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ion afloat in tliat case' the Sout^ be weaker party, were sure in^e end t^ Jte losers. He therefore declared hi* inten fu to vote for striking out the article of salt ^Mr^Brwn replied with some severity, denying the *tight of Mr. Calhoun to speak fS more than his own State, and excteira. ing against it as an extraordinary spectec e, see one professing to bean anti-tariff man lighting side by side with the gentleman from jJpSlchosetts, to retain a heavy protecting doty. He hoped every Southern Senator would resist the motion. Something vv as then said in vindication of the course of the President elect in reference to the tariff, and several replies and rejoinders of a very pe jon ai character took place between the two ben ' Mr. Rives next addressed the ^ considerable length, and with muc ? ness. in reply to Mr. Calhoun, and in vimtoca S thV course or Mr. Van Buren. He alluded to his particular situ_tion in reference to this duty on salt, and expressed his will mo-ness on behalf of his State to maka the sacrifice of the protecting duty. Mr. WRIGHT also went into a pre:ty ex* tensive reply, explaining his own course and that of his political friends in relation to the tariff of 1828, and repelling the charge of insincerity and a want of good faith, which bad been'urged by Mr. Calhoun. Mr Strange insisted that aii who held a orote^tin* tariff to be unconstitutional, were ia duty tound to vote tor every proposition ^h}fih went to^ abolish or reduce it. He could aot befceve that men would pursue such a course as had been described by Mr. Calhoun, because they must know that detection would iias^iately follow, ar.d their cause be weak Sedby such policy. His constituents wanted this salt duty suppressed, and he could not vot*to retain it. . . Mr Calhoun rejoined, and insisted upon iikformer ground. He still doubted if there uttB any serious intention ot reducing the tariif, and believed they should have mach talk, but fittfe Action. . ' Mr* Preston spoke for a considerable time in vindication of his own course and that of his colleague, and then went into a course ot remarks on the probable course of the next Administration in reference to the protecting policy.. He had heard the response of one priest from the tripod-lhat was the priest for Vfeinia : he should like to hear that of another, the priest from Pennsylvania; as ., e tos petted the oracle would give very different j "^Mr^&ves replied : be disclaimed the priest hood, or any authority to speak as from the triood. He denied that there were any indica tioos that t lie tariff party was the strongest side ; on the contrary, they coold not have rev tarned the duty on porcelain without the votes ofthe^wo Senators from *South Carolina. He referred to the Presidentelect as m favor of a moderate protecting system, but opposed tea high tariif. Mx. Preston rejoined in a short speech, denying" that Mr. B'ves's explanation as tiie opinions and probable course of the next President were sufficiently definite. * CoRRXSP 05DS9CE OF THE COURIER Washington, Feb. 24. 1837. The President laid before the Senate, to day, a memorial from the Directors of the U. States Bank, complaining of the statement made by the Secretajy of the Treasury, that the Bank refused to adjust and settle their ac? count with the United States, and declaring that" tfii are arid atoC^s have been ready to make sucb adjustment and settlement, and thai they are further willing to admit the es timate of the valoe of the stock mads by the United States Commissioners, and pay over the balance due to the United States, leaving the dividends held for the Commissions due to the Bank on the French bills of exchange for the decision of a judicial tributfu!. A num ber of bills ordered yesterday to a thjrd rea ding, were, read a third time and passed.? The Senate, at one .o'clock, resumed thedis cussion of the Tariff, on the question to stnke oat from the list of articles free from duty, the item of " common salt." Mr. Davis spoke shortly for the purpose of setting in a correct point of view before the world the conduct he had felt himself bound to pursue in voting against the different Tariff bills of 1828, 1832, and 1833 and also in reply to what had been said by Mr.-Rivss as to the fact that no pledges had been given by the friends of the Tariff that they accepted the provisions of the Compromise Act. Mr Benton followed, and declared that he had never regarded the Compromise Act as imposing any obligation on. him to refram from an effort to reduce the duties, whenever he could get a fair ?PP^rt"' nity to do so He stated that after 1842? he should go for discrimination duties, and speci fic duties, and for aduty of protection on lead, H&stated that the present bill was skilfuUy constructed for arraying against it all the Ta-? riff interest, Tbe question was taken on the motion to strike out the item, and decided in the negative ? Yeas 15, nays 23. ?olutntna &elesroyr. SATURDAY, MARCH 4. 