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lived. As I am new 50, it must have Jioen about 1804. On the ere of the ? > iecnnd Tuesday in Jane ?for I well fe. m?ifnt>er. that the morrow' was training day). I was at inv ffither's house, and a Man of the name of Abel Shory, a' skillful horseman of the neighborhood, was there also ; when David Govs, jr. my cousin. -1 i t i . r men ageu annul sevenreen, came up rrom his father's, distant about three-quarters of a mile, with a.message to Shorey, requesting him to go to his father's (my |r4 ? (uncle David'*) and trim a horse that uncle John Cross had just then broughtover from Randolph, distant forty miles. 1 accompanied them, and at Uncle Da* Ytd*? we found Uncle John from Randoluh. with a little heavv, handsome, active, j bay horse, which he requested H' or-v to j trim, chiefly by pulling out a i cutting ; the hairs of his tail, which an 'eurod if it had been gnawed by calves./ Urcle. John s lid he was a C*n !sen l.oise tnat i he had got from J.! ; !<*-. M ,;-gan <?f Ran- j do'p'i, who ha-i iite'y brought him from [ Montreal. I afterward? frequently heard j the manner of his purchasing the horse ? . r * i related in my father's and uncle David's j families, which was this : uncle John had j lent Morgan the sum of forty dollars ou occasion of the latter'* going a journey to Montreal in Canada. Morgan obtained the horse, then four year* old, at Montreal, and being unable to repay the money on his return, diso Hed of him to Uncle John to pav the debt. Uncle John, w ho j wi* no horseman, now brought him to his ^,^1. . .1 r, in,/, L, Fkifttii/I ui h/i ,i,uil ill i k I IPi 1/4'Cm ?* > i|Ml it; L/(U IU( n ill# ? rt-* v i r <i?. 11 j of a horseman. in ihe hope that something j might he mtdo by keeping him for mares. | 1 rr member Sho'ey'a calling htin a full ! blond French horse." Uncle John Goss eng ged Storey to] take ihe horse next cIhv to training at ] Mnj or Butler's, and there I saw h'rn cover j four mares. My uncle David Gosa kept , the horse through tho season, working | him on his farm, and putting him to mares j when they were brought ; he also kept! him through the next winter and tho en- i suing spring, when the foals were found j to be universally excellent ; uncle John . took him hack to Randolph where ho made his second season; tlie third season he was brought to St. Johnshury, and stood at uncle David's again. After this, I went to learn my trade, I cannot mv#?af? narfirnlnr nn uncniint nf tho hnriifl *"~?r ? but remember that he was k^pt several ensons in St. Johnshury. This and more to the same purpose may be attested by David Goos, sen., Phillip Goss, jr., Clark Stearns, Abel Bhorey, Abel Butler and Thomas Pierce, ail of St. Johnshury. John Strarns. Sworn before me at Charleston village; this 14th August, 1841. Ibid. David Conxbt.t,. AN KXCITINO PCCTVRK. Air. Vickers, a reformed drunkard, of Baltimore, in the course of a recent speech, related tho incident which we sub. join. We wish it could he read by every hard drinker in the qonntry, for it appears to us to convey an admonition which even the must insensible must feel. . You cannot think, Raid Mr Vickers. how soon a man's circumstances become changed when once he has signed th<pledge. I will tell you of a man whom I knew in Baltimore. He was not worth a cent a day, and his family was sup. ported by his hard working wife. Ji had heard of the Washington Society, and he had determined to join. But how should he get his quurter of n dollar, which was required for the initiation fee ? H.went to his wife, and told her he wanted a quarter of a dollar. ''What for?" said he, "No matter," said ho, " I want it and must have itshe gave it to him. knowing it would he of no use to withhold it, and supposing he meant to huv rum with it. Ho went to the Washington Society on a Monday night nnd joined. The next dnv he went to work at his trade, which was a good one, and ha could make money fast. He came ho jw- * r every night, and on Sutii>d-:v re~<;(.ol his'wnges, and bought a barrel ei o *\ a ham, some gn r: , > \ \ th; fti on the drv ) -d see. them home, j T he dravma dro**e ur* *e ine door, arid j told his wife i'v i t! o. barrel of flour and groceries were for her. She told the ' drayman there was some mistake ahout 1 tt,?