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Nistrict Court.


Di.uiet Cour, Of this county will adjourn
"a. day. Immediately after sentence Of death
is pronounced upon the negroes convicted
Of murder The session has continued Tor
five weeks, during which time much bust
ness ha. been done. As an eyidenee that
i, hA. been well done, We are informed
,hat onls two or three bills Of exception
have been filed and but few notices OF ap
peal given. Judge iraz,' has been prompt
and interchangeable in the discharge OF his
varied duties, and has distinguished him.
self b, ability equal to every occasion ana
BIS impsfiially of the most fearless and un>
compromising character In common with
very ,arge majority OF the community
We have been pleased to observe that he
has Just aud elevated opinion OF the order
and decorum which should prevail in the
sessions Of tbs Court, and iha, he has esN
erted himself 10 give practical effect to this
sentiment NhiIe h, strong intellect and
funea 81 legal learning enabled him to
understand and analyze the cases aud
questions presented Tor his decision, his
honest upright mind conducted him to
sound conclusions. without fear, favor
or affection
Ct DR CR,NE, the Phrcnologisi, Will
deliver a Lecture AT tteenwr-,. on Mon,
day night. From thence he designs gong
to Shreveport HIS lectures ARE free. We
advise our readers living in those localities
to turn out aud hear him. lie is a foe
spesker, aud his chronological examine
ton, are FAR superior to any we have ever
witnessed
OF \ young man by the name Of We,
Shaun aiias W mlfrId recently hired q bGs
gy aud a PAIR OF horses from Nessrs y
Pefge 4 Co. Of Jefferson. under the pres
,puea OF goleg lew Mules IN the country
tor b., sister Instead OF having any such
business, be proceeded to Shreveport aud
- Il I l.. A.. Al III
'''0 wv "0' "'' 'se'
cock.
VI Johu Bell VINO Was confined !" Tue
JAIL at fars, Lamar county IN ms state
tor numbering Kew !. Jones sn account
OF which We published, made las escape
on the nisbt 81 IL" iN'h INST
Hon I,. T. Clay. son of Henry Ga,
has declined tie mission toBerlin. rendered
HIM by Mr. buchanan.
W ''' u u "''""N' VINO mas "''"
spoken OF IN connection with the office OF
90
''' ~ =
An IAll,--!n Co,inptnn. Nv. on the
26,h nit saws an exchange. Mr. BENJAMIN
SNOW was married to Mis-. Nancy >Ieet
Tho edi,or t,p.t. may lead to the intro.
-.
''' '''" 90 '''' ' '''
C,r 4 Democratic meeting wa. held iu
I.-h ~ u...L
y ""'et was 'n"''""" anu . d" ''"'i
Secretary, 1t appointed delegates to " AGO
and I,lar declared for Rsay,n for Cons
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CT Nosey lor -uhscapiiou. "t tuf lHes ' 80" W
tahIiean ,niee ran be- forwarded Pos mail ~ aHr 30
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New Goops MIR. {. l. llyNsoS, has
JUS, received, aud Is now opening u, the
corner store. east side Of the public square,
recently occupied by Wm. Cox. large
md handsome assortment of goods. Adj
vertitcmeut next week
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RiGn,RoLr The Article in the last
Flag, devoted to the Republican princips
aud to the Democracy generally, surmouut.
ed with AN imposing caption. IS without
question. (and we have no disposition to
tlatter the edlior.l one of the most clumsy
pieces Of rigmar ole, it has ever been our
fortune to read in ? newspaper. The only
sensible remark IN the whole OF this lengthy
literary production is the following
"Owing to the length OF the article we
are reviewing, we cannot copy as much OF
!, as we would he pleased to do in order to
proper understanding.
Aud so be concluded we presume, as
time was precious aud reflection laborons.
he would. give an improper understanding
Of il, or AZ he said sometime ago, go 1t
npon general principles. and 4 his readers
failed 10 understand what he WAS driving
at. it would simply be their misfortune
\eighbor. give Us the "pin's' IN that
loader, il 1t is not too much labor. We
are really anxious to know what you meant
by IT,
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or The late frost. IN thls section haze
not destroyed the peach crop, rs VAS snp-
posed,
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OF The celebrated Alexander Camp.
bell, has recently paid visit TO Louisiana
Cor the henei, of his health. The Pleas
yune Of the l1th gives an account of his
preaching ia tina, city. The Mansfield
Democratic i.sis states that he is at Cha>
neyvile. Rspdes Parish. and that he was
expected "a, Mansfield. Could he not be
induced to visit Marshall Mr. Campbell
i, one Of The most eminent d.oines OF the
age.
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Az lNrx,nplrp Rrcohp.-Ihe New
York Hines reluctantly pays tribute
to the Democratic administration Of PRESS
dent Pierce by saying
The annual report of the federal Treasu.
~ Department affords the highly satisiac.
tory, and, in the magnitude OF the sum, un>
expected information tina, tho foreign
tfnde OF the country for the treasury year
ending 30,h of June last, shows balance
in favor OF the United States Of S31 .32i, /,
976, The previous sent official returns
had authorized the confident estimate that
this balance would be at least five millions
OF dollars. but as the figures for the port Of
New FORK. and as the genera. trade of the
country during that period-Ap TO
Jgae 30--haye gone ahead OF the most
sauguiue calculations. we have now the
pleasure Of cougratulatlng our financial
render upon precise official result for the
whole year, the magnitude Of which hss
not been psralleled IA tho history OF govern.
meni D,
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II wa. proposed to daguerreo,ype the
the Inauguration scene.
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Weston. Westy
a. Persons calling f,r any % the above
letters, viii please say they ARE advertised.
X. T. HYDE, =. NJ.
April Ath. 1857 n3a-3L
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OF The editor OF tho Quitmsu Free
Pre-. seems to thick We waited ior gem
crsl expression Of disapptobaiion from the
press Of the State, before wo condemned
the course Of his paper in relation 10 slavery
IN reply to this, we have simply to Say,
that II We had done SO. it is the first time
in our editorial career that We have maui>
tested such = prudential consideration FOR
the opinion. Of others. The truth IS, We
waited TO see If our coiemporsry would
not offer some explanation for bis course
which would excuse or palliate hi. otl.nse.
But Instead Of doing this, he has become
more deeply involved, until the most char
table eau have nothing to urge IN bis favor
He has not only lent the use Of his columns
to an sboli,ionist To denounce tho institu.
ton OF slavery as morally Wfaag aud A. u
SIN against God. but he has contended that
any abfldgemen, OF the privilege OF doing
So. would be tyranieal From the begin,
ming. bis whole sympa,hies aud feelings as
manifestation through his paper. have been
with Mr. LrMoN; aud although he may
profess TO believe IN maintaining the inst-
tuition of slavery IN the States aud the
right to eAtead it to tho fe'fttoei's. toi
which we were no, before alvarez We
would TO excused from efediting the slu>
ceriy Of such sentiments as he proiess"s to
entertain Ii n man looks upon slavery IN
the Ugh, he does. As n matter OF course he
mus, desire its extinction everywhere. But
be this as It may. so long ~ the editor OF
the Free Pres. continues to defend such
sholtionis,s as Lemon and Blackburn and
to publish their communications. the public
will have their own oplni on Of him.
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-0-J- The OHIO. al the las, accounts was
fi,iup
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Ct DR CRtNG, the PhrcnoIogls', VIII
deliver a Lecture at t'feenwr-u on Mons
dsy night From thence he designs gong
to Shreveport HIS lectures are free. We
advise our readers living in those localities
to turn out aud hear him. lie il. foe
speaker aud hi, chronological eSsmina-
ton, are far superior TO any we have ever
" .tnessed
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Hon ia. u Clay, son Of Henry Clay
has declined tie mission tol'erln, rendered
h IN by NJ Buchanan.
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\rw lsn OF rus MAGNETIC Tar,
GRAPH The Scientific American states
that heavy wholesale house In New York
has put up wires and established direct
teegraphlc communication with one Of the
" mercantile agencies OF tina, city Every
new customer presenting himself !. du,
endorsed by favorable repor; through
this medium before tho sale i. completed
II has required considerable time here.
to:ors to send clerk in person, but on
the improved system, while one partner is
showing off tho goods, the other relirss,
clicks few strokes, and learns own.
farm worth s. coo clear, faded once five
yeafs ago, good and returns to assist in
bowiug to and assuring the stranger that
he can have the goods on any terms he
cboosos.
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GENERALIZATION.