1837. ? We return oor thanks to Messrs. Preston, 'mmm* ? ? Calhoun, Thompson, Pickens and Elmore, tor their attention in sending us vanou< docu . meets and speeches during the session. ' Southern. i\ tavy Yard. The Commission- I . appointed by the Seeretary of the Navy to examine the harbors South of the Chesepeake i bay, with a view to the establishment of a Navy .Yard, have reported, and give the pre- ' .ference4e the port of Brunswick, in Georgia. Congress, however, iyilf scarcely act on the ? subject -this session. The United States Telegraph is to be dis continued, -and a new paper called "The Re former'* is to be set up at Washington, under the able management of Mr. Cralle. See the Prospectus. Charleston Recces. The first day's purse Wa%yvon by CoL Hampton's Bay Maria ; the second day's by Dr. Guignard's Clodhop yer ; the third day's by Col. Hamptah's Kilty \ Heath; the fourth day's (Sweepstakes) by Dr. Guignard's Clodhopper ; the citizens' purse of $1200, on the Tuesday following, by Col. Hampton's K Uty Heath. J e?L Hampton's Charlotte Russe and Col# Singleton's Medora were expected to run for the citizen's puBse, hut being found not in .exact condition, were not entered. There Jbeing thereupon sooicMiiflicuIty in making up the race, Col. Hampfc?. with his usual iih STjtfity, afforded the Clpfe the use of Kitty tfiftfe, ?nd t benefit of hce winning. FROM WASHINGTON. The Northern party in Congress, and t ie I Administration, are proposing alterations o I the Tariff. Rives. Benton, and others, de ! clare that there is nothing bmdmg m the Compromise U? of 1833- A .nore unpnn cipled and faithless political act was never perpetrated. We defer comment until he i further course of this matter appears. In the I mean time, see the remarks of our com?. I P?[t is said that the new Cabinet is to be arranged thus. Mr. Rives, Secretary of State; ! Mr. Poinsett, of War; Mr. Wiight, of the Treasury ; Mr. Muhlenberg, of the Navy ; Mr. Butler, Attorney General ; Kendall, P. M. General. The Committees on Foreign Relations, of both Houses, have reported on the President's last message concerning Mexico, recommend j in* that Reprisals be not resorted to for the present. Out that a solemn demand for redress of the injuries complained of be made upon Mexico. , 4 c . The Rats of the Palace had a great feast, on tiie m on the big cheese presented to Gen erai Jackson, weighing 1400 lbs. The Glo exulting!}" declares that it was much .arger than the famous one given to Mr. Jefferson in former times. The inference is clca". Tbe account that we copied last week of the invention of hollow shot in naval warfare, attributes the Invention to Mr. Stevens, o Hoboken We have seen a letter trom the late President Madison, dated April 1813. acknowledging that he had received th, s sug gestion from Dr. Thomas Cooper, ot this 1 place, in the month of February 1813 ; and I promising to enter it for consideration on the 1 minutes of the War and Navy board. In 1822, M. Pa'ixhans of France published his account of his invention of hollow balls to be filled with powder, and fired from Howit zers ; with the result of the experiments made by him on a large empty vessel of w furnished for the purpose by the French Gov ernment. All the French vessels of war nre now supp ied with them. We do not know that the English have yet adopted them. While Mr. Calhoun was Secretary of War, Mr. Stevens of Hoboken was permitted to try his hollow balls, which exploded, not by a fuse, but on a percussion principle. They succeeded. Whether our Navy board has adopted them we know not. We understand that a very ingenious gen tlemen, a Captain in the Army in Florida, and a relation of the present Secretary of the Navy, has made some improvement on this invention, which we believe has not yet been subjected to experiment on a large scale. That it will occasion a material alteration in ?aval warfare, we doubt not. We make this correction, in order that the credit of so im portant and ingenious an invention, may be long to the real author. Silk. We understand that a few gentle man of this place are about t d set on toot an establishment for t&e culture of Silk. Their obiect, we learn, is to ascertain, by a fair ex periment, made upon a scale sufficiently ex tensive, whether this branch of industry can be prosecuted with profit, in this part of the j country. The success that is beginning to attend it in the Northern States leaves little doubt but that in this more favour able climate it can be pursued with still greater advantage. There is in this neigh borhood, also, a class a population that could be employed in this way, much to their moral, as well as their pecuniary amendment. We will occasionally copy such articles