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Il continuance of their patronage and tho conf
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AMERtUAN CoTToN ptANTKR
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SDlh or tfIlh SDuu,N,
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Prospectus for 1867.

f1NtfE Editor mud rroprie,ors Of tho ANiEtlt.
l. CAN COTTON PLANTER, having nur.
chased tho SOll. OF TIE SOUrIf, take plen,.
urc in announcing to the patrons Of both Jour.
nails, aud to the friends Of Agri cultural Improve.
ment in the South nnd South West, TINT Will, tho
january number for 1867, will commence tho
publication OF the AMERICAN COTTON PLAN
TER AND SOIL OF TIE SOUTH, united, In
the city OF Montgomery, Alabama.
In thus uniting the publication Of these two
agricultural Journals, We have secured the abo
services OF Col. CmAnLEs a. PEAnopY, ns Horti.
cultural Editor, whose reputation, both as Edi.
tor and practical horticultural, is too well and
widely known to require additional commenda
ton at our hands.
With the efficient aid of Col. PEApopY in thu
horticultural Department, DR.. N. i. CLOUD. the
Agricultural Editor, confidently assures the pa.
irons and friends Of both papers, thus united.
that the An,cricat Cotton Planter and Soil of
Mc So"th shall be u
Model Southern Rural Magazine,
devoted to Improved Plantation Econouty. tho
advancement OF Southern horticulture. with
Manufactures and the Domestic and Mechanic
Arts In short, it is the intention and will bo
the studied desire of the Editors and Publisbers
OF this journal to make it, in its several Denort-
mchts, the pian,ntion and firesdc COMPANION. ~
every family and Industrial n,un in tl,e Sontb.
lhe CoHo" Planter aud Soil will be published
monthly, i'll magazine form, containing Thirty,
Two pages, Super Royal Octave, ititched. trim.
med, and neatly covered, with an adycrtisin,
sheet of sixteen pages. ~
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ton To the above rates.
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will be charged in proportion to the SPACE they
occupy, ut On" Doiiar per line space.
eB For all advertisements set in tIoublc COL
Wn", Fifty Per Cent extra will be added to the
above rates.
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F0r Banner;
LEE l. WILSON,
For Press
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At Our Usual Low Pricas
NE w DRUG STORE !
At GREENwOOn

~ - w ~ Io ~ ~ ~ l. OlUL
At GREENWOOD.
"a NllE undersigned, Druggist and Apothccary.
IL has just received II very complete stock Of
Drugs and Medicines,
selected with the greatest care for this market.
Ills stock consists of every variety usual; found
III City Apohrcary Shops
Extracts of all the vegetable preparations
from the best Chemists.
,aEhe:1urCS prepared from the crude mate
RAJ, and warranted TO he of the strength lain
down III the L ed States Pharmncnpa
E'1t tent fscHicilnGS, direct from the
man',iaci"ry, as cheap they have ever been
sold in this place
very superior article of psr:sndy, for
n"aici""i purposes only. Fine Old Porte, Ma
irr;', and Sherry Wines, Scheidam Scl,nupps,
&c, dc.
lie will keep constantly fine assortment of
Confectioneries, Tobacco and Segars.
II woul,l be unnecessary to cnumcrntc all the
articles. To Physicia"s, he pledges himself to
fill their orders with good Medicines as can
be obtained elsewhere !; and to his friends, he
pledges like satisfaction ms to the Goods and
terms. Call at the Store .tormerlv occupied as
the Post Office. JAS. II. RILEY.
Greenwood, s. c., Nov. !, 1856 29tf
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Maruelous tStory.-Ths Brockport Re
publican says that three years ago, a girl
dreamed she should find . ,sumcof money
on the lake shore. Taking young man
with! her next day, they went to the spot
ana there found . drowned: body, on which
was belt containing tho sum. They
onrsd tie money, bul girl went alena
ana 2! dug it5up. refudnl 10 giye The boy q.
ist,ere tot said d, ,Nonlas ~hen shs ar.s;
,IiSesi 4. S}te nges pf twenty: he DoW suJss
.sJSIas stesS 'soSasSd great exss
seak5 6asssof l1ti fbss dsownsI man
1sss EssgS acena 7 ri ras ably d Span.;
Il & i1 ptsPslisf that was
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sSssSS =
how lie attained knowledge Of it never
could find out, as he read 80 little and con-
versed little with educated men. After all,
it must be allowed that he was our leader
in the measure Of the Revolution in Vir-
ginia. In that respect more was due 10
him than to any other person. If we had
not had him, we should probably have got
on very well, as yoa did, by number Of
men Of nearly equal talents abut he left us
far behind. His biograpber sent the sheets
Of his work to me ass they were printed,
and al the end asked fol, my opinion.
told him 1t wosld be d question hereafter,
whether Lis work would be- placed onsfhe
shelf Of history or of psnsgyric. II d ]
poor book, written in bad taste, and gives
40 imperfect an idea of Patrick Henry,
that it seems intended to show off The
writer more than the subject Of the work.
"I am astonisbed II your h honors deoi-
sionr!' said young lawyer 70 aJadge who
had decreed against sllim. s.eTbis "a.
mark cannot be permitted" said the
judge, and m apology will be necessary
on your part. "Pernit me- sail the
senior counsel, "to oAersan excuse for
my. young friend lie is new in these
matters, and when lie has practisod a.
long Before your honor as I have, lie
wiilbe astonished at rothingp
The entire amount tof pnblic lands sold and
located IN Wisconsin is about l0,0oo,O 900
acres.
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From the Pennsyluanian.
CREDtT--ITs BASIS

