?1? '<-j" ? ^r<|inminnam>Ba?CMP?? ESCAPE OF JAMES BROW N. Tills man who was sentenced to be hung on the 13th of July next, and who wan remanded to prison to aw ; tho period of expiating his offences, contrived to escape from the custody of the Sheriff of Kershaw, who had him in charge and is now again at large. A motion in arrest of Judgment had * L.- 1! r, . . - - uwi? mew uy ma counsel, Maj. John Smart, who pressed his objections to the original verdict \ipon the Court with great energy and power.?Me contested every inch of ground, and was sustained in the main ground of his appeal by Judge Richardson, who delivered a dissenting opinion lo the judgment of the Court?but his efforts to save his client were in vain. Nothing but the terrible weight of the testimony could linve buttled tlie unflagging energies nnd resources of his conn- < tfOl. The circumstances sis we have obtained them are briefly these : The Sheriff with Brown in charge left on the enrs Tuesday for Camden, having the prisoner's hands handcuffed, but leaving his legs unbound. He placed him in the bafffjage car, him- i 00 -* ecu uueupying a position at the door to j prevent his escaping that way.?When < the cars had reached the Wateree swamp, and wore passing over the trestle-work, the prisoner at the hazard of his life suddenly leaped out, and before the curs could be stopped and backed to the place, had made good his escape. Every effort, we understand, was im ' * * ' uiiiuu 10 re-capture 111m, but ( unsuccessfully, ns far as we have heard? nor is it very likely that he -will be caught, j His Honor who passe 1 sentence upon ( him in his eloquent and impressive remarks. told him that ho had now brought himself to a pass "where the swiftness of his feet could not save him"?but Brown appears to have thought differently, and , j established his point. lie is a mass of f great physical power, firmness and au- i t uacity, and will bo hard to caieh, if lie : j, has contrived to rid himself of his hand- j . cuffs. l The news creatcd quite a sensation here, and one counsel telegraphed another to c Camden in the following terms: . "I hear Brown has made a successful motion in arrest of judgement: is it true ?" To which this reply was promptly refljrnorl T\nv . wv? rr 11 CO "It is true : Brown has given the conn- 0 try leg-bail?but his motion may yet be ^ over-ruled." -i~ fn^ niatte^ is, ? a""serious one, and we liopcr ftial tne imputation of levity will not be cast upon us for making light of it; but we are among tnose who think that the woiist roskini.e use to put a man to, is to hang him. Society should punish its crvinjr children bv anv other moihnrl than the death-punishment. He who gave life, alone has the right (in our judgment) to take it away.?Telegraph. NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA. In some parts of Mexico whole towns V^ycrc deserted by the men, who are rushto California. Their wives and chiltrcn were left to the tender mercies of fjpie Indians. From Valparaiso and the .djacent parts there was the same onward vrush to the golden land. Nearly all the merchants were prcDarincr to emigrate. M A O O A weekly paper called the "Placer Times," i9 soon to be published at Sacramento. It is to give accurate information in relation to the mines. Sacramento has grown very rapidly and contains many handsome ho\iscs. Plans were on foot to establish a regular line of mails through California. In the port of San Francisco there were eighty vessels, which number was daily augmenting by new arrivals. The town of San Francisco was under great excitement, which rn*r> o I that were afloat that the military were preparing to attack it, and that Gen. Smith had abolished all measures of safely taken by the legislature. The alcado and all the council of the town wore displaced by justices of peace and police officers. The disorder which reigns in all branches of the administration is attributed to the conduct of the late governor Col. Mason. 'PllA VDnArUn AP " A n * " ui nnj vviui uaiuornia," hays he has seen a piece of gold found in the river Stanilaus, by a man of the name of Weber, weighing 78 ounces and valued at %1,2-18.?Mobile Tribune. Lieut. Beall remained but a few days j at San Francisco, but took time to look around him at the condition of the country. The rage for gold, like the rod of Aaron, had swallowed un all *- ?- fusions. The inhabitants would not oven take time to crect for themselvos the necessary edifices, but were residing in tents, and shantces hastily erected. The cx* i ?v tent of the Geld Region cannot bo defined, j I It haa already been found to cover a territory more than a hundred and fifty miles in length, andfiom fifty to sixty in breadth. The precious metal is discovered in a perfectly pure suite in the beds of the ? streams, and in the bilk and plains adja// cent. U is found in small particles or | (/ ^ ... ui?