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In the Senate, after petitions and r< ports, Mr.
Hunter reported back the biil making appropriations
for the support of the Military Academy,
with some s'ight amendments; the bill was thou
takeu. up, the amendments agreed to, and the
? bill ordered to a third reading. Subsequently,
the bill was further amended by adding a sec
tion containing an appro] nation ot Von.uuu i r |
the pay aiul mileage of ^'uutors, v\ !r.ci\ had
been accidentally omitted in the deficiency bill
pT? r.8 enrolled. It was then passed.
Mr. Mason submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That the President ut' the Uifitcd
States be requested to comirmni.'.ue to ilie Senate,
if, in his opinion, not iueomjiatib! with the
public interests, all correspondence on file in the
Executive Departments with the Government of
England, or its diplomatic representatives, since
the Convention between the United States and
Great Britain of October 20. 1818. touching the
fisheries on the coast of the British possessions
in North America, and the rights of the citizens
of the United States engaged in such fisheries
as secured by said Convcm ion.
And that the President be also requested, under
like limitation, to inform the Senate whether
any of the naval forces of the United States have
been ordered to the seas adjacent to the British I
M possessions in North America, to prwtcct the j
t rights of Aniericnn fishermen under said Con vontion
of 1818, since the receipt of the intelligence
that a large and unusual British naval force had
\ been ordered there to enforce certain a ll<alg<d
rights of Great Britain under said Convention.
Mr. Mason thought it proper under the circumstances,
that the Senate should have this in
formation. The British government has revived
"/* a claim which has not been asserted for thirty
r 5 years. Great Britain, knowing that the Northem
seas were swarming with American vessels
at certain seasons engaged in fishing, has taken
the extraordinary step of sending a large and
unusual force there, to deprive theni of the rights
they have enjoyed for that period. II logardod
this act not oniy a breach of national cuiuitv,
.- ? but also an insult and indignity to the American
people.
lie thought it was a clear duty of the President,
to send a naval force there to maintain
the rights of our ti-hcrmen. He had no appnhen>:i>u
of joiv war. hut thoinrht that the fe?-1 -
ingsat d spirit of our people demanded that <ur
countrymen there should be su-tained. It w.aintimated
that the object of this force was in she
nature of preliminary to negotiations on this
* subject. If so, then the object was to compel us
to negotiate under duress. If tin* Presidei t lias
dotte his duty, ite will answer that lie lias sent a
' fleet to these waters. Subsequently, Mr. Mason
said that if any negotiations were proposed, lie
' would be for stopping them till that tbree was
withdrawn. If the Secretary of State would exchange
a word or write a line in negotiation up
i on this subject, until that force was withdrawn,
be would greatly disappoint his countrymen.
Mr. Hamlin agreed with all Mr. M. had said, j
and said that it was supposed that tlii> el tint t-? i
the fisheries was to aid in forwarding negotiations j
upon the subject of reciprocal trade with Can- !
Mr. Cass fully concurred in aU that had been j
said by Mr. Mason. lie never b- f iv witm .-sod
such an act as seudiug a naval force to coerce
negotiations. j
Mr. Davis thought there was no danger of
war; that it would be all settled by the Scrotary
of State and the British Mini-tor.
Mr. Seward deprecated any excitement on
this subject. He thought it would be properly
and well settled.
Mr. liusk denounced the domineering conduct
of Great Britain, and said that ho would never
vote for any reciprocity under any such duress.
Mr.^oycy addressed the Senate in support of
the resoJutKJn in defence of the American claims
**" on the fisheries, complained that the President
If- . had not already sent a naval foiee there.
* Mr. Dawson replied but avowed himself to j
in favor of the resolution, lie saw no j ro-pec; j
of war in this controversy.
Mr. Pearce opposed the nature of the discus.
6ion. The resolution as.-umod that we desirca
information,, and yet Senators discussed the sub- j
ject if'tlrey?^re well informed upon it. II"
askeft what would be the object of a naval foresent
tL'eTe ? what would be the instructions given
-to the comtnauder ?
Mr. Mason said he would instruct the naval
comtnauder to maintain the American fishermen
in statu quo; stxure them the rights they
enjoyed fur thirty years.