Is not the present time fit opportunity 10
put the important question, how lie the pres
ent credit system Of our country supported,
and ask the serious attention Of our business
men 10 careful consideration of the answer!
No nation can exist without credit. All bu-
siness circles and commercial communities
must make use of ii to a greater or lesser de-
gree, according to,he circumstances by which
the nation or people are surrounded. No
man can al all times command an amount
OF available means commensurate with the
demands oshis busiBess--nor can nation
expec. each year 10 have afuIl and over
flowing treasury. Trade, commerce andman-
ufao,uIes may and will &c, in the advance Of
that real capital on which they depend for
life and vitality, and credit must then come
in and represent Temporary the substantial
foundation on which these great national in
iesasis rest, When Credits thus used it is
Legitimate, and canno, be productive OF in.
furious consequences, asil win neither ex-
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REpriLEs OF TEXAS.

u
We all remember the delightful descrip.
tiions which early writer's gave OF the terrific
Try comprised within the limits of the state
Of Texas. It's health, salutriiy and beauty
may be allthat poets delight 10 paint; but
on its magnificent plans, and 10 i,s iIIimiia-
bic forests are animals, such as, 10 ads and
frogs, and "such small deer," of which Gold
emIth never dreamed 10 his Animated Nature.
A late writer thus speaks Of the reptiles OF
Texas: ssaee 80 - n
The cattle are not The whole occupants OF
prairie, By any means. Droses Of wild hor-
ses are moi unirequen,, and deer are ID count
less numbers. The small brown wolf is quite
common, and you occasionally get glimpse
Of his large black brother. But Texas is the
paradise oil reptiles and creeping things, Raj
tie and moccasiu snakes are TOO numerous
even 10 shake a stick at. The bite the for.
,mer is easily cured by drinking raw whiskey
till II produces intoxication: Bat for the lat
ter there is no cure. The taraniula is a pleas
an, institution TO gel into quarrel with. He
is spider with body about the size of a
hens egg, and his legs Eve or six inches
long, and covered with long, coarse black
hair. He lies in cattle tracks; and, If you
see him, move out of his path, as his bite is
absolutely certain death; and he never gets
on, of any ones way, but can jump eight or
ten feet TO inflict his deadly bite. Then
there is the cehtipede, furnished with an un.
limited number ofiess, each leg formed with
claw, and each claw iDficting separate
wound. II he walks over you at night you
will have cause to remember him for months
TO come, as The wound is ofa particularly
poisonous nature, and is very difficult 10 heal.
The singing lizard is a lesser evil, the sen.
sa,on Of It's wound being likened 10 the ap-
pIicalion of red hot iron 10 The person but
one is 10 thankful 10 escape with life 10 con-
slider these lesser evils anroyances. But The
insects! !! flying, creeping, raining, digging,
buzzing, singing, they are everywhere. Ask
for cup of water, and there the rejoirder
n our camp is, 'Will you have il with bag
or without rtf' The horned frog IS one OF
the greatest curiosities here. and is perfectly
harmless. II has none of The cold, Shiny
qualities OF his northern brother, but is fre-
querlly made pet OF. Chameleons are in.
numeiabie, darling over the prairie with in.
conceivable swifiness, and undergoing their
peculiar change Of color OF The object under
which they may bs. The woods on the
banks Of the bayous are perfectly alive With
mocking birds, mos, beautiful, and fealhered
game is abundant and very tame, ard is
scarce ly ever sought after. The only varie.
ties that have seen are quails, parlrses,
snipe, mallard, plover and prairie hens"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-11-11
A Case under the New stay Law.