*?vcj? in me waier, mingled with sand, '/ which has only to be washed aVay to 1 | leavo a residue of fine gold ; and in the ff "dry diggins" it. exists in solid lumps, some weighing eight or ten pounds, which I y ars dug up with pick aics and spades. I I--. ' f. \ w* at" The laborers generally prcfor working in the streams, as the other method is the most laborious. Every laborer can certainly secure, each day, at least twenty dollars' worth of the metal, while those who arc fortunate frequently make from ori...i wfivuvii Aiisirm i'nu nor revolted ; 1 Iungarian provinces. '11 ic report that such 1 nolo had been written, ia alluded to by a ' orrespondent of tho I>ondon Chronicle, ps mi 1 nv;ation of the Hungarian party, probably to. 1 ubscrvc some private interest of their own. RECAPTURE OF BROWN. Wc publish in another column tfin ??cor?<>t U1 f Brojjn Sheriff of Kershaw Dis.'tflct. Since that wc am inftwiniul ?lm) v>r> *? ? re-captured shortly afterwards in the swamp, near the plnco he made his escapo. His handcuffs -were stili on?his leg badly broken, and lie appeared to bo in great pain. CAPTURE OF AN AMERICAN VESSEL A vessel from Baltimore to Denmark, it is stated, has heen captured, which has produced some difficulty between our Government and mat oi Denmark. It is hoped that it may be amicably adjusted. The vessel which was captured, sailed from America before official notice of the blockade had been given by the Danish Charge, Mr. Bille, and therefore cannot be held as a prize under the law of nations. Dn. William Butler, our late Representative in Congress, has been appointed by President Taylor, Agent for tho Cherokee Indians, in the placed of Richard C. 8. Brown, removed. SENATOR BENTON. Tliis gentleman, who has bcon the leader of li?w Democratic party in Missouri, and who has acted with the South until recently, has allowed his aspirations for politcal fame, and a gloomy hope of tho Presidential chair, com pieteiy to addle his brain. In expectation of securing the support of the North, he seems now only to desire '9 ruin the South, and humble Mr. Calhoun. In a speech lately made at Jefferson city, he devotes the first part to what he is pleased to call Mr. C'? inconsistency on the slave question, and alledgcs, that the lato Missouri resolutions were a copy of those offered by Mr. C. in the Senate in 1847, which were aimed at the harmony and stability of the Union; and boldly proclaims that it is absurd to deny to Congress the right to legislato as it pleases upon the subject of Slavery in tho Territories. And that Congress has oxer ciscd this power from the foundation of the Government, and with the eanotion and approval of all the States and federal authoritiesThis indeed is new logic to us; and wo should be glad for Senator B. to point out the cases of the exercisc of this powor, and to stato from what book ho takes this undoubted authority of Congress to lo&islate as it pleases. IIow is it wo would a?k $hat Senator 13. finds such power delegated to Congress, when some of the ablest of the Northern politicians deny its existence, and unequivocally declaro that Congress has no such power, and that everv such attempt i? an unconstitutional aggrossion? Surely Senator B. has forgotten to read tho Constitution: we think that beforn he makes hi* next speech, that ho should givo it a very careful perusal. The the truth if, that the Honorable Senator finds himself in n pickle by his refusal to sign tho address of the South, em members in Congress, and ho now seeks to reinstate himself in the favor of his constituents by holding up this undoubted power of Congreos as a shield to protect himcelf and hide his glaring defalcation. "Honesty is the best policy.j^nd the maxi a :a equally to political ae welt as oommon dealing; and unless we are ?rra?tlv ???1 - * - ? ,, ? ??. w jruv^io Ul au660unSenator B.wll realise ii* truth. Certainly, do ciar, who seeks thus to protect hie utfwarranta, jfe* % * zm SwvA 1& 4* ? ' ^ A '? ? " "W J bio courac by n (breed construction of tho ConBtituticn, deserves tho coafkkr.oo of All enlightened community. And wo trust Uuit this Honorable Senator, whoso whole lifo seems to linwo. v? ??.'