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CAMDEN, July l5 1853.
Gentlemen: Yesterday lad the honor to
receive yonr invitation TO be present at public
dinner at Beech Island, to be given to our Sena-
! tor, the Hon. J. II. Hammond, OIL the 22d
instant.
thank you sincerely for the compliment the
invitation implies; and, il it were in my power,
would be present with you on the interesting
OCCASION. 1t so happens, however, that | have
an appointment to speak in Greenvillc on the
day preceding. l must, therefore, express my
regret that cannot be with you at the time
ycW have chosen for your demonstration.
AS 4 constituent of Mr.. Hammond, take
great pleasure in joining you in an unqualified
appreciation Of his course in the Senate Of the
United States during its last Session. His
speech on the Kansas question uttered the pub
lie voice of the State. And his cautions, cll-
laTged and wise views on the cmbroslo made
by the British cruisers in the Cuban waters,
received my hearty concurrence. He has fair
ly entered the field for which his talents and
learning have qualified him.
As shall not be with you trust you will
accept the following sentiment:
While we arc under the common flag, we
must promptly hazard all that is necessary to
uphold its honor, but we are permitted to be
cautious in pnnging into war; all the evils OF
which will fall OH ourselves, and all tho benefits
on our FRArERNAL foes.
Very respectfully, your nb't serv't.
JAMES CIIESNUT, Jr.
TO MesSrs. G. B. Mills, W. II. Atkinson, James
Panton, Committee.
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unAyGEBrRr c. H., 10th July, lSjS.


Gentlemen: ! have the honor to acknowledge
your invitation to aicml complimentary dinner
~ bc Given to Senator Hammond. oa the I'D
inst. Ly tic citizens of Beech l<l::Hh an', IT'S
vicinity. feel livrIg Yr4r'.t at Icing unaa!e
tG ;,sut.,,t IT, Ill .nnsrIncnre OF Il pre'ioa' en-.
ragcmenl, whirlsl cannot postpone or aAhu':
The testimonial ofapprolmion nni honor when
rou ar, about To live tn our distinguished SriIa.
ior. is richly deserved The State recently called
him into her service, in the highest position she
could assign to him. an'l at Il period OF the "t'
most nomcn, in oar political history: ,Tair
and complicated question: pTffEE--'a:'i nv aaIaa1
mer, end ,,.s:. s.;l,tsn.;.nsnli and Sagacity were
necessary 10 conceive our policy and carry ltout
IN consumma,inn. That craftsmanship AMI sa'
,racity he has fully shown in his course i'll the
Senate. His official responsibility, too, great ns
that was. was increased by the reputation OF hIS
predecessors. 1t is enough 10 50" t.-.-t, y no
rcspcct whatever hes Ii. ,i:scnratel the s.rndnrs
hunr. by even the greatest of them, around the
nome of the State. or the dignity OF Senatorial
cm;nrucc; while his parliamentary efforts rStf;.'
l;shcl him Immediately rs y Southern leader.
| THE fresh laurels he has won fJr the State, as
,;cll ~ himself are Just cause Of congratuiatton
With us al and / heartily share the sentiments
Of admiration which haye liciate:l The eorapll'
mentary testimonial yaH aye about 10 give hl'A
] I,cg to #.mmit tha il Having sentiment; :,
i'uEsSorra; Sic has the sanclity OF the Con-
s,ttutlon and, the guarantees OF organic law as
! muniments of defence. When these are broken
down, she has the stronger protection OF her own
right hand.
have the honor, gentcm"oE4
; 10 he Jsut cDealent servant, u
=" LAURENCE NJ. KEITT.
10 AEessrs. Mills, Atkinson, and Panton, Com
! ;,t,o R,ncl, Island S G.
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CRAwfoEDvlI.LE, GA.,-Ju!y II, 1o9S.
~Gcntlcrnen: Your polite note, inviting me to
be at public dinner rendered to Hon, i: H..
Hammond by the citizens Of Beech Island, on
the ED inst, was received by me two days ago,
OH my return home after little o7er weeks
absence This will explain the reason OF my
delay in answering; and assure you deeply
regret tie necessity an under OF saying to
YOU now that it will he out Of my power to be
with you on the occasion referred TO; other en-,
gagements, previously made, will prevent !
am all ready now to start OH Monday next and
travel through Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and
other Southwestern States, up to tue Lakes
and to be absent four or five weeks. l'mnst be
lack by tLie; lth Monday in August, just four
weeks oil, or ! would delay my departure
Time however would lot allow ibis, and you
must therefore excuse me. My best Wishes
however, will be with you, anil kindest feelings
and sentiments for Your distinguished friend,
lellow-citizen, anl guest.
Yours most respectfully,
ALEXANDER If. STEPHENS.
AIcs,rs. q. L. Mills, W. II. Atkinson, JUS Pam
ton, Committee, Beech lslaaI!, y: =:
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CORRESPONDENTS.

