The Carolina Spartan. (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, March 19, 1857, Image 3
}t Spartan.
"THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1S.57.
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Mr. A. R. Smith is oar authorised agent at Co
Iambus, North Carolina.
siiiBRif of" cases.
9 iturduy last was return day lor Spartanburg
and. the result is eminently satisfactory of th<
lioalthy conditiou of pecuniary affairs among ou
cuuens. The whole uutnber relumed was 100
acceptances 20. Of the former there were 41 writs
and 59 sum. proa. This is less than wo hnro no
deed in any other district this spring.
~ AHprksbxt.
Our excellent friend una predecessor in the Spar
tan, Dr. P. M. Wnlh ce, of Wallace Factory, win
was lately among us, signalised his exodus by sad
dling "us" with ? saddle of VanisMt, which exact
ly filled our double team. Il the Dr. will du sucl
things, lie must expect oaposuro from a pros* which
under his administration, was the fearless ehampioi
of right and juitico. Faith, dear Doctor, yoi
"brought our saddle home!"
N(W U8oils.
1 tie Messrs. 1 witty arc the tirM of the season will
jump: good*?-in llio oolumns of the Spartan. W<
looked through their jaconets, brillinntes, organdie*
and Ihwun, and if-our judgment mid luate are wor
. tliy of credence, we give th? m, that the new styloi
arc perfect "loves.*' If our lade renders would bi
a-.tisficd for themselves, just call at the corner..
Accident.
Thomas Scott, grandson of Mm. Garrett, \ra
badly wounded in the arm, on Monday, by the care
less handling of a gnn. lie was dragging the gut
towards him at the Mineral Spring, when the enj
exploded, lodging the charge in his arm, above tin
elbow. Ilo is doing well.
sr. jitoKT fur uots.
We pniJ n visit to this school on Monday after
noon, to note its progress nud mark the improve
mcnt* in the buildings. The proprietors?Wni. Ir
win, &q,and Rev. T. S. Arthur, have introduce!
the military principle into the school, which is fount
to rvoik admirably. Although not more than si:
months havo elapsed under the present management
the institution numbers about forty pupiis, and tin
efficient fovulty is constantly attrwcling accession'
The Associate Principals arc?William 11. Lcnry
in tlio Cl.iskicul Department; and M illinni Irwin, it
Ancient History and Geography. In Knglish
Mathematics, French, and Military Tactics, R. A
Palmer is the instructor.
This School is located in a beautiful portion c
our village?is not too re root o from business, ntii
yet far enough to insure suitable retirement Iron
bus.le and excitement calculated to distract pupil
from study. The buildings are large and wel
arranged fur recitations, dormitories, and fuitlir
extension, an.1 make a most imposing display. Th
grounds arc ample, presenting a paik-liko cainpio
affording grateful shade in the tumnu r months
Their expanse is the very thing for military cvo'.u
tious, of which the boy s are extravagantly fond. Th
principals, wo learn, havo applied to the Govcrito
for arms, but with what result *c are not informed
They should have them by all means, if the polio
of the State to foster tho military system is perse
vercd in. This sort ol traiuiug is peculiarly fasci
naling and healthy; and, when united with judieiuu
mental culture, .ifTords illJispensablo exercise, iin
porting vigor to the body and Activity to the mine
It ix i remark ible fact, that all schools conducted o
this principle havo been successful beyond the tnoi
sanguine calculation,
A o l.ngt r over this notice as we lingered nmon
".he amusements of the boy a at St. John's, nnj onl
Jeavo it because wo have rmiin but to wish the in
atituliou the largest measure of deserved success.
\i:w mluhs.
Mr. T. B, Pctri'MD, No. 102 Chcetnut aire*
Philadelphia, has in press und just issu hg two llei
Novels, via:
"7'Ae Border Rover, by Emerson Bennett;
and
" Vim a; the Secret Power, by Mrs. K. D. E. >?
South worth."
The scene of the former la bid in the Territor
of Kansas, but we have no means o( aacrrtuinin
whether the work haaa political bearing, though w
should infer ns much from n remark in the prosper
tos, "that the scenes are geographically eornc
the incidents actual occurrences, and those wh
wish to ai c Kansas as it was a few your* since, \vi
find in this most exciting story some very accural
and valuable information."
Vivia is by Mrs, Snuthworth, whose works a!
?j-weo, niirjTM, rwn u uify sacK nai
urnlnoss, The stor.) involve* thrilling scene*, nn
presents s me fine sketching.
These uovi ls arc now ready (or put chasers, com
plete in ono large duodecimo volume, neatly boun
in doth, for $1.25; or in two vols , paper covers,?
$1.
Copies of cither rdiiioii of the work will he sen
to Mif part of tiro United Slates,/;? of postage
?>n r emitting the piicc o( the edition nny one mn;
w'rslj, *o the publisher in n letter.
PERIODICALS, kt.
We arc inJchted t.> Messrs L. Sco:t & Co , 71
Fulton Street, New York, for the January Nos. ti
'J'he Westminster and Edinburgh Reviews fo
January. These periodicals are of established repu
t itfoii, and need no bush to show their quality
Price: $'J per annum for ? single Review or Black
wood's Magazine; ono Review and Blackwood $5
four Reviews and Ulaek wood $10.
We are al*i indebted to the ntlcnti at of the Poly
technic and Calliopcan Societies of the Citads
Academy, Charleston, far a copy of tht: address o
James D. Tradowcll, Esq.,'"on the study <?f tlv
Federal Constitution," deltvcd before them in tlia
city on the 19th November, 1856. This pnmphltwe
have not yet hnd leisure to read with the cari
iiuc me productions ol Air. frtidowcll's pen. Il i
highly spoken ol by our eontemp jrarics, and fion
personal knowledge of the ability of the author, wi
ttre sure no higher pra se has been awarded than i
justly met its.
TIIH PORSVTU TREATY.
Tlic Charleston Mercury is op, osed to the rat fi
ration of the Forsyth treaty with Mexico on sev
oral grounds, hut chiefly that it is neither right no
Constitutional to draw money from tho people it
the shape of lascs to he loaned away, and that i
will he deemed n protest to seize upon some of tin
territory of (hat unhappy country, and give eauc<
of scandal against us. This treaty was withheh
from the Senate by the late administration, and i
is hoped Mr. Buchanan will pursue a sirnlla
course. Mr. Forsyth could have had no in?true
lions to make such a treaty. An explanation of it
provisions will be found on oo'.sidc.
RtcrosT ox rur. Ftxsxrea.?Wear# indebted f
Col. Orr for the Annual Report of ?hc Secretary c
the Treasury upon the Finances of the coua'ry.
Accounts horn Oen. Walker, in Nicarr.gm, sn
ho Vina been successful in forcing hi* ?v?y up the Sa
an i ver w th s''ght ! >
THE LIBERTY UE THE PRESS. Cl
Ti:e aouin Carolinian COM4 upon wio eaituis ol
?, South Carolina to express their views of the r?r,?u"
ibility retting upon them iu tho puidioaiion o( Coin- I
muuicalicns, ?&c. ct
Tlio Constitution of the United States guarantiee hi
the unabridged liberty of the press, just as it docs jh
the liberty of speech to tho tnenibers of Congress. S|
If this liberty run into licentiousness, i: places itself in
w ithout constitutional immunity, and within the restraining
reach of courts, or personal accountability, tr
This State, in our o|Vniion, furnished nil illustration, n<
? as to the press, nt n period not very remote; and the tli
f Senate of tho United States, in the person of Mr. w
. ' ^unmi r, gave an example of the latter. Tho re(
suit of tx th arc matters of history. d<
An editor is bound to scan narrowly nil that is hi
offered for his columns. If, iu discussing nny ques- to
j tion, objection ble words, sentences, or paragraphs II
i arc found, he lias tho undoubted t%),t to require | le
- ' that the obnoxious matter be expunged. Should his 11
i> correspondent refuse compliance, let him, in the ex- st
ercise of that prudence which is supposed to govern g;
the profession, reject the article. Suppose, Iiowctli
or, his suggestions la* not complied with, and that he ci
? give place to the entire original?should lie not be hi
n hold responsible in law and morals? llo permitted as
a to appear what lie condemned in part, hut lacked tli
the moral firmness or nceid- ntnl position to reject, w
I llow stands the case under the law of libel? We d?