-it did not belong there; for she had ' never had n barrel since they had been j married?alwars had to huv their flour j hv the srxru nce worth, or shilling's wor'h: , the flour c.? rminly could not he for her. j While they wero talking? the hu?lmnd j came tip. and .said she. " Husband here's 1 n man says this barrel of flour and these j groceries are f .1 us." " So they are. | a en I m?v? bought them a!! with the 'Jo j errtv yg*>ve me lanf Monday night. | J joined Washington Temperance So- ' ct'tv >::h "-it twentv-five cents ; we! shall have flour hv the barrel after this j instead of by the sixpence worth, or the i eleven-penny bus's worth." | What, said Mr. Vickern. do you think 1 were the feeling* of that wife and mo:her. ; She had Ik-fore had to sit up all night. I sometimes sewing, to earn enough to maintain herself, and children. What I l II 1 iL - I 1 ? " - ' * I nan imu ine pieage (lonn lor nor f it nan given her a hushand : it had given her children a father. The pledge had saved hirn. Wo watch over one .another, and \?c know how to pity the poor drunkard. Ah yes! and save him ton. Phil. Sat. Chron. On a rold frosty morning an unfortunate ; spalpeen was lato in his attendance at school, t when he was severely reprim inded hv h.? master. "Faith sir," said young Pat, "i s no fault of mine at all, at all. The road was go lipperv, th it every step I took forward wh* two backward." 4 Oh, you big blackguard how can that he' If you waiked in that fashion, voi^ never cenld bo hero by any means." No more I could, sir, and so I played the f.iad a trick. I turned my back on the school j and nude it beiitve I was going home . FR01T THJ5 X. Y. SUN. FOREIGN. Tho Great Western which sailed from Bristol on the 23d ult., arrived at about 1 o'clock this morning, with news of considerable importance. On the afternoon of the 21st ult. tie Queen held a Court and Privy Council at Buckingham Palace, at which Andrew S:evenson, Esq.. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States, had an audience of Her Majesty to take leave, and presented a letter from the President. Mr. Stevottson and family came passengers in the Great Western. The news from England shows that the greatest excitement respecting American affairs prevailed, causing sudden panics at the StocK Exchange. Parliament has been nrorogur.d?trade remains in a very depressed state? while the condition of the great mass of the English operatives is distressing in the ex i re me. , The distress among the inhabitants of j many of the towns in England 19 dreadful. Public meetings conthiue to be held f??r the purpose of adopting somo mensores for their relief. The deputation ap- i pointed by the magistrates of Renfrewnhire rind of the town of Paisley, te lav the distressed state of the inhabitants of i that part of the country before the Government, had an interview with Sir Robert ! Peel at his official residence in Downing ! street. Mr. Mastie. the member for Pais' lev, introduced the deputation, and Sir | j Robert Peel expressed much sympathy i with the sufferings of the unemployed people. The principal object of the depute'ion was to .solicit the patronage of the j Government to a metropolitan aubscripi tion : but to this proposal Sir Robert Peel ' declined giving his consent, though at the j same time he expressed his readiness to [ s ipport stirh a subscription, but as a pri; vnte .individual only. ' A public meeting wa9 to he held at the i London* Tavern on the 23d ult. for the j purpose of taking into considera tion the alarming distress existing among the operatives of Paisley. Lord Ellenhorough has been unanimously appointed Governor-General of India, in pursuance of an intimation from the Board of Control, that the noble lord had been selected by her Majesty's Gov. ernment to fill that high and important office. It is currently reported in the profes sionnl circles that Lord Lvndhurst will relinquish the seals at the commencement of January term, and that Sir W VV Follett, the solicitor-general, will be his successor. In connexion with this arrangement, ii is also said that Lord Abingor will, at the same time vacate rhe ehiefship of the Exchequer, and that Sir Frederick Pollock will bo hia successor therein. O.i the 10th and lTfh lilt. her Majesty was so ill that Dr. Locock aDu Sir James Clarke wore immediately smnrKOOCd to Windsor Castle?it beingan indispoalt.'on incidental to her present condition, and j not affecting her general health, the doctors pronounced the Queen in good health j on the following dav. The Queen nYid i Court left Windsor Castle for London on the 10th lilt., where the Queen intended to remain till after accouchement. There was a great rise of the Thames on the i^th tilt., which destroyed an immense amount of property in the warehouse# on both sides of the river; sue high tide had not been known upwards of 1J years. FPAIX. rr?? r n i i T l ne news-rrom spam is important. in the beginning of October Gen. 0'I)onnell, at the head of two battalions, marched into Pampoluna nnd took possession of the citadel, the strongest fortress in Spain, flis object i? to unite Carlists and moderate Liberals in a crusade against Espartero. anil in favor of Queen Christina, who, it is said, has supplied