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Debate on Electi~ral quielion. -. HouSEog REPaESENTArivus DiCEM a n ~'iai, 212, -183. -Stindry bills, prescribing the man 'ner in which Electors of President and Vice lresident -of the United States 'hall heredfter be choson' as int-rodueed by Messrs. Tillinghast Poppenhein, Kershaw Mcrady and Leitt, (in Coin. *intutee of the whole House, Ir. 1). J. .dhnson in the chair,) were under con sideration. AMr Ilutson said there were embar rassing circumstance n'tending a dis cussion of this subject.. He had no doubt members I a-] come here wit h fix bd opinions, and had formed determin ations as to their vote. The action 'of Congress in the matter .he fi ared was influenced by the obnoxiotus princi pl 'of centralizing power in the fIederal government. To such a fe'ature of gov ernminen-t be coukinever give his a: sent.'Achnre in'the organie law is an evil, though he did not wish to he un <lersto6d as opposed to all changes; but it was due to State rights and all the other great interests involved in ;assenting to any c5hange, to be sure that it is to work less evil than tile imeasure proposed to be supplanted. The evils of any changeAan never he foreseen. The Engliisht reforni lIll, . extending the privilege of voting to tenants at will, as ging power in the hands of landlords, was refired to on .this point as working corruption. Gentlemen say the people demand the change whilst others think their interest is better preserved as ret ain ing this.power where it is. Adoplt this change of giving it to the people, aid you will find the whole Imatter i'lor the control of a few men who iay assemble at Columbia. I, w ill lie pla -ced in the hands of a clique of politic. ins and not the free will of tie people The people ofSouth Carolina lie l iv ed to be better inlorined inl regard 'to great national principles than those f any other portion of the Union Atributable alone to the peculiar char. cter of its institutions aid -practises. .A pure ballot box wili1 keep up a pure legislature body. The people of South Carolii;a have never des ired to go into -the scramble incident to inational elec tion the mere polticians hiv d ment, even if they dare, to >t people; and hence the purity of all ec tions and legislation in this State, whieh ,stands in proud array when conipared with other States. He diflered with the gentlemmau from Greenville (Mr. PerrA in the opinion that wealth could be more corritiiig in leaving the power in the ,body iow epjoying it, than in the change lrropos d. e maintained tha to doctrine -of State rights has been O r sust ainwd in South Carolina than any other State. The Democratic party has done as much for centralization as the Whig party. Tile great feature of that prini ciple exists in theory but has lost its vitality in other S&ates. The centrali zation of power in the Federal Gov ernment is fearfully increasing, and lie appealed to South Carolinians against being swallowed il) in tile vortex. . In regard to tile past votes of the State, he viewed them in a diflerenmt light from the gentleman from Gireen. ville believing that the vote cast * against Pinckney and foir Burr was in sustenance of the position of State rights-the former a bold defenider of otf thmat principle, anld the~ hitter Oppo sing it. So in all her past cou rse, thmere is but a clear maintenance of tihe State's doctrine, teachings aiid princi pies. The gentleman further asserts, that there exists two interests-one to ex tend and anlothier to restrict f'ederal power. Lie did not, believe the two great political parties of the country, as such, or either of them, weire dikpos ed to do wrong, whatever niiigt, be said of factions and the coinrse of iindi viduals. lHe expressed strong faiith ini the virtue patriotisni and intligence of the people of South Carolina; and, believing the mnacinery of' State Gov ernent to work well thought they wvere disposed to abide by it. SMr. 1Read regardiiig the viote lie - should be called upon to give on this subject as perhialis the muost imiportanit of theo session, uttered his most, earniest * protest against any change. Th'le pies ent system existing for halt a century *has carried the State and the peoplle onward in peace, prosperity and ipi ness5. Froni long cherished regard aild belief in the princeiples of' present form of State governent lhe felt coil strained to do 1a11 ini his power to sus tain this time-honored princiiple'. lie did not like the idea of' a convention saying to tihe State of South Caiolinma who she should vote for; foir a mere nomination carries withl it the vote of the people; prefer-rinig rat her to leave it to those whoe the people themseilvl es shall select to come hiere, deli berate anid act upon tile best dictates of'thieir judg ments. As a State, be protested against giving, up a practice whicb has p~irserv ~,ed its highlest interest and pride, adopt the system of other States, which have led them