! hear a libel uttered against a member of the colli- tu
1 i munity. On mere hearsay wc repeat tho libel, h:
c ' Are wc not culpable tails utterance, and equally ar
'? rcsp.oiisible nt law with the source from whence it i 01
" enme? It so, we thitiU^resjKinsibilily nttaches with j cc
s the same force to communications admitted iulo
l" new papers. m
We maintain the right ol the press to discuss j n,
freely nil quest'ons germane to public measures and i h.
men; but we do not claim under this a license to w
follow men into the private walks of life, to hold w
their actions or characters up to public reprobation. If
1 And should we thus, as we think, transcend the I ?
bonds wisely assigned ns the limit of privilege, wc ' |y
1 incur a responsibility from which wc have no desire | s
to escape. in
If custom is to govern, the rule has been almost
w tli ill exception uniform, that, on a demand made
by an Aggrieved par'.y, the editor is relieved of nil
responsibility when he surrenders the name of tho |e.
- writer of an obnoxious article. lint this is more
j n matter of custom than of law. j l(,
v Perhaps in thus speaking wc tnay bo lowering |y
the dignity and limiting the mission of the press 0f
v Undeniably it has been a great engine of coma rva- .,
tisin?and in rare cases is *o still. Hut we submit,
litnl indulgence in wanton assertion and unstinted
1 nbnso can never add to the one nor advance the cj
other. (Jnsc~iipulous partisanship has debased the
American press, nn<1 degraded it in the estimation
of the people. Tho newspaper is no longer thenveI
nuo of essayists?but has become the medium of
j CliceM (Cliinesu ware ICnrpcting. ; ui
IN KCIIRUt'I.K D FROM 23 TO I'J PKU CENT. fit
1 Flannel* j Mohair |Fvailirri ,n
< ' Barege* j M illing l< loor cloth*
t Yarn* Fabric* of hair jCoidngo
Cot'on lacec |Cotton print* VVor?led good*. ,n
IN ftCIIBOULK C FROM 20 TO IS FKR II NT III
L inn* Oil* I'.ipi-r and pcii- ,j
Flax good* (Joiton ho?icry odicul* I
Hempen pood* | Paper hanging* i '
I.N nciikiiui.E r FROM IS TO 12 TER CE.NT.
r Tow of hcinp Tow ol tlax !(?old leaf
l Tni plait-* Hr'imtrtiio j Flax umnan'ed '
Steel iii bars Silver leaf Diamond*. i t>i
The National Intelligencer present* ft iumm.ir) in
iu this form : II
All wo.I c<?ting 20 cent* or under per pound ! I.
nt tli? place ol exportation Mill be ndnnttcd duty j?
I fire ; nil other description* of wool will pav 24 per
r cent.
Iron nnd sugar will pay 24 per cent. bt
Dye stufhi genrrnlly will be admitted free.
* Wine* and liquor* will pay 3D per cent.
Alitali* will pav 4 percent. , dt
Woollen fabric* generally will pay 24 per cent, i ^
0 Woollen blanket* will nay IS per cent.
>1 Dyed, printed, stained, or blenched Cotton fab 1
ric* will pay 24 per cent. or
Brown or nnhlcncbcd cotton pood* will pay lf? | jn
V c"n, la
Linen fabric*,of (.11 description*, will pay IS per '
n cent.
Spice* will be admitted free . '1
I iirw*, nnri f?>r tlii** is chiefly sought. While to some j v<
u extent it retains power tocrcatc opinion, in the main w
s tli.nkin^ men judge independently, and decide giv iii
II en questions apart from tlic iliclum of the one man | in
r who makes sueii pretentious array of liis opinions. gi
The press is tlic picket-guard of society. On tit ?
, approach of political or social danger it give* the ct
nlarm to tlie enmp?and its warning is heeded for
investigation.
e Such, generally, aro our views on tlie subject. *'
r If the press would ba reinvested with those nttriI
butea herctoforo possessed and acknowledged, it t|
y must let truth and propriety regulate its conduct. <>1
M^representations and tisticuffs will win lor man '
I, in tho ordinary walks of life an unenviable noto- "
s ricty, and make them shunned by the virtuous and ?
k good. How, then, can tho same qualities, when at
I developed through editorial gu'se, awaken other ' ?
n emotions than disgust anl abliorrenceT And , ct
how fr quent have the public been regaled upon t|
sueh garbage, and with what acuity liave the un,
lliinking Jcroure.l titc details of such strifes, and 1 ''
y such brutal assaults upon private charactu!
! Tiio newspaper is private enterprise, laboring for ! j,
pecuniary profit and advantage, and therefore its j '1
; conductors nre amenable to all those restraints of i ''
; law and opinion which ojierate on other men. ' ?
i TUB NEW TARIFF. j i!
As tlie new tariff bill is filled with details wholly | ^
" j uninteresting to lh? general reader, we have thought i n
iit best to limit ourselves to tho following abstract ol r
its provisions, as showing tlie per ccntago ol roduc. I
j tioti from tho tariff ol 1840. Considerable dissatis- j "
v ; faction exists among Southern writers on political
g economy at the palpable discrimination inadu in fa- j ,,
p vor of manufacturers, and against Southern agri- | S
: cultural interests, in placing articles on the free-list, j *
t, Wo admit this a wrong, calling for exposure and
o animadversion. But, alter long years of incontro- j ?
II vertiblo argument, all remedy has failed?except I'
,e j n steady reduction of priee and additions to the free \ J
list. In one respect, however, even tliis is bearable*
I- i The profits of manufacturing have tempted the j p
1- S mill into it, and whatever interest wo have in ^
d | manufactures will be to ilint extent benefited by
these addition" to tinduliablc imports. With each
i- ; revision of the tariff tho ptinciplc of protection i?
d weakened, and wo may indulge reasonable hope M
it ! that, as we grow wiser in government, these lure- , ''
mcb in polities will become obsolete, and introduce
it i the strict revenue standard. u
j The abstract below is from the Baltimore Amcri | ol
v I can : "
Old rate, 100 40 30 25 5*0 15 10 S Free. ' al
A B C 1> K F G II I t.,
New rftte 50 30 21 19 15 12 8 -1 Free.
i r<
j The following leading article* arc reduced, n?
,f j here specified : !
.. IN SCHEDULE A FHOH 100 TO 30 TKR CENT.
1 _ I .11
Bran lira Liqueurs Arrack
L'oriimis A ba\ ntlic Maraschino
Ciin Curaooa Other spirit*.
IN SCIIKOUI.F. B FROM 40 TO 30 rr.R CENT. I
; All IV.llW ill Cigats jKb-jliy
wood j .
Manf. Tobacco |Cli.unpagiu? iCut glass. . ni
IN RCIIKDCI.K C FROM 30 TO 24 PK? CENT. c.
' Silka .Iron iWiiio, hotilcd
1 Fine woolens | Iron fabrics Ale and Beer
p .Firearms j Bonnet* 'Sugars
> Copper ware j Combs (Syrups m
' | Cutlery iCIothing (Molaams t.|
t | L ice* of metal IJowrtiry |Kuibroidcries i
Ir*.>r I - . It r #*? 1 I In * .* u- ich ' I ti fiiliriru
' v 9
!r5?S
Chailcvton, March 13,1837. I
Drar Startan: If my memory r-rm ine aright,
made ? promise, "long time ago," that I would
rrenpond with you, and 1 Hatter myself that you
?ve been looking for the fulfilment of that promise,
yrhnps, with some anxiety. The truth is, dear
parlan, that the cacmthes tcribendi did not seize
c till now, and this is my excuse.
Our city is busy, lively and gny. The spring
ode has been unusually heavy, owing, I suppose,
:t so much to the cheapness of our market, as to
io great taste and judgment displayed by our
holcsalo dealers in their selections.
