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l^T I I ' JUL SfeaMM4MWMHraB3WHRBR1?PMaieV9 pixlifijJ. KKPOKT O/* //t<T Minor iii/ of the. Commit lee on Frio'lcg * and Elections, on " A /ft// /<> proride for the. election of Electors of President and 1 ice _ . President of, the United States by the. People, of South Carolina." The undersigned, H .Minority of the Committee on Privileges and Eloetion*. to ?'l o n was referred \ Hill to Provide for tin' 1'jleciion of Electors of President and Vice President ot the United States l?y the People of S. Carolina, beg leave to make a COUNTER-REPORT, To that of the Majority of said Committee, and to recommend the Bill favorably for the consideration of the House. Your Committee believe that the election of Electors of President and Vice President ol the United States by the people, would be more in accordance with the provisions and spirit ol the Constitution of the United States, and the prin. ciples of the Government. The Government of the United States is a mixed Government, partly popular and partly federative,,and these features are manifested in the provisions in the Constitution for the election of President and Vice President. In voting for President and Vice President, each State votes according to her representation in i.ongress?South Carolina nine and New York thirty-six. A majority of al! the votes so cast, being necessary to a choice, and this represents the popular feature of the. government, it is only after the popular branch fails to elect, thai the election assucnps a federative character, and the States vote as States?each Slate count ingone. This last mode of election is the resuit of the failure to elect, and a provision for such contingency. The Constitution of the U. States provides that 44each State shall appoint, as the Legislature thereot may direct, a number of electors equal to the whole number of Sena-' or? and Representatives to which the State shall he entitled in the Congress." From which, it is clear that the Legislature would have the power to direct as to the appointment, or. in other words, to direct the mod-, by which the appointment shall be made But in prescribing the mode, regard should be had, not only to the provisions of the Constitution regulating the election of electors, but also to the principle by which the votes are cast for President and Vice President. The election upon the first casting of the votes being a popular one, the mode of appointment by the Legislature should conform - to that principle. And it is submitted, that the election of elector* by the people, would be , more in accordance with the Constitution of the I'nited States, and the popular principle by * ? -L-i- 'i-l. -i?.'.r which the votes are cast, man mc mr-wu.. ... electors by the Legislature, which partakes more of the federative character. Your Committee would also recommend the passage of the Kill, from its expediency, and as demanded by the position in which the Slate is placed hy the act of Congress of 134G. Congress has by that law prescribed that the election of electors, throughout the United Slates, shall take place on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, at a day anterior to the meeting of the Legislature of this State. A necessity then exists, that the Constitution of this State shall be so amended, that the Legis. lature will he in session at that time, or that the Governor shall call an extra session of the Legislature every tour years or that the election shall f>e given to the people. The two first propositions are objectionable. Constitutions long existing and understood by the people, should not be altered for slight causes. A gr?at and absolute necessity alone should exist to jus. tify a change in that instrument, which is the exponent of the Government itself. The Con" stitulion of this State has not been altered or amended more than five or six times since its adoption; and your Committee cannot see, in this case, any necessity for alteration or amend ment. The whole difficulty may be provided for by a simple legislative enactment, giving the election of electors to the people. As to the other proposition, for the Governor to call an Extra Session of the Legislature every four years, there are objections to it. It is a question admitting of doubts, whether the Gov. ernor can constitutionally convene the Legjslature for the purpose of voting for electors. ?*He may on extraordinary occasions convene the General Assembly," but it is submitted, that tho Legislature having met since the passage of the act by Congress, the occasion is no longer an extraordinary one. within the meaning of the Constitution, but becomes an ordinary one, and capable of being provided for by ordinary legislation. Even, too, if there were no doubts as to the power of the Governor to call an extra session of the Legislature for that purpose, still therp are objectors to a call session, on account of the inconvenience and expense. It is true, however, that the expense would not be very great, only about ten or twelve thousand dollars every four years; but it is the principle. If the principle is wrong, it is unnecessary and therefore uncalled for. Will this Bill interfere with the Parish representation and the compromises of the Constitution of this State '! Your Committee believe that it will not, and they are