Mr. Pratt thought there was far more danger
of war in this matter than in 54, 40. Great
Britain has placed her construction upon the
treaty, and has sent a naval force there to maintain
that construction and to drive off our ti-liermen
: Our Government has held a contrary
opinion, and has told our countrymen of it, and ,
_ they have for thirty years enjoyed certain rights
under the American construction. Will our
Government permit our fishermen to be driven
off? Certainly not. A naval force must b<sent
there to protect them. If the English commander
executes his orders, a collision was inevitable.
The resolution was then agreed to, ar.d the
Senate adjourned till Monday.
In the II >u-e of Representatives, the M'chi
gan Katlroatf 0;li was taken up; aim a motion
having been made to lay it on the table, it was
carried?yeas 79, nays 07.
Nearly the rest of the morning hour was frittered
away in discussing questions of order. At
length Mr. Polk, of Tennessee, moved that the
House adjourn ; and tellers hating b -en appointed,
it was negatived.
Mr. Bis?e!l, of Illinois, made another dibit to
have the bill for the protection of the frontier
taken up, but without ofil ct, and on motion of 1
Mr. Seymour, of New York, the House went in
to Committee on the state of the Union, and '
procei ded with the consideration of the Ilarbor '
and River bill, the Committee having risen at '
nine o'clock last evening. '
The House was addressed by Messrs. I >isney, I
of OL'o, Johnson, of Georgia, Howard, of Texas, I
I*ullcr, of Me., liissell, ot Illinois, and Walsh, of
Maryland. Various amendments to increase '
different appropriations were made and voted 1
down, and tho Uotmaittce rose and the JJuuse 1
adjourned. *
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Tire Fwii Quarrel.
Th-- \Va>Iiii!^tu:i Republic, tin- organ of the
-ovcn;Hi?-jil, has a ! ug articled! the claims now
j-nt forth by the subject* of the British Quern,
i:i which it reviews the question and the treaties
concerning it. Tim import of the article,
which may he rogaubd seini-oflicinl, may he
gathered from the following extracts. rJlie lie
J'UUIIl" LVllllIIVIItO
' The disi iue now pending with Great Driiain
in regard to tin: boundaries of <;:!! ti-heries
and the 1 iiiiit- of <ntr fishermen derives interest, j
iVoiu its Connexion with memorable etas in Aineri- j
history, and its r; 1 '.lion-hip to picvioiis dilii-i
cutties of a similar character. 'i'ii-; J ret'-nsiotis
of 13ril iin tiro no! iio.v advanced fur rlie first
time ; tie.'} have Lm 11 jut forward at. periods
wii.-u we wi re les aide to grapple with tii?-m ;
and having always, and under disadvantageous
circumstances, successfully resisted them, we are
not likely now to succumb to their iulhi. uce."
With regard to the conjunction now jmt oil
the treaty the Republic says ;
uIn 1811 the law officers of England gave an
oj.inioii in favor of the preposterous j r> ten-ions
of the colonists ; but successive Home govern
meuts nevertheless permitted tinni to lie dormant.
Both Governments have acijnie.sced in
that construction of the treaty which has per '
mitt* J our fishermen to pursue their a vocations ]
to a line " within throe marine miles of the :
coasts." The present Tm v Government of England
have suddenly decidedly tosti*taiii the claims
of tin* colonists, and with that view have resorted
to the strong measures winch called forth Mr.
Webster's despatch."
The Republic, however, does not dread that
war, or any serious dillicuities will gi\>w out. of
the British pretentions. It conclude* as follows :
' We have had more intricate difficulties with
the same power, without incurring the calamity
ul war, and th re is not the slijhest reasonjbr
apprehending a less fortunate result in the present
case. It is more than probable that thc|
parliamentary eh etioiis in progress when the'
last steamer left Einx'and have aircndv sealed
the political fate of the mini-try, and that eir
Villli'Mil III ' ll Will' (11?I > , III <1 l Ml' 4 ! -*?? I ? , "'ni'UV,
the dilltcultv. lint whether Sir Joli;i Packing-|
ton retain his sent in I>ownin?; street or not, tho ;
Ameticnti people may re.-t as?ured that their i.i !