Our ladies have dropped their winter attire, and
inned spring dresses?from blus gaiters with
gh heels, to bonnets that arc scarce large enough
protect their back hair from tlio rays of the sun.
ut, thanks totho Princess Eugenie, crinolines have
ssencd, and now, when a gentleman meets two
dies on King street, ho can pass them without
epping into the gutter, ami thereby soiling his
liters.
Madame Blanche, the nslroloeist, is still in our
ty, and continues to "draw" well; her audiences'
awevor, ohirfly consist of unmarried ladies?who,
usual, arc very anxious to know who will have
em, ifthoy pass a certain age. The Madame tells
hat you havo done iu times past, what you are
ing at present, and what you wi'l do in the fure.
She told me I was a confii nu-d old bachelor,
id been disappointed in love, uever would many,
11 would cither bo hanged lor murder, or imprialed
in a penitenfary for lito for forgery, t}uitc
isoling, isn't it?
In the theatrical line wc still have som cxcileetit.
.John Drew, the celebrated Comedian, is
aw fulfilling nil engagement upon our boards, ami
is had inucti sneers*. He is a brother of Frank,
ho is so celebrated ill his character of IMlicnddy,
liieh you and the Dr. witnessed iu >re than once.
you could only nee tbe Drews in I lie Comedy of
rrora, as the two "Dr-.-tnios," you would certain"collapse;"
and then to witness John Drowns
,r Lucius O'lriggcr, and Frank ns II .b Acres
lite Il'irals, would insure your tailor a job of sewg
on waistcoat buttons. "As for me, I bad to buynew
suit.
M.ss Davenport, the celebrated tragedienne, I
am. will coinnu-ncc a abort engagement on
'edncsdaj next, mi l I advise one -if your concern
come down nnd sec her Camille. She is Uot ?a one
of the first artiste* up >n the stage, but one
the most intelligent nd fu?ciualiiig ladies in the
irlor I have ever had the pleasure of b< coining aclainled
with.
As it is near two o'clock in the morning I must
ose?ns two nnd a half o'clock is my bed time.
Yours, BOBTAIL.
:iUTS FOR GARRISON.
As Garrison's Liberator recently copitd nn ndMtiscincnlof
n runaway slave from the Spartan,
ilh beastly comments, wo commend to his nttcnjn
the following home productions, which wo find
the Greenville Mountaineer of IS3S. They urea
lass in which nbolitiJiiisni may sec its former f.ce
-now gill over with mock philanthropy and iiypo-isy:
From the Augusta Chronicle of 1S3S.
I.ti km a nv Ct Kiosirv.? We have in cur posseson
three numbers <>1 the Boston Gajc-tte, more
i.an a century old. One is dated tin- 2'J.li .lu'v,
<34; another'24th <epteinhcr. 1733; ami tbe thir.l
ic 6th September, 1725; the latter b<- n_; 1 13 \?ar?
' age. The two first nroabout tlie . > ze of a it) by
2 pane of glass, and the latter -ne about 1 2 by 11,
Inch shows the Gazette to have been yn \\xq deine
from 1725 to 1731. Th-re nrj tniny cuiius
tb ngs in tliese .,ns ?f a ivi;;ni v and n..t
!r?"ii? '^itj |cftdt ,3 I lie Kite in which tSey niv
rinlcd fend tht'ip o -.l I phraseology. W? find In
icin, also, several advertisements of negroes fir
tie, negroes runaway, iSro., wit til wo publish I ?r
ne grntitU-alioti ?f our readers:
[ ] IlAN-away from Timothy Kocler of Ridge
eld, in tlio county of Fairfield, in Cuuuccticut,
bout ilie hint of June, n negro M u named Mm*
o, a likely well grown Fellow, thick ? t, speak*
ood Knglish, can rea l and write, uiiu ol li ? little
'oei ii wanting, lie is about 27 Year* of Ago. 11 >
ad on a goo I duroy Coat ot a hghlisli colour, Mr;*
cd Calim no Vest and Jlreecliei, good Shoe* and
tucking*, a plain el th Home-made great Coat
'itli brass Button*, lie liud, as I am iiiforun I, n
dio Pa**, a Pocket Compass, and several l?-dis.
Vlioeier shall take up *ad Fellow, and convoy
Im to Capt. Samuel Kceler, at Nor walk in Con*
octieut, shall have seven Pounds, and all necessay
charges paid. Hy "?c Timothy Ketder.
$ ** NKdKOKS M.ihs and Feinahs, to Ik*Sold
y .Jacob Uovall, for cash, good Bonds, or s * or
mo months credit.
+ To he Sold a Negro Git I, about 16 Year*
11, fii fm Town or Country service, she lias had ihe
mill-l'ox, enquiro of Mrs. Marks, two I > sirs
outherly <d the M hitu llor.se at the South cud ol
fusion.
t++ To he sold by Pyam Idlowers and Company
t their Warehouse just below the Swinging
Iridge, 15 irhadocs Hum ami Sugar, also several
oung liki ly Negro < I u Is.
< >ii Monday ihe 27th iust., between 2 and 3
'clock in the Afternoon, a Race will be run, lor a
oiisi ci nMe Wager, on the Plains of Portsmouth,
few Hampshire, b< tween a llog and a Horse.
au. PiLiars rfjiremext.
Perhaps no President ever morn endeared him h
to the community of Washington lh it Gen
ieroo. IPs native goodness of heart, h * unafP .-tI
modesty, h s gell al S-Hti.llity, all Colllbilicd to w II
poll a pcoplu inured to the s;i i u forma ity of high
lieia's. The late President relax; 1 th s rigid i *i
uclte, and let in up >u the cares ot State the warm
lYeeti lis of private life. I In early afH elions call
I lor sympathy, and it tlowcd in upon him. IP
turned it in full measure; and retires from h s high
jsitioll b-loved, and remembered no less tor sue
*?sful statemaiisliip tli.m for the practice of th >se
neintiei of social life which shine so hr-ghtiy from
evated station.
.Judicial I.kvitt?The following anecdote of
ord K a tiles, told in the January number of the
diuhurgh lleview, exhibits in no enviable 1 ght the
orals of tluit notorious Seottisb judge of the J8tli
ntiiry:
"M itthew 11 y was a larmer who was tried, at
e .a yr circuit, tor murder i>y poison. lie wa*
i old friend of Lord Karnes, who used to play
icm with him. Kami's might have dcrolved tin
ity nf trial on h ? colleague, but preferred ( > * t
ion his friend's ease himself O i the vcidiet of
i.ity In 1114 ren lered, he 1 xelaiinc.l, 'That's cheek
nto to you, Matthew!' "
On the trial of (5ei.il.1 for sedition, the pr saner,
defence of his conduct, sud that "Our S.i\ uur
mself w.ia a reformer." The brutal Karnes reon
led: "Muckle lie made o' that- he was
ingit!" ^
1!tours or C'o it tomato Ms.? l)r. (iibtns, of the
.irolinian, who was present in the Council Chain
:r ol Columhi.t, with design to report its proceed*
gs, was ousted by order of the Mayor, in ISufi,
e brought nil action to settle the question of priv<ge.
The court-?Judge \\ illuis presiding -has
st decided that the citizen has a l ight to be pres
it, and can report the proceedings of all such
idles.
"Tiib Souru."?This will he ihetltle of a new
lily and semi-weekly paper abut to appear in
iuhtnond, Virginia, under the control of K"g< r A
ryor, late ol the Kiehmotid Ktiquircr. Mr IVy
i? a v gorous writer, clear thinker, and rejoices
a geinus as versatile and brill: mt as that of the
to and unfortunate John A. Stuart, formerly of
e Charleston Mercury Mr Pryor sh?uid meet
i*r ?l support ;-t tli' Eolith
INAUGURAL CKRKUOMKS.
