% * * OorresflORctonco of the Ledger. Mulberry Crskk, Caldwell Co., N. C. ) iTelav, 1852. S HoSttKR SfroRMNS : Drar Cousin : After leaving Lenoir, \v< crossed the Yadkin River. As wo wero approaching the delightful valley of that beau?^titul little River* we heard a loud rumbling sound, which We mistook for a waterfall,bul on reaching Col. DavenportVwe found thai everybody there had been started by a territk souiM which they aay was accompanied bj a jarring sensation which caused wheat to fai thro' the cracks of the grain 'oft. Itoccurrci on the 29th ult; and we I ve heard it spo ken of at every house we have stopt at since on both sides of the Blue Ridge. From tin Yadkin, we went up tho Turnpike Road t< the top of the Ridge, on tho lino be twecn Caldwell and Watauga counties. Thi Turnpike is a good road over a rough coun try, and passes near the noted Blowing Rock as we pedlers were a curiosity to the natives and it being Sunday, a party of young peo pie of both sexes (ten miles below the Rock,^ turned out on foot to accompany our wagor and show us the Rock. The Bom and I walked time about with the gals, while th? othej drove our carriage. Now the Boss, mitid you, is a married man But Hosher, you just ought to see hini doini the agreeable among these Mounting gals he sometime* tells them that he is married but they declare they know better ; the Bos then laughs aad tips me a wink, and whoi we are alorfe "Che Bom says that the dea creatures in homesjmn buy more goods fror him than they would it they knew he had wife and Babies. Speaking of girls, Cousin Hosher, we mc at* the Rock some young people from beyon the Blue Ridge, among whom were two girl whom I consider the most perfect specimen I have ever seen, of tho rough and rend style of " beauty unadorned."' They wer just sneh'Jems as we could reasonably snj poee old Natnre would produce in thes Mountain wilds, to cheer and beautify thes desolate places. These girls wore smal plaid homespun with calico bonnets. Thei complexion is a blending of tho rose and lilj iiiu yuiiugiDL invui ^nuw eignteen j XOK me that aho weighed 180 lbs. at sixteen.? They have beautiful forms, and io a wor there is none prettier in Union Co. Thes girls came down with us from the Rock, t our wagon and while we were hitching on horse, the yonngest of the girls stepped u close to the Boss, and says site,' 44 Mistci do you barter for skins ?" " Skins," says h< letting fall the trace he held and turning roun to look nt her, but as he got no further in formation by looking he finally asked wha kind of skins! w Oh," says she, " any sor ?lch as Coons, Foxes and Wild Cats."44What," says he, "you don't have Wil Citfs here, do you T Hays she, " I rccko we do. I seed one this mornln." " Ah ays the Boss, (beginn'ng to look free an easy again.) Bays he, " Why did you n< catch himT* "I did," say dhe. " Ah, hoi did yon catch hiqji 1" " Why, wi^h the dogs says Ac. By this time tho WtosTkft off lool ing at i\etf and turned to his work again, bi I had dyno hitched the horse and was stnn< ing bcdmid dhe wagon holding my sides t his expense. On observing me, he tunic again to the fair Huntress, and says, " hav you good dqgsP' "Yes," says she, "a; good, I reckon, as is in these parts." "Well,' savs he. " if I oome to vour house some o these times, swill you huat Wild Cats wit! me?" " Yes, sir, any tiiae." The Boss look ed each way, but ?ot seeing anything els< to talk nbout, says " gwod evening ladies.' On reaching the top of the Sidge, the Boss left me and the Goods, and went or bprso back down the mountain to the Town called Boone, and he says it is a Boone.? The people up here do not look as healthy In general, as they do in South Carolina.? Horses and Mules are as high here as in the SoutW; Com and Bacon both scarce; ir Caldwell, Bacon is worth 11 cents cash, am corn from 60 to 76, and but little to be had a any price. We were on the Blue Ridge ahou the 4th and 6th of this month, and then were as heavy frosts there on those morn 5ngs as I ever saw in Union at any season but the frost done no damage, as the fruil trees have not yet bloomed out The woodi ,up there look like mid-winter. They gave us up there lotttyof Irish Potatoes