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"THE MODERATION OF THE SOUTH!" fn the Hott?e of Representatives last week at Washington, Mr. E (wards, of Ohio, from the committee on the District of Columbia, reported a bill to prohibit the introduction of slaves into the District, as merchandise, or for hire, which wns read, nod provides that per. sons so offending shall be considered guilty of n misdemeanor, and punished by a fine of $500, and all such contracts shall be null and void. Members, and other non residents, however, arc permitted to bring their slaves into the District, for their own personal use. and also citizens to whom bequests of slaves may be made. The first of August next is fixed as the period when the law shall go intoetlect. Mr. Edwards moved that the hill be printed, and referred to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union. "Mr. Went worth was in favor of immediate * Rction. and hoped the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Edwa rds)"wou!d go with him, in an effort j to secure the passage of this bill, which he considered a good one?as gon.l as one as could be passed at the present session?and a better must be left for a future Congress." And yet with these aggressions repeated everyday and hour, and avowals of a deterrni nation to sap and undermine our s?.fegards. a print published not two hundred miles from this place, (the Augusta Chronicle,) can palter with the peril, and play into the hands of nnr ene. mies by lulling the South into a fatal slumber. "The moderation of the South!" Cod help lis. if sueb tnrul?? ' oml peers counsel Were the true feeling of the South ? which we utterly repudiate and deny. Let the Editor of that print take ofT the party bandage which blinds his eye*, and look at the ominous i signs or me umes displaying inemseives in me popular movements and tone of the press i throughout the entire South?and he will find that what he terms " moderation," the masses i stigmatize as apathy or treachery. The petty malevolence (^played against Mr. Calhoun, i will not distress that great Statesman very ter- i ribly?the "Old Lion" has received too many I kicks of the same sort to heed much either the < assaults or the perpetrators; nor was the rork I of Gibraltar ever yet stormed l?y a cock boat, j There was a time in Georgia when the people I suspected his motives and dreaded his ambition, < but that lime has passed?all his ambitious as- < pirations he has nobly ofTered up upon the altar of patriotism, and all Southern men must now i acknowledge his honesty and truthfulness on this great question of Southern Equality, of which he has been the mightiest champion. It is worse than idle, therefore, for a Southern i print to give color and countenance to the pre- r texts of our assailants, by feeble flippancies, and I, appeals to old prejudices, as some seprn disposed j a to do so?seduced in'o this course, no d mbt, a by early associations, which a long residence o at the'Smith has not been able entirely to oblit 1 crate. What, for instance, must be the effect s produced by long articles, the tone and temper e of which the following extract from one of them j b will clearly show: I t; 44 Northern Abolitionists and Free Soilers ; a are in great tribulation at the 'moderation of the I v South.* They Ray and feel that this *modera- j ii tion is dangerous' to them. The 'Liberty it party' could not live a year in any S ate in the s! Union, if entirely neglected and nertnitled to 11 ? O I heat the empty air in idle amusement. No > man or party ran l<>ng fight alone. All that ai the most doughty champion of anti.slavery la- v natici?m can d<? is to hite hi? own nose off. To < : keep the head of abolitionism above water, to 0 prevent its leaders from sinking to rise no more w from the great deep of things forgotten, they 'I cry imploringly to Mr. Cathooun?they look ' fl most wishfully to South-Carolina, to agitate the : 01 * slavery question.' 'Without agitation we | ei perish.' 'Give us the bread of excitement or hi we starve.' [Augusta Chronicle. v< This is followed up by a long rigmarole in the al same strain?all going to show that in this mat ill terthe wrong, insult and injury are on the part pi of Southern Agitators?Messrs. Calhoun & in Co.! a Democratic ru?e intended only for the ; benefit of Democratic party and the distraction qi of the Whig?there bping no real cause for th excitement or agitation. c When such tame subserviency to the parti- I'; zan whip is manifested by those supposed to , echo public opinion in our midst, why should ' S not our foes, take heart, and lay the scourge th . still more heavily on the hacks of the shrink, n; ing victims too abject and spiritless even to fa dare to murmur ? i B We solemnly protest against such, doctrine* ' I and such assertions ! No such ' moderation" fo is manifested in the South, save by those parti- C zan presses eager for the spoils of victory, or prizing the harmony of the Party above all th else. We proudly point to the tone of the It: whole Southern Press from Virginia to Mexico, H {wun ilie lew exceptions designated.) We i te point to the solemn Resolutions