Tbs delightful " M. J. W."conespondsnt of the
Charleston Courier, [a Southern lady.] furnishes
lhat journal with a glowing description and grapbio
account of the iuntigural ceremonies attending 'ho
induction into oflice of Mr. Buchanan. Aa moat
of our read era have never aeon th1* ceremony, wo
are euro they will derive both pleasure anil profit
from her description. It opens on the 4th of
March:
*' By nine o'clock nil Washington was alive.
Train, of cars poured rapidly hi, filled with strangers
from different eitii ?. Crowds suddenly, und
as if by magic, up pea red emerging from every
corner, and Pennsylvania Avenue wns s?h>h filled
with well dressed pedestrians, on the lookout for
the procession. From the " Whits Mouse" to the
Capitol, windows, balconies anil roofs were thronged
with animated thousands. At private windows
stood lovely women with wreaths mid b >queti of
flowers, while above the thronged streets?from
the publio build tigs?from the turretaof the Capitol,
floated flags, as for a victory. Washington
opened thus her arms to rooeivo the man whose
election hud been a triumph over Northern fanatacism.
About 12 o'clock the discharge of cannon announced
the "move'' of the procession. *
First came the six Marshals hi rich badges of
orange-colored silk. Then earne the " Flying
Artillery," from Fort Mellenrv, drawn by some
sixty horses. Ala little interval from lh<*SC followed
whole squares of military, their arms polished
hko mirrors; their march regular, and their
mien erect, looking neither to the right ii->r to the
1 li ft. Tho cheerful looks of these gallant bunds appeared
to symp itliizc with the occasion; while ;
. their mien betrayed that discipline, that harmony ;
of order, like men who had taken an apprentice- |
ship of nr.iis. Following these, drawn by two j
splendid greys, caracoling, * > as to i xhilft, if such
a thing were possible, care us Well as pride of their j
burden, eanioau open carriage. Ti.e horses were j
I of tho rarest breed, their b-autiful limbs seeming
j to disdai i tile ground and court the a r, and Vet at j
i the s'ight touch of the driver, when the proe> s> on
closed. they p'iu"cd motionless, as if sud.l -nly Iran*
i formed into RtiUle. this vehicle passed ? II, the .
| sound of the musio whs drowned by elo -is that
seemed to shake our city to its centre. Superb
flowers fell in and around thisenu page; handkerchiefs
and ' anners waved from every window, and
amidst ll islnng uniforms mi l exulting mu-ie?Mich
as might have hailed an Kmperor?the President
elect of a nation of freemen passed along It was
i impossible not t? discern in the ii?el:imation*of the
i' people an enthusiasm, nrduit and genuine, of the
description that dues not crnnc at n call, and which !
it would be impossible to counterfeit. The piano- I
ing of the horses, the i ingiug of the hoofs upon tlie
stones, the il.iulv of the uniform*, and t! tossing
I to and fru of the stand..i presented one of the
I gayest and m >st brilliant speeta -Ics. N ;fiii? , ,
! could exceed tho hustle, the an.in ition i fl,c ?} ^ , "j
; tl.i-h of life, as the multitude swept 0n.
w limit an liour, th? vast n\.sct-l^neous crowd
i were ?t the oapitnl gates, in long lines
j ..n either sid??having a Lnvid ,,KKC j? the centre
, ?awaiting the order of tin <r |e:l,|,,. Tin
. music stiu k up n louder an,] gladder ?tfa n m the :
i appointed marshal* P,m.|u way w th ! fli ulty fot
1 the more distiiigui,,ncj lo outer within tin; gale*
i first. 1 he i u?li and press to ohlniu admittance,
w s such that Scarcely w. ic these mini 'led, ere the .
crow.) poure ,| headlong in, and t.?>k tin r way to
the Last V'mnt of the Cap tol, wit eh wa* to be the
seme o( the inauguration. Korea platform was
) erer (,.,| over the stcjo of the K.ist w tig. i )n this,
' I at high enough to lie in sight of all the concnurs .
wits placed a table, on which clear and j?t miiicut
was a copy of the Holy Jhhle. Around this w are
' the high officers of the country, and si at- .1 around
were nil the marked p-rsonagos of our c ?the
lodges, secretaries, fnrcign legations from the i
| Inlty rank of full minister to the mfetior grade
of attache. The n.nhl ug of plumes?ih? glitter
of jewels?presented a scene that uonc could bo
hold without a sparking eye an! a swelling ]
heart.
Tlie spies 1k',o-.v the platform had hi n eruuded
for several l.ouis previous to its arr.val, hy audi
I persona r^. wire not entitled to app.. nte 1 and spe
cial ? at*. As the crowd poure i in, 't'wiui alter
j stream, a murmur nl impiit eiit expectation begat;
: to agitate the human in I'tiere w .< a strngg'r
i to gain aoc.sa t'? the pat'.cu'ar spot round
| which the crowd w?* w dgcil th ck anj ih use. ;
Some p:< i * mfusedlv on each other, yet preset v
cd a wonderful gi?o.| humor. While .hey were
' p siing?m r.oiihl it,, ?the hubbubsaldenlverased.
I as a commntt ling figurt, with b v and inijtat.e
i s'o ps, came t- the hotil . the platform. 11.s whole
i appiarnuce was on a n ; ale; he tunned foinie
1 for pr.'Oliiuatce; ..i; 1 to hi* coiisp cuotis p stiicii
was as weil pr- pnrti on i a a cedar tiv t Mouut
! Lebanon?a "grands . : e manor bom.
! Hi head w..a bared, I 1 iked st.al'iw'.ly
around,the higft and tl Oil ;lrftl repose of h s in i
, j v.iccounienat.ee, it? deep tol ?Icnin gravity,
hushed tllC imp.it i tit ernv. I. i tn re Was a second
intense .|u \ tin n duct ..iter chc?: i nt the n r.
Nt-vi r v..;- tin te it. re striking suhjc t tor the 1
painter gen u- than th sceita exlch n d. The t ill, j
erect figure of t Pre 1< nt elect, dressed w th h i'
biiu.il pre n in n so ' "f black, t worin .' above
the crow iiug throng i>l h s applauding . ouutry men
. a i i - i. ' - ?' ' *' *
IU1IU- II.i? mil , llie Mi r|lli? .111111 B < II,c CUgllot
| rose, grand ami high; :Ik* dune loom ig aginst
' tli lit p, blue sky; the bl ight sun o ik iig ;',y whole*
i-il li.o iiit' tli?* strong" ?t rcFef of light and sh i le.
while fur in the hack ground rose tli >t nimble ant|
hill, destined, wo fear, like the Cuthcdid <>l Co
login*, the Church ol >t. Oieticv i vc. Mi l tin- Palace
' nf tli'j Imuvrc. to bi- irnmortiil 111 incompleteness
1 > hi .11 tin- ! st nice r-!*< the tpircs not! rm>l? of ..ur
oily, while b I >? , bathed in sunlight, and < atmp ol
| by the litnpiJ sky, lay thu capilol grounds ill all
their beauty. Around brrathlesdy re|Hieed the 1
in inunien'.K of hie e iuntry's greatness. Stau-lv '
I groups ??' K ulpluro I Hiked mutely down front tin r 1
pdiK'.'s. Iteloro him grandly roeo the statue oH
\Va? net"n, in all Us marble majesty?the uplittc.l
arm i niuij unconsciously l- |M..nt, w th greater
. s'ginii anec, above, tlrrtitouali'ii itobh f roup, !
with iii ninny figures, rose one tibove the other, {
like Bonn* slumbering monster, while the lugged
II 1 haughty brow of i to t iotl of \\ nr, an I the still
' rm of tlie (imlilrs.* of Pence, looked Irotn their
a Ins upon the inipo? ng scene.