.?i win (jvimv lumuusirnnco wun lumecit for being of so much moro consequence than nny body else," will secure tho merited robuko for his vacillating niul malevolent course,' nnd that ho may have seriously to ask, "How have I, Thomas II. Benton, u man of so much importance, fallen bo low?" When the people talco such men iuto their own hands, and deal out to them their just reward, toacliing them that tlio true position for ri Senator imdwaySf'Tb be found at lus jx>st, guarding well the guarantees of the Const it u (ion, nnd advocating such measures as are likely to advance the interest", and promoto the harmony of tho Union; then may we expect that this catering for political preferment will cease, mul that tho affairs of our Government will be administered in that spirit of forbearance, which characterized its early existence. ARTESIAN WELL. Wo understand from the Charleston Courier that Mr. Wclton, wlio has been employed by the City Council of Charleston to bore an Artcrlnn Well in that city, is progressing finely with the work. He lias already renched the depth of 834 feet; on'o would suppose that Mr. W. would not b? under the necessity of penetran... ??-n. J- - * - 1.1<- tin in iiim.il ueeper uetore ho obtains writer of the very best quality. And when obtained, there will bo nil ample sufHcicncy to supply the whole city, for wo know how to appreciate good cool drinking-water, and we would certainly be delighted to know that our friends of the city are not deprived of that refreshing draught, bo palatable during the summer season. Wp had the pleasure l.iat winter to witness Mr. Wei ton's operations ourselvos, and were very much surprised to find the nparotus used in boring, no very simple. lie lia.fi then reached ' ibout 824 feet. The auger or instrument used ! n perforating is made of steel, about 18 inches long and 8 or 10 inches in diameter, and is atlached by means of a socket to u wood pole \bout ilO feet long, a number of these jx>los are connected by t)io some means uutil tho roquisito depth or length is obtained. A handle is then passed through the nolo above frounrl by which two negro fellows turn tho auger.? , A. cast tube Buflicicnil><'.),0't*,'*?^~ 10 WA..t*-taVj uoring lUittFnmcnt is made to follow it downward, which prevents band, mud and water from fdling the opening abovo the auger. A tube JO or 12 feet *ong, with a valve in the lowor end, ia used for withdrawing tho looso dirt, mud and water from the well; by pressing tho tubo down upon the mud and water tho v;ilvc is raised, and when full the weight ahovo will close the valvo. Mr. Welton lias completed cevoral other wolls of tho Mine kind in tho city, but not so deep, for tho use of private families. Ho jvint completed ono on tho promises of the Qua Company, 40 feet deep, in which tho water is purer in quality than any that has yet boon obtained ii\ boring what is familiarly termed " sixty feet wells." THE LATE CONVENTION. Tho Convention held at Columbia ha* put tho entire Northern Press into a stow. They call it by all sorts of names, and rant and ravo to a high degree. Tho proceedings yf that Convention adopted unanimously, tho mild ye* dccidod stand taken in the report and rcsolu- 1 tier.-, !:r.?c tsken the Mcrtl: at such u nohphw. that thoy geoni to bo bewildered, ami know not what to be uftcr?nimble to refute by sound reasoning nnd argument, thnjr aim in to deny it by ridicule?"It is nothing but one of South j Carolina's thrcatu." There is a point, beyond , which forbenrame ceasea to be a virtue, nnd | we have nearly, if not quite, reached it. And j vr.?ii * " v.... Kuiuiuin oreuirep will lind to thoir sorrow, that not only Carolina, but nil of the Southern Statea, arc dc-lct mined to exccuto, as well as threaten, if thoy persist in their nefarious Bchomoa. Thoy nock to keep up thoir oxcitemcut bv constantly publishing tho South oh disunioni*te?as those seeking to destroy our government, forgetting all tho timo that i they aro proporly clwrgcablc with all these ilifllcultiea It is but fiu abstraction, *ay they. | If so, why do they seek for an abstraction to ] dishonor the South and destroy hor domestic | msutuuousl It ?a not an Abstraction to uh, but a question of lifo unci doath, of bonor or diagraco. Wo cannot, wo will not, reccde from the positions wc bavo taken; if tbey choose to go on goading tho South, and exciting toolings not likely to bo easily quelled, tho consequence bo on tbeir heads, not on ours; wo have warned them agaiu and again, and if by their folly the Union is dUsolvod, posterity will mete out to them their ju8t reward. rjlUM TEXAS. The Mexican papers etato that M-ij. Harry's party wm cut to picocs by the Indians, and all murdered except the guide who was a Mexican. The ravages of cholera have been distressingly awful. Tho whole number of deaths from this disoauo, in tho city of Alamo, in not lees than 600. Tho diweaee