passed liy all j of the Southern Legislatures in session, making in the distinct issue of Equautv or Resistance. C We point to the public gatherings, even in M Georgia?which these moderates would ntisrep. n; resent?breathing stern defiance ; and warn a; these purblind encouragers of Northern fanatics ' at and knaves, that the grim silence of the South M which they mistake lor indifference, is the si C fence of settl-d resolve?and that if goaded to th action the fault will res;, upon their heads for deceiving the North?not upon those of the agitators" who have warned them not to urge c< too far the spirit which they have already provoked ; nor fan the smouldering fire to burst Si forth into a fierce and consuming flame. tli "We have penned these hasty lines in noun- dt kind spirit, but from a sincere conviction of the tli truths we have staled, and their important 01 hearing upon the future safely of the South and cr of the Union. Those who deride or disregard \1 them, will discover their tine interests when c> too late.?Columbia Telegraph. . of 'HIE PEOPLE AND POLITICIANS OF THE SOUTH. hi The late prints at Washington, it seems to ; w us, hare made it perfectly c!?ar, lint the people \ iij of ihp Scttlth fxittiot rely on their Representalive* in Congress, for a faithful co-operation in any course calculated to prelect the rights, or redress the wrongs of the South, on the subject of slavery. The hopes of office or preferment, which party organization, in connexion or or affiliat ion with the North pxcites, are much too j p? powerful both with Whigs and Democrat*, to pr permit an abandonment of its ties, and a single ui hearted devotion to the interests and honor of the S?wth. The great majority of politicians la are, more or Ipss, traders in politics. Distine. pf tion in Congress in the shape of the Speaker- in hip, oris Chairman of some leading Commit ar tee, can only Ire attained by an unscrupulous adherence to party, and a careful avoidance of V any course of policy that may offend the great ar and growing majority from the Free States, i si: That man from the South, who will tolerate j of with meek submissiveness, their instilling ?g- ! de gresslons, or palliate, or aid them in their i efforts to sacrifice the South on the altar of I th fanaticism, or barter it away to the interests of I in rP ?ni m ?????agMia??t?a the Noilh, is sure to be a favorite. These are o 'he men thev delight to honor. And then, e there are all the ofliees and distinct'on* to be d won by party, when a President i? lifted to a power. Sectional independence of party, of j any hind or any subject, is fatal to President ! tl making. To rnahe a President, and reach the ] b honors and ofliees of the ( nion, there inu>t be | Ian absolute submission of the rrriiiori'v, not j only in selecting the man who is to lit; the eon. a didatef but also in all the loading rneastiresof policy which the majority shall dictate. The South is that minority, and of course in such a n game, her place must always be to fiillow. To ,\ refuse, is to ruin the party, and lose all the lion. | ors of the Government. Not to follow, is trea- | Hi son to party, a'thoiijrh to follow bo treason to j l> country. Ib'tween country and party, under rt such temptations, there is little hesitation in the r minds of old parly harks or a mix! ion* n?pirants. They will go with their patty, though ei lighted on their way, liy the fires of insurrec- to tion itself. tr The South has nothing tn expert from party or politicians, in the great struggle which is before her. The pcop'c must take the matter uj in their o?Vii hands. 'They must watch, com main!, destroy?watch every encroachment on S their rights, command obedience to their cover- si eign will, destroy any and every traitor to their interests and honor. In primary assemblies sr every where throughout the South, let thern pi SlM'tlk Otit ?n forme nnt 1?<* intcunderKtuod, 11] their indignant sense of their wrong. ; their in fixed determination to redress them ; their to withering and consuming wrath against those w who shall dare to counsel endurance, or at- ti< tempt to sell them and theirs for self-aggran- id disement. I.et them, oil this question, close w hands one with another, ami s'atiding lip lor ti< their rights, their honor, and their cherished at institutions, present such a front, as corrupt j er and truckling politicians will cower under, and j c< flee from, with fear and trembling. Let them ' th do this, and our enemies throughout the length I ar mid In-p.nditi <if i!n? Friw? Suites. will feel and I know that the spoil of party and the fear of fn consequenees no longer paralyse tin' South in in hor strong determination to enforce her own lie protection and salvation. With mjcIi a tnani[ station of their will, there is no power on or *artli that can prevent that will from proving ah pmnipotent.? Charleston Mercury. en ex \WVAL EXGAGK.MEXT AT MARACAIIiO. Pi Correspondence of the N. V. Journal of Commerce. ri: CuttACAO Jan. fi, 1349. >'i There was a naval engagement on the mom- 9tl ngofthe 13th ultimo, near the fort of San (Ja- of ions, at the entrance to the Lake ol Maraeayho, na ictween the