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; V-j ' , i : V l' 5 JTjJ ? . v-> ?? . -{??* ?' . " BY A. S. JOHNSTON NEC DEESSE, NEC SCPERESSE REIPUBL.1CJB. =T vol.. 8. COLUMBIA, S.C.FEBRUARY S3,I839. jr* ' ?" V ' /??? T't t* v ' Sjgfe' ' ^ ? * mm fetvR THfT - OOIi?3?SIA TSLSSOOP3 ? ts PUBLISHED BT A* S. JOHNSTON, XJvery Saturday Morning-, 1*D irsur WKbftXSD Y AID SATURDAY MOR.NIXG *70190 TH* SISSIOX OK THl kKGISLATCRS. TERMS : Three dollars per annum, if paid in advance, or Fear dollars at the end of the year. Ai?vkrti?kmxvts conspicuously inserted at 75 eento per square for the firs* insertion, and 37\ cents for eveiy subsequent Insertion. All advertisements oriwJ m cite inside every publication? or mseKed oihsi wisalfci'il ngvMy, to ht charged as new far ?tlB ias Jilluu. Advertise menu not having the aumner of insertions marked on them will be contin till ordered oat, and charged accordingly. Sotoaca Sc, Co. 5 now receiving and wtS ia ?fi?v days have in. store the foflofcring articles? and respectful ly soBrit their customers and the public generally to eottand examine ? consisting ia part of JPrjf Goods, vis, Jtaekinaw, Whitney and London Duffle and Rose Blankets, Very superior and heavy servants cloths, Xineey, cassineta and Kentucky Jeans, Red Flannels, merinos Circassians, Calicoes, brown and bleached shirtings, Saluda Osnahurgs, Bed Tickings, some 54 wide, Apron checks, cotton and worsted hosiery, Fur and seal skin caps, Wool Hats, fur hats, usually low. Servants shoes, hrogsns lined and bound, Ri?s?ef brogans, very heavy. Also, 4 caaes heavy an? weft made clothing, consisting of suits, hang-up coats, great coats, <fec. Tar Wis, gentlemen and mistes cloaks. Sundries. 500 Sacks Salt, <fcc. <fcr.. 38 hhds. fine sugars. El Destino and Victoria v-" brands, .**' - ^ * N hhds. West India Molasses, 10 bbls. superior crushed sugars, - 10 do New Orleans Molasses, 8 Boxes common and superior loaf sugar, SB Bags choice green coffee, '*<.100 bags various qualities do. E . Gnnpowdei, Hyson, Pbusbong and Black X 'M'- ^*eaa? in boxes and eaddys, m bbis. New Mackerel, No's 1, 2 and 3, ts Boxes sperm candles, 4*s, 5*s and 6*s, ? ?"6,"ei'0eP' 40 MfMl Nor ham r-rai-kerc, 10 M>0>initf?iwhiin Batter. OILS. tea best Sailad <HL sperm, linseed and train oils, by the or ban& . S^fclQUORS. and Congnsc Brandy, of the most approved brands, X. E. Rum. Gin and Apple Bran4f. WINES. ' ft, anchor hrai d, vr?w Madeira, Cherry and Tenneriffe, jauaw, Ckret and Sweet Malaga. ? CORD14JS: Sfarsrhmo, Cnmso, Orange, Perfect Love, Cinna moa^ A aniseed, Mint, Raspberry, Life of Man, GLASS WARE. An sssortzaent of ri It eetts cat Decanters, Cham pagnes. Ceileriss, Goblets, Tumblers, Jellies, &c. with a few^oken Becantersand Tumblers, very ito# rtade exMessly for tSe use of hotels CROCKERY WARE, an assortment. WOODEN WARE. fWntort Pifls, iron hound Tuhsin nests, brass bound ? _ Backets, Wire Sifters, Straw bonnets, &c. -.li? > ' Also, A very large invoice of HA VA NNA and PWNCIPIE SEGARSy selected er pressley for this Market. In addition to the above, we expect daily to receive --a supply of fresh West India Preserves, Raisins, -Conaftta, Prunes, Figs, Almond* and Nuts. And a variety of other articles which have been at auction in the Northern cities low for 'purchased at auction in ine ^?nnmi nun !?# w *<?? -cash. Purchasers are therefore respectfully solicited *eeaH and examine our stock before purchasing else October 13, 42 tf Read This. r#ElH? subscriber will wait on the Taxable In JL habitants of Richland District at the following ?places, and the following dayar-tttjceceive Tax Re tarns & Taxes tor 1S3S. Sajr, at Thos D. Hornll's fbraerly Cot Fredk. Meyer*, Fehutry the 11th ? on 12th at GafTneys Store* Toms creek ? the 13th atWk Higginson the En?hsh Ferry Road? the Itth at Abr'm B Higsfos -the 15th Ford's Mill? -the 19th at I. T. Williamsons, near the Camp ground ; and on Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday and Friday of each areek daring March Court, at the C*ourt House in Columbia. AH Returns must be made by or on the fi at day of April ; as att defaulters wilt be KUb to a doable tax a ter that day, particular atten tidelstfca, ia earmat.'y requested BENJAMIN TRADEWKLL, T. C. R. D. V. B. Those who do not pay their Taxes by or on the first day of May next, will have t?? pay one dol hf cents for their receipt ; and those who do not sett tie up by or on the first day of Jane next, will have to settle with the Sheriff. '4s\B. T. Jan. 19, 3 4t A wanted to