Among the letters Of distinguished gentlemen
invited as guests to he present at the Beech Isl.
and Dinner on the 22nd inst, which are pub
lishc,l in the Charleston Mrcmy Of the @ I'll
inst, we find the following:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Charleston, July 10, 1853.
Gentlemen: have this instant had laid be-
fore me forwarded from Georsetown) your
invitation 10 attend the dinner 10 he given by
tie citizens of Beech Island to their IS dstn-
g,ishcd ncigLbor and Senator, t lion. J, II.
Hammond"
About to leave home on military tour Of
review in Fairfield, Chester: &c., it will not be
clnypnient for Inc to turn aside to Join You on
the 2a29nd inst,
commend thcspirit of consideration andofper-
sonal devotion which prompts You to greet, with
public demonstration, the return from publiccon-
tests to his own rural home, of tic scientific
and successful planter whom you urged forth to
the Federal Council. An able and faithful rep
reSentativc, 50 valuable to the State. is wUlthy
of the applause you arc abont to bestuw. | an
happy to congratulate you and the country that
tie position and bearing in the Senate Of Your
distinguished guest, General Hammond, not
withstanding his long retirement from the labi-
tudes OF Congressional life, have been such as
10 command the appreciation and respect ol his
constituents generally.
Accept my best wishes, and let inc bc in
Gebtcd to your kind Offices to render my re-
grets acceptable to your neighborS and friends.
| have the honor to remain. gentlemen.
With great respect, your low-citizen,
r. +. W. ALLSTON.
IT lr..,, 8.I.,,.o,, ,,J D,ntoo f'op,
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NEw Yonk, July II, 1913

-NEW Nhhi UutJ NJ f'7'7'''
l,sn,l,u.en: regret that my absence from
the State will prevent my accepting your invita-
ton, which has just been received, to attend me
public dinner to Senator Hammond on the ?2A
inst. Allow me to assurcsyo that i would give
no one greater pleasure than myself to unite IN
anr demonstration in honor Of our distinguished
fellow. .ciizrn, Of whose great ability'and public
services our State must feel SO justly proud,
Very respectfully,
VIM. P0RCIIER MILES.
Messrs. &. y. Mills. W, II, Atkinson, James
Pansou. Committee,
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CHARLESTON. July -, 1858.

CHARLESTON: July IL, 1898.
Gentlemen: beg to acknowledge your in.
vitation TO participate in the celebration of the
22d July, designed. as it is, to signify the CON-
iidencc and kindness with which the State re-
CARDS distinguished public servant, Il must
be gratifying TO all who are able 10 Nnite with
You. The flatte;ing compliment which our
Senator received in hIs appointment, has been
justified by the high distinction with which lie
has sustained himself in the Senate lie has
left Us nothing to desire, hut much to admire
and much to initiate.
Official engagements, imperative in the duties
they involve, prevent my attendance but none
will wish your bonored guest more hearty
welcome to the State he has served so well, or
be moro earnest in the hope that the sphere Of
his usefulness may increase, and his ability, as
it doubtless will, manifest its adequacy to the
highcst.cxactions which may arise
To him and to you, who are united not only
by the relations Of public trust and duty, but
oe OCCASION s $ mi afsea q i5f5s ana ny raps thai
many such hereafter may renew the unscltlsh
pleasure which this must produce.
With great respect, Your obedient servant,
A. G.. MAGRATH.
Mcssrs. &. B. Mills, W. II. Atkinson. and James
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Mcssrs. Mills. Atkinson and Panton, Committee
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To Alessrs. Mills, Atkinson and panton, Com
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10 Alessrs. Mills, Atkinson, and Panton, COM
,nittec, Bcecl, Island, S. c.
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Mc>srs. &. B. Mills, VII. Atkinson, and james
Pautun
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-06-09
From the Albion.
An English View of the Result OF the