to eat which I like, they being much bettor thai any grown in our Country. The lands oi the Blue Ridge and on all the little stream aro very rich, and money may be made tien by raising stock, as it costs but little to raiw them, and there is always a ready market fo them. On the va.'ley lands of this Country, th< fruit hwvest will be nbundant, it being now *. too far advanced to suffer much from cold. I told you (n my loot that I expected t< marry, but that good thing in*? not .happeu /ed to mo yet. Your Cooain, 8tu*ely ' IPor the Ledger.] Dm Peojrte'a Right Plimart Hill, S. C. The people of South Carolina are pecu liarly sensitive upon any point whirfc the) deem an infringement of their rights by tht General Government, or from any quartej beyond the limit* of oar State. Yet, strange to aayr*we have for years submitted to a moat uujust usurpation of an imporUut right, by our earn Legislature. A right which unquestionably belongs to an, gaarify a antied by every principle of Repnbtiemism. I allude to the manner of electing electors oM*renideatfud Vkm-Preaident of the United SUmit* 4P The pahrflpn of voting in thin election ehnuid have- been amarantied tsr no-bv the frame** of the Federal Cooed tutton ; bat the power wh granted |g the Legieiature of the eeveral State* to determine the beet mede of * eaeUngT the vote of the Slate, In no inataoo* # haaj^blfl power been obeerved eeve one. The J^jpelature of fftoth CaroUo? weerveeto id 9 ? ?... 4 ^ , 0* * * ' .* f herself the right of giving the vote of th? State; or of judging whether our vote shouh be given at all; or whether wo should stain aloof, apparently indifferent spectators in i contest of such vital importance fb us and t< the whole South. To this act of ourLogis lature may be attributed the exceeding lacl of interest ever manifested by our people i ' this important election. Exertion is uselca ' when we are denied a voice in the matter.? " j We are seldom or never represented in th ' I Democratic Convention, and although on ' j vote might be of the highest importance in st " curing a suitable nominee, still our wise legh Inters persist in proclaiming strict neutralit] We bave denounced Virginia, Georgia, an ^ other States, as being untrue to the cause c ' tho South ; nnd they can with equal justic and propriety, accuse us of being indifferer ' to their interests, when we refuse to ass'u 8 them in procuring a candidate for the Pres 1 dency, pledged to support her domestic ii stitutions. 9 In every other State in the Union, tl election of Electors is made by the pcopl ' In South Carolina alone, is this anti-republ ? can practice continued. We are told thi this system has ever worked well, and tin ' the people are better capable of judging, i 1 this matter, through their representative ' than within themselves. This last is indec a poor compliment to the people of Soul Carolina ; but supposing it to be true, is tl * present mode the one best calculated to a< > vunce their knowledge in Federal politics ' Is it probable that a citizen will evince ar ' considerable interest in the result of nn ele 9 tion when he is denied the right of voting 1 Will it inspire him with confidence in h r own powers of discrimination, and operate n an incentive to greater and more zcalo n pemevercnce! On the contrary, it is calc lated to retard rather than advance the i it tiilliurp.nno of iKo Sfofn I ?!,? n v. VKV ojvwvv. AA/V IIIC 1'ICOt'IIV V? (1 ous system be abolished?restore to the ci Is zen the right which unquestionably V is longs to hint?let hint feel that he is insti y mental in electing the Chief Magistrate e the Republio, and it Ts scarcely probal >- that ho will support a candidate whose fo e ings and interest are not identified with 1 e own. It is a direct insult to the State 11 intimate that we are less intelligent, or It r capable of governing ourselves than the pe r, pie of North Carolina or Georgia; and J would say to Carolinians, vote for no iw - to represent you in the Legislature, who d not w illing to restore to you youreonstit e tionnl rights, and awnrd to you privilege o which are granted to the citizens of oth r States. At your next election, when poli p eal aspirants nre courting