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TIL. OPINION OF AMERICA,
ON 4 VITAL sURJECT

Show IN American any invention, from
political eGnstitu:i1n to II patent rat.trap,
and his first impulse will be to search for
It's defects hi. next, to improve npon it
II, however, lie finds it pcrfcct-capablc of
performing all tina: is lIaimcd for it-inval-
uaoIr'nEimptovablc-lie "acknow edges the
corn, adopts the article, whatever it may
be-, and renders due honor TO the inventor.
THIS trait III our national character is 81 rnal-
" illustrated in the bouudlcss popularity OF
Professor llolIoways remedies in this
country. When they We're first advertise d
in the United States half the world had al
ready approved thcm. The leading gov
ernmen,a of Europe, public institutions an
eminent scientific men had endorsed them.
l'Ht these credentials were no: sufficient for
Brother Jonathan" He must try them in
the crucble Of experiment. The result.
were in the highest degree strsfactory.-
Dyspepsia, bilious nplainis, affections of
the bowels, all the painful and dangerous
varieties Of internal disease disappeared, in
vnriably, under ths operation of the Pills :.
while external injuries, were rapidly and
uniformly removed by the application of
the Ointment. This was dcmonstration.-
The national mind wa, cog yicte.l. Enlhu.
sinsm replaced doubt.
We presume that the establishment in
New York OF u central depot for the sale Of
his remedies in the United States, has been
the means OF adding very considerably to
his princely fostune but If it has been a
pecunary beheftto him, il has been ben
Ell. which money cannot measure to thou
sands Of our suffering felow.citizens. The
Wmtrnent and Pills are now accessible to
PeoPle eferery class. 10 every part of the
Union. and The amount of good they have
accomplished may he estimated from tho
fact, that almost without EXCEPT lon, the
newspapers ard other periodicals have pub.
Ii,hed statements by editorial declarations
of their au thenlicity, This is a mass of ev /.
idence not to be eontroverted or shaken
itis rock oftruth against which the waves
Of professional prejudice beat in vain.-N.
Y "COurier.'
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Senator Douglas.

The Charleston N,ps expresses its as
tOnishmenl at the enthusiastic reception
which this political traitor has lately met
with i'll the cities of Memphis and New
Orleans. We notice by n despatch from
the latter city that he was ~ highly honor.
ed in his departure from thence as he had
been by his reception. lie was escorted
~ The boat by number Of citizens head
cd by the Mayor, and was given parting
salute of one hundred guns. These de-
monstrations, in our humble opinion are sig.
nilcant of evil times ahead The Necs
says Of Douglas
"From the introduction Of the Nebraska.
kansas'bil in 1851 until now, we have scru.
tinlzed te speeches, votes and positions of
Mr. Douglas, and have come To the d.IiLe
rate conclusion that he is a more dangerous
enemy 10 the South than Seward himself
1t Is matter of painful regret 10 have to
draw this inference against Democrat, and
e5pecialiya Northern. Statesman from whom
so much might have been hoped. An 4
vowed opponent is better than a secret one,
an open enemy than n ireachetous friend
II Mr. Douglas MAS man of less mark and
influence, If his talents were not so strong
and subtle. if his debating power in the fo.
rum and on the roslrum was not so 'sway.
ing, il his indomitable pluck and apparen,
candor were not so potential, and. more
than all, If his control of the Northern Dc.
mocracy was not so ascendant nnd impur
tant, it might not be n atiei Of sufficient
consideration, to- expose the sophlsiry and
nssaiI the demagpgue.ism, with which he
has sought to rlislead and wheedle the
South. Butn betca,es an imperative duty,
when, in the face OF his course last season ut
Washington, md of his defiance of the
Administrator aud the Democratic party,
he aspires TO the Convection nomination 10
1860 as the DemocIatIe candidate for the
Presidency, and when many At the South
seem 10 favor his pretensions." 49, =
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THE FCHo PRIsoNERs.-On the ar,i.
val ot the Columbia train On SATURDAY.,
with the prisoners of the crew Of the sI.-
yer h ho, or Putnam, one Of lhem. nnm.
ed Archibald Scott, was no, found. An
officer Was dispatched along tho line Of
the Raul Rnal. nmd .he unfortunate rri,r
"ner MAS found about Twelve miles from
the c':y with II leg badly broken. lie
had jumped from window of tie eur
wheh at aspeel "f twenty five mIcs nn
hour. Vie WAS brought I" ths CIV. aml
placed under medical atemdancr.-C CAor-
lesfOn Co.E,cr.
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Denominational Colleg es.