Hire NEGRO GIRL, It *r 15 years old, to wait about tfc. Howe. MGRDECA!. T?h 3 5 tf Houses for * Sale. ?fWIHE HOCTSE, and LOT of Two Acres, former ; J| Vy the residence of the firailv of the Rev. KO ^BET"*BANS. It is commodious, and worthy ?jthe attention of those who are disposed to purchase. Ako? The small House, forme rmy Mr. Veal's, near Staif *? It has six rooms, and wou<d suii a fWtotnontainsan acre and a half. u ti Kjf DfL R. W. GIBBES. {Feb 9 6 6t m South Carolina. ?CHESTER DISTRICT. ? B. EGG?R Tolls before me a Sorrel Mare, ? eleven or iwelye years old, fifteen hands and -a half high, three feet white, with a blaze in her lace, appraised at Forty tiffa-doSars. J. ROBINS, J. Q. Feb 9 6 tf F*r Sale, npHE House sndi/H on Camden -*n ? r finamTi JIL owned by Dr.^Beeket- The Hants is rery 'kne and eemmodioaa. Apply to John W. Clarit. ? WILLI AM HOLMES. October 41 tf mES&z&i afflffiB ? - * t fiir sate Idv u** J f*9 far sale low, hy 3GCKLE. 8 tf Tri- Weekly Mage line Between Columbia and Branckvill ?. BESlDEa daily stage to BranchviUe, there is now ninning a tri-*eekly stage; leaving Columbia on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 8 o'clock in the motning, and arriving at Oranjrebnrg that night, and next day at BranchviUe in time for the c*rs go ing to Charleston or Augnsta. In returning, it leaves BranchviUe on .Monday, Wednesday and Fri day* alter the arrival of ihe cars from Charleston or Angnsra, and arrives that evening at Orangeburg, where it stop* for the night, and next dnv comes to Colombia ? thus avoiding all night travelling. G. STALKER. Jan. 26 4 tf ADFfcKTIKEIIEiVr. THE subscriber offers for sale at the store of D. <fe J. EWART & co, the following, vix: 3 Horses, a Two Horse Wagon and a Cart, ' 41 Feather Beds as g?od as new, both single and double. 50 Doable and Sinele Bedsteads, 50 Mattrasses, single and double, made of cotton and moa, '/ 50 Doxen empty quart and pint bottles, Earthen and elassware disli rovers, and a very large plated coffee urn, as *ood as newv Setts pi?ted table castors, shovels, looking-glasses, candle-sticks, limps, blankets, table-cloths, bed spread*, coffee pots, bake pons, frying pans, fea ther pillows and bolsters, 6 Dozen Windsor chairs, 50 wash stands, > 50 toilet tables. hai^. pitchers, <fcc. AnJirons, cast irutkignd bras* fenders, shovels, tongs See. with many artir-lss of household and kitchen furtiiture^which w#be sold in quantities to suit purchasers E wart's Hotel to rent. Enquire of DAVID BTWART or D. & J. EWART & Co. Jan 26 4 tf Notice to Tanners. rHE subscriber respectfully informs the public, that he has a tan-tar o in operation at Rich, ardsonville, Edgefield district, S C. : bis taner being about to leave him, he desires to obtain nnotner ? He has a negro man who is a g??od taner. A first rare tanner will find his interest in taking charge of my tanyard <fc ne rro, as the situation will be i>er manent- A married man would be preferable, as there is a good dwelling house attached to the yard. The applicant will be expected to produce a recommenda ?ion. DAVID RICHARDSbN, Jan. 26 4 2m. Selling off to close. IN consequence of the continued ill health of S. C. WRIGHT, and the necessity of his retiring from business immediately, the Subscribers have come to the determination positively to sell off. with out reserve, their LARGE AND ENTIRE STOCK OF DRY GOODS. The Stock is Extensive, and comprises almost every article usually kept in their line, amongst which is a very large Stock of CO FTON GOOt)S, many ?' which are at least? per cent lower than can be purchased at this timeiu Baltimore, Philadel phia. or New York. 35" Dealers and others, wanting Dry Goods, may rest assured of getting them at reduced prices, as they must and will be disposed of forthwith. Those indebted to the firm will please comc forward and settle the same without delay. Should there -be any claims against the concern they will be paid on presentation S C WRIGHT & CO - N. R. No Goods will be charged or sent out to be looked at. Jan. 19 3. tf. Camden Bridge Company. AT a meeting of the Stockholders, held on the 12th inst. the following resolution was adopted, viz : Resolved, That all Wagons or Carts crossing the Bridge with produce for sale in Camden, do pay as they come an?i eceive a ticket to return free ? and that the Secretary be directed to publish the same in the Columbia papers. JOHN C. WEST, Secr'y. Camdsn, Jan. 15, 1339, 4 4 THE BOTANIC PRACTICE OF Mcdicim* and Dentistry. DR. JOHN CHAMBER* 'respe-tfully