into turmoils anmd dis grace. The spirit of change he regarded as attenldedWith difliculty, andl~ most apt to result in evil. Adhere to our' een servative system and he believed it remained for this State to illustrate -the true principles and featumre of aL re publican Government, Mr. Green passed briefly in review the constitional issues raised, anld took 'up other arguments adlvanced in de bate. If it be true, as genltlemlen as slrme that the people ar'e incompetent Schoose electors of' President and IoO'resdent, he desired to know w they, could be regarded as worthy -' leot members to the legislature. a distinction betweon the people ~o tth Carolina and those of Geor'gia '. or, 9 other Southern State, li felt ; to act directly upon so important at matter ats electing the highest oflicers. Give the people the power to act, and the privilege of thinking for themselves and deniagogues will lose their posi. tion. Ile denied that the people, un der existing circumstaneo, govern, either in the State or iational govern imliet, and fiivored the extension of pl)tiar rights and privileges. Mr. Tillinghast, as author of one of the bills pending, congratulated Iiin self upon what -he .had listened to in its -fi'vot. The gentleman who had just taken his seat he regarded as elo quent in style, but a too thir represen tative of' "Yung America" in senti. ment, to imeet his full approbation. lie contended that the people could not express ally opinioni, as a State, but, -through the Legislature so long as the present Constitution and laws remain. The constitution leaves the States sovereign. The President com bines the elements of* -tate and popu lar power as in the eveht ofa itilure to eleet, by the popular vote, Coiigress chooses; in which event, each btate large and small, alike gives but one vote. The Le.ishiture of a State is the trie repiesenative of, the Stt(; and he spoke at length in fivor of' his par. ticuiar mle"Asure. Alr. AleGowen lhvored giving the election to the leople.. lie believed soine ch:uge necessary; that no better schl hadi 1,141 been presented; aitd that tle l wgis;hiture could Iot be properly rewi tdled as a fair expIneit of'tihe w il I of, t he pelople. Alr. Tlinils had no idea of dmaicinig at tudane upion tile mere whim o Coge~;its r(iinneni't, sugsive Of a einme of the State's palst Cini Se, i nigt be followed by other like iove ients. lie was for adheriig to the policy of1 the State. .Mr. Mu illiis Conc(euirr'e( entirely in tlxit feeling wlihi opIpos(ed ch ging any lolg tried systemi4, inkss it had beel foind to woi k gross evil ; but yet he thought it could not be leiiied I hat change is in.vitaIe. Tie populiar mind dunanding it, it became neces sary to endeavor to seleet sone i lan which shall le less liaibe to obijectioi. One of' these bills seeimed based Uponi such faii hr pr1inciples as to receoninend itselt to his judgment.. It tends to create no excitement, no jealousy, no wrong, and less liable to demands flir being :gaini chiang'red. Ile had no de( sire to see aly thing done to beget ex citeient, but the measure tbreed itself" uon l hn, and lie tlouLlht it p rodent to give 11(1w what, de petphe demand. rather than Iput ofl action. thereb: he gettiig aind continuinig exeiteimnt. Mr. Gladberry regarded it as Coin ceded that the Legislature has tle p iwer of election, and believing it Iipetent forl tie legisltre to give iit power to the people witlhoit chclinr t:.0 Constitution, hIle was for tran1sferi'1g it. le wutild go thus Iir although ihe (lid not believe thie peo ple wmlltedl this taf o power. It may do to talk of managing segregat ed portio ins the people, but he had no fe:r friom the great piolitical parties into which the eoiltiriy will ever be divided, whig a11 demlioe.rat, of tlii! aitteinpjtuing anly serious inijury to the the Governor ani! the Ju idges by thle p~opulair vote ; lbut, whenI yiou cornei to elet an1 oieeri oUt I I' the State1, pitrely fideral, thle peopl le I'f righit shoub 1. ex ercise an indivdual~l f ranchlise. lIe oh jectedl toi thle b ill i iin ed iately uinder' cilinierattin, friom thle fact of its iv in~g too greLat ithllence 1o the pr'operty ini slaves. lie cldelid by otlering~ an addional s'ction, reiirinig the bill to bie pu to a vote oif tile peo'ple at the nlext electioni. Nilr. Thorn we)l thioughit there was no dili-reince as to ithe general quest io n of a change, andl thereforle p rop osed thlat the ciiiioittee rise :iiid report the lill t o t he I louse foir its :ihlpt ioni, liut, sub etioni pro;ulsed by Alr. Alic~owani wtas laid oil the table. Mr'. Mel lady wan ted to kno11w if' a sinmgle maii ii ty of one vote wa':s to) govern the whole will of' everiy man, slaves of ai distriiet, ho(weverI ' ~I pop lns. Such col nt, he enlledl the populilar wvill. If any~ thing ciiulbl comne inearo onle's v t inig for his slaves, sitehi a staite of aflhirs wui he piesenitesl. peoplle tii vote d'irectly thr~i l'iresidenit and Vice