him largely with funils. On the 15th ul.t. he opened the fire of the citadel on the town, and declared that he would repeat the cannonade every lime his party was attacked. General Ribcro bad collected a force of 5000 men. Rspartero had sent a largo force to the Masque provinces, as the insurrection had broken out in other places. It is said i hat I he French Government were aware of this general insurrection in favor of Christina. . Madrid?On the 17th ult. an attempt was made to seize the persons of the Queen and Infanta at the palace, by 9omo insurgent regiments; the attempt, however, was successfully resisted by the Queen's body guard ; and, after sovoral discharges ikl ri.iiul/rtfrir t ko t turk ornnnrn Ij ? Aon a nrl \*i iinjiavu 11i n v ui?ij ur/iiu aim (^mirha. were compelled to fly from Madrid. It is suppose! that this was a part of the < )'T.)onne!l plo't, and that the intontu?ri of the conspirators was to attack at night the hon?e of the Recent, arrest him and put him to death. The whole movemerit connected with this insurrection, it is staled, will soon he suppressed through the energy <>f Cspartero. Liverpool Cotton Market. Though cotton has been plentifully offered to-day, the attendance has been hut very slender, and in many instances sales have been made in American on easier terms; the market closes extremely gloomy. Sales scarcely amount to 4000 bales, mostly in American, from fed. a 7 l-2d., dOO of which Rre on speculation ; 70 Pernams, 7 l-8d. a 8 l-4d.; 400 Egyptian, 8 3-4J, a 9 1-2.; and 400 Surat, X fvttd b 5>d Oct. 21.? Hie safes of cotton to-day amount to 4000 bales. 500 of which have been taken by speculators. Present prices are, tor American, 5d to 7 l-4d. increase (>r thk roval navy. F>r the last 25 years the dock yards at Deptford. Woolwich, Sheerness, Chatham, Portsmouth, Plymouth and Pembroke, have not presented s..ch a scene of activity as they moment, there being; no teas than 2d to 80 ship9 of different rates fitting out for active service, in consequence of the unsettlod ilate of our relations with the United States of America and China. Great difficulty is experienced in obtaining able-bodied sea?nen for the vessels ordered to be put in Commission, there being Ruch a demand for the merchant service, ns well as that of the United States, where they receive good pay and good treatment. Londont Globe. LIABILITV or COMMON CARRIERS. Peter Fairwell lately obtained a verdict in tko Kiiiwirinr flnnrt nf Vmu Va.It fnr I niv v/"? ii ?T I, win i"? $3,000, against the Richmond Turnpike Company, in compensation for injuries sustained by the plaintiff, from the falling of the promenade deck of the steamboat Samson, while returning from Staten Is. land on the 4th of July, 1839{ The principles settled by the charge to the jury are of some importance to travellers, common carriers, and transporters of passengers. 1. That it was nojustificption to prove that the boat was constructed as boats usually are, unless it was proved she was safe and secure. Owners of public vehicles nr? required by law. to (lake great care, and use all necessary precaution ; and defendants were wrong in supposing that less care was required in regard to persons than goods ; for gooda they are Ky law accountable, unless they can show | that the loss arose from the act sf God or tho King's enemies. This is the common law, and the principles was equally applicable here. Having charge of human life, less cannot be required of the owners of public: vehicles. 2 That the proprietors of public conveyances were bound to act impartially, with respect to persons applying for passage, though they could not legally take one and refuse another, capriciously ; yet they were bound to take no more than can he taken with safety; and of this the proprietors, or their agents, are to be the judges. 3. Passengers crowding into the boat, and rushing upon the promenade neck in unusunl numbers, was not admitted to be an excuse for the accident. The proprietors, or agents, were bound to caution the n~ n *L .f iL. J. |jn?3cii^cis?cauiHiii main ui uio annual of proceeding, and, finally, to refuse to go at all, if, in their opinion, the boat was too full for safety. ANOTHBR !