an ??- - r CMWB ..a . ll -Juuiumljh ?a??aaesawi
From the E'.lnejirltl Adv<rtt*er.
Of r Itue i'oiiry.
W kat that may l>e i> a ddiicuii ] oiut t-> de
eide. Various aiv iho opinions w hah we see
shadowed forth, rath'-r than distinctly expressed,
in ivfetvtiec to the [ ?1:v\, by which w as Carolinians,
should b" guided at this unpleasant juncture
of our hisioiv. We will be pardoned if,
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HlilOllg 11 if 101, ?' .* Ilil/.mu l 1?V? UK'll^lll.T Uj'vn
this important subject.
The people of South Carolina, )?v an itnnibtakeahle
vote, have decided that, under present
circumstances, it is utterly inexpedient for us to
hoist the colors of a separate independency.?
With this decision in full view, our cxistaut Convention
will not, of course, take any steps which
might lead us into an attitude so distinctly repudiated.
To suppose them capable of doing
any thing of the sort, i> to attribute to thorn the
licentious spirit of reckless revolutionists. J're
sumptuous and unfounded must be the euspicion
which have been insinuated, in thi- point of view,
against this honorable and honest body of men.
Secession by South Carolina alone, on the score
of wrongs heretofore endured, is numbered and
tiled away in the archiv< s of the past. We deeply
regret the circumstances of division and distraction
at home which have brought the State
to this position; for we ever had, and have still,
a linn confidence in the feasibility and power ot
separate State action. Uut as we have said, the
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mandate of the sovereign people of this commonwealth
lias gone forth?and, for the time heing,
that remedy is not to be considered.
Nor do we think, with the present condition
of things in South Carolina, that any half-way
measures, such as wore sketched out l>y some ot
our jioliticians last year. ?hou!d now be wntmvd
upon. JJecause,in thofir.-t j !:u- , those measures,
jirojterly understood, are nothing less than incipient
steps towards the condemned policy ot
sepaiate action. And, in the second place, they
are too weak and inefficient to command t lie confidence
and support of either party. !t would,
therefore, l*r both dangerous and useless u? press
forward any thing of the sol tat this time.
Again, we cannot rind any reasons to r? commend
this tiring of South Carolina playing
"Achilles in his tent"?drawing herself within
her shell, like a box-terrapin, in sullen obstinacy,
while every other Southern sister is wide awake
and struggling, with commendable zeal, to make
tbe best of a hard case. It is neither philosophical,
nor i> it in accordance with the spirit of tlie
age to fall back thus upon an empty and unavailing
dignity. The days are gone by when a
proud people could strike their oppressors v.:!h
teiiyr by a lotiy but quiescent iudiguaatioii.?
l'lie world has become eminently practical and
singularly impervious to those generous impulse*
of honor and justice which, history says, hav?
heretofore influenced men and nations to noble
and disinterested concessions. Nothing now
can be expected from tli-? intcrj ^itiuii of a bar ?"
liv M 11. 1 oPlllilei?ion to
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mainthinit resolutely or perish in the att?iiipt?
nothing but the sneers uiideoiii>-'iipt of tar the
greater j>ortkm of mankind. These remarks,
when applied to the ca-o of <>ur long-bo:i?ted
State, become more sadly truthful than any devoted
son of hers is disposed to admit. ^ e.?
