9
%
" TO THINK OWN 8KLF 1IK TRUK, AND IT MUST FOLLOW, AS TIIK NIOHT TIIK DAY, TIIOU CAN'ST NOT THEN UK FAI.3K TO ANY MAN."
VoL- & PICKENS' COURT MOUSE, S. (J., SATURDAY, OGTOBER 87, 18i9. NO, 24
II . u ? ?'?iii??'iii<iT*.i? tii ?: ?i" n~rs " f i"iTi Tm r? WrrafcYSaaati l* immii i im " - '
TIIE
KGOWA29S COURIER,
rai.NTEUANO ri'BLlSlUID W'KEKLI UY
W. II. TRIMMIER.
J. \V. NORTHS, JK., I ,
E. M. KEITH, \ Ldltor9One
Dollar n:i 1 Fifty Couti for one vcar'.n
Bub jcriptipu when puicl wiiliiu tliroo months,
.I.Sl .< - -I i * - '
JL u ?/ viuumoil p;ij UHMll 13 UlT.'.^'CU iU UIO CiOcC
of the subscription year.
Ali subscriptions not clbarlv limited, will be
considered as made lor an indefinite time, and
continued till a uiscontmuaUco is ordered and
all arrearages paid.
A;l\'crli$c?icnts inserted at 75 cents per
Fcjunre for the first insertion, and 37 1-2 ct*. for
e.mh continued insertion. Liberal deductions
made to Ui0i9 advertising by the year.
E7ST* All Communications should be addressed
to the! Publisher post paid.
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.
The groat topic ot' the day is the Nica
.. .1 r !i. mi ' ?
iii ^uusijiuiu ijuusuon. mil i' rone 11
dillieulty sinks into insigiiificnauco in
comparison with it. The latter is nil accidental
flurry--the former has the appearance
of u long gathering, now impending
and inevitable storm.
The nutter has gone farther than any
one in the country had supposed It has
gone so far that it is'difficult to see how
the Administration can retrace their
kU;us without dishonor, or nmeeod with
I - - B ' 1
win- preparing for war. The people of
the country have looked at the matter
with indifference, for they are confiding
in every Administration. They nve surprised
to find from Mr. B priors'address
to tli: Government of NioAragua, and
from somi-olliuial statements, that the Ad
ministration have taken a bold, not to
say rash step,' in our foreign affairs, from
which they cannot rctre.it with any grace,
nor{ iad ed, without much discredit.
Wo lind in Mv. <S'quiers' address an as
sertjou, of course dictated to him in liis
lnuM ucnons, 01 rresicR'iiL -rt/i-nroc's cactum
in regard to the. colonization of any
part of this continent, and an Application
of that dictirn to the IMtish settlements
in tho Mosquito country.
In fact, Mr. Squiors not only declared
that t!i<s Apwiic:n Qoiitinent must be
owned only by Americans hut that, an invasion
of the lights tf Nicaragua must
be redressed hfe an injury to the United
f4latok
That is the plain meaning of Mr.
^Squiers'nddi'c>3 The same djclamtion
was communicated to the OritUh Gov
ercwent thVdugh Mr. Davis, the present
secretary of the Legation at London.
T'he protest of the British consul was
dated July olst, and of course the renion
Ntra^ce against it was not communicated
ihrougn Mr. Bancroft, because on the
first i>f August his official functions ceased
by the peremptory order of this govern
tient.
The tone of the British Government is
as determined as it has ever been upon
j\nv infortvit.innnl rnnwfinn n? vvn vpi> in
tho correspondence of the liritish Consul
in Git-item tin, with tho government of
Nicaragua. Distinct throats are thrown
out not only against Nicaragua, but any
Company which may contract with her
for Uic right to construct a Canal along
the bank of tho San Juan, and through
her territory. Wo shall have more of
this matter anon.
Mr. Calhoun's presence in the Senate,
nnvt. wintftiv will 1m n.? iitwl im.
portant jus it, was in the lifty four forty
war, and his efforts in behalf of pence
may bo moro available than they were in
regard to the Mexican war.
NOTIO15 FROM THE GENERAL LAND
ujwiujs.