not disposed to interfere with that compromise. The principle recognized in the Constitution of this State is, that not only population, hut taxation also, should have representation ; hut it is only in the State Legislature, where laws are made, and taxes imposed, that that principle obtains, and in the relations which the Districts and Parishes bear to the State Government in the Legislature thereof, and not in the election of electors,?a relation altogether different. The principle of representation in this State is a domestic setilement, applicable nlonp to the legislative, action of the Stale. The election of President and Vice President grows out of our f ederal relations, and is provided for by the Constitution of the United States. Your Committee would a'so recommend the passage of the Bill, because the election of electors by the people, will prevent the mingling of State and National politics in the election of Members of the Legislature, nnd give to the people an opportunity of calling into the < 'nun cil ol State, fit and suitable representatives to serve tbem in the Legislature, and who, at the same time, might differ from them in the Presi. dentiai election. In conclusion, your Committee would allude 1o the fact, that South Carolina is perhaps the only State in the Union in which the election of electors is made by the Legislature. This is a circumstance well worthy of consideration, nnd furnishes, at least, a presumption in favor of the election by (be people. They are satisfied that the people of South Carolina possess the same intelligence and integrity of purpose with the people of the other States, and are as capa--v ble of making a proper selection>fbr Piesident k \ and Vice President, at they arc capable of ma j king a proper selection of members of l!?e L??. I gislature. } Entertaining these views, your (Jpmrnittee d ! would respectfully solum! the Bill for the consi- j' deration of the Mouse. ' f il OEORfiE McC. WITHERSPOON, | C K. MOORMAN, ' V I). S. TAYLOR, ? WM. MILES. e LIST OK ACTS v ; Passed ly the General Assembly nf I he Slate, of g South Caroliua, at the Session ol December. G 1349. * ?l 1. An Act to authorize and require the trans- c fer of all papers appertaining to the nritniuistrn- tl tiou of estates, now deposited in the office ofSeeretary of State in Charleston, to the Ordinary's It office for Charleston District. 2. An Actio vest in Mary O'Neal the right S and title of the State in and to the estate John h W- O'Neale. 3. An Act to vest the right and title of the ti ? ' ?rianft in ('hnrlestoti n Oimr ill ami iw a uuv.i m ... District in David Lyle and hi.t h?*irn. o 4. An Act In amend un Act to prevent the q obstruction of the passant! offish up Lynche's t< creek. S 5. An Act to vest in Susannah Connelly nil ai the right, title and interest ofthe Slate, in and pi to certain escheated property. 6. An Act to require the Commissioners ol d< Public Buildings of the several districts in this tl State to turnisli to the sheriffs the books requir- ti od to be kept by them. |?i 7. An Act to amend the law in relation to tr the lien of judgments. /I An Act to extend the limits of tho city of Charleston. 1' 9. An Act to afford aid in constructing the Laurens Railroad. ci 10. An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act M to authorize the formation of the Greenville ol and Columbia Railroad Company, and an Act si entitled an Act to amend an Act to authorize v.the formation of the Greenville ami Columbia 4i Railroad Company. 11. An Act to raise supplies for the year hi commencing in October, 1840. 01 12. An Act to authorize the. City Council of al Charleston to prevent interment* within the in said city, without proven certificates, and lor 3' other purposes. w 13. An Act to alter and amend the license al law of this State. ai 14. An Act to establish certain Roads, Bridg. ?l es and Ferries. 81 15. An Act to apportion the Representation to ofihis State. d< 16. An Act to appoint Commissioners for g< Horry District, for clearing out Little Pee Dec v? River.am) (or other purposes. 01 17 An Act to amend the law concerning the publication of Sheriff's sales for Pickens [)is- in trict. -3 IS. An Act to establish a company under th the name of the Mount Pleasant Ferry Compa. Si ny. a I 19. An Act to alter and amend an Act pass- If ed the 19ih day of December, A. D. 1848, in sundry particulars, entitled an Act to incorpo- th rate the. Keowee Turnpike Company. si; 20. An Act to amend the law with regard If to the rights of sureties. p< 21. An Act to incorporate the Society for sr the reliefof the families of decea?ed and disabled indigent members of the medical profusion, la of the St;te of South Carolina. p< 22. An Act to incorporate the town of Par in lingtnn. 23. An Act to incorporate the Granitcville tr Plank Road Company. m 24. An AcHo incorporate the Hamburg and <li Edgefield Plank Road Company. ri 25. An Act to charter the Cheraw and Dar. P lington Railroad Company. 26. An Act to incorporate certain societies E and companies and repew and amend certain th ( barters heretofore granted. th 27. An Ac? to make appropriations for th" nt year commencing in October, 1849. S3 28. An Act to continue in office the late Commissioners of the Poor for York districts. 