your favor, 1 r, them declare themselves willing, or not, 5, establish this anti-republican measure, a' d give you a right to vote for President of t i- United States and Governor of South Cai i lino. t, Many talented men of our State odvoca - the right and urge the policy of giving the d elections to the people?uiflong whom is n F. Perry, a member of the legislature fr< >" Greenville District, nnd Editor of the Sou d em Pntriot. Mr. Perry's able efforts in tl >t matter, in the Legislature nnd elsewhe iv deserves the highest enconiums, nnd shoi ?" be rewarded by the citizens of his nnti i- Statu and District. From nn article it this subject in the Southern Putriot, is tak 1- the following facts and sensible remarks : it " But we are gravely told that no harm li -I yet resulted from this usurpation and an republican feature in our Stab- governinei This haa ever been the plea of tyranny, ai s the excuse of usurpers ! It is, however, i ways untrue, and is so in the history of o f Presidential elections. In several instanc , the vote of South Carolina has been east f candidates for the Presidency, who wou never have received the votes of the peopl 3 Iu 1800, the Legislature of this State vot< ' for Aaron Burr for Vice-President, iu oppo: , tion to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, wl was a native citizen of South Carolina, mi who had nobly defended and honored h 1 native State, in war and in peace, at horn and abroad! In 1832, the Legislature vote for Gov. Floyd, of Virginia,for President, i preference to General Jackson, the illustr ous, native-born son of South Carolina. I ! 1838, the legislature voted for Mr. Mai 1 gum, of North Carolina?a man wholly ui I Known to the people of South Carolina?i t preference to the regular nominee of th Democratic party, Martin Van Huron, wh 1 a ? ?.?? >i? f I Wifcu uir ?UMJ HI wie nuiw iuur yi'iirs A forwards. In 1840, the legislature refuse to vole for Col. Johnson, of Kentucky, f< Vice-President, although they voted for M Van Buren, on the same ticket ? On one o casion, we remember the Legislature spei a whole day in determining whether th? should vote at all for President! If the election of Electors had been mar by the people, would they hnvo voted f< Burr instead of Pinckney? Would thr have voted for Floyd instead of Jacksoi Would they have voted for Mangum instct s of Van Buren or Judge White? In 01 B opinion, the people of South Carolina won have voted differently, in all these cases.The Legislature may be under the iutluem of a clique, and are easily mnntured. Tl * people could not be so easily cOW^olled 1 r tho "wire-pulling politicians. Hence tl strong reason wny there has been such o position to g'v'ng *he election of Electors > President and Vice-President to the people It is impossible for tho Legislature give a correct vote of tho State, and the pe pie should with one voice denounce a systc ?o utterly averse to the true principles Republicanism. RASDOI.PH. We the pleasure this mornir of welcoming to Ob." city Mr. N. P. Will the accomplished and authof, nt r one 01 ine editors of the ii^me journi i published in New-York. This m Mr. W f he's first visit to the South and South?vo* i He is traveling for his health, and is a , com pain ied by his father-in-law, the Hoi Joseph Grinnell, of New-Bedford, Mflh Mr. Willie will remain here a few day and return home by the Western rout We trust he may have opportunities < seehtf something fif the style of life f Ne^w)rleans amoW^ ike old and the net population, and on the plantations. Nei and rich thanes will be developed for hi graceful ana flowing pen.?N. 0. Picay une, \bth. Massachusetts Mains Lawa?-Th< Maine law as passed in Maaeachtwetta^oe into effect on the 19th of June, and tw< dwvs afterwards the people are to rob whether or not it shall be suspended foi one year. * ? * +% % *? m * \ ICanraok ITfbgft; If ? ??- ? 