We copy the following beautiful extract
from m editorial III the philadclphia Led
GER
CrystalIzation is found througl, all ma.
ture. There is not substance. which, when
allowed the free movement of its particles,
does not exhibit tendency to crystylize.-
Water ut Il low temperature crystalizcs into
ice. Metals slowly cooled after melting,
crystalizc. The gases, evanesccnt rs they
seem, may be made SO artficially cold as
to crystalize. Our children cat cryslaized
sugar under tho namo Of rosk. candy, ard
we ourselves use.it in tie loaf crystalized
in another FORM.
What ID glass Int q crytaf7 The sizes
Of crystals vary infinitely. There are crys-
tails too small to be recognized except I'M
der microscope; and there is ons at Milan
weighing nearly nine hundred pounds
The While mountains Of New uanpslliro
are vast segregation of crystals. The
Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is an enor-
nous museum Of crystal. As yet, however,
with all our Knowledge, wezare cdnpara-
lively ignorant Of the laws of crystalization.
Under them, we see atom arrange itself sby
lon 10 tnystic, uyris.i forms ! We dscoyei
alao, that not only Inagne,ism, hnt light
and heal m infilsucsSiB crystaliza.
ton, but there our Information sllbstantially
stops. Y Tie science of crystal fsation & ri
most i scaled book sIts i,i,iQhtiest cariosii
ties still lie, like. the virgin islapds of. ti,s
Pacific before tlles days Of Cook, awaiting
tIlsS sltill sasld pcrseserancc Of some fottu
Eaais esplorar.n r~i $ -,
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the States whose senators advise and con.