29. A Bill to altor and amend the constitu se tion so as to change name of the election dis tr tricl ofSaxc Gotha to that of Lexington, and to I) extend it to its present judical limits. sn 30. An Act to authorize the formation of the of Spartanburg Railroad Company. pt 31. An Act to incorporate tho village of York. G 32. An Act to amend and renew tho charter m of St. Peter's Church, Charlfston. n< 33. jAn Act to incorporate the Marine Church ; or of Charleston and for other purposes. th 34. An Act to alter the law in relation to sii slavea hiring their own time, and for other pur- fu poses. B . 33. An Act to incorporate the town of Chos- in ter. to lit HOW THINGS LOOK. re 4iIon," of the Baltimore Son, furnishes that to journal with the following views of matters in rij Washington, on Thursday: % ar * [ am persuaded that the exhibition of feel, th ing on the part of the southern and northern members to day, will lead to good results. Harmony may grow out of this discord. The north Q must learn to respect the feelings, and, if you ?i I plense. prejudice? of the south, hs well as their of constitutional rights. I was pleased to hear ar Mr. Meade declare that the southern members or would not sit here to he abused as they have in been formerly. The northern demagogues ( dr must find some other theatre than this lur their j B .declamation* against slaveholder*. | te "if ever the Mouse should get a Speaker, I ! tv shall expect to sue more of mutual forbearance j o\ than has I) en exhibited in past years. Any j fo trespass on the rights or leelings of the South , le will be avoided. M ' As to I he Wilrnot Proviso, it cannot become d? a practical question. I can assure you that th ' California will not be# admitted as a Slate at In : this session, neither will slavery be abolished ai ! in the District of Columbia; nor will the inter- ci | state slave trade be abolished. The cause of dissolution will not arise." The question of retrocession is now to a con- te siderabit* extent agitated here; and wijl be press- K ed earnestly, in consequence of tho effort in a< Washington to obtain a territorial government, fo There is an ox in Cambridge, Mass., which n< now weighs 3700 pounds. It is thought by C ' good judges in less than three mouths time he ol will weigh nearly if not quite 5000. His owner, w Justin Marry, stutes that the animal never has w been stall-fed, and that he intruded to fatten la him during the present winter. He was raised in Sianstead, Canada, by Lewis E. Rose, E<q? and measures eleven feet from the nose to the tfi rump, six f?et in height, and nine feet six inches pi . in girth, and is but seven years old. u| Orkgox and Si.avi:i(Y.?Lite advices from m | Oregon state 'bat the Legislature had adjourned th after a 55 days' session, adopted most of the Iowa statutes, inserting a provision prohibiting i " negroes or inula! Iocs' from settling in or pass- 01 ing through the territory ! th l i i MICHIGAN. Tim recent election in Michigan w*s a decie*l liiumbh for the Dttnocracy. !W. Lirtlte>hn, the defeated candidate lor Governor, was n le nominee of lioth the Whig and Prreshil |J Conventions, and avowed himself in favor >1 ft>e r Viliriot Proviso, and in opposition to thr doc- n iocs o| (ieneral (Cass's Nicholson letter. Mr. Harry, the Democratic candidate, ivow- il d himself in favor of the principles of non inter- p ention, and advocated the same policy in re- h ard to the slavery question as that avoved hy v Ieneral Cass, The consequence has been iat the Whiir Abolition and Wilrnol froviso c andidate lias been defeated by upwards of five ll iniisand votes. < It is no doubt remembered by our oaders i iat at the last session of the MichiganLegis- h dure, General Cass wars elected to the U. S. ti enate. Attempts were then made to nslnict fim to vote fur the Wilmot Proriso, hit they ' tiled. It was well known that if such hstriic- * ons were passed, General Cuss wouil have f ;signed rather than obey thein. At thorecenf a lection for members of the Legislative this n uestion of'* instruction" was made the grpat " 'St. The result has been, that in the State ll enate, the vote stands more than two o one, ?t ud in the House three to one in favor of the v ulicy avowed by General Cass. 1i We look upon this election as one of the most 8 icisive that has taken place. We are glad t' iat the old veteran" will remain in theNs- a onal councils?the bold, fearless, and uncom- s romising advocate of Demur racy. All honor a ? the true Democracy of Michigan!?Bull. a 'r.n. if AtffUS. a "i -J ? o I VCREASE OF WESTERN COMMERCE. a Some idea may l?e formed of the great in- lJ ease of trade with the West, by reference to Ir. A. C. Morton's report in the last number ' 'the Journal of the American Institute, which j" iowk the amount of shipping on the lakes at, J1 iriotis periods. In 1825, thrre were but 30 or ' [) small craft and one steamboat, of 350 Ions c urthen, on Lake Etie?tie first steamboat n wing passed through Lake Michigan in 182G a r 1827. In 1845, there vere on the Inkcs, ' hove Niagara Falls, sixty itearn vessels, hav ) ig an average tonnage of 23.000 tons, and a 20 brigs and schooners, -of 53.00P Ions, the a ho'e costing <?4.600,000. The shipping of 0 I the lakes in 1840amountel to 136,830 ions, '' id was valin-d at $6,000,000. The amount " " merchandise transported that year was 3.. *1,033 tons, while that of 1341 was 2,071,802 8 ins, showing that the trade had already nearly a