informs the citizens of Columbia ami its vicinity, that he has lo-ated himself a few doors above the Far mers' Hotel, and nearly opposite Mr. R. Sondley s, where he may he found at all times, unless absent on professional business. Feb 9 6 tf JYEW BOOKS , JUST received and for sale by WILLIAM CUN NINGHAM James's new novel The . Hu ? oepot, in 2 vols, a tale of the French Protestants, by the author of Richilieo, The Gipsey, The Robber, Ac. J Demonstrations of the Truth of the < hristian religion, by Alexander 'Keith, D. D author of the Evi dence of Prophecy, Ac. in 1 vol. Feq 9 6 tf MontleeUo Planter** Society. THE stated semi-annual meeting of the society will he hel<l at Mnnticello the first Wednesday in March, and a full and punctual attendance of the members is requested. The committees, who have not yet reported, are requested to prepare their re-.| ports for the consideration of this meeting JOHN A. SMITH, Cor. Sec. Feb 9 6 tM A CARD. THE Subscribers having purchased the entire Stock ot Goods of Robert Waddell. would re spectfully inform their triends, and the public in gen eral, that they will continuethe business at his old stand, under the firm of Bates, Phillips & Co They pfedge themselves to the friends and customers of the former proprie or, to fill their orders, on the same terms heretofore given. They iuteud keepi g con stantly or hand, a general assortment oi Dry Goo Is, Hardware, and Groceries, suitable tt* the- town and country trade. They respectfully solicit a share of public patron JESSE BATES, JA.MES C. PHILLIPS. JOHN WADDELL. Jan. 28 4 It Ten Dollars Reward. RUNAWAY from the subscriber about the 1st ite"eaiberlaft. a Negro Man named BOB; Bob is abwrt 50 years old- dark romplexion, five feet 8 or 9 inches high. Bob formerly belonged to l)r. Samuel Green, and stayed at his pluntatiou on little River, Fairfield district. I have no doubt Ite will pa-s from Little River to Columbia, as he is well acquainted in Columbia, and with most of the . egwes from Little River to Columbia, and will visit the plantations where any of the negroes, formerly belonging to Dr Green, reside The above reward, and all reasonable charges, will be (riven for the delivery of snid negro tome six ?le* South of Winnsborough. Fuirfield district, or the eeward if lodged in any Jail so I get him. WM. SMITH. Feb 16 7 tf IWish to buy for cash, a negro girl 10 or 12 years old? a yellow one would .0$ irco jT* E. 5AK?K? Feb 16 7 tf The Imported Horse HIBISCUS. "m*TILL stand the ensnin? Spring at the Race W Coarse, near Columbia, South Carolina, and will be put to mares at fiftt dollars the Season, and one dollar to the groom ; the money to he paid in every instance before the mares are served ? HIBISCUS is a beautiful Bay, without white, 15 hands 3 inches high, of great length, and capital an tion. He was bred by Lord Exeter and was toiled in 1834 : he was got by Sultan, out of the Dutchess of York by Waxy, her dam. Moses' dam, by Gohan na. out of Grey Skim, by Woodpecker, Herod Ac. His Sire Sultan ranks higher m England, than any Stallion in the Kingdom, and his dam unites most of | the &vorite crosses, for this country, as a single gla nee m S*r p*Krree will shew. In 1837, then 3 years old, HTBISCU& received 100 gns. ft. front-Sic M. Wood's I ch c. Rococo, by Citns, 8 it. 5 lbs each. U. M. He was beaten for the Darby ; won by Phosphorus, Car a van second. For the Grand Duke Michael, Stakes of 50 Sovengns each, he was beaten by Ld. Exeter's Troilus, by Priam, and Mr. Sowerhy's br. e. Ruby. He ran a dead heat on the Saturday of the New market Houghton meeting with Mr. Stanley's Rat' Trap. Excepting the Derby, all these races were run at New-market. In 1838, New market Craven meet ing he was beaten by Mango, for the Ciaret Stake, 200 Sov each, and in the second Spring meeting, he was not placed! n a hanlicap sweepstake of 10 Sov. each, woo by Col. Peel's McWa At Epsom he was beaten for the Craven Stakes lOSov. each, won by Caravan ? the day but one following he won the gold cop of 100 Sov- in Specie added to a sweepstake of 10 Sov each ; and at Ascot he was beaten for her majesty's Plate of 100 gns won by Sir G. Heathcote's Valentissimo, when he was purchased by his present owner. " . The above comprise all of his performances, and if rhey have not been very brilliant, it is mainly to be attributed to the fact of bis being in the hands of a no bleman proverbially unfortonate. The season will commence on the first of March, and errainate on the first of July. Mares will be well fed at 50 cents per day, and separate lots provided for such as may have yonngfoats Every care will be taken to gnard against accidents, but no responsi bility, should they occur. . HIBISCUS is a horse of the purest pedigree, and in high racing form, exceedingly handsome, and the low price at which his services are offered to the pub lic, will, it is hoped, insure him a liberal patron rnre. GEORGE FRYER. Columbia. Feb. 9. 