But what of the future? 1t is difficult to
foresee. Everything depends on the discre-
tionary power given to the United States Ma
val officers sent off to the Gulf; and not lit
lie upon the instructions given to Mr.. Dallas
in London. II the former tell our men-of-
wars men that they are come to take their
place, and supervise their oaca traders, real or
feigned, argue nothing bit amicdtde feelings;
for these matters are better understood by
seamen than by diplOmatists. If, on the con-
trary, the nonsensical petuiance of Mr.. SEN
ator Toombs, be embodied in the sailing
orders given, there may, perhaps, be a collis-
sion dangerous in its results. If, again. Mr..
Dallas be desired to ask of our Ministry
solemn recognition of the absolute inviola-
bility of bit of bunting hoisted by any one
in any place, under any circumstances, he
t0iU meet scith a fiat refusal at any hazard. But
if he state frankly and quietly that there are
special reasons why risk of collision is in
CURED by this supervision of the Cuban
coast, we anticipate that the vessels will be
directed TO cruise out of the ordinary range
of American commerce, or ordered to lie
snugly in port. This will be coupled with
the sincerest expression of regret at any
injury that has been inflicted, and of willing
ness 20 repair such as can be properly sub
stantiated. We consider two points absolute
ly certian-the one that Great Britain aoiU
yield to the professions Of General C1ss; the
other that she will strain every effort, short
of dishonorable surrender, to avoid a change
in the amicable understanding which happily
now exists. All the current suggestions
about latent designs whether of the Palmer
ston or the Derby Cabinet we set down as
rubbish. The design was to crush the Slave
Trade. The gun boats have been gathering
for months past. We find them announced
in our columns nearly year ago.
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spirituaIism Renowned.

We find the following in letter from Ply
mouth, Massachusetts,, to the editor of the
Boston Recorder:
Professor Grimes has just concluded a
series of ten lectures in Plymouth, the
Phenomena of Nerves, and against Spiritual
ism. A large audience attended every even
ing, and a deep interest was manifested, espe-
cially among the Spiritualists themselves. On
the Sunday evening after the course was con-
cluded, the Spirituelists held their usual
meeting, when, to the establishment of all
present, Miss Lizzie Doten, the principal
medium of Plymouth, young lady of excel
lent character, whose discourses in trance
itate have frequently excited the highest adj
miration, on account of the beauty and elO-
quence of her language, arose before the audi
ence and with much emotion, with the new
,ight she had lately received, declared that
she could not conscientiously speak to them
again a medium. She said that she feared
she had been laboring under delusion, and
as she considered herself responsible to God
for what her lips uttered, and for the influence
which her words exerted upon those who heard
her, she was unwilling to be made the medium
of any other spirit than her own. 'If, (" said
She 1.-The angel Gabriel should stand by my
side, and ask me to deliver message to you
from him, | should reply, Gabriel, speak for
YOURSELF Hereafter | shall only address you
in my own natural and conscious state.'
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-06-09
programme. for a anew Paflftx. ),