the States whose senators advise aud con-
sent TO their ratification. And SO under the
law of impeachments: no conviction can be
had unless two tllids of the Senate concur.
The principle of the provision contained in
the Constitution for its alteration or amend
ment, exhibits dislainful and unappeasa.
ble hostility to the arrogant prctcnsions of
mere ma jorities to rule and ruin; and all
propositions TO alter or amend, no matter
how they originate, necessarily fail of aJop-
ton, unless they be ratified 10y the Legisla-
lures of three-fourths of the several states,
or 10y conventions Of threc.fourtlls thereof,
according as the one or tho other mode Of
ratification may be proposed by Congress.
Aud it is worthy of remark, in this connec.
ton. that by the Constitution no state can be
deprived of its equal representation in the
Senate, except by its own consent. Thus
the smallest state Of the Union, and the
least influential in point of population and
wealth. holds her position in that body as
proudly and securely as the most powerful,
and, i'll the panopIy of the Constitution,
stands invuluerable in her sovereignty us a
member Of the Coniederacy. Tlleinsocn:
aud adventurous power of numerical ma jor-
tues falls PROSTATE ut her feet, incapable OF
harm. In all their particulars (nany more
might be enumcrated) the true genius OF
the Constitution is exhibited, whose purpose
and office are to restrain the lccntious tyram-
ny of majori,es, and to provide safeguards,
for the rights of minorites. Here are dis.
played its beautiful philosophy and com.
manding energy. 1t says to power, "lith'
crto shalt thou come and no farther, and
here shall thy proud waves be stayed" Its
mandate is imperial, and, il it he Disregard
ed, the sanction Of no majority can evel
purge the act of its ,lamnallc political ini
qui.y. 1t may be true, rs Mr. Calhoun re-
marks, that it is Il system wiser than thos,
who formed it, yet, as the intelligent rccip
ents of its blessings, we slioul rejoice in tho
discovery that there is in its internal organ
izaton Il refuge for exposed and hcl ples'
minorites, such as had never before belong
cd to any system nangur.tcd by the Wis
dom of man for popular government
How admirable in its completeness is ,l,a
refuge! And it would forever remain i,
undecaycd strength, were it not for the law
lcssncsS Of power, the liccntiousncss of am
bition, and the rccklcssness Of tanatc;sn
which, arc driyngin stormy triumph tl,rousl
the temple, and over the altars of freedom,
because its appointed guardians are igno
rant of its great Constitutional bulwarks.-
From this source, VIC fear, may issue fortl
the pcstilcnt blasts of its destruction
Thence we appreliend may pour fortl, tn
lava floods of ruin over our great and match
less Constitution. Who shall qucnch tllos
blasts and roll back those floods
To DE CONTINUED.
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EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

The Caroiimian, in it's issue of the 2Sth uli.,
calls upon the press for an expression of opinion.
as TO how fur editors responsible for Whist may
be published In their papers 1t would he diff
cult to make rule without exceptions We
agree in the main with the following proposition
which hc states, holding, at the time, where
the actions upon which personal reflections arc
based, arc Of private character that they should
De excluded:
San editor, if he publishes what violates de.
cency, or the good order or moral or political
;ntesests of the community, is amenable 10 pub
lie opinion therefor.
"lf he publishes communication containing
personalities or reflections on individuals. the
writer being responsible naan, The editor bears
il he refuses to surrcnder l,is hama, or suffers
such Language from an irresponsible indiyldual
lac renders himself liable aud only Ia such event.
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COURT IN SESSION.