she has at length become a by-word for enraged
impoteiicy?and, since the woful terrnination of
hist year's domestic strife, she is ind-*? d looked
ujiou by a majority of her confederates ;is being
little better than a fretful community "f childish
Hotspurs, who live by the stimulus of an occasional
quarrel, in which the tongue and pen are
the only weapons to l>?- apprehended. Had the
policy of the Secessionists prevailed, by a majority
sufficient to have rendered our action indisputably
the action of an almost united people,
far different would have been the estimation placed
upon the character of South Carolina. Hut,
as it is, we much fear that her influence lias been
vastly diminished, if not completely annulled. It
is iu view ol this apprehension, that we speak of
her as a glaring illustration of the utter stupidity
of a State's standing aloof in moody apathy,
?-L :i? ?ll ?!,? ,..,.,.1.1 npAinirl iv in <i r:iee fur rile
W 1111*3 au IUU "VilU Uivuuu
mastery, paving no more attention to the fumings
of little Carolina than eager travellers
would to the dull smoke of a newly-capsized
steam-engine. Thi > may seem to be a digression,
merely for the purpose of venting a little spleen
against those who defeated the energetic and
iuanly action, advised by the co-called Fire-eaters
of '5 1. Far from it. Wo have not the slightest
ill-will towards any individual for having acted
thus. But we think all must now admit that
South Carolina's moral influence ha- sutli.red a
declension, since the certainty has gone forth to
her enemies that she is not to be feared, and to
her friends, that she is not to be looked to as a
leader. If this bo so, how imperious the necessity
which lruw calls upon her to l-ave h<r tent
of imbecility?to gird on her armor, and step
e-? I. inn.r" wtiArA 11 tin. iv.vt <.f ln.r :i<
1'J>1 HI J?HU bllV 1111^ ? MM V MM VMV <V w --T. MV. ?sociates
are actively striving for the advantage.-.
Unless she does this, there is no other lute in store
for her than to he spoken of l?y coining generations,
an impracticable little State, e\er boa-ting
of rights which she never dared maintain,
and making an excuse of her indignation to avoid
an equal participation in the cares and disquietudes
of the American Republic.
From the. foregoing remarks it mat* be seen
that we are inclined to the opinion that, inasmuch
as Carolina chivalry i. in a .-hocking decline
at this particular time, we should make
Carolina shrewdness (bit, both in the atfairs of tin
American Government and in the commerce ol
the world. \\ e should bend all our energies t<
the great work of enhancing the wealth and general
happiness and prosperity, of our State anil
people. Seeing that it is sea reel} po--ible for us
at present,toas-ume an attitudcot iudepend nee
we should labor with patriotic ambition, to brin;
about the time when it will be tne mama-si m
terc>t of others to show us that forb-araiiee whicl
they never will yield at the bidding of Justin,
aud lii^ht. To tills end, liberal cncuurum-uiem
siiuuld be tfiven, by legislative enaetniciits, t<
all undf rtakiaos which are likely to increase tin
haj oiness aud affluence of any and every <jrad<
of our population. It -hould b- the study o
every one, whose iiillie n may be f. It in tin
civil a1'rnmistration of our State tr..v<n >:n nt i.<
make that Governm- nt sul>s r.bur. a- far a
Ix??-:bl . t<? the advancement of . ur \v. alth am
con- 'jie at importance anions the iiiemtiers o
tin- ^r>at American L<au:i> ; specially sine" i
has been settled by our own d'T'sioti, that w.
... a ' > r prepared ! (
i . Mine lie,' vpotient ai.U ca?ni.|-i'*a ot a urea
principle. Wo should do every thing that lies
I within the compass of our ability, to make our
St.do, oikv mure, :m object of respect to the
world around. Thus. would she speedily boeome
the In>nio of enterpiizo and skill, and of every
variety of progress, as she has heretofore been
the land of the brave and generous. Nor should
wo do aught to deteriorate these latter virtues.
While circumstances might enable us to assitni- j
i late in iioint of wealth, to the condition of all | j
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! our northern sisters, we need not, on thnt sic- (
count, cense to train our children to practice the
i old Carolina virtues. Wliile we might find it
j to be our true policy to take an active part in the
! affairs ot' the central government, we need not on
; that account, ecstse to keep before the rising ge!