A n inexplicable sensation ol s .lemuity and gran
deur ne. lie d to eleV.itr the speaker, adm ye I ruled
upon the m a of human faces bet.-re I.no
Although but a short dot.nr .- from where he
' Btoo.1 we could only hear the h int sound of his
voire a* In- commenced Ins inaugural address;
we i u! i o'<ly pi re ive in the subdued, vol moving
s a ' f human b ngs that spr> a I around, the cfleet
created upon all who drank in (lie stream ol his
b i iglits. At length i oheir, more earnest, more
|lo!ollgcd than the tilBt?betoki lied the close of
' Ins speech. TneOin. du> ee, in his robes o| Stale,
appro ached with the llble, and in a so'cmil and
commanding voice tho l'l'cs.deiit, ill tin pi es nee
j ot the breathless lle .i -itnls, sob ninly pledged bun
I sell to stlp|Hirt the Constitution .illil protect tlic
. rights ol the peop e '1 he upraised eye?the tip
| lifted hand ? the iju et dignity of the whole form
hushed as it were in a solemn sympathy with tin
act A'lci a nunute s pause the crowd broke in all 1
d reel.mis, and poillel down the aV, nue ill vat 'lis
kii its .ni l gr .up?, each test i\ wig llie s'roiig nnprrs
fa.n made upon tin multitude by the address.
Kideku. I >rrict \ Washington corr. spoildent
of the M n-iirv. Mr lit lit, we pi-sitm. as
I s n.iiv there,! ?.j ? akinj? o! the pressure Upon the
l"ii? lent for the enf rcoineni </ the rotation |>i in >i1*1'*
"In this scramble f r spoils, it is creditable In
S null t il l tint, i f tic 11n 1-Y.h i il oili.-e.s in
llie gift of tlie Km nt vo. there are applicants Imt ,
fm two of them --the Colli-'torship and I list riot
Attorney. I: is nr.ili istood tli.it -mr entire (' n
pri > mini ill leo.it a. vi tli the i xeepl mi. f single
lleprmculu: ve, nre opposi il to any changis."
We presume ( il <>ir m the Repr. siiitahvc alluded
t It m, we avr only to say tint thecour?e
11t i e-11 f. re pursue,I I y Col. < Irr, m taking ripen and
decided gioun I for thu Democratic party and in favor
of thi Cincinnati Convention an 1 its iii>nt>nci-?,
should g n1 1. m srt alci intluenco with the I'resi1
ih lit ll an nli the ha la nee of the delegation.
Tin Whp Woman or AlaMha -Wo pub*)
: sin I v esti i .lay an ee.nmt o! a w,ld woman, who
was 11' nllv Ion nil m Marengo County, Ala , who
was i low<il Iv a hi.. itilwl white* rani, which ha-1
ocean i-iii .1 in> little excitement in that county. Liter
il iti? inform u? thai tli ? "wild woman" wits np- j
pi < lu uli .l hy a "pai y of huntsmen," a few days !
since, among the "'.Mossy Hill*," ? x m les north
| of J, n.lrn, aftci ..a exciting chase of two days. .
I His has created a great excitement among the
b'h- the right of property be og protested
. . % < *
... . -JUiJIL-i.
PRBSIBKFfT BCCHmH'8 U4BIIET. Jl
Wc announced on Thursday ths niiiiit of ths "W
gentlemen who will compos* Mr. Buchanan's Calx- tics .
not. was |
At there will, no Joabt, be considerable curioei tract
ty to know something of the previous history of the ers :
members of this Cabinet, wo subjoin the following Tl
brief sketches: case,
SECRETARY OK STATE GENERAL I.KWIS CASS, OF
MICHIGAN.
General Csss was born ut lixeter. New llamp j .
shire, ilu was educated at the Academy of Kxeter,
and studied law ut Marietta, Ohio, under tiio c,rcv
late Gov. Meigs, lis *v*a admitted to the bar in W'p
180-', ami in 180?, m?ro than fifty years ago, was '
elected a member ol the Ohio J.ngndalure. lu 1831
Gen. Cuss was called to the niiministration of the ^ "
War Department by Gen. Jackson. In 1835 or .
1830, in consequence of ill health, ho retired from |i(((
this position, much to the regret of Gen. Jackson,
who tendered him the mission to France, where he t.'ynr(
a ided to his lame in defeating the quintuple treaty,
through which Kuglund d. sired to search the ves- #|jj
sels of all nations traversing the ocean. In 1845, c|tntter
his return from France, he was elected to the
United States Senate from M chlgan, and in 1848
nominated (or the Presidency, but defeated, lie ||| (
was one of the leading friends ot the compromise c<jU|
of 1850, and subsequently ably suj.portcd the Ivan- s,al(
sas Nebraska measure. Ou the 4th Inst, his term *)Wu
? x pi rod in the U. S. Senate, nnJ lie was succeeded y
by n republican. Although seventy years of age,
<icn. Cuss is apparently younger than most men nt t, uj
sixty, and there is no doubt, Irani Ins intellectual ((j |(
and bodily vigor, that his administration of the State ^
I >e| artinent Will fully sustain Ins high previous ropmatioii.
sack et art of tiik rnK.vRrnr?Hon. now km. cobb, t|,en
OF GEORGIA. lulio
The Secretary of the Treasury was born at Cher- righl
ry 11 ill, Georgia, in 1815. lie is the son of Col. brae
.John A. Cobh, who, when quite u boy, removed |],?. (
from Greenville. X rth Carolina, with his father, from
His mother, Sarah II. Cobb, was the daughter of an..
the late Thomas (foots, of Frcdncksburg, Virginia. nni{
In tlio year i834, when only nineteen, Mr. Cobb gtntt
graduated at Frankliu College, Georgia, and in the 11
following year he married Mary Ann, daughter of desei
the latu Col. /aehanah hunar, o( Millodgevillo, the 1
Georgia, by whom he has hud six sons, three ol jSta':
wlio'ii are dead, the two youngest dying si Wash- a|Mj
ingtoii eity during the til si Session of tho thirtieth I
Congress, la 163C Mr. Cobb was admitted i P***!'
bar, and at once gave such evidence of '.alee,-, char I """l
actor and attainments rarely po-Kaj,y one' ol hi. '
ago. that m the ensuing ycor l.o w?s elected by the ll?,l
(.. .rgia legislature solictor- ^^eral of the western "
e ren t Having ear.y ,n ilfc 0,)lainCl, p..|?Kleal fame
US a Jackson -Ulnar do|IllH,r|lt ,340 Mr C(4>b ^
'o1'a general ticket to the Congress of encli
! '' , 11 States, it being his first service in any not-!
II f* -eve body. Since that t me he has been fro- B|,j
',iiriitly re-elected, lie has served for one term as ji
Governor of Ids native State, and as S|*\-iker of the who
CJ. S. I Inns of Representative*, and in every posi- 4_j0|l
1 tl I.:.* r..- i..- :.. I... _
- ' UJ '"/ lliu.s
m cketakv or war?iion. joiin ccciianas flotd, od (i
or Virginia. and
The Secretary of War has long been a promt- Tin
netit politic .in hi ttic ivMtcrn part of v.rginu, and tied
in a State r.ghts dc-moemt ?>l the school of strict j deli,
construction. lie li.u tilled tlie office of Governor pertof
the State, an 1 (luring the last election wan a dose
democrat c pri?idtnlia'elector. Governor Floyd'* inclt
public service ha.s been exclusively confiued to the larai
State, and his appointment to the Cabinet ia Ins first to ri
introduction to llie> Cabinet councils. J taring eve- unto
ry presidential campaign toiiec 183G Mr. Floyd I is. 3 e-d p
lic'. ii an net.ve mpjvorter of thu democratic candi- tion
tales. He in a tluelit speaker on tile Stump, |>os- situ
?<sseH considerable talent nud versatility, nnd Irntn no
Ins exjv i icnee in various public offices w.ll liodoubt tier,
be found fully competent for the duties of Ins new m>ci.
po- tatii Gov. l lt>\tl i* between -lo and 50 years men
ol age. is in the undiminished enjoyment of pbysi- migl
cal health, nud an nrdeul admirer of the latlics. trcal
sr.cRRTAr.v or tiicnavv ? isaac toucgv, or con- I"*
necticut. w:l''
'1 he ii w Secretary of tho Navy ' ? well know n rt'Hn
as the late United Stales Senator from Connceli | 'hoc
cut. nnd as n sound national man. He was for a j u
short pt -1 ..el An rnt-y General of the United ' rcct
Stat.-s mi h-r I't es dent Folk, having succeeded Mr. | ^
Cl.llbrl, when he was sent as commissioner to j Mil
M x on Ft-rs in d'y, lie < exceedingly papular and l *U''J
neeoiilji' -liesl. II- ? over titty years of age. 1 ?n 1
, f im-r
secretary Of rilK I X VCR loll ? Hot. jacob thome- | (
son, or Misstssirrt.