4 LaiM-nnlcrville, S. C. i WEDNESltA'yTM'AY 26, 1852. ; l- tir Tiu' subject of tho article by Ran- j l" dolph, in tliis paper, is one which has been . repeatedly spoken of, and in 18 49 was referlo ml in the Legislature to the Committeo on c- Privileges and Elections, who reported in ^ favor of the present mode. The minority of . [lt the Committee made a counter-report, which we will publish in our next paper. We wish 1,1 our people would give this matter due con- ^ s' sideration. If we live under a Republican Government, let us enjoy the rights and privileges of Republicanism. The facts adlo duced by tho Greenvillo Patriot palpably assure us of the futility of the present mode, * and clearly demonstrate the l>cnef>t which >' may result by giving the election of Pnssic" dent to the people. Although we would t favour the suggestion of Randolph with respect to giving the election of Governor to as the people also, yet we doubt if this will ever 1,8 be done, from the fact that in order to acu* complish this end, it would rcapcrs : The Black River Watchman, and the Hnmter >y Banner. The former is published by John W. Ervin, and edited by T. B. Eraser 8l J. of Ervin. Few PTvrs ?n the State, or any j." where else, enjoy the celebrity which the t0 Watchman does. We have no doubt, every :0_ subscriber is very well pleased that he part- 1 ,m ed with his two dollars for it, and well he 0f may. The Watchman is ably edited, the paper of medium size and well filled every week, not with "trash," but good, well ae- ' ig lee tod rtielca. i*, We onnnot apeak so favourably of 1 the Banner, which is published by W. 1 l|? J. Francis and edited by J. T. Green.? Sometimes, but very rarely, the Banner does l| * mannage to have one column of editorial ^ matter, but like angel's visits,these occasions B" are " few and far between." The Banner ? ia a good readable paper, and if friend Green e. would evert himself, the value of his paper >f would be groatly enhanced. It needs only I .the effort. m Thb Cotton Crop or 1862.?A trav- t ia elling friend, who haa been in the West r< end just returned, informr. tie that as tin- p promising as our eotton appears, it looks Tl quite as^well as the western crop. An m 8 early stand is indiepeneable in the West ^ k secure a hirg" crope; eo that tlie present j prospecfla unfavorable.?The frost and ? ? cold spring are tip cause* to which the r back#Mdnesa is attributable.?Marion si Star, inrtant. % j. i ^ articular inquiry as to whern we would stop aat night, and were told we would be comjrtably accommodated at Andenwaviile, on he Savannah River. The dU?ppe from t nderson C. H. to Andeison vill? being about ightoen miles, and a tine ridge road to travel >n, wo made no great haste, but travelled cry leisurely along. About four miles from he river, my companion called my attention o * little loghuj, iind Inquired how I would ike to stop there all night?of coarse we tooted at the idoo-^the little, equalled chiliren sitting on a few loose boards which vere placed on sills before the house, and .vhioh answered for a piazza, the crevices in he hut large enough forone at a distance of twenty feet, to pitch an egg through without ttrenklng it, &c., gave us no favorable opin on of that plnce as ono in which wo could rest our weary limbs. About dark,we were iescemling ono of those largo hills, invariably found boforo reaching the river, expecting every moment to see the little town of Andersonville. On, on, down, down we went, and in n few minutes wo beheld the Savannah " rolling majestically along'' before na. " Wo 1" said our companion ; and our obedient steed, ever ready to obey that command, stood still, "Where is AndersonvillcT" said we," " Where is Andersonville ?" responded our companion, There was the river, no flat to carry us across, and no Andersonville. We both proceeded to the bank of the river, and exercised our lungs in no inconsiderable manner, whooping nnd holloing for the ferryman, hut no ferryman came, neither could we discover any spire or house-top to assure us that Andersonville was any where in those " diggins." It was getting late, thi stars made their appearance one by one, bul tho fleeting clouds which overspread Ike firmament obscured their light. It was soor dark, nnd there we stood anxiously looking to see if the ferryman would make his np pcnrancc. " This WOllt do." anid our rnmmnlnn? ?