t'residenit, ande prefe-rred that. miode, if' any eba~nge is to lie itnle. andi which lhe priessedl thri': adioptlion. Airi. E'lliot .aidl that mi di;splaciing foilndamtiental law~s, genth-mieni could not exerc.ise too inaich ianitionii. A lbe liefitn the propr~tiiety of' ai ebanLlge was onie thlinig, buit w hat. shioubl be subIeti iuited was ainothier, aind of the uitmtost iiinpotace Whenii a State eas'ts its vole ihr an execultiv~e oflicer, it exer' (cises and discharges the highest power and duity. Eneroneiacli onent, upo a coil st ituLtion formi~s but a steppIIin g stonie to funrther' iinnovationis ; andl he apipea led to geiitlceen to lbe guarded in what ever they imighut do ini t his first step. Mr. J ordlan had conie to the coiicht-i sin that the whole quest ion narriowved itselt' down as to wvhat is mencrt~ by "sovereignty." It had been held that the people, ini thieir in~dividuality were not soivereign, but only become so through their' Legislatur'e. I e anialyz ed the qutestioni, anid camtie to tile COnl elusion that " sover'eignity" rested in the people, and, as a consequence, he claimed for the people the lar'gest ki-nd of liberty, equality, power, and1( influ ence' Mr. Perry moved that tihe Cominit tee risc and( repor't the bill intr'oduced biy thle. genitlemien fr'om Char'leston, with his propIosed afhendmeont, for ;udoption ; whlichi was ne'gatived. Mri. Melludy moved to id nd e port tle bill iilrodticed by himelf which was negritilvod. Tile bill providing for ehanging the 13th section of the 10th article of the Constitution, changing the time of electing members, rnd the assembling of the LeAgislature coning up, Mr. Middleton ofere'd n substitute therefbr; which was rejected. Mr. Tucker moved that the Commit tee rise, report tho bills to tie Iouse, aind asc to !be diselarged from the F'ur. ther consideration .of the subject' which was agreed. The Committee rose, and the House adjourned. .List of Aett'c. Passe-3 l g the Generl .isemti/y '<f South Carvo'bin, at the Session (f 185lL 1. An Act to rchiarter file Banik of Caim deii South Oarolina. 2. An Act to reeliarter tire Merchanits' Bank of Suth Ca roliin. 3. Ali Act to vest. the riglit anl title of tile State in and to Ia certain lot of land in the town of Darligrton in Josephii Frik. 4. Ail Act to renew the charter of the ha cink of Chiarleston, South Carolina. 5. An Act to rencw the charter of the Biank of South Carolina. 5. An Act to authriorize tire Siartin burg and union Itailroa(l Conp:ny to exteid tiheir itwid from some poini at. or near Spartanluirg Court 1lonse, to Some point on lit! North Carolina1 linie, ini the directini of Asheville ir Rlriherford. 7. Ai Act to aimemd tire clarter of the Fireien's Insir:ice Coipany of Char !estott. 8. An Aet. to renev alnd ailteti thi ebarter iii the Stati i1Bk. 9. At Act to rehirter the Blan~k of I mulrgI, SucithCarli. .1). All Act to ciler.I on Iaae 1-eman:ii and 31arx Iseti:ui certain rilghts ;i privi lges i relation to a pie(e clanid by themi putrelmsed. I. An Act. to estabhlish I Ittle Ii:t t:&zonr in tire pirishes of ;-t. 'hillips aoid St. .1 iclielc ls. 12. Ai Act in- relation to Ile Trus-tee:; of the Soutih Carolira Cole.o. 13. An Act to mtcirpirate tire Central B;mk of Southli Caroimia. 11. An Act tr ctde to tire Unrited Staitcs certaini parce's of l:cnl as s tes for I Liuiht. I louse.s id Bk-aconrs. 15. Ai Act to authrze the Li:rirns Railroad Co'imp:cnyi toi extend tlir IloId from .airens Ciurt iouse to tire Ncrii Carolina ire inl te direction of Aslivil!e. 16. An Act to aniend the eirter I tie Greenville aid Coluibia Railraud Coi. Pa iv. 17. An Act to declare a certr.it i p tion of s reitns nrig;able, aid for oth or purpoes. P3. An Act to incorporat the Colim Sia and I l.imburg Railroad Comparny. 19. Ai Act ti chiartr :r Copiay to const-uet a Rilroad rii tre juincrtion of tire Camiden and Coiinchi branies of the Soutit Carolina 1ilroir to I itrbirg, Soith Carolina. 20. Arc Act to icorporait the Bratich ville and Savatinahi Riiroil Company. 21. An Act to give the Toiwn Coinicil of Yorkville tihe power to ssue the Illonds of tie Corporation, and ror other purpo.-es. 22. Ai Act to amenI art Act to Incor porate the Florida Steam Packet Cum InV. 2.3. Ani Act to ainitrizo the Cinmis .icnevrs of the luor for St. Urtlilociew's I'icrici to sill certam landi, and for oth or purposes. 2-1. Air Act ti athorize the fortatiin of thre Newhlerry ad Chester Ril-d roadr Companyiic. .5 Anc .ct to (Carter tire ('har lesticn 210. Arc Act tc icribilt thre rIclicinc~ <f udemiaicls ;iaait .itudn oflii itolb i.'a and inhitton~cs oft lucrainii in tis State. Ac'rs 'cr:tcri.ix ti iat: nowi~r.. 1. .\nr .\ct to: prrov~ade fundci Icr thre eree tioin or the Newy Stuate Caijnt cl. 2. Arc Act to declarer. arid amnd the Iaw~ ini rebitioni tot wirds of iitattion icr WViis aml D)eedis. 3. An Act. to exten tihe time Fur re ceiviing sirbtscript ionhs to thre Westrn Batik of SouithI ~ri Carta at Arch'esuon. 