6 tf Stockholders' Meeting. BASK OF HAMBURG, C. FEBRUARY 1st, 1839. AT a special meeting of the stockholders this dav, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted. 1st Resolved, That the President and Cashier cause to be sold at Public Auction on the 8th March next, in front of the Banking House. 4fcX> SHARES of Stock, being the increased capital of this Bank, each share being fifty dollars, upon the following terms, vix. The shares to be sold in lots of five shares with the privilege of twenty ; the purchaser to pay the premium or excess beyond fifty dollars on eacbshare in cash; and the purchase money for said stock on the 1st day of November, together with four months interest, estimated at one dollar on each share, being in all fifty-one dollars per share to be pa* Ion the said first of November next, and on failure to do so, then the premium to be forfeit ed and the contract void. 2nd Resolved, That all notes hereafter discounted shall fall due and become payable on or before the 2nd day of July next. _ _ _ . 3d Resolved, That the accounts of the Bank be balanced and closed on the 28th day of June next, and that the profits of the Bank to that date, togeth er with the premium for which th j said 4000 Sh -res may have been sold, be divided among the then own ers of the present capital Mock of 6000 shares, first deducting all losses to that date. . 4th Resolved, That from and after the first day of July next the proprietors of the old and new stock, be joint proprietors of the whole Bank rateabh* and in proportion, and that whatever profits be made af ter that time be divided among all the stockholders according to the nrnnber of their shares. 5th Resolved, That no transfer of new stock be made on the Bonks of the Bauk before the first day of November, and that transfers be then made on surrender of the original certificate, and payment in full of the fifty -one dolhrs per share. 6th. Kesoived.That the stockholder's appoint on the 9th of ?March a committee of three to examine on the 26th of June all suspended debts, and see that such as are bad be subtracted from the surplus of the old stockholders i efore the dividend is declar ed. and that they admit interest to be calculated on any that are known to be good, and' that the said in terest be carried .o the credit of the old stockholders before the ividend is declared. 7th Resolved, That the Cashier cause to be forth with advertised the intended sale, w th the foregoing resolutions, and to have prepared a full and correct exhibit of the affairs ofthe Bank for the inspection of the public on the 8th of March. 8th Resolved, That this meeting adjourn to meet on the 7th of March next. An election for 7 DIRECTORS will take place at the Banking House on the 11th March between 10 and 12 o'clock, to serve for 12 months. The SALE will commence at 10 o'clock A. M. on Friday, the 8th of March _ H. HUTCHISON, Casfuer . Feb 9 6 4t TIJYFMjJMTES, BOL.Tl.XG CLOTHS, &c. DIRECT IMPORTATION. THE subscriber has received per recent arrivals on consignment, and offers for sale, 200 Boxes Tin Plates 1-3 x at SI I per box, Also, I X x . D x x, and Leaded Roofing Tin, 14 x 20 inches, And a fresh supply of German Bolting Cloths ol the real Anchor brand. . JOHN S JONES, No 129 East Bay, Charleston. Feb 16 ? 7 5t South-wester n Rati Road BANK AGENCY AT COLUMBIA, CHECKS at sight on the BRANCH BANK, at Knoxville, Tennessee JOHN I. GRACEY, Agent. Feb 16 .7 tf ? ? ? i ? ' ,U 1 LOST. ^ OTICE is hereby given that application will be ? made, at the expiration of three months from this date, for a new certificate of Stock in the Com mercial Bank of Columbia, S. C , in lieu of one issued in the nsraeof the subscriber, dated 7th November, 1831, No 214, for Seven Shares. The original Scrip having been lost or mislaid. WM.PATTO.N. Columbia, Feb. 11, 1839, 7 3m JYbtice. WE have placed the notes and accounts of the estate of E. W. HARRISON, deceased, in the hands of Messrs Black Arthur for collection Thooe indebted to said estate will please call and make payment before the 15th instant and save ? WILLIAM NORRIS, Adm'r. MARY A. H ABRISPN, Adm'x. Feb 4 7 3t JOB PRINTING JfltATfcY BMUffl'SP THE WINTER NIGHT. *n? the high festival of night ! 