iteration a faithful delineation of that govern;
meat's past enormities, and of its tendency to
| despotic rule. While we are compelled to sul>;
mit to the past, it should be emblazoned upon
i our banner that wo thereby reriliin|uish no particle
of our sovereignty?but arc determined to
! continue its assertion ln-fore mankind, until the
j day shall come when our people shall be prepar)
ed to proclaim with united voice, "Wo are ready
. to defend it upon the battle-field." That this
| day may speedily arrive we earnestly pray. In
j the meantime, what we have suggested in the
! foregoing remarks occurs to us ::s being our best
') policy for the pres. nt. if the day of d. tcrmina|
tion and high resolve shall never come, our exertions
will at least have made us pecuniarily j
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j llUlfjH'IKlflll. JJIIl II II snouiu iinnr, 1111:11 hum
i wo perhaps go forward with tin* glorious shout
' bur-ting tVoin our united ami unwavering ranks,
I '"Now do we know that wo are a h i m is npibus'
j i/ur jxirati
I,:t?> of Ai: Ekiitor.
I That few einploymi nts aro so unt'avorabie to
'i careful rviding. mature reflection, and elegant
composition, as those of an Editor, especially an
Editor of a lkiily Paper. It is expected that he
should not only road every tiling, but it is ex
ported that ho should read every tiling in advance
of o\vry body else,sous to guide the taste
i of others in the selection of all new books, periodical-,
iVe. Like a self constituted guarger, he
rxaiuiiies the articles pre] ared f<>r the public palate.
and chalks the proof and quantity as indicated
by hi> critical analysis. '1 in" rapid conning
over of the work to be review, d, and the still
more ra^id glancing over exchange papers, and
1 the versatility acquired by his randou exertion |
j of tin-mind, are favorable to any thing but a
connected train of thought. Every one who ha*
! been in the habit of writing much, knows that
| there arc times when a (jtutxi inspiration seem* to '
coin.* upon one; when conceptions conn* hot and
! glowing as from a furnace. Composition under
l.t.? .... nhh.t,,. i.??
"" ........ ..V ..... ... .V... .. ,
? mv. Hut when >uul and Ij?m!v are weary with
i long continued exertion, how hard to rouse the
: drooping faculties from ropo?e, ami command
I tliat intcll< ctual energy which i< necessary to the
! conception and production of a remarkable arii- ,
c!<*. Hut, well, or ill. inspired, or jaded, Cop- <
! y" inti-t be prepared, and so, like a reluctant
School buy, lie lIloUtit> the tlipu.1, No fVioildlv
j spirit* eoinos to whi-per a kind word of encour!
agement, or -tigg.st a luiiiinous train of thought,
j 1 lie article is at length finish' d, greatly to his
! own relief, and perhaps to the one who reads it;
for who can, like the unhappy Israelite in E!
jrypt, make bricks without straw- or to use a
i more tnod- rn simile, who can draw sweet strains
I of music front an unstrung harj>;
The Editor is justly entitled to your svtnpai
thy, kind heart'<1 reader. I lis toils for your a,
musement are as laborious and as caeselcss as tliose
! of a convict on a tread-mill. Surely, nothing but
! the pressure of poverty could ever induce any
one to ch'Kjse the wearisome profession. When,
therefore, his efforts are found fault with; when
the classic elegance and force of Macaulay are
expected in a l%rjhr written amid the thousand
perplexities that surround him, and his short
comings are rigidly noticed and set down against
him, how unkind is the censorious world! how
unhappy the unfortunate Editor!
l>ut, the "linkindestcut of all," and one which
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' many leei mosi acuiejy, is wxjvh uc is m,i uun
I blamed, but left unpaid. That neglect takes
a way the sole remaining solace in his aff.ictiuiis.
' Consider, good, kind, gentle reader, whether the
"Laborer is not worthy of his hire'"?especially
j when it i^ a Work that not only wears out his
i body, but wastes out the very freshness and
youth of his heart!
States Hit/litx Republican.
The Itipley (Miss.) Advertiser states that two
men, named (.'lay and llickcntaff, have been
committed to the jail of 111.pah county, on a
charg : of horse stealing. The latter turned |
State's evidence in which we find some very no!
vol relations, which demonstrate the fact that
'horsestealing is now reduced to a science, and
^ that the ma-ter, salesman, striker, runner and I
stealer, constitute the different degrees of this i
now order. Jnjiis disclosures, he coiit sseit tmu- ]
self to belong to tlf ^an?; of how thrives, who |
i operate from tlic Toinbi^bce, through Mississip
( pi, Arkansas, ami Texas.