*RW ?OLD KrNR. " MORS GOLD AND RIGOUR LUMPS." A few days since, a fine specimen of gold was brought to this place, weighing one pound and three puarters. The piece was purchased hv a gentleman and deposited in the Mint for eoinnge, when :ts value was ascertained by assay to be 8100 41. This specimen was obtained from a vein on the lands of Mr. Stanhope Morrison, on Clear Creek in the eastern part of this county. Mr. Morrison's land Adjoins on one side the lands of Thos. Flo*", where sometime since we gave notice of tin; discovervofa rich vein ef gold: on the Other ii i* adjacent to the Harris tract on which is i.je celebrated 14 Harris Mine," formerly works*! by the late Maj. Jonathan Harris, and after hi*' death, by Capt. Jno. Penman, who purchased it at $50,000. It now belongs we belioV'e to ] the Harris family. j Mr. Morrison's vein has so far proved j extremely such ; yielding from one to two hundred dollars per day, with every pros, pect of a continuance of its precious treasure. Wo wish him in the words of j an old Miner's praver, 44 more Gold and i hiccer liimr>s "?dh.nrlnfJp Jnurnnl. Texas.?Renewed Invasion.?We have before lis the Austin Centinel of September 30th, which contains an i account of a Mexican invasion, or rather1 foray, committed in Refugio county, on : the night of Sept. 18th. The invading party consisted of about fifty Mexicans; the name of their commander was not ascertained. They made a sudden descent upon the town, and took possession of it, helping themselves to every thing they could lay their hands on, and carrying off eight prisoners, among whom were the district clerk, the late sheriff, and a justice of lho peace. Henry Riol, one of the cap' ives, made a desperate resistance, killing one of the Mexicans, and wounding tw c others, before he was overpowered. It is believed that he was afterwards killed The Cenfinel adds:?"Thu most unnatural and horrible destruction of private nrooertv followed. About $500 in 11/ silver was taken from a widow, and also $3000 worth of dry goods, household and kitchen furniture, &c. &c. Chief Justice Neiil and two other inftn made their escape to a neighboring wood, and the next morning returned to see the desolation of the tow n. It wore a frightful appearance; women and children were in great distress, having lost every thing moveable; and their husbands and fathers abducted and carried away into foreign captivity. Everything looked desolate; feathers, from the destruction of bedding, were flying about the streets, making desolation more desolate. Not an article moveable was left to these unfortunate beings. The Anlif A ptlcloQ loft I ri tllO i r\ tlf ft ur a?a tk?Aa *Jltiy <11 UL>iu>i iv* ii 1110 K'n || ??DI C IIIIOP barrels of whiskey?whether they feared poison or drunkenness, is a matter of conjecture. A Mexican who was released the next day, represented fhev had 500 men four leagues behind; that they had previously taken San Patricio. From the (treenshornugh (N. C.) Patriot TRIAL OP EDWARD BOLINQ. Edward Boling, the storv of whose villany has for some time filled the surrounding country, was tried last Friday on an indictment for Bigamy, at the Su perior Court of Rockingham county, before his honor Judge Nash. The rare occurrence of the crime with which lie whs charged, 'the respectability*of the parties suffering from it, and the novel character of the circumstances attending the commission of the offence, conspired to draw together an unusually large crowd of npeetators. But the trial, in detail, turned out to he comparatively uninteresting. A very fmall portion of the train of minute hut strange particulars, marking the steps of the criminal towards the accomplishment of his crime, was elicited on the examination of evidence. For the conviction of the prisoner it was only necessary to prove his identity, and | that he had a wife living before and at the time of his second marriage ; consequently the principal developements of the trial consisted in the proof of these barren fuels. The case submitted to the j jury upon the charge of the Judge, and a verdict of "Guilty" returned after an absence of a very few minutes. As time will not now permit us to attempt a circumstantial narration of tho facts, as we heard them from the jtrial. j and from other sources. Edward Holing, the son of a worthy I Methodist minister of Caswell county, was married to Miss Harriet Parks, of the same county, in July, 1888. He was 19 years i f age in May preceding his marriage; h's wife between 16 and 17. About the last of September or first of October, 1840 a young man of genteel appearance and pretty good address arrived in Greensboro', gavo his name as Sidney T. Smith, and said he was from Perry county,, Alabama. He went immediately to the office of one of our lawyers and delivered a letter which purported to he from Jtf.mes Smith, of Ala., the writer stating that ho wished his son Sidney, the hearer, to prosecute the study of the law to a certain extent, so that he might be enabled the better to manage a large property that: would eventually fall to him. The letcer contained some other fatherly suggestions relative to the gui- j dance of son Sidney, just as one would suppose an easy old planter to write. Young Mr. Smiih secured hoarding in a respectable family ; paid about as much attention fo Coke and Blackstnne