as give information on this subject. IRON. | Such information as the following must be aoreable to the manufacturers of iron in this countrv. The encouragement, however, is scarcely needed, for we know of no branch cf industry that is in so flourishing a condition. The stocks of the several Companies in the up per part of this State are producing very large dividends. Their value is shewn by the fact that the shares in a Company chartered by the last Legislature, wth a capital of three hun dred thousand dollars, cannot now be had at a hundred per cent advance, altho' its operations are not yet begun. We are glad to see the production of this important article so much encouraged among us. From Gores Liverpool Adve rltser , Dec. 15, 1836. At a meeting of the Welsh iron-mastere, held at Newport on the 3d instant, it wa? determmed to blow out twenty-one finance? m Nwith Wales, and otherwise to reduce the make one-fifth, from the 15th instant To the 31st March, 1827. The Scotch iron masters came to a similar resolution at their meeting on Wednesday week; so that in clui di in*^e twenty nine furnaces already out of blast in Staffordshire and Shropshire, there will be no fewer than sixty furnaces ex tinguished, for three months certain, i the various parts of the kingdom, and a ?>nsequent reduction in the Quantity ot irou produced of about 4500 tons per week. Mr. Editor ? The friends of Major JAMES O' HANLON beg leave to announce him as a candidate to represent the District of Richland in the Legisla ture, to fill the vacancy of Col. M'Cord. Maich 4 Mr. Editor : When Mr. Clay's compromise bill was passed, the South accepted this half-way mea sure as a measure of peace, and to prevent what would otherwise have been inevitable ? the secession of the Southern States ta avoid robbery in the form of taxation. Under this view of the subject it appears to me the inte rest and the duty of the Seuth to oppose all re duction of the Tariff, as decidedly as any in crease of it. But their uprincipled opponeuts, are now beginning to break up that compromise by re ducing the Tariff that they may inveigle the Southern members into an acquiesence in this measure, and by and by move to increase it, and fix the protecting system on us forever. In proof of this I neg you to publish an ex . tract from the letter in the Courier of March i 1st, containing the remarks of Mr. Davis, Mr. J Rive? and Mr. Benton ; the two latter avow inor that they never considered the compro mising acta-; binding: Mr. Beaton avowing also his intentions to move hereafter for a protecting duty on L^ad and other articles. Of what use is an Union with a party who lose all sight of contract, of honesty, and of honor, whenever it suits their local interest ? No man of prudence cart- place the reliance of a feather on the political honesty of the northern majority of Tariff pilferers. Luckily the northern consumers are beginning to find out they as well as the South, are taxed to swell the profits of the manufacturing class. The" administration seem going on the principle of buying off their Southern oppo* nents. Witness Mr. Rives. I hope and trust we shill not have to make the same remark on any South Carolinian. Whenever the Tariff comes in question our members ought to take no part whatever. Leave it t?? the Tariff and Administration party. A SUBSCRIBER. To the Editor of the Times. Sib? Assuming that you ore the author -ot the reply (or rather, of what pretends to be reply) to "Native Southerners,' wc shali.Uk* the liberty of dedicating to you another -tissue ofdetractions." Had you published the article, for which you have selected from your copi ous vocabulary this delectable cognomen, we should not be inclined towasteany more tirne upon von. But as you have designedly with held That from your readers, we shall devotea few moments to a brief statement o\ facts. And first, as to the article in question. You have deliberately stated that it is "irrelevant, evasive and vituperative"; but where is the proof, for either of these statements! i our bare assertion 1 You well know, that it you could have detected a flaw in any part ot tlioi communication, you would have gladlv ex nosed it to public view. You well know, moreover, that this "irrelevant, evasive, vita nerative" article contains more truths, than you are willing to present to your readers ? In your view, it is a "tissue of detractions to inform the public that your -assertions _ are destitute of proof and to furnish them with the facts, that they may decide lor themselves.