4. Air Act to aiuthrora' tire Commriission ers oif tire Poor fo r P ieaI irs I )isirict tc sell certain lands andi focr ciher poirpicoss. 5. Ain Act toi autthcOze thce Iibak of iNewbehrry, aind thle PIaci n er' iink of F'airliehl toi inctrae thir cital. (. An A\ct tio Oiaiend ain .\ct cnitled~ arc Act ito imi irperrte the Townc rrut Iiriunbci-, iand fir iothri punrposes~ pni.,:d oni thre ioe teenth~ cih'y oci I )ecinbrer. ini tim: veir cit ouar I .co!rd o: thours.circid n. ,irnv-tivc. 7. An Act tio renew'. andi antini th chilar terc ul iert~en ciona is and .. :dhgis heretic. Fore hi:ciirporated. coit iis focr thei iivan ccimehnt cci llruiat:itr, andi tic irine w the chiarters of othcers here. toirerr granrtedI. (1. An c Act to raise suppi~lies for thre yea r comni em y m i i tobe~rr, Imne thou.-e,:rrri eighlt huirled anrd 1iity-thre.a 19. Air ArtI torrineini lire lcaw ini relac.. tioni to We-gIrs andic .\ieasris. 1i. Anc A\ct to) allcow '~ Wiiliam I,anersrticr tio hawkV andic peieiul iinimon Ibsii', wahooicit the Iuuyramort ofi thre ta~X norw jim. posed~u bcy inw. 1-.. An rAict for thre estabi lirohenit oif a gei.nerl systemi ii intrcaiiim or itrth.,, .\h.arru.iges anid h)%athis, mc the State oft Suithi C.ironnar. 1 3. Anr A\ct to ixempi1 t thei sir ravcvors ofl thec Siuthi (Carcuinii Votieier.; ini thre Florrida~ Wabr, fromr ordiary~r)' .\liia dutry anud for other purrpois(s. S1..\An Act toc. authocriz.e thre Sucth Car-( iclina liiaila tCcompcamy tr contrurct a cer tin lUrnige river thIe Ware re It ner. 15. Air Act to pirovideihi for 1 mieas tiring of timbeucr inr the city or Chairliestnr. 1(0. Anc Act to vert tire tatle or tire Sia ti inr certaint eschieat piropertyv tic sun dry 17. Arc Act to) meroriate cr'rtainr so cieties, atsscriationis, arid comrpamies, and to renrew aind amenid thre charrters ii outher.. 18. Anc Act toc establbsh certin roadsl,u bridtges, and terries, arid to irerew cerirtir charters hreretofore granrtedI 19. Air Act tic marke a ppropriationrs (ocr the year comiririenciorg ini October, urie thou sand eight hunrd red anrd fifity-thJrree . 20. Arc Act to alter tire silttmigs ocF thre Courts of Law oin thre \Vesternr C.iretit, arid tire Corrt of kEluity fur Chazr leston District. "WVill you take the lif'e of Piere or Scott this morning, nizdaine?" saidi a newsboy to our good aunt IHetsy.I "-No, nuy lad," she replied, "thev may livn to thn and nr their- (hbtt t.... .r.... -___- r 1; RICHARDSON LOGAN, EDITOR. 'I a .W!13D&EsDAY, DEC'R, 7, 1853. COTTON MARKET. SUMTERVILLE, DEC. 27. Pricebs continOe to Mihige 'from 7 1.2 tob3-Ae. CHARLESTON, DLO. 24:. Corrio.--The transactions to-day wbro r1 -limited to some 700 bales, at extremes rangilg from 9 a 10 1-2 c. Prices were v about tho same as previously reported. S4umow. There was a sharp fall of Snow in this place on Sattrday night, which remained onl Wte house tops until Monday. P on Govexon.-A writer from this Dis trict. to the Ciharlestn Stanlard, nominates GCn'l. AAMts cf Richland, for our next Govrnor. Gei'l. Adams would nobly fill the Chiir of State. IrOnT.Nr MAIL AiANGEM ENT.--The Wilhnington clerald leas the followineg state mcent: "We learti that a new schedule h s been .-mde. and that the iiii for the Suith, heretofore dece it, this place at 9, a. n., will hereafter he due at 7, p. n., and will, upen arrival, be transferred to the W'ilieing0ton and Manichiester 11ad, instead 4f Ieing 161 veye: bv Ste:amers the iext mornig to Charleston as leire'ofure. The cars wiil leave on the arrival of the Ntirihorn train, thuis making a di f1rence of twenty four hours in favor of the propos. d scledule over that fonnerly exis ting. This chanrg, we are informed, will take place afier the first of Jantiry next. A ncew scledule will be shortly pubtlislied. TB'he TimelCs. Our Legislature has adjourned, and to the many who will ask tihe qucestion ; what have they dine ?-we answer, read the li t of publishied acts in another colhun. To those who ask why more has not been d'o, and such and such public qucstioncs disposed of ?-we answer, ihet vuir Leg isiature c.ve done all that ability acid inl de-stry couild do, in hlie ,,hort tine allowed for their deliberations. To those who wish to now Inw tho State governent is toc be supported, :nid appropriations pro vided for we say, read the Tax Bill also icc anothr part of thisi jpaper. Congress has adjourncd for the holidiays, and the enemrs are busily eigaged discussing the mcerii (!f Ilock, Clcanpagne,Cantvass back ducks. &c. &C. &c. Iii urope, leus fhr, Turkey has the ad. vaultage iver Russiia in the recent atitles. France and Eccgland playincg a Fnfe game hby locikinig on aced waiting for a grah Chalice. Ti C.hinese themsclves, do'it know what they are aboet1ut, and how should we. -Tcimake a loing hop ;icn lumctervil!o the snocw has meliedl ; tire-craickers acnd daie itso h-/I .e the strieets, priciters hia:'e hohdtiay ; icn coeneneice of whichli cinly a half sheet of thce Iku:ner .s issued; tht elhicr is tired writingc, and wats-. cnore pcerhaips, thacn Ice wiI ccet. ................ Thec i, fllowincg I ist rict etliccers w~ere appco;nete~d bcy the Legislat ure, at its last ses. (.Coroncer acnd Exchceator, A. A. Ncirrs. .\laistratces J. R. LocAN, acid J. S. Riccu. Cmwis,)sioners~p of Fr~ Schujnls.--Inc Chr inict.-Johnu ltliiiie, vice \V. J. J1. I >. lIIrI, res.:nel. --.hh:mie! lIr:ni, Vice \V. N. \Vine, rci-.!nedi. J.hnit I. Alcicrc., vice J. .. .\lo, dc.a-cl. T. 11. F riser, vice . Icii ou, c Inr )avi, res.rncdi. iI. I.. I intkiey, jr . vice Johnii S. Braed CuncistocN c iii' iv lons.--ilem.-. lK. Ah- l'Iveero, viwe J. el . Oi aker, resignced. Jlo!ccm iclhlroew, v'ice \V. A. Ae cbicrmv re signed,.-..Jme d lt'.Iradeleyv, rice J. E. \VcihI. erspoonci, resitgned. Anoni~ig the hils int rediceed into lthe rgislatc at c itus crecet sssicn was onie tic levyv a tax umpon thie priofits of the labor andi hidustry' ofC Alecheanii s. Friicm thne i:meixed card, wheiih is ti 'eed frocm the Cairclinin, we are pleasedl to see thac, our woirthiy Senatior Col. Alos:s eectied lie grus injustite ofC the pro.cdineg and hold. ly dheoun cedl it. Upjonc Ihis mit iocn it was strickenc ouLt ofC the appIroplriaitioni Bill. Ar. I'gditor: En teIiI bi t mao aeppropri aticons focr thei year, Cocmcncincg o-. heir, I %:l, as it paessedl thce I lioese ofC IR ep resecntatives, a tax was imeposeid of 601 ecntsc pe hiceciredl doillars one the pcrofits of ce. ( cheanies. wvhose incomie frocm thceir ocencpa. t ionc shoul d oxceedl one thiousancd dlollars On the bill cocminlg up t) Ice Senate,a Mr. Me'ses mccvedl tic strike cout the I Icande abocve referredl to, giving reasions forb hi mcotin, wh Iich re~cmmcencdedh it to the Il appclroVael ofl lhe Seccate. lie saidl it wa~s for the first tone proposeud ( in Socch-Carolinca to lax the cmechanciicala heabor of thu e cuntry. WhtdIetc themechian. a1 ic was ncow liabhle to pay a tacx on his e slavyes acnd his Ilandis, it wats toc imcpose bccr I hons icponc his inedustry. W1Ihe thce slaves oif the cuntccry who are miechcanies, ace, as c suich. ncot liale to taixatiocn, it was pcrioposed a tic tax theQ whito mcecuics, theerebey pla- h cing rest.rictiins tinoic them. lie satid that ft for his part hce pereferredl that whlite mie- t cheaniesi shcouhle oc encoucragedh by thep State, thcinkinig it best that slave labor shoiuld Ice moi~ yedh icc agrictulurael pur. si ceuilt. Th'le meot of Ai.r. M~oses prevail-. oil, aned the thaneiks of thee meoeganics aire t hlue to him aced the Senate.e IC * A MeCuate. c; Stean-boat Explosionsm. The Charleston papers give the account f tho blowing up and destruction of the teamboat Marlborough bouud for Che. 1w, just as sie wa leaving the. Wharf. 'ie larger portion of the boi'e- was'thrown distance of a hundre-l yards, swept irough the frort of a large brick Cotton led onl the wharf, and lodged inthe Cot Mn. The number of hands on board was 0, only 7 of wh'om, at the latest accounts, rere known to be saved, thfne of whom rere severely injuTed. Evory pfficor on oard was killed except the second engi. eer,a colored man. This is the second explosion, within a cry shcirt period, of boats ont that route. NEWS ITEMS. D4)- Valuable Silver and Copper Mines ave been discovered in the upper parts if Greenville, S. C. " It is stated that tIhe Duke of Alba mnd apologized to young Soule for tk- re iark that occasiutoed the fla-re- p ini Mal id. - A Bill has been introduced into he Tenn. Legislature to tax tine sellitng )f slaves, when carried on as a business. C-j" Ex-Senator Cloemen, of Alabama, t is said, has refused an invitation to ad Iress a iecting of "Hlards" in Philadel thia, assigring as a reason his fricnintship or the Administration. C:Uf The Government have advices which slhov I hat the total citnigration to the ULthied States fron the Port of Bremen ror the year ending on the 30th iist., will rench the etnormous figure of 55,000 souls! g-tj Col. JAaU5s nmc.DANIEL has been, elected Ordinary of Chcster District, for the next four years: " A bill is before the Alabama Leg islature to tax every voter $ per aninum for public school purpones. 0 aji The Veldon Patriot of Thursdag says:' it is with deep paiig that we 4tnimt ced the decease of Col. V. S. Alston un Alonday morning last. l'Macon ((a) Telegraph has a notice f a dinner served up at a hotel in that pIace on Sunday last at which fresh shad and green peas were among the delcac. 'es. 1IT W. J. M. Joti.:s has been elected Uoloncl of the 40th Reginent of South Carolina Militia. 2P" A Company with a capital of 810, 300,000, is being formed to establish a line f Steam Ships from San Franicisco to 0 0' Dr. A. P. Wylie, of Chester, ::barged with the homicide of W. Parham ias been admitted to bail by his Hlonor ludlge O'Neall, and the sum fixed at telt .lousand dollars. Dr. W. was represented ry Mr. Mc-Ailey, of Chester, and lion. . I. Moses, of Sainter. :r G. W. WoonwAnn has been elected Jrdinary and ). K. Tomstro- Clerk ot he Court for Fairfield District. .Tax Bill. The following is thte Tlax Hill passed bty lie last Legislatuare. 