
JAMES NJ, H. HEAD" The subscriber
You alluded to, Co., was sent slip rs well
as Yourself He is indebted for the same
length of time. We are sure as to the cor
rectness Of our book, but are willing to do
as you think. We are also willing to re-
ceiye the club price. We would rather
lose the subscription than any misunder-
standing should arise, for we would be
sorry to lose subscriber who has been so
long on our book
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A Striking Fact.

Ther is now practically no law in this
city to prevent any ons from selling H.
quor who may desire to do so. The
Main Law is imperative and the old II.
cense law Is abrogated. Yet what Is
the eonsequencei Does liquor drinking in
crease, and is drunkenness running riot
in our streetsi Not at all. It Is nc.
kncwledged on oil sides, even by the
Tribune, that there was much less drink.
ing on the Fourth than usaal and vet
liquor was plenty: and although the peo-
pie were exasperated With what they
believed an unwarrantabIe attempt to
interfere with Their rights, yet they kept
remarkably sober. Now, we ask what
deducation can be drawn from aH thisi
Why, to our mind il shows, AFTER all,
how little Temperance depends upon laws
Of any kind for It's suprem acy in a com.
munity.
The habits Of people are not as var
liable as thermometer. They DO net
alter at every turn Of the stsintes, as
some Of our patent social reiormen sup
pose, but are fixed In the very heart Of
society, and if al the laws Ia reIalios 10
liquor selling were repealed, We should
zee no sudden increase IN istsmppence.
Vice like virture, Is tree Of gradual
growth. Epay Donk. )
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The Know-N othings a unit on one
Point.

fOlnG
However widely the Northern and
Southern Know Nothings may differ upon
the subject Of slavery, the Missouri CON-
promise, and the Nebraska Kansas act,
they are unit upon one point-that OF
opposition to President Pierce and the
Democratic party. The paramount con
sideration with all, is the overthrow OF
both. But now, singularIy disimilar are
the reasons assigned for this opposition -
this deadly hate! The Northern Know
Nothings base all their enmily to Presi-
dent Pierce, upon his pro-slavery pro-
clivities. They assert that he Is pro-
slavery man-that he is the tool of the
slavery propagandists. and therefore, their
open and avowed enemy. On the other
hand, the Southern Nnow-Nothings charge
hi u with being free-soiler and the tool
Of abolitionists, and for that reason they
are even willing to join heart and hand
with the fanatical abolitionists, to effect
his overthrow. Are honest, thinking
men, to be duPed into aiding in such an
unholy work Can il be that Southern
men who are SO unprincipled as to form
such an alliance, shall succeed in drawing
into the snare, Democrats enough to ef.
feet their nefarious objccti- CAerav
Gazette.
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The following toasts were given in Prince
Williams Parish, OF the Fourtb

Williams Parish, or the Fourth:
The Enob- NothingS, after the lesson Vir.
ginia has taught them, will surely admit
that they now kno,o something, to wit {:
That the fundamental principles of our re-
publcanism, civil and religious liberty, and
the manly, open advocacy Of political prin-
ciples, are not TO be uprooted or subverted,
at least in the Old Dominion, by an ire.
sponsible faction, composed of abolitionists,
free-solers, descendants of Hartford Con-
ventionists, adhcrents of the Higher Law,
and pack of half-starvei, lean. dogs. who
howl for federal pap.
The late Kno,o- Nothing Contention at
Phiiadel lphia.-Their platform is artfully
constructed to catch tho South but we
must not forget that neither platform or
principle binds the North. The order took
its rise on the rendition of the fugitive
slave BURNS. The active support which the
volunteer companies, composed of adopted
citizens. gave on that occasion to the law
and the constitution Of the country, speedi-
ly led to their disbandmen: by the Governor
of Massachusetts. We hold that the law
abiding foreigners who come into our coun-
try, are far truer allies TO the South than
the native born Higher Law miscreants who
persecute both them and us.
The 'Rno,c- Nothing CounciL-May all
true Democratic Republicans take counsel
from their present Constitution, and know
nothing from any secret tanatical order who
knoao. .nothiug or something repuguant to
Southern interests.
K9o,O- Nfihinfiaguu55 55,NnNa'Badjeu"8y
| fury-intolerance.
The Memory Of James Bdtchelder, the
irIshman who was murdered by Natire
Americans, while endeavoring to execute
the laws and uphold the Constitution of his
adopted country, and that, too, .9iy- in Bos-
ION, the hot bed and birthplace of Knop.
Nothingism. Let the South beware let
her kno,o nothing of the mcanly-sclfish
policy that would disfranchise such for
eigners.
Knoio- Nothingism.-The enemy of truth,
and the Upas of American liberty.
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The South carolinian

