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New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-25

On sno,l er page Will be found iynops!s of 'ho
esteuce taken on the hnt day, ia toe csse II tae
parties arr.;si Dr con phei'y IN the slave voyage
the yscbi Wsncerer. Ir me Sau1HRaA ReP4J!scgHd
the 2Ist rst., We fpd the i0 lpsug 10 a11i' on;
"The Examination pe-uns-i yesterday morriny'
Tie fret wli'-ss PCT upon The s,snl Capt. o. We
s,ocs Of Brunswi-k. Afier being s~Jrn, bat oe,
fire g'virg III bis te,tnopy, the question wss r'l'sa
az 10 what testms ny should be eias.ed from VIZ
nesses whether they should b. compelled 70 testify 80
ss 10 criuits'e themselves, 81. Judge Henry de-
oicec ,hst 10 psrson should be r.qlir'd 70 tesiyw
euy thing either nn0stIg hms-E Or tending ~ ta.s
result but that sItne-fes bixnt answer spy qi-suu
thst they vO!untsry i.sir~d 10 s'sTer. Inc 'oee'
wac then ont ul'n tne stsnd Ard testified ~ 10
Cart &. W s.sctstl .~ofDHs q '--n DO psr IS t.-
suprosed rscsIfy mpoisi sfficso-i raj r.ns
.ho q. led himself Cay: 1oIri- OF q. 'chotst As.,
t.ssya, psrt 4 Nassn br ~ ss' raft y pee1D
totrtoo II. uil3sref IA 81. Andfess usf a. - -
ef ss-ia Rs.i. stSet MRS n, 70 JrsJi ,s'l' -
AZ. "a b,,p iyipt 'cr two or three cassi Nos1d -
a. ~ kusId, AID . ~. Chuit sIo LT~ Il .4s' s's~
New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-25
THE POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY BILL.

The following is tie bill res;ve 20 the Territories
;,,rodpced in the House by Mr. Morris OF Illinois:
BLL fI act irs1tirs TO the people o' tt
der L.gsurts foT the appointment ~ l~cioh
Of their Governor, judge and shoih ItIHtotI on r.
n sncp nc es OF Kramer a. said IL gsauIe may bJ a~ de-
srcTIos l. BE IT enacted, &C., ThS, the people Of
tte several organize Territories OF tne Iult"d safes
n. and they are hereby authorized and empD "eed To
a.poipt and elect their Governors Juds ses, and all
cher Territorial officers, in such mode or mauner as
tb. ir respective Legislatures may by 'hs oeteiuie'
srd to define their powers and prescribe 'oe1 uuees
Pr6vtdtd, Th.t uothirg herein coneiaed scan De 80
co,strned a. 70 interfere with the rgt ot the e4istS
scers in ssd Territories or those lat may be here
af,r appointed by the President, TO hoid thelr re-
rpecive fces until their successors are appoued OF
elected aId qualified ID pursuance OF the laws o sara
Territories.
SIC. Q. The people of the Territories hereafter or
espized by at Of Congress shall be vested win tle
same right and power of appointing or elecuhS 'hsH
Goyeruors Jucges and all other Territorial officers,
and defining their po ard prescribing the dutes,
which by tie provision OF the foregoing section are
eafeiIed on the people OF the Territories NJ" o.
SIC. 3. Tha. all suits ard OF action in the
,sd Territories arising under the Constitution aud
laws of tie United States ,ball be tined at suc1 times
ard in such manner Congress may by "a" proViDe'
SIc That the people OF any 1rrnnTy OF lle
Uuites States now organized OF when may oe here,
After o,ganized are hereby authorized aod empo"cIed
20 cali Convention and frame Constitution pIep-Ia-
tory 20 admission into the Union as ots'e 10 sIcu
manner as their Legislature may by law prescnoe
Prtr,Sed Ths; application for such adm sion no tne
U.ion shan not te msde until the popolaii' 81 nch
YeIriioIy shah be suh ,ieuuy numerous to ene ~ 10
one Represertstive il the House OF Repre- entatIVes
On the eas Of appoItonment Of re2re' ta'ion es'No
h,h,d by Congress for the several States au'Pr
yidsd further that sucn application shall be received
or entertained by Congress, until tht C"hst tu'on
med for ssh Territory shall be submitted to toe
uote thereof by direc, vote for Their approval or
riection and shall have been approved 10y naor,Iy
st tie legal voters Of tAid Territory Ana fF0r'atd
farther tnst nothing herein cou'aloed shal oper7te
inn e!ste sdmission of Kansas and Oi son
INTO the Union. ii.
SIC b. All scts and parts oi acts coming IN conhc'
vub tins act be- and The saue hereby repesei
New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-25

.yHR WAR IN LINN COUSTY-stiHRIPFs POSSE
RoRMPD INTO GUERRILLA PARTigs-BacK.
ING DOWN or THE oFTICIALs-rHEY CALL
cDNyINTIOS
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-02-18
ABBEvILLE, S G, THURSDAY MORNING FEBRUARY IS 1s5
THE REDWOOD TREE.

