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Daily gazette and comet., 1860-04-27

Morse's Patent Breeeh Lcsdins Guns.
GUBsCRiBERs ste respectfully notified. that
- THEFT Guns have been lett for distribution and
delivery with DARBEE A BENJAMIN.
A few ofthe above Guns for sale
Daily gazette and comet., 1860-04-27
TO THE MILIIONi
FRANK HUGUET,
NOVA Corner Of Third and Lanrsl street.
CUTLERYi CUTLERYff

HAyE nov it stc,e and 70 STRIVE, = complete
Il sssof trnent ofPocket aud Tsble Cutlery. Of
the most reliable makes, and q great many nev
styles, among them the celebrated fndis n ubber
Table Knives. Gall snd examine them befSs
purchasing svhere-ss n ~ slwsys = pIessurs
10 show my stock FRANK IiU6UET.
Daily gazette and comet., 1860-04-27

fINIE subscribers take this medium Of anuounc.
Il Ing 70 the eitisens Of ksst and West Baton
Rouge, and TO the public In general, that the
opening Of their new. spscious and elegantly ht.
ted up store, corner Of Third and baurpi Streets.
adjoining the Hank. will take pl.ee On
Daily gazette and comet., 1860-04-27
THE FENELA SHAWL.
SuNDRIES

DR0wN's bss. Jamaica Ginger; schisdan
I'D schnapps: Radwnys' Remedies. sarsaparil.
las; Hostettsr's Bitter.; castee Soups Olive Oh;
sponges. etc, just received by
aprll ED. 4 WIN. BOGEL.
Daily gazette and comet., 1860-04-27
LADIEs Cloth CLOAKs.

4 HAVE just received new assortment OF thsse
il goods, very long and new styles, ranging In
prices from 10 10 $40. also pretty assortment Of
Misses Cloaks and Tslrsss, suitable for dress and
school Clo.ks W. D. PHILLIPS.
Daily gazette and comet., 1860-04-27

T.destractibIe skeleton skirts,
WITH an adjustable Bustie, that vill not
w break down. Just received at
apr2e
Daily gazette and comet., 1860-04-27

L'REsll TEAs--Curious Oolone, Oboioe fmperi.
Il Al and Gunpowder, for sale By.
jsp26 ND. q WM BOOEL.
Daily gazette and comet., 1860-04-27

WILL remember thst we keep on bsnS the
w common horse nail as we'll ss our extr
English stub nsil, and 10th NJ low prtees.
MuNfAN , nATTA,
deeT Hardware Ccrne
Daily gazette and comet., 1860-04-27
SEWING MACHINES.

lust RECEiytD the scovel . ecoden NEW
" PATTERN MACHINE. This Msehine he .
teen enlarged eyprssly fov f7apfsrs' use
. ~ koerns next 10 Mrs. Iiueston's Fancy
store-Third Street
febis I'M TRAOv. Asept.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-05-09
Railroad Meeting.

The result of a Railroad meeting held at
this place on Monday last will be found on
another column. 1t was gratifying to see
the laIge number of persons in attendance e
md the enthusiasm manifested upon all
sides. Our people are determined to have
road-wheher to Camden or to the North
Eastern railroad, will depend upon the re-.
snlt of The efforts now being made BY the
friends OF the respective routes.
The upper portion of tho District was
pretty we'll represented, and it is the ish
Of that quarter that the road DO extended to
Charlotte. There is no doubt but that it
will ultimately go there. Information has
been received from source entitled to
credit, inducing the belief, that considerable
stock, will be taken in Charlotte in n road
from that point, Via Lancaster and Bishop
vile, to connect with the North Eastern
railroad.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-05-09
Lancaster Rail Road-Public Meetine