A public meeting has recently been held in
Buffalo, New York, composed of black re-
publicans, faint-hearted Americans. and anti
Lecompton democrats, the object of which was
to effect union of all the opponents of the
administration, upon a common platform. A
series of resolutions were adopted embodying
the views of the meeting, the leading feature
of which was pledge of opposition, under
any and all circumstances, to the present
"powers that be- We have not republished
the proceedings of this meeting because they
are not of a character to commend the move
ment they inaugurate to our support.
Immediately after this meeting there appear
ed in the New York journals, telegraphed
from Washington, what purported 10 be the
the basis of party organization, agreed upon
by leading opponents of the administration
at a meeting at the residence of Mr.. SEWARD.
However, no names were appended to the pro-
gramme as published, and of course no one in
particular could be held responsible for it, APP
pearing, under these circumstances, the thing
could scarcely be regarded as other than an alb
surdity. The Southern Americans who gal
lantly resisted temptation and voted for the
admission of Kansas with the Lecompton
Constitution, had nothing to do in the getting
up of the programme and it appears that the
minority who went against Kansas, are unwill-
ing to own its paternity. A correspondent of
the New York Tribune comes to the relief of
the latter, in the following paragraph:
The professed programme of the Peoples
Party" of the Union sent from here, was con-
cocted by few irresponsible individuals,
having no authority to use any of the names
which have been published in connection
with the movement. The whole affair is
disclaimed by such men as Messrs. Crittenden,
Bell, Marshall, and the like, whose influence
has been impertinently assumed to propu the
scheme.
Neither of the movements noted above meet
with a hearty endorsement. The truth is,
they are but the contrivances of needy politi-
clans, and are not of nature to meet the
general approval of the masses opposed to
the principles and policy of the sham-demo-
crazy. 1t is not by such contrivances as
these that great parties are built up and we
would advise the prime movers to turn their
attention to something else, and endeavor
to make an honest living" The real sins
of the administration may, and we trust will,
arouse the Indignation of the people, and
cause them to desire its overthrow, and the
overthrow of the party which sustains it
and whenever this state of things arises, they
themselves will give form and efficiency to
the organization which shall be the instru-
ment of their wrath.
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Gold Fever i'm California.

The people of California, were at the sailing
of the last steamer, in state of extreme ex-
element about the finding of gold mines OF
unparalleled richness on Frazer River. A
letter by the steamer, the details of whose
news is just before us, says:
An immense excitement prevails about the
Frazer River mines, and although not more
than 900 persons have left here, including
those on the Columbia, which sails to-day,
thousands of others are preparing to go; and
if the reports should continue to come in as
favorable during the next four weeks as in the
past month, there will be grand evacuation
of California by very considerable proper
ton of her citizens. And just at this time it
is reported that extremely rich diggins have
been found on branch of Walkers River,
on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada
Letters from Carson Valley say that half of
the population of the Valley have run to the
new mines. In Molumne, great quartz fever
is prevailing A thousand claims have been
staked off on quartz vein eight miles east
of Sonora, and one claim (known as that of
the Selsby's) yielded sll 900 in five days,
week before last; and the total value of the
claim is estimated at S250,000.
The Columbia Courier of the LIST inst, de-
scribes three Jumps found last week in the
vicinity of that place-one worth 1000. an
other worth 1000, and third worth $500.
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Original Letter from Gen. Jackson.

The Boston Transcript states that the follow
ing is copy of an original autograph letter
by ANDREW JACKSON, in the collection of Mr.
H. w. ID. BRYANT, of Boston:
"HERMITAGE, August a. 1888.
"Dear Sir: thank you kindly for the peru
sal of your pious uncle's letter, which you
were good enough to enclose for my perusal.
50 Should you live to see this pious divine,
your uncle, present him my kind regards
with my prayers for long continued life of
usefulness and happy Immortality. Say to
him 1 would long since have made this solemn
public dedication to Almighty God, but know
ing the wretchedness of this world, and how
prone many are to evil, that the scoffer of
religion would have cried out 'hypocrisy-he
has joined the church for political effect
II thought it best to postpone this public
act until my retirement to the shades ofprivate
life, when no false imputation could be made
that might be injurious to religion.
"Please say to him, i well remember the
pleasure l had of taking him by the hand and
receiving his kind benediction. for which | am
grateful 1t would give me pleasure now in
retirement to receive and shake him by the
hand.
present our kind regards to your amiable
family, and receive for yourself our best wish
es. remain very respectfully, yours, &C.,
ANDREW. JACKSON.
up. S. am so much debilitated that can
scarcely hold my pen. A. j."
ITO DIR. Lawrence"
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CARELESsNEss IN COMMERCIAL AFFAIRs-
The dead-letter Office brings to light numer-
GUS instances of extreme commercial careless
ness. The following are recently reported
developments on this subject, and may doubt
less be attributed to the hurry in which banks
and mercantile houses close up their cores
pondence for the day. One bank sends let
ter covering paper amounting to thousands
of dollars-inside the package is addressed to
Nashville outside to New Orleans. Another
heavy remittance is addressed to Troy, n. Y.
without any address whatever on the inside.
A third package was directed on the outside
to Louisville, KY. the inside direction is to
New Orleans. Would it not be well for all
the hanks and mercantile houses to add to
their copies of correspondent copy also of
the outside address on the letter. In many
cases when letters are thus sent astray. that
simple record might at once furnish clue to
its early recovery Washington State
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-06-09