^ It is an ?'extraordinary proceeding, i should presume to question the infallibility ot the "Times," and to show that our denial of vour statements is based upon incontrovertible evidence ! We rather suspect, the most "irrelevant, evasive and vituperative part ol the "attack'' was the publication ot the fact, that you are "no more a Southerner, than j those at whose ext.rpation, you are now | directing your efforts." We do not wonder that you recoil at this; for you must undoubt edly perceive that you are placed in rather an awkward predicament. Your readers would naturally inquire ; ? if we must suspect all Northern men who reside among us, why should we except the Editor of the 1 imes . Will you be so kind, as to furnish us with a reason ? But to return. If we would be allow ed to adopt your language, we should certain ly say that the epithets, which you have been pleased to apply to our article have been entire ly misplaced. If you had put them at the head of your editorial, they would not only have formed an appropriate caption, but would have rendered your remarks more consistent with themselves . As it is, you have indulged in unmeaning invective? ; the public will so regard them until you furnish evidence to the contrary. . A word respecting some other statements, that you have published. You have sa>d, , that the Theological Seminary was exclusively designed for the education ofa native Ministry, and?that a pledge was given to the public to that effect. We could easily disprove this by citations from the Constitution and from the proceedings of Synod in relation I to this subject ; but the public demands of you , the proofs for your assertions. t You have also stated, that the Presbytery in which the Seminary originated have refused j to send their young men to it. So far is this from the fact, that they have never been without their due representation in the .mu tation: and what agravates the case is the circumstance that you made this assertion in answer to an article, one of the signers which is from that identical Presbytery. You have also said, that you "know ot none who are laboring with zeal for the distruc tion of the institution." Whereas, you, your self, declared that you -would either root out | the Professors or root up the Seminary. Perhaps you meant? if you could. You have also advanced an assertion rath er discreditable to Dr. Goulding, which none who know him will admit. We could throw some light on this point, but as we did not undertake to give a history of the Seminary we must forbear. We only design to secure the public from erroneous impressions, by a plain statement of facts in opposition to your mere assertions. , We hope that you will not be offended by our "personality." We have been conscien tious in adopting the "argumcntum ad horn inem" as the only oue suited toy our case. If we have been "mistaken," pray "pitv our folly" and spare us vour anger. But you will not be angry. "You would be sorry that the young gentlemen of the Institution should suppose that you feel any hostility owar s them." You "sincerely wish t.!em well. Crcdat Apella. Solomon says? "the kisses of an enemy are deceitful," and we are some what inclined to his opinion. A word and we have done. You need not seek to enlist public sympathy by declaring that yon now write in self defence and that youare driven into controversy; it is well known that you have frequently assailed the Seminary in a most virulent manner, and that it is but re cently that any one has undertaken to expose you. As for your Church membership, we must confess that we are sorry it is neces sary to proclaim it in a public journal in order that it may be known. This is not the rule of James. N^T|VF SOUTHERNERS. The Winyaw Intelligencer will please pub lish the above. Mr. Editor : Every public journalist ought to appropri ate a portion of his columns to the promotion of the useful arts and sciences ? particularly those which are in progress or contemplation in his own State or community. From the silence of the Editors in our own State as to many enterprises now amongst, there appears to be an indifference which borders on apathy. People abroad very naturally suppose that we are not yet aroused from the long slumber of a century past; indeed our own citizens ire deplorably ignorant of what is going onarouud them. But there are a few enterprising men who have discovered the value and inexhaustible ness of our beds of Iron ore, and have formed large Companies, with large Capitals to work them ? from which many of them are realizing large profits. As they progress in wealth and experience they will realize stiil more ; and in doing so will distribute around them the results of their labour and enterprise. Others have discovered that Cotton grows abundantly in eur State, that our own neigh borhood abounds in fine water falls and building materials ? and therefore have formed and are now forming Companies, to convert these materials to the useful purposes of life. No observing man who casts his eye over our beloved State and takes a view of its ad vantages physical and moral, but must neces sarily come to the conclusion, that nature has been lavish