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The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-08-24

SYyYn CARoE1ssSs-T]int South Carolina is
-ealm, that Is GFm and in intproysd :rpifit,
;,hasshe IGNORE sal more and mqse: aevatcd to
State isgfts ma that viii one acsoi 81 lii. e
!. Efde popular voice Size wiz *Dtc for Ireskin-
ridge and kIade ure pateut, and acceptable in
aiaations anu cottsis. eat with ,sher general
rsoufse;s policy a,a sprineiples .srhe divi.ions
>Fof 1851 .(hot on doctrines. But remedy haze
been hsaaed. and ohlieracd. The apathy and
ssIep6tism Of SONG Subsequent yenrs, and GER
sddivoenkStitn4e taken on the Territorial
:. iufss55n undsra gvasi acceptance 5f Tue Ne:
:hlHae llansassslaLI. ). have been; substantially
idensd s"The rtialf lftymens on reopen.
dbg: the African ss;Iave' Traae" hassseased,' in
4 xiey Of ,more imrortant and fsesssng;issuca on
19d1 shsdssls lhat:the rising spiritIof her.
:: sas sssA s'ate4naw meeting in con
asSfs tshsE eyn: Her Yar horstsnnffs
": So. aakR aer6 rights i the { nssss Ills
:. Sy6se.. alsaSsh beaS with higlsss,
/ 4onEeud elastic I::e..I
ssfspgEsulate lhee mother sovereignl
Wtates& ference of opinion may hsse
prevailed on tthe policy qr-cxpedicncy of 'at-
'ask.ng the statsst9SatiosH' parties. or CON
raiefipg hefM snai!aaaI ;aaarty Conventions,
may bow weHbs la4 assds q. The disruption
of ths AApoefncy leaves.tl,e country without
F. such5sPaFss, and it is psSbab!e that such Con.
ventions wilr not again DO held The issues
arc abeXe; ;thoassef which mere parties cani;dis,
HPose tier magnitude and DANCE nshnni>-
monssR Rerys scitizen,. no, inAl,is character as a
:. party ;butsn tsst q patrf;s,sto address,
lgmself g, the preservatibn of;tlle peace; liLer
:. ties aad5hAlih under the existf6srgan-
%n Sfoaf gsse,faent. Or to rescuesead en-
), bosEfhsW in H1ss liable FORM -Er Neus
THE ISrxnx M sSS1ss siiaas...L coscnrss-
I'll The t;..as .easse Corresponding World writes
bese afe tile days, Of Congresses; and a
very important one is atout TO te ,hel:: here in
London. I-allnde to the great Interhh: ion al
,ftatistioa1: Congress is!sw;ll be opened on
Monday, under ihc PreafSs Sspey of the Rrince
censort. somevery impor(aSt names are an;
. nounced ia ;consseien with thsse. meetings:
Thus, Mr. feonas ssyf 1sF dsed s. au. ermi.
i. nal procedure; If: Ililf-y1BUatiR oIist8e bur.
dens lendsa DskeFarr, br. Sutherland apa
Miss shightingsse: ON ahitars rciepce and tIe
sad esgasiepees fshe siek!' Room ; Mr.. A
mdreh mefeial sstatistcs such as tho
aiStant16h in.pric4saend thesrates of wages.
, Mr.Y .Crawfdfd ons. the statisliss Of bnrks
c:sgip4ituti 5ns and JOINT stock sssociatisns
|. naSs statistical 'ellghs; Mr.. Y.at,s Rp
iSssenst'onal rublisationsi Mr. Brown on stst!s
y :tseefnnitssSp JSs e ,lfe statistics of flits.
AS s4aAs say soaie of these names
u sskin America. but others
sssa spd tSou Will. see thasa very. wide
sng.rango of'rub1tsts is lait
|, -. = Haysntial foreign delegates take
~ - Sns, tths results Of which
% 1eaanas ahs valuable. 1,
= iaFa skeylhayw we Stand
i sapd Hgn.se sfsss ails' M ssa ass }iss,ed aud
fairly SET forth, are lis59st materials for ;u3S
psn&k-., - 'rr"S tsFffsssss..:sr4. Ia 'sso
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-08-24