A correspondence Of the Courier L. En-
quircr furnishes the following description Of
the r dwood Tree: Will you allow me
the use of your most excellent journal the
space therein sufficient to answer the many
inquiries daily made respecting the tree
known by the co"nomcn Of Rcdwoud-a
plank from which has been ard still is on
exhibition ut the Merchants Exchange.
The Redwood tree is found growing on \
belt OF land from ten to twenty five mic.
in width. bordering on the Pacific Ocean,
and extending from the s,,ilu,le of Monte
rcy to Cape Mcndocino. Its an evergreen,
the foliage OF whicl, more resembles the
hcmlock than any other Of our eastern
trees. 1t varies from four to fifteen feet in
diameter, and from one hundred and fifty
to three hundred feet in height. The log
from which the plank above advcrtcd TO
was sawed, was twelve feet long and four
teen feet III diameter, and made over six
thousand feet Of y l clear lumber.
The peculiar qualities of the wood are
very great durability even in tie most cx-
posed situations, and entire freedom from
Shrnkage and expansion when exposed to
the weather, even when without the nro-
lection OF paint. 1t is MS .d on the Pacific
cost for all purposes for which white pine is
employed Il, the East, us well is for some
o'hcrs-c>pccra!I, for railroad slccpcrs for
the latter it is deemed invaluable. Its good
qualities are beginning TO be appreciated, in
Chill and Australia, as well as on the islands
of the Ptciiic; and an increasing quantity
Is being ordered from those countries every
succeeding year.
The Mills ut Mcnlocino are fully coual
to the best i'll any portion of the world and
III some respects superior to aIl others; they
can furnish twcnty-four millions feet of
boards per annum.
The more the people Of the East know
ot the resources of the mountains and the
vallics OF California. the less will they he
inclined to consider it simply good pro
duclng coun;rv-and the more Just and
correct will be tlcr estimate and apprccia-
ton Of its future position in the great family
Of States.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-02-18

Il New Cotton in Teras.-We have re.
ceivcd from DR.. D. G. Sharpe, of Cherokee
county, Texas, a specimen Of cotton grown
by him from seeds brought from Nicaragua,
near Leon, in the mountains. 1t is the third
years production, on land lying near the
32d parallel Of latitude, in a prairie country.
the soil of which is sandy and saline, cry
stalls Of salt, saltpetre and alum naturally
formed on its surface. The stalk and bolls
Of this cotton, DR.. Sharpe informs us, are
about as large as those of the Petty Cult
cotton; the seed are much smaller black
and smooth, rs consequence Of which
1000 pounds Of it unginned yields 500
tounds Of ginned cotton. But it IS the lint
of this cotton that is most noteworthy and
remarkable. For fineness and sickness, as
well as tenacity of fibre and tenuity of thread
we never saw it surpassed, if ut all equaed.
These qualities have led. some to believe
it the Sea Island cotton; but DR.. Sharpe is
convinced that it is not, since it differs from
that cotton in many materiaffespects, what
evenmay be the correspondence between
tbeir.respective staples. For instance, he
says that $50 pounds OF this cotton can be
picked by one hand ipa day, whereas Of
s1As Seal Island not more than 80 pounds
lsses..hat.. it can be
.saocessfally grown II nsatl ssefy pa,t ol
Texas 1fso,it may 81 sssast elemsn,
ola new agticaltural ..lit era at msgnihcen,
ls.,ss { q s,
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-02-18