marine forces of Generals Mottgas sei ;nd Paez. The fleet of each party had la-en eh t anchor in the Hay within 6 or 7 miles of each en ither for some days. Each consisted of some 3 or 14 small vessels, those of Paez heinjr the oni mailer of the two. Monagas had also a steam to r, the Augusta, formerly of New Orleans. One an arque and two schooners of Paez made the at. ag tck at 3 A. M., upon tlie whole fleet of Men l atf gas at anchor. Three or four others of the in i essels of Paez were under sail hut did not go we lto the engagement. Early in the engage j Ian lent the rudder of the harque (.Maraeayho) was far lot away and she became unmanageable in pre ie strong windti'.en prevailing. The whole of as lonagas's fleet aimed their fie at the barque act ml destroyed her. She went ashore by the Me in tenet* <?! (hi! wind, and her crew escapeil, j on xrept such n? had been killed ?>r wounded, no of the schooners was disabled aNo trc ' lit ashore ? tlit* other schooner was canto 'is 'Ins wa* tlie extent of (Jen. Paez's loss. i . j not eet of Monagas stiflered great damage, and 3 or r -1 of the vessels were disabled. The steam- inn r suffered terribly, having received G balls in hot er hull and upper works. Paez's remaining ear \ssels retired into the lake, and in a few days fterwards San Carlos (Castle) surrendered to me ie forces of Monagas, and his party have now tun assessinn of Maracaybo. Thus far only our dei iformat ion extends. col In thp Eastern provinces, every thing istran- wit til on the surface, but a general uprising of am 10 people against the tyranny of Monagas, is dist infidentiv predicted by the friends of Gen. rol aez, ere long. Thr icir it nrtl over. insi The steamer Venezuela left this port fir the | in ; panish .Main, 30:li nit., having 'teen here 1 as i iree months. It is stated that the grant oft he j ! wigalton of the Oiinoeo has been lost by tli<* i pov ilitre of the captain of the steamer to reaeli { ers olivar before the time stipulated in tlie grant, the learn, however, that he has made application j am r an extension which will be sanctioned by the on gross remains.to be decided. to ; Our last advices from Puerto Cabello are to clin ie tid inM.,at which time the steamer Scourge oidi id neither been condemned nor discharged, lett er firmer captain (llotnatM had given his stimony against the stcarrer, whilst the <?lli<*r Ian firers and the crew had contradicted hi-' stale. siri nts, andtestified in favor of:lio claimants. wit apt Horn ins had he en discharged at Orahahy ten Ir. Ellis, the agent of the owner and his testiino- ven v is impugned on the ground that he has sworn | the ;ainst the steamer for the sake of revenge, dee )il in order to obtain employ from (Jenrral in"i lonagas. A well informed gentleman of Puerto deli ahello wri'es me (battle* claimants must, in ? e end, succeed. Yours, respectfully, pra F. A. J. Mat In addition to the above statement from our ' fm t irrespondent, we have icceived the following: ; Me A few days after the naval engagement, at Cm in Carlos, (Jeneral Picz's troops dismantled j For e fort hydis mounting and spiking the guns, ! Sen stroving the gun carriages, &. He also took toei e ainuuitiou from the magazine*, and embark- ' que I with it on board I he fleet,-sunk some small \|e all in the narrow channel, so as to prevent ! eve onagas' fleet from following them, and pro- | the etled to the province of .Merida, at the h?ad I the 'the Lake, where they expect a general rising i tre.i the people. i wot The steamer (Jen. Jaekson. or Poena Vista, j the id not arrived at the lime, and, eonserjoentlv, in r as no! in the engagement; but she proree ed .1 ? llie Lake with the fleet. J). H. thai sioi CONCPI'SS. the Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun. con Wasiiixuton, Fen. (5. is49. re.st Senate.?The morning hour was chiefly que :cti|*i''d iu the presentrition of memorials and ten litions the introduction of one or two unim- I the irtaot resolutions, and the disposal of several cue (successful motions to take up particular bills. .1 Mr. Manguui intiodiiced it resolution simi- Pre r lo tlial introduced I'l 'In" Mouse by Mr. Sle- j treti iens, calling on thi* President (or information arti regard to I In* instructions to .Messrs. Sevier uuti el L'lifT<r<l, the protocol. (Sir. Lies over. una Mr. Ilun'er presented the resolutions of the no irginia Legislature, in referenee to slavniy, will oomptinierl l?v a lew remarks, in which he jert tied that Virginia would sustain the doctrines | can the resolutions. Laid on the table and or- j pint red to lie printed. I I Mr. Clayton, from the joint committee on ! co l e subject, reported the customary retolnlion, ! had reference to the meeting of the two Houses, litre ii the 2:1 Wednesday in February, to open ani mint the votes tor l'resid"nt and Vice Presi ent, which was adopted, and .Mr. Clayton wa pjiointcd teller on the part of the Spnate. The Senate resumed the consideration a ie postage bill, and .Mr. Allen replied, at erca mi^iIi, to tin! speech of Mr. Niles, made 01 Vii.'ay la-?. Mr. Pearee followed, but the Senate, wilhou ction on the bill, adjourned. IIoirsK or