TT APPEARING to my satisfaction that
IL Aaron Ashley. Joseph Ashley, Robertson
Ashley sHa wife. Nelly, William White and
wife, Retsey, thcchildren of Tilan white, decd,
(nnmes mot known) the, ehildren.sH' Lefty
Smith, decd, (namcs not. kneWp) some of the
defer dants in this case, .resf5e without this
State, tits therefore,
the sale of the Real Estate of Aaron 'Asheley.
dsc'd-"on or hsfore the 7th, day Of October
nexi, or their consent to the same will be en-.
tered on record. /.
July Z, 1860. II. an O''
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-08-24

fVNlii; above Gut is IL Three Roller Ncrtice
L. Su.ar Cane Miil aud is Il true representa-
Iran "f the one exhibited nj the :. G.. Arricul
iurnl Fair and which tool; the first premium
II" il,r aforesaid exhibition. Premiums were
ais" tnE"n Iy III" same firm for Grist-AIill
lI"ns. anal FOR tie best Castings.
Iron am,: Bass Castings OF al tlcscriut:on.
made TO order, md will. dispatch. Steam I'm
gncs, Miii1carn@, B!ackSmi;h's Work, Wae
"ns. DO, DC. made TO order.
We have also purchased the right of WIN
IHHS IATENT MJIAY SAW MILL, fol,
the S!ate; of South Carolina.
Having purchased the entire establishment
pf Me'srs. Sinclair & Co, Including Pat,. I'll
sand everything nrpcr.nininy thereto. We a.
now prepared ia execute every description of
work in onrliue. Of business. with neat ness ana
dispatch. . JOHN ALEXANDER,
ROBT MrDOUGAI.
SePt8O, 1921 , HENRY !tLENANBER
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J. A. ANSLEY g. CO.,
NO. 800 BROAD ST.
AUGUSTA, GA.

ATHENS, GA. Nov. % 1859
Dear Sir: Rhodes 'Super-Phospha!c has been
applied by me this ycarona smnl! scale, to both
Corn and Cotton. The result cXcccdr3 tiv ,X-
pectatlon, although the experiments for many
reasons, were not. and could not he con,luc; aI
with due caution Vet ! am cHtirclY satisfied
that the growth of wcc.i, in both instances the
fruit i'll corn, and the number of bols Of cotton,
were fully double the yield in the portions un.
inahrrcd, and this when only table spoonful
of the Super Ph"sr!,m,c was applied as n ton.
dressing 10 each hill Of corn. and n tcaspuouInl
to each stalk of eptt"n--and Ia. last rs late in
the season rs ,hG Ssh OF July. Sumc of the
weed grew to nine feet high, with six feet
branches, covered with bolla, while the unmn-
nured was not half go good. 1t is my intention
next year, 10 test it more fully.
Very Rtsnectfully,
Your most oht scrv't
(SigncU NJ. {. NJ HAMMOND
UNION POINT, &C.. r. R.) Nov. 2s, 1852
Mcsers. J. A. AN>LEy k Co.:
GcntS-l bought ton Of Rhodes Supcr-
Phosphate III Baltimore, last Spring, Mr. II. d.
Leitner, of Bcrzelia, to test its value as n n,-
nure l put about 125 lbs. on an acre Of cotton
IN the drill, on land that would not make over
10 TO 100 lbs. of seed cotton per acre, without
Manure. The result is entirely satisfactory
| have made at least from, $50 To 500 lbs. to the
acre on this very poor land. l expect to pur-
chnse from to tons for my Spring crop. My
Overseer wishes me to put his name to this also.
Yours, i'll great haste,
(Signed) +. W. PKINTCP.
WILLIAM FOSTER.
De. q, 1859 81 If.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-08-24