1. 11 LL to riaise supplies for the year comn metncinig in October, one thnonsand eight hiunired ,iad litty-thnree. S,.c. I. 1le it entacted lni the Senatle and if[ouse <f Repiresentatirecs n.;tw miet a*nd sitting in Ge'ne:ral Assemnbly, and by au.i hority of* the samec, Thant a tax for tine turms, arid in the mannner htereiinafter men ioned, shall tbe raised anid pid into rthe iublic. tre'asmny of this State, for tine use std service thereof, tiat is to say: 50 cents id enlloremL on eve:ry htindred 'dollars of lie value of all the lands granted in tis State, according tol the exiating classifica eon as hetretolore' estabIiliashed; one halIf ~enit per acre ont ail lannds lying withii n h Daw ha idian honrndary, to lie paidm by acli granlice or lesoa of said Indiumn 'ands, mti otherwise dire~cteud by haw; 6(1 cents er heal otn all sves; T1wo md lbirs on tacht free niegro, mui~latto or rmestizo lie wseen ithe ages of 1:> antd 51) years, exceft ochuf as shall be ckiarly proved, to tihe tati: tactiont of ithe collectonrs, to he ineia mlei, fromcn miaimns o r otherwise of proca -m a hivehhooid, 25k c'ns ad taloremn ont avery 81l0t of the valute of alli lots, haind mdc biuilding wv:thin any city. town. vil age or borough in this State; (1( centis per madnt!redf dclflars ont faciora ge, emplioy-n tienits, faculties andi professions, whnether ii the: profession of tine law, tine profits to me derived fromt tine costs of snit, fee's, or it her sonrees of professionail inicomne)-ex. ept ig clergymiein, sch loo l-mtas-ter-, school. inist resses, anmd mtechaenics, arid :i0 cents n lie amnotunt of corntntissions receivued by oendne nmasters anrd conitui nssion mierchatnts; hi0 cenits per lindilred dlla nrs ott thne capi al stock 1st Oct. 103 1. .af all baniks which or their present charters have niot paid a >onus to tine State; 30) cents per hiunidred lmoilairs onn lie caitaln stock of nll inicor ronratedl ntsiiranc'e Comnpanties; 3(0 cernts per mnndred dnollars on the capital stock of i incocrpnorat ed Gais ighnt Companies; .5 cents per hnundred idoilars ont all pirenni inuns tinken in this State by the agencies if inisuirance compaiini es anid underwriters vithnout the limits of thnis State; 20 cents nion every hundred dollars of the anmout if sales of gootds, wvares, and mteretnaidis mbracinig all tine ariic~es of trade for sale, acrter or exchange (the prodnets of this tate and the nnnmnantifactutred p.rodnets of my oif tine Untitedl States, or territories hecreoif exctepteud,) which aniy person shnall ave made fronn thme 1st day of January in be~ year of our Lord one thtousanid eniht inndred and fifty four, eitheor on his, her r their ca pital, or borrowed ctipital, or on ecount oif any persotn or persons as agent, ttorticy or cotnsignee: 20) cenits upfon very hiudredl dollars of thne amount of ales oif gioods, wvares, or nmerchtandisne ithatsover, whnichn aniy transient frerson, cit residernt in this State shall marko in iy bouse, stall or public p'cc; 10 'dol ira per day for represeniting publicly >r gain anid reward, anty play, comendy5 -agedly, initerhindle or farce, or other emt loymntnt of the stage or anty part there. , or for exhtibiting wax figrares or other tows of anty kind whatsoever, to bo tid into the htands of the clerks of the te comirt respectively, who shall tbc botund paty the samte inito th, ptiblic tr~~ v tcept iniwhlere te saute is inowvt.tu by. iwti paid to corporations ' IIti. erwige. Sec. I. ThAt all taxes levied on prod- I erty, as prescribe4l in the first section of this Act, shall be paid to the taexollec tor for the district or parish in which raid property is located. . Sec. III. In making assessments for taxes-on-the vahi - of taxable pro perty used in manufacturing oar for railroad purposes withindhis State, the value'oi the maachine. ry used therein shall not he included, but only the value of the lots and buildings as -property merely. -Sec. IV. That the taxacollectors in the several Distrit ts and Parishes in. this State, in their returns hereafter to be made, be and they are hereby required aid eijoined to sta.e the precise amount of taxes collected by them, for the porpose of supporting the police of the said never. al districts and parisies afcresaid, stating the rates per centun on tile amounts of the State tax collected for said district and parish police purposes; and tihe Cotiptrol -ler Gojeral-shall return the same in h:s re port. Sec. V. That free ng'roes, nulattoes and mestizoes be, aid they iercby are, required to nake their returns, and pay their taxes during'the mot I of March. THE PENiTENTIARY.-Sinlce tie estah. hjishment of the Georgia Penitentiary. 13. 