{crests in the |>r< nii-vs an: i:i good hands jukI
that no disno-itioii will l?o manifest'. d to submit
to a claim that has t.? ither law, usage, imr common
sense to recommend it to our favor."
A Acw L>usines<. 11ins ?or Sortli Carolina.
!
Wo perceive,from exchanges j uhli-hrd in various
s< ctions ofthe country, that tiii^iiirlith<* tin diuin
oi' a di-cuverv not long since made l>v Louis
S. Rohiusoii, of New Vorlc city. North Carolina's
staple (ih si.:) N rapidly coming to supplant
animal Al einheiy tor ihe purpose u? lubricating
machinery of every -eriplion. Hie railroads
already constructed in New Lnglaud alone have
heretofore ivquirt d mo apj itea'ion < } at Ica-t. a
million dollars worth of animal oils annually,
whilt the Wvolloi: cotton,{'out ng, and sawmills,
tin: tanneries, a::'! indeed the almost endless I it j
of mills, factories, and work-shops great and
small with which tin-La-urn tritt > are stud I d
op.-qme an ii:e:iicn':d'le mriiiti'V of eir.l ai:d
and of cour e Compnitnriy oxpen-ivc. The siniilar
establM.m.nts located elsewhere in the U.
S. too, require a due proportion of lubricating
material: so it will ti ?t ue out of the way toosti-!
mate that the machinery of our country requires J
to keep it in operation, an expenditure of *5U,0nr j
0,000 p'.i annum. According to experiments !
r< ce'itiy instituted by a c amnio 'e a: pointed hv .
proprietors of Lo\v< il mills, it has been ma le
manifest that one half less pow r is requisite to .
drive heavy machinery luhricat* <1 with a mixture j
costing hut throe-eighths of the price of the. sperm
required when u-rd al >ne.
Now, whrii we i.-lunate lln> saving thus efiec-'
ted. not only in the < -r of tin- material, but the
advantages to re u!t. from the - n i:sif of power required
w hen the mixture i- n.-cd il will perceived
that one of the nn.st important iridustriai ;
r< suits known to tin- c ntmyjs t inix Iro't :
about through the moans of the discovery to !
which we refer above. Its effect on the value of j
property and labor in the piuo-ln?arin<; reruns <
of North Carolina and Georgia cannot fail t-< bo 1
wonderful :ndicd. While it tend - to cheapen '
the nec'ssaries and c infort< of life in inatinfaclurin-jc
regions, it muT eventually ?ju:ul uple the j
value of lands producing rosin, which are now I
or tnay in time become accessible. L*j> to a very
recent period, much the uovatest portion of the
common rosin produ-ed in distilling spirits of:
turpentine has been thrown adde a< valueless.? '
This discovery at once clothes it with a value lar I
orcater than t!?;?r ]o--s.vd by the spirits. Full j
live hundred thousand barrels of Mich rosin are j
aniiuallv thrown awav, b-vause thev will not!
hear the cost of transportation. Their npplica
tion in this way rend-lintf them worth more ,
than so many barrels of the tut pontine, po-tive!y.
increases the wealth of the region in whii h they
are | roduc d by the amount fur which l S.< y s? II
At present those niannfaet nrintf this oil tiixl a !
greater demand for it than liny call supply, at |
an average price of forty cents per gallon?two
barrels of rosin producing one of oil, the expense
ol the. proc ss being trii'.inn*. Th -re can he little !
doubt that., by employing their ret'u>e ro-in in |
this way, North Carolina and fieorgia will, to- !
gother add le-arlv a mdlioti of dollars aenuallv j '
to their ree< ipv irmii abroad - to their substantial
wealth.? IVathinylon Union. i
John C. Cai.iioun.?The following ju-t tribute
to this t;rent man is from the X. 0. I Vita.1,
A cotempuraiy says that if I'.ercc is e|eet<d owr1,
Scott, it w.il l>" | roof c ndudve lliat I!- ].nl>lic-< j (
lire ungrateful. 'lhis is a point, h?>w<wr, that
lias Iii ( ii so w II ( !.iIiLsIk (1, in the Ilealiik lit of '
the illu-tri'ilii Calhoun, that it duos not admit of'
denial:
"John G. Calhoun??mo of the purest men
that ever lived?moulded more in tin cast of the ^
ild I'dinans than any of his contemporaries'?a
man v\h<?, out of Ids huu?cli"ld, had lint one pas- j
ion?the love of country?and who would hav <
wr.?;if u ai any moim-tii to preserve any ol
'mat principles or in-titniions?this (food, irri-at c
ind einiiH'iit man was hunt<'d d ?\vn, in tin- lal- r
,or part of his earner, !?y tlie jackalls of whiifgery
md di? d at. last, hruk< nhcarlcd, stigmatized as a f,
raitor to the Union, hrc.iu.se ho asserted, a doc- t!
