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largo portion Of the Douglas Democracy On
this subject:
i. Let ese,y friend Of Nr. Douglas now take hi.
stand ~ IN An,er.can freeman. aud asear h,
al' that IL Scored to liberty, that Mr. Dougaas,
nor hta friends. will enter any convention IN =
cltY where its people, lis presses and public
opinion .enernily, hsa been expressed ID ad-
vsnce 70 decidedly and 70 uucous4eouslY To-
wards ttseir candidate. When tho Mercury OF
Democracy of Sou.t, CArolun- 1t Ia not al
With us. n organ to speak the sentiments of y
9tN- Let the A<scxry, about the time of sbr
assembling of tie Convention. or on the morn
iDg on which it meeis, publish list of The
Dengi.s deles.tes, and report only ouc-Lalf Of
il ~ Abotstioai1&- be il worsc than Seward
that bis doctrines aft worse than the Wiluo,
proTiso. &c., &c and The Dougiss crew were
nut tit tu lirt. and that they deserved death for
haEiu2 dsred 10 come TO Charleston and fois,-
ing IN abulitionist on the Democratic Conyen.
Aox's usr4 totU rot IL d fnoson Douglas ssdn Or
d<tYGtl dtsss u H. ety ef Gs1s<3astoa. 4 riot,
n,,asacre. ., and indixidua! assassination would
b the response Of Charleston mob 10 the edi.
tosaaas Of the Charleston Atrerr9."
What does the 1Emes think Of that? How
does it relish tho idea Of making nince-meat
o. the Illinois delegation to Charlastons
ihink O. tho chiValrons elave-breedcrs Of South
Carolina eear'ng down upon the Illinois COL
umn 5o ora Of tie streets Of Charleston. armed
wih bowie knives, 1cvolrers, ,uinu;a r;l1e. md
Tifod cannon: Fancy Gen. Quar3lebum leading
the assault upon the Douglas Aboiiionistk tho
latsar undor the command Of Col. Richardson
with Murray Mft t;onnell 1ohn Trr;,., .y,.:sr.
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; 1Hf AAtIk AhE
W1LDEH,S PATENT TsALAMANDER
Tia has1aes were n4Gs hY
kIGHTEky DIFFERENT xAKERs,
And prte1ts probably The aies4 ysy Of sasts Of my
Nfttt n tbs wsFid Whh tkese fact4 Of bus!nes4
4aoa purchase SAFE Of say MAXI Without looking It
zGoEx AID cGtu2A{nE pf5cet. We hSrr
, 1859-07-29

!" Tfoub3e0 OF ahn NElshlEa4 DemocxA.
cyn--ChaFles Il. Stuart. Etc.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-01-28
Reduction OF Expenditure.

The Secretary of the Treasury has prepared
and submitted to Congress bill for the re or.
ganiznton Of the collection districts, and to re-
duce the ports of entry from ll6 to rs. and TO
discontinue altogether II Of the sc ports f de-
livery. BY this measure he estimates that the
saving in the collection of the revenue will be
about 100000 per annum. 1t is not proposed
to reduce the salaries of the officers, ns under
the new arrangements, they would have addi.
tional duties. He suggests that stenm.tugs for
revenue purposes be used ut the larger ports,
and whether smuggling could not the better be
prevented and relief to distressed vessels fur
nlshed by employing vessels of the navy.
1t is recommended that the revenue cutters
be ultimately dispensed with. and that their
service be performed oy the navy. The diff
Guilty standing in tho way seems to be the dis
position Of the revenue marine officers But
they could be continued as an adjunct Of the
navy until their present commissions expire,
and those who have rendered important and
worthy service hold an assulated rank in the
navy
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-01-28
MIR. Stewards Slave Trade Bill.