The IIou?f of Representatives of < >hi<>. on'
, the 5th instant, rofti-ed t<? pay the expenses of j
M. Kossuth while on his vi?:t to that State. A
' resolution directiiig an appropriation for this
; purpose was laid oil the table in that body by a
! vole of 45 yeas to 2!t nays.
J f'o/toit Soft *.?Wihner A* Smith's European ^
_ | Tiim s of the 'J.'id nit., states that decision had
I , been recently pronounced by the I'resident and
Vice I'n -id'nt. of a commercial associat ion, af-J
' j fcctiiijr tie- int< rest of tho-e operators in cotton !
f 1 wool who buy and sell to arrive. A ijii'-stion
M was submitted to the abo\e named oentleineii
t j as to whose is the liability of putting into coii,
i dilion suitable for delivery to a consumer such
" i i ' n. .. . i... i ..fine
i * wii'mi as iiiav iiavr ihmmi mm?i i?? aim*, m? ?'
of delivery l?v iIk* s?*II*t bcitu; from ship's side,
with riisioin.'try allowance. The liability in <|ttestion
was pronounced to he upon the buyer.
Si coirs of Liki:.? Kcnd not boobs alone, but
I abo read thy-?-lf. If you tiud aiivthin^ 'pi -'
' tionabjo fie'v. us. the pomiie rit trv of a sev<Te
* j frit inl. rather than the gloss of a swe.-1 li))| ed
flatterer. 'fhere is niore profit in a di>tast- tul
| Itro'li than in deceitful sweetn s?..
i; ! The human family can learn. from th stork
? tintst trait in a ffood character?tie v-tn
. j one ie ur ctJ?>cs to litid food for the ug< J parent.
I jiMnaTH?a?imw "
TilFSE'MLWEEKLY JOURS AL. IJ
FRI DA Y'F VEXING. FEBRUARY 20, 1832. dt
TKO. J. WARREN, Editor. pr
Our Market, m
Great activity lias prevailed in our cotton marKci, i
fully sustaining our Tuesday's quotations. Last eve- I
aing the Canada's news came to hand, which being of in
a favorable character, has caused an advance of 1-8.? ni
We quote at G to 8.
The Charleston market has advanced one-eigth sinco
the receipt of the steamer's news.
Detention of the Cars.
We learn that the late arrival of the Cars on Wednesdav
evening was caused by two freight trains coming
in contact and blocking up the road about seven
miles from Charleston. Xo person injured by the collision,
and wo understand the damage to the trains
was slight. ^
Capt. Long's Letter. itj
This document shows that all the noise which we have B
heard about Kossuth's treatment on board the Missis- ni
sippi oft'Marseilles, is but smoke, and was only a pre- fo
text ?>n the part of the Kossuth enthusiasts to make j
capital in his favor. This has been resorted to in com- ;
mon with other means, quite as unfair and unworthy, tf
in order successfully to cajole the masses into the uto- T
pian scheme of aiding Hungary, anjj advancing Kossuth l??
in his wild and visionary movements. Tho "formal tn
IJueusses" who have espoused this new feature of In- ; t:i
fervent ion, have left nothing undone which would seem ! hi
to give jxiint and force to their schemes. It is high 1"
time that our country should be freed from tlic rule of: 1 *
siteli spirits, who arc mad upon abstract principles! j
touching human liberty and justice. Arc wo to be j
revolutionized and the afl'airsof our government turned j tl
upside down, l\v every foreign adventurer who may be 1 < ?