ItKTUBSKNTATIVES. Mr. Sibley of Minesota, offered a resolutioi spectiiiji the now mail routes on the Uppc lississippi. Adopted. Mr. Turk offered a preamble and resolution ir settling disagreements between nations y arliitration. fie moved a suspension ol tin lies, to liave I lie same acted upon. Motioi ISt. Mr. Stephens then asked and obtained gen ral consent to offer his resolutions of inquiry a i (ha existence ofa protocol to the Mexicai eaty. The Clerk having read then, Mr. Went worth called fir the yeas and nayi ^on the question of suspending the rules. Mr. Houston withdrew his objections to Mr lephen's resolution, and the. House, 181 to 3 ispcndod the rules to receive the same. Mr. Stephens, in presenting the resolutions till that he considered the subject of great irn irtance. He did not intend to discuss thi alter or.w but lie bad fjond reasons for believe iglhat such a protocol, so signed, was in exis. nee. At the close of the last session, a cal as made upon the President for the instruc uns to our commissioners, to which the Pros ent replied that he deemed it incompatible itfi tin* public interests to furnish such instfuc ?n<; that the treaty, us -mendeil by the Sen e had been ratified by Mexico and ratification' [changed, and that in those instructions the immissionprs were only directed to urge upon e .Mexican government the ratification of the netided treaty. It thus appeared that the President had resed to furnish the House with a copy of thesr struct ions, un ier which these assurances hat; en given. Mr. S. proceeded to read the articles ofthc iginal treaty stricken out by the ' enate, and so substituted, and the protocol having referice thereto; and contended that, whether the plaiialions were or were not correct, the esident had nevertheless no constitutional jht whatever to give such instructions. The e in the Senate in favor of part the original h article stood 18 to 20 and among the favorer the original article, he found recorded the mo of one ol these commissioners, whosub [piently made these explanations, that the ange was not intended to affect the rights se red by the original article. So in regard to the other portion stiicken t of the original 9:h article, the vote stood 16 .'11 in favor of retaining the original words, d the name of the same commissioner was tin found recorded among the 16, in the irmative. The explanations in the protocol, regard to the 10th section, he contended re wholly unauthorised, and as regarded iris in Texas, wholly incorrect in point of t. Iii reference to the 12th article?the iver to transfer or dispose of the 12,000.000 Mexico might deem proper lie believed the ion of the Senate was intended to prevent xieo from so disposing of it either to carry war or for any other purpose. Whether these explanations invalidate the aty or not, the President had assumed powwhieli he had no right to assume. He did himself recognize, the validity of the treaty, the. power of the President and Senate to ke any treaty which imposed upon this ise the duty of making appropriations to iy ii into effect. Mr. Houston, of Ala., considered the movent of the gentleman from (leorgia premap, and as doing gross injustice to the Presiit. By a proper examination of this prolo, and comparison of it and the instructions h the original treaty and the treaty as ended, it would he found that there was no trepaucy, though the language, of the proto. might not he the precise language o( tlie iructions. The explanations were strictly ir cordaace with the provisions of the treatv amended by the Senate. Mr. II. contended that it would not be in the ver of ilie United States to divest the holdo| lands in the new territories of the titles y held prior to the ratification of the treaty; I it was folly to suppose that by any treaty government of the United States intended abrogate any of these lilies, whether of ircli property or any oilier. In this he coin d with the doctrines of Mr. Buchanan's er, from which he read to sustain his position, rise protocol, though dillering slightly in guage from the letter of Mr Buchanan, is oily in conformity with his doctrines, and Ii the law on the subject, rle further con(led tint the Senate never intended to pre. it Mexico from transferrin!; or disposing of 312.000.000 in siicli manner as she might m advisable?the amendment was made rely to prevent the issue of certificates of t l?v our government. ilr. II. denied that any fraud had been e.tised upon the (lovcrnment of Mexico, and ed the lae| that the treaty, as amended, was nally sanctioned by both houses ot the xicau Congress, before the signing of the jiuiis^ioners and the Mexican Minister of eign Afiiiirs. If, then, the action of our rite is necessary to the validity of this pro* I, why was it not also submitted, subs" nilv to its adoption, to the action of the xiruo Congress? So far from this, how. r. the signing of the prntocnl was among lust acts of the Mexican government, and | sanction ol the Mexican Congress to the ity as amended, had been given before one (I of conversation bud taken place between commissioners and the Mexican government i'?aid in explanations. dr. II. thought, in regard