An important and Interesting question was
presented to The District Court of Philadel-
phis, on Saturday morning, arising under The
recent Act OF 18th October, 1857, allowing a
stay Of execution for one year. .... al.
In May, 1857, John Sidney Jones confess
ed Judgment in favor OF Hagger,y s. Co.,
for S24OO, 10 secure The payment of three
promissory noies Of $500, on condition that
if any one OF them should mature and be un-
paid the plaintiffs should have execution for
the whole amount OF their debt On the 18th
Of October, 1857, The day the new Act be-
came a law, The first mole became due and
was no, paid. On The l4lh Of October, the
plaintiffs issued an execution for The whole
amount OF the claim, and the delendent now
comes into Court and asks stay of execu-
tion for one year from this time.
Judge Parsons, on behalf oi the defendant
offered 10 show that the defendant was the
owner in fee of certain real estate, worth be-
yond all incumbrances, the amount of The
Judgment
David Webster, Esq, for plaintiffs, object.
ed to the right OF the defendant 10 have a
furlhsr stay, and contended--
list. That The agreement on which The iudg.
ment was confessed, provided that an exc.
cnliou nigh, issue, if any one of the notes
remained unpaid; that this was contract
between the parties, and that The recent act
giving The defendant stay beyond the Pc
riod contracted for violated the 10Th section
of article is, OF the Constitution of lhe u. S.
Mr.. Webster argued this point al great length,
and referred TO numerous decisions, among
which were Bronson We. Kinzie, Howard,
Sup. Court Rep. tU.S.;) McCracken vs.. Hay.
ward, Q Howard; Grantley's Lessees, How
ard; EberIe VS.. Cunningham, 3 Wharton;
Western Savings Fund We. The City, Law
Journal.
2d. That the defendants case came with
in the exceptions contained in The act of 18th
of October, 1857.
Sd. That the defendant had already had his
stay Of execution under bis agreement, and
could not get further stay.
4h. That the agreement amounted to. a
waiver of the new stay, as il contained an
express stipulation that the execution might
be issued il any one of The notes remained
unpaid.
Judge Parsons, in reply, argued that the
Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania, in 8 Watts
and Serg. bad affirmed the constitulionaliIy
Of the Stay Law Of 1912, and tina. the act ol
1857 was equally constitutional, as il acted
not on the rights OF parties, but on the reme-
dies.
The Court decided that the defendant was
not entitled TO stay Of execution.
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Ho! FOR THE KRoUT.-Twenly-fv heads
of cabbage myaieriously disappeared some
time during the night, on Wednesday last,
from The market wagon Of Mr. John Hole.
in Penn Street. He brought it,or his custom
ers, who were, of course, disappointed iE
their supply Of krout. II seems tha, Mr.. H.
arrived al the stand few hours before the
opening Of the market, which he appropria-
ted 10 himself by taking short nap, ih the
wagon. While perfectly unconscious, the
thief slipped the cabbage from under him
and got off safely with his plunder
theft on a mammoth scala was perpe.
trated ON the truck farm of Mr.. A. Miller,
near the kuiztown road, above the Steam
Forge. Three hundred heads Of cabbage
were stolen, on Tuesday night last, and moth.
ing has since been hesrd Of hem.-Reading
Gazetie.
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Eon the Public LEDGER