In pursuance OF an Invitation from tue
Town. Council Of Camden, number of
the citizens of Camden aud Kershaw Dis.
trict, assembled At the Town Hall this
day, (ApriI 2Slh,) to take into consldera.
ton, the proposed Rail Road connection
between this place and Lancaster Court
House.
On motion Of a. NJ. Kennedy, l.. Nc
Cand'ess WAS requested 10 take the chair,
and J. NJ. Davis was appointed Secretary.
The meeting was ;hpn called tp order
by tue chairman, who IN lew remarks
explained It's Object.
On motion Of Win. H. Shannon, ,h.,
committee be appointed by the chair
To prepare busnees for the meeting, the
following gentlemen we're aypoIlt.d !;
WIN NJ. Shannon. a. NJ Kennedy, q.
Ma'hr>on, ID. ID n,cott, J.s. DtnlAp
aud jas \ Young.
lac coinn,ILte. having rulIrcu, Ia "a lew
mom"mts rrturm"d. aud through their
chairman, Nm NJ. Shannon, recor,eJ
the t"''o%mS Teso'Ti;4ns. whigA were
unaulH ousy aLur,l.
'1', ~ t"'' w. I':' ''"I""' u
a'.,',' f,e','N ''''I'' =, ''sT.'H'"" - 'nEr INTO
o"''S'" i"''o" tpe tu"''ei o. h"' Load
I''"';I, o""jI,'o" w., l. ''"''S''' D''"'c'' 30
,Ls ,r !"r'," 90 WI" ""a appreciate
w. ~ wv ''<'"S o' l. '"''s'"r
. p.ao,.,y w. ,,, T,,I' ,,I,I, .,,
Hes0'r''' l NAT We VII he'r'''y CO.
W; P''', :" '"e '''o',''"' ''''e ''"Nr'y TO
~ m aa'n,, ~ '"o,' WV, WV "'rHuy nave 30 much
wallis of Tf. | anT w. " ,,'s ,'s =" ne BUSINESS t
,a",; '"I "'''' - '''"' .''"e VI" 'h
Ps.oJ."y IT, >,
,ssn ,sr,nn. ,,n,a',,; .y'""''''ee .h ~ III
THAR D;s,r;c, ,pos, ,,,,aI,,,. ."G o,"''''S %
the n,onos.I R,T RnaI ~ .';.'., 'u,o's' .'I !"
c,ny.ss ,ha Ta., 10Y I 10 10 "hp'IH,'" 70
,c,in,;or. ma ,ha, ,hou ', w 'uU'
;onrn.,I maa,;oa ''PS'' " r'' "'
R.aoJ,sJ r., =,
Town Of Camden bs aS rsoa".,aI y" ~ oai, u"o y
meeting Of ,hs ci,;,s". ~ nf ,pa T,,' ~ .""
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Ladies Fair.

We are authorized TO saw, that the Ladirs
of"The Sewing Society" will be pleas ed
to entertain large company, at the Court
House, on the evening of "Wednesday and
Thursday, the 23d and 24th inst. Doors
open at i. VI.
Their taste and quality have for some
time been taxed in making preparations,
and we predict for them the most credia-
bic success. Many articles of real value, rs
well ~ beauty, will be offered for sale that
the buyer may get the worth Of his money,
Especial aud abundant provisions, will be
made for the hungry. 1t is expected that
''the Band will be present with their music,
the room will be handsomely decorated,
and in word, there will be something
there for everybody. The proceeds are to
DC applied to church purposes.
The public nre invited to attend, not on ~
invited, they are expected.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-05-09
Distressing Accident.

Our community has been much concern.
cd about report Of a most DISTRESSING nc.
cident which occurred near Camden on Sat
urdny last, occasioning the death of "a per.
soma. We ire indebted to Mr.. James Den.
ton for the following particulars.
a company Of young persons, forming q
pleasure exclusion, or fishing party, Assem-
bled at Boykin's Mill Pond, ten miles below
Camden, on Saturday last They, to the
number of sixty or sixty.fve, male and fe.
male, got into Flat, which was convenient
and rowed out into the Pond. When about
30 or 40 yards from the bank, the Flat sank
and "a Of the above Dumber peri,hed The
others saved themselves by swiming or by
clihging to the Flat. We append the names
OF the unfortunate te ones. Who were thus
shddenIy launched into eternity:
Miss Holly A. Young, Miss Mary A.
Young, Miss s. Il. Young. Mr X. Josey
Huggins, MIR. J. r. McCloud, Miss Mittv
Alexander, Miss Lizzie McChagin, Miss AL.
ice Robinson. Mr. r. Richburg, Miss Mary
!hinson. Mr.. WIN. Legrand, Mr.. r. lie.
grand, Aiss Levina Cfosby, Hiss Margaret
McCOwn, Miss Lou. NettIes, Miss Sarah
Howard, Mr.. Willie McChagin, Miss Jan 8,
Kelley, Miss c Jenkins, Mr.. Frank Ho-
eott, Mr. John Oaks, Mr.. ID. McCown,
and two colored persons.
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Seeding Convention.