riji? older thai the Union itself' \
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THE SJEMTWEEKtY JOURNAL!'
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FIUDAY EVCXIXft, JULY 30, 1S32.
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THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
Hon. J. A. Woodward. i v
The Hon. J. A. Woodward. onr immediate Repre- l'
aviiumvu 111 J>US>SCl& IlilUU^U vuj.iui.u.,
Tuesday, ou his way Lome. The Carolinian says lie
was looking vi iy well.
Fugitive Slave Law.
In the U. S. Senate on Tuesday, Mr. Sumnor, of
Massachusetts. offered n re-solution fortlie repeal of
the fugitive slave law, and gave notice ihat he would ;
ask leave to bo heard ou the s ihjcct on Wednesday.
The lion. James M. Mason, of Virginia, gave notice
that lie should interpose objections to leave being
granted. In our opinion, there is very little use in
oppt sing obst acles to making .abolition speeches in the n
Senate or any where else, for the purpose of stopping t
agitation. The abolitionists know what they arc about;
?they have an end in view, and will accomplish it
sooner or later. As. long as the'masses at the North
are in its favor, it is idle to think of suppressing agitatutiou,
orto talk of the ''finality of the Compromise.'' .
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mi.. t-i.-.i ! .
J. lit? X-iZJlUiy V^ucauwii. I ^
This () west ion appears to bo strongly agitating the n
public iiiiu-l at the North, and in some quarters, serious r
apprehensions are entertained of a rupture with Knglaud.
bile thy British Government already has
a large three on the ground and lias commenced seizing
American fishermen, Mr. Webster is publicly denouncing
the conduct of England as wholly nnjustifia- c
bio, and declares that the fishermen will be protected ^
bv our Government at every hazard. To us who are f
unacquainted with the arts of diplomacy, tilings appear t
rather squally, but well-informed letter-writers from <
Washington tavor iho idea that the difliculty will bo ; j
amicably settled. i ?
^@f*T?y the Act of Congress recently passed to ap- : <
portion the representation in Congress, the whole nuin- 1
ber ol representatives will be 221. and South Carolina ; (
will be entitled to six, her present number. t
Starved to Beath. t
Tile rhiiudelphia Tennsyhanian of the 12th inst. i
say.-:: ' Coroner Goldsiuilh, on Saturday last, held an t
inquest upon the body of "Anna Maria Wilson, a eo- ' (
lorcd woman, aged 11 j years, who lived in Baker street, t
below Seventh. The jury returned a verdict that she ;
died "for wain of fbed.'' j '
The Savannah Itep ibiican truly remarks, that had ;
this poor black woman been a runaway slave ami about j
to be s< nt, under the operation of the laws, to her j
master in a Southern State, where hardship, privation,
or hunger. arc seldom known, tiic* aijolitiotiists ol Pennsylvania
would have in.ale the Union ring with de- I
imuciati"iis of the Jaw, of slavery, anil t>f the South!
But as she was free, they lot her starve to death! Oil,
Gret-ly. Giddings, Seward, etc., you profess an immense !
amount of sympathy ibr tiic slave black in the South, , '
who know not what want is; have you none for the ; 1
starving free black in your own neighborhood I
A memorial has been addressed to the President of j
the United State* bv a number of influential citizens ' !
* * ?
in our Xorthern ports, praying the Executive to send '
waters, and representing that theso fisheries employ !
2JU0 vessel.e JO.GftO seamen, and capital t<? tlie amount
of ?12,000,000. It is believed that the U. S. sloop of 1
war Albany, has been ordered, in oonseijuence, te tho 1
fishing grounds.
