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t~Ss .</ N .ssass,%sss1 Young Ladies, at the South, GAaAAS1' k-alsaAAx. the same facilities for ob- taning thorough edscaon are offered to Gentle men by Yale and Harvard Colleges. Suitably loca. ted opposite the State House the institution is for the boafdtng Sctolays the heahest place in the try. The Rooms overlook the Arkansas River and in the distance Big Rock with all its adjacent Hills presents to the eye magic scenery. Seven highly educated professional teachers from Europe and from the East, compose the faculty and instruct their pu ps in literary and social Duties, English. Mathemat- ics and Mental Philosophy, Ancentand Modern Lan- guages, Geography Astronomy, Vocal and lnstru- mental Music Drawing and Painting, Calisthencs, etc. A semi monthly Examination takes place every alternate Friday. and musical review every month to both of which the parents of the Scholars and the friends of the Institution invited to at tend.
 TERMS:
 Board, fuel light and Tuition in all the English branches sl0o per Session. Music Piano, Harp or Guitar $25. Greek Latin $. French Italian, Spanish or German Sl2. The session is of 2l weeks. Scholars will be admitted at any intermediate period and be charged only from the day of entrance.
 Oct 2l '56.-lv.
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SWAN & CO.'S LOTTERIES.
CAPITAL PRIZE $5O,OOO!!!

The following Scheme will be drawn by $. SWAN X Co.,. Managers of the Fort Gaines Academy Lot tery of Georgia and the Southern Military Academy Lottery of Alabama, in each of their Lotteries for February, 1857.
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CLASS O,

To be drawn in the city of Mobile, Alabama, in public, on
 SATURDAY., FEBRUARY 7th, 1857.
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SUNDRIES. 1k KITS No. and 2 Mackerel (new;) ~SB 9 boxes E D Cheese; 100 ID boxes c Soda;
 ? casks do do; l case Tartaric Acid; lo dog Preston x Merrill's Yeast Powders; bales Extra Cotton Twine; g Gn. BottlesCorks:
 boxes White Maccaron; cases Preserved Ginger; ? boxes Black Pepper
 cases lbs, Caddys Ex Imp'l Tea. Received per steamboat Arkansas and for sale b, Dee 30 '56 RAPLEY. HANGER & co.
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TERMS OF ADylgTIsIWG.

Transient advertisements will be Inserted Tor sl square, ess) for the first insertion and 50 cents for each sspbseduent insertion.
 Merchants advertising by the year will be charged 3O Professional cards and other not exceeding ans sdnare, BIO per annnm.
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To Advertisers.

To persons desiring advertise, the True Democrat cer an stronger inducements than any other paper Tn State It has by far the largest subscription sts very eeaeray read in every county With list of nearly tonr housad regular subscribers, it is read by not less than e'gh CT ten thossGHd persons every week me rue eoefa presents public the best medium for advs tlsng-the most remunerafIve.
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DO l. B E AR,S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE. lO6 Canal street, New Orleans. 1(

FOUNDED 1882. IS OPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. YNllE establishment is intended mainly Ax = II for Adults-Lades and Gentlemen, Sr.sGx and Youths. whose time is very valuable and It Is so arranged that persons who wish to learn the ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH. GERMAN or
 ITALIAN LANGUAGES:
 Or PENMANSHIP.
 BOOK KEEPING.
 MATHEMATICS.
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 Capps R. W. Crawley w. G. Chooning Thos. w. Church < Freileigh. !. l Charles B. Church and John H. Freileigh. =.
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S ". CHiLDRES>, Attorney at Law Madison, St. Francis county, Ark, will attend all the Courts in tile lst Judicial District. June 24 1856. ly.
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ARKANSAS COLLEGE.