Acsros OF rus scrTu.-':Ion" in -hiserorrss-
pondeuee TO the Baltimore ,Sm says that it is
believs1 in Washington, that Coy. Wiss ,."wili
take such cohrse as will make an impression
on the Southern States |asd bringthem TO, a
common ground cf actien in case of tlfe elec,
tionsof Lincoln. 1T is to the State -LsgisIa.
lures Of, f,tbe Southern. ssates.. many of'wlrieh
are to be chosen during the-heat of the .ptes;-
>dential canvass. that Southern States rights
inep will address themselves The controversy
will, be'shys.. as the Qiaaaeston. Kcrcnry says,
be transferred fron Congress TO. 1lo State
,Lcgis!atnges;,, If These &lew:ths Impulses Of
taeirs lenders. aelsng Under. The eting of tho
Iepqblicah Triumph, they will probably Ihalse
:sertain demands upon ate general aSrsfnmSnt
'fqrI1fgsation which will aoe bd. complied
with. .: ~ .
We have no aoubs; that in,he event ,cs
Lincolns. electon,,thc Southern Legislatures
will bs convened to-taEs such. aetion ds nsay
be deemed necessary adaeF eF the circumstances.
Whatever that action may be we'fcel assured
that it will settle'thc negro question, a. be:
tween the two sections, for evers. We are not
-"prrised as to the characters of the. "lsgsla-
ton. which it is said the South will ask4ipr
and which tbs predicted will be denied, but
it wiltlea~e the South in lrer tue positioi.--as
an eqhel in the preseaS SC6nfederacy or as an
independent government out OF it.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-08-24
THE STATE OF SOUTH cARat4NA

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAR8E4NA.
=. :. e 4BBEVI1E DLs1R1cE =;
In Equity.
Simpson Waits,
EX'or. Petition to sell
=. 'va. \ -nroperty 40
". II. Bentley g. Wife,
ct al. +
DCRSUANTto order Of Court the cyeaitor
l. afAeEstate ofPierce Little, decd. ar,
reqn're1ikS and prove their demand
,oifhin three montas from tho publication, hereof
or theyFwi!i be barred. -
WM:H. PARKER, c. j.. A. D.
Commissioners Office :.
Junes, 1850. s Nm
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-08-24

T. THE STAH Of. SOUTH CAROLINAf, :,
80: AsBEF1LLE DAszN4r <
william Ashley: .app't aghipst John Ashley,
Wilsoaashley. ct al, sfsndents.
. ,.
III the Matter of.the ReaF. Estate of
: Aaron Ashley. decI:
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-30

Ever and anon there springs from the
bosom of the people, man qualified to
meet the peoples highest wants in great
emergencies : a man who by reason Of
bis many virtues, his moral heroism and
his commanding qualities, is recognized
by all classes rs one endowed and anoint-
Cd for. great work. His credentials
bear the impress of a power whose fat IS
irresistible, and his progress toward the
appointed goal is as sure as the msrch OF
destiny. Seeming adventurous aids,
trampling under foot every suggestion
Of mere policy, with heart al athrob
with pure and lofty aspirations and gen
erous aims, he moves right onward with
the assnrod tread and the unquaiing eve
Of born conqueror. Of the people by
birth, with the people by association and
by a community of interests and ideas,
what wonder that they should always
hold him closely to their heart, and, in
their hour of greatest need, hail him as
their leader and sure doliverer? Such o
man is ABRAHAM LINCOLN, and
the whole philosophy Of his present posi-
ton is embraced in that fact. No other
man in the nation stands so near 70 the
popular heart to-day; and in the exigen-
cies to which corrupt rulers have brought
our Government, and amid tho porils
which on every hand threaten our free in
stitutions, the people turn iastinotiyely to
him as the man for the occasion--as one
who has been led by Providence through
all the experiences Of lowly life, through
labor and privation, through struggles
and sacrifices, into noblenoss and purity
of character, into a love Of justice, Of
truth and CT freedom, that he might be
fitted for the work. For no fact stands
out more clearly than this-that ABBA-
HAM LINCOLN is indebted TO the peo-
pIe-not to the politic;ans-for his NOM
nation. From eyory part Of our coun-
try where freedom is cherished, the voice
Of the people came up in unmistakabo
tones, calling for the nomination Of hon
est old ABE. Mother personal effort,
neither private pledges, neither promise
of Office nor Of patronage, were used to
secure the end. They are wholly igoo-
rant Of the character Of ABRAHAM
LINCOLN who suppose him to be cap
able Of any Of these things. Men pecu-
liarly fitted for great occasions are sought
for and called to their work by tho spon-
famous, unbought sufrages Of the peo-
Pile; and never was the fact more signal
" illuatrated than in the nomination of
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. And now
that he stands before the country as q
candidate Of tho peoples own choosing
it requires no gift of proscienco to forteIl
the result. As surely as the sun shall
rise upon election day, just 50 surely will
the people Of this nation place the man
Of the people at the bead Of the govern
mcnt.-Prcs3 C. TrsJsae
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-30