Generai/Lani> OrifiCK, Ocft.O, 1840.
?Application for exemplifications of the
records of patents, and ofothor papers
connected with land titles, having become
very numerous, and being on the increase,
it has become proper to make known, in
this foVm, the rule e:; this subject, which
lias been adopted, in order to guard
against granting eopioa except to such as
jiiivo a real interest in the premises, and
at the same time avoid unnecessary labor
at the public ex pome.
The rule, then, is that where copies
arc wanted, the upplicant is required to
transmit to this ottice his altidavidt, set*
ting forth the interest iu the case in which
exemplifications are desired, the purpose
for wnich they are wanted, aud, whon
required for legal proceedings, the names
01 IUC pnrues lU un; hUlt uiunt ui; imiuuu,
with the nnmo anil residence of tho clerk
of tho court in which tho cause may bo
pending, or is about to bo institute In
all cases flh which it may aatisfactorily ap
near from the affidavit tlu?t tho applicant
lifts a right to the cxemplitiivition, thai
they will be duly furnished, and in case ol
m
| judicial proceedings, the copies will lie I
sent to the clerk of the court, sons to bo |
open to all parties concerned.
,T. IIUITBRFIELD.
Commissioner of the Uenoral Land OOloe.
As the following letters relate to a sub!
jeet which excites much inte.rc3t, we aj
vail ourself of the opportunity of pub|
lishing them for general information:
j I iVew York, Oct. 2, ,1810.
j Sir: We must ask the favor of voul*!
j reply to this letter, at your earliest conve- j
I llinnr.fi- to ?Yrt n<! in .??
? --/"o "" ;
j wo have to charter American vessel;? to
, proceed to tlio English posessions in the '
' East [ndies and lo;id cargoes lor London, i
i under the new navigation aeti of Oieit
J Britain. These orders arc received by ;
i us fro in houses in England, and wo hive '
' .vlready chartered the ship Ambassalor,
of this port, to load at Calcutta for Liverpool.
By the act of Parliament, we believe it
is required that the President will grant j
the same privilege to ships under the {
British (lag that England grants (o us. !
Will a British ship be allowed to enter
here with a cargo of foreign produce,
(not of Great B.itnin) after the lii*st of j
January wxt, on the same condition.1} as
ships under the flr.g of thoU. ited States, i
We. trust you will pardon our thus trespassing
on your time and remain, sir,
Your oledient servants,
BARCLAY & LIVINGSTON.
To lion. \V. M. Meredith,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Treasury Departmenv,
Octotcr 12, 1840.
Gentlemen: In reply to the inquiry I
r.mdp in your letter of the second instant, i
I have to state that, in consequence of>
the recent alteration in the British navi- j
Ration laws, British vessels from British
or other foreign ports, will, under our ex- |
isting laws, he allowed, after the lir^t of
! Januurv next, to enter into our nmts
j with cargoes of the product) of any pai l
o{ the work'. I have further tost:*'
that such vessels and their cargoes \ ta
bondmittcd on tlic same terms hs to duty
and imports as vessels of the United ,
States.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
Signed \V. M. Meredith,
Secretary of the 7'ieasury.
To Messrs. Barclay & Livingston.
11 '<i x 'i iiton Ji wublic.
THE FIRSt MaRRTAGK.
: Marriage is of a date prior to sin itself,
I fl*r? Anlv roll** nf !t r\>\ ? *?/! iort !.?!? r.x?.
..j .v..y - |< II.fit, l-T .til, IU( I
us?one smilo that God lot fall on the. ,
world's innocence, lingeiing and playing i
still upon its sacred vjsago. The first ,
marriage was celebrated before God him- ;
self, who filled in His own person the j
offices of Guest, Witness, and Priest: |
There stood the godlike forms of irmoccnce,
fresh in the beatuy of their un- j
staincfj nature, ' .'ho hallowed shades of
the garden, and the green carpeted earth ;
I tA IftiiL' en (li'- nn n t\-iir 'I'lwi
- |
chrystal waters flowed by, pure and
transparent as they. Tho unblemished i
flowers bieathed incense on the sap red
air, answering to their upright love. An '
artless round of joy from all the vocal na- j
tures was thc^hymn, a spontaneous nuptial
hnrmony, such as a world in time !
