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Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-08-01
Keeping Truth I'm the Dark.

A number of Douglas orators and editors
continue to contend, that Douglas and john
son were nominated at Baltimore for Presi-
dent aud Vice President of the United States
in a manner strictly in accordance with the
established rules of the party. We have re-
peatedly shown that this is incorrect. Mr..
Douglas did not on any ballot at Baltimore
receive the support of two-thirds of the mem
bers Of full Convention, although the bogus
delegates from louisiana, Alabama &c voted
| for him from first to last. r. j. Haldeman
member Of the Douglas National Committee
in his recent address to the friends of Doug
! lass in this State, admits that Mr. Douglas on
the last ballot received only 1917 votes, and
that only 1943 votes were cast. The Con-
vention when full consisted of 303 members
sary to nominate. 1t will be seen that Mr.
Douglas. according to the statement of his
friend Hsldemsn, did not Ceven including tie
vote of the bogus delegates receive within
201 the number of votes necessary to nom-
mate How then can it be claimed for Mr.
Douglas that he is the regular nominee OF the
Democratic Party for..President?
With regard to Mr.. johnson. we wish &c
ask our friend Capt Smith few questions
Was III. V. johnson placed ia nomination for
Vice President by the Convention which nom
mated Douglas? Was not Benjamin, Fitz
patrick nominated BY that body. for the Vics
Presidency? Then why is it that YOU are SC
loud 10 shouting for Douglas and johnson
instead of for Douglas and Fitspatrick? Yor
will tell US perhaps, that Fitzpatrick declined
accepting the nomination. and that the Doug
las National Executive Committee, then pla
ced johnson in nomination But who o.
what body invested it with the power to d,
SO Certainly it did not receive the power from
the American Democracy. You seem t.
think that the Democratic State Conmittee i
possessed of bat few and limited powers. Yol
deny it even the right to propose plan 70
uniting the party and defeating the Blacl
Republicans; and yet you contend that th
; Douglas National Executive Committee is iu
vested with full power to place in nomination
} candidate for the Presidency and Vic
; Presidency in case of vacancy occurring =
for if it possesses the power to nominate
candidate for the Vice Presidency, of cours
it possesses the same power with regard {
; the Presidency. This is another i.lustratio
of the uniform consistency of your views as
politician, for which you are so remarkable.
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Some land was recently sold IN London
for nius tuudysa .hcrssrd dollars per sore z
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f'aE EHGSFl.

The following D-zao--atie papers II Pen.
sylvania advocate union aul Lzrmnur g,-
one electoral ticket:
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Tie Elacsoral Toses of' The Sfatss.-As -
ter Of convenient reference, we publish ts.7Fi
statement Of tie electoral vote II each SIl,s p
1850, together with the popular vote Il l,5-
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-08-01

Total SOS 1850, SEQ l,8S4,55S -
Elected by Legislature
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OF these papers, A. far as We have 20
able to classify them, fourSeen support D5lss
las, bdrteen support Breekinridge, Gai ~
remainder have as yet expressed 70 V-str
ence.
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"ItoM attach myself to no party that does MOI no
carry the flag and keep step to the "'uS'c q "e
Union. .',-Rufits ChO0te.
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More of George Nelson Smiths Con-
Sfstency.

He wires in and wires cut.
And leaves the country still in doubt,
Whether the snake that made the track,
Was going South or coming back
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-06-07
OUR OUTSIDE.