The Secretary o! the Interior has been a member i , J
of liic i I?>u?o ot i. prese-iil.it.vt s Irvm Mississippi "
during ". cral Congresses, lie is mi ablu speaker ,
on tin- tl-srr, iitnl quit-- uu industrious member in (j,,|
rofercueo to every iiie'tsure a>I practical inijv.rt.itwr
beforu t' o Ilouse. lie is a tree tr.ei r, a S'.at?s -'j-j"
i ghls S -ntlicni ilciiioer.it, b it by no menus a so- ..
Co* -ii *t. lie is a in m of vimi< el-iqiienec, g<*-d . j
iiraet'eal .'.b.l.t es, an 1 is bt tweeu 10 a 13 r?iro uf 1
cvel
*i -I v
r sr.M aster general?aaron vcnarlr csoavn, or .jlc,
Tr.N.MMtE. rni
1 he I'ostm.uter General was horn in lltirnswick ,vj(
canity, Virginia, in the year 17U.V Governor jje ,
Grown was educ-.te l m North Carolina, and gradiiitc.l
at <Jliajvcl II.II, in 1813, in the stum claw wj,;,
\s .tli S. ita'.or Manguiu an 1 ex Governor Maul , of j,r,K
that Stale, (|
He sat m the T?.-nt)c-sio L gislature not 1 1S3U, j(lW
when lie av.iselected to Congress, and held that |*>- rlj,|l
? . *ii uin-1 ir> i->, ? iii 11 iu- (ii-i'iim a i re fiwi.im mil pun
ran a successful race for governor against K. 11. (}ov
Foster, u mau of great popular.ly. lie is a lino
stump orator, un l a Stats rights man of the strict <
constructionist school. In character lie is said to tu (
resemble Mr. Mason, wh> was Secretary of the aHI
Navy under Mr. Polk, lie combines suavity of
tnantier with unblemished character, grout itiilus
try and talent. it was to Governor Brown, when \fri
a mo i.her of Congress, some twelve or thirteen j? (j
vo.trs ago. that (Jen. Jackson address. d his cclo(rented
letter in favor.ol the ann> xatioli ol 'l'ex is. a , (
* Governor Brown is in his Odd year, but owing to M|
nctive an.I triiip.-i ate larhits is generally taken to he nii t,
ten years younger.
attoknkt ulnriial j kr It mis 11 S. black ok i'e.vn that
svi.va.ma. gro
The Attorney Generalship lias (alien into able ol ft
hands. Julgc Black is considered to be among . ;'u'
oin- of the i; i-?-?t :ir -oinp. .slo-.I ant nhle juris* in 1'i;l
I'enusy Ivaih i. Me w;?3 'orinerly one of the district h'oii
judges of that .-l ite, but on the law t< ijuiriug all of e
ju-lgis to be elected by the people go.ng into effect, ?" *
lis ?;is eh .-ell oil ol the State Supreme t.'ouil l
,)u 1 gi s, He is n the primp of life, not over 4a *ubs
yiars of age. mill universally esteemed lor the pu- ?'iah
ritv of his public and private character. ,r""
A Row in Nehkok*. ? NVe l.arn from Omaha 1 'J'
City, under dute of the PJth uit . that the closing 1 ' 1
* riu - ' the Leg Jaturc of Ni hr ska Territory w i re ,m'1
\ iy i xcitiug. The popular Voice had charged i
* ? r.il in. mber* w.th lorruptioti with respect to ',r"'
tin ir votes oa the passage ol some hank charters, j
Ill uiseouence, the Governor vet-ied ? x charters ; "I1
so obtained. A crevvd ol i otcrs pursued the mem- "lt l
he's accused to the office of tlio tcrritoral secretary, t
and d sregar hug nil form of an invest gating c on- I
in Itee, attempted to iutliet person.il eli.utisionelit |
on one legislator, lie threatened to sluol with ;i I A
revolver in reply, when the secretary tjrncd the cxai
wlioh hatch into the street. IP re tiic suspected best
meitibtis rau off and Concealed tlicinselvca the
[ .V. I . Hrrald. ' qnei
?~ _ | Buf
\ cif.mi.i' I 1 is r Tile Pol JonMh.ni Vrslii.1% ckl.i
of South Aiidovi-r, w.u U? b" supplied with wood phr.
bv In* |ifti islioiiers, according to tin* terms of hi* lotis
settlement Wilt tor t\ i* coin 114 i.n, but 110 wood "IV
111-I been furnished. Mr. Krmcli wailed until ibe ' pit-I
(Sovcrnor's prm-iani itiou lor Thanksgit' ng came, I the
wlo'ii, nfior rending it t In* people, In? sa 1, with , hut*
;;r< at apparent simplicity: "Ms brethren, vmi per- Mr.
ct*ivo tb.it II* Kxi.llonoy ha* appointed next tr,'
Thursday ax a ti.iy olThanksgiving; and, according I*'"1
to custom, it i? n>v itucni on to prepare two dis- nr,"
coin rot for that occasion?prui ideil / ran 1 rtitr nre
I trni trithout a tiie." The hint took, iiikI on the part
next day nil Int winter's wood was 111 the wood the
j nr<!
IV.nnsyi.va.nia Senator.?-Tho I'enn?yl*an'nn 1
stntis that a protest nguiiol the election ot Stnator 1 l1*'11'
Co no ron, signed by 15 Democratic members <>f the '"'u
S.n.itc, and Idol the 11 onto, hat boon forwnnlcd ots'1
to S -nntor Ibi;lor for presentation to tho Senate <?f 1 18 n
tho I n ted States. The nanus wanting aro those 1^M,;
of absent member*. Tho points made against Ins , r"
n linitsi in arc 1. That lie had not it concurrent
majority of both branches 2. The want of notice '
of the appointment of Tellers; and, J, A charge of 1 fc,an
fraud and corrupt Influence on the part ot Mr. ) c'"*
Cameron In pro mo Ins election. It is stated that <<*'
Senator lliglerwdl press the matter ejwn the con- ( then
sidi ratioii ot the Senate, and endeavor to secure h s
Colleague's rejection. ^ '
Among the graduateh at the Female Medical u*ul
College of Pliila l? Iphin, are Orie It. Mi>on of Vir- aire,
ginin, and Lucy M. Petersill-i ?( North Carolina 'u h
ME TIHBY (Ml THE mini I
have rereivsd ft (alter report of Chief Jftft I
fancy's opinio* in lbs Dred Swetcftse, thsii ' t
given in our previous iwat, so J g to such ex- j f
as will be generally interesting to our read j t
: l
10 Chief Justice, having taxed the facte in the ' l
proceeded to eny, iu substance, that the qucsliist
to bo dvended woe whether the pUiutitl"
I Bcott) was entitled to s*e iu a Court of the
ed Slate*. Thia wai a peculiar question, lor t
irat time brought before the Court sudsr cueh (
imslauces; but it had been brought here, and it
the duty of the Court to meet uitd tu decide it. *
revious Or the adoption of the Constitution, ef- i
State miglit confer tic character of c.t sen, j
endow a man with ull the right* portioning to |
Thw wus ftonflned to the boundaries of a Stale,
gave hiiu no rights beyond its Int.Its. Nor
i the several States surrendered this power by
idoption of tbo Constitution. K?cry State m y i
er the right upon an ulienor nny other class or |
ription of peraons; who would, to nil in'.enta
purpoocs, be u citizen of the State, but not n
til in the scuae uicd in tbo Constitution of the I
Led Stales. Ho would uot thereby become a
ru of the United Stales, and, therefore, could (
sue in any Court in the United Stales, nor
J enjoy the immunities of a citizen in the other
is. Ilia riglt's would bo confined strictly to his
Suite. The Constitution gives Congress tho
lt to establish "a uniform rule of Dnlurolizntion;"
equently, no Slate, by naturalizing an alien,
1 confer upon loin the rights and immunities
ii the Stolen under the General Government,
very clear, therefore, that uu State can, by any
introduce a new member into thu political
in created by the Constitution. The question
nriscs, whether the provisions of the Constiu
of tho United Stales in relation to persona!