invited to an asylum in the land of the free? If so, a h
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11 Hit? mure prutieuee ui: iiu\i.-siuu; in niu ovivv,- | lion
of 11 ifjst.* upon whom the respectsami compliments
of this great govcrnmont of ours is to rest. We are j r'
not advised that Kossuth was invited to our shores to J 'J
teach us what wc should do, and mark out for the j
government its lines of duty. Why should our nation- ;
al flag l>e compromised on the high seas, or made the j "V
pass-word, ensign and protection ofany revolutionist? 1
Captain Long did right in observing to the very letter, | 1'
the instructions which were given him by his superior ?
ullicers?to avoid any expression of opinion indicating 1
sympathy with any particular party?when in foreign |
ports to observe the strictest neutrality, and to enter j 0
into no political discussions himself or to allow his otli- j ''
eel's and inen to do so; or to do or say any thing whatever.
by which the National character would be compromised.
Asa faithful American officer, he observed J!
these instructions?lie dune his dutv?and lie did
.. " 0
"c'd. * c
Let us for a moment seajiow matters stand, and we ^
think when all is properly understood, the head and j
front ofCaptain Long's offending, will bo found to be i
an exceedingly small matter. We regret not having j
space for his entire letter, but shall make such extracts
from it. as wiil serve to place him in a proper light be- f]
fore the public, using bis precise words in tbe conclu- .
sion of his letter?''Ju-itieo may linger Ibr a time, but v
to one who has no ambition but to do his duty, it will |,
ultimately be awarded by a discriminating public.*' r<
We shall try to show that the facts arc chiefly these. ?
Kossi'tii was invited by this government to share the s
hospitalities of our shores. By this act we do not pre- 8
suine that the Tnited States intended to give unqualified ti
approbation, comfort and support to KOSSUTH, and all o
his notions of freedom, ic. It was merely intended as S
a compliment to the patriotism of this great leader. A ti
government vessel was dispatched upon tins especial 1'
mission, to bring the great Hungarian and ills compan- "
ions to this country. r<
Tlie duty, as ("apt. Luxe remarks, was a delicate one, h'
and he says " 1 could have been actuated by no motive "
but to do it in such a manner as would make them hap- r
py and myself respectable." We are assured by C'apt L '
that he did every thing in his power to make Kossuth 01
and his companions happy and comfortable. His own
apartments were surrendered freely to their use. His
position at Marseilles, lie says, was peculiarly perplex- 11
ing. lie did not intend to be, nor was be disrespectful
to Kossuth, either in bis language or manners. His
orders were positive in regard to his course as an American
officer?lie was to observe the strictest neutrality
in regard to all interference with the political all'airs of 1,1
other nations. The American flag was under his especial o
charge?lie dare not compromise it for Kossuth or any s<
body else. The French authorities had refused Kos- w
beth to pass through France to England?that ho
had once landed at Marseilles, and that orders had
been issued by the same authorities prohibiting his
doing so again. **
It appears that the arrival of Kossuth at Marseilles ?
caused such excitement among ihc people, that tho U
" Prefect." throuirh Consul Hodok informed Cant. Long h
tiiat no individual on ship-board, except his officers and | ^
men should land. This however, did not prevent tho ; j
people from seeing Kosmtii?at least, a portion| of |
tlicni?boats were filled, and largo numbers surroun- v
ded the ship in which Kossuth was, and gave loud do- r
monst rut ions in his favor. ^
Under these exciting circumstances, Captain Long h
remarked to Kossitii, that if he would retire from the ; p
deck, perhaps the people would disperse. Kossuth at | |,
lirst complied with this ropiest, but soon returned, and jsaid,
,-I hope ' will meet a generous welcome from c
your people also, and 1 am sure you would not haveme f
repulse it ; Iaiu in the same position here.'' Capt. L. a
replied of course lie would not, but this was a difl'crent (
ease. Kosst'til made a short address to the people, j.
and then retired from the deck. Thus closed the scene, j t
and thus is the sum and substance of Captaiu Long's j t
ou'ence to Kossuth. lidiold what a great fire a little 11
matter kindlcth 1 t
we should not regret lo see Kosstth settle down ?'
amongst as as a peaceable citizen, or else leave us. We
do not like this continual noise and confusion about a
person, who, alter all is said which can be said, is but <i
a man. c
Plank Road.