AS heretofore promised, we commence thi:
week the publication of "Ellen Campbell, o,
Kings Aountam."--a thrilling and superbly
written story of the Revolution. Mrs. EwARI
charms the reader alike by the elearness ant
grace of her style, the stately movement of hel
plot, and the vigor and subtlety of her character
ogaton" to ask our readers to peruse this story
and we are much mistaken, if it does not plac,
Mrs. EwARr with those who do, among the frs
writer's of Southern fiction. The theme as we'll O.
the successful manner in which it has been
handled, invest this Story with marked aut
urfagging interest. Those who wish to see the
spirit of the revolution, during its most trying
period, concentrated in a deeply drawn aud
mauifoldiy suggestive picture of one of its most
important battles, should come to Mrs. EwAR7
for the lessons of heroism, privation, love ani
patriotism, which she teaches.
Beside the opening chapters of Mrs. EwART's
story, our first page contains short but pithy
and pointed article on ''Friendship," by F1NLE,
JOHNSON, Of Baltimore.
On the fourth page the reader may find ou
"Hoar RUBY caught her." how he caught 6
Tartar! This is one of the best things we have
ever seen from "Ruby's" prose, pen. That is at
much as to soy, it is one of the best pieces o.
humor aud description we have seen. 1t is as
clear as this morning, in point Of style; and
sparkling as its raindrops on the grass, in poin
of wit
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He has not cultivated those fine feelings and
tastes on which the pleasing influence Of woman
mainly depends; and, at the same time, he has
suffered himself to become completely absorbed
in those masculine pursuits which are intended
BY nature to receive little or no sympathy and
intelligent Investigation at the hands Of woman
She has sphere of her own, and in that she is
generally found in ourcountry, as intelligent and
entertaining 40 man.
t'religion"-not mere theology, but ''pure
and undefled religion"-does anything, it makes
women doubly sooman; and nowhere more 80 than
in our American Republic. She has proven her
self, equally so with man in all senses, the con-
servatress Of the highest civilization. They ore
both alike incompetent to meet all the wants
pressed home upon them, by the wide-awake
and restless onwardness Of the age. She has
much to learn before she can minister rightly
and nobly as "priestess of the affections" to the
passing and rising generations; much improve
ment to make upon herself, both head and heart,
before she can ''purify the current Of active
life, without mingiing in Ill" yet, even now, no
one can tell how much the healthier activities Of
the political, and especially the literary, social
and religious world, are due to the blessed and
ar.felt influence of woman.
30 woman, lovely womanl Nature made thee
To temper man we had been brutes without tneeF
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A moMEMT WITH THE PRESS.

The Union Press is the name of q very neat
looking paper just started by Mr.. ROBERT Nc
KNIGHT, practical printer, at UnionVille. 1t is
strictly States Right; opensits columns to free
discussion of "men and measures )" but viii not
give circulation to personal vituperation and
abuse" Right we'll.
The Anderson IntiRigeneer and The Blue Ridge
Herald are other new papers to be started soon
at Anderson and walhalla, respectively. Mr.. JAS.
A. HoyT, formerly editor Of the Anderson Ga
zsae, will be connected with the Intsuigsneer.
The Nsw6erry Conseruatist, staunch States
Right Journal, has recently been improved in
type and appearance, and presents handsome
face. -.'.s g.
The Greenoiils Enterprise, has entered upon its
seventh volume, with enlarged size and improv'
ed appearance. The Enterprise is well managed;
and we wish it much success.
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SuCCEsS IN LIFE.