INTERESTING FAMILY MEETING.-Our es-
teemeed friend, Col. James p. Drake, for
forty-one years a resident of Indiana, has
just returned from a family gathering, which
took place at the residence of his sister, near
Nashville, Tennessee. Seven brothers and
one sister met, some of whom had not seen
each other for twenty, and others for fifty
years. And, what is more remarkable, il was
a reunion of all the children of their parents;
all born to them having reached ripe age
the youngest ffty-one, and the oldest seventy
two-in health and in comfortable circum-
stances. In addition, there were some eighty
grandchildren present-the entire posterity
numering some two hundred. In the history
OF families, seldom is it that such remarka-
Bile circumstance occurs. The father of Col.
Drake was seven years in the army of the
Observation-Disclosures Sent, I'd inst.
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1t appears that Mr. Clay, of the House of
Representatives, has resigned his membership
of the Committee on Foreign Relations
The wonder is, that he should have been
placed upon so important Committee. Not
that, like spoiled child displeased with his
rattle, and in a rage throwing it aside; but,
finding his proposition treated with neglect,
in a huff, has withdrawn from an honor I'M
merited, and which ought never to have been
conferred.
Oh! how lamentable for the country, and
Calling, as il must be, for gallant Kentucky
that so noble and beloved Representative,
so great and so good man as the Father
should have been succeeded by so weak and
shallow a Soa-Bdh Pat
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Go- Senator SLIDELI's manner of putting
down an opponent is peculiar. He has the
faculty of sneezing tremendously. at will
and when any thing is going on in the Senate
that displeases him, he sneezes furiously. loud
and long, and the Senator who has the floor,
must be possessed of extraordinary nerve II
he is enabled 10 stand that without fiinching.
He tried to sneeze DoUGLAs down the 9th, r
day, but the little giant rebuked him for his
improper style Of treating Senators; and the
great sneezer became angry, and from Shrek
ing through his nose took 10 talking in a most
indammatory manner. His talk, however is
not powerful. His strength is in his nose
Gin Cbga
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hooks I'm Ancient Times.

The moderns, even with the aid OF the prin-
ting press, are not so far in advance of the
ancients in the power of multiplying copies
of books as is generally supposed. The dis
interment of buried cities revealed a singular
perfection in al hat pertainedito their domestic
comfort, and in the ornaments and articles
of taste which marked high civilization, but
later Investigations have brought to light
facts more surprising in regard to their liter
airy labors and the extensive diffusion of books
among the people.
In the time from Cicero up TO Marcus Azure
lius scarcely less was written and read than
In our day. This was effected by slave labor.
Slaves were the amanuenses of Roman pub
fishers. What the printing press now does
for the spread of intelligence-for bringing
the poet and the orator, the historian and the
essayist in communication with the minds of
the masses, bond-men then performed, and
the cheapness of their labor superseded the
necessity of machinery.
In the large publishing establishments work
TO be produced was dictated to several hun
dreds of slaves at once. who were capable of
an almost incredible precision and celebrity.
Martialis tells us that the second book of his
epigrams, which numbers some six hundred
and fifty verses did not cost more than one
hour to the copyist. III three hundred We're
engaged at the same moment upon it, fifteen
hundred could have been produced in asingle
day. The price of this work was quite AS
cheap as one of similar dimensions printed ut
the present day.
The passion for literature. If we can form
correct judgment from the broken records that
have come down to US, was equal to that man
ifested in the present age. From Publius
yictorinus we learn that. during the second
and third centuries after Christ, there We're in
Rome alone twanty-nine public libraries
many Of which. rs to the number of books,
equsled the celebraSed Alexandrine library,
which is supposed to have contained 100000
volumes.
Modern civilization, with all its Wanted
perfection, seems 10 have little to boast of
over the ancient, except Il be what results
from different code OF morals and better
,siigious culture.-.N o. Psesysse.