the delegates who withdrew from the
National Convention on Monday, asscm-
b!cd ut 8 o'clock that evening n, ST. An.
drew's Hall, and organized by calling Col.
| John ). Preston, of SOuth Carolina. TO the
Chair, and enrolling their names as mem.
bcrs Of Convention of Constitutional
Democrats. Col. Preston, on. taking the
! Chair, addressed the Convention rs follows :
GENTLEMEN The call you have given
! me 10 preside over your deliberations i'm
! lhis temporary organization, was so uuex
! pectcd that can hardly fad words 10 ex.
| press to yoN the sensGlions ! have in taking
! the Chair 10 preside over this meeting. /
certainly should not accept the rysiion
| you have assigned me, were it not for the,
fact tHat, IN doing go, | occupied "a mere
sInecure; that IL IS only for the fuIGilnent
OF The forms necessary Ia effect perrna
Hent organization of tie meeiIng-a meet.
ing OF patriots, engaged, in my Judgment,
IN The gTavest mission that has been prcscn-
ted to our people since the existence of
this Republic
We come here TO night, gentlemen, not
as sectIonaIists-not as parliz lns-but we
come here as the representatives Of the
ConstitutIon-iovefs OF this Republic We
own here, aud know no latitude-no lonpi
tude. We know no East, no North, no
West we only know the imper,d ins,itu.
tons ofour county under its constituted
form.
benlleDen, II Is strange spectacle, this
We come here to Charleston believing, and
ss think, truly believing, that the Demo
cratic party of the Union had but one ayo
cation here that its sole, lite giving element
Was the protection oi our constitutional
rights, And the redress Of our grievances
undsr the Constitution-that if YOU take
away that from IL, il has no other beiGg, no
other purpose, no other atiri5ule-thAl il
has no other name than that which came of
this sacred purpose. That is the purpose
for which we came here ; that the purpose,
IN nv conception, for which the Democrats
party came here.
The Black Republican cohorts stand
alone upon the nvowed purpose Of destroy.
ing the equality of the States, and the
rights Of equal States. The Democratic
parly-and that is proved by our being
true TO nlght-exists alone for the purpose
OF preserving our rights aud redressing our
wrongs.
They have failed in that purpose they
have failed in the pission on which depen.
ded entirely ths integrity of the party, and,
as soIe OF us believe, will depend the exis-
tence Of this Republic.
Such, then, gentlemen, In the reason of
our meeting here Tonight, As said, IL Is
agraye purpose, IL is very solemn purpose /;
ieel u pressing upon my heart and upon
my brain TO mn extent that no other pur-
pose in my lite ever has reached. Then,
Ia taking The position in which you have
placed me, can only beg those who are
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-05-09