The due West Telescope in comment
ing on the educational portion Of Gov.
Allstons message, remarks
The denomina,ional Colleges are doing
more even now, for the cause af educa.
ton, than the State College. Because
they have two or three times rs man,
students within their walls rs the South
Carolina College has. They may no,
make rs good scholars, but they make
more Of them, and their graduates are,
at least, fitted for any position in .ho
State, as also the Church
These thugs being 50, does not justice
demand, does not the interest Of the State
itself demand, that these t!euomiuational
Colleges should he encouraged While
the South Carolina College receives wen
tv'four thousand and two hundred dollars
(S24 20o) annually, and the Military
Academies thirty thousand (S80, ,O0O),
would it not he well to give to each Of the
denomnatIonal Colleges, say five ihou.
sand dollars annually Such an appro
priation wGull scarcely hs felt BY tie
State, and would materially help the Col.
| lcges. Such mid won'd enable each OF
them TO educate more Young men and to
d" II better than they can at present.
Let Tia" measure be property guarded
let each college receiving such ail from
the State, he required to have pe:mar
ment endowment amounting to NJ lcas,
one hundred thousand dollars, auC. To b,
furnished with at leas, six Professors OF
teachers, with regular Charter from th,
Legislature, and the appropriation he
msde 10 only one College of each demon
ination in the State. With these require
mcnts, II seems to IA, there would be no
'langer IN Offering such aid.
Tile number Ui denominations i'm Suu,l
Carolina d"os not exceed seven, Including
the Catholics. These is the Episcopal
the Presbyterian. Associate Reformed
Presbyterian, Methodist. Baptist, Lmhe,
ran, and Roman Catholics Five thou
sand 10 each Of these woull he but very
hule more than is now given annually L,
the Military Academies, or to the Stat,
College.
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Hymeneal.

MARRIED, in York District on the 9th
inst, BY the Rev. Z. r. Smith, J. NJ. HEArH
to Mss ELIZABETH X. STEWART, daughie er
OF the late Jas. Stewart, deed.
Also, on the 9Th inst, by Rev. &. X.
Smith, DIR. Il. J. KILL. TO Miss MARY y.
Morrow, both Of this District
In Chester District, s. C., on the 9Th inst.
By Rev. Mr. BanKs, Mr.. ]. T.. BELL. of
Fairfield, to Miss isABELLA, daughter Of
Wm. Caldwell, ESQ.
10 Sumter, s. c., on the "a December.
by the Rev. ID. McQueen, Rov. JAMES
DoueLAs, of Winnsboro, anGltslIss MARaA.
RET, daughter Of the late Dawson Mellow
ell, OF Georgetown Disirict'SA@
BY Rev. J. q. Richards. ON Thursday
evening, Ash Nov, ANDREW B.NvARDLAw,
Of Abbesi,le. and Miss SALLiE f., daughter
OF J. :. Thompson, Of Liberty HilI, Ker:
shaw District.
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low SPIRITS GET THEIR CREATURE
CoMFoRrs.-The spiritual intercourse is
certainly y enarging. A spirit not long
since waited on Judge E,lrnonds and van
ted him to take drink through an earth
ly me,iium. The Pawtuck-t Gazette re.
lates the following incident of spiritual
communication which qnite exceeds the
Judges story.
AN enthusiastic believer was relating
to skeptic the spiritual performances to
which he could testify, aud amor g other
things said that on certain occasion the
spirit Of his wife, who had been dead sew.
era! years, returned TO him, and seating
herselfapon bis knee, put her arm aroand
him, and kissed him as much 20 his qrat
ifcation as she used to when living. you
DO not mean to say, remarked The skep-
tie, that the spirit Of your wife really em
5'aced aud kissed sou 7 No, not ey
actly that replied the believer, but her
spirit took possession Of the body Of fe
male medium. aud through her smb, aced
and kissed me"
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The a ANcAsF TER zEpG nR.