The Richmond Dispatch comments arpropri
atcly in this style on this bill
at strikes us that instead Of discussing snch
bills Stewards, and other measures of n fana.
teal and negro stripe, Congress would better
pay some attention to the interests of the coun-
try and of the white race. To judge from the
deliberations of that body. one would think
that the population Of the United S atcs con.
sisted Of thirty millions ofnegroes and three
millions Of Anglo.Saxons and that til ere was
no other color in the universe save black On
the contrary, the negroes are but a small frag-
ment OF the populat ton, and black is not the
favorlte color of nature. 1t does not ent ter
among the beautiful pencillngs of the sky
above. the earth beneath. or the waters under
the earth. 1t is the badge of mourning and
desolation, the hue of the destructive thunder
cloud, the complexion Of midnight. the signal
for the powers of darkness to put forth their
hellish arts and energy. Light is eymboical
of purity, happiness Of God heaven glows
with bright colors that there ls no night there
Is one Of it's most glorous characteristics. When
the Bible speaks of q world redeemed. 1t uses
the figure of washed white through tho re-.
edmption of Christ. The black man is an ex.
ception among mortals. There is ey cry reason
to believe that his color as we'll as his condi-
tion was imposed upon him as punishment
!or the crimes OF his ancestors. The devil ia al.
ways painted as black. The Congress Of the
United States must be under some unnatural
delusOn or under the direct and malicious in.
stigation of the devil. when it devotes itself
soul aud body to the idolstsy of negroism.'
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-01-28

TELEGRAPH To CUBA.-Thc Savannah News
says the work o + suspendrng the telegraph wire
which is to "anneX Cuba to the United States
was commenced in this city recently under the
personal direction Of Mr.. A. S. Kennedy. the
energetic superintendent Of the Cuba and Uni
ted States Sub. Marine and Territorial Magnetic
Telegraph Company. Substantial. square, saw-
cd poles have been planted through Bay street,
thence 10 the line OF the Savannah. Albany,
and Gulf railroad, along which the wire is to
run and we understand thnt the poles are
now being distributed along the whole route
through southwestern Georgia and Florida to
Fernandinn, from which point the line will ex-
tend TO Cedar Keys, thence by submarine ca
ble to Key West and Havana. We under
stand that all the materials are ready, and that
the work Of constructing the line from Savan-
nah to Fernandinn is to be pushed forward
without delay. To the commercial interests of
the country this line of telegraph, when COM
pletsd to Havana, will be Of great Importance.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-01-28
Mr., Mea1her's I,eotures

The Charleston lNcws gives the following no
tlce of a recent Lecture of this gentleman, on
the Natural. Social and Political Affairs O
Central American States:
Mr.. Meagher delivered. last night ut Hibcr-
nian Hall, lecture on those portions of Cen
trail America which he visited recently. His
descriptions had. therefore, the descriptive
power which bis qnIckDess Of observation ena.
bled him to transfer to his notes as the mate.
rials Of his addresses, which outline has been
filed out by a variety Of picturesque details in
relation to the local and geographical features
Of the country.
Bnt besides this merit of vivacious descrip
ton. Mr.. Meagher presented views of the so.
cial and political aspect Of Costa Rica, in par
ticular, highly instructive. Amidst the general
ignorance of the state of society in the Cen
trail American States. these details, the result of
personal observation. come 20 US with the
weight that attaches to individual experience.
The popular impression that social disorgnn izs-
tion is the chief obstacle to moral and material
improvement in Costa Rioa is corrected by his
more authentic statements. While every natu-
raj advantage, from fertility of soil and geo
graphical position for foreign trade and inter-
nal communication, 10 combined with certain
conservative tenderness in Costa Rica, keeping
her from the evils of too great Democratic
change, her amplitude Of resources indicate for
her brilliant future. ea3s sa ~
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-01-28
Our Commerce with Cuba.