to the instructions, l reasons might have existed at the last sosi for the w ithholding ol the instructions by I'tesi lent, which did not now exist, and lie eluded with moving to amend Mr Stephens' ilntioiis, by adding that the President bo rested, i| not inenmputable with the public in sts, to furnish a copy of the instructions to commissioners, anil sueb other correspond* e as aonertuiii to the treaty. I r. Srliciwk followed, contending that I lie sidi'iil ami Senate conjointly constitute the ity making power, and that the independent oil of the President, in causing these explaions and insurances to lie made, were win IIV ulhoiized. Even though theie. had heen difficulty, in regard to the amendments, li the Mexican Congress, there were ohions raised by the other branch of the .Mexitreaty.making power, and hence the exlutions. i order to induce the the Executive of Mexio rat it v this treaty as amended, to a Inch he objected, the President of the United .States, nigh our commissioners, makes those assu d ranee?, which never would have been ma under any olher circumstances, and with s which the treaty never would have been ri fied by thn Mexican President. And how \ if it that these assurances were given by t President of the United S'ates, without i ii correspondence or consultation with the Si a'e, a co ordinate branch of the treaty rnak l power ofthis government? What right had to say, that these amendments made by this ordinate branch, were nothing? Whether i amendments were important or unimpoita r made no manner of difference, so lar as question of right was concerned, s lint Mr. S. contended that there were in l , amendments essential modifications in rcgi t to Mexican land title*, and particularly in regj i to tities to lands in Texas pr'or to 183fi, toprr which he read at some length from Mr. Hit cnan's letter in the same point, to show the rp s nnc whlfti infhieneed the Senate to make I i modifications. VVIicn he? had concluded ? Burt obtained the floor, and moved the prevb question, which was sustained- The qnesti s was first taken by yeas and nays, on Mr. flo ton's nmendrncnt. and it was negative 84 to { Mr. Wentwnrlh appealed to Mr. Stephens , embrace in his resolution, a calif or the insrti tions to our commissioners, and the correspr , dcnce with the Mexican government stilxeqtu . to the ratification of the treaty by the Senate the United Stales. Mr. Stephens consented the modification, and the yeas and nays we then ordered on the resolution, as amended, a i it was adopted, 147 to J)4. Mr. Meade introduced a resolution instro in? the committee on the contingent fund to i ? quire into the expediency of causing a copy . marble to be taken of the Statute of Washing! in the Stale House at Richmond, to be plac in the Rotunda of the Capital, at the seal of t ! General Government. Adopted. Mr. Sibley, of Wisconsin Territory, inti ! duced rosolulions in regard to the Indians a to the establishment of post-roads in that terrii ry, which were adopted. Adjourned. I Fkbrcaky 7. A message was received from the Presidt if the U. States, hy the hands of Air. Jo I Knox Walker, private Secretary, ordered to r?ad, and was understood to be substantially ft llows : It is in reply to the resolutions of Mr. St phone, (enclosing a report from the Secreta of Slate,) communicating the information calli fbr in reference to the. Protocol to the trey with Mexico. The President says that he had derlinc when called upon bv the House at the last sr sion to furnish a copy of the instructions to o commissioners, because he then deemed it i compatahle with the public interests. He d tin! think it proper to make public such inslrtt lions until some time thereafter. Hut, as 1 was now again called upon for them in connr ion with the correspondence and other ma te appertaining to the treaty, he had deemed i proper to comply with the request. The instructions to our commissioners wer that none of the amendments made by the Se ate could he modified?they might be explainr ; in conformity with the dispatch of the Secreta ol State to the Mexican Minister of Foreij Affairs, but not modified. Their inslruclio were confined to this; and on this letter of Al Buchanan, the treaty, as amended, was mi' milled to the Mexican Congress and approvi by both houses. Next day, (20th July), o commissioners were introduced to the Mexict r> s.i.? ...i t.... 1., I ir.>iijuiiif iiiiu uuuii;aai;3 wic uiuut; ?/?a v?j sides. In a subsequent dispatch from our Comml sinners to lite Secretary of State, the romm sinners state that the amendments have bei agreed to, and ratifications' exchanged, and c close a copy of the protocol. The proclam lion of the. fact was made, here on the 4:h July last. I'he protocol and corresponded was not then communicated, because it was n deemed necessary, as the trerty had been ra 1 fieri as amended, and it was not competent on tl President and Senate to abrograte it, and re tore war, except by a declaration of war 1 Congress. The commissioners did not regard the pr i tocol as pnrt of the treaty. They knew tin j had no authority to alter the treaty or modi ! the amendments. Nor would the President ! the .Mexican Republic have regarded the pr tocol as modifying (he treaty as amended I > the Senate of the United States, for no refe I ence is made to it by him on its final consul | mation. 