A. S. WALLACE, ID. Williams, J. Williams,
J. II. Williams, J. s. Wilson.
Yeas So nays 55. So the bill was
ordered to be sent TO the Senate.
We will not quarrel with this result !;
besides the loss of the millions involved,
the reputation of tho State was ut stake, and
rctrogradc movements are seldom profitable
advanced so far, let the originators Of it
now be aaswerable for the Consequences
1t is altogether probable that the bill has
likewise passed the Senate; they, on-Friday
agreed to reconsider the measure.
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Rfronr OF Slaves LANDED. The
Savannah RepuJiicoH Of Saturday, gives
shape t" n rumor tina, had prevailed ia
our city for some days. The Rsp"Jiicam
saysl
EuMo"ED ARRIVAL OF 4 SLAyER.-
We learn from pretty COOL authority tina,
a vessel has III hast succeeded in evadiny
the vigilance q! our cruisers, and landiny
cargo of slaves upon the soil " the
United States. The vessel We learn, Is
the SCHOONER Wdmdcrer, which, our imfnr
mani states arrived ~ St. An,,rew's Sound
near Brunswick, Monday last. aud landed
n cargo ot Africans an QUO Of the nerh
boring islands. \ portion OF tie Cargo.
II is thought, were su! u!scquenllv sent up
The SatIIa on boarj Of steamer.
The rnmors in ,hat city-which we
can only 81 as rumors-fx the number
OF slaves landed at 4O3, mostly under
adult age.
The yacht Wmdrrcr, which attracted!
much attention when in this port, ,iled
hence on the 81 Of July for Trinidad, and
Capt. Furman, who was then attached ,u
the yacht, sailed hence on Saturday, last
III the Columbia for New York, as will be
seen ly the list Of passengers. Capt.
Furman had hren in the city several
days Charleston Courier.
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Appointed
Ladies' Home Magazine.

Th" January number of this monthly is
on oar table. We know of none that de.
SERVES more hearty support from libe.
raj pnbIic its teachings are of u practical
and moral character, shedding grateful in
tlucncc around the family iircside. By the
terms, it is placed within the reach of every
one only 81 year; or two copies for
SO; and four copies for S.. Address, T.
;. Arthur & Co, 323 Walnut Street, Phil.
adcphia.
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EIoHr CHILDREN AT 4 BIRTH-EoYPr
AGAINST ALL CREAnoN.--About five
months since, the wife OF Jacob Abbott,
hying ten miles West Of Golconda, in Pope
country, presented her husband with
eight pledges Of affection at one birth -
Four of these children survived until some
six weeks since, when two Of them sick
ened and died. The remaining two are
still living and thriving finely. The whole
eight were very small specimens Of Lu.
manity when ushered into this world, as
might have been expected. This state
ment Is literally true; il is youched for
by numbers Of respectable witnesses, who
saw the four living children, Egyp, 10 =
very prolific eountry---a leetle too much
60 soinetimes.-- Cairo Gazette. "''.'
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

The House assembled ut IL. A. NJ
The roll WAS called. The speaker took
the Cnair and the journal of Tuesda :
RIs read.
Mr. Green made n report or the part
ca the Special Committee OF Conference
oa the dIsa sreeneut between the two
Houses aS to the day tixe.! lor adjourn
mem. Committee have met. and, after
IN interchange OF views, recommend that
tuesday, the 2lS', at 2 m, be fixed upon
~ the time for adjournment. On the
question being put, the report Of the Com
nIttce wag agreed 80, and ordered TO be
sent to the Senate for concurrence
Mr.. }. Williams made report Of the
Special Committee cf The York and Ian
caster delegation, OH 80 mnch of the pre-.
sentiment OF the Grand Jury Of Lane ,ster
District rs rslates To the Catawba Indians
Onlered for consideration TO morrow.
Mr.. shannon called for the special or.
der: "a bill 20 repeal nu act. entitled All
~; for the suspension of certain sections
OF certain acts, aud Tor other purposes.---
Also - bill to amend M act, entirIel AN
act Tor the suspension OF certain sections
Of certain nets, add for other purposes, rat
itied the 2lst day of Decemter, 1857.
Amendments were offered by Messrs.
inglis, Macfnrlan aud Gadberfy.
Mr.. Shannon spoke at length upon the
merils OF the bill reported by the Com
fnittee.
Mr.. Buit, with view to more infJrr
tdatiDn, ,boved lha; the amendment offer
ell should be printed, and the bill made
the specia! order for The evening session,
at z s o'cl .ck. Agreed TO.
Nc. McGowan called for the special orr
der. a biiI to.extend the system of pub.
lac eslucstion 10 this State Amendments
wers Introduced by Messrs. Memm;nscr
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Hos J.. NJ. KErTT.--The Charleston
Courier learps that the Hon. l.. VI. Keitt de
signs closing his brilliant Congressional ca.
reer after serving out the new term, from
the 4th March next. for which he has been
elected, from the THIRD CoLgressit nal Dis
triet Of the State. consisting OF tie Districts
Of Barnwell, Beaufort, Orangeburg and
Colleton; and tina, Col. WIN. A. Owens, OF
Barnwell, now Solicitor Of the Southern
Circuit, will be candidate for the success
sion.
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We regret to notice the announcement
Of the death of Col. Albert Pike, Of Arkan-
sas. lie was distinguished lawyer, poet,
and scholar. He commanded U company
of the Ark nns~s Cavalry IL Mexico, and was
a brave and determ-d soldier.
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The British Search of Yes; els