February Eth, A. D. 1857. Cost of adv. $54
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ch care and attention cannot he given to
sADDLEY! SADDLERY!!

s :S zs'; s%$ mems Saddles, Brides and Martngales of all ouai ties and prices. Collars, flames, Bridle Bits, Extra Reins, Stirrup Irons, Dray and Blind,Brdes Saddle Bags and Wallets, etc., etc., all of which will be sold unusually low for Cash. A. J. HUTT.
 Ian 6th '57
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The engine and boiler, wbich have been planned and constructed tor driving the ''Combination Mill" are compact and substantial, and so easily man aged that almost every extensive farmer or planter would find them convenient and valuable for the farm or plantation span of horses yoke oxen No need be deerred from becoming the possessor of this motive power, by apprehensions of difficulty in running or taking of it, for it simpliied person, who will note the instructions always fur
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Prices.
Portability and Freightase.

The whole establishment with four or five yoke of oxen, either upon carts, wagons or trlcks, can be easily moved at the rate of from l5 10 20 miles per day. The entire machinery can be taken apart and put together again in very few hours time. Thus the necessity of moving the logs long distance to the mill, is entirely obviated, as it is much cheaper to the mill to the logs. As it will be perceived. there is work required. and no building, unless the parties chose to erect rough shed to pro tect it and the operators from the weather
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N. ]. HAWKINS. IhS. IT. bI-I4I HAWKINS & BELL, Attorneys at Law, Ham burg, Ark, will practice in the Circuit Courts ot Bradley Drew Ashley and Chicot counties, and in the Supreme Court ut Little Rock.
 .ay@ Special attention given to collecting
 Iune lS56
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WM. k. PATTERSON, Attorney at Law, will practice in the of Jackson, White, Van Buren Searcv Izard, Marion Fulton. Lawrence, Randolph and Independence. Office at Jacksonport, Ark
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ROBERT ". HARPER, Attorney at Law Little Rock, Ark will practice in the Courts of Mid dle and Southeastern Arkansas. All legal business entrusted to him will be faithfully attendedto
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EBENEZER CUMMINs. AUG H. GARLAND CUMMiNS X GARLAND, Attorneys at Law, Little Rock Arkansas, will attend promptly to the collection of claims, and all other legal business en trusted to them in any part of the State.
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CHAS. \. CARROLL, Attorney at Law, Little Rock Ark, will practice in the Middle and Eastern portion of the State.
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A. c. HARRIS, Attorney at Law, Jacksonport Jackson county Ark Aug. 5, 1856. ly
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BOSWELL S LiGON, Attorneys at Law, Jack sonport Ark Aug. ,, 1856. ly
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JAS. R. BUCHANAN, Attorney at Law, Jack sonport Ark. Aug. 5, 1856. ly
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MONEY!! MONEY!!!

JOHN QUILLlN, Attorney and Counsellor at Law and Solicitor in Chancery. Office Fldorsdo, UHion county. Ark. IulY 5. 1853
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B. T. DUVAL, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, and Solicitor in Chancery, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
 InIy 1253
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-15
The Election.

The election is over, the choice of Repre-
sentative to Congress from the Fourth Congress
sional District has been made, Gen l. NJ Bon
ham. of Edgefeld has been elected by MAORI,
ty Of l457 over his opponent, the Hon. C. p.
Sullivan, Of Laurens. Wegive below the mum
Der of votes polled in the whole District:
In Edgefeld District Gen. Bonham received
1921 votes. aud C. p. Sullivan, Esq, 275.
In Abbeville District, Gen. Bonham received
$50 votes, and c. P. Sullivan, Esq, 3le.
In Newberry District, Gen. Bonham received
sos votes, and c. P. Sullivan, Esq.. ss3.
In Laurens District, Mr. Sullivan received
e4a votes. and Gen. Bonham 4ss.
In Lexington District as far as heard from
the vote stands-Bonham, s5l; Sullivan l47.
Gen. Bonham is gentleman of high char
acter, fine talents, and winning address, and
we have NO duobt will prove worthy repre-.
sentative of the Old Ninety-Six District.
We extract the following complimentary
notice Of him from the Carolina Times
1--WE cannot refrain from acknowledging
that the choice is happy one, and we believe
that his career will prove brilliant one.
In age, Gen. Bonham is the senior Of Col.
Brooks. In personal appearance, dignity and
commanding influence there isa striking simi.
larity, and we hazard nothing when we say
that he will be found as able willing and
prompt to repel insult should his people be as
sailed as was his beloved predecessor. Edge
field may well be proud of her sons.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-15
Tho Dallas Clarendon Treaty.

