The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, May 26, 1852, Image 2
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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
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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. * ?
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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 rc<juire an alterin~
ation of the Constitution ; and our legislators
are ever opposed to making any change
"" in that instrument; at the same time we
know of no instance, where this course has
"u- ever proved injurious to our interests.
I-f"**' We are at a loss to know what to
write about. " News is scarco " they say,
UH and as regards the local affairs of our village,
our people move on in the even tenor of their
88 way, attending, each one to his own busi
""" ness, and allowing others to do the same,
^ without interfering. Wc hear it rumored
"" that several gentlemen "are out" ns candi18
dates for tho IiOgislatnre. For the Senate,
u" we hear the names of Col. T. VV. Huey, and
'8' Messrs. George McC. Witherspoon and NVm.
'^r MeKcnna mentioned ; for the House Messrs.
!i- ? K. Cureton, M. P. Crawford and P. T.
Ilauunond. We cannot vouch us to the cortn
rectnesa of this, the truth will be better usll('
certained by the candidates being announced
in the Ledger.
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The Newberry Sentinel.
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!8e Our friend Garlington scorns surprised
that wc should be ignorant of the politic* of
)m his paper, when ho says "Secession has
II,. been written in burning characters, upon our
|,js banner, upon our frontlets, in the palms of
fp our hands, upon our door posts, and every
lid whero else In and around onrnftjoe" We
iVp plsad guilty, ns to ignorance although we
on were not " blear-eyed." The fnrt U
cn Garlington, we luid only been receiving the
Sentinel for a few weeks back, although we
IU8 sent you tho I/edger from tho first As we
ti- had never seen your paper Ik-fore, or, when
J,j we had th.1t pleasure it wan before you beII
riimo connected with it, wo apprehend, like
ur n k',lu(' "nil faithful Sentinel, he does not
e<j travel far from home.
or Your allusion to quid pro quo?tit for tat, '
^ induces us to request you to send us the i
L,j number of the Sentinel in which you were I
d- pleased to notice our paper^w we never before 4
10 had the pleasure of seeing it.
!e Our readers and subscribers (we <
d have renders who are not subscribers) we i
n trust will excuse us for the lack of EdU 1
torial matter this week?we will try to make i
" it up by and by. Hope Brother Grist of the <
v Yorkville Miscellany will not retaliate on us. i
n One thing is very certain, we an* determined 1
io not to write about the Weather. i
j By referring to our Special adver- |
,r tising column it will be seen that Mr. P. T. i
r. Mobley is a candidate for the office of Tax i
c- Collector. Some man told us this morning J
there 44 was any qunntity" of candidates for |
* that office, but we do not know who they are. i
jt xj9fm Wo would be much obliged if some j
'y friend would write us some articles on Agri-J,
culture. 4P
i'.I South Carolina Papers,
~ Sumterville boasts of two j>apcrs : 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.
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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
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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 incure<l in the Creek
. | war, has not yet been taken. Two months
ago the Standing Committee of the
House vrate prepared to report on many
imp?>rtanWiiJect^ 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
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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 </ nil c
orecautSbaa, ther oowM affeat a landing, t
Wit, on Mother hand, fc ?? aaaerted V
thflb all thin waa mere croaking, and bad *
Py ;
ittumpt Ih- (>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
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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 <
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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
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I Wo coi>y frftnttno ClLytewton Mer4iry
HftMay an ytij^e orTUEo<u>pu^chmj?
?Lt^Conveniio? ,to" De**}i?l<l at
lutimwe^friDm which it a^pftnrs that t?ou.
oqttuaudcr ?ujl JcorUinly attend the
unventionjii^Rsstono to represent the
ifhstlior thoinforiniition is Irtwr or faO,
not Known to us. (Jen. Con*wSpr'
sides in our district, and if lie intend* to
:preseHt tboJMte in th?jCyn?enti?B,dl?
as koot bis intentions toWmself, turner
as n|g spoken dPtho matQpf tfl any one
jith 0VU<3#^.W? hlave conversed. % We
ere awpreflfct be was ui favor of tip * V:
tat* aetng rep?0elrb<l in the Democratic
jonv eiftion, but we ticker beard that lie s '
bonded to assrithe powers which the
eople refused to delegate to him. Tlie
diole tiling looks so improbable and aV
m.l, tb?t,,*rs jstill not^efprc to mlL' 4
riy furtherrcmatks, until wo aro better
iwmiw on the ^ .