The following was the prayer offered
at the opening Of tie Convention at Chi
cago, on the last day of the session;
Oh, Lord, our God, We adore thee as
the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the
only wise God. Every excellence adorns
thy nature; every attribute of majesty
supports thy throne. TLou art our Sod,
and we will prasio thee; our fathers God
and we will eXault thee. We thank thee,
oh Lord, for the numberless kindnosses
which thou hast manifested toward the
people, in their origin, in their deliver
ance from subsequent evils which have
threatened them, and for the high degree
Of prosperity which we enjoy. Oh, God,
forbid that We, their descendants, should
be unworthy Of our sires, who acknowl-
edged thee in ,leir ways, and invoked
thy benediction upon their efforts to es-
tablish free government. Lord, we en-
treat thee, who Las delivered us from ex
ternal enemies, to protect lis from every
intestine evil. Oh, do thor, Infinite
Disposer of events, pelpetuate our Eber-
ties. and now we thank thee that thou
hast permitted these delegates of the peo-
pie to assemble, and so far pursue their
object with such harmony and mutual re-
spect. We pray thee still to clotho thy
servant, the President of this body, with
all that wisdom and authority requisite
for his exalted post, and we entraat thee
to bring to a happy result the labcrs of
this body of Representatives of the people.
Oh Lord, we entrcat thee at some future,
but no distant day, the plague which now
infests the body polite shall not only have
been arrested in its progress, but wholly
eradicated from the system; ard may the
pen Of the historian trace an intimate
connection betweea that glorious consum-
NATION and the transactions Of this Con-
vention.
Oh Lord, our God, thou art in Heaven,
and we on Garth; therefore should our
words be few. Our prayer is now be-
fore thee. Wilt thou hear, accept and
answer it, for the sake Of our great Re-
deemer. Amen.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-30
Abraham EinCOLas.

This in the man whom he Ropubli-
can party have selected to raise their
standard, and lead their hosts in the
great contest coming on. His is the
name that is to be the battle cry Of free
dom, and a tower OF strength to Ropubli
cans. We believe it will be name so
rally host, to win battle, to honor
principal, % bless land
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, was born in Har-
din Co. Kentucky, Feb. II, 1909, and is
now 81 years old. He has never attend
cd school but few months, has been in
turn farm-labcrer, o common hand in
q saw mill, and q boatman. Hard work,
ana poverty, with, the experience OF a
frontier life, and mind earnest in the
acquisition of knowledge from every
available source, have made him what he
is to-day, the leader of a great Party, and
the representative Of a great Principle.
He has for the last thirty years made
the Prairie State his homo. Ho has
there been farm hand, clerk in store,
volunteered, in the Black Hawk War
and was chosen captain Of lis comp any
served several sessions in The State Logis-
lature, and in 1916 was chosen to Con
gress. Since that time, he has been de-
voted mostly to his profession, the law, IN
till the Presidential Campaign Of 1856,
when he used all his energies for the cleo
ton of Fremont. He first won a nation
al reputation, in 1853, when he canvass
Illinois with Senator Douglas, who was
his opponent for the Senatorship from
that State.
As candidate for the Preside ncy
Mr.. Lincoln possesses the greatest a2vau-
tagos. While his R9pub,iclnism is ap-
proved By the most earnest men Of that
party, his well known conservatism and
the purity of both bis private and public
life, man Of tie People who has raised
himself to his exalted position by The Wig
Or Of bis mind, and the genius ofhis char
acter, his acknowledged ability as law
yer an orator, and a statosman,-his
nomination will be hailed by the masses
with an enthusiasm foreshadowing I'M
mistakably, that moro glorious triumph
which lies beyond.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-30