The rejection of the Dallas Clarendon Tren-
ty has been officially announced in the Union.
The objections to the Treaty US amended, are
supposed to apply entirely to the article re-
specting the Bay Islands.
First the British Treaty with Honduras
transferred the Islands to Honduras, but pro-
vided that they should be Independent. The
Senate so modified this provision as to require
that the Islands should be under the absolute
sovereignty Of Honduras. The reason for this
amendment was that, according to the decision
of the British crown lawyers, England wonld
have the right of protection over this "Inde-
pendent Colony" In fact, the Treaty consti-
tuted the Bay Islands as an English colony,
under British protection, and the Jurisdiction
of Honduras was merely nominal The Senate
amendment rendered this Jurisdiction actual
and absolute. %
Next the treaty between Great Britain and
Honduras provided that slavery should not
exist in the Islands This provision would
have been no consequence to the United States
if We were not called upon to become o party
to it. The U. s. Senate justly considered that
it was an insult to this government, that it
should assent to a formal condemnation of our
own domestic institutions. Therefore. the Sen
ate 80 amended the treaty to abolish this
provision.
These are, no doubt, the two points upon
which the British Government has refused TO
ratify tho amendments to the treaty. The
treaty is, therefore, entirely at an end We
fall back upon the Clayton .Bulwer treaty, and
our own construction of it. We may amica.
lily disagree, as heretofore, upon the question
of the British title to the Bay Islands, aud the
Belize. 1t is even probable that the Clayton
Bulwer will be abrogated
tits the op inion here that flour amendments
to the treaty hod reached England six weeks
before the election, they would have been &C.
cepted; and further Palmerston is determined
to have the Island Of the Ruatan as fine posi-.
ton for q Naval Depot, and place of great
naval PREPARATION.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-15

munieution, nations and races are more and
more brought in contact and the question OF
the nature and character of their relationship
made Of mmediate and practical Importance
II may De claimed ~itout hesitation that tho
Wide physical, intellectual and moral differ.
ences which all history and observation have
distinguished as existing between the various
families OF man, can be no longer regarded rs
the consequences Of accident or circumstances;
that is to say, it has come to be understood
that their physical, moral, and intellectual
traits are radical and permanent, and thnt
there can be no admixture of widely-separnted
families, or Of superior with inferior races,
which can be harmonious, or. otherwise than
disastrous in its consequences. Anthropolog.
ical science has determined the existence Of
two laws of vital importance in their appli.
cation to men and natiunsi
First. That In all cases where q free ANAL
gamation takes place between two different
stocks, unrestrniiled by what is sometimes
called prejudiced. but which is in fact, natu-
raj iustiuct, the result ia the final and absolute
absorption Of one in the other. This absorp
tion is moro rapid as the races or families thus
brought in contact approximate in type, and
in proportion as one or the other preponder-
ates in numbers that is to say, Nature per.
pctuates no human hybrids, as, for instance, a
permanent race of mu'attoes.
Second That oil violations of the natural
distinctions Of race, or of those instincts which
were designed to perpetuate the superior races
in their purity. invariably entail the most de-
plorable results, affecting the bodies. intelects,
and moral perceptions Of the nations who are
thus blind to the wise designs of Nature, and
unmindful of her laws In other words the
offspring Of such combinations or amalgama-
tions nre not only generally deficient in phys
ical constitution, in intellect, and in moral
restraint but to degree which often con-
trasts unfavorably with any of the original
stocks
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-15
The Southern Riphts DRAGONS. ul,..