'flic President then proceeds to notice tl | amendment ofthe Senate to the original art | cles, and to argue that the changes do n change any of the guaranties of rights, ch religious or political. Of that portion of the original treaty relatii to Texas titles, he had recommended the reje ! lion, when it was submitted In the Senate, ai 1 it had not received a single vole therein. At I it had been further stated to the Mexican go , eminent that no treaty containing such a pr< j vision could he ratified by the United State The meaning ofthe protocol was, that its ri j jection was not intended to invalidate any I giliina/c titles in existence, hut it was not ii tended to give validity to those which had bet1 declared to be extinct. Without any Teal stipulations, such legitimate titles would hat been secured, under the constitution and lav of the United Slates. In regard to the amendment to the 12th a tide, though the Senate had declined to creal government stock, it would not prevent th i transfer for her own benefit, by Mexico, in sue manner as she might deem expedient, th $12,000.(100 to be paid her under the treali The obligation may be assigned, but won! I stand her then in no better condition than it i had remained with the Mexican government. In this view of the case, he had not deemc it necessary to communicate the protocol to th Senate, at the time of his proclamation. In our editorial of last week, we. warmly ap plati'led Vr. Calhoun lor his friendship to th Smith on the Slavery Question, and signifie our confidence in him in the present contest he tween tin .'sorlli and South. Perhaps we shod have qualified this; hut our remarks were mad in a positive manner, because, we had seen Ire quent intimations from those who had seen Mr Calhoun's Address, what would lie its charac ter, and were sure that every true friend ofih South would agree with it. This is the Ad dress which was adopted by the Southern meet - - .1 I* L .. "1-l'iot ? /! n*?tct rlittf |||?f rOriljHlSfU ??l lll?* IUM? ni u..u Uiwoi cil sons olilio Soul h.?!i is a history of I he ag jrosMiins o| the North upon the Smith, from th lorinatioi) ot the const it ut ion to the present lime set forth in a forcible clear and lucid manner It recommends no particular course ofnetion t the South. We publish a portion of it on th' inside of to day's paper. We reenminend the attention of our render to a careful perusal of this interesting Add res to the South. We see nothing in it to whicl any Southern man could object. It is an alilc de, calm and dispassionate docurnpnt. The object out of it seems to be to give general information of iti. the rise and progress of the opposition by vas the North, The aggressions of the North the have been gradual, yet steady and unyieldmy iufi?scarcely giving us any warning of their en. approach until they were down upon us in ing all their force and fury. We have some fearhe 'ess and undaunted spirits from the South in the co. Halls of Congress, who have stood like faithful the sentinels upon the watch tower of the constitn.111, tion, to give us warning of anv encroachment the "P00 rights. Thpy have met in solomn council, and have recited to us the story of our I he wrongs?they bid us prepare for the worst ? ird 'hey admonish us of our danger and call upon ird us to assist them in resisting I lie gross violation ,ve of the constitution, and the destruction of our cli- dearest rights.?Macon (Ala.) Republican. E THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. ion Wednesday Morning, Feburnry 14, IR10. us " ~~ )(J W. TI1URLOW CASTON, EDITOR. J UTTlie Editor of the Journal will be absent from the State for a few weeks, during which bis duties will be attended to by a friend. >nt 1 of The Markets. The supply of rotton last week was not so large !rP as that for several weeks previous, while the dcn<^ mand was brisk, sales being readily effected at 5 to GJ. On Monday evening telegraphic despatchos were received, announcing the arrival of the (n Niagara, with advices of an advance of ?d in the OM Liverpool market. Enough of the news had not I e<] transpired at the lime of going to press, to have he an effect on our market; we have no doubt howe. ver, but an advance of ? to will be established, ro- ( harles'on quotations on Saturday, 513-16 toG?. to- 0^7"A meeting of the Wateree Agricultural Society will lie beid nt Swift Creek on 'I hurs. day the 22d inst., at 11 o'clock. A punctual >ni attendance is desired. bn J. Hoy kin, Secretary. be as Oty~Tlie Camden Delia tin? Club will hold its meetings hereafter, on Wednesday evenings, e* at 7 o'clock, at the Library Hall. ry : l*d Education. l'y This important subject naturally engrosses , much of the attention of all who are interested d, ,s in the prosperity and welfare of the communiur ty in whirh we reside, and appeals particularly n- to parents. At no time since our infancy (when tre p. ''trudged unwillingly to school,") have so ma,x_ nv excellent institutions of