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"wf* wmmm jm i ' 1 1 ' . 1 - ' -w r Priations. It would have been as proper, under, the circunis'nncep, T?r Cor.jrr.es- to annex a charter for a bank, or a fiscal .v-en?, or a li.-ral Wrpor^ion,; is a condition pre,. -I'-nt to a "'venue bill, anftotaise an hme with lint !Vf*<;d'Mt. or with thtfir constituentifsuch a !>;.! had not received the Executive sauc'im. It is a {Trent mistake to suppose '!rs an i-r?:e between the major,:;, of ('<> ;r : sr.:-! the i'red-* ilcnL There is a:i issue : '' ecu that same majority in 18! I an i in ! ! J. 'ike IVeside!:' abides by terms which ih * ? p-o.-criVd for themselves ait-' the t:e ; - ti. ,i . can prefer no accusation a;*.! s ! hi n - r a literin? to their owu p-viiinn. i miuiit v.: !i more propriety 11 : 1 for r: ri! i;. i i:>js.-'UC is between i'::: ; n; ; ( ' r.Irv. They who aTai<r?i :,Vj ir r : < r the will of Conjure ; shun!:!*!:? \vt;I! n<.-:ir ! t! > -: (longTPss does si.it ' ?' ill ei Stn'fv I and the people if repr* m:V, ross is neither iulullihie nor irro vs.- Me. * * :jt * :i :;t T!ic power of! i peie'jnt-!' ! ?? : ' f'-le.!; to the House #lJr:r.ye:t* i' i ' " 'm.'v therefore, of thr? pi hnvy v.\V> a the dent, to arra' z 1 Isim tin ' r art ! ss^??f i!|?2?Ai ? rncnt before the f : -to. if i n* itfldra to ' bo guilty of any iin;v\e !.*?* ! ' :ro. If he Insj: neither arsu.m'.i po-.vr, n-.r n' .? ! i? fdrnv' tyi then the issue dwindles to a sisr s--^ ot:eriion oT1 who is "ifflil a Jo a nu'.mure ; p-diey. If tlic under.-: .??<! were a "owe I by the Mr-' cunistances wlsic 'i compel him to.., iit nnnv co;; siilerations very proper to t.'io on! jert, he would ( not despair of shgjvin'.", 11';* independent of !l| the extrasscousprojuilir c/ v; 1 p ' ' c;ti feelhiy-which t Itemed urates of error 0:1 this occasion 0:1. * dcavor to W^Jptot their n:.l, the sner? opinion of: the Exceiitivcuji this cane i. riam! the snore 1 opinion oi' Cnsfgapsa is vroitjr. % % # Jjc * 3?{ sfe ifc I Can Congress c\cit-e themselves for reftisin?r J i to provide for the mvcrmno:;', Lqeause ihe I're sident did no! - ve either of'lhe forms in I which at the extra so. -i<", thoy attempt* 1 to' charter a ban:; of the Unit." 1 State.! i; lie i * sue v.hichnhs 1 eon re f.i!r:n'i!y proclaimed on j this occasion,! . embrace th? ! >riLT agitated <| ios- | tion of currency I'.'sides of revenue/ Do ' the majority mean to declare that they will per- i mil no revenue to ha collected, or in other word--. that the government 'mil co o ?, unices tv.-o conditions are submitted I > ; ilrst, lV: charier of a ? bank in some form, .and !, the iKtrshut ion j i of the land fund.' If this be the qLject, then [ i these questions should .have Leon all . mticsitd ' t 2* with one hill. ir VVha', then*, in the is.-.to? It is not whether;! (lie power exercised hy the President is a lawful' i power. Its existence is conceded by the propo- | silion to abolish. It is, not whether that, powerm has been corruptly abused. If this is believed s i the majority are guilty of culpable neglect of du-1 i ty in not impeaching. It. is not whetl.'or the I States shall have the land fund. Hut it is wroth-; or this fovornojentshall have a revenue and the t States shall have the land fund in a particular j c form of legislation, which Congre " have resoiv- i h ed at all hazards to perservc in?a form of Ice-is- I lation resorted to first to coerce the votes of Con- o gress, and persisted in to coerce the Executive by putting the treasury under duress. It As the majority of Congress seem to view this it question, it is a mere parliamentary punctilio on a which some of theni would louse the country to y arms. In other aspects, however, in which it t will be viewed by t hose who, in this case, are u more impartial arbiters than either this majority s or t!:o President, it ii> ? i|iiusliuu worthy ?.?, lite ii most serious costs!Jcration. With the means of individual happiness and t national glory within our reach, the people of s the United States may well :sk wliy it is that e the Constitution has failed, why the laws are 1; omnipotent, and why tl.c representatives of t wen- r tv-s'ix States and seventeen millions of people 1 e arc unable to provide vvenue to save the govern- d incnt from disgrace and dissolution. A majority v of these have gives: the answer. It is because they do not choose to do what they have the t power to do. They forget their duty to tie country and the constitution, and renmniLer only the F imaginary resentment.