The Montgomery (Ala.) Journal, speaks in high .
terms of the successful operation of the Central Plonk
I'oad, leading from that City. It is now linishcd thir- 0
ty-seven miles and the tola are already increasing in fj
geometrical progression is it lentgthens When it (;
reaches Sylacoga. lilly-fout miles from Montgomery, it r
is estimated that the tolls will amount to seventy-tivo 1;
dollars per day. (
"The douhis of the skeptieal," says the Journal, "are I
removed, flitter enemies have become zealous advo- r
cates, and the popularity of the movement extends to li
eve ry one who li;is I ravelled ujx?n the road and it is ] a
\
creasing in public favor, more rapidly than any other
ork of internal improvement, that has ever been unirtakcn
in the State of Alabama. This road lias been
orking its way rapidly, but quietly and without loud
etentions. It is especially adapted to the wagon
ade of the Up Country and is calculated to be of intense
service to that section."
The Baltimore Platform in Missouri.?Lexgton,
Mo., I'eb. 12.?Our late Democratic
ecting was composed of both divisions of the
uty, and the resolutions passed are similar to
lose adopted in other counties, aj(proving the
altimore platfjrm and the right of instruction,
mieof the resolutions met with considerable
position from the Denton side. They express
) proferanec tor the Presidency.
A private letter from Spain states that the
merican pris< tiers recently pardoned by the
neon were to fail from Vigo on the 10th ofJatiiry,
in the ship Prentis, (,'ajit. Woodbury, of
oston, bi iind to New York: they are 80 in
umber and tl eir imprisonment lasted only a
rtnight after they arrived in Spain.
Smjar Tare.?The New Orients Bulletin noces
a sale of a crop of Sugar at actual tare,
his is the first transaction of the kind that has
ten reported, and the Bulletin says it is satis- j
etory to both parties, the planter having oblined
a better price for his crops than he could
ivo realized at the old commercial rare 01 ien
r cent., ami t'le Inn er receiving the full amount
mt he pays fo *.
A subscriber who only owed us a few month",
le other day sent us the arrears and a year in
lvanee, saying?"I can't read j/our paper any
?nirer." We supposed at first our friend had
ikeit some offence, or had got sick of the Tdcrapli.
No sueli thing. lie was only going to
ad /'is own paper.?Xnff Hampshire Tileraph.
0
Slows for Xvw He.riff).?The Tribune's
Washington correspondent telegraphs that Judge
'arker, of New Mexico, is in that city for the
urpose of purchasing slaves to work the mines
fNew Mexico.
The sober sense oft he American people has, we
vpected. proved too strong for the impuKive poplar
movement that ajs-ared to tlireateu theoverirow
of the principles which have guided our
:atesmen in the management of our foreign
olicy. Even the most sympathetic of our poticians
seem to have receded from tlu-ir positions
u the subject of intervention, which by apperent
oiigeniality with Kossuth, were advanced by
hem when he first arrived on our shores. As
e loft the Atl.'intic cities the popular feeling in
is favour abated. It seemed to roll away to
he Westward with the contagion of bi> eloueiice.
There will l>e no returning tide in this
low of popular feeling. Reflection has taken
lie place of impulse. Mi-iiil?-rj of Congress
rho participated in public baii<|Uct-, and bowed
cfore the influ nco of that inf etiotts zeal for
publican propagandism which was of kindred
litids, met to exchange views and opinions,
peak a different language when they enter the
onate, and adJre?s thcmselvi* to this imporint
question of intervention. They arc conscious
f their respons bility as Senators of the United
tates?as constitutional advisers of the Exec live.
Whatever may be their predilections?
owevcr they may combine with others in eeholg
the popular shout that went up on the first
ceptionof Kossuth, in the gravity of their luncion
they felt the influence of an in t? rclgu ige of
ason and expi rieiue, and not of impassioned
lietorie. It brought into the debates in the
citato that sobiiety of judgement which eorreetil
the enthusiasm of those who had shared the
i-iumphs of the platform "tad the dinner table,
lie conservative branch of the National legislate
will have vindicated the policy of Washingjnattd
the Falters of the Republic.