Court commenced its session OH Inst Monday,
his Honor Judge O'NE.LL presiding. We shall
have cnn,,sh business 10 consume the week. No
very important case has yet becn tried. The
criminal side Of the court has various indictments
for retailing without license, gambling, assault
and battery, &c.
Ills Honor, in charging the Grand Jury, allu-
ded 10 our system of keeping up public high
ways, free schools, and the establishing of pen
itentinry. We concur in his opinion rs to the
propriety of pentenliary. We think, too, that
our road system Is entirely defective. lie also
| recommended revision and digest Of our laws.
These are subjects upon which we shall say
nothing more ut present; but may, when our
time will permit, give our views at largo upon
thclu
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PUBLIC LECTURE.

Prof J"uS LEcoNrE, of the South Carolina
College, will deliver Public Lecture Oh next
Friday evening, ut halfpas: seven o'clock, in the
Court House.
!S"Gjcct-'' Thoughts on tie Study Of the
Physical Sciences"
The pubic generally, and the Ladies' rarticu.
larry, urc respectfully invited to attend.
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]. D. TRADEWELL,s SPEECH.

We publish in another column, an extract from
the address Of This gentleman, recently delivered
i'll Charleston, upon the study of the Constitution,
which we commend to the attention Of our read
crs. We ure pleased to that lie attaches
that Importance 10 the great work OF JouS G..
CALHOUN on Government which is due TO it.
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NOTICE.

The regular Monthly Meeting Of tile Young
Mons Christian Association, will take place oil
Iuesluy Ercniny. Tie lOM inst, at the Hall of
the Sons Of temperance.
The Essay will bcrcad hy SrErnEN c. DEBErnI,
Esq. Suijcrt-NAroLEox BoxArAETE.
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DROWNED.

We regret to learn that ALEXANDER NOBLE,
aged about fifteen years, son &C y. A. NopLs, was
drowned in Savannah River on tho 27tll ult,
No one was with him, but it is supposed that he
fell out Of balteau while fishing upon the river
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APOLOGETIC.

We seldom apologize |" our patrons for re-
,IlissiIcis IN our duty but we have been much
cngruss-d with either ,n,ttcrs this week, that We
were unable to give attention to this issue Of our
paper
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BANN Err.
WILLIAM Q. DAVIS EDITOR.
800
THURSDAY MoRNG, MARCH 5, 1857.

The friends of JOSEPH Z. MOORE RESPECT
fully announce him Candidate for Sheriff nj the
cnsuin,, election.
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FROM KANSAS.


The Jefferson City correspondent of the st.
Louis Democrat, learns from the passengers from
Kansas tonight, that serious difficulty had
arisen between Governor Gcary and Judge
Shcrrod, growing ont Of the refusal OF the for
mcr to appoint the latter sheriff. ns desired by
the Legislature. Shcrrod had avowcd his in
tcnton TO kill the Governor, and meeting him
shortly afterwards in the street. spit in his face.
Gcarv did not II, sent this, but his friends got
up an Indignation meeting Oh Thursday, the
18th, which Sheriff Jones, Judge Shcrrod aud
others, attempted to break up, when n conflict
cnsue,l, in which Shcrrol shot Mr.. Sheppard,
one Of Gov. Gcary's friends, four times, killing
him and wounding two others. Mr. Jones, the
Governors Secretary, then shot Shcrrol, the
ball passing through his head and killing lin,
instantly. Very great excitement existed at Lee
compton, and general fight was anticipated
that night. Gov. Gcury's residence was guarded
by United States troops
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INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS.

