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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-12-08
THE SpEAKERs.-The Occasional CO

The SpEAKERs.-Th Occasional cor.
respondent of the Philadelphia Press says !:
The Speaker of the first American Con-
gress was a Pennsylvanian-Federick A..
Muhlenberg-and he was reelected to that
post in the third Congress. He was sue
ceeded by Jonathan Dayton, Of New Jersey,
the ancestor of the present Hon. VIM. l..
Dayton, of that State, who remained in
in the chair for four years. Then came
George Dent, of Maryland in the fifth The
odore Sedgwick, of Massachusetts,, in the 9th; !;
Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina, in the
seventh, eighth and ninth; Joseph V. Var
mum, Massachusetts,, in the tenth and llth,
and then Henry Clay. Mr.. Clay was mod
ell Speaker of the House. He began in that
capacity when just thirty-four years of age,
and served in all about ten years. He occu-
pied the chair (except during part of the
Thirteenth Cougress--when Langdon Cheves
was chosen to fill the vacancy occasioned by
Mr. Clay's resignation, on his appointment
to act as ono of the commission to arrange
the treaty of Ghent, and during his absence
in the second session of the Sixteenth and
the Seventeenth Congress), until March Sd,
1925.
After Mr.. Clay came John W. Taylor, of
New York, in the Nineteenth Congress, and
Andrew Stevenson of Virginia, in the
Twentieth, Twenty.frst, Twenty-second, and
part of Twenty. third; john Bell, of Tennes-
see, in the Twenty-fourth, and James K.
Polk, of the same State, in the Twenty-ffth
and Twenty-sixth:: Mr.. Polk was regarded
as only second to Mr.. Clay. His prompti-
tude and integrity, his impartiality and his
courage, endeared him to men of all parties
during the most excited period in which he
acted, and, no doubt, made him prominent
for the Presidency; which position he attain
ed in few years after his retirement from
Congress. He was succeeded in the Twen-
ty-seventh Congress, by Robert NJ. T Hun
ter, of Virginia, who was elected after Sc
we're struggle, as Whig. Following Mr.. Hun
ter came John White, of Kentucky, in the
Twenty. eighth Congress, and in the extra
session which ensued, John W. Jones, of
Virginia. John w. Davis, of Indiana, pre-
sided over the Twenty ninth Congress; Rob-
ert G. Winthrop, of Massachusetts, over
the Thirtieth; Howell Cobb, of Georgia,
over theThirty.se Nathaniel P. Banks,
of Massachusetts,, over the Thirty-third !;
and James i. Orr, of South Carolina, over
the Thirty-fourth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-12-08
ANOTHER INsURREcr1oN IN PREPAR.

ANOTHER INsURREcrIoN IN PREPARA-
T1oN AT THE NoTTH.-From all the signs
of the times, from everything that we can
see and hear around us, there appears to be
another servile insurrection on foot at the
North, but on larger and more extensive
scale, and of more violent character, than
the late outbreak at Harper's Ferry. The
Republican leaders in Congress and in the
press, and above all, the lights of the pulpit,
are preparing the way for the coming events
which are casting their dark and ominious
shadows before. They all endorse John
Brown as far as they can, and some of them
make him hero, demigod, second only to
Jesus Christ. They mix up religion with
the movement, and thus add another COM
bustible and dangerous element to the polit-
ical fanaticism of the "higher law"
Take, for example, the Sermon of Rev.
Edwin NJ. Wheelock, of Dover, Newhamp-
shire, published in yesterdays Herald
This man, who boasts that he is "of Puritan
blood on both sides-blood that is always
Says that the Bunker Hill
of our second revolution has been fought
and won by John Brown, the second War
rem, who has paid the glorious forfeit of his
life and that shis scheme is no failure, but
a solemn success :" that "from the martyr
dom of Brown dates new era of the anti
slavery cause-to moral agitation will now
be added physical, to argument actlon-oth
er devoted men will follow in the wake OF
Brown, and will carry on to its full results
the work he has begun" 81 think the
time is fast coming,,' continues this apostle
of treason, "when you be forced to do
as he has DONE"
Such are the sentiments and the very Ian
guage uttered in the pulpit. Nor is this
all. We are told that "John Brown had a
live religion also, and that to be hanged in
Virginia is like being cruci6ed in Jerusa-
lem, and that the gallows from which the
sainted martyr ascends to Heaven will be a
sign and symbol in our politics as the
cross is in our religion" When we couple
this infammatory harangue from the pulpit
and similar appeals of other traitors, lay and
clerical, with the fact that a collection is
now started by the same parties who raised
former subscription of 100000 to pur-
chase revolutionary rifles and pixies, to be
used in Kansas by john Brown and his as
sociates, we can come to no other conclusion
than that the money now collected will be
applied in the same way, and that the phrase
"John Browns family" is to be understood
fguratively, and as meaning his followers,
like the expression, 'the family of Christ,
so often used by diviues. According to
Rev. Mr.. Wheelock, John Brown has
very large family, in the metaphorical sense
for, says he, ''if an honest expression fthe
wishes of the North could be taken to-mor,
row, John Brown would be the peoples can,
didate for the next Presidency, and he would
receive a million of votes" And this is
the family for whom the subscriptions are
raised to metamorphose them into million
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-12-08

REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS. Rs.-There are
two of the survivors of the. Revolution living
in our county. Cornelius Clements, aged
lob years was private and fought at the
battle of Kings Mountain. He is still hale
and hearty, and remembers many incidents
connected with that engagement.
The other is - Rutherford, a nephew
of Gen. Rutherford, aged SO, fought at the
battle of Ramsour's Mills, in Lincoln coun-
ty, and when. we first saw him, IL months
since, his mind was good and his relation of
incidents connected with the latter were
clear and accurate. He had been resident
of Pennsylvania and had started on trip to
Tennessee to visit a daughter, Reaching
this place he could travel no farther, and he
was sent to the poor house to be taken care
of until he should be alberto resume his
journey; but there he soon became content
ed and his mind failing SOON after, he has
remained there, where he will perhaps end
his days.-Ruthertord Enquirer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-12-08
NICKNAMES.

It frequently happens that certain States
and cities, instead of being referred to by
their proper names, are indicated in some
other way. Thus We have:
Virginia, the 'Old Dominion
Massachusetts,, the bay State
Maine, the Border State
Rhode Island, Little Rhody.'
New York, the Empire State
New Hampshire. the 'Granite State
Vermont, the Green Mountain State
Connecticut, the Land of Steady Habits
Pennsylvania, the keystone State
North Carolina, the ,'Old North State
South Carolina, the palmetto State
Ohio, the Buckeye State
Michigan, the Wolverine State
Missouri, the 'Puke State
Indiana, the 'Hoosier State
Illinois, the Sucker State
Iowa, the sHawkeye State
Florida, the 'Peninsular State
So, also, we have:
New York City, the metropolis of Amer
lea, the Commercial Emporium and &C.,
tham.'
Boston, the Modern Athens and Lit
erary Emporium
Philadelphia, the City of fBrotherly Love-
and the City of Penn and the Quaker
City,
Baltimore, the Monumental City,
Cincinnati, the Queen City, Queen of
the West aud 'Porkopolis.'
New Orleans, the Crescent City,
Washington, the City Of Magnificent
Distances
Chicago, the Garden City
Detroit, the City Of the Straits
Cleveland, the Forest City,
New Haven, the City of Elms.'
Richmond, Indiana, the Quaker City of
the West
Lafayette, the sStar City
Indianapolis, the Railroad City
St. Louis, the Mound City
Keokuk, the sGate City
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-12-08

s9- There is in the possession of lady in
London copy of Macklin's Bible, in fifty
four large octave volumes, illustrated with
nearly seven thousand engravings, from the
age of Michael Angelo to that of Reynolds
and West. 1t also contains two hundred
original drawings by Doutherburg. The
prints and etchings include the works of
Rafaele, Albert Durer, Callet, Rembrandt,
and other masters, consisting of representa-
tions of every fact, circumstance and object
mentioned in the Holy Scriptures. The
most authentic Scriptural ALIASES are also
bound up with the volume, and it contains
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-12-08

ADAMS EXPRESS CoMpANY.-The Ad-
ans Express Company have sent instructions
to their agent in this place, that should any
package of freight likely to contain muni-
tious for insurrection, rebellion or robbery,
or other proceedings against the laws Of the
State or of the United States, consigned to
any party or parties not known to said agent,
he, the said agent, is to notify some proper
officer of the same, and hold the same SUBJ
iect to the directions of the said officer.
Cheru,o Gazete.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-12-08

designs of all such plants, animals, fossils,
&c., as have been adduced in proof of uni
versal deluge. The Bible was the property
of the late Mr.. Bowry, who spent much
money and time in the collection and ar
raugemeut of the engravings and drawings,
and he is said to have devoted thirty years
in rendering it perfect. 1t was insured for
$4,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-12-08