Life is sublime contest which must be crown
ed with victory or defeat. While one succeeds,
hundreds, even thousands, fail either partially
or entirely. Yet, success as rule is within the
grasp Of all. He who created man and endowed
him with almost infinite capabilities and aspira
tions, will lead him to triumph in the end, if man
will vigorously know and practice the duties Of
his creation. But we often see young men lott
eriug on the outskirts of this battlefield daily
ing with pleasure or Incidence, when they should
rush with sword and spear into the thickest Of the
fight. They have all the means necessary to
succeed in any ordinary occupation; they pro.
pose to themselves nothing niger, and have made
all the preparation they intend to for life; yet
they linger as if fearful to begin the great task
before them. This is one cause of failure.
far more common cause among American
youths, is found in just the opposite extreme
They rush into the great conflict Of life rs eager
ly rs the "horse rusheth to the battle" Their
education is sighted or blurred over; they hurry
through course of study for the bar, medicine
or some other profession and ere the beard has
fairly sprouted on their cbins, they have assumed
the gravest and weightiest obligations of life
Before this untoward and ruthless ambition, the
learned professions in America have fallen pros
trate, as if struck with plague. These profes.
sions, erected by society for the preservation Of
its most important interests, should be filled by
the best talents and the highest attainments ot
the country. But, instead of this, the ambition
to enjoy the honor they confer and the avarice
to reap the spoils accruing from them, have ere.
ted ga host that no man can number" of quacks
and pettifoggers, who disgrace their position and
do serious injustice and injury to society. Even
the sacred ministry, which should be above all
carnal motives, is not wholly free from the pro.
crustean spirit of the charlatan who would lower
everything to the level of his worldly minded as
pirations.
This Incidence and even carelessness on the
one hand, and this rash, reckless and vain ambi
tion on the other, are the potent causes of so
many failures in life. Every man, we take it, is
suited by nature for a certain position and COM
plete success therein is invariably his on the
conditions of wise and manifold preparation for
it and, afterwards, manly industry and perse.
verance. He who suffers ''vaulting ambition
that overleaps ITSELF to guide him, may ex.
pect to fail because, under such guidance, he
is too prone, alas to assume obligations which
he has not the ability to meet. Such an one,
too, without honoring himself in the least, simp.
ly brings disgrace upon his profession.
Far be it from US to discourage any one from
aiming high; but, we DO say, let the aim be
rather to merit than to achieve the honored po-
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claimed under the Houmas patent, have been for
half.century in possession Of other parties, whose
rights have not hitherto been disputed. The Pa
cifc Rail Road bill engaged the attention Of tht
House, Southern members arguing in bluster
ing way for Southern route and the parents
of the bill defending the one selected. Mr.. Da
Wis, Of Maryland, raised q legal objection to ths
bill, in the fact that the parties named in it con
stituted not corporation, but partnership
and that the death Of any one Of them woule
throw the whole subject into chancery. Other
technical objections were made by Mr.. Millson
and the bill, by vote of 100 to 81, was recommit
ted. In Committee Of the whole, Mr.. Wash
burne delivered O campaign document by way o.
o speech embodying On account Of the life, pub
lie services, and private character Of Abraham
Lincoln, the Illinois candidate Of the Republican
party for the Presidency. Other members, no
obtaining hearing, obtained leave to prin
speeches intended for electioneering purposes.
n - The Rochester Democrat has on account
Of an excursion made by the General Assembly
which recently met at that place, to Niagar'
Falls. After dinner, the grave and reverend
fathers of the church assembled in the parlors O
ths International Hotel, where series Of resolu
tions were adopted, expressing thanks to the Of
fsers Of the railroad and proprietors Of the ho
tells at the Falls, for kindnesses. The Dsmoera
continues: 90 - 80 . =
Rev. DR.. Prime, who presided, called on yari
GUS gentlemen to speak. One Of these, DR.. Ken
driok, o Baptist clergyman, said he had not mucl
to say, but he had much to think and to feel
He thought this had been Go(u)Lden day, ant
had no doubt il had been delightful day to tht
Prime movers in the affair. It was true he hat
not had much chance to speak in the Genera
Assembly, but he had been very much interested
in the discussions, &c., but he thought there wal
one thing that was hardly fair. They had de-
prived them Of two Of the texts on which they
had relied to establish their belefas denomina
ton. One was that about the Turtle. Laugh
ter The other was where it says that John tht
Baptist was bsptising in Enon because there was
much water there. Now, in the future, some
one in reading the history Of the General Assem-
bly would find that on certain day the Assem-
bly, took tripto Niagara, and ifthey asked why
the answer would be because there was much
water there. [Great laughter. Now he though
this was hardly fair, and in return he should Try
to deprive them Of the great text on which they
relied to prove infant baptism, viz: tEphraim ii
cake unturnsd.' Renewed laughter. Nov
this cataracts agreat thing, it is useful for many
purposes; you know the tailor said 1T would b
a first. rate thing to sponge coat, and this Gen
eral Assembly had found it q first-rate thing t.
sponge the Central Railroad. Excessive ant
prolonged laughter. 81. "a.
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For the Yorkville Enquirer.