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The St. John's X 15. .Yew Bru>)swicker of the 22d in* 1
stunt, says that the United states Government will
make :<u attempt to obtain a modification of the strict ! 1
letter of the lishery treat}-, but lailirg in that, tlu-y | 1
will tin n offer as an equivalent reciprocity in certain I
arlii ies of dome.-tie growth.
Tin- Act? Ui w thinks that the Anieriean gov* !
criurcnt will make a great noiso about tiio rigid cn* : j
foe,, in.nl of I be lisiuTV treat v. bill tiir>v fee! eoiilidellt 1
it will nut fright"li John Dull, out of his pre.-ent posi- j
tion.
The St. John's Morning Mac?, pays tint serious troubles
between the two governments arc aiitie?j>:ited. ,
eon oq'nnt upon t!" strict interpretation of the fishery ,
treaty, l?y Karl Drama's government. ]
It is not at all probable, the Aco thinks, that the tic- i
termination of the British Ministry tocnforce tho treaty j
lias hceu concerned with a view to tho success of tlio i
negotiation for reciprocal free trade. >
1 lie Xeto Bran-wicker says that on the 20th instahti
another American lishing schooner was sent into that ]
port by II. M. steamer X.tiler, having been seized in 1
the bay, for a violation of the fishing treaty, lleruame '
is the llgndes and she belongs luLubec, .Maine. '
:
A New York paper, alluding to Georgia polities. *
says:
"The politics of this State aro more mixed up than 1
in any other quarter of the Union. The Whigs are '
divided, the Democrats are divided, the States Rights '
men are divided, the Union party is divided, and the '
sub-divi.-ions of all these divisions are worse divisions,
if possible, than the principals.''
Aii oxira .session of the Mississippi Legislature is to *
** - w 1 - I ? - it. . . 1
assemble on me nr.si .uonuny m uoiooer, ior me pur
pose of districting tlie State and to adopt measures to "
replenish the Treasury. t
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A company with a capital of $100,000 is now form* ^
ine in New-York to bo called the Now York Wood
Fuel Company, who design to buy wood by the cargo, '
rm<l prepare il for use, sawingaud splitting it by ma.liinory.
A Government lex press from the Plains to Fort) I
Smith, jsp'.rts the massacre of Captain Marcey and 80 i I
(oldi''rs, with Fnrgeon II. I'rnnrd ami J. It. Siiydam, t
>f New Voik. by 2000 Caruunchcs. Marcey was ex- j
during tin: head ef lied river. The fight lasted two 1 11
lays. The Carn.'iiiehf s intend attacking Fort Arbtieklo | x
Hid t he posts of the Brazos. '1
A proposition was recently before the Louisiana K
Jonstiuuiuiial Convention, prohibiting tlio mtrouuc-1 "
ion of slaves into that Stato from oilier States in met- 1 ^
:haniii/.e, which was lost. Cl
An injunction has hcon served on tho city councils '
if Bnllalo, restraining thorn from paying for Kossuth's ,
cception au<l tho reception of Mr. Clay's remains. ^
Pennsvi.va.via Coal Tkapb.?It is calculated that
jr tho present year, 1852, the aggregate product of
he Lehigh region will ho iu tho neighborhood of 1,00,000
toes. Las1 year the amount was 989,660. in
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To Make Mosquitoes Leave.?Tie a piece of flan
lelor sponge to a thread made last to the top of the
edstend; wot the flannel or sponge with camphorated
pirits. and the musquitoes will leave the room.
The New York Journal of Commerce says: A young
entlenian in this city, unfortunate enough to be proided
by nature with red hair, purchased a bottle of
ye. which soon changed it into a glossy raven. J fo
ras delighted, and on tho point of writing a commonakiry
notice of the article, when, after rising one inornng
and consulting Ids mirror, he discovered to his horor
his hair transformed into a beau'iful pea green. Flo
ras compelled to remain within doors, until his locks
esumed their original Into, and lias since experienced
, violent hatred against patent remedies in general.
The National rakesoit, Convention.?Delegates
iavo been chosen from Maine, New Hampshire, Vcruoiit,
Massachusetts, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and
lichtgan. and some of the districts of New York,
'ennsylvania and Ohio. Movements have also been
jade lor a representation from Rhode Island, New
ersey and Iowa.