learning existed in >rs this plare as at present. Indeed, we think no it town in this Stale affords better schools than we have at this time in Camden. We have two 0 ' male classical schools; one already of estab. >(|t lished reputation, and the other under the sury perintcndence of a gentleman, who brings with ?" l.im from a neighboring town, the highest evil"* deuces of success. The Camden Female Aj cademy is one of the best wc have known any L?d where, and we are satisfied under its present ur management must continue to acquire eminence iJ1 every year of its existence, while the infant and nrimarv schools are numerous and under the ;s control of teachers of experience and capacity, is* The town, and particularly the sumrpcr rcsi* :'n dences of the citizens of Camden, in the suburb* n* of the town, is as healthy and ns eligibly (j-1 situated f??r pure air and pood water as any ce in the Slate. The soriety of Camden is too oi well known to require any notice at our hands, ll and our accessibility from all parts of the Stale is equally notorious. With all these advantn- I )V ges then, why may we not expect that our schools here will receive a liberal portion of the o- patronage bestowed on similar institutions in t !'.V the up-country? We cordially invite those of our 'y friends residing in the adjoining country, who ? 0 have habitually sent their children abroad, to iy look at the advantages near home, and let their i r- children form here, among friends and neigh- i hois, those associations which exert so "rent an < influence in after life. We are suie no higher 10 r tj. polish could be acquired in the society of any i ot place in South Carolina than here, while for 1 "'1 purposes of instruction, our schools are most j ample and efficient. r >S 1 lr3*u'e arc happy to learn that the Camden J 1 Debating Club is now revived, altera long re. [ ! cess, by the addition of several new, and a spir- v i itorl nii/>mlanrt? of the old members. J s* 1 This institution has already existed for the ; period of a quarter of a century, with the prom- |, ' ise of more extended usefulness, as its objects ' ,n become better known. V The discussion of moral and political qttes- a 'e tions constitute tlie prominent feature of the " lS Club. Its members become familiarized with parliamentary usages and exlemporal addresses, (? all of which, are matters of vital importance to e the security of the rights and privileges ofa free J' h citizen. * t e h ' Mr. Wilson's Sours of Scotland. o d We had the pleasure of attending this gentle 11 i man's entertainment on Monday evening, on a (j which occasion we were pleased to see a per- fi u feet appreciation of his rare and peculiar style, j by a large and most respectable audience.? j. Some let) yenrs since, Mr. Wilson gave a series s '* of musical entertainments in this country in 11 c , 'a j connection with Miss Sl.irrefT, which were ve- b .. ry deservedly popular, hut we confess to a pro- n d 1 forencc for his present unique and complete " 15 mode of rendering his evenings agreeable lo his U patrons, nor can we admit the truth of the opin, ion we have heard advanced, that he has*in any t| j way failed since that time.; on the contrary, if t< ! j our memory is not at fault, we believe he has " | improved. We recommend all to avail w * I .i 1 r ?? _# r itiiriiiM-1 vi-3 ?u irvnj fi|i|iui lunnj um/iuruj ui aitending these agreeable re-unions. {l . | 0^7"Wilh regret we announce the death of r> Benjamin Watkins Leigh, of Virginia, an ? e I eminent citizen and able member of the bar. ^ i 01 ' Some of our readers well remember his mission 8 ? i to this State during the excitement of Nullifica- 81 ! ^ \i tion, and the distinguished manner of its execn- ,| ', tion. n air. Collins. If this able representative of the musical genius ol the Emerald hie will favor our town with a visit, we arc sure neither he nor our citizens would regret it. We heard, some years since, his "Widow Machree," and several other of his most humorous songs, and cop.sidef his action, voice and brogue as unsurpassed io excellence and humour. The Sonthern Address* This important document, put forth,by our Representatives in the Federal Legislature, to arrest the growing impetuosity and rampant impudence of abolitionism in Congress ha* been before the neonle nf the S-mth lr>n? >? l'? - ------- [ - .w w considered in the serious and deliberate man* ncr suited to the subject. It is time, therefore, that the sentiments of the people on this subject, whether of approval or ntherwisf, should be made known. Wiihout approval on the part ol'the South, expressed through the action of ?? semblies of her citizens, this position, so nobly assumed by her faithful sentinels, will he worn* than useless?silence will be reproof?nar, more,?it will be an abandonment of the prin. ciples for which they contend, and invite our enemies to hasten the completion of our ruin. Will you, then, citizens of Kershaw, longer de. lay the expression of your determination to maintain your rights inviolate as when refceiwJ' from your patriot sirps? Sumter. Richland, Newberrv and Chester are already movine? 