of her bounties to h?r, and that I she must soon become a great manufacturing , State ? why not 1 Having all the elements of production with- i in ourselves, what do we want but enterprise ^ and industry to call them into requisition. We can execute any enterprise which . others similarly circumstance'! can execute we labour under no physical or mental ina bility but what is common to all men. The materials of weaitli and comfort arc scattered around us with a profuse hand, ready to be converted into the precious metals by industry and skill. Then why so long asleep ? awake mv countrymen, from the long1 slumber of years, and assume that rank among your sister States, to which your advantages entitle you, and which if you had been true to your in terests, )ou would have occupied long ago. ? ? Take the money, which you are now expend ing on the western wilderness, and invest it in joint stock companies at home, and 1 am well assured that your children will be more wealthy, happy and meral, than the children of those who have le'i us for richer lands and a i more inhospitable climate. In a few years | you can cause our own state to bud and bios- j som like the rose. This brings meto the point, to which it was I my intention at first, to call the attention of your readers. Passing through Columbia the other dav and having occasion to make a shoit stay", 1 put up at Hamner's, where every lover of good fare and kind hospitable atten tion will be sure to be gratified to his hejrt's content. Having got through my business (never very large) I had an afternoon to spare; a friend of mine induced me to spend it by visfting the Cotton Factory established at tiw n'ew town of Saluda. The afternoon was pleasant, the sun shone brightly, and all nature conspired to make the trip pleasant and interesting. My companion, who had the kindness lo accompany me, was intelligent, afiableand gentlemanlike. We approached the Factory from the south side of the Saluda bridge, and before i. broke upo:i our view, we he.d almost reached it. The massive pile of buildings, all composed of granite, astonished inc. The sequested lonely spot, where it is located ? the waters of the beautiful Saluda rolling over the factory dam in one unbroken sheet of water; the rainbow which appear ed like the arch of Heaven between us and the scttingsun: the roaring of the riveroverthe rocky and broken bed of Boards Falls, the immense piles of rocks upon rocks around the factory ? the mountainous precipice South and West of it ? the deep ravines through which several silver streams were flowing ? created sensations in my heart which 1 have never felt before, and which my pen is not sufficiently graphic to describe. A moment's reflection, however, admonished me that I had not visited the Saluda Factory, for the purpose of feasting my imagination, but rather to in form my judgement and add to my experience. A few moments brought us in front of the mill, where there is a small one story build ing erected. The door being half open we entered, and from the notice of the machine ry in motion there, we soon learned that this is a picking and lapping house placed at some distance from the main building for the great er security against fire. Tins was a prudent ? wise ? precaution, for from the nature of the materials of whic^ these two machines are composed, and the rapidity of their mo-? tion, it sometimes happens that the steel parts come in contact with small pieces of quartz contained in the Cotton, from which by concussion a spark is emitted, which ignites the cotton, and unless quickly extin guished would communicate to the whole building. These two machines are the most | perfect of the.r kind I have ever seen. 1 ! was much surprised to see with what quick', nes* two little sable cotton covered urehins attended to them. On turning out of this bnildidg, I soon discovered that its machinery derived its motion from the main building, though at the distance of about 20 feet. The dwrs of both being opposite each other, and as there was no prohibitory statute posted up to arrest our progress, my companion and myself entered unceremoniously. We no sooner entered, than we found ourselves on the second floor, and having made inquiry from some one we me', for the superintendant Mr. Jenks, who in a few seconds made his appearance, and my friend introduced me to him as a friend of his from the country who expressed a desire to see the mill, learn something of its statistics ? the extent of the views of the directors as to their plan of pro* pect of remuneration &c. &c. In rep'y to my inquiries, Mr. Jenks obligingly gave me the following statement of facts in relation to the establishment. "The Company obtained their charter in 1834, and the corner stone of the Factory was laid on the 4th of July, 1835. Tne first cotton was spun in the mill in July 1836. The whole buildiug will contain, exclusive of the basement story, 7756 Cotton Spindles, 140 power Looms, and all the apparatus necessary thereto. When in operation the mill will turn out about 270,600 lbs. of Yarn and 1,260,000 yards of Cotton Cloth annually ; making in all 7/5,600 pounds of Yarn and Cloth ; consuming 2S50 bales of Cotton ? yielding a yearly profit to the Stockholders of 22? per ceni on the investment of $225,000 which sum will fill the mill, except the base ment story, which may be filled with three sets of Woollen Machinery and 36 Looms for wea v ing Kerseys or Linseys for Winter w.