-: whiclt they suppose to r exist between themselves and t lie President of It the United States. * * * * :i It is to be regretted that it is net the only nvi- d dence of a disposition during the present Con- ( gress to disregard the authority of that instru- L jcent, or to create unnecessary collisions be- v jgBTecn the Legislative and !!.\eciit:vc Depart- : ^gnent?, when a subject distinctly embraced in : one bill has been the Lxocutivc's objection to r that bill, respec' for the opinion of a co-ordinate a department, or desire to avoid unneees 'try col-; l lisioits with it, would suggest the propriety of; i ? . 1-- .! ... :,,r. 1 cil.'mni 1 i r.ct irnmcuiaieiy |jret in;; ;na; mo-.i.uai . upon the consideration o: the Executive without1 j jBomc change of opinion. The objections of the *} President to the provisional revenue hill are ihe ' J same. They relate to t he insertion of a clause ; v directing distribution ofthc land fund without jc regard to the rates of duties on imports. j 1 The legislation of Congress at the late extra 1 session on the subject ottl.e bank and its various t modifications illustrates t!ic same d -position.? a Two bills under d.llercnt titles, but loth for the . a object of chartering a National Hank, were sue- s ccssfully passed, presented iu tlic Executive, ami c were returned with obkefions. If then, there ' hag disi'.ositiumtattlio nart of the Execu- t Ti'c trt resist the action of Congress t here has j rot manifestly been a disposition on the part of i Congress to attack, and repeat the atlaces, on the ; Executive. : i Congress have appropriated the money re- ; quired to carry on this government. Tiiey have i authorized*the debts wliich arc contracted? t They alone, under the Constitution, cast furnish means of meeting their own appropriations. It t is not in the power el tin'minority of Congress i to legislate. All that the Executive can no is to ] convene Congress, should it adjourn without pro- | viding revenue to carry on the government. ; It is hope.*!, however, that calmer considerations ; < will inspire some mottle of public duly stronger j than any feelings of party resentment. The 1 threats of violence which have been heard from ' I quarters whence bettor counsels should have i proceeded, will not disturb the repose nor provoke the dignity of a tree ami enlightened poo- j pie. TlUhS. \y. ClIEilKiL J Washington, Aug. I'd, lggj. ' " NEW Oil LEANS, Aug. ID. ! IMPORTANT FJIO.M TEN AS. Tlic acllodl''tt Eudc-avor arrived at this port ?i..' ..aiv.. ..,<r t.?.n .ii.r iv..... i.lf eariys-yv??yu"j )v.ui., _> whielujYew>ceived papers loth (ih ins:. The Houston papers piv-3 the partica'.ars in relation to a projected < ainpnipn across vise li:o Grande authorized Gy the Jl.xccutivc. 'iVae services of thirteen hundred men are to be "reived > ?they are to ei t their own officers?i i.i !,-.ve , permission to levy contributions upon t!ie . le.ci-, cantoVr.6 f<jjtheir support. Washiujpo.i, .Mm;!.; pomorv, Fayette, and iiastnp counties are authorized to furnish, each, lblti men, and JL> :aor.a,t * i* HI ,i.s?i??txvrwm iKrcnCPPME .Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Robertson, Milan, (Jnnzalcs, Colorado, Jackson, Victoria, and Ward, men earli. No troops are authorized from the "asi->.nt remities mil 's-: sntisfnclnrv assurances are eivon of their abiii'y to subsist thcinselvos \vit:h pr. tbreirrli he West wi'hout. ! p !:/!.i:;-;'tl:c pa:.;.!e el thai portion, Hoof and s'lc'i mmniition as may. In.op hand will bp tirrt? "'ni-hed hv lb.; (I iV"ri.:i;r>-i(. - The rendezvous is to bo alt lie Sulphur Spr.'njrg near'tin menthol the Cihnli* "The Yo'ciripii states that 'Jeiioral isirba in. Col. .1. i 1. Moore, and Col. Conk, Oi I .'.. 1 ..iveimilitiAM (,';r;r. !'?. O. of Albany, V., willi 21 v.-inn'oers ha# arrived at Llou-ion. J!-'; Ic!l 0:1 jirs' report of the invasion'of Texas liy Mexico, :?rrivc I :i'. this city, vraoro he was detained 0:1 count ? ;' being ii :n!j!