President has communicated, but has lot
officially presented the official correspond E.
cnce AMI dispatches concerning the lato
reported proceedings Of British officers at
San Juan. Com, Mcintosh pronounces
the explanations fair, frank and sa,Is!ac.
tory.
!, is believed the President will make
no distinct or new recommendation as to
the proper course to be pursued, leaving
the matter with Congress
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OUR ADVERTISING CoLUNSs.-Pussess
r.adrrS to them. The large sale to take
place on nth January should attract special
attention.
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The Senate met at Il. m, the Hon.
w. ID. Potter, President, III the Cnair.
bIi' 10 lncrea>e the Compensation OF
G.and "ad l,ut Jurors Was passed, and
ordered TO he rc.urne to the House.
The following bills b&:ing received u
ihlrd reading i. The House, were taken
up for third reading in tic Serate.-
Ordered to be called acts and returned t.
The House: y Till to incorporate the
Pa nettc Enc Ehgli Company Of Col.
umOa. \ bill to incorp rrate the Colum-
bin and Hamburg Il uhopd Company
\ bill 10 revive the charter of the Socie.
ty for the rci;ctot the elderly and disrbled
ministers. aud Of the widows aud orphans
"t the clergy OF the independent or cont
gregntonal church in the State Of South
Carolina. y i.il to incorporate the South
Carolina Stave and Barrel Company. 4
Ill! 10 "co pordte the Chaugl Lime Com
Pany.
y bill 70 aid in the cons raclion OF Il
monument - the sigurrs OF the Decara
ton Of Independence, III Independence
square.
MIR. Hampton Stated Why lie had NOV
cd for "a reconsideration Of The bill, and
iald before the Senate the Information
which he had received in relation TO the
matter.
.IhC monument would cost Sl25,OOO,
aud each State wcU!d contribute as follows:
New Hampshire, $4,000, Massachusetts,
1000; Rode Island, 81 900; Cunucc
ticut, $4,000; New York, $33, 900; New
Jersey, $1,000; PENNSYLVANIA; $4,000;
Delaware, $1,000; Maryland, $4,000;
Virginia, $4,000; North CaroLua, $4,000;
Georgia, $4,000; South Carolina, $4,000
lie asked i; South Carolina should be
the lySiate of tho thirteen who would
refuse to coutrouto to De petuate the
memory OF those bold spirits of '76, who
signed that Declaration. He hoped ,hat
thtfs. MAS too much OF patriotism il the
heart of ca, . Senator to ieFuSe 10 vote ior
this contribution. L.c informed tie sen.
ators how the papers relating 10 the mat
ter came into his hands, and IN II touching
manner referred to w. Z. Preston, by
whom they were sent.
Mr.. Mazvck said that since The motion
made the other day, he had had cause to
change his ideas upon the snhject. lie
~ P''H'N'' ''''''SV'' a. S'l'i-, ~ SCI. .'t4ti
man AS could he found in the State. lie
hoped to see the day when Pennsylvania
and South Carolina would not he under
the same government. lie koucd that
lls lii. wonId pass.
Mr.. Rhelt had before voted against
this bill, as he thought it was Yankee
lrick to obtain money; but row he should
VOC for it, as lie hal learned that al Of
the other States hal made aPpropra-
ti3rg.
The yeas and nays were called, as frl'
lows
YEAs.-Messrs. " u Porter, President
Aston, Barker, Bryan, Dau'zler, Flick
lug, Gust, Hampton, james II Irhy Les
esne, Manning, Mazyck, McAHIey, Mel
lard. Montgomery. Moses, Palmer, Rhett
Sessions, Wagner, Westmorelahd, Wilson
Withrrspoon, Zimmerman
NAYs.-Messrs. Allen, Bonneau, Can
non, DeLoacI,, FIX, Furnan. Burlington
Cause, Harrison, Charles lrby, O'Bryan,
Sharpe.
Yeas %; nays Il. so the bill was
agreed TO aud ordere! to be sent to the
llDus..
On motion Of Mr.. Wagner the Senate
adJ3urnei at 10 minutes of 4 p. IN.
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The Indian War.