Tin; lliiKCM.vncs.?A writer in the London Lancet
cconimcnds pure lime juice (two to six ounces per
.iem) as an almost certain euro for acute rheumatism.
Iooper, of the Lalhyette (Ala.) Tribune, says lie once
ad a friend in Montgomery afflicted with the disease
rho used this compound: Lemon juice, about one ta>le
spoonful!; sugar, two ditto; water, ad libitum;
larischino, half a wine glass; dash with old Jamaica
urn?and swallow, lie never got well, though.
For the Camden Journal.
t'nr itwav^rnnr.
Mr. Editor:?I >aw in your lust paper a list
?f the names of many distinguished gentlemen
vlio have been presented, by their respective
Wends, as worthy to be graced with the Gubornaorial
robe. Among that number is the name
if John ]j. Manning, of Sumter. From the pa er
in which his nomination first appeared, it
corns that his elevation will lie acceptable to our
ellow-eitizens of the sea hoard?and 1 feel well
issttrod that tlie upper and middle region of the
state wi II join most cordially in such a tribute
>f well deserved respect. Mr. Manning's historic
mine, his own conduct and services, are known
md appreciated hv the people. His high rjuali
it's, intellectual and moral, inspire his friends
ivirh confidence and admiration, and command
die respect of those who may be constrained tc
jpposehim. In the maturity of life, just when
lie vigor of youth is joined to the discretion ol
lge, he b conn s the very man who would be
most aceo; >tnb!e as next Governor to the
UP COUNTRY.
Correspondence of the Camden Journal.
Spartan at'>:o C. II., July 23, 18-32.
Dear Wakkex:?After much trouble anil
lo.'s of rest, between Camden and this place here
1 am, writing a bit of a letter to your "Journal.'
I left our Town as you know on Monday morn
ing, and after a stay of six hoars at that delight
t'ul retreat, the "Junction," the Charleston trait
came up, took me in, and set me down safe anc
sound at the Capitol, where I spent the night at
the "American." tor you. like mys-lf know it n
be one nt' the Hotels of South Carolina. It i;
lit conducted by that "prince of good fellows,'
our liP-nd Jaiincv. who I need not say uiueli
about, for .laruiev and the American Hotel ar<
Jil'oVi'l Mii iol' gTTCU t'.-rrr?irrrit-! orrrr-rnrMirtg
attention. So muoh for Coiiunbia. '.)? Tuesday
afternoon I left for Newberry; in couse
i|iietice of a run oil' of the freight ear, we were detained
about two hours and a half, and did not
reach Newberry until 0 o'clock at night. Mr
1'ho*. I?cggs, of T.ayiur Division No. 8, was nn
traveling coinj amon front Columbia, and .a lint
one lie is, t"o. Vou are. not ignorant of the bourn-able
position assigned him by tiie lamented
Untie r, as standard beanrof the Palmetto lieginient.
We left N't w b"rry on Wednesday morning
between 4 and f> o'clock, and arrived at Pel
rijont, in I'nioii Di-tricr, b-tween o and 'J o'clock
in the af.eriioon. where w* remained all night,
md left there at '? o'clock yesterday morning foi
this pi; ce where we anivtd in lime to proceed to
bnsuitss. Pro. ). P. McCulIey, G. \\ . A.? t thcG,
I). pre? duiti*. At _ o'clock P. M.. a procession
tva> formed, and head d by a Hand of music we
marched to a beautiful grove near the " Walker
House,'' where seats were prepared for the fair
Dues, and where a most eloquent and impressive
address was delivered by Pro. .1 as. Tappert wo
then returned to tire Hall and the Grand Division
resumed busiue ss.
In the evening, the Grand Division, in comt.anv
with Snartati Division No. 18, and the
. I
Section ofCadets, marched to the Haptist Church,
ivhere the Cadets were addressed by Judge
D'N'call. Von have often heard the Judge talk,
nitl therefore I will not venture a description.
After the addiess a number of signatures to the
I Mediae were obtained, and the nweting dismissed
.villi a I 'layer by the le*v. Dr. Johnson, fEdgeield,
an old soldi* r of Christ, whose hoary locks
mil gentle bearing, commands the veneration
uid esteem of all who meet him.