* These woods arc crowded with robbers,the) tnnke these river swamps their homes, and 1 npprehend they will be on us. We mustgt back and try and stay nil night in that litth hut." "What! in that miserable, dirty hut T said wo. " I see no alternative," said he, M] feci alarmed now." Saying this he went U the buggy and took out a bottle of Cogniac from which we regaled ourselves, as he sak to drive (not dull care) but fear away. H< then took out an old pistol which we mus notice. This pistol had never been shot foi m any n day, and from the very best reason it was with difficulty It could bo shot Then was only ono way to makeit shoot; this was b] holding the pistol ia one hand, and holding th< cock back by the other. When you wished U hit an object, you hod to aim it with the lef hand, then hold theeock back with the right and let go. Ten chances to one If youcanu within six feet of the object aimed at Ou companion got his pistol ready, saying w< must drive, and he would shoot if any ?n< molested us on our way back, for we ha< concluded wc had either to go back to th< <>r ?thow ?H nnrhT- mi **n the former alternative. About 9 o'clock we reached the little hu where we were now glad to stay all night In answer to our request, after we had brief ly told our tale, the head of the household a hard worn sun-burnt person, told us w< could stay, although he said the accommodation we would have to make the best of.? filud enough were we to get in on any terms, 10 after giving him the horse, we managed . _ . v>|-, nu an IU yci into UIC hall." These people were poor, but so far as bey were able, they did mil that they could lo to render us as comfortable as possible, ind we presume no one slept more soundly ban these two weary travellers, especially is we retired to bed at a late hour in consequence of having anpper late. Our host, n reply to our inquiry, said that if we had lavo looked at a tree on the bank of the river, we would have discovered a horn, that by blowing tbo horn the ferry-man would bave come and taken us to Andersonville, which he said was in the middle of the river, or rather on an Island at the junction of the Seneca and Tugaloo rivers, which united and formed the 8avsnnah. The next morning *ft?r partaking of n meal they called breakfast, in company with at least on* million ol flies we hitched up, snd bi^tyjg our host and hostess good-bye, |isttln^t1in little curly Iqgnded urvhina,and speaking an encouraging word to our fWithful steed, we proceeded on our route to the El Dorado of our hopes? the far West EDITOR'S TABLEVVe nre indebted to the publishers, Messrs. I^onard Scott dt Co., New York, for a copy of the I?WDOB Quarterly Review, Black* w?kjii's Maoaxine und the Wssnminstsk Review. Thorn: Periodicals are the critical censor* of the British scholastic and literary world. The I??don Quarterly advocates measures idverse to the principles of its great opponent, the Edinburgh Review, and sustains in viewa of the Tory party. The Westminster Review, now in the hirty-fonrth volume, wss established under he patronsge and support of the ultra-liber,ls. It advocates sueh measures as will tend o the reduction of Tory, and exclusive priileges, hereditary right*, he. Blackwood'* Edinburgh Magazine is more 'eneral in its character, being devoted to laaaieal literature* biography, narratives rfUorical and fictitious, ho. These works are ?-published in this country at a red need rice by Messrs, Scott h Co., to whose adertisement we dbeet attention, The eub:rip|p>n prioe in Cheat Britain, of the Kdinurgh Magazine alone, ia #7,50 per year. ODEY'a Laov's Btoc. Tbe June nuaihar ef tl^a pepalar M'gn nets on our Ubie. Tb? present number con Ulna one hundred t ? * to Mine, and we arc at a loaa to conjecture kpw ^ Godey ia enabled to deeign Vuct^handaoine * Among the contributors, we observe the ^ nameaofMi# Briqs^r, tyvirf fjNlerWri) t and other well known writer#. &T t N. B. The price of the Lady's Books is i 3 00 per year for s single number; wo li will furnish the Book and the Lodger one I year for $4 IK) Jgflt ^ [j **- ?