The Herald furnishes the following interest
ing statement. with reference to our Commerce
with Cuba, md the large increase which it
would receive from the annexation of the Is
land to the United States:
Cuba contains at the present moment n popn.
lntion of very nearly. if not quite, two mil
lions of inhabitants. Through the differences
caused hy difference Of climate sol! aud Labor
they produce m abundant supply of two of the
| most important ncccssarics of life winch we
require. and they consume. although, they can
not produce, an immense amount OF the staple
products. of our labor. In this point of view
Cuba is the complement of the industrial inter
! est Of the whole Union. W. need not enter
into the sugar and coffee question. That comes
! home every day to the cups and saucers Of
| every man. woman and child in the co,lntrv-
But let us look at the other side Of the picture
Cuba now consumes, at an a"crau" coast of
$lS per barrel hmlf a million barrels Of -four
! of which not ten thousand go from This coun-
| try. Take away the present duty of ten dol
lars n barrel, aud give Cuba flour Mt II cost not
; exceeding the Present duty on American flour
and she will take from onr grain fields ON. mil.
! lion of barrels of flour with an irrescindable
law Of natural increase. The same thing oc-
ours in meats, butter, lard and olive oil, which
is used ms cheap substitute Coy the aggregate
about sixty millions of pounds yearly, of which
, not one-fourth part is led from This coun-
| Try. Take away The fiscal aud political rc.iric-
tlons that BOW turn this comnercinl into other
channels. and their cost to the Cuban co,sual-
cr would diminish at least one third. and the
consumption would immcdiieIy double.
| In the trade in branches of manufacture
! ing industry similar state Of things exists
| The c"nmerca! value of the annual importa-
tons into Cuba Of textile fnb;i.s metals wrou-h,
and unwronghi. leather and other Inanulaciu ur.s
amounts. now to bet wecu twenty and twenty
| five millions Of dollars The prices of these
articles are about fifty per ccnt above what
| they would cost If the trade with us were ns
| free rs il is between the Atlantic ports and
| New Orleans; while, un.lcr the existing state
OF affairs, lh" proportion Of the imports taken
. from us Is, of cotton goods, five per cent Of
! leather. wrought and uuwr"ught, ten per cent:
! OF metals, fifteen per cent; of railroad iron
| sugar mills and oiher manu- ufnciares thirty pcr
| cent. Nearly al of this trade, if it flowed into
its natural channels, would q" from us, and
give employment to shipping. which now in n
| great measure goes To Cuba in ballast to take
away its sugarn aud coffee. Probably one vessel
| week only leaves the ports Of New York nnd
Boston th" year round laden with general
| cargo for Cuba. When Mr. Buchauan's ,.oiicy
for its acquisition shall be carried to n succvss-
| tnl issue, ship pload Of Yankee notions would
! leave daily for that islan.l
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-01-28
The Winter in Florida.

The following letter from an esteemed friend
in Florida, in its description of the genial
Weather Of the fiovery land, presents quite n
contrast to the chilly blasts Of our own surly
Winter
PALArKA. Fla, Jan. Is, 1850
Jicssra. lee 4 HIlson Please find Two Dol
lars enclosed for my subscription due to the
Independent Press, Abbevilie So. Carolina. I
am cory that your paper reaches me so rregu-
lnrly. occasionally enjoy the news it con
tains-coming as it does from my native Dis.
.trict.
Nothing new down here except that we are
hnving charming weather in our unequaled
climate. Besides our " Vcnison and wild Tur-
key We have been feast,ng for the las. two
weeks upon green peas. new Irish pota toes,
bects. CARROTS, de-, &c.
see today that some of my orange trees arc
in full bloom. as also peach trees in full bios
som. We have had = scientific Entymologis:
with US all the Summer from the Patent Office.
Washington.
You viilsee in the next Agricultural report.
that he and together have discovered . meane
OF destroying the Inscct-whch il devastating
the orange tree here.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-01-28
The Annexation of Cuba.

The Washington States with reference to the
proposition for the deposit of $4,000 900, will,
the President for the purchase Of the Island Of
Cuba, offers the following etrong reasons
against the present success Of The measure
Since the idea of Incorporating Cuba with
the dGminions Of this confcdcracv was first con,
ceived, never were circumstance go unpropiti-
ous to its realization. The inhabitants Of the
Island themselves have just published an en-
phntic protest against any sort of association
with the United States. Spain signifies so pas.
sionntc and invincible rcpuynnIce to the ccs-
sion oi her title to the dependency, that there
is danger lest an approach with that view he
repnlsed with n rDdercss which may provoke
retaliation, and so prcciptatc hosLiltics. Above
all, France and England. the chief military and
naval powers Of the EARTH against whom we
could not hold the island month, if by any
chance we might succeed in cffccting lodge
ment upon it,-Prance and England. hive
plainly ndmonishcd rs that any present attempt
to possess Cubn will encounter their joint and
determined resistance.
Against this accumulation Of Obstacles 10
which we should add the imminent hazard of
n servle insurrection among tine negroes of the
island,-no sane man will pretend to see n pos
siblc chance for the immediate acquisition of
Cuba. The scheme ia 90 obviously and utterly
chnericnl, that no Senator, with the informn-
tion which may be derived from the rerusal Of
the newspapers, aud it'll sagacity enough to
distinguish pupablc impossiLiity, will pledge
his reputation for the purchase of Cuba at any
price or by any expedient.
In this eHigency. an intelligent advocate of
Cuban annexation would recommend n cry
different policy froi.. that proposed in the SEN
atornl caucus. Finding the occasion so unfn-
vorable to the attainment of his object, he
would be unwilling to persist in nhortivc ell
terrrise, when the only effect Of such irrational
obstnacy is to multiply the difficulties in his
way, and to postpone success to an indefinite
period. lie would avoid exnspcrating the tenn.
per of Spain by tcnzing importantly in n
matter already sufficiently repugn"nr to her
feelings. lie would suspend his efforts for the
acquisition of Cubn, until either from preocc,,.
patton with European politics. or from mutual
iealousies or change of policy. France and
England might oppose less menncing resist ance
to the expansion of American empire. Espcci-
ally would he be reluctantly Incorporate the is
land with the United States 30 long MS its in,
habitants are averse from the conncxion. In.
stead of the laundering impatience exhibited by
the Senatorial caucus. and the absurd proposal
for the purchase of Cuba when every body
foresecs the indignant repulse Of the overture.
he would counsel an apparent abandonment OF
the project unit il more propitious fortune
shall suggest a renewal Of the negotiations.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-01-28
Burritt's Abolition Scheme