-* to obtain a passage I?y i!.e <". ), embarked lor Alexandria, in this state, :ir:l marched across tha country b> llnsistoti.? lis | alienee and perseverance deserves groat J).M: 3 .. \Vc learn from a gentleman who came pnssfct'gor in the imder.vor, tint Col. Win. (J. Cool: tmd two other ni' the Kant i IV prisoners had arrivfl ::i Calvivton. A vessel had been chartered a* Vera Cruz to convey all ihe Tex.ans to (.'a (v!o;i, ln;t S.in'.t Ana bavin;!1 troops to trans o.-t to Yacaun, had cat;:;'1 t!io vessel to lie ! -e.l lor iiiat: ptirpo.-e, flilH compelling 11 to poor ieiiov.s to lookout for anot iter conveyance. News from ili e interior represent crops of all 'T-- as iitinsnally prmni.- n'r. as a cor.sep m.cntke fanners are all in good spirits. After the above was in type, we m?t a condemn: who had received a letter from fJnlvo.-l.on, informing him?"ti the.authority of ('ol. Cooke ?'.lint every merchant vessel in the port of Vera Cm , : o;ne fifteen or twenty, had been pressed to convey Mexican troops to the number of 7,000 l > Yucatan?as was said, but. it. is surmised their destination is the city of G t] vest on. l! this is so, and we cannot doubt it, a serious "flare up" may he soon looked for.? I'Uru/uttc. Fnm the fiou'h (''trrJivutn. Tlfi: 15A.NK Ob'TilH S'I'ATH. j 111 mi. imori.i. of so. i ii CAi:rn.iNA: j Cirit,["he T.:iiitt lor ejecting lncm>ers to the Legislature is las' appronchin.', and .ve oujht so Sake the matter :-eri?.My into eon-' =I:?cr;it ivjri. e cit Jo know the opinion? or the f'niidi-' ' - s, on al! important questions which ^ro to' itelbro the Legislature; ami to elect such uon as we know will lio true in J.'ie in-1 eJ t fthc country; lor I muskier this i!:o most j mpo.tant interest,.mid that ii has <;icater claims o iho iWiorin-f care of the Legislature, than ail j iti.cr interests put tojfetJicr. 'i'he planters and farmers compose tlint class | <1 t..j community, out of whom all oil vr proles- I ions make t.'.eir living; audit stands llieni in 1 land to Jake care of themselves. -My principal object, fellow-citizen'-, on tlie ' irescut occ: sion, is to invito your attention to; lie consideration oi jx, .question which, in Jlie our.-e of a few years, unust and will be decided y ti:e Legislature; viz: wlietkcr our present iaukinp- system in this State shall be continued r abolished. It is a question of <jrc*t importance to t!;e priviJf-cd order ol Stock holders; and, fellow-citizens, is of preater importance to you. Vour liberty ml independence as freemen, depend upon it; our prosperity and safety depend upon It; tho fnure price of your labor and prosj.drily depend poo it; and, in short, jour very existence unit aivation as an agricultural people, depend upon ; i. That the question is one of <rrcat importance o the privileib'Otl order of stockholders, I preume all who understand the privileges limy exrcJfspnnd eniov. will readilv admit. The Levis ature, in cliarlcriijrf tlie Hunks, *rnvc them the ight to create and make money, and also nlluw;l tliein 'Jic privilege of issuing tliree or lour ollnrs of paper money for one of specie in their1; aults. j Hot us for a moment, examine the history of hesc institutions. 'J"lie termination of the charier of the United ' hates Hank, furnished the excuse for cjmrteri:i<r tew hanks; and what was the result] \Vhy?iu !;e place oi;? lirancli of tlio United States Jiauk | n Charleston, wiili a capital of one uiiiliou oi l lollars, the Legislature chartered tlie Hanks oi Charleston, Chcraw, Camden, Columbia,. linmiur<r, Ccorjjetown,and the ^ficat Hail Hun.I Hank; villi an increase of Hank Capital in the State ot onto twenty million* of dollars! This was the great error into which our State an, and which guvo rise to the wilJ speculation, .: (! the shaving operations that have overrun | he country, and involved tiie people so largely j it debt. Soon alter these Hanks went into opera-1 ion, they had the country Hooded with their) iromises to pay; ami a spirit of speculation was ' iroduced, which far excelled any thing" ever' mown before in this itc. Immense profits cere realized in Bank div; 'cuds, ami in tiiu sales ii Bank stock; and after ali the in ans ol'spccuating, shaving", and skinning, were exhausted, hen canie .suspenstoiis, jJlesstirc, and ruin; and he Banks steppe.! their accommodations. They i re unable or unwilling to continue their former j cceumiodatious. Tliey have the