J would like to give you a detailed descri ion
of Spartanhurg, hut it would take more time
ban I can spam, as 1 leave after dinner for (Hetin
springs, where I shall remain to-night and reurn
to ltelmont to-morrow, lay over Sunday,
md reach home on Tuesday.
The Grand Division, alter a very harmonious
Session tinMied its deliberations this morning boweon
9 and 10 o'clock.
In the course of my letter I alluded to Janley
; I must before 1 close say something of
'hompson, the proprietor of the "Palmetto
here, ami can only give you a definite
lea of him, by comparing him to Janney. 1 lis
louse is not yet finished, though he is prepared
i) entertain those that he does "take in;" and
he general impression is that when his house is
otnplete, it will lie one of the best Hotels in the
p country; therefore f would say to all who
i~it Spartanburg C. II. for business or pleasure,
.? give Thompson a trial.
The roads from Newberry tC this place tire
etieraily bad, being hilly and broken, and the
nly relief to the eye of the traveler, is to look at
lie beautiful fields and the crops. The corn
ops, I ani happy to sav, promises to be very |
buudant this year. The cotton prospects arc I
loomy, judging from what I have seen on my
.... i.s.ro Hm. I b.ivn written more than 1 in
aided, arid must say au revoir.
Yours truly. 'gD;
There have be^n 392 new buildings erectajU
Washington City during the last six months^
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telegraphic"intelligence;
. baltimori;, jul}' 28.
tlio steamer Henry Clay, 011 her p:&*:igeirom .
Albany to New York to-day, took fire and burn- '
.' ft/t ? !.? wnf/A ^/i/vA Thai'/. tfarA Q.t)h\-fidfi&ki* L:-::
1 v.1^ IV tlJ^ ??UU I O VUjJVt ..v.v -w^.VSy.s ' +.U.
; tiers on board at the time. About fiity lives /
! were lost, mostly women. Ex-MayOr Allen' of-v ?
j New York, is among the missing. The Hehr^^;^^
1 Clay was engaged in the reprehensible pr?<^ice%'^ge
i of racing with another steamer, the America.
Ibvia iMi.'Kt: July 2d.?The Senate to-day pass- ' H
rd the House bili granting the rigWt of way.-s''
through all public lands for all railroads, other-'
. roads, and canals.
Tlic celebration at Niagara to-day was an iirimense
affair. Seventy thousand persons are > &*thought
to have been present. The troops were Jjk.
reviewed, &c.
Semi-official intelligence, received here, state ..
that vessels are to be sent to the Northern coast to
protect tTie fisheries.
The U. S. steam frigate Mississippi leaves on _ ?J2
Sunday next, for the Bay of Fundy.
i lio.v. Humphrey Marshall, wing memDer jsapjg
! of Congress from Kentucky, has beeen appointed
Commissioner China.
The news from Texas leads to apprehensions.
! of an Indian war, and troops have been ordered ; r^fs'
to the frontier for the protection of the citizens "gjW1
there located. 4
Free School System. .1
Our attention is called to this subject by a ^1
speech delivered bv the Lion. J arms Simons, be!
lure the Board of Commissioners of Free School's -J!
! of St. Philip's and St. Michael's. We have pub- . hfj
| lished this.speech entire, that our readers' may '. J
| inform themselves from its perusal. There should.
be no subject more important to the people
than the Education of the people. All our
tions of free Governments are founded upon the^/vj 1
intelligence of those who are to be gowrned.-'S^H
It is Education which tits and prepares the mind ~ 1
to perform the duties which arise out of and to
i appreciate the advantages of a Republican form . ''iijjjs
! of Government. Our own State, impressed with
; the importance of the general diffusion of Eduj
cation among its citizens, very early, took steps iJF
j to establish a system of schools, at which
I could receive tlierudiireiitsof Eduction. This
> \ system was defective in it- inceptiou and al though-'T-a |
often amended is yet of little practical beneht. AjB'
t There is no subject which in our judgment ou?bfc-.;.>J?