We had the pleasure of attending the
Tilt of this fine volunteer corps, on Saturday
last, at Norwood's old Field. The Company is
now commanded by Capt J. w. Perrin, who
has recently been elected to supply the vaean-
cy occasioned by the promotion of Gen. A. n.
Smith. 1t is in quite fosrisling condi-
tion, and with its fine uniform, and we'll
compar;soned steeds presented an imposing
array.
The present Tilt was the second anniversary
celebration of the Company. Last year fine
saddle was awarded as prize to private Ste
phen C. DeBruhl the successful competitor.
On the present occasion the prizes offered were
first, bride, and I'd, a pair Of spurs, toSSbe
awarded to the two members of the Company,
who in three tilts, should bear off oftenest a
ring which was suspended at the end of the
course. The judges being unable to decide
between Capt Perrin and Corporal w. L
McCord, a fresh contest was awarded and the
first prize was then assigned TO Corporal Nc.
Cord, and the second to Capt. Perrin.
Quitea number of ladies and gentlemen from
the Village and the vicinity were present to
witness the performances; and the bright
smiles and joyful presence of youth and beauty
lent fresh interest to the occasion.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-15
The TheBpians.

This popular young Corps gave another of
their agreeable entertainments on Friday eve
ming last and we in common with many others
had the pleasure of sharing in the enjoyments
of the occasion. The handbills of the Evening
presented an attractive programme, in the
pleasing Comedy "All that Giitters is not Gold )"
and the langa6le farce of ':Slasher and Crash
err" which were admirably represented. The
characters were all we'll sustained. Easy, nat
ural and self possessed the performers showed
a fine appreciation Of their parts; and sue
ceeded in keping alive the interest of the audi
ence, who testified their pleasure by frequent
applause.
An agreeable feature Of the Evenings enter
tainment, was the tasteful and scientific per-
formances on the Piano by Mr.. Engler, and
which were gratuitously furnished for the
benefit of the Corps
The Thespians give another of their enter
tainments on next Sale-day night, of which
the public will be duly advised.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-15
,MingHnS. OF Races.

E G. squier. in his notes on Central Amer
lea. makes SOME startling ststements, respect
ing the rapid sbsorption Of the white popq-
iation Of those eountries and the degeneraey
Of the reese by intermipglipg with the pstiye
population. IN Meaise sndjin Central Amer,
ieas where tho attempt 6ss been n,sde, %
elevate uhs Indian fsIpilies to political ana
social equslity with shs white men. sths rs'plt
has. been anarchy and the. dissoiutioa of the
pslisieal body, :, and the. writer attributAas the
adsaneement Of che. United States; to sSfigid
and insxoabls. refusal Of tho idepninsnt Tau.
stonis stock 70; dsbase its blood intelsset.
moral character and Institutions by snAi6sSfs
mixture with .ipferios races InsMszieo and
Central Amefieas tids superior stesk ghas not
merely been demorsIzed. bus arssbesening
sssapcedto ths lsvsl ,ef ths .sayasS hess
rssulsg Mr .sqnjsy satkibstes ta pts1 xd-
'fsssl and perns1spt difsstness, ishpssslndl
alys aanistues pfsraes3 sAoIt d ssisiatiok 81
ussnesl lss. Tie fastashiSkah ahs. ssetes ws
sappess., ,eassot be- ssipssid visatssss sspiniSn
mag sbesatstssiAsd ii t6spfy. ssassAs
80 Sellsvigs s,tsses .9sSss .. - So y e!ss
+ Nssther..th AsegJal
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The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-15