Charleston Evening News.
Viucinia.?III a letter to the Boston Traiisript
we tiiul the following dt>seri|>uve paragraphf
the Old Duin nioti and the people. They profit
rather a pleasing contrast when compared
ith this fast age, and llie turbulence and turloil
of the Eastern States:
" Virginia is i community of land owners, unisturbed
by the foreign aMoy?and those who
wn least of the soil, seem as happy and contentl1
as those who own tin* most. The mass have
rown into a state of repose, and it would be
itlicult by any process to make them taller or
lioiier. I remark no anxious face, indicating
aily struggle and uncertainty. The only perjii
that I have seen in a hurry since I came here
ras on his way to execution, in Hymen's territov.
It is true that their daily life is not fertilized
y those steady streams of intelligence which
ow through our northern region, neither do
hey care t<> be thus enriched. They d<? know,
owvver, that the Executive chair of the confedeacy
has been tilled by six of their native-born
itizeiis. and that nianv orators and statesmen
igure in their annals?and even the unlearned
lid illiterate comprehend what the 'mother of
iracehi' means. A singular ignorance seems to
irevail among the decently educated regarding
he secondary men of note in the I'nioii?and
hey know much less of men of mark in individlal
States, and there is a pleasing serenity in
heir manner and bearing, when they make the
vowal. To my eye and ear, they seem to live
ar Virginia, and not for the I'nited States.
" No instrument of torture could force them to
change of thought or life, under their present
ircumstHiiees. Internal improvements have
;eiierally been frowned down, and from very obions
reasons. \\ here all are farmers, it is coram
that a railroad cannot run througliaund by
very man's estate, and therefore they have disountenanccd
projects, which would largely ljencit
a few, and exclude the mass, lvuverses of
ortune are as few and far between as their rail
oads; and, so far as my observation luus extended
iere-ward, I am incluud to the belief* that the
)!d dominion, notwii hstanding her cracked
louses, loose windows, fragile sashes, crazy mirors,
unhinged doors, swagging gates, and rotten
lariiess, furnishes a? fine a picture of contentment
.nd hajijiines as can be found in the Union."
a?? Ham??WM?^
TLEGRAPIIIC INTELLIGENCE.
Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.
"R vlttmoiie. T-Vlinmrv IS 1R."".
The steamer Canada, which left Liverpool on
the 31st ultimo, has arrived. * '
Iii the Liverpool cotton market business had
been most active, the sales of the week having \
reached 69,000 bales?of which 16,000 bales
were on speculation and 9,000 for exj?ort. The
following are the official quotations, viz: Fair
Orleans 5 1-4; Middling 4 7-8; Cpland fair 5 ;
Middling 4 3-4. The demand was good, and
was freely met by holders. The trade bought to
a moderate extent.
After the sailing of the Pacific the market became
quiet and prices unsteady. The Franklin's
advices subsequently caused a brisk demand, and.
prices revived, and the market closed at the extreme
rates of the week. Should the next two
steamers from America continue to advise active
markets, the prices here will improve.
Large business is doing in Manchester at good
prices.
The sales of the week comprise 52,000 bales
American. More doing in rice?17s 0d a 18s
3d, in bond. The market f jr breadstufts is steady,
but not buoyant.
The cotton market closes firmly, but nut
briskly.
In Manchester, on- Saturday, the market was
quiet?dull?and somewhat weaker.
The internal condition of France is agitated by
(Irlcanist decrees and public reprobation of those
measures, as loudly expressed as the reign of
terror permits. It is rumored that thedecrees will
be modified or submitted to the Senate for ratifi|
cation. The Patrie, however, denies the statej
ncnt. Prince Jerome Bonaparte is appointed
i President of the Senate. 2,000 additional polij
tical prisoners will he transpoted to Algeria.?
j On the 30th ult. the President gave a grand
dinner to the English Ambassador, and express
: 0,1 great regret at the belief which pervaded the
public mind of England that his intentions were
' hostile to that country. lie said he had lived
there long enough to acquire respect for its institutions
and people, and had many friends
: there.