Has THIS PANic COME WITHOUT WARNINc.
Every body complains that these hard
times have taken them off their guard, ia.
ken them at unawaree. Had they only
known whst was coming three month before,
they would have been ready and not have
suffered, bu, his time the pressure has come
witsom aoarniag.
To this, The easiest reply is that If every
one had been on bis guard, the panic would
not have occurred at oil. The disease that
carries man 10 The grave never seems Sc
rious until loo lale, or a little medicine or
precauiion might have saved him. So there
would have been no undue expansion, and
therefore no coiIaps, fpeople had only been
on their guard. II is Just because the oldest and
most experienced financiers and whole sale
capitalists were completely at fault in their
expectations that these hard times have come.
The great question then is, are ihere no
warnings by which this cries might be fore.
seen by men OF ssgaciiys Was the expert
ence of 1887 nolbinga II reminds US Of the
story of death promising young man three
sufficient warnings before be came again 10
fetch him away. As he grew old, he be-
came deaf, then his eyes failed him,
and then he grew lame, aud could only sit
in his. easy chair.s Bnt he could eat and
drink aud sleep and laugh, until one day
death called sid told him he had come
for him. The man complained that Death
had not fulfilled his promise, and said that
he was the. more uoprepsred that bis hear.
log and sight had failed him, and that he was
not able 10 get about SO as 10 pick up The
news Of Deaths approach. OF course the
man was convicted ou. Of his own mouth.
The Iameness and loss of sight and hearing
were the three sufficient wafnigs, had he on,
Is so considered them.
Now ills just thus with these panics. They
have given different warnings, allof which
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The a merican AgrIculturist.

This standard Agricultural Monthly is de.
eidedly the best and cheapest publication ol
the kind now issued in this country. II con-
tains The best and simplest practical insruc-
tions In the various branches of Farming and
Gardening, and cannot fail TO be immensely
valuable 10 every one engaged in the cuhi-
walton of the soil. II has recently been great
ls enlarged, and each number now contain,
30 large quafto pages. A new volume com
rnences with the January No, and all sub
scribers who send in their names during No
vember will receive the November and De-
csmber numbers of this year gratis, and in
addition, three PACKAGE of valuable seeds
Price only one dollar in advance. Address
Orange Judd, iss Water Street, New York.
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From the Lancaster Intslhgencer.
THE TARIFF HUMBUG.

The small fly among our political oppo.
nenls continue to attribute The present mon
etary embarrassment of the coualry 10 what
they term the "Frss Trade policy Of the
Democratic party" They tried TO coax the
people or Pennsylvania, by preaching this
doctriue, notwithstanding David Wilmot was
one of the most ultra free trade men in Con-
gress in 1s46, and voted liz favor Of the
tariff bill of that year and against :he pei bill
OF 1s42. But the people of Pennsylvania
had experienced too many > ears Of profitable
labor 1nder the tariff of 1886 and could not
be made to put failh in what the opposition
press said upon The subject Protection. II
the opposition parties were sincere in their
| advocacy of Protective Tariff why did they
nominate David Wilmot, renegade free
| trade Democrat?
The whole hue and cry about Protection
just now is made by the opposition 10 shield
the Banks and spectators, and to mislead
the people.
1t cannot be possibls, says the Delaware
Gazette, that the Black Republican and Know
Nothing papers have forgotten tha, the last
Congress was controlled by men opposed 10
tho Democratic party. Do they no, know
that Lewis D. Campbell, one of the Black
Republican leaders IN the last Black Repub.
l,can Know Nothing House of Represents
tlves-the second of Burlinsame, of "meet
me at the Clifton House" memory, was the
| Chairman of the Committee on Ways and
Means ?--Have tty forg often thai this nolo-
rlous member oftheir party, (Mr. Campbell }
introduced bill which reduced the duties on
| goods coming into The United States below
those of The act of 1916. The tariff bill Of
1916 was repealed by the Black Republican
House OF Representatives, and the substitute
for that act approached nearer the free trade
standard, aud went into operation with the
sanction Of the opposition press, on the ist
of July last
The tariff of 1846 was rot in operation al
all, when the present embarrassment ofthe
country commenced. Ii had been dead
letter for three month.
II is true that large amount Of goods had
been bought and warehoused under the tar
iff of is46; bu. these purchases had been
made with view OF securing large profits
by entering them under the lower duties Of
| the new tariff.
| Ills aforlnnate, we might say Providen,ial
Circumstance, that the Democratic patty will
be once more in the ascendency in the Ma.
iional Congress in December nexl. Il ID the
only parry that The country has ever
been able 10 look 10 Tor redress in times Of
troubIe--and 10 il wiIlthe people look 10 Of.
/ feet q mofe solid basic for the currency,
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Amer,ean Horses In England.