The SOUTH CAROLINA DELEs ATOM
correspondent Of the South Carolinian
s'luding TO the effort Of portion of the
press of this State tn create the impression
that the South Carolina deIes ates in Char.
lesion were behind the other States in M.
serting the principles Of the Platform, adop.
ted by seventeen States, says
"Ws have the information from tho bes,
authority, that in every form in which thai
platform was presented, the South Carroll,
M delegation was among its most eager
and earnest supporiers, and always uhahi:
nous while the delegations from every
other State were more or less divided
Any assertion, therefore, or insin IA ion,
that our delegation was behind any other
In asserting and maintaining the platform
adopted by the Southern organization, is
simply untrue. Such and such like asser.
t.ons and assumptions are not calculated,
70 hnroonize the people Of South CaroIiua.
We think the resui; shows more than even
Es wisdom and propdety of the people Of
he State having been represented in tho
Convention.
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churches and parties. What shall be- the
sequel! Immense excitement exists in the
ci'y' out the most perfect order.
On Tuesday morning, the eighth day of
The Convention, the Georgia delegation,
following the lead OF her Southern Sisters,
Withdrew. Says the Mercury The Vir.
ginia, Tennessee, North Cnrolin and Ken.
lucky Delegates then asked leave to retire
from the Convention for the purpuse Of
consultation. 1t was supposed that the
consultation sought by these Delegations
was concerning their Withdrawal from the
Convention. They returned, however
merely with proposal to amend the rule
requiring two .thirds of the "pOtes gireu" to
effect nomination for President. so tha,
two-thirds Of the votes phich the ELec,oral
CoftSeS shall cast, shall be required to effec,
nomination. The. objcct OF this amend.
ment was to render it Impossible for Mr.
DouSIasto be nominated, by Increasing the
number OF votes required for nomination.
Ills friends opposed it ; but the vote of
New York carried the amendment arsins,
them Whilst is it impossible that Mr.
Douglas, under the new rule, can be nomi-
mated, the difficulty of making any nomina
tiOn is increased. His friends can check
more easily the game of nominating any
other individual. At present there is no [
the least visible chance of any one getting
TIE 202 votes required for the nomination.
The Convention then commenced to bal
lot for President. The first ballot resulted
rs follows;
FIRST VOTE FOR PRESIDENT
Mnine.-Dougas, B Guthrie 3.
New llamps 5.
Vermont-Douglas, 5.
NJ Observation-Disclosures, 81 Hunter, G;
Davis II.
Rhode Island nd-Douglas. (.
Coanectcut-Douglas, 2t Toucey, 23.
New lork-Doug!us, 35.
New Jnrsey-tiuthrir,
pennsylvania douglas, 9 Guthrie 9 ::
Dickinson. 2 Hunter, 3 Lane 3; Rierce.
|.
DelNware--iluutrr, ..
Maryiand-Douglas, . Dickinson, / ::
Hunter, 5.
Nrginia-Hun,cr, Is.
Norm Carolina douglas, l ; Hunter, 0.
South Curoina--Ilunier, |.
Ark"nsas--ilunter,l !.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, ~ Guthrie, ~.
Tennessce-Johnson, II.
Observation-Disclosures, 10.
Ohio-Douglas, 23.
Indiana Douglas, l3
llllnois-DouglaS, ii.
higan-Doug,a., 6.
Observation-Disclosures. g.
lowa-Douglas, 4.
MinncsOta--DougIas. 4.
Observation-Disclosures 4.
Oregon-l.anc, 8
Whole number of electoral votes. 3O3-
! Necessary 10 n choice, 2O2. Douglas, 1851:
| Guthrie, 35; Dickinson, :; Hunter, ~ ;
Johnson, IL Lane, 6 Davis, II Toucey
y ; Pierce, /.
Up to the afternoon session Of Wednes
day there had been 81 ballotiings, with no
material variation from the above, and no
seeming probability of nomination.
Twenty three ballots more were had dur.
Ing the evening session of the 9th day, ma.
king in all fifty seven ballots the last bal.
lot resulting as follows:
For Douglas, 1914 Guthrie 81 Dick
inson, 1; Hunter, l6 LaEe IA; Davis, J.
On Thursday morning the 10Th dny, there
being no likelihood OF n nomination. the
Convention agreed to resolution for nd
journmentr offered by the Virginia deloga-
ton to meet in Baltimore on the 18th June
next. Thus cn!ed the most extraordinary
session ot the National Democracy ever
held-having csmpo:ely failed to accom.
! plish It's purpose.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-05-09
Lancaster and the Proposed Railroad.