ns is generally looked for in a rich young hairbrained siudert; and commenced "cutting tho gent" in prosperous fashion. In the most natural way in the world he mentioned, upon suitable occasions, the vast possessions of the venerated Mr. James Smith, of Perry county, Ala. and passed among his new aequnintances | withal! the ease of "heir presiwnptivc" to an Alabama fortune. In December he left the place on a j pretended visit to certain wealthy rein- j tions in Nottoway, Virginia, and did not) return until February, 1841. In th" mean time a letter was rrcerved by one of his creditors from a pretended uncle of young Mr.. Smith, slating that his return was prevented by the illness of his servant. After his return from this jaunt, some I time in the month of March, he received the bs'ou iding and grievous intelligence of the dynth of his father in the southwest. He ^.xiibited a letter containing! this information with marks of most sincere grief; tied crape around his hat; mourned as a dutiful son for the sad event that had thus early in life burdened him with the care of a fortune;?ntid forthwith began to "surge his credit" in the stores, tailor shops, &,c. ( In the mean time he had formed an acquaintance with the family of Mr. Brannock, of Guilford county, nnd an intimacy with his daughter, which, on her part, ripened into affection, and ho asked her hand in marriage. Mr. 13. prudently inquired into the character and circum. stahces of his proposed son-in-law; the investigation turned out satisfactory; and the marriage was consummated in May, 1841.?Mr. Smith being anxious to have it over, aud go with his lady out to his bereaved mother. During the summer he concluded to settloin Caswell, N. CM having the offer of a valuable tract of land from E \ward Boling, and induced Mr. Brannock to as- , sist him with his namo in procuring a loan of money, until he could realize some of his Alabama fortune. The land trade continued to ho canvassed until Mr. B. began to suspect that all was not right, asked an explanation of Smith, who confessed that Boling, had managed to swindle him out of a large part of his money, without giving him a title to the land? Mr. B. fi nally had Boling arrested at Caswell courthouse, and ascertained to his astonishment and dismay tbat he was the same ma a who had married his daughter under the name of Sidney T. Smith. The v llain continued up to the time of his arrest to pass in Caswell as Edward, Baling, and in Guilford ns Sidney T. Smith. His last wife, the daughter of Mr. B.,at one time becoming uneasy at ( the protracted absence of Mr. Smith, went to the house of the elder Mr. Boling, j expecting to find there her husband in J compan) with young Mr. tJoling, ot wn?m f he was purchasing land. But young , Mr. Boling, c?n seeing her carriage, wns taken sulderiy, t//, could see no one, and passed the night in a room with his true . wife,?no one hut himself suspecting the strange connexion existing among the , company then under his father's roof. Such are the prominent occurrences of this strange affair. Wo have no space for more at this time ; hut if not done bv a more co mpctent hand, we shall attempt a full and circumstantial detail, when we can procure the numerous letters bv which tho infamous deception wig kept UPBoiing ia now beginning to reap the bitter reward ot his deception and villanv He was sentenced to be branded with the letter Bon his left cheek, (which was carried into execution in presence of the Court:) to be imprisoned three years; and to receive thirty.nine-laches at three several times before tho expiration of his term of imprisonment. His abode has been assigned him in Guilford Jail. Correspondar.co of the Savannah Georgian. E. Florida, Nov. 2, 1841. The Tampa mail gives us cheering hope, and every thing on that side of the Territory, in regard to the corning in of the Indians, is favorable to the speedy termination of the war, without the necessity of firing another gun. On the 29th ult., the chief of the Tallahassees arrived at Tampa Bay, with 28 of his people. On the same date, arrived there the U. States schr. Flirt, from Coloosahstchie, with a chief of one of the bands of the n ? i n.i e I I_ ftvergiaaes, ana oz 01 nis peupie. A sub-chief, with 8 of his people, be. longing to the Southern Indians, are at Puonta-Rosas. Report gives the gratifying intelligence, that the league of the chiefs in the Everglades, is broken up, Sam Jones and the Prophet having quarrelled?that Shirt' Jones is left with only 26 warriors, and. , has gono out of the Everglades to the Loca-Hatchee. where Halleck Tustenuggo is with a small band. Two of the principal chiefs in the Everglades, are willing to come in with their people, and will do so in a short time without