coiiiiuaml 01 o large an amount of llank Capital, that they onirolthc whole monetary concerns oi the Stale, j I'hey have lor several years controlled the price if your produce, and actually now control the ir.ee of all the properly of the country. Their mills, instead ol being used for the iegitimatc imposes of Banking, or for the accommodation if the great interests ol the couiury, are used to icconunodate speculators; and in shaving and skinning, 1:1 every way their imaginations can levisc. And now, let me ask, why were those inslituio:is ever chartered! Can they carry on Bankeg better, or safer lor the interests oft lie p.eople, than your own Stale institutioii! Are their, irnmises to pa y, any better, or are they as good is those of the Bank of the Slate! (Jr do they give heiter security to the country against sus-1 pensions, and uilnftale loss! 1 apprehend that Ibese interrogatories inust all bo answered in' the negative. Why, then, shall we continue j institutions, whose operations have had the cf-| feet o: clinching the priviledged order of stock holder.-, and ruining or injuring almost every1 body else! \V hy should ihcy not be abolished.' \Vi.ocaii give any good reason why this should not be done! Who would object.' I answer, none but the privilcdged order ul stockholders, v.iio live in iine houses, and ride in iheir carriage.--, and live cassyj while the poor and hardworking classes arc toiling to pay them interest money, or perhaps to no cheated out ol'a portion el' then- earnings, by some ol their .shaving operations. 1 wo nil aslc, wbyarcrnch rights and privilcg: i :.ra ited to the inonie.l aristocracy, in a rcno.n.i-ii f overn;:: ::;', v. incii promises equality and eqaai rights to aiif \Wiy should stichp.nvcrs and privileges he ton fatted on any set ol inea.' 'i'-n-y have the power to create money out o: uoJjnig, ami they aiao have liie power to UM '' 1 xm ' "' u.".U-'I'JJ'IMI I Mjfct?m?a??m??mmmbo? i use this mjanov fo as to havo the poor and the j industrious working for them. ( What advantage iiave ?!iese I3nn!:s boon to the country? Thoy ilooJcJ the country with a piper currency, which thev could not redeem when called ohf thov created an inordinate spirit 01 sjiOcuiaTOn", which made every body extravagant, and ran them in debt: they deceived the people with expectations of accommodation?, , which they are not able or not willing to continue; and they now use their power so as to control n nr.. , nivn. j Fellow-citizens: tlie times arc difficult hev??:ifl measure; Mammon linn stalked f?*r?'i from iti.? dark hole, and his votaries cud victims have filled the ]a:ul wit1: 'war, pe.-t.'Ie::ce, and faunae.' | T.'ie enemy :s in the field, a^i we must meet : him, and w ir against him, until we drive him hack-to his dark abode. I would recommend to 1 my brethren, the planters, to send no man to tlie I legislature who is opposed to the llank of the j S'afe. 1; is your own institution, and the only one in the X'ate, in which you have any interest. If wo ha:! no other Hank but the Hank of the State am! its branches, all the profits accruing from IJp.ak Capital would p" into your State Treasury, instead of. going into the pockets of priva'e individuals, who make paper money, and i iiavc the poor and the industrious working for them. If this system were adopted, in a short time your haul; could payo-Tevcry debt, the State! , owes; and the privilcdgcd order of gentry who are now pocketing the profits of your labor,! ! would have to go to work themselves. I An attempt was mule at 1 lie last session of: ) tlie I/'gisJatlire, by the stockholders of these' j private hanks, to reduce the Capital of the Bank i of the State, hutthev failed. So that you see, they are not satisfied with their present powers a id privileges, great as they are, hut wish to monopolize all the Banking business and profits of the State. Jt is a rule of the House of Representatives, : that no member can vote on any question in j which his private interest is concerned; and yet i these privileged stockholders voted on the question to reduce stock of the Bank of the State;! awl there arc so umiv of iliom in 1 he Legislature,f that they came very near passing tiic measure. ltvviil Im weil, ibl <?