- *iw ' jl w Sartain's Magazine, Philadelphia. i Tho Juno number ve have received.? \ From the cuamier in which K Is. gotten *?p, t and also from the choie* literary aitieles ] which it contains from eminent writer*, Sar- 1 tain's Magazine is working fteelf into favor 1 barely from its excellence. The Jane num- ' ber is well stored with articles from Henry 1 B. Hurst, Charles O. Leland, R. II. Stod- ' dard and others of equal celebrity. The engraviugs are good, but do not please us ss , woll as Godey's. Terms $3 per year for a ( single nnmber; two copies #6; Ave copies , $10. Address John Sartain, & Co., Phila* ( delphla. tjje JjiDt 3finils.': Correspondence of tho Charleston Conner, i Washington, Mat 10. The two Houses take business very , quietly, and neither were in session yesterday. Members go away for a month or I two, and returning, find things just as they left them. The only appropriation bill that has been brought forward is tho Defi1 ciency Bill, and that is still under discusssion. Jho vote on the Collins' line amend1 inent,?nd the pending amendment offered > by Mr.*Bell, appropriatiog $307,000 to i j pay ciamtoi citizens oi Alabama, Morula r I and Georgia, for looses incurertanWiiJect^ but they have uot yet ' had the.oppOftunity. The Sunreme Court will close its term ' by the end of this month, and will nearly 3 sweep the docket. Members of Congress arc becoming I more and more absortnl in the Presidential > contest, and devote but little attention to any thing else. Even after the nominations I they will be as little disposed to attend to , business as at present. The business habt its of the House of Representative* wore deranged and destroyed by the long and r engrossing sectional conflict of 1850, du? ring which time no business was thought 3 of, aud an appetite for excited debates was 1 encouraged. Tho general tone of the ? present Congress is harmonious, except > when Any subject bringing up the ComI promise measures is mentioned. , ? It is a remarkable Cad that at the begin5 ning of this session, the Democrats having r tho control of nearly all the 8tato Governments, and an overwhelming majority of both Houses, St was generally understood f. tliat the next President must be a Democrat; whereas, many things are taking such 3 a turn as to render it possible that, if any * choice do uiaue uy ui? peopiu, it win tv m Whig. It is quite as uncertain at this t moment who will be the nominee of the . Democratic Convention as it was six . months ago. New candidates are occasionally spoken of. Gen. Rusk is named by ' some, and Mr. Dickinson by others. It / * * __ avuuuivu mnv uro mMUWBHC v uiivt'liuon will endorse the luiMriitYe law, for they will not lose a singw IWlUiern Democratic State by it, and must gain by it nearly all the Southern Democratic States. But the Whig Convention will be reluctant to adopt any resolution in support of the fugitive slave act, for by it they would h&sard.the loss of nearly all tho Northern State*. If the South, however, be fully represent* in the Whig Convention, it will oe possible to carry the resolutions which were adopted iu the llouse, this session, on motion of Mr. Uillyer and Mr. Jackson. The Whigs of Alabama and Georgia are now hesitating whethci they will go into the Whig Natioual Convention or not. They depend upon the advice of their frienus in Congress, and they will not recommend that they be represented in the Convention, unless they can at , the same time give assurance that tn that case the friends of the fugitive law will | have a decided and firm majority in the Convention. The Republic of yesterday contains a letter from Mr. AbercroinUe and Mr. ' White, Whig members from Alabama. I lUlin/, lliai, uauo. V -* - ' * 1 ??b i??vr tor oociidi^ the appointment ot delegate* at large to the i National Whig Convention. They are unwilling to go into a Convention where they will be nsoeaaarily out-voted. WAttuwoTOw, May 17. Business at the North is very brisk. Importations are coming in very freely. All apprehension of another money pressure is removed by the great .,itux of goid from California, the effect of which is felt not only here, but abroad. Recent advioee do not gire token of any impending revolution or war in Europe. I'nnceNapoleon appears to beernpioyeain roiiHolidfttinghis power, and in revenging. 