The Iar"ti"ion in supporting Senator Ham.
monds view, that the public opinion of the
civilized world i'll undergoing revolution on
the slavery question, and that the Abolition
sentiment is gradually becoming extinct n,
the North, makes the following remarks will,
regard TO the wild scheme of Burritt, to pur-
chase the slaves Of the South:
Agitation Of abolition having lost its charms
Elihu Burri.t comes forward with the air of
the ,!ispassonate rcf"rmer. He sees that vin-
lcncc has failed, and deem some other rcmc.lv
practicable. lie therefore proposes the insane
project Of buying the slaves a, the South. lie
has soitened his pre- indccs: he does no: mean
10 abuse Southern shareholders. nor to over.
look the natural favor with which they must
regard an institutions they have grown np uh.
der. lie has tossed passion from the helm, and
now lives under the dclus"n that he has i'll
stalled reason. lie is going 10 try I" produce
conviction i'll the faith that she woul suLscIy Sc
her own interest by selling her slaves lie
comes to his task evidently convinced in his own
mind that, unnurncc.l hy tEe Storm lie is be-
ing guided purely Ey reason. In this tit Of so.
Der nationality aud liberal considerations he
prop"sclr first to convince the South that she
would get along better without negroes. When
he has accomplished this mpos.ihiiity then he
proposes, secondly, to raise n fund to be con
tributed by the North with which to purchase
or course he could not ge. them Mt that price
but admit for the sake of making the calcu-
lution, that he had overcome Southern prcpos.
session for the Institution, aud she accepted his
proposition to purchase for $3.50 round, it
would require the handsome sum Of 81 900. 600.
600. But it is not probable that Mr. Burrtt
would bc able to command promptly SO formi,i-
able an amount. lie would therefore, require
time; during which time the negroes would go
on increasing in their usual ratio. In n very
short time, the rational philanthroI it would
find himself even with the bullion ofthe en-.
tire civilized world to back him. incompetent
to the payment. About which time lie would
come to the conclusion, which we have already,
that he is about scnscless and fanaticnl ms
Garrison. and will come about rs near to eifec-
ting emanci patton. This is what the rational
and conciintory Mr. rritt proposes So
senselcss and impracticab!c Il sch me shows
how desperate is abolition=m. When the Ab
olitioni<t give this up, they will be prepared to
follow the advice, simple but sensible, which
the New York Times, once a Black Republican
symPathiser, gives them. to "let the South
alone" and she will regulate in the best manner
the negro question.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-01-28
The Nevada TERRITORY.

we have received from Mr.. James n. Crane,
delegate elect from Nevada Territory. a circu-
lar addressed to members of Congress. present.
ing long array of arguments why Gle bill to
organize that Territory should become law.
The length Of the Territory is about 800 miles:
its width about $50 miles. and its population
ranges from fifteen to eighteen thousand souls.
He gives glowing description of it's mining
I'd agricultural features. saying. in conclusion,
that he can enter into no bargain or arrange.
ment for omnibusing the territories through
Congress. The Territory Of Nevada h suffer
ing under peculiar affiiction. Tho bin to or.
ganize it is in advance of others. Let each
one, he says. come up in order and be tested on
its merita.-Wash Skafes. ,-,........... ..
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-01-28