\v-cilizoiis*. to enquire of your candidates, wliooftlicm own stork in these J private Hanks, and whether they are opposed to the Hank of the State; and I wouM advise you to beware how you send men to the Legislature I to legislate I'nr their o;rn iirinifc inl rrst. Fellow-citizens; we are on the eve of a great crisis, and i: is time that we should look to our own internals. If w? neglect to take care of ourselves, in this matter, v.c will bo the slaves i of the Hanks-, brokers, and shavers, and if we tamely and quietly submit, we will deserve our fate. l'lXCX-XEV. A CAMP MEETJXG STRUCK BY LIGHT-, XIXG. ! The J< ne-borough (Tcnii.) Whig says that on Saturday nigh', (5th ins*, about ten o'clock, whilst religious fxercises were going on at a Camp MeclingGround, seven miles from Joncsborough, the ramp wc.s struch by liglitniiig, and .Miss Mary Taylor, daughter of the late James i'. Taylor, of Carter county, and a young gentlemen, John C. .Miller, a student of Washington (.'ollege, whose parents reside in liu'borlbrd county. N.j ('., were struck dead by lightning; so perfectly dead, that no spark of the natural or animal life remained, several other persons were stunned The Whigs says: ?iiiles-j?:e, ,iM~ther rtadenf, whose par-' cuts reside on the Tennessee river, below Kingston, was struck dead, apparently, and it is 1,dived was only saved by lim application of cold, water in great quantities. While Miss Eliza belli 11 oss, ofiiiis county, was equally paralyzed, I and ve', together with .Mr. Gillespie, is not re-1 garded as out of danger. Besides these, there were some live gentlemen and four ladies, in the same romp?the camp occupied bv James H. Jones. of this place?most whom wore struck to the ?Toii in I, ami lor a tunc, at least, were wholly unconscious of what had occurred. In the camp occupied in* the preachers, adjoining Mr. Jones on the North, were two clergymen and three other gentlemen who were severely shocked, and some of theui even prostrated, in tiie camp occupied hy ."dr. Piper's family, en the south, there were live gentlemen and lour Imlies, throe of whom fell to ihe around, while the rest were* sensibly nfpetrd. 'J'lie reader will hear in mind * that, those are half-laced camps, all three under one roof, almost directly in the rear of the pulpit, ami separated, the one from the other, hy thin plank partitions?sonic 'JO, 130, and,4.0 feet from, the pulpit. In the case of Miss Taylor and Mr. Miller,! who exhibited no signs of life, hut were killed dead, the electric fluid seems to have entered I lie camp near the roof, and to have continued down an oak scantling constituting the door post, slightly shivering the post till it reached her head, where its traces cease to lie visible. She waa leaning against this post of the door?Miller stood facing her, with his left shoulder a-j gainst the other post?and (Iillespie between i tiiem, himself and iMilJcr having llioir arms a-l round earl; others waist??-fxillsfsple's arm touching Miss Taylor's shoulder. In this position (jilh-.-pie ami Miller fell backward in the camp; and when an attempt was nnde to separate them, it was not without, (iitliciilty and eveti a second, trial. .Miss Moss was sitting^, too end of a; trunk r.car Miss Tavlor, and fumbled over be- i tv.ecn the trunk and the wall. There were supposed to be.some five or six) hundred persons under the shelter, most ofi whom were engaged in the exercises, then going on, while others, perhaps, had taken shelter from the rain. Nearly this entire assembly felt sensibly the shock and so very much so indeed, that no sooner had the report of the thunder shock died away in the distance, than one long, loud, continued scream, was heard in every direction. l'erhups a scene of more thrilling interest, mingled with such gloom and terror, was never witnessed in this section of the country! | Cholera Morbus and Cholera Infantum.?' At this season of the year, when clwlera morbus and cholera infantum arc daily carrying off scores! rof children in our metropolis, and a-*gjeatcr or! less number all over the country, we apprehend! we shall he doing the public an acceptiblc service in promulgating tile following eHiejjeftVrcme' dy lor those prevalent .".nil fatal diseases. The antidote is Ksurc one, and will uotrH$rtthe rpost delicate infant, ii judgment is used in prescribing the nu mtitty:?Tako a handfull