INFAMOUS SENTIMENTAL q large and
enthusiastic meeting held at Natick, (the
residence of Senator Wilson, Mass, the
following resolution was adopted:
"Whereas, resistance to tyrants is obedi-
euce to God: therefore, Resolved, That it
is the right and duty of the slaves to resist
their masters, and the right and duty of the
North to incite them to resistance and to aid
them in it."
This was passed without dissenting voice,
though Senator Wilson was present.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-12-08

b8- The special correspondent Of the New
York Herald, writing from Richmond, Va,
says: r:. g. .E
Additional offers of military aid are pour
ing in from all quarters Of Georgia and
North Carolina, but they are refused on the
ground that there is no need of them. No
tender of aid has come from South CaFolina,
80 far as am informed. This Indifference
on the part of the Palmtteo State is signif.
cant, in view of the sectional character Of
the conflict in which Virginia is engaged
Can it be that this policy of inaction is die
tated by hope that disunion would be the
denoumsent of this conflict? Such an infer
euce is very legitimate, for what could bet
ter tend to the consummation of South Car
olina disunion policy than a declaration from
Virginia in favor of it? Her abandonment
at this time to the fury of Northern fanata-
cism is, doubtless, looked upon by South
Carolina, as the best expedient to win her to
the cause of disuniou. The presumption is,
that the more she is harassed, the better, for
the cause which that State holds so dear.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-12-08

sa- The grand jury of Gwinnett county,
Georgia, in their October preseptment, say {:
owe cannot refrain from alluding to game
called crack-a.loo, which has recently been
introduced into our midst. It is mean,
low, insignificant game, which any citizen,
who has any regard for his reputation, would
be ashamed to be engaged in; yet, on every
public day, many persons in the shape of
men and boys may be seen between two of
the groceries in this town, playing and bet
ting on the game of crack-a-loo" ..-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-12-08

LONG SERMoNs.-Rev. William Taylor,
in his late work, "The Model Preacher"
says "Often when preacher has driven
nail in a sure place, instead of clinching
it, and securing we'll the advantage, he ham
mers away till he breaks the head of, or
splits the board" ..,--...-.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-12-08

p9r The books in the library belonging 10
the British Museum, in London, occupy ten
miles of shelf .t,:'f'- >-
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NO..4a.

GENERAL SHIELDS ON BARREIsAA
short time ago, General Shields, landing at
Hastings, on the Mississippi, compared his
freight and bill Of ladiug, oneisem calling
for ceven barrels. Strange to say, however,
the General could only find On the landing
six of his barrels! He was heard counting
them over several times with the same un-
satisfactory result each time. Moving the
index finger Of the right hand up and down
in pointed manner at each barrel thus he
soliloquized aloud, with deliberate military
emphasis: ........... -.r
Observation-Disclosures
And, shaking his head with digni6ed grayi-
ty, saying, "something wrong here" be re-
commenced his counting. 'One-two--
three-four-fve-sir; where the deuce is
the other barrel 7"
Full of wrath, be was proceeding to de-
mand the production Of the missing cask
from the officers Of the boat, when 10 on
his getting up for that purpose from whore
he was surveying, with characteristic digni.
ty and gravity, his goods and sundries, it
was discovered, to his infinite amusement
and that of the bystanders, that be had been
sitting on the missing seventh barrel!"
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-29