43 convicts have been -received witlin its wall. 712 were coavicted of larceny; 260 offences against the person rromn as. sault ama battery to murder; 39 of' ue'law. ful indulgence o' the sexual passions; 27 of perjury; 76 of fergery; 5') of burglary; 32 of countert'eiting and c.rines of a blie character; 45 of iobbery; 25 of vagrancy. It will thu a " seen, that our criilal tare e tlii('Vi nd. Aghtinag set of vagahomid. If these two cans.0s of a6il'tences could be preverited, there would ho but few crim. inals in Georgia. Indeed the love of mn. cy is lie root of nearly nil tle crimes com. mitted im the 8iale. 921 out of 1313 convicts we-re guilty of idleaices ag.tinst pro;erty. Racannah Yews. Da. IlaN.s AGaN.-Our readers may remnember, says the New Orenns Cre cent of Wedieeday, that the faimous Dr. I lines was sent beforo the First District Couht; some tiade since. by Decordcr Win. ter, oil the charge of swindlini- a little boy to the amount of four dollars by vir tue of hard lying adtl snot piersuasive man tier. Yesterday this grand rascal was bnmlght before Judge L:arue Ir trial, and after itiaking a most moving speech was found guilly ai charged in the indictment. "SToP M1Y Pmrt."--The followin'r remarks atre toa good to he throNawn one side, without at, leaA a paassuig notice. They are true to the letter, and suitable to all localities. We are of opinioin that the weakest eipacity tanmli fitil to understand them: It is astonishitg what exalted notions some persons have of their od-h impor tmite. Thev seetim to ihlai 0 t-hey are altogethemr necessary to tie omward roll of our little worba <md that if, by any means, they slotld be shoved oat of the way, the screws would be - so loose that the old machine' 'woild no hmger hold together; and of' Course, if such important, peisonages only say to an editor "stop my paper, " tle who!e establihent tiist i" to out inst anter. We have aft1et lautg'led ill oitur sleeve though outwardly we laooked a-z grave as an owl--when tine of' -.!!se regliat tors of the world has marheled hito our editorial santcttim, mal ordered a dis. conitiintatnte of his paper. Aind it al1 way's dbes I s goad to see hoiw thle st a reli is taketn out of' himt, wh ile theu edlitot smnilintglyv r'epies: "Cer~itaiy sirn will: thme greatest of plensurte jnst as' soon at the clerk has entered a hmtatdred1 or moure tin nee, whieb have jus4 tt ee sent inl." Thew mighty ttnm wialt', down t likt the narr'ative of a whippe~d spaniel, anid lie shinks awaty muttering to iamiself~ "'Well, I am afrai~td fliat stopingi0 nay paper htas naot ruaineda him alter 'all." As IN-rENSE NAriva A\M~tt(ca. The most decidead ease of istiveismi we have recenitly kramvn, is that ofa piersot in this city who was as'ked tao atte~nd the Pilgrim lhdal at Plymioth, am the 22 d itist-. lie r'elitd. that, 'hew was not 'oig orau mle to tte m ace. br-atioti in hotnor ofnt the atrival tof a pliricel ii'fi'oreipners" Tam:-aun' kntockinig, somiietities lead't to t'mibz'araing resuilts. aispoe by thle fillow ig go ssip enrren'eit at A\ party~) mtot ne ighit. anal u'ihmd a c'hain, an.I whten the flutid wats in mto ve. met La mnarried'l111 l aapresent piut the qttesat iont: "Ilow~% tmanly children~' havte 1?" "Tap, taip, tap, tap," or four t, replied "Trui~ae, wionderfuCil !" excliimedl the hly andi ial others. 1 'resentlyI hmer husbiiaind c iti antd asked the s.amie aqtestion. "TIap, tap," or two, was the answer. T1hte e~ee.t piramdneed bv t his mayt lhe het ter' coatedived thani adecribead. This might be tei'med "seanidalonts table. talk."' J.iver Coanuphtiuat. 22) Tlhe otily remedly ofTheed to the public that htas never fiaileda to ecnre, when diretiaons are followedi, is ill'Lane's Liver Pill. It has been several years before thei public, anda has been introdttcedl in nil Fetions of the Union. Where it has been usedi, it lias had the mosat triumaphant iuccess, anal hats actuailly diriven outof tuse all other medaicinoas. It has hbeeni tried tinaer atl the dliffren~it pha~ses ol Ilepatis, and has beetn found equalily eflicaciouis in all. -23 Purchasers will lease be careful tai ask for DR. 31CLANE'S CE'LEhllATlED LtVER PILLS, anti take none elsae. T~here are oth-.r Pills, paurporating to - bo Liver Pllls, now befoare tho' public. Dr. 31'Lane's Liver Pills, also his Cohe brated Vermiifugo, can niow he hadl at all respeatable Drug Stores ini the United States and Canada. The abovao vaunale Preparationi for sale by the Agents, P blh. COlIIIN & CO. Itm porters and Peahors in DRlUGS AND M EDICINE.S, No. 29, ilaynie at. Ciarles. oni, S. C. Fine Ciaaand Qaid NIn Airui N. aug I. rdl $k it. gufftny, all of Surnier blfedt - .Onl Thnrsday '15th. jnsi .4W safme, Air, 1 ry Montgomer, jeld, esit dan Ie1ur of C.Sarsiu Mon% ey of Wil 1aimnhurg District GLENN 8P R. Rev. T. F. D Visitor. Rev. T. 8. An-. . J. I. Si V5 GI:onos B & structor inn Aental n Cii4 iodern, Langtages a IN "r" Al1rs. JrENTONV, ILati O --., lnstrnncted thiennt Natural Sciences, wi-n A ntil tt4jsture. Prof. G. F. DeViNcW, Jtone Springis,) Instructor in the t' diractico of Music. 