We are pleased TO see that the citizens
OF Lancaster are moving in Co operation
with the citizens Of Sumter, who propose
building Railroad from some point on
tue North Eastern Road via Bishopville,
to the trss pamed place. The Couyen.
ton at Bishopyille, on the 18th inst, will,
we trust place the proposed route in tan
gible form. The last Lancaster Ledger
contains call for meeting Of The ci,i-
zens Of that District on Monday (Sales-
day. last, for the purpose, among other
things. Of appointing delegates TO the
Convention above alluded to. The call
OF the Ledger !, strong and emphatic
1t says "never has the prospect shown
brighter, or the opportunity for Lancaster
10 emerge from Der ohscurity been more
prominently developed than now" We
hope to hsar Of other sections WHICH will
he represented in that Convention. Il
will DO most important meeting, to the
prospects Of the Road in fact, the whole
problem whslhsr OF not the Road will Le
built may be solved either favorably or
adversely by The course then ana there
pursued, and tire spirit and showing then
and there exhibited. II Bishoprille 10 to
have Railroad facilities, she must as it
appears 10 us, receive snrport and co op.
GRAFTON from Lancaster. % the other
haud the matter stands differently Lam
caster may nave Road without co opra-
ton with Bi.hopvile. She will doubtless,
rs in,mated ty the Ledger, cas-, her aid,
(Which will be CONSIDERABLE in the direc
ton from whence comes the IN ost sub.
stantial propositions, touching the work
of building the Road. We look with in
ieres: for ~ report Of the actings Of the
Lancaster meeting, rs at that meeting it
was expected far expression Of the De.
sires and capacities Of every part Of that
District would be made Sumter Watch
man.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-05-09
The Convention-Failure--Secession


We give elsewhere in this paper conden-
Sod reports of the proceedings of the Ma
tonal Convention up to the time of its ad
journment also of the Seeding Conven.
tion. The very vouminous and excellent
reports of our Charleston eXchang ges, have
enabled us to do this. To Col Wither-
spoon, delegate from this Congressional
District, who returned on Friday, we are in
debted for papers in advance of the mail
We take this occasion TO thank our coten.
porary, the Ersning .Nevs, for sending us
its daily issue during the progress of the
Convention. I: has invariably supplied US
with The latest intelligence.
The National Convention is 3 complete
failure, and the course pursued has occa-
stoned ferment of excitement throughout
the country, the end Of which it is not ea-
az TO foresee. Ii behoOves our best and
wisest men to bestir themselves in tie ef-
fort to Unite the South for the emergency
mt hand. The North ern democrats refused
just and proper recognition Of the rights
OF the South in the common property of
the United States. The Southarn delcpa.
tions were then forced 10 adopt one Of two
alternatives-ren'an in a body where they
were not recognized as equals, OF secede
from it. Some of them adopted the lat
ter, and their course should, and no doubt
will, be sustained by their constituents.
Tho fears expressed bv certain editors
an9 newspaper correspondents, that the
South Carolina delegation would not act
with the delegates from other Southern
States in proper emergency, is proved to
have been entirely premature. 1t is said
that our delegates was on one or two occa-
sions Kissed by lockers on in the galleries,
because they did not exhibit as much fire
as these outsiders thought the occasion de.
manded. All sensible people, however, will
allow that our delegates were better judges
of how they should conport themselves
than the class of outsiders usually found
at these political conventions, animated as
the latter are by party and sectional preju.
dlces ana IN many instances by bad whis
key.
When the question of Withdrawing from
the Convention was being considered b,
the Southern delegates, Senator Harmon,
communicated with our delegation by tele
graph, urging the latter to 60 out of th,
Convention if us many rs two cotton S,ate
would agree to 60 with them. The fire
eaters who have suspected our distinguish
ed Senator, of becoming too national, shoul,
make note Of this. We have never cues
toned his thorough devotion to the South
If the South can but become united, w
have nothing to fear. Are .he cotton State
prepared to make the question Of protection
to property In the Territories the ul,imatuu
of their remaining in the Union! II the
collectively, calmly and resoIu,cly take thi
posi'i n, all will yet be we'll.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-05-09