'Hie earth is radiant with delight ; 1, fast as weary day retires, heaven unfolds iis sacred fires, rht, ? as when first the firmament the new made world was bent, infant seraphs pierced the blue, 1 rays of heaven came shining through. mark the heaven's reflected glow $n many an icy plain below ; And where the streams with tinkling clash inat their froxen barriers dash ; fairy lances fleetly cast gtittlering ripples hurry past, fleeting sparkles glance afar rivals of some opper star. taee, beyond, how sweetly still moonhght wraps th?Ml, And many an aged pine receives The steady brightness on its leaves, Contrasting with those giant forms Which, rifled by the winter storms, With naked branches broad and high, Are darkly printed on the sky. Fron every mountain's towering head A white and glittering robe is spread, As if a melted silver tide Where gushing down its lofty side ; The clear cold lustre of the moon Is psrer than the burning noon, And day hath never known the charm That dwells amid this evening calm. The idfer on his silken bed May talk of nature cold and dead ; But we will gaxe upon this scene, Where some transcendent power hath been, And male these streams of beauty flow In gladness on the world below, Till r lata re breaths from every part The rapture of her mighty heart.' EFFECTS OF AN EARTAQITAKE IN CALABRIA? BURYING ALIVE. After that, the bodies of all the victims had been recovered, the melancholy fact was proved., that fall one-fourth of the number would have been saved had prompt means been found to disencumber them from their sitaatioo. The men were found to have ex pired in the act of making desperate efforts at disengagement. But the women were gen erally in an attitude of despair; their hands extended over their heads,* the fingers con vulsively entwined amongst their hear. Not so with mothers who perished with their off spring : these all appeared to have been care less as to themselves, devoting all their thoughts to the preservation of the infant. With their bodies extended above their lit tle ones, they seemed to hope to save them ; or, with arms and hands extended towards the spot where the child was found, it seem ed, that, although unable to touch it, because of the few intervening ruins, they had the horrid consciousness of the vicinity* Many signal examples were exhibited of the hero ism and vigour of men, and of the indomita ble power of maternal affection. An infant was rescued clinging to the breast of its dead mother, and perfectly recovered, after being three days under the ruins. An uncle ot my old friend and comrade, Oeneral William Pope, was dug out alive on the fifth day. A lady with her child was liberated by the sole labor of her husband, after being two days buried. Three days afterwards she was brought to bed, and, together with her child and husband, lived many years. Being ask ed what sensations she felt in her horrid totnb, she replied, " I waited and waited with confidence, knowing my husband was alive." A girl of eleven years of age was dug out on the sixth day. and lived. Another aged six teen, named Eloisa Basilli, remained eleven days, with an infant in her arms, which on the fourth day died ; so that, on their being delivered, the latter was in a state of putridi ty. The poor girl Eloisa could not possi bly liberate herself from the corps of herlit tle sister, being closely hemmed in by the rums. A slight glimmer of light penetrated to her tomb, which enabled her to count the returns of day. But other authority irre fragably established the facts of this surpris ing case, and throe already mentioned. Many cases of prolonged vitality in animals were more surprising than those of the hu man species. Two mules lived under a mountain of ruins, one twenty-two days, the other twenty-three. A ben lived also twenty two days, and two fat pigs thirty-two days. All of the human species, as well as the brutes thus ushered again to day, preceived for a length of time a sort of stupid weakness and no desire to eat, an insatiable thirst, and an almost blindness. Of the number saved, ma ny men returned to their occupations healthy and in good spirits, while others remained ailing and meiaucholy. This difference was supposed in great part to depend on the peri od of their inhumation, and on the loss or preservation of hope in the different parties. The Eloisa Basili, although