= -" .a.u" "s,.' WAsHIEsToH. May 8,
Asdificulty occurred to-day at WiilaFd's llo;
tefshttween J. Mcleod Murphy and Daniel E
Siekies. Mr.. Murphy, on Sunday, addressed
note to Mr.. siekIes, scouting him Of assaiiing
his private. character by unjust imputasions 10
his efforts to effect his (Murphy's) removal a.
Civil EBgiasef Of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
: Mr.. sicklesreplied thst the tnote was only
. vague snd upmesaiag menace and a. sach, :
hs Hsd slsssdy taken toe: mnsh ,notise II IT;
Mf.s Mufphy not fiying biz Author sand the
partioalan oftho allegk ktiop;s sMr, MuFf6T -yesl
terdAy tent Nsf " atkins to scs tMr. Siekles,
whAas the lSstsr asnandsd; ;ths;narne Of shs ina
fofinsafon whose statemASt Hn Murphy ba-
ssd his eh6rgsand denied she right tSbe inter;
rogs4Sd a spmor.
: HssJanfphy eosssdsrihgaE NJ. sick,es,. n6tes
lpsdsti4es seBt q ehsilehge through Mai Was-
kins:. SMrse1SklRi In his reply aid 10 bod mot
used hAaG1 AWEieh dsit snv simpatsf sfd6 On
Nj, MpffEYs shonpf, ahSf there. va fbafefora
mo ef6dla "A rhish Be- cpai4 dsh5asd IN espls-
natson, % hottifer tstrE Here the oorrespoe-
densersSas. This morptng As Npsphy Sebtsin1
I'd admission 10 MrsH Hiokl les shan6t3sr vhnst te
.was N Bed, a1dp ptsd tkss hfaA q
4 .s|:aE s! e; & a,a sa Ss pstss:
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The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-15
slaverv In the Border States.


The New Orleans Delta and Cresee,st in view
of the gradual decrease in tho number" Of
slaves In the border States from the constant
demand for slave;labor In the Southwest, pro.
poses remedy for the evil, by Legislative en-
actments on the part of the States South Of
them, which would prevent this emptyngof the
Slave population within their limits. The out
let of Slavery being thus cut off, itwould be
restricted to its present locality; and as eman.
cipation would be out of the question, the
border States, would be forever identified with
the institution and induced to make common
cause with us in its preservation. The sugges.
tion is IN original one and may perhaps pre-
duce the desired result; but we are disposed
to doubt the policy Of all legislative enact
ments, which are designed to control the fixed
and natural laws of trade. Labor ever seeks,
whefvncontrolled the most congenal locations
and where it is best renumerated; and what
ever may be the ultimate effects of q measure
which would interrupt this natural tendency,
its immediate operation would be injurious
alike to every interest affected. And this Of
itself, would probably be an effectual obstacle
to that identity of feeling and community of
interest, it would be the design of this scheme
to secure. We append the remarks of the
Delta
The remedy is plain enough For example
MARYLAND has 9O, 1868 slaves, Virginia, 473.52S |;
Kentucky, 2l0.9SI; Missouri. 1922. These
States from their position have long been re-
garded rs the piquet sentinels of slavery.
They may resist the anti.slnvery pressure, but
self defence should urge the States lying south
of them to look to the permanency Of the insti-
tuition along the frontier, and render "assu-
rance doubly sure" This can be done by pass
ing stringent cnactments preventing the four
States above named from emptying their slnvo.
population, rs they are now doing, into the
country south Of their boundaries, until all
fear of emancipation shall have been dispcled.
With slave population of s6l. 299. to say
nothing of the natural increase, in four States
containing only an area of lit, 4la square
miles, it is highly improbable that the idea Of
emancipation would be tolerated for mo-
inent- g.
To free nearly nine hundred thousand per-
sons held to involuntary servitude would be
to burden the State with paupcrs and put free
negro labor in successful competition with free
white labor. Colonization would be out Of
the question and the result would be resis.
tnncc to the death to Northern aggression,
Common danger and common interest would
compel Maryland. Virginia, Kentucky. and
even Missouri to keep up permanent alliance
with the Carolinas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Geor-
ga and the Gulf States In this way, the
slave exodus can be stopped, and the danger
averted, Maryland Gun look ON Virginia and
Virginia Maryland, as
The mountain look on Marathon.
And Marathon upon the sen.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-15
serenade to the Hon l.. M. Keitt.