of peat?ij8teavcs, i>nt them in cold water, and steep them about ten or fifteen minutes, without boiling; then I sweeten the liquid with loaj' sugar, 'and give it in small draughts, as the patient can bear it?a table spoonful at a time, once in two hours, to an in! .ot of six orcb'lit months old, or oftencr, if the extremity of the case requires.?jV. Y. Sun. I i The Democratic majority in the Legislature "of Alabama, so far as heard from, is forty. tB-MlfotaSIa ffi, WEDNESDAY MOBSIffS, AUGUST 31. Sfff Freshet.?In consequence of the late beavj rains, the Itiveriyorflowcd its banks during the last week, anil we understand, considerablj damaged thcv^rops on those plantations below this place, not suniciently protected by dams. * Camden Female Academy.?We'fTrffreqnested to slate fcr public information, that'tfiis Institut ion will be re-opened on Thursday next, the 1st of September, at Kirkwood. ID* We are indebted to tlie lion. T. D. Sumter ; for various papers and documents, and also to , the Hon. J. C. Calhoun for a copy of his speech, : delivered on the 5th inst. on the Tariff bill. ! TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS, i Tocsin, in reply lo the Carolinian and Philo : Tocsin" has been received, and the part first sent in put in type. The latter part we consiifer too ; harsh and personal, and have deemed it our duty to return it to the author for modification. If properly modified, it shall appear next week. We must decline the publication of "An Observer," for reasons which we will give, if he will favor us with an interview. The evil he complains of deserves attention, butthere are other modes of calling proper attention to it preferable to a newspaper publication. Alabama Currency.?The Mobile Chronicle of tlie 20th inst. says: Specie which was selling ten days since at 58 to 60 per cent premium, is rfow down to 40 per cent, with a fair prospeef? that it will go much lower. If public opinion in ^Alabama were better understood abroad, our State Bank notes, even the worst of them, would go at once to within 10 or 15 per cent below par. That something will be done by our next Legislature to re-instate public confidence there is little doubt, thougfi it may not go so far as we could wish. The Treaty.?The Senate has approved the Treaty concluded by Mr. Webster and Lord Ashburton, adjusting the Northeastern boundary and other matters of dispute between this country and England. The "provisions of the Treaty arc not clearly known, and. w? observe several of the papers denounce it as yielding too much to England?but we arc inclined to believe the denunciations are premature. Mr. Calhoun gave it his support, and we cannot think any thing do in^- this country injustice would receive his approval. A correspondent of the Richmond Enquirer in speaking of Mr. C.'s speech says he "distinguished himself beyond all -his former efforts. Mr. Preston, who is not upon speaking terms with .Mr. C., says it was one of the grcate-t cftbrts of human genius?without a parallel in a xirt or'modern times. When Air. C. concluded, I am tetany one present, that 'the Senators of both sides gathered around, and congratulated him in the most enthusiastic manner." The vote was, for approving, 39, against it 9. ' jfsS THE CONTROVERSY?THE PLEDGE. j A controversy lias been carried on between the Temperance Advocate, and one or two other I papers, upon the subject of a pledge which has been circulated for signature, not to vote for any Candidate who should treat at an Election.? Without entering into the merits of the controversy, we arc opposed to'Jie Pledge." We are opposed to handing a par / of men whose united actions will aflbct our popuhr Elections. We| arc opposed to a Candidate's treating, in order to bribe his constituents?but if, during an election | mmnniirii hi? nt'nrr I*? f/x If - i' "r ia."wc ..aivnr-,.., ii j ho wishes to take wine with a friend, an inquisi- | torial eye is upon him, to mark whether lie pays ] for it or not?yea, tlio very hospitality of his mansion would he invaded; for should he dare to entertain his friends at a political diftner, and wine is served, the odious "Pledge" would come in to do it's dirty work, and mar the harmony, and he would be branded as having "treated." Popular opinion is the only salutary, as