The partnership between Messrs. Gibbes
and Johnston being dissolved, this paper
vii, hereafter, be under the sole charge of
DR.. r. w. GIBBEs. We are sorry topart
with Mr.. 5oHssroS, who has always in
the conduct Of the Cdrolinian, sustained
the character Of an able writer and accom-
plisbed gentleman. We sincerely wish hlm
success 10 whatever business he may en-
gage in.
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INV ma" no MANURE, AND OTHER
-..-. MATTERS.
Mr.. Editor:-
The planting and cultivation of the Irish
potato is subject of interest to every per-
son. 1t is somewhat remarkable that
scarcely any two farmers prepare and
plant in the same way, notwithstanding
it is crop raised by every family in the
whole country, and is almost indispensa-
BILE to every table. 1t is true that any
kind Of a system and culture will make
"some potatoes" and probably enough
for family use when the seasons are favor
able--but, how can the largest, and most
be madea What kind Of manure conduces
mostly to their growtha Facts are stub
born things, and experience is safe teach
er. Col. THos. p. BALLADR, (who always
has good things) presented me, few days
since, with some Of the largest Irish po-
tatoes have seen grown in this climate.
l was so struck with their size, that i,n-
mediateIy inquired the mode Of cultivation
and the manure used; they were two
specimens, one with stable manure, and
the other with hogs hair. Those raised
with the hogs hair nre decidedly the larQ-
est--the same cultivation was given TO
both. The specimen consisted Of nine
potatoes, which weighed five pounds, four
Of which were raised with the hogs bair,
and weighed 2 "a pounds, and the Eve
with stable manure 2 l 4 pounds; the
ground and cultivation being the same,
and equal in both instances.
With all plants and Vegetables the cul-
tivation has a great deal to do; and plants
as well as animals are often naturalized to
localities very different and far distant
from their batiye homes. The Irish po-
tato, for instance, Is plant and root, in
its wild and native state, very inferior in
size, quality and taste. BY cultivation il
has becomea vegetable highly productive
10 yield, universally relished, highly nu-
sritious, and, with proper cultivation, az
fording as much food Ser acre rs any
other plant which could occupy the same
ground.
In The patent Office report for the yesr
1863, on agricpllpre, b Is said that the
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Mr.. Phillips Letter.

Our paper this week is filed principally
with items concerning the Know Nothing
party. As the subject has been and still
is exciting the public mind, we are sure
this will not be objected 10, and more
particularly when we inform our readers
bit little else is found in our exchanges.
Among other articles will be found let
ter from the Hon. Mr.. PmLLrPs Of Alaba-
ma, an able lawyer and accomplished
statesman. This Letter deserves a care
ful perusal.
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June 2sth, 1855.

Mr.. Editor III find iu your last number
j received, giving description Of hail
stones that fell, May 27th, in the vicinity Of
Perysbnrgh, lower part of So. Peters
Parish, y C-,--the gentleman describing
the hail stones to be 40 large as his hat.
Had The gentlemaD q nat, and II any, what
sizei Yeurs, Respectfully. Al
las We have no personal knowledge Of
Che gentleman 10 question, and therefore not
rs TO The size Of his head, ws are
not eompcteni g answer oursorrsspoadsnt.
--ER I,eDasa.
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Colonel of the 44th Regiment, s. G. NJ.

Some three months since, at the election
for Colonel of this Regiment, Maj. THos.
II. CoNNoRs received majority of votes,
but protest having been entered by his
opponent, it was decided by those in au-
thority, that it should be taken over The
Sumter Waterman gives us the result
which gives Maj. CoNNoRs majority of
l52 votes over his opponent, Capt. BELsER.
We congratulate you most heartily, Colonel,
at the result. We are sure the Regiment
will have cause to be proud of their new
Colonel
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A Curiosity.

Mrs. MITrAe- sent us the other day, very
singular ear of corn. The parent stem of
the ear, was covered with layers of other
shoots, to the number Of forty. hich were
all we'll filled with large grains. 1t was
one ear of corn composed of forty one
ears. We wish Mrs. NJ. had suffered it to
mature, ms it would be curious TO know how
much such, n singular en-. would have pro-
duced.
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Col'td for Bibles and Testaments, IA e6
Resolued, That these proceedings be
published in the Lancaster Ledger, South
ern Presbyterian and Southern Christian
advocate.
Adjourned with singing, prayer and
benediction, by Rev. Mr.. Bolles.
S.A. ROSSER, Sec.
N. B.-It is expected that an adjourn.
ed meeting of the Society will take place
at Shilo Associate Reformed Church, on
Saturday next.
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WIN. G. KENNEDY, ESQ, having been ap-
pointed and commissioned Aide-de- Camp to
his Excellency, the Commander-in-C Chief,
(vice Col. JNo. DUSNovASr, having accepted
a Commission in the United States Army,)
will be obeyed and respected accordingly.
BY order: r. G. M DUNKovAxr,
Adjutant and Inspector General
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LANCASTERvILLE. sc.
WEDNESDAY, JULY ,25, 1856.
BLANKS.

We have recently had printed a supply of
the various blanks used by Lawyers and
Magistrates, which will be found at the
Printing Office. a.. -.
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JOB WORK.

We are now prepared TO do any kind of
Job Work at the shortest notice, and on the
most reasonable terms. The patronage of
the public is solicited.
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Book Lost.

We loaned some friend, (but forget
who) about year ago, Mrs. Mowatt's
Autobiography. Will lie be so kind as
to return IL.
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SomethinV New

We do not recollect ever to have seen
before, the names of the attendants pub
lished in connection with a marriage notice.
Here is one from the Sumter Watchman !:
MARRIED.-On Wednesday, the llth
inst, at the residence of James G.. Black.
well, Esq, by the Rev. ID. w. Seals, Mr..
JOHN +. GAMBLE, to Mrs. MARGARET L.
HOLIDAY, all of Clarendon County, Sumter
District.
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COMMUNICATIONS.
(For the Ledger.
IRISH POTATOES.

HOG HAIR AS MANURE, AND OTHER
-..r. MATTERS.
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