1 every indignity ever offered to the memory of his uncle. In the veoeat debate in the 1 British parliament, on the militia bill, it 1 was urged that Napotion waa a oredesti- < naiian, and expected to in his owa form, all the objects of his mists ; that be ' had obtained power by la asking through 1 all the sanctions by wnich man are bound; 1 and that he must maintain it by fostering the prejudices of the French?whose j Mvnjftm Dnjuuio* m Kpuw ut nntnti 1 nation. Mr. Roebuck aaaerted that upon 1 Napoleon'a popularity with the army da- 1 pended hi* power ; Mftd that no one could c deny that ha popularity with the army c would be infinitely increased by aa jam* fi ion o4 England. Lord PaUn?.:*ton ahe?, edthat fid^OO n?sn could oolleot< tWfib rnilwr-; at Churburg, U a I tery abo* notion and be anally embariend ? , ft ateam ahipa, and that a wbt might 1 iri ng thaia or ?r, and that, la rpfee no of furoiftbld chftr;ut?T, j t will excite the ejttentoiuaad porhane I * ??i? ' ? :i:X..~* EJi.u.. ijL- N. W powen, IiaY^ pyj^rrecedefl front tlier ? hey issued older* tfromir Y^st Tndhui h leeto tO protect the MoTC?d>* from >J inv invasion from this couftrv. Frsndent T Fillmore was very appreffiWKe, IRShat time, that night occur of tho in- h teruption and, Mbmre of state Amerieau " resell ty ,the French or British squad- P pons. Snould it occur .it may raise a v Same in the country. 8 Mrs. Adams, widow of ex-President 8 John Quincy Adams, died on Saturday, " st her residence in this city, at'tho age of^e?ventv4U&t Mrs. Adams was a 9 Dative of Mamaud. Her father, Col. John- ^ ion, wM 'Confeid of Uie United States at { London, Wher& Mr. Adams married licr 0 in 1784. " . Mr. William S. Derrick, Chief Clerk e of the State Department, died on Saturday. lie was apjiointed as a Clerk n the office c in 1827, by Mr. Cljw, and became Chief r Clerk during Mr. Tyler's administration. He was thoroughly acquainted with the duties of the office, and was frequently np- 1 pointed acting Secretary of State. The j Department was ojoecd on Saturday in t respect to his moinoiy,1 and will bo again L to-day, on th?*ocqpsion of his funeral. r Congress met again to-day after a recess, \ and 1 perceive that the attendance will be t very thin, as many members have goue j 1 ?.* a!_ t % ?' nouio. avfln uioee memoere who am m?- j posed to do any business are discouraged t from the attempt. A few members of the Baltimore Democratic Convention arc ar- ( riving hero from a distance. The com- ( petition for the Democratic nomination is , very brisk among tnc frionda of the various j candidates. < The Webster and Fillmore men will I unite in the National Whig Convention to ' establish the Compromise platform, and 1 to defeat the nomination of (Jen. Scott; j but it is not likely that they can doit, ( eveu if they shnnld have as many North- ] ern votes as they claim?about fifty. Mr. 1 Gentry, in his speech at tho Fillmore < meeting in New-York, stated that tliirtv two votes from the North would be sufii- ' cient, but ho erroneously supposed that all tho Southern States would be represent- , ed in the Convention. Mr*. Clay. H f ^ A correspondent of the Pennsylvanian, "i writing from Washington, says: Do you i know that Mrs. Henry Clay has never visit- i od Washington! Her domestic character seems to have been formed for the quiet shades of Aahland ; and though her woman's 1 heart beat high when she saw "young liar- ] ry with hir beaver on," in tho midst of the < groataat events that have made his name im- , mortal,-vst by her the blessings of home and of toe fireside were to be preferred. Now ' that the statesman is wanting awav, her presence would donhtlu? alleviate his suffer- ' rags sua prepare mm tor nis nnal rWKuuuig. i Hut -i.- . u . ? ?? avn aiM H tvu vtU MJ VUUie. ono I'UUld I not bear the toilsome journey front Islington, and she remain* as it were a watcher for | the fatal new*. A few davs ago, she sent j him a hoquet of flowcra; but when they ^ reached here they were faded?a melancholy evidence that both the giver and receiver 1 were fast hastening to that bourne whence j no traveller return*. The old man eloquent held it to bia lips for a few seconds, and said, I with mournful pathos, u the perfume is al- < most gone T But not so with hi* fame.? , That will live forever green In the memory of man. HI* physical frame, will decay, but his great history "will never be forgotten.? j Of him and of his place, in the regard of ' men, in the dim future, it may well be said: j "You may break, you may ruin the rnsc if ; you will, ( But the eeent of the roses will hang round it 4 till." 1 ( Cheraw, May 20.?It is our painful 1 duty this morning, to chronicle the occur- 1 reuce of a most disastrous conflagration, ' in the midst of tho business poition of ouj 1 town, during the last night. The alarm j was given about half past twelve o'clock. 