We are indebted to =. W. lltSe IL Co.,
publisher of Tnr 7,op"i, for the following
industrial statistics of Lowell, Mass:-
The MhhllcseX Company make use,, an
nuallv. Of 100000 tc;lscls, 100000 lbs.
fine wool. $4,000 HIS. slnc, $4,000 worth
of dye ssutl., and $4,000 worth of soap.
IL II! lilion 10 tie above, the Merrinack
Manufacturing Go. usc l,OO0,ODO lbs. If
mallcr, 100000 c"ppcras, GO,OOO alum, %
$4,000 sulnac, 10000 soap, an.l $4,000 in-
dg", per anlInm.
The Lowell BI,arhcrv uses 10000 lbs. in
ds,, and $4,000 worth of other ,lyeing
materials, per year.
The population Of Lowell in 1925 was
1892 In 1910 it was 2O,796. h 1850
it WIS 1885. Increase in ten years; f2,-
$50. Population Of Lowell i'll 1855, ST.
$50. y
The Lowell Machine Shop, located among
the above mills, can furnish machinery >
complete for a mill OF G,OoO spindcs III ,hreS
months. 80
The several manufacturing companies
have established II hospital for the t:uiHc-.
nicnce and comfort of persons cmplnre.l hy
them respectively when sick, whiciLis under
the: supcrinicn''nce Of one Of. the .Lest Of
surgeons and physicians, sss ~
In Lowell there are twelve great estaE
lishmGnts, which have an aggregate capital
stock of sl3,900,0OO; theyiliave so mills.
including shops; run, 394 ,344 spindfes, and.
IL $50 looms. They employ 5000 fenlalessS
and 4,397 males. They manuf,etHfe 2,374,-
900 yards OF cotton goods per week. Al:
900 of woolens, and 25 900 0f carpefs.--
they Use weekly 10000 pounds Of c6ttoia,.
I ff II SylS
G2.3l7 gallons Of oil, and 10000 Of lard g
els Of charcoal. and l,649,0 lbs. Of fslstGkfs n
The average produce'of each loSln wentiHg
No. Ii yarn is 45 yards per Nay !; @eaSihsss
No. 80 yarn SO yasds per-lay, s&sssss..
It is the water power Of lowell .&lIie6l,
Will, the skfff and energy Of. her elissqaf.
have made j. such. asgFeat niang
city. The factories although lqeated kNs;
steam ars waTk5d with ,wst r,ssttll eid eii.ss..
no less thar abreast wheels .a61d tpEssIi
Lines employed of these casaa fsssils,,,
wheels. e'rhe total water pogef
for manufacturing. prlrpo
Mr.. Fr,ncis' work oa4l lfaGlics H9
to s,965 horse power. ~ i ssss. IS.
> q
The English are t,siFis ao IS 3 ipis if s pllsss
Washington. If: MattlleWsS at& u
London Post.-ande that's pap
enough. to publish his h6hs
George Washington. wat q
buknn Englisl,pian; That iAtsiga
l ington WIS horn In AlneriGa {N
first saw theElight i'd gdDK
nineteen milcs' from ! Sl z &
THE house in which Tie sss 40 s Is 81
Il MatlIiaus ~ ft5,asas ,SSyt
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THE INAUGURATION BALL.

The National htcttige1,ccr of the oath ult.,
contained the following in reference TO tho prep
arations which were being made for the Iuau-
guration Ball. The price Of tickets was ten dol
lars e,ch: "The building which has been
erected OH judiciary Square for this grandest of
all similar fctcs, will require but little time to put
into complete preparation. it occupies breadth
of scvcnty-sevcn feet, extending from the side
walk OH Fifth street quito mp to the City Hail.
This gives u length Of two hundred and thirty
five feet, and covers an urea of more than 49,
OUO square feet But this includes two rooms,
the larger of fifty-sx feet wids for dancing alone,
and the other Of tweniy-one feet wide for the
purposes Of supper room. 1t is calculated that
from four to six thousand persons be ucconl-
modntcd, and that without discomfort. The
band of music will consist of not less than sixty
performers, so :hat every branch of the prcpnra-
tiuns is OH the largest scale. The eye, 10 less
than the ear, will be grntificd, for muny as
six hundred gus burners will pour forth their
united light upon the glittcring scene. We un-
derstand that the cost of the whole will he SIS,
600; but there is no doubt that this sum will he
easily secured, such is the general desire to par
ticipatc in this great quadrcnniaI fcsivity."
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ROBBERY AT spARTANBURG.

On Thursday night last, says the Caro'ina
Spartan, some scoundrcs broke into the store of
Mcssrs. LEE d. BRIGGs, and the post Office ad-
joining, robbin. both Of about $TJ.
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Anothcr New wState.-Arrangements are ma
king to form State out of the northeast corner
OF Michigan, under the name of Superior
Michigan agrees to tie surrender of that purt OF
her territory which lies without the peninsula,
and Wisconsin consents to part with t'at portion
Of her territory wlicl, lies on the shore OF the
great lake; besides which Minnesota must yield
a corner of her territory Immediately adjoining
A memorial presenting the advantages of this
new scheme is already preparing for Congress.