Serenade to the Hon. l.. M. Keitt.
Last night at about loi o'clock, the Students
of the South Carolina College being apprised
of the presence of the Hon. L. NJ. Keitt in
Columbia, marched in procession to Janney's
Hotel preceded by band of music. to pay
honor to the distinguished representative.
After appropriate music, Col Keitt was loud
ly called for when he made his appearance and
proceeded to address the large assemblage Of
Students and citizens who had assembled in
trout Of tie Hotel.
Our time and space forbids extended
notice, which we know would be imperfect at
best We can only soy TINT the speech % %as
have ever listened to.
Mr.. Keitt was replied to by Mr.. Larcy, of
the graduating class, in q short but very happy
manner, indicating as we thought, that lis tai
ent as an Orator is ofordinary standard.
The crowd soon dispersed, and to the tune of
n lively air the Students returned to the campus.
Thus closed the whole affair, which reflected
credit upon all who were engaged in it.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-15
Our Relations with New Granada.

Mr. Morse, the special Commissioner who
was despatched by this Government to demand
from the Government ef New Granana, salts
faction for wrongs committed upon the lives
and property Of American citizens at Panama
on the 18th April, 1856. has returned, and al
though his report has not been published, yet
it is we'll kno wn that his mission has been
failure. The Government Of New Granada,
has refused to enter into negotiations respect
ing the lsthmus, its transit route. and seaports
and so fan from granting indemnity, is disposed
demand reparation for alleged insults.
Since the return, however Of Mr.. Morse,
letters havo been received from our. resident
Minister at Boeota, Mr. Bowlin, which state
that the New Government is Of more liberal
character, and would in his opinion settle the
pending difficulties with the United States, and
recommends this Government 70 send strong
naval force to Panama and Aipinwall.
OF the demands made by thts Govsrnmeess
nothing Is definitely known bu. thsy probably
embrace the following points: x, ~,
/: s"1. Indempity for dangers sustAjped by esti
zsns Of the Uniled State, in consequences Of tie
Poppl.E outbreak ss Rsnasns On tho lsthiof
y. TSssssse.ion q tise eits.s Il Panama and
AspiawsI, into ortw6 sisdependsnt end tasgral
mnnieipalitics. with the power te make ave
for Their own goyernmsnt and Mir iufisdic-
tion extending soysnan sfsA of territory. ten
-1fhs neutrality s1d ffSo6om ofStss tts6sit
route being Husssntieds by New GsshAds asd
TIE United StstsS and 0sse5 maj 9s4rsstsd
In y bsfng iayised u toin;tn thS g4sssp ptsA
EsoS$fsignty, ana. SSf al anspls Sonssd xNoa,hSf
Fthssyo gfoupssaz stnsli 5slsnat ih t.sBSy 6f
RsBs14 AZ aAAiGl stA&ionsS - tsslk kantlh.
Etsgs et ss;es tyssllssN 1s.s.ysd e
i''ll Isi i.ss sass & a1i.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-05-15
Battalion Review at Chalk Level.

The lower Battalion of the Saluda Regiment
was Reviewed by Col. 7. J. Roberts, on last
Saturday, at Chalk Level Maj. W. L. Hodges
commanding.
We learn from q friend who was present that
the Colonel in rendering his Resignation, made
capital speech. lie has been long time in
the service and has earned high character ms
an officer and his resignation was received
with much regret by his numerous friends of
the Saluda Regiment He possesses the real mil
itary enthusiasm without which, no one can sue
coed. We commend his example to his "brother
officers and fellow soldiers"