1 Upon reaching the scene, we found lue ' Dry (ftods Store of Mr. John Kyle enveloped in flames, wliich, together with the ( adjoining Storo of Mr. James Lynch, to t the north, and that of Messrs. Evans and McJver, on the comer of Front and Ker- ( mbz~ streets, were soon enveloped in flames. To the south of Mr. Kvles, ihc , fire soon extended to the Store of Mr. W. J' L. J. Rfid fhs I ., rwn r w ? I < | MMVT V1I1W VI nnSfB. 1H- J fftfe end Wallace, the Till Shop of Mr. C. Holmes, and to the Store* of Mr. H. M. ( Tomlinwm and Peter Hailey, which were j It consumed, with ahnoet their entire con- 1 tents. Bnt for tfie calm which pervaded, the tire would 1i?ve been much more ex- ^ tensive. An it was, the destructive elc- fl iiKut Waia tceuahrcd, Ofil/ \>J uio llHJBv in- ( defifttigablo exertion* of oar sitieens. The Store of Mr. J. A. T>avid, next to that of ^ Mr. Hailey, waa several times on fire, as were Stores of Moasis. I). McNair, Threadgill and Kendall and D. Matheaou, on the b oppoaiu* side of the street. 0 We believe all the Cotton in tho Stare M lots was saved, and are happy to be able 1 to state that no serious personal accident n ooourred to any one. o Considerable damage w'.U be susbdpd tl by many of our merchants, by the ff?> a ral of their goods, which will all, we ?>- h ttssd, be covered by insuraoee. M We have suffered serious in convenience M n our office which waa so imminently b h reasoned at one time, as to indue* ???* etnove our type, a considerable portion of ^ rhich w?thrownurtj^i. Inoomequeuce ^ 4 Lb*, wo shall fclTy bo able to isuo $ ur paper at the pvopsmftime. We nolo m ais to p*r;?rt dbappdmtmeot.?Chntto ? n Mr. Barnum. jrith that nnstlsas spirit of so Wterpriso by uVMi he is distfufwritod, tt] las bouglMiup Jtftoat one half of toe ekv lb if Bridgeport, (Conn.)and baring laid n wj mt, din lofwill at first cost every alternate wi ot, raffing lite payments, in all owe* to rij trifthe linufdmcoffrft pliMhlifi. on # ' * ' ' % . 1 m ^ I Wo coi>y frftnttno ClLytewton Mer4iry HftMay an ytij^e orTUEopu^chmj? ?Lt^Conveniio? ,to" De**}i?leo|)jeJbc^^ The Funeral or Mrs. Adams, relict of U he late John Quincy Adams, ex-President >f the United States, took place yesterday norning. A large number df persons were t fl.n? tendanoe at the dwelling on F street, bidding file resident of toe United States ujri the member* of thfe f Cabinet/ (with the exception of Drfhlel Webster, who is absent from the city,) the President of the Senate ind the Speaker of tho House of Representatives, together with many members of Congress, and a full rcptesentation of tho Massaehusetta delegation. Major General Scott and (ienernl Wool in citixeQs* drses^ ?nd other prominent gentleman,were present C. F. Adams, Esq., the son of the dccca# ad, arrived in the cilv on Sunday last. The Rev. Smith ryne conducted the funeral ceremonies according to thaiftsagen of tho Protestant Episcopal ChurohT and'was * 1 assisted by the Rev. Messrs. French and Butler. d . Tho body was deposited in the CongreMional Cemetery, nnd it will, we learn, hereafter, be removed to Quincy, Maaaachusetta, sliqre repose the ashes of ex-President Adams and those of other members of thu-fnn> ly.? Wa?A. Repubfc^ Wedn&day. A Provident Couple.?A person wri- IB ting from San Francisco to the Newport- w News, gives the following incident >?Twosowmun looking persons entered the hotel this morning, just from the mines?a man and wife. Tho male individual looked for all the world like a day-laborer, and the female bore a close resemblance to a cotlkm. She wote coarse, vulgar brogan*,. and to her girdle was attached a geld watch nnd chain, valued at least at two. knn