it is the most just fw$fc<fcthat will mark out and define the course for'candidates to pursue, aside from which "they dare not step, and more than this I "the Pledge" cannot fairly effect. (d"We copy the foregoing from the last num- | ber of the True Carolinian, whose editor pro- j fosses to be, and no'doubt is, an ardent friend of Temperance?and who, if he rightly understood the motives of the originators of the "Pledge," would give it a warm support. The pledge originated with men who had often witnessed the evils growing out oi the practice or treating before elections?who are unconnected with any temperance society, and who perhaps, occasionally indulge in a glass of wine or brandy. It i6 a well known fact, that for wars it has been the practice of candidates in many districts to give barbecue treats, in which whiskey was the most esscntiaf article?that it had become so much the "custom of the country," that a candidate who refused (rto matter how much he cijjidemned it) to conform to it, was considered b^ many, as not acting on principle, but with a view of saving a few dollars, and was unworthy of support. Thus manv worthy men have been deterred from becoming candidates, because tliey could not conscientiously do what they believed to be wrong. If we understand the pledge aright, it is not intended as a ihrca!, but as an assurance that candidates can be elected without resorting to a practice which they must condemn. Nor does it contemplate debarring a man, because he is a candidate, either from inviting lite-friend (if such had previously been his practice) to unite with him in a "social glass," or from entertaining him at a "political dinner, where wine is introduced." The object simply is, to put a stop to the practice of candidates giving'barbecu? carousals, the chartering of grog shops and jug taverns, on the days of election, and other modes of treating to "bribe their constituents." There is a pledge similar to the one alluded . . & ? j* to, in our district, with a number of signatures i. attached to it, and we feel patisfied that not a dozen signatures "could have been obtained if the object had been understood t6-be any thing imrc than to prevent treating to influence voters. We annex a copy of the pledge, and have m satisfaction to slate that it has njet th8 approval of our candidates, and although the canvass has been pretty warm, no treating has been done in'. __ the District. Jr '' x-. The object of the originators of tm; pledge has only to be known, to ensure it the hearty and J.f cordial support of every friend of morality and virtue. t THE PLEDGE. 9 "Wo, the undersigned, feeling the importance of maintaining our elections free from any improper influences, do, hereby, pledge ourselves not to support any candidate for any office, who either himself or by hie friends, directly or indirectly treats to intoxicating drrttks." It may not he amiss to remark here, that when* ever, our pledge was presented for signatures, if any doubt existed as to its meaning and object, a full'oxplanation was given, which accorded with the views of it, expressed above. COVGRESS. The vetoed Tariff Bill with the distribution.... clause and the duty on tea and coffee stricken. ; out passed the House on the 22d inst. by a "tight i squeeze," and should it pass the Senate, will, it j is believed, receive the assent of the President. The following description of its passage, is ta-. ken from tho letter of the Mercury's cor^espon! dent:? A re-consideration of the vote was moveeHty .... ilvM^iThompson, of Indiana, who had voted in * |.the" affirmative. The sad faces brightened up, i while a cloud passed over the exulting ones.? The Ayes and Noes were c$JI<yl, but before they are counted, .Mr. Gwin inquired if itwas.in order to ask a question of the Speaker.? j Upon being answered in the affirmative, he in| quired if the former vote had been correctly announced. The Speaker replied that a mistake had been made, one of the affirmative votes having been omitted in counting, and that the | corrected vote was Ayes 101, Noes 101. Again I there was a breathless stillness, and the Speaker, after a moment's pause, announced his vote to bo in the negative.