inbled in five years. The number of passen. v >rs transported in 1940 was 250,000. and the 1 ilue of this business was estimated at ?1,250,- v )0. r The value of lake commerce in 1817, accord- 0 ig to the report made to Congress, exceeded 1 141,000,000, or only thirteen millions less n lanthe value of all the exports of the United f tales in 1949. and nearly double the value of H I the products received at New Orleans in * 346-'7 by the Mississippi river. ^ In all the immense territory which surrounds e in great lakes, and which now produces this ^ irprising amount of commerce, there was, in a 310. b<n one organized State, and the total V ipulation did not exceed five hundred thousand r nils. At the present time, there is a cluster of six 1 rge States about these waters, containing a 9 ipulation of between four and five millions of r (habitants. c Embracing the Slates and Territories whose * ado will float over these lakes to an Eastern 1 arket, we have an area of nearly three bun- 8 i .l 1 ._:i? ? ; ni, i "R*l in KlDlllii sipiarr niuep, 01 an mnu ?i ivitory three times as large as the kingilom of s russia, and nearly twice as large ns France. * In 1937, the wheat and flour passing lakes ' rie and Ontario, to he forwarded to narket F rough the Erie canal, amounted toonlyabout 8 irtlv-fiva thousand while, in 1947, the ^ nount was (bur In'Pdred and eighty.six thou. c wd ton?, r s Ireland.?Tlio waters of political agitation cm again 'o he troubled in this unhapnycoiin. H y. Two associations have been formed in " ublin?ihe "the Loyal National Repeal As. e ciation" and the " Irish Alliance."?neither which seern to mike headway among the s tople. The last named association numbers avail Dufly. editor of the Nation, among its 'J embers. There is much excitement in the 11 >rth of Ireland, caused by the change of gov. nrnent among the Orangemen. It is said f at the (irand Orange Lodge, which has been 11 iting in Dublin lor several days, will publish a * II report upon the recent outbreak at Dolly's ^ rne, which will bring home the guilt of arm- A g one portion of the pnoplo against the other e Lord Clarendon, and (brever blacken his po- r ical character. Two of his Secretaries have 1 signed, and it is said to be his lordship's in- ^ ritioti also to give up his post. The tenant v trht question is spreading among the people, '' id many of the landlords are rapidly reducing ' eir rents.?South Carolinian. i Accident on the Georcua Railroad.? v uite a serious accident happened on the Geor- 0 a Railroad on the 13th instant, the. particulars P which, so far as wo have been able to learn, ' eas follows: As a freight train of five cars, s ider charge of Mr. Patrick McCan, was pass. " g over Dried Indian Creek, about two hint* c eil yards this side of Covington Depot, the v ridge gave way, and the t ars were precipita. d into the ravine below, a distance, of some /enly feet. The engine had nearly passed t 1 'er, and sank in only a distance of three or 1 or feet, sustaining no injury. We regret to ,1...# .,11 ,ti;,li!ltltr liin amirlnclnr. Mr. (till I1IUI 111 Uli |/l?i?u?nnij , cChii, lost liin life liy this unfortunate acci. ill. Hi* was in one oft lie cars at the time of o accident, and had not, at (lie last accounts, r en found. .Mr. McCnn was a young man, ^ id a nephew of Mr. Phillip McOan, of this ' ly.?Augusta Republic. c Notaiii.k Death.?The Northern papers " II lis that the Hon. Jeffrey Chipmnn died at ^ alainazoo, Michigan, on the 181 h inst. at the J je of 00 years. This was the magistrate be- * re whom was arraigned the famous Morgan, 1 >ont whom so much excitement was raised f jainst the ordpr of Masons. Before Justice J hipman, Morgan was arraigned on a charge "larceny, and committed to Ontarip jail, from hence he was carried off. Justice Chipmnn as the first witness called in all the trials reting to Morgan. 1 i Mks. Pajitiniiton.?"People may say what r iey will about Southern air being so good for r ii," said Mrs. Partington, "and how they fat j [ion it; for my part I shall always think it is iving to the vittles. Air may do for enmmo. liles and other reptiles that live on it; i know ' int man must have something substanlialer." ' r Prance, with an army of 500,000 men, has f )0 lieutenants, while England, with little more i: an 100,000, has 2353. t 'L UNMMir i?J From tne Wellington Fnion. LETTER FROM MK. BROWN. Havint* spoketr fo-day in the House under rute.b excitement, and, in the confysjon which revailed, presuming no correct report ofrny i emarks will lie furnished, I ask, injustice to | rtyself, ihut you publish this communication. , After I had received 58 votes fur speaker, on donday last, and alter the House had udjournd, I was sent for to go to the room of a memier. When I arrived the.e, I learned that it vas for the purpose of having a conference with 1r. Wilinot, of Pennsylvania, who soon after ame into the room. He. informed me that hoy were satisfied with the position of Mr. Potrr, or Ohio, and had been ready to vote fir him f the lime had arrived when their votes would ave made a choice; and that they were willing a vote for me if I would agree to give them^/utr ommiltees on the Disiricl of Columbia, the udiciarv, and on Territories; that neither him. elf nor the gentleman from New York, (Mr. P. ? . .i?. Ling,) desired to Dp upon tne cornmmee; wi?u II he and his fripnds