doubt. Lieut. Sprague, Adjutant 8th Infantry, in charge of Tiger Tail and Alligator, arrived yesterday at Fort King, on their way hunting for the Indians that are out in that neighborhood* They are expected at Pilatka in a day or two, to pursue their hunt up the St. Johns, and around the mouth of the Oclawaha. RHODE ISLAND. Another convention to firm a new constitution for the State of Rhode Island is now in Session at Providence. The 1 Journal says it is the third which has convened for the same purpose within a | few years. We believe the one now in i session was regularly and legally called, I which whs not the case with the "Suffrage Convention" which adjourned not | long sinc.3. The present constitution of Rhode Island is the charter originally granted by < Charles II. The little State has prospered well under it ; but the democratic , C ? A .* r? /lo n eknn I r iiijuili.: y ?#i uii; n^n iichkiii'is ? vn??^v in its provisions?particularly with regard to tne extension of the right of suffrage, which at present, we believe, 13 confined to freeholders. J1 W e may note that in every State which ! hat introduced changes in ifs constitution j 1 since the Revolution, such changes have i j tended to the further diffusion of the dern- 11 oeratic principle. We use this phrare 11 without regard to party distinctions; for )( it predominate# in ah parties to such a , d> gree us to constitute tho characteristic spirit of the times. Soma of these constitutional changes have been in reference l<> the universal diffusion of the right of suffrage, abolishing all qualifications of property; others altering the tenure of judicial service, and introducing a term of years instead of the old rule of good I behaviour; others have brought the elections of the Executive and other officers directly before the People, and, in some cases, we believe, judges have become subject to the popular choice. It will he well if this tendency stops with the reformation of real abuses. Our constitutions of Government, both State a ad National, are in their true nature 1 republican; they include the rcpresenta- I (ive principle, and unite with it the idea , { of a pm/riHUcnt sovereignty ; they are t adapted (ogive expression to the popular ^ will as it may change from time to time, j and also to concentrate and to hold stead- ^ fast the solemn, sober, and profound sentiments of the People,a* uttered rnlmlv, 1 in deep reflection, and under a sense of * the weighty responsibility of self-govern- 1 menf. Possessing all authority, the Peo- t pie established constitutions and ordained r laws to restrain and regulate themselves t in the administration thereof, knowing ? that the laws of right and justice are above them, to understand and obey which the human will and reason need humility 1 and self-distrust. 1 A constitutional republic is a limited 1 government?limited by the People them- t selves who divest themselves of the power c of abusing power, as far as their most cir- t cumspect wisdom may enable them to do < 90. The authority thus constituted is above both rulers and people, because it is founded, or so intended, on principles of right and justice to which the human conscience a.id understanding acknow- c ledge themselves subject. To change it 1 ih any way is lawful only when it becomes rIetirly apparent that some of its provis- g ions are not founded, as was supposed, in i right and justice. Every change, there \ fore, should be an improvement. j Bait. American. c gen". scott. i Major General Winfield Scott has pub. i lished a long letter, in reply to many let- c ttrs he had received, arowing his opinions i on mod of the agitating questions of the t day, and concluding as follows: j * Finally, I am asked, if nominated as a candidate for the Presidency, would you accept the nomination? I beg leave respectfully to reply, Yes; provided that I he not required to renounce any principle professed above. My principles are convictions." i The General declares that, although j bred to arms, from early manhood, he has < always taken an interest in political af- I fairs; that he was opposed to the alien ] ? f'ii ' , UMU?g and sedition laws, an advocate of thiwtf of] 812 against Great Britain, and a ?np* porter of the Administration of JimnP and Madison. He avows a deep rover* ence for the judiciary, state end federal, as an independent department of the gov* crnment; and holds the decision of the Supreme final and conclusive, oil ill doubtful questions, arising under the con* stitution or laws of the Union, unless rec* versed on a rehearing before the same tribunal. Ho favors a limitation of tho executive veto and of executive patron, age. He is opposed to Removals from of. fice on political grounds. He is opposed to any pledge against a second term, be. cause " it looks too much like a bargain tendered to other aspirants?yteld to now, I shall soon be out of your way but he favors an amendment of the constitution denying re-eligibility to the Presidency, and extending the term to six years. As to the leading measures of the late extra session of Congress, he sew? " If I had had the honor of a vote on the occasion, it would havo been given in favor of the land distribution bill, the bankrupt bill, and the second bill for creating a fiscal corporation?hiving long been under a conviction that, in peace as in war, something efficient, in the nature of a bank of the United States, is not only "necessary and proper," but indiapen ? ' ?