Old Hickory crossed the Warrior river al
the close Of the campaign. ut Carthage, il
Tuscaloosa county. There he haIte, ant
rested for the recruit and rcfrcshmrnt of tho
sick and wounded for Il few days. The cit
iZcns of Tuscaloosa, then small village
got npa public dinner to the General. y
deputation of militia officers, armed cap-a
pie, went to Carthage TO extent the invita-.
ton to jackson. They found linn busy, on
foot, near the main road, dismountcd, and
with Il well set phrase, their spokesman in.
vitcd him to the dinner.
"For how many have you male provs.
ion 2" asked Jackson. "For all INV mcn?'
NO, only for yourself and officers"
"Fery well, them" replied the old hero,
Il nor any officer of mine will cat IL Dime,
not provided for all orr Joys!" Then
turning on his heel abruptly, he left them.
The militia men were sadly discomtitcl
and mortified at this rebuff but worse
was in store for them. A quartermastcr
or his assistant, had laid hands on every
horse Of the delegation, and claimed them
for public service. Furious, they appealed
to the General. lie decl;r ed interfering
could make no distinctions. Other mems
horses, were taken, why not theirs !-was
surprised at their want Of patriotism, not
willing to give up their horses for transpor-
taton of the sick and wounded! The case
was hopcless-thc weather warm-lhe mil.
itary trappings, coat, sword, boots, &c, all
unsuited for long march in the hot and
dusty weather. No conveyance, however
could be had. The Generals, ColoneIs
Majors and Captains Of the Tuscaloosa mi.
litia auaikcd to Tuscaloosa.
"And that's the reason" naivcIy added
my informant, "why Tuscaloosa, own, al
ways voted against the General.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-02-18
ANECDOTES OF GEN. JACKSON

In one of the Indian carnpaivus, which.
not reco!cctcd or material to our story,
whilst the army was on the march, still in
Tennessee, on It's way TO the scene Of war
IN Alabama, Il drafted company MAS cxpcc-
ted daily to ovcrtakc the main body of
troops. This colnpay ut length reached
the rear OF the train. Information OF their
approach WA, Immediately carried to the
front, where jackson was ut the time. As
. the messenger passed from rear 10 front.
the fact that this company were without
arms, having left their guns at home, was
made known to the whole army before it
reachc'! Jackson's cars. Curiosity was on
,ipt"e to know how the irrascihlc command
! er would act under such circumstances. 4
storm WAS anticipated. Soon the General
WAS observed making his WAY to the rear,
and to the surprise Of all parties, seemingly
III Il rather smiling mood. Finally, he met
the company. lie salutrd them. They
looked for vollcy Of curses, and an mmc-
d'atc d'snlSsion homc-the very thing they
desired. Not SO, however Old Hickory
pulled oil his hat, and with the politcst and
lowest bow, expressed his qualification at
the'r arrival, and especially at the fact that
they had no guns. The very men he want
ed, just as he desired tllcm-without arms.
Forming them for rapid motion, and double
quick step, under his own lead, tl:cy march,
ed OH till Il baggage wagon was reached,
then halted, and each man WIS furnished
with an axe. Forward march again WAS
the word As they passed along the line
Of march, the Generals object WAS seen.
and laughter loud and urroarious, with
nany Il hearty cheer, salu,ed them as they
made their rapid way to the front. There
these aXcincn were at once initiated into
their campaign duty.
They cleared the roads, they bridycd the
creeks, or carried the wagons, piece by piece,
baggage, ammunition, &c, over on their
backs when bridges were i.npassable. They
were ever in apost of danger, bearing the
urlcns Of the campaign -sl,aring none of
its honors, the laughing stock of the whole
army.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-02-18

Pohifics.-The word politics is derived
from the Greek word poles, signifying city
Hence, politics literally means something
relating to city, but is commonly under
stood in wider sense, as being the science
of the government of country. A mis-,
taken idea Of politics is prevalent in this
country. Any contest between two candi-
dates for office is styled politics, and any
one who can mount a stump, and talk for
an hour about this and that party, is digni-
fled with the little Of politics. Therefore,
when any one hears politics mentioned, his
mind naturally recurs to these associations,
and he is disgusted. But this notion re-
specting politics is entirely false. Politics
proper, that is, the science of government, is
the most noble Of professions, the beau
ideal Of all arts and sciences. A mathe-
matician, al astronomer, or a chemist, is
universally respected as man of great
learning and application but politician.
in the true sense of the word, must study
ten times as much, for he must know fit
tie ofeverything. Politics IS superior to
every other art andscience, for upon it sde.
pends their existence. Every nation, "a.
nous for enlightenment and learning, has
been an adept in the science of poltics.s 1t
is at the root Of civilization, and in What
ever country it becomes visible, it is the
shadow Of greatness cast before.-Sonthern
| Monitor.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-02-18
" PITCHING INn