Sr. Louis. Decemhdr l5.-The New
Mexico mails have been received with
Santa Fe dates 10 tie SD November
The Navajo war threatened 20 Continue
for years.
II is sr'rortch that the Mail party which
left Albuquerque for Neasho have been
killed toy the In''ians (Camnnches) Noth'
ing haas been heard Of the mail party also
which left on the 18th October.
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Maj a. III. Boykin is nomnoted TO sue
oeed Hon. James Chcsnut, Jr., in tho Sem
ale of this State, from Kershaw District, by
correspondent in the Camden Journal.
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The Reported 0utrages.

WAsuINGroN, December 1.-THE deg
patches from Commodore MqtntG@,., % Ing
Gulf Sgusdson, confirm the newspaper
rel orts OF ;hs actions OF the British off
GERS in boarding the Washington, lIs
also reports on authority Of communics
tons from British officers, that Great Brit.
ain, at the request of Nicaragua, had rs.
snmej n pro,ectora,e over the San Juan
River, and would search all suspicious
vessels ut all hazards
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A. F.. M.

Al regular communication of Jackson
Lodge, No. SO, A.. F.. NJ. held on 10th
inst, the following brothers were elected
to fill the respective offices for the ensuing
year:
J. ID. Wy lie, w. VI.
B. J. WitherSpoon, 5. w.
\. J. Bcldon, J. w.
5. l.. Strai,c, u.
J. n. Crockett, s.
~. IIalrs. s. d.
*W. VI. Connors. J. ID.
y. McLarnon, Tyler.
*W. =. Vaughn, ls,cw,rd,
tRev. J. w. Crdcr, Chaplain.
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Later from Nicaragua.

AUGUSTA, December ll.-The Sieamq
Washington arrived II, New York, frog
Nicaragua, reached San juan on the 18Th.
The Savannah jamestown, and British
ships Veforous and Leopard were in port.
Nothing had been heard from the etHer'
mann
Nicaragua has refused to allow passen-
gers to land, alleging that they were fill
busters.
The steamer Catherine. Maria was seat
to Grenada to obtain permission to lard
il the Hermann arrived.
The WaShington was boarded hy Brit
ish officers and required to see her passen'
ger list, and Information whether mum
,ions Of war sela on board. Did not
insist Oh raising The halches. Left sud.
denly. The boats of the leopard went
to the mouth OF the Colorado to intercept
:wo hundred and fifty men, whom, i; was
reported. had heen landed from the Wdsi
iRgton on the previous night.
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LAW

Joseph ID. Halle Qate Sheriff vs. A. J.
Miller. Ordered to be reargued Mt the mex,
term.
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ADVERTISEMENTS
Condensed from The SowM Curoiin,aa
Legislature Of South Carolina.
SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, December Is 1853.
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EQUITY.

Dunken, Ch., delivered opinion. Circuit
decree reversed and bill dismissed.
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Courts of Appeal.

We observe that opinions have been de-
livered in the following other cases that
went up from this District.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-20
straw Gutter,

yITR have large stocK OF sgs4S Cattsrs siaclaiFs,
w s.. lords aud Cummings Patent The latter
article took tie nfst premium ~ the AaioaAi f.ir a.
Louisville. AhAsikoS6 70.
Nov 212
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The Great English Remedy.
ThOrn's Compound Extract oi
COpaiba and SarsapariIIa.

DossEsEs advantages not enjoyed by any other med
II icine for the cure 81 sexual diseases, which
with an enlightened pubic render IL asscredly high
popular, and desderaium long sought Tor IN the
zeal World. IL needs confinement uT change OF diet.
In lie approved form, that 81 paste entirely taste
less and unpe sensation tbs nagent
IL has acquired the utmost fame Ia almost every part
Of Europe; Il has been examined, approved u. and
s4lisctonea BY tAe faculty Of medicine and recoInuen
ded by the mnsi eminent q the profession. Prepared
by J. w. THORN, Chemist, London and for sale,
wholesale and retail by Joan A. 1AKRASI Co. Agents
FOR tle Initec States rs Greenwich eet, New lOfk
As the above valuable prepAI alton has hesn exten
Eiyely cocsieTss!ted by aisrriacQlee parties The
Unitd states, tbs proprietor has afop.ed, prec4n-
uon against lnpastOn Consumers label. IL uhsch
TIE following fae siniie and which Wi Be found
burnt n gssn the bottom ~ each pot q the ca9i.
iutended FOR sale IN the United Stafes CnAda BrIgish
provinces, West hides aud south America