ine Rev. J. Z. Fletcher gave US last
evening, brilliant lecture on the religion,
euatoms and people Of Brazil. seldom
have we relished anything more than the
piciure he laid before his audience of that
exaberant garden of the topics laden with
It's strange variety Of fruits and flowers,
'eeming IN perpetual harvest for the hand
OF man. Surely that couniry musi be the
garden OF the world, aud if it, people had
the enterprises which moves lhis Yankee
nation, imagination could not eel bound
TO tbs results they would produce ,here.--
as reyelent to this comparison the Reverend
gentleman stated that Tho bes. Remedies
employed there for the Diseases 10 which
they arc subject, are invented and supplied
20 ,hen by our own well known county.
men nf. ). z. Aver Of Lowell, Mass, and
lha' not the people only, but The priesthoo
and TIE coort of the Emperor down, have
cohs'ant FeSouse Ia sickness 10 The RENE.
dles OF this widely eelebratrd Am.,;..o
Chemist. Ledger. Boston.
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roads South of US leading to Charleston !;
Therefore be it
Resolred, That it is our purpose TO insti.
tute measures for the accomplishment of
this object at the earliest practicable period
Resolred, That our grand object is to Sc
cure Road, the point at which we should
connect, being matter of minor consc-
Quepce and while we express preference
for the shorteS. route by which we can be
brought in communication With the sea
board, We will nevertheless adopt that route,
where, BY the co operation Of other sections,
it may be adjudged to our interest to go
Resolved, That we hold ourselves in readi.
ness to perform our full share in this enter.
7 prise, and whenever the efforts in favor Of
each fthe proposed routes have been devel-
oped and ascertained, we will unite our re.
comces with those Of the friends Of that
route who will have given us the best proof
of ihelr aollity for the undertaking ana Of
their intentions 10 prosecute it - u speedy
termination.
Resolrcd, That the delegates appointed
at this meeting be, aud they are hereby in
sructed, 10 consider the foregoing reholu.
hons as expressive of the sentiments of the
citizens OF l.ancaSter here assembled.
The above resolutions formed the subject
of quite lengthy aud animated discussion
They were supported by Mr.. Connors, Mr.
Massey, Maj. Jonn d. Wylie, DR.. William
son, Mr.. J. II. X. Belk, aud j. Williams.
Esq. Opposed by Mr.. p. T. IIammond d.,
and NJ. p. Crawford, Esq. The latter gen
tlemen held up the advantages of the Bish-
opviiIe route over any other, and urged the
eXpediency of directing our attention sole
ly 10 that quarter Mr. Hammond moved
the following as II substitute fer the fo;ego-
ing resolutions;
ReSoired, That the delegates appointed
by this meeting confer with the delegates
ut Blsbopvile as 10 the feasibility OF con
| structing a Rail Road from that place TO
Lancasterrllie and report to n meeting of
the people of this district the result of said
conference.
NJ. Massey moved TO lay upon the table
MIR. Ms molten WAC sustained by II vote of
the meeting, and the substitute accordingly
laid upon the table.
Maj. Wylie offered the following rs au
amendment
Resoired, That the delegates appointed
at this meeting be and ;hey are hereby re
quested to report to an adjourned meeting
of this body, TO be held at Lancaster &. H.
on the first Monday in July.
The amendment was accepted, and on
the question being put, the resolutions
with their preamble and the amcndmen,
were adopted unanimously.
On motion, it was unanimously resolved
that the proceedings Of this meeting b,
published il the Lancaster Ledger. and thai
the Camden Journal, kngstrce Star, Che
raw Gazette, the Sumter, Darlington an.
Charlotte papers be requested to copy.
The meeting then adjourned to cCnvcn,
again the first NJ onday in July.
JAS. ii. WITIERSPOON, Chmn.
w. ". CoSNoRs, Sec'y.
IA meeting Of the delegates whose name,
appear in the above report was called in lht
afternoon where il was ascertained tha
about twenty of the number appointed vii
attend Mt BishopvlIe on the 18Th instant