er, an,t understand the influence of A brf-
ham Lincoln, we have hut to study those
eloquent utterances that fell from his lips
during the joint discussions with Senator
Douglas. In forcble argument, and
sound logic, in strength and breadth of
statement, and in the tact with which he
exposed the fallacos, and sought out the
strongest positions Of his able opponent
those speeches have seldom been surpass-
Cd.
Among oil the men presented for nom
inat;on at Chicago, we believe there was
no other who would give to tho country
SO positive guaranty of success-none
on whom the masses could rally with
such enthusiasm, or rely with such salts
faction, as--ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-30
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Tho effect was electrical. One spon-
taneous burst Of applause went up from
all parts Of tho ''wigwam," which grew
more IN more deafaning as it prolong-
ed, and which did not wholly subsde for
ten OF fifteen minutes after. The cheers
which rent the mir could have boon heard
all over the adjacent country. Ofcoulsa
"Old Abe" was called out, and made an
explanation Of the matter. He stated
that, some thirty years ago, then just en-
igrating to the State, he stopped with
his mothers family for one season, in
what is now Macon comfy that he built q
cabin, split raile and cultivated small
farm on tho Sangamon river, some six or
eight miles from Decatur These, he
was informed were taken from that fence;
but whether they were or rot, he had maui
ed many and many better ones since he
had grown 10 manhood. The cheers were
with the same vigor when he
concluded his remarks, as they subsidized,
many delegate, in thoughtful mood,
contracted the resent position of the no
bic, sail-taught, statesman and patriot,
whose name is now mentioned in connec-
ton with the highest Office in the Gift Of
the ration with that Of the humble no
neer and rail maker Of thirty years ago.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-30
COUNTY OFFICERS.

G, w. CAIRNS, Register of Deeds Office
in Wise's Block, Broad Street.
). II. SOUTHWICk, County Treasurer
Office in Wise's Block.
HENRY P. AMES, Sheriff; E. N. RED
MON, Deputy; office over City Bank in
Wise's Block, Broad Street.
Trimbelle
A. II. YOUNG, Clerk of Circuit and County
Courts o.. GIBBS, Jr., Deputy; office in
Wise's Block
OLIVER GIBBS. IT., Clerk Of County Su
bervisors; A. II. YOUNG, Deputy, office in
Wise's Block.
WM. HoWES, County Judge; Office in
Nise's B ock.
P. ", WISE, Special Court Commissioner
under the new code ~ss 4-se -. v
JAMES II. HUNTER, County Surveyor;
lffice AT Pleasant Grove
OLE WIsGER, Coroner; Office a, Hartel.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-30

Tow CoRw1E recently compared the
doughfaceism of the Democracy to the
kphraim of the Scripture, which is said
to be "a cake unturncd, and said with an
inimitable look and manner, 20, Ephraim
poor Democratic Ephraim for god s sake
turn over az the pan and bake on the
otter side The effect was electric
Exchange.
Yes, and magical, FOR poor Democra-
tic Ephraim,' burning on the Charleston
Goals, rose almost forthwith and turned
ooer an The pan! though whether fer
Gods sake or his own, is not entirely
free from doubt.-LouisviHe .Journ-
al.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-30