Messrs. Editors Some observant and OBJ
liging friend, has sent me copy, or number, Of
the Rock Hill Chronicle, of the issue of May 18th.
Not expecting such favor, I was at once on the
look out for something < and sure enough, "our
Special Correspondent" dating from "Yorkville,
May l4th," but writingall about the Convention
in Charleston, and some Of its surroundings
"The Festival of the German Turnverein Rife
and Glee Club" among the rest-pays especial
attention to your correspondent, ~. W. K."-
The head and front Of our offending with sE."
(Mr. Eecles, guess) is paragraph in a letter
of ours Of last fall, (sir months ago) in which We
took the liberty Of expressing our disapproval
of "the organizations and habits, of a clanish
and tribal nature" Of our foreign population
Our reasons them, IL part, were submitted in
language respectful; and the tone of eur sllu-
sions was entirelyfree from party spirit or reli-
gious rancor. As q good Republican citizen,
we gave o plain and general expression Of our
views and passed on. But after our paragraph
had slumbered for six month, our friend e.
THAT is, Mr.. Eceles) is handsomely treated by
the Germans Of the good old city Of our love,
and his memory is refreshed, and he thinks that
our remarks were 'ungenerous. fear me, that
e. is nota good judge-as he is in this instance
bad erample-of generosity. He waxes warm
and talks of volunteers to Florida and TO Mexico.
and says, "Where was J. W. X. then? He
might have done good SERVICE"
Well, we will tell him. When the volunteers
went to Florida, he was a plough.boy, eleven
years old, at home, where oil good, obedient boys
ought to have been. When they wentto Mexico,
he was "doing good service" as Methodist
preacher in '46, on Charleston Neck; and saw a
good deal Of our foreign population, and did
some Of them "good service" in o quiet way
and, in Al and '4S, he was travelling ell over
Burkea and Mcdowell counties, in North Carolina.
"doing good SERVICE" as Methodist preacher
generally does; suffering greatly in his health,
the meanwhile, from excessive labors and az.
pOsures. e. THAT is, Mr.. Eccles) is not gsnsr-
Gus in this remark
"Such sentiments" he continues, "come with
bad grace from such a quarter" What does Mr..
Eccles mean by the expression "such quar-
ter y Does he mean, because ~. W. f." is q
Christian Minister? or does he mean, because I
am an Jrishman, as my name imports or does
he mean, because am States Right Republ-
can citizen? II say Republican in preference to
Democratic, because ours is a federal Represen-
tative;Republic, and not a National Democratic
Union.") oris it because am an occasional cor.
respondent Of the ENQUIRER Well, reckon.
simply, he did not mean any thing Only he had
been put in such a good humor With himself, and
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law, in relation to which the course of the Gren
adlan Congress has proven very unpopular with
the people, has been psssedin this South Ameri
can State. A revolution which has grown out o.
| it is progressing rapidly over the country. Gen
eral Mosquera has seized the town Of Buenaven
tura, and declared New Grenada independent o.
the Federal Government.
ABRoAp-The revolution in Sicily is advanc
ing triumphantly; and Garibaldi is said to bs
successful everywhere. There is great dismaJ
among the royalists at Naples, and every symp'
tom of an approaching insurrection. The Paris
papers wisely convey the hint that in the event
Of the Sicillian revolution leading to the exten
sion of the Sandman Kingdom, the Emperor Napo'
leon will demand fresh accessions to the French
territory. One report says that France, Austria,
Russia and Spain, are leagued together; and
matters are in very critical condition. Anoth-
or says that proposition is made for France
and England to unite against Intervention, wheth'
er from Austria, Piedmont or the Papal States,
in the revolution now going on in the NeapoItan
government. The Neapolitan minister has de
manded of the Turin government, interference ;
but Count Cavour has replied to the effect that
the Constitutional government Of Sardinia can
not prevent private individuals from going where
ever they please by private means. -Cavour said
that Austria was sending troops to Ancons, and
the King himself was assisting the Pope in his
preparations against Sardinia. Moreover, En-
gland could not interfere to prevent the Catholic
Irish from joining the Pope; neither could Sar-
dinia- interfere with Garibaldi and his troops in
Sicily. But England has arrested the Irish
movement in favor of the Pope. The Holy Faith
er is said to be in sad condition. He has been
taking strychnine-stronglyr recommended by the
Italian doctors as mental stimulant-in small
doses for few months past; and it has been
working its ruinous effects upon his constitution.
The fighting has extended to his dominions; and
he is now in double trouble, while he is broken
in health, prostrated in mind and given over to
despair. ...
FLORENCE.-lueOuoTe rdrheF oiou as L ior-
ence, on the 10th ultimo.
EsaLAND.-The Heenan and Sayers difficulty
is adjusted. Each is to have belt. Ssyers re-
tires from the ring, leaving the Benecia Boy the
champion of the world.
TURKEy.-A religious movement is going on
at the Capital of the Ottoman empire. Many
Turks are said to engage daily in the reading of
the bible: The Porte permits this movement to
20 on without interference. As an evidence
alike Of the liberality of the Turkish Emperor
and the gradual fulfllment of Scripture prophe-
cy, he has made "free-will offering" Of the
Mosque on Mount Moriah to those Jews who are
returning to Palestine.
GREEoB.-The Archaeological company at
work at Athens have during the past winter and
spring made many excavations, and brought to
eight curious and interesting antiquities which
illustrate and explain Thucydides and other IN.
cient historians. Similar excavations have been
made in the east"
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GOLD AND NEW,