asked was, thai the ablest aen of the different parlies, and both seetinns f the (Jnion, might he selected; hut they asked bat they should he impartial and unjiredjtidiced ipon the question of slavery; that their fears rere. that I might so constitute these commiteos, as to stifle what he regarded as public enliment of a majority of the country. I staed to him in reply, that I regarded his request s reasonable and that, if elected, I should contitute these committees of lair and impartial rien, that whatever might be my views upon nyand all question, I would not use my powpr .8 Speaker in such a manner as to prevent any nportanl question from being fully presented nd discussed in the House. Mr. Wilmot upipared satisfied and left me. I knew tho reason why 1 was interrogated, had always been regarded as entertaining I'plings more (riendly to the South than a ma* arity of the Representatives from the North. Ls a member ofthe gSth Congress I had advonted the application ofthe Missouri cornpronise to the Texas bill, and voted against the I. ft! M ef iU? ?a lUu O ro rv,\r\ Kill I ppiltailuii W| mo WlillllUllUr iw miv v/ii | ecause it was north of that linp. For four J pars I had been Assistant Postmaster General, nd had neither voted at an election nor Keen member of Cengress, and hsd no oport unity, Trecording my vote upon these esciting que*ions. I lid not, therefore, object to placing ay verbal i. ciaratinns upon record. If I had been elected, I feel confident that I hould have organized these committees in such i manner as no southern man, democrat or vhig, would have complained of. I intended o constituteMhein of fair and impartial men, who would hare thoroughly investigated and eported upon all constitutional questions, withiiit regard to sectional or party bias. I was nterrogated by a number ??Fsouthern men, to II of whom I said that I had always been opKf.wd to the Wilmot Proviso. I was a friend nd supporter of General Cass, and in mv canass for Congeess was opposed by a Wilmot 'roviso whig of the Taylor school. 1 was callid a Calhoun southern man?advocated the loctrines of the Cass Nicholson letter, with the icceptions of his views a? to the constitutional Miwer of Congress to legislate for the Terriloie?. That |K>wer I have never doubted Confess possessed, But I was in favor of leaving he question of the institution of slavery to be eltled by the people who might inhabit the ter. ilories. In other words I was for non intr.rfr.r are.. But whilst these were my vipws, ant) vhilst I was willing to let the people determine his qtJfcstion for themselves, under no circotnlances could I vote for a territorial bill having n it a provision to establish the institution of lavory. I have re peafedly said that, although deemed the Proviso unnecessary and useless, should have no objection to see a Kill, with its - rt t f _ l! . revisions, presenten in u?n, i uvior ior m> ignature; as at I ha North he has been regur ted as favoring the measure, and at the Sou'h ipposcd to it, I slated tosevernl southern gentlenen 'hat my min<l was not clear as to the contitutional power to abolish slavery in the /)is. rtu ?'" Columbia. I was anxious that if the ucstion was ^'biled this winter, thai fl report j night he made from nt? ,a^'e committee o| legal | ;entlemen. I Mr. Van Btiren believed that Congress pas. i eased that power, and yet the south vited lor ( irn- I have always taken the open ground bat Congress should not interfere with the nstitution of slavery in the Districts cf Colum. iia without I he consent of the iuhaMant*. J| Congress possess ihe power to abolish slavery n the Disfriet and the people cnm?nt, no one hould object. The question of t\e power ol Congress is a judicial, and not a legislative tiestion. In writing this letter I committed an rror, but I have made no declarition to these nen in relation to the commitiics except that hey should bo fairly con-dilutee. I made no eclaration to southern or noahern men but vliat shall be fully sustained Iy my voles, if I inve an oportnnity before Congress adjourns, have been consistent and rav future conduct ball prove it. I desire to seethe House organzed. and am ready to vote or any Democrat, I'ilhout inquiring whether ht lives in the north | >r the south?wheteer he s for or against the iroviso. One thing our smthern Democratic riends should remember??hut in the north the entiinent against the extetsion of slavery i< alnost universal: and if wr are required to be nine the advocates of thit extension, our places vill be filled with whig'. In this correspon lance I consulted none ?l my friends. I alone in responsible. I math no pledges to any one. ily letter was founded on the verbal conversa ion with Mr. Wilmot,which is fully sustained >y his speech. W. J. Brown. Washington, Dot. 12, 1849. Episcopal C it inn it.?The lushops of Ma. vlnud. North Cardina. South Carolina, New ersey ami Western New York, Imve, it is slacd, requested n social meeting of the House of iishops?prnlmbjf wilh a view to consider the j :use of Bishop 0|derdonk, of New York. Such i request from fye Bishops mak.is it obligatory m the presidio; Bishop to call such a meeting, tishop Chase resides at I he Jubilee College, llinois, and In is too infirm to travel any (lisance, the melting will probably be held there o that the IHhops have the prospects of a long ourney in tf?? winter season before them, The aboc has been contradicted. Artificial Lf.o.?Mr. Yerger, of Philidclphin/tas invented an artificial log, which, he N. Y. Mirror says, for ingenuity and ifficacy has never licen equalled. It is nade tfitirelv of steel, and in such a manter tfvt the motion of the knee, and of the oints.'f the ankle nnd foot are produced. IJimrstic Economy.?"Men talk in raptiro." savs Witherspoon, "of youth and malty, wit and spright lines*; but after scvinyears union, not one of them is to be comurcd to good family management, which ssecn at every meal, and fell every hour in fe husband's purse." f ^ * THE CAMDEN JOURNAI Sttonday Morning, Decernb<jj 24, 1849. W. TIIURLOW CANTON,. EDITOR. REV. 