! might yield ere discord was invented.
| Religion ble-ssed her two children thus,
and led then lorth into life tc begin her
wondrous history. Tho firs.*. religious
: scene they knew, was their own marriage ,
bofore the Lord God. They learned lo
lovo him as the. interpreter and sealer of [
I their love to each other; and if they had i
1 conti.tucd in their uprightness, life \\ ould '
. have been a form of wedded worship j
1 a snored mystery of spiritual oneness and I
communication. Tlioy did not continue.
Curiosity triumphed ovo.1 innocoiv.e. !
They lasted -in, and knew it in their fall. |
i! Man is changed; man's heart and woman's
heart are no longer what the first hearts
were. Beauty is blemished. Lovo U
debased. Sonow nnd tears are in the }
wonu s cup. om naa swept nway oil
paradiscan matter, am) tho world is bow- '
cd under its curM\ /Still ono tiling remained
as it was. God mercifully spared j
' ono token of tho innocent world; and |
tlmt the dearest, to be u by mho! lorever |
of the primeval love. And this is mar- i
rmge. Tin-) ono How or of paradise is
blooming yet in ihe desert of tin.
Rev. Dr. Biufhncll.
Revolution Bvouh in Canada.?The j
address on annexation to tho people:--- i
Wo have roccivcd u copy of iho Address
iu. fuvpr of annexation to tho United i
States, says the Baltimore 6'un, which |
i was referred to b\ telegraph ?i low days
, n^o, ?.is having boon signed by hundreds j
, of the moit prominent citizens ol Montf
real. Annexation, however, is not con
templatod by the gentlemen who tign it
except with the concurrence of Urea
Britain. Tlii i was necessary, perhaps, ti
save them from the charge of treason:
The declaration commences with tin
assurance that its signers belong to al
parlies, origins and creeds, but an
agreed upon the advantage of co operalion,
in order to perform a common dut^
growing out of a common necessity, and
arc determined t > forget all past dstferences
in order to promote a common cad
It then wts forth the evils which alliioU
Canada by representing a general prospect
of ruin and decay?the provincial
governments and civil corporations emharassed?banking
and other securities
greatly depreciated?mercantile and corn
mcruial interests uupro.speious?estates
nl..m,l .......I....11 < -I
uiuiv/ot uuoaiuaoiu %jn uuv tw ui3~---i 1 vui7>,
lakes, and canals almost unused?capital
dissipated, commerce destroyed, and
every symptom apparent of a nation f.tst
inking U> decay.
Having traced these evils to the abandonmenl
of tlie ancient policy of England
?to the want of markets; to a cumbrous
and expensive government; and to the
bitter animosities of parties and factions;
the declin ation next considers the remedies
which have been proposed for the
eviis uiKicr which Canada suiters.?
l'hcsc proposed remedies me stated lo
bo
1 The revival of protection in the markets
ol the United Kingdom.
'2 The protection of home manufactures.
3 A federal union ol the British American
provinces.
4 The independence of the British
North American provinces as u federal
republic and
5 Reciprocal free trade with tho United
Slates as respects the farm, the forest
and the mine.
These remedies the declaration considers
to be vi&iouary, unattainable, or intsulUcient;
and says that "the final remedy
con.-iiait, in n friendly and peaceable separation
from British connexion, and a union
upon equitable terms, with the great
Is ort American confederacy of sovereign
Slates."
STIRRING THE EARTH
In frequently stirring the earth, there
ire several and important advantages,
ll loosens the soil, and makes it permeable
to the roots of plants, ll finally pulveiiies
the soil, and reduces the sods unci
clods, and mixes the different kinds 01
layers of soil turned up hy the plough
together, and mixes the manure finally
wich llio soil. We have ploughed greensward
for immediate sowing wun tint
seeds, and by manuring, and the frequeni
,w,. ,.r ?i.-. i,
??'v> vii vuu nui i vn (wiu t<uiu?un;i , uv
liiilve made it of ti::u tilth, and well adapted
to tender plants, like old mellow soil
By stirring tno soil often, so us to pre
sent new surface to the nir, it becomes ei
riched by elements imbibed from the atmosphere.