Is to which a citizen of a Stale is entitled, rmi-d
nog toes of the African race, at that time in
country, or afterwards iinput ted, or innde free
any State; and whether it is in the power ol
Statu to m ike such a one a citizen of 'he State,
endow him with full citivruihip iu uny u\Uvr*
s without their c n?,.ntj
is true that e*\ry |*-(# .,)t Bllj extfy class and
ript uii of |terson^, m (he time of the adoption o'
JonMitulior^ regarded as citizens of the several
'"i citizens of this new political body,
tone ot' cr. It was formed for them and their
;i hv, and for nobody else; and ull the rights and
luuilics were intended to embrace only those i
i- communities, or ihosa who became numbers j
idmg to the principles on which the Cou?titu- ,
was adopted. It was a Union ol time who j
uienibers of the political communities, whose
cr, l?,r certain specific purpaaes, extended over i
whole lei ritones of the I'uited SutUv, aud-gave :
i citi n rights outside his Statu which he did
before possess, and placed all rights of |>eTvons !
property on nn cqunhty.
becomes necessary, therefore, to determine,
wire citizens of the several Bmics when the
slitutiou was adopied. In ord? r to do tins, we j
t recur to the colonies when tlu-y were si parol- i
otii Gnat Britain, brined new communities, I
look pincc imon.; the family of nations. I
y who Wert rfcoL'iiiM.-<l a* cit xcn* of the Sail, s i
arwl their independence ol Ureal lirilmu, and
tided it l>y lorco of arras. Another c!u?* of j
oils, m ho have been iutpurlod ntlltit, or their ;
cml.tnls, were not r< cognised or intended to be 1
jded hi that memorable instrument?the Dee- 1
lion of Independence. It is difficult r.t I Irs day '
.i?l re the state of public npiuion, respecting that '
i lunate class, with the end red uii.l enlighten- i
lortivu of t!ic world, at the time of the Dee-Lira- j
>>f Independence and the adoption of the (.'on- I
tiou; but history shows'.hey have for more than
ntury been regarded as being of nu inferior orand
until associate* lor tlie whim race, eillter j
illy or politic.illv; and have no rights which whi v 1
wore bound to respect; and the black man |
lit be reduced to slavery, bought and sold, and I
ted u-s an ordinary article of mere tin ndiae. i
i opinion, at tl.ut tune, was fixed and universal
i tie civilised portion of the white race. It was
irded a* an axiom in morals, which no oue igllt
of d'-put njr, an ! every one habitually act- I
i(kiii without doubting for a niutmul the cor- 1
ucmi ut the opinion.
,ud iii no nation was ibis opinion more fixed
generally acted upon than in Knglattd, the
i et ut which < iovci uim-nt not ..nlv seiird them I
In ;<>ast >! Africa, but took ihem as ordinary ,
chiiud ?e, to where they Sou. it make a piolit on j
ii. 'l ite op;in n thus entertained, was uiii tr- !
impressed on the Colonists this u.dc of the At- |
cj aceordin'.'Iy, negroes of the Atneaii race I
e reg trdeii by tfirm as property, and lidd, nud j
|ht, und sold, as saclt in every one of the thirteen '
niies wli.ch united in the Declaration of Iinlc- |
d? lice, aud n(ur? rd formed the Constitution. J
do.'Intic of which we have spoken was Mil !
rly enforced by the Declaration nil Independence,
begins thu>; "When iu tin- course of human
u;s ;t hci'onns necessary for a people to d e
the political bauds w liieh li.ivc connected
n with another, and to assume among the pow
of tbe earth tlie separate nn 1 i.jn.d stul ou to
' m mo uh'i ui nature iiiiti di nature ? o il ? mi- 1
hem, u iliocllt ri ?;?.cl lor lilt- opinions cf man- j
I iiiju r-? (h.it tlit-y t.!i"U..| declare the causes
.h .1 tin-Ill til tile Separation*." aa 1 tlirn
ed*: "H e'>1 those truths to he s-.-h evident '
at all men are crrainl equal; that thov arc en*
til by the r I'ti-iu-r Willi certain unalienable
is, that among tliese are lite, liberty, mid the
iu t of lni|i| ius?. lliai In secure these rgUta,
? rtittietita arc inst tutcd among men, dvr.ving {
r just pew i-rs fiotn tin* eon sent ?>f the govern- ;
Are. i'lv W if.is bell-re quoted Would Set-Ill
uibrnee the w hull* human family; and it u**-d in !
it .a Ills'.! urneat at (ha dav Would bean uuderp.
at it is ton char lor dispute that the enslaved j
xjaii race wen* not intended to be included, lor ,
iat eaac the distinguished melt who Ir.mied the i
Juration of Independence Would be flagrantly
list the j i Ui pl.t which they asset ted. Thej I
i framed the 1 >ec!i ration of Independence were
l ol too mil li honor, education, Slid inti Ifi-jenec, I
ly what liny did not believe; And they knew
iii ii > pet of the civilised World WCrc the nci
.icc, by common consent,admitted to tlie rights
which. Tiny spoke and acted according to
piaci>c*cs, doctrine*, and iiui;iv of the day.
t unfot tunnte race was supposed to be separate I
a the whites, and was revcr thought or spoken i
S?*cpt tis property Thcv ojetiions underwent
hnnge w hen the Constitution was adopted,
in ter the Constitution, the word "citizen" is 1
itilutcJ : r "tree inhabitant." Alter further
oration in this point, the Chief Justice sa d,
i the be : consideration, we have come to the '
rluooii lb it the African rice who came to tins ,
ttry, whethir free or slave, were not intended
;n in led in the Constitution for the enjoyn
<f any personal nghls or benefits; and the
pmv - lis which point to t.?ern treat them as
iiy, an I make it ilia duty of the Government
i .iteet them as such. Hence, the Court is of
i on, Iroin the facts stated in the plea, in ? iale*
it. that lire 1 Scott is not a oitiien of Missouri,
is not, therefore, entitled to ao iu the United
a m Courts.
lr. 1 in flu in, uf Lynn, Mass , was under cross
iiin .'.icii t> an attorney named lord, w ho 3.d his
to p? rplex and browbeat him, so ns ?o overset
test inonv lie had given against his client. The
ition was soiiietluug rctaimg to innehinery. Mr.
Itiui had tisedtihe word "philosophically" in lua
euce. \1r. I> rd continually ha ped upon this
isc, and ciulinr.-rod to make the witness rid.ouin
the eye of the jury. At last he inquired; ;
ay, Mr. Witness, as you seem to be a ureal
nsopher, can you tell me philosophically, what
fuiis? cjUfl?o,? would bo. if tin* air should be - '
sled from ft hogshead?" " Ym, sir," replied
lliilhnn; "tho head would full in." "Indeed, |
' replied the counsel; "c?? you tell n?c, phdeto nlly,
why the head should fall in flr?lT" "Yes,
relumed HutVum, "it is bwMM hogsheads
like r i.fte lawyers?their heads ore the weakest
The roar of the court room aektiowledgcd
victory ol the witio-ss over the rountel.