Is the title of a poem We publish this week from
the pen of PRESTON DAVIS SILL. Mr.. SILL re
minds us of Pread and Drake in the subtle i'm
agnativeness of his poetry. But, like half th'
young, poets of the day, he is slightly tainted
with the mannerisms of Tennyson. All his mi
nor faults, however-judging from the little W
have seen from his peu-are redeemed by thu
nervousness and analysis Of free, bold ant
lark-like-soaring imagination. -.
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Written for the Yorkville Enquirer.
OLD AND NEW.
BY PRESTON DAVIS SILL.


The perfume delicate, exquisite,
Of these your profer'd violets,
To their soft-sighing lover-winds given
What is it Hker than the prayers
Their souls meet incense unde6led-
or infants, offer'd, in faith, to heaven? .
Ascending forever unto God
Aye fresh-more grateful than the odour
Of any flower that Husht fair Aidenn -
The orisons of those He blest-
The holy and dear father Christ. Ion
Whom blessing, embracing, His hands he lai
Thanks, lady These from you to mel
Well: Times are changed since then, you know
My heart, thought it, cold and lifeless- -
|To-day-because the sun is warm?
Because the glad green spring is here p
1t glows-albeit it yet is wifeless
And something stirs within its crust
As fire, that creeps up athro' the cap
OF ice, which crowns an arctic crster,-
How came it there ?-(your yiolets
Lie on my breast-) I cannot tell:
Perhaps, may few days later!
TRINITY COLLEGE, Hartford, April, 1850.
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sitions of society. CALHOUN, after graduating,
passed two years in the study Of law and two
more in furnishing his mind with the precious
truths treasured up in our rioh and inexhaustible
English literature. He then went to the bar al
twenty.seven WAS soon elected to our State
Legislature; soon to Congress, both as Repre-.
sentative and Senator; was soon made Secretary
of War wrote soon his works on Government
and hos. left behind name, as statesman and
author, which future generations will not will
lingly let die. The late Mr.. PRESTON, too,
whose recent death has evoked o requiem Of
grateful praise from the bereaged heart Of all
South Carolina, although he graduated at the
early age Of eighteen, did not begin active life
until he was twenty-seven years Of age. Trav-
cling here and there, in our own country and in
Europe, observing society, scenery and theworks
Of art; studying law, language and literature ;
and gathering honey from every opening flower
Of philosophy or history, he went to the work
which he proposed to himself with mind sur
charged with whatever could "teach, or charm,
or move" They both succeeded triumphantly.
The same lesson is taught by the career Of De-
mosthenes, who labored seven years, and made q
ridiculous failure; but went to his cave other
seven years, and came forth with all the thun-
derbolts of the Cyc;ops under his arm. This
thorough and many sided preparation for life
cannot be too highly commended; and We say
again, for the encouragement Of the student, it
is the germ of success to every honest, Nanly
and persevering heart. 1t awakens self'confi-
dence; inAames zeal and gives power to CRAP
pie with and overcome the severest difficulties
in ones pathway. 1t fortifes man in his own
faith !; and makes hope the beacop-light that
guides to full fruition. Young men, prepare to
succeed in life.
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YORKVItLE, S. C..
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE Z, 1850.

Special Notice.-All communications, on
matters connected with the paper, should be ad-
dressed to "THE YoRKv1LLE ENQUIRER" and
not to the Editors or Proprietor, personally. Per-
sons desiring prompt attention to their favors,
must bear this in mind.
s6y Capt D. D. MOORE, Maj. MvIEs SMITH,
SAMUEL G. Brown, and J. L. THOMPSON, of York !;
JOHN R. ALLEN, Post Master at Chester, S. c.. +;
JOSEPH WALLER, Charleston, s. c.; and WIN.
d. Cook, of Bennettsville, are authorized agents
of the ENQUIRER.
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YoRKvILLE LYCEUM.

The Sem. address before the "Yorkville
Lyceum" will BIZ delivered by J. B. ERWIN, ESQ.,,
on Tuesday evening next at y o'clock, at the
Court House. The public are respectfully in
vited to attend. 80