has also broken out in the camp t>f the 8d Infantry, and at tho Quarter Master's headquarters. Persona have been picked up dying and dead unattended in tho prairies and under traea in tho open air. An overflow in tho S&Iado river took place early la*t month, earning grant di#txes? end distraction of property In the camp of the 3d Infantry, Hear San Antonio. The water ro?fi 4 or ? feet in less th?n fiv? rninutof, scarcely^ ;-v % * allowing time to those in its course to romot\| j to ft place of Hnfoty before everything was submerged Tlic camp was situated nour the river near half a mile from tlie highland, to which, in the darkness of night every ono liad to flee for safety. Every species of property bolonjrinor to the Gncnninmerit lma aUI,/.. I ~ ? J ? ?" damaged or lost. We understand the water was 10 foot deep on the spot where the cainp was located. PROM SANTA FE AND THE PLAINS. The St. Louis Republican Buys, there is a coalition between the Eutnws and Apaches, aiid probably other Indian tribes to the South, to carry on a war of depredation against the unprotected settlements. 1 unarms n. Aicrntt lms boon appointed Sheriff and Collector for the County of Santa Fo. Early in last month Lieut Whittelsey encountered a war party of Eutuws, near the Colorado, and routed thoin with n loss of only two men, the loss of the enemy was 10 killed and several wounded. SEVEN DAYS ADDITIONAL INTELLIGENCE n\ TP 12 STEAM SIIIP NIAGARA at halifax. [Reported for the. Telegraph.] The Niagara, bringing iie\>? to the 10th of May, arrived at Halifax on Thursday morning last. Cotton at Liverpool had neither advanced nor receded, but was at a stand. On the 10th it was quoted at the same rates as during the week previous. ( POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE* l( ROME. The intelligence is, that Pope Pius, on having heard of Iho resistance offered by the Ro-nan people to the French troops, * is said to have declared that ho would c not return to Rome at such a price, and is t reported to hare sent a message to Gen. j Qudinot, ns well as to the King of Naples, to persund them to withdraw their forces c and retire. In the interval. Gen. Oudi- n not has been reinforced with a fresh sup- i ply of 20,000 troops, and haa a large and r well appointed army under his command. On the other side the Roman people are animated |y the. fflflst intense enthu- * HJJI J1J..1.1 ... to t nllUUlU 5U? UtlA3IIIJJl< I ^possession of the city by bombarding, nrK**hen storming, the courage of the peopk %vho w,u be protected by barricades, rcn(jor the capture of the city no easy tas,. These cause# ^,)(jer the invaiding troops by no means ce*<^u of success, even should the effort I VojJo. All accounts concur that it will be imwsjyiC to restore the temporal and imperial ^0Wer of Papacy in any form. Most terrific an(J painful account nvo I given ot I'ncsLs tyjihg dragged forth i?oni I their hiding plrices by the soldiery nm put to death?tneir bodies having been backed in small pieces and cast into, the Tiber. The combined Powers will not be able to set up the Pope on his throne again, for the tide of populor feeling now la uguiusi. ine sarceruotai and pontificial power he has exercised. At Paris intelligence had been received from Gen. Oudinot to the 13th ult. by telegraph?in which he stated his opinion, that the troops would be allowed to enter the city of Rome without further opposition. He further adds "serious prepositions of submission are mnrin tn ?v>*? ? | I tlio anchor of safety to Rome." The 900 , j pmoners at Home wero accompanied to Palo with all possible demonstrations of joyTim London Times announces the land i ing at Fincmcstra, of a Spanish army which was marching towards Rome. A fresh attempt was malting at Palermo to get up nn armed resistance to the Neapolitan government but without BUCCeSBS. The Austrians have been again rcIYIIIKPH "1* -- *' * _ ? -v. iit tut assault, ana Venetian accounts state that they made a rally and took 8^0 prisoners?which needs confirmation. Rusbian Aid.?There have already marched through Wallnchia en route for Hungary to bring to Austria 120,000 Russians, with 350 cannons, and 25,000 cavalry. Gen. Bern is well prepared to givo them a warm reception in Transylvania, and there will be bloody work when the two forces meet. EXTRACT From the Char. Courier Correspondence. Washington, May 24. The Board of Commissioners under the Mexican treaty will resume their suasion next week, and will proceed to determine what coses they shall consider. Some of the claims largest in amount and most meritorious in character arc likely to be thrown put on the ground that they were acted Upon by tho Mixed Board, and the umpire under the treaty of 1830. Many distinguished lawyers hav? employed by claimants to present their eases to the Board, and among thoae are Mr. Wftbater, Gen. Dix, Mr. H. J. Walter, Mr. Coxe, and Mr. Corwin. As the 1 impressoria grant* in Texas to citizens of J r II tlio rUmted States would all be thrown wt-, thougli nllowcd by two of tho form?r boards^,there is a probability that thdhum nllowcd by the treaty?