'iic .louuiMti lit'siNtss or OntkLKtroN.?Wt
n that, lor the month of February, our jobbing j
es have done a larger business, by fifty per I
I., than lias ever b-cn done lit re before. This
gratifying fact, and indirate* an increased >!? !
tion in the South generally t>> pair,ui'ie South- j
enterprise and bmiMM, anil tliat Charleston is
ing ihe fruits ol this natural and popular feeling,
'he solectuiBc of goods this season, we underd,
display great taste and judgment; and instannre
n.u rare, of pa ties u li > have looked at the 1
Us here, and gone North, returning and making
i purchase here ui preference, as more choice )
better suited to the Southei u markets,
is also .? source of congratulation to know that
collections hi ties line of business have been untlly
large. Wo are iuCanned some firms have
itdy paid every liability, and have large amounts
sad. Charleston is going ahead!- Mtrrury
** > n's
It aeotna that Romaa wives war* mat paryiMal . W.'-:
o know the secrets of titer husbands ?aa tha law '
.rovided for d.vurco w here .i.r arifia ujd fab* keys 1
o pry into what had been 'ocked up frot* bar ou- *
io?ity. 1/ thia offence war* valid ground Cor dh
vror at this day. *? {(.-or many a wife would ha pot
iWMJ- ~-J&i ' ' a 5i
Tlic decision of tha Ruprama Court of the Unied
States in lite Dred Scott caaa haa (alleo Ilk* ajj^Bur \3
tomb shell among the BUck Republican* ?f tha
tosntry. Greek-y now ignore* all show of raaaoa ar
notice, and announce* himself oa tha Garriaoa
tUiiortn. In the New York Leg:alatara it waa
|>rupoaad to raise a Joint Commit tec to consider tha
lecisioo of tha Court.
Massachusetts proposes to amend the Coaptation ' *
of the United State*, ao aa to make tha J uJgea of tba
Supreme Court elective by the people Poor Black
Republicanism! What a asd plight haa justice
placed you in!
A duel took place at Mobile, oa the 7th bat., bo*
twecu James O. Nuoo, of tha New Orleans Crescent,
and Mr. Breckenrldge, 4 tb? Courier, in
which the latter was shot through both tliighs
the k-ft one brokm. Nixon waa unhurt. Brackenridge
fought a man named Leavenworth, at Nilurnrn
Fwlb, in 1855, in which he was shot through
the calf of the leg. Leavenworth was shot in both
thiglw?breaking the left one.
Rolltusville post office, S. C., lias bean discontinued.
A list of the gentlemen who have occupied'tba I
Slate Department at Washington is gotsg tbo
rounds of the puns, from which are omitted tfr*
mums of John Forsyth, of Georgia, and Abel F:
lipahur, of Virginia. Mr. F. held tbc high puis
tivn for at ven years, and waa atnong ita oldest oo? I
so pan la.
A book called by antiquariansIncunabpl,piloted
in the 15tk century, was ncently k ught for tbo
private library of u citixtn of Berlin, Proasia, for
about $300. 'Die Royal L-brary wanted it,but waa ftl
too late. It contains the history ol Pope Joan.
The body of W. S. Shermtd, who was killed in
Hanson,crowing out of au indignity offered to Gov.
Geary, lias been removed to Virginia, where h*
has lelatives. .
The New York Mirror says the abolitionist*
should be satisfied with Mr. Ruthonan, since ho
has placed a Wack aud Urovcn man in liis cabinet.
Santa Anna has issued another manifesto oa
protiunciamento against ail government in Mexico
but Ins own. It ap|>eaied in EI Tribuno, a Nicsrsguan
paper, and is a "fancy" document as far a*
gas is concerned.
D. Goudtloek, Etkj , to wbom a ooofesaiun, loo
the benefit of the creditor* of the 8pettanburg and'
Union Railroad, has ken executed by the President
and Directors of the Com|>any, lias issued notice
t<> rted:(otf>, to furnish him a wiitfrn statement
of the nature and chr.ran*r of their demands, by
the 20th of June next.
James A. Price, convicted at Union on the Stk instant
of tlie murder of Joseph llughrs, lias given
notice of appeal for n new trial.
The New York Tribune anticipates a large emigration
to Kansas under tile aa>pieea of ike Kmigrant
Aid Socictus.
Tlie New Hampshire State election took place
on the 10th instant. The Black Republicans have
wept the State?and a d'rty sweeping at that.
General Thorns# I nn been re appointed Assistant
Secretory ol State by General Cass.
The Anderson CI axe* to rcpreacnta their sessions
docket as well tilled with charges for retailing with"
out 1.cense, trwd n/ with slaves, gaming, and for a
variety of vilirr ofTencvs.
dust hi fore turning the Committees in the Sen- l :
ate, at the extra session, on the 4th inst, Senator
Boiler asked to be exeusej fn?n? serving i n any r(
them; but be was re-appointed chairman of the Judietary
Committee.
Cnpt. Pctigru, U. S. Navy, of South Carolina*,
died in Washington lately, while demanding justice
from the notion of ths late retiring bonrd.
The Natchez Courier announces the death cf
Gen. Fei.x Huston, a few days ago, at Waslungtun,
Mi-*., in the fit ill year of Ins age.
1 .n ut. Gen. Scott's arrearages of pay, allowed
by Cougress, will amount to shout $30,000. His
annual (ay and emolument* will be $13,000.
Two j> taacngrr ears on the Greet Western (Canada
' Ivadroad were hurled from a bridge of 40 feet
height, in whieh were from 73 to 100 passengers.
Out of fifteen taken from the wreck alive, five have
mnee died. The dead tha* f.ir are 74. Nearly al).
were oitlxens of Toronto.
Mr. Disney, a member from Ohio, died in Waahiigtoii
on the I4tb instant.
Congress at ita last session authorised lb# construction
of five additional slwps o( war, and the
force of icanii u to be increased one thousand greater
lliuit the present maximum standard.
A Cool Yanks*..?Maj. Ben. Perlry Poore, lectur<dto
tlw Philadelphia us, sonto days ago, on atrip
frviu Paris to Palestine, and in tlie course ot his
rtinaiks told n ivs>l iokc <>i > Vi.nL..? > ? l,T^?
individual," said the Major, "was a Vermonter, and
.11 the height of the gale, which lasted sixty hours,
ninl looked pretty dangerous, bo came on deck aid
Coolly remarked that it was lucky he did not own
any slock in the company mliich had insured the
steamer."
Wasiungton, March 12.?The Senate has ratified
the Central American treaty, by a vote of 31
against 15.
The President has rejected the Meaican treaty,
without sending it to Concuss.
Hon. -ami. Med.iry, ot Ohio, has been sppointed
Governor of Mium-sota, and Mr. Anderson,
ex-delegate in Congress from that Territory, haa
been ap|>oii)U>d Governor of W^tliingloa,
I -atrr advices from China state that the five porta
of that country open to .Europeans had been placed
in it state of siege.
Fcare re entertained, at Madrid, of another insnrrtetton,
as a large quantity of artna and ammanition
ha 1 l>e<-n found hidden.
Kx President P erce has gone to Virginia to vi?i|
some ot Ins personal friends.
A Moxsira Gold Nrcorr?The Sydney (A us
tralia) Morning Herald states that a nugget of cold
was recently found at l?uisa creek, New South
IVJn, the value of which is estimated at ?20,000.
J; weighs about five cut., but there ia very little of
gold risible on the surface. -This is said to be the
largest nugget of gold vet discovered in the world,
its discovery produced quite a sensation.
It i* said that many prayer books are now eoid ia
London with a looking glass inserted in the inner
side oi the cover, in order that ladies may strange
their hair or ndniire thcinw Ives while using the
hook at church.
A Lucid Uxpi.ai?at|osi.?A Frenchman
being troubled with the gout, km ntked
what difference there was between that and
the rheumatism "Ana ? <>? * <"??i ,l:<* _
?? w ?.w . J j^icm UlUQI*
once," replied Monsieur; 'Suppose you take
one vice, put your finger in, you turn the
screw till you can bear him no longer?del
is do rheumatism; den s'posc you give him
ono turn more?dat is de gout.**
Viva Voce.?A green member of ike
Nebraska Legislature, when the election of
the Assistant Cleik came up, called out?
Mr. Speaker, 1 move we vote vice verea.
The wholo house burst into i% roar, and not
knowing what it meant, greeny asked hie
right hand man if it was not in order, add*
ing tlmt he didn't know anything aboft
these <i?d parliamentary rules J