THE GREATNESS OF TIE UNITED STArEs.-The
Russian organ published at Brussels, in speak
ing of the Presidents desire for the acquisition
Of Cuba, nscribcs to the United States posi-.
Of some Importance, as follows:-
The war which might result from it would
he far more disastrous than the Crimean war,
which has cost so much gold and blood to the
world. 1t would he war with nation, whose
products nre the first element Of industry in all
parts Of the world. and whose commercial in
tercouse makes an importan: branch of income
for most governments. 1t would be n violent
rupture of all the arteries of commercial cir.
c"lation: it would be fatal separation be.
tween Europe, which needs America, and Amer.
ich. which can dispense with Europe. Take
from England the gold of California and the
cotton of Louisiana. and her industry will nj
once be slapped in its prosperous action. We
sincerely hope that such terrible occurrence
will not take place.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-01-28
Clubbing with the Mapazines

The example Of several o # our contem pora-
r1es OF The press. suggests the propricty Of re
mnding our readers that we are prepared to
furnish our paper in connection with the popu.
lar monthlies Of the Season at reduced rates.
We will furnish the PRESS and either liar
PER" "GODEY :" "GRAIIAM," or the
"kNlCkERBOCkER," }" for FOUR DOLLARS
and PETERSON" or ARTHUR" with the
PRESS for s3.5o-which is only 81 in advance
upon the current rates Of those Magazines.
Such magazines as HARPER, Cooley and
others, with their attractions literary md pic
tor'al are invaluable to the family circle. and
with the local incidents and general miscellany
OF the country paper, constitute fund of en-
tert"nment, which we'll rcpays the pecuniary
OUTLAY
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-01-28
The Portage Bill.

The Post Office Committee Of the Senate
have agreed, it lie stated, to report fnvorahly on
the bill Of Senator Hunter for n reform in the
postnge lnws. the vote upon the question in the
committee room being yeas--Mcssrs. Yulee,
Wnrd. Gwin. and Rice nnys-Mcssrs. Biglcr,
Hall and Dixon. This bill proposes to abolish
the franking privilege on all printed matter
weighing over three ounces, except the Pres.
dents annual message aud accompanying doe
uments, the annual report ofihe Secretary Of
the Treasury and the Patent Office and the
Congressional Globe to increase the rates Of
INLAND postnge, from three to five cents upon
letters conveyed (inlnnd) less than three thou,
sand miles TO leave the postage to and frcm
the Pacific side at ten cents, as at present, and
to charge her enfter twenty cents on foreign
letters to and from points over $500 miles dis
tnnt.
The object of the Bill is to make the Depart
mcnt self.sustaning, but as the Evening Ne,rs
remarks this seems to be immaterial, as in any
event it must be supported by Il tax upon the
people, and it is a matter Of but little moment
whether the tax be imposed upon letters, or
imported commodities under the general rev
enue system. Icfhap5 however, TAX upon
mail matter 10 the extent of the deficiency,
would be the most equitable imrost, and pre-
ferable to direct appropriations from the Treas
ury, to be met by high tariffs, with their un-
equal and discriminating duties. The follow.
ing are the remarks of the Nc,s
There has been vain cnleavor for several
years past to bring the expenditure for postal
| service within the income. IT, is expected when
the territories of the Republic arc in progress
! of the indefinite eXtension-when the inter-
course, social and commercial. has been increus.
ed by the acquisition of an immense empire on
the pacifc-ihat the revenue Of the depart
| mcnt must always square with its expenditures.
The Postmaster General has recently suggested
| n return to the old rates of postage, rs if the
people, whether taxed to pay the increased
charge connected with the service, paid it in
one shape another. If the expense canno,
b. brought within the income, and there is y
deficiency which has be made up by general
taxation or the people urc made to bear an
additional burden, in the form Of postage,
| where can be the difference 1t is the public
| mt large, that has to meet this additional bur
, then. If it is borne by taxing letters or tax
ing imported commodities, and thus adding to
the general revenue. the distinction is impal-
pablc between the citizen putting his hand i'll
his pocket to pay five cents instead of three
cents postage. and paying an enhanced price
through an impost for tho cloth or iron he con
sunes. So that it appears TO us that all the
| attempts made to compel an agreement hctwecn
the income and expenditures of the Depart
ment looks like q species Of financial lcgcrdc
main.