Santa Anna.?The Tfffnigiii Mi.ifitfin
ays that Santa Anna written h bitter
o his partisans, dgglsiing that he wflTnot
iiruish them vithf|py morefunds for revlutionary
purposes tstbat ho has already
ent them olAC,QpO,Which tiiey souanderd
; that th<jpti|g||t)ase1y and vitlninoua- 1
V deceived hifft ; andihat they are a set
if miserable cowards, |*rified by the^aro
ucntion of Arista's name*
Okh. Scott anH tnc Prksidknct.?
New York Express, a leading whig
wiper, predicts that if Gen. Scott is run
or the 1'residency, without a distinct decaration
in favor of the ooinpromise, Vernont
will be the only electoral vote he
vill obtain. The Express adds, however,
U ..:il ia -? u:._ it :??? ?
? < ?. IV will nujipgvh mill IK HVIUIIllftUXJf
t believe* hiui to be ?outul on the com- g
mnniae; but it fears it will bo impossible
,o make thcj>eo|)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<livwl /IaIIaw TM? ' * *
? *?? uu uvniaim 1 (1(3 nusoara lett the
hotel for half an hour, an<l returned with a
receipt for one hundred and fifteen thousand
dollars, the value of the dust which
be had just consigned for transportation to.
New York. This sum has been ganed
by digging. The hueband dug while the
wife washed, assisted by her little son, aged
aliout ten^years^'
e?#atal Akphay.?On ThmsdqfcthtrPth
inst a quarrel and a fight otoutlM fcn this
District between Benjamin IflHx anfl John
Shaw, which resultec in the'desJDrOf John
Shaw on Monday evening ImI. An inquest
was hold on the doaahody, and the
lading of the J ury was, in effect, that thev '
looeased caine to his death by misfortune, *
old contrary to the will of Ellis. We - \
i Oilers Land tliat Ellis has entered into
recqgonisauce to appear at the next Court
)f Sessions, that the matter may be enquired
into. This being the fact, any ftirtlier
remarks by us would be improper. A
investigation should be had without (
bias.? Yorkville Afinctllatiy. ?
It is IIard Timks.?'It is hard times/
lays the young man, as he pufli a three
?nt cigar, or pavs tweuty-nve cent* for %
nrcus ticket?'it s hard times, and can't
ifford to take a newspaper.' -F '
The times arc hard,' says the mnnfrjjk J |
; lar^o family; *1 nave six cbildreir lo i
:lothtand provide a school for, I cant aflBtd <
0 have a nowspsper.' Poor mag ! what
1 nity he does not know that three months?*
tchooling in a year with a weekly papo^
better for his children than six month**
rithout the paper.
The times are hard,' aays the youne
voiiihii, m siiegivre away a dollar just for
i riblion to wear around bar nark,? the
iouw are so hard I cannot subscribe far I
our paper, though I like it, and sh<M^|^' \
e glad to have it/ Poor girl ! '
SuocnasrvL Foaomuna.? Three of the anka
of Boaton were defrauded last week'
t $8,000 by forged checks drnpn W tM'
ime individual on three different firagft.
he checks were given by the forgt^fcnf
egro, who drew the money and paid ? v
ver. A fourth cheek was presented, bat
tough the forgery was not detected, til
ishier refused to nay the money, because
e did not know the negrr nsn who''profited
it The Journal gives the following
seount of the mode of operation pqflned f
y the forger: ? /
"On Friday he wentinte the floor tore
* Messrs. Libbcy, on CommsidU street,
Might a barrel of flour, paid foe it with a
100 bill, dechaedtoreesive the foreign,
oney which was given to him in champ,
inferring to have a bank ?h?ck of thsflrm, I
i ha wiabed to have nothing bifl Mm
1W ?
ib?gauntly we?l iLrwigh th? ?ma pUy
MB Um oumt Ann
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