very handsome, treated with every kindness and amusement by her relations, was never after known to move her lips into any thing like a smile. All those who were buried for any length of time, when interrogated about their sensations, made for answer ? " So far I remember ; fur ther I thought not and know nothing," Most of those persons died at premature ages. Eloisa Basili, oppressed with melancholy, refused to marry ; ? neither would she retire to a convent, as recommended by some of I her pious friends. Her only pleasure seem ed to be in solitude. Seated under a tree, she would sit for hours, her eyes averted from every habitation^ and fixed upon the sea. On the appearance of an infant, she involuntarily turned herhead aside. ? Colonel MaceronVs Memoirs. Parker's Corn Shelter, Improved ! CAPABLE OF SHELLING 20 BUSHELS IN ONE HOUR!!! THE subscribers have on hand a few of the above Machines, which they unhesitatingly re commend as the most simple as well as the most ef fectual Com Shelters now in m*. Persons desirous of seeing them in operation, can do so by caHing at Mr. Felix Meetzes store, on the comer below the foldan hoise. GREEN h ANDERSON. &*e.I5# ' 94 Cm SPEECH OF MR. CLAY. On the subject of Abolition Petitions. j Thursday Feb. 7t 1839. J Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, rose to prewju petition aod said : I bate received Mr.Jg* | ident a petithioo to the Senate and of Representatives of the United WJ which I wish to present to the is signed by several hundred inhabitants of the District of Columbia, and chiefly city of Washington. Among them I recog- , nise the name of the highly esteemed M*y or of the city and other respectable MM* some of which are-personally and ??! keo*?j to me. They express their regret that the , subject of the abolition of slavery in thelJit trict of Colombia continues to be pressed upon the consideration of Congresj by in considerate and misguided individuals lnora er parts of the United States. ^ey Jtate that they do not desire theaMiWWIMlg ; ry-wt^bin'fho Diitiict/even sess the very questionable power. atahsBK injr it, without the content of *he peope whose interests would be immediately toa directly affected by the measure ; that it is a question solely between the people in the Di? trict and their only conftitutional Legislature, purely muoicioal, and one in whrch uoegfrv rior influence or interest can justly interfere, that, if at any future period the people i of the District should desire the abolition of slavery within it, they will doubtless mal * ?!iph wishes known, when it will be time e g to take the matter into consideration; ttoat they do not, on this occasion, present thei^r selves to Congress because they are slave holders; many of them areoot^P* ^ toe? are conscientiously opposed to slavery b they appear because they justly respect the rights oHhose who own that de^nptionof property, and because they conviction that the controlled . ag* ? - the question by those who haw-no right to interfere with it, has an injurious toflflence on the peace and tranqoilit; of nitv, and upon the well being and happiness of those who are held in s^neehon ; they fi nally protest as well aeain#raeunauthor?ed indention ofwhkttheycomriajn.ai lagainst any legislation on the part of Congre^ .o compliaoee therewith. But, as I wwh respectable petitioners to be themselves heard I request that their petition may l?W*dri It was read accordingly, and Mr- Oar pro ceeded. I am informed by the committee which requested roe to offer this petition,, an# believe that it expresses the a'mostanam mous sentiments of the people of the Do trict of Columbia. . _ ? The performance of this service affords me, said Mr. C.a legitimate opportunity, of which, with the permission of the Senate, 1 mean now to avail myself to say 'ome'hmg, not only on the particular object ofshe pen | tion but upon the great and interesting sub ject with which it is intimately afoc*ted/. It is well known to the Senate said Mr. Clav, that I have thought that the most ju dicious course with abolition petitions has not been of late pursued by Congress. Ib believed that it would have beeo wisest to have received and referred thera.Wi'bou o? position. and to have reported aga'"* the ? object in a calm and dispassionate and argu mentative appeal to the good sense oftbe whole community. It has been^opposed, by a majority of Congress that rt was most expedient either not to receive the Pe'1"""8 at all. or, if formally received, net to yit w definitely