ic,s: While seuse OF commor ni''o''aee uisu'
bave commended hm TO the ympt, n'es u '"' o'
". Jones.s, Billy wrigbts and oihsr N''oa'P''u
Senators. VITO are rot now likely to forge> 'aa' no
has saved hims.lf by course ~hi,a po~e
aided TO ruio them. These men sre Jdsf IS "A'J
10 surror. him for next President as to supPVr'
Gov SewarG-ueIher tss nor more. An unsuo'
L" dued rtb,r'-a rebel on question affecting
Slayery-is the yery last man 10 be Designated 81
Charleston to bear the standard Of Slave Democ-
racy in 1860.
Whether Mr.. Douglas yet cOmprehends this
We neither know nor care. BE is the arbiter OF
his own fortunes. and must make or mar tnem as
be will. The fooli.h bsbble importing that ~e,
with other Republicans of the East, had some sort
OF arrangement or understanding with him as to
his future. is as false and wretched as the Adams
apd-Clsy "Bargsin ard Corruption" slang OF
1sc4-s. We know nothing of his plans and pur-
poses but Whist We gather from sources accessible
o all-never sought to learn aught from otner
sources. Whatever good Will we may have SHOWN
him during the last year was based entIreT on his
course relative 10 LecoDptoD we consider mat
account now squared, and he at perfect liberty 10
,nnge heels over head into Filhbusterism, Cuba
stealing, or any other iniquity whereby he may
vaiply seek to make up his leeway of 1888, and re-
instate himself in the good graces OF the Slave
Power-we being Likewise free to oppose him as
decidedly when he is wrong, as We were to COM
mend him while be was emphaticslly right. lie
and we may forget thst he once stood firmly on
the side of Free Labor and the North through
desperate, protracted struggle; but the Slavery
Propaganda viii never forget, however they may
seem to ignore it. His future course may be sig-
nslized by the most deadly opposition to every
principle We cherish, and still we shall reJolee th'I
he did not fall martyr 70 his first act OF decided
resistance to the requirements of the Slave Power
The moral of bis career must not thus mlssulde
our aspiripg politicians yet to be. Let us be pa
tent and see what we shall see.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-29

territory acquired from Mexico. of which Arircss
is psr. vas a. the tmc It v- pu-ch.sd
iree By lsw from African Slavery and DO sacA Slavery
has s;6oe been established tAeeio, therefore, nohsy
contsred in ,hi, act shsl be held or taken 70 sn.a-
ire African Slavery ia said Territory which sasa re-
Ii Elm tree from Slavery as scquirei rom Mexico
On motion cf Mr.. MORSE lNaiosl. reselahoa
wss stop.ed calling the President 70 furn 81
copies O. the Instructions to oar African squsiros,
ard those given by tie Blush t'o'sremets
10 their forces the same coast, 40, n'orms Ion -
II the lumber OF slaves std suspected siavcrs cse-
tur>5 and ob.r matters peTtsring thereto since Lac
rstis,'sticp of tli. tres.y Of Warrington.
TIE Honse reccpsd sred TIE vote hy shich the Coz.
splsr srd Diplomatic bal was yesterday defeated.
TIE question being taken, the biz was passed "
l0l sgslnst -. :.
StsndJs Coumttees. ,,,.,
Nr (IRrlS fruin the Committee on Military Ar
fsirs r,p,,tsd Joint resolution for the psymea. Of
the u.iicsrs and men conmaBded by Caotains ats
srd Small, who encamped at Camp washington,
Ohio. be, were rot actually received into the service
ourrg the Mexicsp war.
Mr VALLANDIGHAM Ohio wanted 70 know
whether the Company from Dayton, commssded oy
Capt, Stout was rotpreciscy in the sane condpes a.
,be Xeuia sDi Pqua Companies IL 50, he wanted
4 included IN the resolution.
The resolution referred 10 the Committe OF sse
Whole, when the House adjourned.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-29
Aem:1lprk Daily @ibwms
SATURDAY, JANUARY %. 1850.
Our Mercantile Advertiser.

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rsER win be Issued on Saturday. TIE zh inst. vii be
devoted exclusively tte interests Of the Mercantile Puba
and will oortan Review Of the Markets since last issue,
carefully prepared statement Of the Prices Csrrens Of al
leading article. of Merchandise also Full Report Of the Stock
and Money Markets. together With other items Of CONNER
c Intelligence shall he deemed Of special interest to the
5000 Merchants 70 whom 1. s sent
We aim to make TIE ADvEETIsER welcome and valuable
visitor readers furnishing them reliable reports Of Ell the
mportan. commercial transactions Of each uon. and serving
Directory tie Beat Business Hones and hanufscofio'
IN our country while wtolesaers Jobers Manufacturer,
and Goods and Ware. dispose Of Throughout the
regular channels Of trade believe medium Of eqG vAoe
can be found.
The Jansary Number Of TBE MEEcAxTnR ADVERTISER
viii be nt prepaid 5scco County Merchants rsnJ In
the South and West. selected from the Agency Books OF Mes'
McKnLor wooD. The entire expense viii be paid By
Advertisement.
Price 81 per line for space occupied Advertisements dis
played 10 suit Advertisers HORACE dhLhLSf Co'
Nes- Yo1k, jan a. 1889.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-29