'P. B. Rt'SSKL. i ; ' Tlic friends of this gontlemiiV will he gratified learn that he has been elected to the Presidency Chambers' Female Collegiate [rstitu'e, situated at C Bowery, Chambers county, Alabama. During hist residence-nmong if, about twelve mont sueccssfully conducting a male school, he has sho considerable ability as a Teache*, and great devotion his profession. lie will move to his new clarge about the first 1 January, and in leaving, will ctrry with him the b wishes of a large circle of friends and acquaintanc who tender him their congratulations that he is soon occupy a more extended sphere d* usefulness, where dren uietv. his vnried ntt.iininiTi's. nnd rt?>vnlinn to : business of leaching, will be more amply npprecia and rewarded. BISHOP ANDREW AND TEMPERANCf The Sons nf Temperance were highly g-ratifi with the entertainment and support given to tli Division, last week, by the members of Conferen here in session* At. the regular n.eeting of t Dirision, nn Thursday evening, about twenty the ministers were present, and six others w< initiated?many of whom entertained the Divis with remarks both "grave, gay,and philosophica The strong desire manifested to hear Bishop/ drew and others on that subject, induced the C< fcrencc generously to recall their appointment preaching on Friday evening, and afford an opp tunity to hold a public meeting of the Sons. 7 lengthy procession contaired about one-third of I Conference. The strong practical mind, and f eibly expressed views of the Bishop, entertainei crowded auditory for abcit an hour. Cither a speeches were made by Rov. Messrs. W. G. C< ner, M. A. C. Walker, ami A. Mcuorquodaie. "I Waleroe Division stand* indebted to these re rend gentlemen for the sippbrt and dignity imp* ed to it. and will doubtless reap the fruits of th labors for many days to come. The remarks of Bishop were eminently appropriate, and hig .calculated.to remove pre.udices from among Clergy against the Order. The proposition v ably enforced, that it is the duty of the Church support every cause that has for an object, : claims as a result, the moral good of the people, is not an every day occurrence to witness an ecc siastical dignitary of his position, prompted by r tives of purest benevolence, descending, or to I his own words, "ascending up," to take a pari the ennobling cause of ameliorating mankind, giving the great influence of his official stati and taxing his vast powers to promote an or which teac.'.es abstinence from intoxicatingdrin he deserves the thanks of every advocate of cause, and every lover of his country. May life of great usefulness be long spared to bl with his labors, both Church and State. THE LEGISLATURE. This Body adjourned on Wednesday tire 19th sfant; after passing 35 Acts. Those of gene public interest are few hut highly importanr. v to alter the law in relation to slaves hiring th own time; to amend the law in relation to the rig of sureties, giving them the same rights as the e ditor when they pay (be debt; to amend the Jan relation to lien of Judgments?to apportion i Representation of the Slate,?and to alter the cense Laws of the State. The opponents of gr> cries will bo gratified with the provisions of t lust, known as Mr. Tuppcr's Bill, which strike deadly blow against that ruinous system of liqi traffic. It may not be all that the evils of gn shops called for, but it is as strong as the Legis ture was prepared to adopt. It provides that no license to sell liquor here ter shall be granted to any one, who docs not kt a Tarern. The applicant is required to prodi certificates that he is prepared to entertain w comfortable lodgings a certain number of t ravel It and to feed and stable a certain number of lion befi.rl i-? rHs lfl? 'iccnfC' and for thc Ica,t vio lion of any of iio 'mIum*,P0"3'''?8 are ma very stringent nnd heavy. We trust that the operation* of the Lawn prove beneficial, and that it will bo fully ilti?.a'r by the poople of the State, CONGRESS. Our readers arc nwaro of the (Jrcal difficulty expr enced in tho House, in oloctmg a Spnnkor, by rem of the balanco of power being in tho hand* of ? f? kmc Soiler*. Being determined to sleet ono of Hi party, they always manage to cast their voIor so as - - r v pruvoni mo eiocuoii or any ouuuiuu m-m, ,muuj and threatening speeches havo been made during t balloting, and dUunionism was fully discusrod and ( lerminod on by Sontliorn Delegnesin cone slavery in I District of Columbia or in the Territories was abolish and interfered wi'h unlawfully In these debates, Representatives from South Cui liria bore a conspicuous part, and in speaking of dci tion of States to the