upon them. There is np substan lial difference between these opposite opinr. ions since both look to an absolute rejection of the prayer of the petitioners. But there is a great difference in the form of proceed ing, and, Mr. President, some experience ? the conduct of human affairs has taught me t? believe that a neglect to / ed forms is often attended wuh ttwre mis cbievons consequences than the Infliction gt a nositive injury. We all Jtaow that, even in private life, a eolation of. the existing usages and ceremonies of society cannot trie place without serious prejudice. I fear, * that the abolitionists have eralle apparent force by blending wuh the object which they have in view S cojhjteial and totally different question ansi^ out of an alleged violation of the right of petition.? I know lull well, and take great pleysurein testifying, that nothing was remoterfrom the intention of the majority of the Senate. Aom which! differed than to violate thenght of nation in any case in which, aceoidmg to rjodgementfthat right could becon-.? tionally exercised, or where the object oT^e betition could be safely or properly granted. S? it must be owned that the abolitionists have seized hold of the fact of the .treatment which their petitions have received in Ooi* press, and made injurious impious upon the minds ofa large portior .of the commuM tv This, I think, might have been avoided ed by the course which I should have been elad to haveseen pursued. 8 And I desire now Mr. Pres,d?nt, to advert to some of those topics wh-ch I think might have been usefully embodied in *reP?Jt t>Z a committee of the Senate, and which, I am peisuaded would have checked the progress, if it had not altogether arrested the effors of abolition. I am sensible, sir, tharTftfawosk would have been accomplished with much ereater ability and with mneh happier effect, under the auspices of a commmee thao .t 1 can be done by me. But. anxwusaa lalway am to contribute whatever is in my power to the harmony, concord, and happiness of th? great people, I feel myself mesistably im nelled to do whatever is in my power, in competent as I feel myself to be. to dwnade the public from continuing ,0 f ject fraught with the most direful conse qUTbere are three classes of persons opposed "te^ofl^lootedl^The first are those who. from sentiments of phil anthropy and humanity, are conscientiously otwosed to the existence of slavery, but who K !?? opposed, at the ?je time fo any disturbance of the peace and tranquility of the Onion, or the infnngementof the powers of the States composing the eonfederscy.? In this class may be compreheod^ 'hepeaw ful and exemplary society of Friends, one of whose established maxims is, an ab horrence of win all its forms "ndihecu^ tieation ofpeeoe end good will amongst man CTWWT*., ??. =* " "V?r sajsatssKajB^. persuaded thai the right of peti|w>itigrv, violated by Congress, co-operate j abolitionists for the sole purpose of i v and vindicating that right. And C|m W^ , class are the real ultra itiiltliiBillii who are resolved to persevere H) the puraufe of their object at all hazards, and without regard to any consequences, however calamitous , they may be. With then tbe righfs of pre* ! perty are nothing; the deficiency of the poo <? | ers of the General Government is OOtJiiOf ; the acknowledged end iucontestible powers of the State* are nothing ; civil war. a disso lution of the Union, and theeoorthrow of a . government in which are concentrated the? fondest hofpea of a civilized world* are noth ing. A single idea has taken poseeMioo of their minds, and oowstd they pursue ?t,4*er (oozing all barriers, reckls* ^ JfgliwH? of aUcooaeeueoces. Witfc^Mi elaffcthe mwneqWte >WNi|?Mf| of Colambla^and intho the prohibition of the remevaltetalescs ifrnna State to State, and the ertteg to odmk, any new State, comprising witM^Jw()|,|)to institution of domestic slavery, fit kgmm* ny means coodaciog to the accomplishment of the ultimate but pertfoue end at vjiietl they avowedly and boldly are but *o many short stages in the lonfc afcd bloody road to the distant goal at which they wo uhl finally arrive. Their purpose is abolilfc*. universal abolition, peaceably if Jt con, for cibly if it most. Their object is. no longer concealed by the thineat veil ; it is a*ow*4 a nd proclaimed. Utterly destitute of consti tutional or other rightful power lining in to tally distinct communities, as alien to the communities in which the subject ,oo< which they would operate resides^. m far as