> saoie 10 me successiui operation? o? mw Treasury, as well as mhny of the waots of our commerce and currency*" He is rather equivocal or non-committal about anti-masonry. Charleston Courier. i ?? ??m?bo CHERAW GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY, Novejibbr 17,1641. south carolina collbgi. We~give place, below, to a communi. fc cation nominating Mr. Wakdlaw for the Presidency of this institution, and copy, from the South Cnrolinian, a communi. cation to that paper, nominating Chan, ceilor Job Johnson for the same office. We ?till hope the health of President Barnwell may be so far restored as to enable him to discharge the duties of this important office, and that lie may bo prevailed upon to accede to the very gone, ral and ardent wish of the whole State, by again accepting the appointment from the trustees. Should this, however, not be the case, an election of some other person will probably be made during the approaching session of the Legislature. The great popularity and prosperity of the college for several years past are lobe ascribed mainly to the decidedly religious character of President Barnwell and Pro. feasor Elliot. We are very far from meaning any disparagement to the other respectable professors who were associated with them, or to the other qualifications for which they wero themselves distinguished Neither do we: mean that re. ligious character alone would satisfy the public. What we do mean is that other qualifications, however, eminent, wouid not satisfy the public, as past experience most abundantly proves. If the trustees wish the prosperity and usefulnessof the College to continue, fhev must continue at its head a m in distinguished as Well for piety as for talents and literature. If past experience proves any thing it proves this. For theFarroers' Gazette. Ma Editor. I have witnessed with much ^ pleasure the deep interest which seems to n.rviHo thp nrpsa in our late in relation to the future direction and proapec't of our college. The institution, under the auspices of wise legislation has assumed an enviable standing among her sister college*! and pub" ic money cannot be laid cut more advantageously, nor produce a nchcr harveat in any ;iher field, than this. It is deeply, to be re-jretted that President Barnwell could not lave been retained io the position which lit iiled with so much ability and success. The >ublic confidence will not however ba impaw;<l if a proper person is selected to fill this racancy. The time is approaching when he Board of Trustees wil be called upon to nake this selection. Hitherto hopes have ieen entertained, that Mr. Barnwell would bo nabled, upon the restoration of his health, to esume his place. These hopes are fallacious, md all eyes are busy in the look out for a luilable successor; as such I have determined ipon the Hen. L. D. Wa-dlaw. I know not vhat are the prospects of obtainiog the sero. es of this distinguished individual The nation is one of high responsibility and conse[uently of high honor?none more ao. It hae incurred to me, that nc one in our State mswere the cols of the institution eo wo!L ie is a South Carolinian ; graduate of the loliece well known; a gentleman of .fine w ? iterary taste and fond of literary pursuits. The high character of this individual would five him at once the con6dence of Parent* ind Guardians, whilst his present distinction vould be the guarantee of his futurs success, lis fine address, polite manners, and firm control would secure to him tho respect and ?teem of those under his government. His nor at character is of that unexceptionable ;*st which would meet general approbation; ind in fine he seems to have every qualifiesion which is suitable for President of th* 3juth Carolina College. ALUMNUS. Cheraw, November 8th, 1841. From the South-Carolinian. THE COLLEGK. Since the very unwelcome [announcement, that the excellent and universally popular President of our cherished Universify, had resigned his post, much se???n n.hirullu ruiffllHA/t tho I Id IUUU IIU>? W^l J IIUVUI public mind, in reference to a euitabie