2F i * Fairfield and Orangeburg have long since la* ken a stand. Lot us not be behind all. .. . The Forcijru New*. Th? Niagara brings decidedly favourable accounts if the Telegraph is to be relied on. Sales of the week in Liverpool closing on 27lh u!t., amount to 15,000 bales, 7,000 of wLicb, wore taken on speculation at prices ranging from 4 3 8 to 4 5 8. The account* from the Manufacturing Districts arc encouraging;' ahd great activity and an improved tone pervades mercantile affairs generally. . 0C7"We return our thanks to Messrs. Calhoun. Woodward and Wallace, of this Slate and Mr. Sawyf.r, of Ohio, for their attention in forwarding us public documents, speeches, dir. OCrMr. Clay has bern elected to the Uaie ted Slates' Senate from Kentucky, over Col*. .. Richard M. Johnson, by a vote of 0*2to 45; * *r, ~:J 03-The Delta learns from a reliable source, that Prentice, of the Louisville Jotiifrial, hh'd Bullitt, of the Picayune, will conduct General Taylor's organ. This is a combination of rare talents and great experience, which cannot fail of rendering thp organ popular, whaterrr lb* administration of the Genera! may become. ; V. ? . ,5 OCT'I'lte Hou?p of Representatives hare a^^o,is.ho-1 flopping in the Navy, aik) the. grog rating to the seamen, giving them in lien of the latter, four cents per diem. We suppose if was thought necessary to abolish the issue of a half pint of "the ardent" daily, when this degradingjmode of punishment could be no longer resorted to;/ / llj'lt is believed that the California bill "and legislation on the subject of slavery in the Dia* trift of Colombia, will bo postponed for this-cession of Congress. '*? -tvvrri '! ; - * !ff* (kTA caucus of tho<e fiieiidly to a change in lite administration of the affairs of the Rait Road was held in Charleston on the 0th insf.-*They appointed a committee of eight to nomi* nate a ticket for President and Directors. 1. Vf For the Cam len Journal., rhe Sumter Ranuer ant! the Ladies of Camden* In a notice of the proceedings of the late public neetittg of the Sons of Tstnoerance, the Sumter Banner uses the following language? W1 '< '>.# ' It was a matter of surprise thai bo few of the Damden ladies were present in the church. Ndt norc than dozen were present. The day, though ainy early in the morning, was fair during (|Jie neoting, and immediately preceding it, and coninucd so. Does the fair sex of our strong, neigh'-, tor discountenance our noble enterprise of good ncn] Nor were the townsmen of Camden more favolrible than tlioir matrons and daughters. They ke t iiomselves within tlioir "placers;" or irtmme more told than the rest looked out uport us, they looked villi e/es of ridicule. Not so should ye met us, 'C men of Camden." Wp think it incumbent on us to notice somenf hese remarks; and yet, like an advpeate who mows that the evidence is prima facie against lim, and that there is a something so nearly resent iling the truth, in the position assumed by his adersary, as to render the reversal of the impressis# i matter of difficulty and doubt, we approach the object under the lash of compulsion, wielded hW lie hand of duty rather than from any particular ilcasuro it will afford us: ft is much to be regretted that tbo ladies and citzens of Camden should have omitted such an op. ortunity of being warmed with enthusiasm, in his benevolent and pbilantlu opir cause. We kmfm hat in certain circles, the influence of the Indies ins been against it; not, we lieliexe, from any want f proper sentiments on the suhjoct, (tor we have . et to meet with a lady whose practice and w^oca litory are not in axoiced opposition to intemper nee,) but from scruples of supposed delicacy, or, rom imaginary laws of fashionable society, some hink it incumbent on them to any overt participate in this great moral work, consequently, their ifluence is against it. But the Banner must not upposc this to be the case, universally ; far from ? ?a great majority of the Ladies of our Town, re not on!v favorable to the cause of Temperance, ut have actually connected themselves with the lovement by pledging their influence against the se of intoxicating beverages?and this, not on|y inong the " Lower Ten Thousand" (we quote oin our fashionable friends) but from every pnsi. on, rank and grade (i/* such things can be said to .'#> ?? A ? ?)l /iiiAiitn iv\nraaont ii'CM nf 4.t.MJ III MA.ICIJ-? /ll (til r??;iHP, iv|nv?% vw tic families of Divines, Doctors, Lawyers, Plan. ?rs, Farmers. Mechanics, Met chants, and Gt tit. ten, arc engaged in promoting this benevolent ause in the Town of Camden?Not only so, but e think there is not a family in this place, not onnected in some diiecl way with this cause. Now we trust that the insinuating question of te Manner, as to lite position of the Ladiea of tamden, is sufficiently answered. Rut we confess, we are not prepared to show, I hy the Ladies were not out on that occasion, in renter numbers?and this is the difficult-part Of ur case. One cause however, we think, operated to a condcrable extent, and that is, the change in t^e me of holding the meeting, which was made at ie request of Sumter Division. Mahy were L?t aware that theie was a meeting at that hour.