Without being exactly 10 favor of horse
racing, We confess 10 some little chsgrin,
when althe few first races 10 England Mr..
Ten Bfoeck's Americaa horses were so bad.
iy beaten. Since then however, he has re-.
trieyed bis fortunes. Pfioress sfier very ex
cling race won very handsomely; and lately
hisstRc year old 9Bslle" won the cup at New
Markei.
Mr. Ten Brock will hardly establish the
superiority of The American bred race horse,
buths has shswn that with training, even in
ihessry, to us, singular mode Of racing in
vogue id England, the American horse is by
40 rneans . contemplate adversary.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-11-11

EVIDENCES OF "0vERTRADING.n-The Lu.
zerns Union of last week came 10 us with
nine columns Of closely printed Sherif's
sales. A few years ago every body rushed
to Luzerne county 10 make their fortunes in
coal lands, and almost every foot of proper
ty contiguous 10 The Delaware, Lackawanna
and Bloomsburs Railroads was bonsht up at
enormous prices, (on credit of course) 10 be
paid oni of the proceeds Of the sales of coal
lha, was to be dug lherefrom. The sPecua'
tion in most instances has proved failure,
and now the Sheriff is reaping harvest
from the folly Of the speculaicIs.
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OUk ExrRAvAeaScE-Nolhing can afford at
glance clearer insight into the universal
prevalence Of luxury in the United States
than the fact that during The fiscal year end.
ing jane 80, 1856, we imported silk pie ce
goods 10 the amount Of $25, 100000, other
silk goods;to the value of $6,OI7. 1i5, laces
$i,60i, ,6iO, embrcideries $,4,664,3 ma.
king altogether over thiuy-seven millions OF
doIIars. These are the things which run
away with the wealth OF the country.
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n No class of men have been more af.

n No class Of men have been more af-
fecied by the financial troubles, than Tie liq-
uor dealers and restsurant keepers in our
large cities. 1t seems men can govern their
appelites and quit their indulgences, when
their notes are in danger OF protest. Many
Of The principal liquor saloons OF Broadway
are abou, TO be closed, the receipts being
daily considerably less lhan The expenses
One saloon near The 81. Nicholas hotel, which
averaged 800 per day in its receipts, does
not now take in SIS, and is advertised Tor sale
This fact proves that The gentlemen can and
will reirench and that they have abandoned
habits that are at all times and under any
circumstances, expensive and perncious. =
They can therefore appeal with good grace
to the ladies' TO economi1e.
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Aaen.o.r s.pu,Y AfaIrs..

"A town meeting was recently held at Dan.
vile to take measures for building market
house, because the Merchants will notre.
duce the price ofprovisions. This has been
a crying evil in many places. Laborers
generally are willing 10 work for less in
these hard times; but then, too, they want
to buy for less. We know that in this vi
cinity $40 per barrel for -four was extorted,
for some time after the article had fallen to
SO per barrel in Philadelphia, and was SELL
ing at 81 50'in Williamsport.
The publication of the DanuiRe Iateligen-
GER is continued by Mrs. Valentine Best as
proprietress. Oscar C. Kepler is engaged
as editor, and seems to discharge his duties
with ability.
The Danville Poor house has proved too
small for the great number of applicants,
and new buildings are being erected as ad-
ditions.
There are many 'depredations and thefts
committed by the persons thrown outof en-
ploymentat the Iron works.
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Maryland Election.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 4.--There has been much
disturbance at most of the polls during the
day, but no serious outbreak. The special
arrangements for the day was of no avail,
except perhaps to prevent gross oultaaes.--
Tfe votes of na,uralized citizens, il is as
serted on all hands, were 10 a great extent
excluded, and many persons were bea,en.--
The majority Of the American party will
probably be from. seven TO Ten thousand iu
The city. Returns come in slowly, and are
unofficial