concerns political power over that subject, as if they lived in Africa or Asia, thej nevertheless pro mulgate to the world their purpose U >0 to manumit forthwith, aod without compear sat ion, and without mora) preparation, three millions of negro slaves, under jurisdictions altogether separated from those under which they live, I have said that immediate abo lition of slavery to the District qf Coined* and in the Territory of Flori^ and the ex- ' clusioo of new States, were joaty mqfciio to wards the attainment of a mech raoreimt*>r taut end. Unfortunately, they are not the only means. Another, and much more la mentable one is.tbat which this class is en deavoring to employ, ofarmving ope portion against another portion tf the Uniotuy^ With that view, in all their .leading priota and publications, the alleged hortora of sla very are depicted in the most flowing and exaggerated colors, to excite the Imaginati one and stimulate the rage of the slave. States.? The slaveholder is held up and represented as the most atrocious of human beings. Ad vertisements bf fugitive slaves and of slaves to be sold are carefully collected and WoM? ed forth, ta infbse a spirit of detcstatioa~aw hatred against one entire aed the largest sec tion of the Union; And like a. notorious agitator upon another theagg would bunt down aod proscribe from the civilized society the inhabitants of thst en tire section. AWbw me, Mr. President, to say. that whilst I recognise in flie jturDf wounded feelings of the Minister of the U nited States at the Court of St. James, much to exense the notice whic^ltb A to take of that agitator, in my humble < ion he would better have consulted t?e ' _ ^ nity of his station and of his cbuaftgr in treat ing him with contemptuous sileoce. He would exclude ns from European sociei^^ be. who himself can only obtain a contraband admission, and is received with scornful re pugnance into it ! If he bo no more desirous of our society than we are of his,: rest assured that a state of eternal non-in tercourse will exist between ns. Yes, sir, I think the American Minister would have best pnrsued the dictates of true dignity 4y regarding the language of the member of toe British House of CommobsaC tbe malignant ravings of the plunderer of his own country; and the libeller of a foreign aud kindred poo* ip|e- r . But the means to which I have already adverted are not the only ones which this third class of ultra abolitionists are employ ing to effect their ultimate end. T^JEmr their operations by professing to employ only persuasive means in appealing to the human ity, and enlightening ihe understandings, of the slaveholding portion of the Union* If there were some kindness in this avowedauo tlve, it most be acknowledged that thtere was rather a presumptuous displa* also of an assumed superiority in inteuigeuce and knowledge. For some time thfljy continued to make these appeals to our wnf and our interest ; bnt impatient eith the now influ ence of their logic upon onr nopid minds, they recently resolved to change their sys tem of action. For the agency of Mir powers of persuasion, they now propose to substitute the powers of the ballot box, and he must be blind to what is passing before' us, who does not perceive that die inevita ble tendency- of their proceedings Is, if these should be fouod insufficient to mvokfthe more potent powers of the. bayonet, Mr. Presideot, k is at this alarming stage of the proceedings of the ultra ibp^omw that I would seriously Invite every considerate man in the. country solemnly to paua* aod deliberately to reflect, not merely on etorex isting posture, but upon that dreadfnl preci pice down which they would hurry us. !#? is because these ultra abolitiooista have ceas ed to employ the instruments of ieasou and persuasion, have made their cause political and have appealed to the ballot bos, tfcat I am induced, upon this occasion, to address you. ????._. .-i-.-t- > >^v There have been three epochs to ifee his tory of our country at whieli the spirit of ab olition displayed itself. The first was imme diately after the formation rif the present Federal Government. Whetf the Constitu tion waa about going into epemttoa, its p6m* em were oot well undetMiM^rihe eonmm * oity at large, and miualjai|:fo be accurately interpreted and defined. that period nu merous abolition societies were (brined, com prising not merely the Socliy ^fFriends but many other good men. Petitions' were presented to Congres, praying ftMbe tion of sla very. They were'