The greatest of all nuisanccs, 10 q rcsrcc-
table editor, are these smali-min,lcd .rentry
VIII" tcllcvc that the mission of a journal
is not t" disseminate news, and aid BUYERS
and sellers by advertisements, but to he
l"rpc'uaiIy pitching in" to this or that sub
Ject: more generally into this ortlat individ-
uaI. Such characters are generally very
loud and t;,lkatirc specimens of the gcnus
"rtt"bife, prone to hint that they could
carry on Journal will all its difficult de-
tails much better than anybody else in the
country that they would "stir up things"
and that their firm belief is, that all paper
needs is pepper" to make it excellent. We
can imagine rs we write, that we even now
hear the familiar accents ; "Now | just
'1ant go" to write an article and give so
and so fits )" for men Of this description are
generally gifted with a degree of assurance
which respects no duty or dignity, and
suffers the posscssor to believe that his
miserable fancics will actually receive con
sidcralion. And yet we can say with truth
that we never met with one of these advo
Gates Tor indiscrminatc "pcpper" and abuse,
who would not wrilhc with agony at The
faintest alluSions to himself in type which
fell short of tlattcry, or who WAS not in fact
Il coward.
Men who put faith in abuse as ucccssa-
ry element in journalism, who take no in.
tcrest i'll articles which are not in some wav
personal, and who relish no "fun" unless it
cuts, arc invariably vulgar and selfish, just
in proportion to the degree in which such
tastes prevail with them. 1t is melancholy,
however, to see the number of them in
every community, and the degree to which
they often succeed in inspiring writer's for
the press with their own spirit.-Phila. Buz-
ictin.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-02-18

Enormous Estates. We referred, lately,
to the great extent of some Of the land
claims in California under the old Mexican
titles. The patents for land elaiins in that
State have just been issued by the Interior
Department, and sent to the Pacific coast,
agreeable to decision of United States tribu-
mails, which may afford an illustration of
this. One, for the Estero; Americana ram
che, includes eight thausand, eight hundred
and forty-nine acres, tho owner being Casper
O. Farrell. Another, for the RobIar de la
M'sera rancho, covers, sixteen thousand,
eight hundred and eighty-seven acres, and
is held by Daniel Wright and others. A
patent for part, only, Of the San Antonio
ltanche, requires nine thousand four hund-
red and sixteen acres, and is in the name of
lgnacio Peralta. When the original Mex.
ican owners Of these vast estates were dis.
possessed by the hordes Of gold seekers and
scatters, they had no other resource thap to
sell tlieir claims to American spectators
and capitalists, who were willing to take the
:i.R.-LPhiladelphi, North An,erican..
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-02-18

Good Aduies.-'Mr: Carey, Said lady.
Il see adult bsrtism to be quite right, and
yet l cannot make up my mind to submit to
1T. lam very unhappy stapt it sotaetitnaas.
I.snppo.e so9 ss9aId aayisg fas tfIffg ~
about it, sisft @ telf you what i advise,
madame. sha doi;;gyhat you skndmsso be
right, and aterwk Y6nr prayers
will thes ssto gle mqts pls asarss''
-AgN WsSFs9l0f9 . ~ 81 ~ a ss
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-02-18

Home Is aohere Mother is.-"Tbis is nv
home," cried a little boy Of four SUMMERS
as fresh and rosy, he came in from school
at the close of short winter afternoon.-
"Indeed, little Willie" said his mothers Wis.
itor, chow is IT. suppose you 60 out on
the side walk, and try the next door; sup
pose you step into the entry, throw off your
little sack as you have here, and proceed to
the parlor-wouldn't that be your home y
mo, indeed" said Willie, shat wouldn't be,
it." aBut tell me why not" aWilIie had
never thought Of this. He paused for = n
moment, then directing his eyes to where
lis mother sat sewing, he replied with an
earnest gestufe-aShe lives here.'k
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-02-18

Cure For Rancid BuHes.--A writer in
the Journal Of Ipdustria pscgress sssecom.
mends thas.butter shouId be kneaded with
fresh milk aud then with pure water. He
states that BY this treatment Abe butter, ii
rendstsh hss.fresh and pure ~ favor d, u ben
.recsS pale: He ascribes ihiis fssssf ga
the! !faSt thai RnyIe acid sta skicit ibe
Tsacid fayts and arsa33iiy
Eselapls is 4 Is ~ e. i Il ba 81 tIsk sSbpss
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-18
Mayors Report.
ron QUARTER E>DI>G Arc. 3lM, 1858.