- Then arose the din of voice?, among which the exclamations of "one man power" bore a prominent part; and after the storm had lulled a little, the vote on the question of reconsideration was resumed, and resulted?Ayes Noes GS. The vote on ordering the bill to be engrossed < was then taken, and the result having beer* handed to the Speaker, the tumult w as stilled, and all li-lrhed with eagerness for the result. The Speaker announced?Ayes 100, Noes 101; the question is decided in the negative. Tijjs. was bailed whith shouts and clapping of hands by a portion of the House, while from another portion was heard murmurs of disappointment and regret. I The question on engrossment was again taken, and every vote was counted as it was given, and when the roll had been called through, it was known there was a majority of four in the negative. Then might be discoyeped in various quarters of the Hall kimtir- of live or six around a member who had not voted, or one | who it was supposed might be induced to change ' > ! his vote, beseeching him to save the hill. The reserve then voted, and two or three members I changed their votes to the affirmative?but one | of them, (Mr. Sprigg,) upon being remonstrated with by Mr. Botts, changed it back again.? The votes was then announced by the Speaker ?Ayes 1013, Noes 102, and said the next quesr tion was on the third reading of the bill. Mr. McKennnn moved the previous question, but before it was taken; Mr. Rayner-raised aquest o i of order, if the Speaker was not bound to vj!c, and referred to the rule which declares that ihe Speaker shall vote when the House is equally divided, or when hiS^ote, if given to the minority, would make a tie, and thus defeat liit: umasuit;, n ecene oi great contusion. enbucJ: twenty members were shouting Mr. Speaker at the top of their voices, while the more modulated to nes of tho remainder made a very noisy accompaniment. The Speaker, after considerable hesitation, declared it to be his opinion, that it was his duty to vote, and lie would vote in the negative. This made a tie vote, and the bill lost. Mr. Andrews insisted on his*right to vote, as he was in his seat when his name was called. Another question of order was raised, which was dfscusssvl in a.most disorderly manner, and it was terminated^by the Speaker deciding (in the teeth of the rule which declares that no member shall be permitted the vote, after the result is announced) that Mr. Andrews had a right to vote, and ho and Mr. Stanley, who insisted on the same privilege, voted in" the affirmative. The Speaker withdrew his vote, the occasion for its exercise having been moved, and announced the vole to be?Ayes 105, i Noes 11)2. The question was then taken on passing the bill, and it was decided in the affirmative?Ayes 105, Noes 103. ! The House then went into Committee of the Whole and resumed the debate, the question being on the amendment proposed by Mr. Barnard, ! to prevent the penalties of the bill from feeing retroactive, and after considerable debate, it was : adopted. A variety of other amendments were adopted, and the question was then taken on the substitute proposed by Mr.. C. J. Ingersoil, which was rejected?Ayes !38, noes not counted. Mr. McKcnnan then moved as a substitute, the ' ! bill that was passed and returned by the Jresi' dent with his objeetions, with the exception' of ' the 27th section, respecting the proviso in the Distribution act, and also wit^ a modification exempting tea and seffee from duty. Mr. Un' derwood moved to amend by inserting the 27ih , section of the old bill. Mr. Gushing, argued at # j considerable length that the amendment was not . in order, but the Chair overruled the objection., ; A great variety of amendments were proposed but they were all negatived, and Mr. McKennan's proposition was then carried 99 to 67.? The Committee then rose and reported the bill, t I and the report of the Committee was concurred* in?Ayes 103, Noes 99. ? For ike Camden Journal. TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THE BANK OF THE STATE yVithout any* good reason lor it apparently,this institution has been fiercely assailed by seine t among us, charging it with offences so serious in their nature as to r&quire its immediate abolishment. And yet, strange to say, scarcely one oif these charges are decently supported either by facts or arguments; indeed, the whole purpose ^ %