6liss C. M1. REIn, Instrue egN inEnglig'h. . - o ,Instrsi-eiin Draw ing. Painting, and Anistant In Freflchl. Miss SorniA VAnLav, Instructress in En glh.i irntincles, anti Assistat In lathtematics. Miss LLIZA PRATT, Assistant in Music, and En'lish. . h. Te corps is not' yet complete. +EL4 nabove Institution, loc'da41t Glenyz I. Springs in Sparnanburg -.WtfCtj 8. willbe opned for the recepniof u the first oF Febr.iary next. d a .10eV this't&. establehmtlenit into a. school fo the buiblings have been thorng r fitted up; ant i furnishing .t anewno 41aiis have been Ppared to m1ak respect, such a ione as parenttfp far their dauighters. Partila tr d beeln bestowed upon tihe Man- merp and with a large and eflielnt corpa teachs and a Ihorough course of study, affor.seve ?T Asultatge to be enjoyed in auiilar eieitu 'iiron.ttu A pplicntz are admitted, oC tty age seven years, anl placed il such glass as they may be prepared to join. Tihe sehiolastic year will conislalof-one.s silln dividedi in to two termsoffive noainths each eginnnig on :hie ist of February' nd July. Vueatmonti, Decem her and January I ltAsrkes.-For Tuition and oardlinclsudi'ng n askling, fulel, lightsx, &C. &Cggye ea and there icill be no cera caeha - except fr 0usic 3 per term, anti for Book,, Shee. Mu sC, Drawing lateriabe, &c., actually used. For further inforrnation, see " Prospectus," whilih ay e hall )y applying to ' Rctor or either oi the Proprietors. . Dec. 21. 1s53 3m. (1 CiArleston Mercury publish tri-weekly and all the other papers in tie State week ly, fir tirev months, atid forward bils to one of Ulu Proprie tors. New Store an , DUNAND U r 'l 11l underied hans estabihed hims this vilg, and will-ops on th rst January next, a large and *el sorted r lit ,'el '?9-111uug :iid: of Frlc-iaasd etctDrag sa Dye!-Stua tfs, W istdo~ j .s s P0ales P &-felt 1t!r V.ft tilict-inles, &c. &c,.. of the beat qualtly. and will i datnig terms.. . A.slhare of tilhen tid is soliite. . W. G. .RfiE, li;D. Sunterville, Dec. 29 1S53. 9..:-tf. In Equity---Sumter District, Adin'r. of fLL. * Leonard White, Vz. F. J. & M. Moses Chirles Miller. Comi l'.s. Sel's. Mte creditors of the lute Dr. JAM1es HAY swvon-rit, entitled to claime undner his assignmet ton tihe above name-di Defetndant, executed on thne 29lth day of inly A. D.. 18i2 are huereby nio tilied that, by an nnnter in tine above stated cauoe, lhey are reqluiredi tin estabulsh their de matnds bnelorei mie, Comit .--isoner in Equnity for Sumtlner Dlistrict aforesaid, on or bef~ne the~ first dany of .Mlay next. 1 also give notice thnat I will until the said first day of Maey next, receive proposals foi thne saile of a part oef theo real estate conveyed by .the sit il an'igznment, lying pairtiy if not wholly in tihe corporate linmits of Sumatervilie, bountded by hinds of Dr. J. C. llaswo'r n, WV. L. lin Isoy, T1. J. CoonLAy, and Mirs. C. Hios satun, and by thte new road rmiuning~ from Sunm terville to tine steam miii of T. J. ConiAnU & Co., supnlposedl to conntain about onne hundred anid. sty acres. W. F. 13. IIAYNSWORITII, Ihc. 27.Corn'r. in Equity S. D. Sale of Negroes. WILT. be o.n1 at tihe Countrt flouse, at Sumhnhrt V ille, S. C., on Monday, tihe 2nd day of January, MI X'lTY N EG R OUES, They are, as a gangr, as likely anid valuable li any, in tihe Snate, andI wili be dispnosed of in famihies. Tormsa (ac-conlunodating) will be mnade knouwn at Sale. Any pe.rsotn wi ishiing to purchase thne whnol td rehtauin in tihe dist, e~t cain have thnem on rea sonabule terms by tapplying to .lajor WV. Bie Ri tc antlsoN in Suiniterville. ill. IREYNOL1TS. Statebnurg, Simmer District, Dien. l9thi, 1853. 5 R 2 I ' \Vattchinnai 00cpy till alc. Ont Tuesdaty, 3rdl Janutary ntext. at PUflI.[( Al CTiON. if nt previonusly dis snedt of, all the llOUSi~i(OI D and KJTCill-N FUR1NI TU t , 10188,CAilttAGE, WVAGONS, Sond other auitrentnctes belongintd to thne dwell: Sumitnervillo. Oin samie day thne IDwelling Jlousd andi gromnds will be nented if a enhabt, enemunt oil'ers. Dec. 20, 8 .li Negroes Bought aud Sold, TIlE undiersigned inas opened an oflicot at N6: 16 State Street, Chiarlestonn, wvhere hte has o~it hatnd a numniber of LiKEI.Y YOUNGN* G.l((OES for sal,: fromu wh~ich Ito can sitpply ifi wsants iof tany uof tine comannnniu y. Tlhe~se Ne roes are punrchaindt ini Martytand, Virghilag ti nd Sotuth Cairlinia. To hintlot hie is continnatly receiving nencessiions. ' ie hightest prices paid at all nimnes for ngos J. M. E ARPE, 16 Stianfe Street. Chnarlestmnn, Dec. 21, I853. 8 ly A Irli' Scienatific Wot4~z r l'ORTAMT To nYS1'F.PftSS Dr. J1. S. hIltughon's Pgsin tin- trui gestive Fluid, or (Gastrio ./nce. pr te ted .i~ Recnne'., or tho Founrth Stoni of nh.l directionis of ihnron Lihll \ig eta.Eh.uthi gical Chnemist, by J1. 8. Iit on, M.i), ra lt nfeilia. T his ns truly fterni rine d for tIngetion, Uyapjenla diicp, hdvef C..etus A g et, th ?Gur~ Jpna let,t, ing Scienuyfio *~on bf gureinihe by aggnt t 'elc : Mtnjn nudi aderi nts ,n Salyv' :. IAI1 w." e