But if the earth is allowed
to rest, a crust is formed uc tho to]>, and
no improvement of consequence take.place
in this way Hence, 111 ploughing
or cultivating land often, in -order u> Ki.
or wither cou^h grass, sorrel, or oihei
noxious plants, thcooil becomes improved
by the means u*ed to eradicate the weeds
with wnicn it is inlested; &o that the
whole labor is not spent meiely to destroy
the cumberers oi tlie giouud. Tlu
soil that is turned up in deup ploughing,
or that works up niode.atuly in s.ib son
ploughing, becomes greatly improved on
exposure to tho atinospnere, and l':e(piont
stining.
J}y stining tho soil, weeds are destroyed
in their leader age, before they become
huge, to rob tne plants ot nutriment,
or require a great de.il of labor U
deaf ly thoin. If tne futiuer can keej
ahead ol' his work-so as to stir his iill.igi
lauds often, jurt us the weeds l^ive start
ed, he will save a g "'it deal of labor, be
sides gaining an advantage in having hi.
land in iho best condition in oilier respect
for a good crop, tiomts writer hays, ir
rcgnrU to manuring, "Feed your cn?p, uuc
your crop wid feed you;" and u iuu)
with equal propriety, bo s;ii(J, proteci
vour cron auidnat the weeds, and voui
* M i O t r
crop will protect you against want.
Frequent stirring thu soil is tl?c cheapo
est and most effectual protection of crop.'
against drought The soil that Uoftcr
stirred, in a dry time, is moist almost**
the surface, while that which is neglec
ted, or lands in grass or small grains
which do not admit of this operation, arc
drv to a crieat depth; and this is one rea'
J V a
boii why Wheat sowed in dulls, and cul
tivatod as other crops sowed in the samt
way, yield more than I hut which i> feowet
broadcast. At another time wo maj
nviko further remarks on this subject,
Kvory good cultivator is awaro ot tlx
important advantages in stirring the soi
often, and ho practi. es on thi> principle
?-??* ngi?< .<iit i-^imlni?nniiH
, with excellent success. Let tliose who
l ' have any doubts on the subject select a
) part of a lot, give ii an extra culture, and
mark the result.?JY. U. Farmer.
1 Caution in Travellers.?Two strnn:
gers from th? North were arrested iri
Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, the 30th
' lilt., for askillir flto noem " ?l?
y ; n # ?v "V6tv >vnu
1 : had carried their baggage to the hot<d,
; whether they would like to go to New
, York with them. They wore, howevor,
\ i liberated alter an investigation. It was
I decided that they could have no unlawful
I i | urpose, as the question was asked prc/
viously in the presence of the proprietor
. of the hotel,
Good Socikty.?It should bo the aim
of young men to ?ro into f/ood Koeinu*
_ V. p # O " "J "
i Wo do not menu the rich, the proud and
j fashionable, but the socie y of the wise,
I the intelligent and the good. Where
' on find men that know more than you
| do, and lrom whose conversation one can
| gain iuformniion, it is nlwaj's safe to be
j lound. It lias broken down many a man
j by associating with the low and the vul|
?ar?where ihe libald song was inculcnj
ted, and the indecent story, to excite
, laughter and influence the bad nations.
i Lord Clarendon has attiibuted his sueccis
and happiness in life, to associating
; with persons more learned and virtuous
, than himself. If you wish to be wi.-e
; and respected, it' you desire happiness
and not misery, we advise you to associate
with the intelligent and the good.
Strive for tncnUd eXcellencc and strict integiity,
and you never will be found in
the sinks of pollution, and on the benches
of the retailers and gamblers. Once hah
? II' "
juuiouu tu u virtuous course; once
sccuic :i love of good society, unci no pun
ishment would be greater than by accident
to be obliged i'or half a day to associate
with the low and vulgar.