There s very rare quotation from Shakespeare
which ,ome of cur erudite readers may have
chanced to meet once or even twice, aud which dis
,inctly asserts that music has great power in sOoh-
ing the savage beast and that il ia in fact the
ereignest queller Of passions ever invented. This
we admit, has, up to this time been regarded as 8
iancul speculation apretty theory, as our Orphic
signors, signOras and signoIinas have preferred
drawing dollars into the treasury of the Academy
dollars speedily and remorielessly reclaimed-tO
tying their head, throat and cheit-notes upon our
fore,ts and cur quarrcs. But what, in this pract.
cal age is even the divine Art of Music call
it Science, and some call it both Art and Science
worth, il we cannot reduce it to plain, positive
and indisputable utility Something Of this we
have already accomplished There was the scream
ing, yelling, bowling, phthisical, demoniacl and
sltogeth dreadful emissions Of the Railway Cal
Hope, which, TO the apprehension of dislocation,
added the actusliy ofdeafenng, and keptus in mind
of our latter end. There the brass bands which
enable our gliterirs and gorgeous warriors to sus
tain, without any devastating mortality, that awful
Apabasis from Union square TO the Park, and which
are, to our veteran regiments, what the bag pipes
were to the csllow Highlander, in the Indian cam
psgps. There are the hand organs-orgaus, in.
deed, of ajudicious Providence, which, through
such instruments, inculcates the bestitudes of
patience and long g-suferibg. There is the accorde-
on played by weak minded youth at the open case
ments on midsummer nights There 10 your neigh
Dor who late in Life, has commenced the study Of
the fiddle, under the mpression that be had nothing
to do but to buy Cremona made lsst year, box
of strings, two pounds Of rosin, the trea!ises of
Spohr, Kreutzer, De Beriot and Rode, in order to
male himself the cynosure Of all concer.rooms and
the rival Of NieuItemps and Syori. There il the
amorous young gentleman who does Nicholsonian
variations upon silyer-keyed flute presented to
him by lis gtandmamma, and who gives Us the
most wonderful and involuntary double ataccato.
There is the young woman, with the seven octave
pianoforte, who is go pretIily Pr. and so uliously
f, who alternately feels softly the keys and then
fights them, and who plays Thalberg's Moses 4"
quite as well as she play the frs. lesson in Bertn
There are artzts who affect the Jews harp (or
Jaws harp as it III ,uld be written and srtsts who
frger disconsolate bapjoes, and artists who favor
us in the Silly night with gems from the African
Opers, or even from the resonant haunts Of the
Italian Academicisus, and who whistle what they
New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-29
THE LATEST NEWS,
RECEIVED BY
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS
From Washington.

Fro~ Osr Opn Coryespondent
WASHINGTON, Friday, Jan. -, 1859.
The railroad presidents to-day we're occupied in
settirg the rates of freight and fares on the water
communications OF their respective roads. Ihey
arrived at no conclusion, and adjourned till to-
morrow.
The Diplomatic Consular bill was reconsldered
sn6 passed to-day by three majority. Seven Re
pubGcsps voted for it, viz: Messrs. Foster, Wash
burn, Morse Wood Of Maine, Morrill, of Vermont,
Gooch of Massachusetts, and Nichols OF Ohio.
Some of these are among the frmest opponents OF
the Administration in the House; but they voted
for The bill partly on the ground that it was res-
Sensible and necessary appropriation, authorized by
expressed laws and that, besides, 1t contained hi-
name provision for the support of recaPtured AT
rcans, to which il was desirable TO give the sane
tiOn of law.
Twenty-Five Slaye-Trade Democrats voted
seaipst the bin because it contained that humane
provision. A majority Of the Republicans voted
against it because they do not mean to vote any
appropriations till they know what amount OF
revenue Government proposes TO raise.
The Committee on Ways and Means met to-day,
but could agree on nothing. They adjourned TIL
Tuesday.
The tlde is setting against any modification of the
Tariff Mr. Hunter, the Chairman Of the Senate
Finance Committee, is strongly opposed to any
alteration.
Secretary Cobb is elated by the increase Of inn
ports, aud begins to talk about getting through
without any new Tariff.
Pixies Peak Territory was reported to- day under
the pame of Jefferson. An attempt will be made
to substitute the name Of Usage.