Every Republican exchange paper
which has reached our office since tie
nominations, endorses the action of the
Chicago Convention, and halls the tick
ct as a strong ono, Although Seward
was the first chosoo of many, yet they
gladly come to the support Of "Honcst
Old Abe" believing him the fttost leader,
all things considered, to lead the Repub-
lican hosts in the great contest coming on.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-30

NPrentice recommends all those
persons who long to be free from tho cares
tho and responsibilities Of business
life to emigrate to Missouri and live in
independence. He is Ike the colored
preacher who wound up rhetorical eli
max by telling bis hearers that there was
but one place where they always find con
ISOLATION, and to the general cry of"whcro,
where?" replied, Gin the dictionary"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-30
The Rail- Candida &c.

We clip The following from the ILL.,
nois State J9mnol.
Mr.. L;nco!n's appearance in the ''Wig-
wam," rs . spectator Of the proceedings
Of the Convention was the occasion of a
particularly Interesting opiso lie. He had
IN pursuance Of the courtesy extended to
him, hardly taken lis seat upon the plat
form, amidst the widest demonstrations
Of enthusiasm, when Mr. Ogiesby of
Decatur, announced to the delegates that
an old Democrat Of Macon county, who
had grown gray i'll the service Of that
party, desired to make a contribution to
the Convention, and the offer being &C
cepted, forthwith two old time fence rails,
decorated with flags AMI streansrs, were
borne through the crowd into the Con
yontion, bearing the Inscription:
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-30

Stephen A. Douglas, Of whom
many Of our readers may have heard, rs
the man who WAS 50 badly wounded, ia
the recent "Irreprossiblo Conflict" at
Charleston, South Carolina, is to be public.
ly executed at Baltimore, in June. Ma
sons d Dixsou's line will be used for the
purpose Of his strangu'ation. He is to
be swung from platform, built Of Squat
ter Sovereign ty pInrks, TIE same as used
in the construction Of the Cincinnati Plat
form in SO. As It is expected there Will
be an nthalopt &c rescue him, he will be
guarded by delegation from the South
ern States, who viii by no means allow
him to escape.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-30

NoLACK OF RHYME .-The La Crosse
Republican man finds plenty of rhymes
for Lincoln, Hear him:
"Be iabers,' says Paddy. "I'm thinkin
That the sthock of Stave Douglas is sinkin.
For to-day, there'a nmchwinkin and blinkin
Among the Republican boys
For they've headed their ticket with LINCOLN
Who made every freeman rejoice.
When he faithfully stumped Illinois,
And was hailed is tie popular choice, dc.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-30
why lincoln was Nominated.

There are many good and sufficient
reasons why the Chicago Convention
nominated Abraham Lincoln. The hour
was at hand, when no mere negative con-
sentative, or temporizjng policy, would
meet the exigoncy, but q bold, unhinch-
ing adherance to principle, and deter
mined purpose to meet the great issues
presented, and sustain the great principles
at stake. By no other course, could the
Republicans hope to command the re-
spect, or secure the confidence ofthe peo-
pie. The time has passed when ayaila-
bility, regardless Of character, or princi-
pie, is to be consulted. Certain defeat
would follow the nomination of man
without fixed principles, and unyielding
political integrity.
The exigencies of the times, and the
voice of the country, pointed unmistaka-
bly, to man, not only distinctiyely Re-
publican, but to one who by reason of his
political ante1edents and constitutional
moderation-by his ability as states
man, and purity as citizen, would prove
acceptable to those doubtful States, with
out the support of which no man could
succeed.
In the person of Abraham Lincoln, we
find man, the reetitude of whose private
life is fittingly told by the name he bears
and honors so well, "HoNEsT OLD ABE"
whose political integrity is fully attostod
by all tho acts of his public life, and |
whose ability and craftsmanship is so
clearly and foreibly shown, in those mas
-erly speeches he pronounced before the
seople of his owA State, in the melnora-
bic canvass Of IS. To see the great pow