A Bio Lumt.?Maunsel, White and
Co., of this city, received a lump of gold
from California, by the Falcon, weighing
' lil'ly ounces, all in one solid mass, picked
11 out at one di?r. V'he vhIuh < >?' iKi* ti.r*?
j is *800.--^v.'6>. Belt.
j Ccnsisttekcy.?"A foolish consisten:
i cy," says Emerson, "is the hobgoblin of
liitle minds. If you would be a man,
speak what you think to-day, in words .is
hard as cannon-bulls, and to-morrow
J speak what to-morrow thinks, in hard
| words again, though you shall c mlradic'.
: all you have said to day." Here is a
maxim of true philosophy, uttered in
tilt; rftllriimonl r?C ili? ,,.^...<1.. !? l-l
( V...v?v -yi IIIV^ )l UWUO, It ? UU1U UU
: well for the practical world to see boldly
, acted up to. In poll.i.:s, more especially,
: how much of mi-chief would be avoided,
had men the moral courage to act always
. ' on the corn ietions of the hour, regardless
of what they had previously done orspoi
ken!
. I
i The Lamented Dead.?Col. Darling of
I New York, arrived here yesterday, o t
. the steamship Galveston, Captain Crane,
from Texns, with tl.c remains of the gall
lant Genori.l Worth- \\'r? Im tl?it
those ofthe late ( o). Duncan will be
1 forthwith brought fioni Mobile, when the
> two lamented offiecis?so often partners
; in victory, but at last united in neath,
will be conveyed to their final resting
s place in New York, according to rosolu,
tions passed at a meeting of the City
I Council. Tho Victoria Advocate states
i that out of respect to the memory of
General Worth, Colonel A. (\ Harper,
J. L. How>tt, 11. Af, Lewis, and J. Everitt,
of Srth Antonio, and M. Johnson, of
Lavaca, were appointed by a meeting of
the citizens of San Antonio to accompa
? ny the corpse of General Worth as far as
> New Orleans; the bodies will be taken
5! to New York via tho iivc.---.Ar; O. liic.
. I
AN EAGLE KILLED.
5 j Mr. Editor?Mr. William Studdavd,
} living about twelve milct> above Laurens
1 I Court House, killed on Saturdny, the
' ; 13th inst., on his own plantation, a gray
r i eigle of the largest size. It measured be^
tweon the noint? of the wings, six feet,
r seven and a half inches ; from the beak to
the tip of the tail, two feet ten Snehes,
weighing eight pounds. E, J. F.?
; r -'/? /r
- uaurcwH'iue Jjcraui.
1 I , ?
' i Impulse..?Men who are called inipul
' sive, uro much slandered. Aro not the
most n ihle, generous actions which ml5
r?m the annajs of the world referable tq
' this agent? Reason is oven exalted above
" impulse : but' how fallible is reason ! RS
5 it not often opposed to faith, and docs it
I not lead to the most dangerous errors!
f So far as tlio boundaries o?our experience
extend, warm impulse has prompted more
0 ! good deeds than "cold reason. We would
1 I sooner trust that man in whoso breast
u 1 glows (ho tire of QDthuu isrv, than him
who, cool and collcoted at all times, sel*
dom acts without suspicion, and often delibcrales
till the hour of advantage has
passed. Faults committed with reflection,
nre certainly not more vouial than .
premeditated sin. He who errs hastily
repents sincerely ; but tho wrong dene
nnon o.nlfMilntirv" 1.. ?v
I ? ? uvfUl iiuilil^ljf 1 Upun cd.
Even when productive of lmrm, it
is unselfish, and the consequences to
which it leads arc hurtful to no quo so
much as to its possessor. Pity is no
stranger to the impulsive man, and not
s Mom do tho (ears of sympathy fajl fi;oju
his eyes. To friendship ho is faithful,
and for love ho would sacrifice both interest
and v.orldy esteem. Let us be compas
innate therefore, to errors of impulse,
while wo respect the calm dio>tMcs of caution
and prudence.