England is quiet, the French invasion rumor
j having been extinguished.
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Bilildjiig Plunk Roads.
I The report of the Engineers of the Anderson
I Flank lwad explains so clearly the manner of
' building.-ucli roads, that we Are induced to take
j from it the following extract:
The lumber used for planking the road must
bo of sound timber, having square edges, it must
| Ik* 8 feet long, and 3 inches thick. The stringers
must b" three inches thick, showing 5 inches
face at the small end. All trees, stumps, roots
and rocks, are to be ronioved for the distance of
17 feet from the centre of the road, so that in no
j ease shall either plank or stringers rest on stump, <
; root, or rock. All dead trees are to bo removed
for the distance of 30 feet front the road. The
road hi d is to be 22 feet wide, and the centre
raised 24 inches above the bottom of the side
ditches. This is to he oltscrved w here no cutting
or filling is required. Where there are slight inj
equalities in the natural surface of the ground,
j although the grade may be under that required; t
yet they should be removed, inasmuch as their
removal will add greatly to the appearance of the
road. A ditch is to be formed upon each side
of the road, so as to carry off all surface water to
the most convenient cross sluice, or other place
of discharge; said ditch is to be 5 feet wide at top
and 2 at Ixtttom, and the entire slope to be cm
the side next to the road bed. And such other
sluices, and lateral ditches, as may Ik? necessary
to secure the perfect drainage of the road.?
These will be mostly necessary where the water
will require to pass under the road, or from one
The stringers are to rest firmly 011 the earth
their entire lenth. Particular attention must be
paid to having the earth well packed around
the stringers, so that although the plank are to
rest firmly 011 tliem, they must also rest equally
I firm 011 the well packed earth between them.?
The plank are to be laid 011 the right hand side
' of the. road-bed, when ascending a hill, and on the
left when descending. The ends of the plank
must project alternately, one beyond another 3
inches. After the plank are laid, the road shall
be so grad'-d, that the firmly packed earth at the
centre of the road, shall he three inches higher
than the inner ends of the plank, and the whole
,.f ?1?, t.n m-i.li> emrwith and nvnn.
*******
| To those are added certain suggestions in refcr'
ence to a particular section, which is rendered I
1 difficult. probably by the wet or muddy nature
of the soil. The suggestions are as follows:
The grading in the section of country near
Grindstone, will require more care than at any
other point of the line, from the nature of the
soil. Our opinion is that after the road-bed is
raised al>ove the general level of the ground?say
at least 18 inches, that there should be a coating
of 3 inches of sand on the dirt track. This must
be done on the hillsides. A small quantity of
' gravel thrown at the inner ends of the plank,
i will be of very great advantage to the road
j through this section, which will prevent the
wheels from cutting the dirt track near the ends ^
| of the plank.?Southern Staiulard. ,
Later from Terns.?We loam from tlio State
Gazette of the 31st ult.. that tlio (Governor vetoed
the hill confirming the action of the Auditorial
Hoard, hut the Senate had passed it again
by a vote of 18 to 5. It was supposed that it
would pass the House by the constitutional majority.
The (lalveston Journal of the 5th says that
the Legislature lias been in an interesting state
in confusion on the subject of the apportionment
j of the Senators and Reprentatives for the next *
! session. Most of the members have gone home in
i disgust, and it is difficult to form a <piorum. It
: is supposed that no appropriation will Ikj made
' for Railroads.
VY o also perceive that the Indians are recomI
men.-our tlu ii ilntiii-.l.-iiiniis on the western frotl
tier of Texas.?They have recently earned off a
largo number of horsas from the vicinity of Goliad
and the Cibolo settlements.
A man on being asked how old he was, replied.
"I am in health;" and being a-ked how rich ,
he was. said?"I am not in debt."