Union, Mr. Woodward tnada statoumnl in reply to Mr. Clingman of N. C., whi is not generally known, that "South Carolina had Representative in the Convention held in Charlotte May 1775, and that he-was a nteiuboruf the 6'ontm tec that reported the resolutions declaring Jndepcn encc." Loiter writres from Washington say that the angry debates in Congress befnro they ore organiz will be followed by good results, as their healed bio and ultra opinions will havo been ooolcd down a modified, by tlio time they arc ready for business, a should thoy oror succeed In organizing, Members w proceed calmly to work, carofully avoiding the subjt of slavery and observing the limits set to their zeal. May it be so. Certainly the North must now belie the South to bo in earnest in Iter determination to res aggression upon hor guarantood rights, and hor politic equality. PLANK ROAD CHARTER. j4s wo cxpectod the last dayr of the Legislature wi so crowdod with business, that a charlor lor tho Pla Road from this place to tlio North Carolina line, togol or with many other important Rills was not roaobi and that Body has adjourned without passing it, *f| is n cmirnn of decnost roirrcl to tlio friends of the rnor urc, nnd may rosult ultiniatoly in preventing its co struction, However, we liopo that the public spirit oitizens, who liave favored the enterprise will not llio feeling abato but will tako steps to prosecute I work, notwithstanding the misfortunoof working wit out tho charter. Delioving ns we do that thn futi commercial existence of Cumdon doponds upon soi speedy improvement of the Roads, to entice trade, su port our market and la feed our Railroad, our pco| would ho well warranted in taking subscriptions, ra ing funds, organizing tlio Company, and procecdi forthwith to work, cxpooting from tho next Legislatt suoli a charter as may he needed. If tho Road cvor to bu built, it is clour, that it should be built early as possible. We aro not prepared to say whotl ur not there is sufficient public spirit among oqr peo Lincirry out the project, but or one wnartfitre that i he Journal ha* Hone it* duty, wv keeping; HWw V "fr great enterprise before h* readers. SOUTH CAROLINA CONFEREE# _ Tlii* body lion been in M-mion in thin plan? rfHdit Wednesday, nod we expected..to report UiW^ it* j#u: t cording*, but the lutene** of the hour, and rife eltii in our regular issue. caused by the oaage which gJvpW >ak (? wor'u"en Clirisimas holiday*, preventives art'at I Jfl 3 tempt in this number. X very .full attendarfW of^ j ^ Preacher* crowd* the Conference rooui, and nraWy inV- I portiinl question* have been dtweussod and di*fo*rtt of?- 9 ^ relating to the wculur matter* of.' tho Church. 'fW' 9 sentiment* of this body on slavery coincide with theae ' I of the State, and an effort will be made at tlie ritaf* I General Conference in May, to expunge from their* I Bonk of Discipline an objeetionabla article on this *<rbJ" ? ject. it* cxtstcnce mere baa been beyond, we believe,* I . the control of this Conference, for their ready c?xrf>pe-' 1 j ration in separating from the Church North fully at-- fl ^' tc.HU llieir dcvotiont o Southern principles. ^ ? Public worship lias been iield two or three times' a' j duy since the session began, end we intended to notice 1 , specially the efforts of tliose who officiated in the pal. 1 " pit, but#puee will not permit. Jtfsny of them wsrs 1 unquestionably yery able and powerful, evidencing e eir devoted, useful and gifted ministry, and a docided itsce' provcmcnl in the Church in her regard for high men. ll'C tal excellence nnd. literary attainments. We can only ' of notice a few of the public exercises. On Saltirda j >re evening, tiie anniversary of the Omferonce Missions. ' ion ry Society waa lieid. l>r. Wightman read the Annua I j|^ Report, which gave the information that the Mission* were generally prosperous, and that Rev. Jenkins and Taylor in Chinu, were actively engaged in preparing j. themselves tor usefulness in their e.xlenaivo field of labor. Rev. A. M. Shipp, recently elected Professor in thw "r* University of North Carolina, and Bishop Andrew dsIivcrtd addresses which were listened to with great at* i ^e tent ion. Rqf. Mr. Winn, who moved from this pi act | or- in boyhood, but now of the, Georgia Conference and 9 rl a Missionnry to California was present, and about fivw j ble hundred dollars were raised to send the Gospel to J r?n- that new missionary field. Sevon hundred sad fifty d?l. I 'he '4r* were co'b-'Cted for varioos Missionary purposes. I Tlintlffk enmn ftf ruif P ll'tvoiia rlirl mte.ll km Cmm tftta MMd ve- ? ? ?*? ? " y "" ir(_ of this amount came from tho Preacher*, which is certaiuly rcmnrkahly liberal considering tbrir small pay. ^ The Presbyterian and Baptist Churches were geiu erously tendered on 8abbath (o the use of Conference, -v Dr. Wightman and Rev. Joe. Stacy preached in the ^>e former, and the Rev. J. T. Wightman and ?? Tar* vaa ion* ia the latter. But the solemn ond interesting earl to monioM of ordaining Deacne and Elder* were pet formed tnri in the Methodist Church. Bi*bop Andrew preached It in the morning a mn*t able sermon, calculated to pre* je. pare tHc applicant*, for Order* for the arduous work ef no_ the ministry, .at the clone of which, the following, h?v. J in? preached two year*, were ordained Deachna?Ret. q Meswrx, Bank*. Dtinwoody, Harris, Johnson, Musds, j Wighlman, Samuel P. Murchison, McDonald, Willie, Craven, C'amrnaugh, Ballue, Alexander, Boechalla, on' DuBoae, Garner, Appleby, Joaey and Bird?aixfer the ^er Itinerancy. In the afternoon. Rev. Mr. Shipp preached 'fr'i one of hie very best effort*, on the "Joy in Heavvn over the one *inner that repentrtlin?after which, the following, hi* having preached four year*, were ordained Elder*, by e*s the imputation of hand*?Rev. Meacni. Conner, Per* ter, Kixtler, Huyla, Brown, Poatel), Cram, Fleming,, Smith?