(three and i\fourth millions)?will be ample for tiiA f..w ~ * ...... .?.? uuj wuut oi an tno clnims coming within tVe treaty. W&iVtkm yon thk Kkowke Colrjjcr. Intercourse with persons 6f decided virtue and exceMence, is of great importance in the formation of a good character. The force ot example is great: we are creatures of imitation and by a necessary iniluence, our tempers and habits are very much formed on tVin model of those with whom we associate. In this view, nothing is of more importance to young men than the choice of heir companions. If they select for .heir associates the intelligent, the virtu>us, and the enterprising, great will be lie effect on their own character and mbits. With these living patterns be* ore them, they can hardly fail to feel a lismist, rit ii.-i ? 0_.... uiut is iow nna unworthy. Young men ore hut too little iwnre how their reputation is aflfectcd in he view of the public, by the company hey keep. Tho character of their asso:iates is soon regarded as their own. If hey seek tho society of the worthy it ilevat.es them in the public estimation, as t is an eviflenon fV?uf ? vin%u iiivj icsjjyut OlIlCl*8. 3 n the contrary their intimacy with persons of bad character, always sinks a oung man in the eyes of the public.? 3ur young men will do well to remember his. Persons, and especially the young, :annot be too strongly impressed with he importance of improving their leisure lours. We complain of tho1 shortness of >ur lives, and yet we squander a vast 1 mount of it in worse than idleness.? .. 1 \ny of us have leisure hours enough if | : ? .gi.wj imp uvea 10 cultivate our minds horoughly, and to prepare for any sta- | ioi. in lifo. If the young will habituate? I hemselvcs to improving their sjiaro mo- I mcntTBy *f^M^,uscful k?0^8 and pa- I pers, the habit will soon be&OYrtv "uaCv^i, J and pleaaant. ? J" V' Correspondence of the "Kcoioce Courier" Hamburg, May 30tii, 1840. Messrs. Editors :?I have received1 two numbers of the Courier, and be assured I hail with delight its appearance;; cminating, as it does, from the banks of' tho bright and beautiful Kcowee in my ntuVve District, to me the 'brightest spot on memory's waste.' I prpdj&Vfofr tho "Keowce Courier" a prosperous vovnar? on tho ocean af spirited afrvonturc.? Your readers are well pleased with its neat nppearance, and the manly stand it has taken for the true interests of tho South. I feel confident that you must succeed?for no one who has lived in your beautiful district, amid its hills and dales, its cataracts and cascades, and romantic seenory, let him be found any place m our wide spread land, where adventure or enterprise may have lead him, but will gladly embrace the opportunity of subscribing to your paper, lor there is a feeling in the human heart which lingers 4 with life, and that fouling is love for 1 one's place of nativity; and this home ? feeling will secure for you the support of your District, for why should we send 9 ubroad our money for papers, to thoso ft who are inimical to our institutions, and t wVin WAillil wi-aw ??1 : 1 ..vwuMivn IIVjU UUU llisoicni on OU) patronage; and with the jxnocr of money takenfrom us, strive to deprive us of our legal and constitutional property? No* let us patronize our own press, read our own papers, and keep our money among ourselves, where like 'bread cast upon the waters, we can see i* after many dayg.*^ So, in conclusion I would say, success attend your efforts as public journalists, and may you, even have a support, adequate tO VOUr enrlonvrtra .. ....^ I Infernal Machine Arrest,?The NewYork letter, of Thursday, to thp Philadelphia Ledger, eays: "A person residing in Brooklyn, hitherto considered one of the bfest citizens of that place, has been arrested on tho charge of bein^ implicated in the cogspiracy to take the life ftfTliniw#" w?? ? F. * MVWIU0 >1 (llllVi l Esa., with the "infernal machine," about i which no much was said in the newepa- w pere a while ago. This make* the second * arrest for the same crime, and the polico are still on the scent of othor partite. "Them is a secret chatter in the bisto* ry of this af&ir which will, ere long, enfold itoelf to the, astonishment of the publi?r" , I