! so seriously to address itself to the talents nud.
energetic efforts of every man entrusted by the ' ]
people with Legislative authority as the Educjy,
tion of that portion of the community who are,
unable to Educate themselves. But therescerar
to be a disposition on the Legislature for sever a
| years to evade all action upon the important sub- t|
. j"ct, they seem to conclude the whole system i3 '
'! incapable of being so rcinoddled as to produce
. i any practical beuetit and thus it is passed from
. I time to time to the great detriment of many.1
, poor citizens. We do not know how the Free./^JM
1 School system operates in other Districts of thishjv-w
State but we have been informed that in an area..
) of three or four miles square in the wealthy and
s intelligent District of Smntcr, there can be found- :
' forty-three children of the proper age to be sent
to school, who have never seen a school-house, .'3
who cannot read, or write their names. . Is this. ,-^M
state of tilings not to be deplored ! Joes this rctin
t i o shame upon our State I will'it not servo. ,
to start serious inquiry into this* matter? " When*!
. we have otfercd as tabernacles for the worship of
, the Almighty (rod, glonTTlTSscibfiri's^wT^nght.
man's skill and ingenuity, the ii"Xt most: worthyi-j
- service is to luikl nj? elegant seats for learning?!*1
. Without Education the temples of God will b ^ d
desecrated and the altars of the Most U.gh de-"'gV.
[ stroyed. lurligioo itself loses its hold upou mankind
w hen the dark night of ignorance has 6ome^j| i
. upo" tliein. If any one would do his age and^^Ki
country lasting service, let him aid in the great v&gj
work of National Education..let Uim aid in bringing
the means of Education to the door of that: ji.f j
portion of the community to wlnm Providencer&fc'-'l
,; has deui'*d the means. IIow true is it that " tb^03ti
: who lays a stone in the wall of the house of wis-gnvg^j
*dom bequeathes to posterity a noble bounty.' ji
. j When the hand of the builder shall have Ip.igv^&jB
i since mouldered in its native dus'. his name shall
| live after him and count'ess thousands of tho
{ coming generations will revere his memory who ^
I opened the casket of knowledge to adorn the g.
i bvov: of youth with its precious jewels." How
1 11...moio11 tlii.i rnunrfl T iliuvs it not OViMtn JHYlhi
! tion in the hrcast uf every one to give' support
! to this great enterprise?the Education of the
i people?that they may be truly said to know. Ijfl
. | and utider.-taiid tin* hiw-i whieli are to govern jB
| them ; then wo shall sec no more the independent
voter sl.-evod and dragged to the ballot box. 'dwS
We trust this subject will receive the serious con1
sid'.'ration of our next Legislature. In conelu- Jfl
ding this article we could not do better than to'-irJ^B
adopt the language of the Earl of Derby in hisvsp-eeli
b .re the Parliament, upon the subject
of Education, lie says: I believe, ai d I rejoice. ' 'SM
to believe, that the feelings of the community" B
at large, that the convictions of all classes high j
' and low, rich and poor have now come to this LJ
i eoiicludi.il, that the greater the amount of Edit- . ^
1 cation which you are able to give and the inuro 'J
| widely it is spread among all classes of the coin!
inanity, the greater prospect there is of the tran!
ipiiiity, the Iiapjiincss and well-being of the coin|
munity. Bill, my lords, when I use the term
I iviltcntiori 101 IlIC HOI ue lUISIIUUcrMdUU, uy i_uui
cation I do not mean the tucre development of the
j mental faculties, the mere acquisition of tempo- <j|
ral knowledge, the mere instruction, useful no .
doubt. as that may he, which cnahla/tK^lnHM-^v^J
simply to improve his condition in life; gives hiin. jJHj
fresh : a::d fresh liahits and also the means ' ?
of gratifying such improved tastes, valuable as jEfl
that instruction may bo. when I speak of Edu- . "iSj
cation i speak of this and this alone, an Education
involving culture of the goul, laying the ba-. j^H
sis and foundation upon a knowledge of the '
scriptures and revealed religion.
Sumter Banner.
Extraordinary Price for Todacco.?A *^h|
' sample of tobacco, of the crop of Mr. Thomas II. ^H|
Marshall, of Pittsylvania, Va., was sold at Lynchburg,
on Friday last, at the unprecedented price
of one hundred and fifty dollars per hundred- '-9L
pounds. It was purchased by Messrs. Crump
ton and Payne, manufactures. 9
the United ^9