1 Homkstkad Exemption*.-;-A Western
i paper presents the following Arguments
in favor of exonip ing a man's homestead
from liability .r u* debt:
There are two leading reasons which
ought to have great weight. The'first is,
j that the direct tendency of exempting
j the homestead from debt is to preserve
the integiity of the family both in society
! and propctv. it will keep the family
together by keeping them hewe?safe
i from all the storms of adversity. Inrtbaf,
1 ii will greatly tend to prevent the family
' from coming on the public for .support.
Now, the Slate which legislates lias a
| deep interest in maintaining the.unity and
: prospeiitv of the family. The whole is
made up of its parts. Society is founded
I in the family. If no family is driven out
j to sooli a precarious support, the State
will have no paupers to maintain. In
every state of society, no matter whr./L
the laws, the solvent must maintain the
insolvent.
An Incident of the wreck of the St.
John.?A correspondent of <Lhc jiostctfi
Mail stales that twenty-.five bodies of
tlio.se lost by the wreck of the Si. John,
were interred at Cohassett on Monday.
The scrvic.es wore conducted by the Re>.
! Messrs. Reed and Osgood, The "bodies
! were enclosed in separate cofHns, which
j were placed on hx eaits and .conveyed to
the Cohnsset burying ground by o*en.
The reporter of the Mail adds the follmvinrr
iiir*iclr?iil
"Mr. Latinoj), to whose house t'heaur.vivors
wore taken, relates an incident that
is at once touching and affecting. The
waves were dashing high before him and
on their crested tops, as .tkey were breaking
u]>on him, he saw what ho thought
was a package of goods. While watching
to save even this small relic frou^ (the
doomed vessel, it fell xmon him strifcimr
him in tho face. lie reachod forth his
arms and grasped, when, lo! he held on in
, fant, yet alive, lie placed it in safety,
and that infant is now doing well in tho
family of Mr. Grove, of this town."
i I'torn Port an Prince.?By the arrival
at this port yesterday of the brig Fairy,
! Captain Harper, from Port i\u jPijinov,
whenco she sailed oh tho 20th ult, we
: have information that tho Island contin..~,l
ii. l 1.. :i i. _ i _ J -
UUU til 1 ) iyi-iy il'cUHJUU. XII Ullitl 'VSI <\IV
away with some discontent which exi-.ted
among the merchants, tho <Clavernm<.i\t
had resolved upon closing the ,ports ot'
Miragonne, St. J/ary and Port lTja>,,
ngainft all imports and export? inidu-.i^,yi
vessel*, at tlie expiration of thirty .days at
j ter the issue of the Imperial deorce. Tin*
I measure gave groat dissatisfaction, miqi
| was not likely to he repealed.
The Emperor hag sent a roe?6qngc,r
! to Paris chai ned with a .r.ani mixtion to
- " o ~ """ " 1 r
purchase t- throne and two crowns?nO?w
for himself find tho other for the Empve.-*
?these latter to be in no respect'inicri<v
to those of any European monnrd.
I He hna nlso instituted two orders cf
| knighthood for the decoration of his now
: nobles?oi;e of which is naytted t$WJ Jjvip,?
rial order of St. Fp.ustin?Foustin Ivtpnff
I his own Christian name?and thoX>Quar
the Military order cf tho Legion of Honor,
N. O. JPicaywM,
planiTroa?,
While we henr f)f projects in cvory di*
rcction for tho construction of (M;mk
Ronds, the Commissioner* of Mnin Roods
r_. it. ,.c a* nLi?^ i c%.
ioi' ilie.- i hijsiivb m, i.'ini(p nnu o',
Michael have very quietly gone to work,
and are engaged in laying clown one of
tho wooden tracks in iho upper part of
King-street, It would bo difficult t$
iconceivc a greater improvement than t?n^
which will he effoctcd by this work, wvi
r especially i n tho locality which the Commissioners
ha.vo sclccti-d. Tho street fc.
j in all reaped-, ono of the worst in tt.<s
! neighborhood of Chai lesion, and ? <* p?L?
i lie thoroughfare, it >vn? absolutely nct??
snry that something thould b? done t?w?
, ards imp: o\ ing iu> condition.-*-CA</^?/<^
, Mcrcury.
' ,3H8