*ix for the Itinerancy. Dr. Whifelbad Smith, R?iv. Messrs. Caper*. Talley, Spain and Dr. Wight. jn. man assisted in tho imposing ceremony of ordination, ml Ar night, Dr. Whiteford Smith preached from "La, I g |z . am with you alway*. even no in the end of the world." At " to the effort of thi* Speaker, expectation was ltigh. but we Cf r do not hexitato to affirm that he fhlfy sustained hi reputa. J ''*8 tion.so well known throughont the State, aa one of the fC- fir*t pulpit Orator* of the day. Indeed, we do not reveller t in ever, to have heard mono able, powerful, and spiritimf pulpit the efforts than we heani m that Church on yesterday. A* | j mere specimen* of eloquenc e, we believe they wonltf welj ^ compare with any preaching ever Ward in anv State in tba Union. The Church wax crowded, and many were tmabhr h'9 to procure seats. but tlie deepest attention xor upon the * a people. We omitted toxtate that Rev. W. L. Peguaa preaehl, r ed in the morriing at the Factory. We sincerely regret tliat we are compelled to Hose. The appointment* will he u read out at the termination of the session, which probably | | will take plar* to-ilay. if the people of Camden do no^ ttepome a people " w!k? (Jod Hi the Lord," it wfll not he 81* from the want of opportunity, a* they have now had the J tep benefits of a Synod and Conference. | ice I jtjj Dj" The following gentJeigen Were, on Wednesday 1 the 19th instant, elcctod it officer* of the Bonk d tbu rrs o State, to wit: 'e8 Prerident.?F. H. Eutoar* 3" Directort?Mcwn. Lehre, Deveaux, Stone, Dnkea, l(*c Caldwell, Shackelford, Careon, Glover, Webb, Cohen, Chambers, Robertson. rili icd "The vote was, for Elmore, 97; for Ferry, it. f THE POETS OFFERING * a Gaiao, Ei.liotT. fit, Co.. Publrsher*. hare placed otf 1 ri our table their now annua) jtJT 1850, "The FnetV Of. .1 inn foring." olognntly Iwund and most teenlifillly printed A w, and embellished, edited hy Mre. Sarah J. W? V cir havo never seen a more perfect aad valuable Gift uook to nor ono ho handsomely illustrated. Unliko the wish/a lot wnsliy talcs and sickly sentimentalities that usually he pervad" such works, iftcontains the most choice selee* io lions from 280 English and about 130 American Porta, he and well deserves a plieo tn the library of every gene, icd ml reader. It* list of embellishmenU will plrase any eyo, and its table qf contents will satisfy any taste.? o- From lite examination we have been able to give it, io- we adopt tho language of the Preface, which aptly da- ? i a scribsa the hook : " Tho beautiful illuatratiori* ate or.ly oh a faint reflection from tho more exquisite boantiauof I a tho text. We say this with confidence, because in thie in volume will be found the moat perfect gams of geniut it. the English langungo htta preserved since the days of id* Spcnce', Whatever is loveliest in aoutimant and lofti. isc est in aspiration is here repn-aetiled ; specimens of the eel varied forms in which gifted wind* have contributed od to the polish of wit, the beaNily of wkalom, the aw est, nd ncss ot love, tho power of patriotism the h*4?c#Mi of nd piety?all that has moat deeply altered the soul of the 'ill Anglo Soxon race for the la?t three hundred yeara, i*, set hero embodied. Ap.d more?collected, from, that, qlapu ? of writers whiohift every ago has represented the high, ive est poniusof man. we havo. in this hook, hrourhl to. o - - # ^nr-n - i ist gelhor llio thoughts and sonlimonU of the two kindre^ sal nation*, whotsa q/i# \npgupps w now spoken in every, quarter of the gJ.ohe, and whoso iris, en or pervades thy world %tt The work oap be found for sale, at, A. Young'* ?Sci Cow All countiy merchants and, buyers of book* that visit Philadelphia would do well to call upon tyigfc, EJUot, & Co., fubliahets. ... h- "a- -a1 .. Jdt SHORT.SIGHTED. ECOf^OiMY. - P Ilia Mr. Simons, from the Committee on, Education, n> is. commended to the Legislature two resolutions looking n- to the improvamont of the Common School syalem, I cd both of which were lost. The first propo?ed to place \j| lot 83,000 in the hands of the Governor to. employ a st|. jfl ho porintendant, whoso duly it should be to vieil every Jt. District, pnd cojroot and report all thedafecls of the eye. 9 ire tern. T^c accond proposed to appropriate 811,000. to be n no used by the Governor in procuring mytahle text books " ip? for common schools. Wo beliova that the Represents* pie tives from Kershaw and Lancaster voted against these is- important resolutions, ng It is astonisliing that our LagUUturo will still cling ire lo that old skeleton. of a system?t\iat eya-sore in our is Stale policy-rthe common schools?and ^ol make oof as single effort lo improve it. X'1? Committw* on Edit* tier cation have retried agaifl and again varipo* change^ (>le and alteralioiiB, wi\\t the hope tl\at the Legislature would .. _ dL