To n" Hon. EOdrd " .itIe,n.cn IF the city Of Placer
rWS:
GENTS In accordance with the requirements If the
City Charter l herewith submit my Report TOR the
quarter ending August 3lst, 1854.
LIABILITIES.
Amount If Funded Debt, Ella, III 70
" Accounts allowed for contingent
expenses remaining unpaid, .............. S3j -
Making the entire amount VI City indebted ---
ness To date, Slt,Sbz ~
find by referring 10 the CollvctOr's hooks
that there ID past due for Liccnscs.... el38 ~
Aud would most respectfully recommend that you take
immediate action for cfurr the collection Of the
The Of debt Funded created 1t different
times by vote Of the people they authorizing the L.
scrip bearing interest at the Of per
per month. By the Funding Law, passed at the last
Session Of the Legislature, the rate of interest reduced
TO ten per cent per ann, payable the frat days Of
January and July and will at this time call your attrn
tim to the necessity Of prUI iing for the punpt
Of the interest, and twenty per cent Of the principle,
in conformity with the provisions Of the Funding Act
The debt fur rOnting ut cNPcnscs incurred for i'm
prOVrnrns absolutely necessary. Such building and
repairing bridges, building ciSrTnS repairing M drafts
Sc., &c will aSO call your attention TO the ncrrrsy
Of making appropriation at the earliest ,le prru
for the purchase Of Hose for the Fire Department. You
will find 10y referring to RcIrs Of the Chief Engineer
that the Department is nearly destitute Of lIONc, and
consequence would be cndrrcd nearly quite uSccs
ia tine Of need.
GEO. L. JONES, Mayor.
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-18

MISSTATENEXTs-Thc Sacramento Laion Of Mon
day. in an article on the Repnrt Of the Wagon Road
Commissioners, has, ignOrantIy or dcsignedy, we
shall not undertake to Say which. done them great
injustice. The fact If their being Democrats may
be some excuse for the CmiDn. grumbling aud false
statements Il ra.cly has n word of commentator
for Democrats but seems t" delight in censuring them
on NIL occasions, whether drscrvcdiy or not. We
shall briefly notice and correct its statements Says
the Fnim:
"Thcrc is, however zoo still uncerthrd probably
bccasc Cary has commenced Suit against the ConnS-
siOners for the balance the work he and his partner
did"
Untrue. Curry has commenced no suit against
the Commissioners"
THE lizard repnrts that IL has accepted the work as
performed per spCcifcatiOnS-H
Report stys nothing Of the kind. The Raard says
cmphntcally, eve are Sorry IL have to inform your
honorable bodies that said Plummer has not com
pcted the bridge or road on sections A. and i, rs
provided by said contract"
awe may remark here that We have heard it stated
that the Commissioners mad" sub'rqucnt verbal
tract with rumn,T, by viii the width II thu road
to he reduced, and otherwise materially changed frum
the specifications Of the Cary johnson contract"
No verbal, writIcR "r any other kind Of contract
did they make with PIummrr or any other person,
TeihuNe W CuhHktElk tnc " tukH oI tne TNhu
alt has alec been stated that the late
admits this fact, and that he had the road finished
eordingly and accepted it before the Commissioners
went up"
The Superintendent fatty denies having admitted
any fhct Of the kind. lie did not nor had he any
aururty 10 = ncrept tire rad" I'M sGTi1rsa. h.
lad accepted the road, would the Commissioners
have been bound BY his action? Certainly not.
alt will he noticed that all the Commits snncTs have
their salaries certified To the Board in this county this
county paid all cash and III Dorado only about third
cash OIL the accounts certified"
False again. The III Dorado county Commission.
crs drew their salaries from Fl Dorado county. As
the Union is the secret organ Of the Black Republi'
and habitIalfv mSrcPrcscnrs, f'r sinister PHF
poses, the actions of Democrats its statements On
all questions are looked nr0n suspiciously. The
Commissioners had no right tn expect tairucSs atits
hands. Its prriudices violent and NJ Insane
it could not do Democrat justice. even # it had
which it has not-the disposition.
The road, although il does not come up to the
specifications we are assured by competent judges
is the best built in California Gentlemen who have
Travelled OVERT frequently, who appreciate Its import
nnCc and value, praise il almost cxtravaguntly.-
Mrssrs. Thompson Hawlcy, Bee and others, who
are certainly good judges and dislntcrcstcd wucs.
ses say that il is much better road than they Sup
posed could he built for the money expended. The
lew who ure dissatisfied grmmblc Ut everything they
unable to control and reap the exclusive benefits