*ar for Slav?s ; and these when in operation will turn out 270,000 yards annually : opening a fine market for wool growers? yielding" a nei t profit of30 per cent on a capital cf$9, 300 the estimated cost of Machinery in addition to the above. Connected with this establishment there is a Grist- M ill on an improved plan, a! most completed. A large tavern is already finished and open for the public ? a very respectable building. Also a very large Mercantile Store, filled with Merchandize from all points of the Compass, a branch of D. & J. E wart & Co's. store of Columbia ; several private boarding houses, for the use of the operatives, and houses for t!ie company's slaves, in number about 70. All these in full requisition will pay the company at least 25 per cent on the investment for their erection. I take no account at. this time of the pro bable value or future demand for water privi leges or Town Lots? but judging from analogy these will constitute no smalt item in the value of this concern. This mill is built of granite, 200 feet by 45 ?5 stories high including basement and attic o w stories. The imchinery is now propelled bv one water wheel 16 16, of about 75 horse powi-r , calculated to drive the machinery of on* end of the Mill, half of which is in operation? and is turning out about five thousand yards of cloth and 2000 lbs Yarn weekly. We are now getting up machinery which will fill this end of the^mill? ?-which we hop- to have in operation next June, when the amount just mentioned will be doubled. Arrangements are in progress to put up another water whee!, of similar dimensions and power to that now in motion ; to prcpel the machinery intended to be ordered and put up in the other half of the Mill. | The advantages for operations of this sort j in the South, are much greater than I had i any idea of. In the first place he who buys the land obtains the wafrr privileges gratuit ously, and building materials are hcatti*rcd around in endless profusion, and of the best quality. The raw material of Cotton has an advan tage in our favor of 10 per cent. Wl*en this is converted into Yarn and Cloth they find purchasers at our cwn deor yielding a saving of 10 per ccnt more. Slave labour under ordina ry circumstances, I consider lower than white labour by 10 per cent. White labour offers in abundnnce, at the same prices for which it can be obtained at the North ; and from the experience I have had is equally efficient, and equally to be depended upon. The Yarn and Cloth here made, from the advantage we have of obtaining self ci Cotton, command a preference over northern fabrics even in iNorfhern Markets. Althot/oTr the town of Saluda ha* been settled for the last two years by more than one hundred macclinmted *ons, yet the j health these have enjoyed, may be compared with a similar population, in any section of country, in more northern latitudes. The water power i** ample, and may be made available to other ircanufncturing purpo ses to a very great extent. And before many years roll round I have no doubt btit that every drop of water in the Saluda ct ordinary times will be carefully husbanded and profitably disposed of for purpose?* which, at no v<jry distant day, will be cortsid(Bi|vd raoat valuable to South Carolina." \v 1 was much pleased with this simple nar-; rativcof the Superintcnda.it of IJaloda J manufacturing company. ' ' The unaffected unostentatious mahner, in which the statements weret.made, inspired confidence in his abilities, and in the wisdom of the choice which the company had made of such a manager of their concern. I understand from him that he is the brother of the maker of the Spinning and Weaving Machinery of this Mill ? is a practical me chanist and practical operator ofali its branch es. As J have some additional statements and remarks to lay before your readers, Mr. EdK tor, f must ask the favor of you to insert the conclusion of this communication in your next number. A TRAVELLER. New Arrangement. THE Subscriber has made preparation t& have his Medicine forwarded monthly. In adopting this course, he will be enabled to keep on hand fresh articles, and the newest Chemical Preparations which come to hand, Physicians and Planters can be fur nished at all times with such medicines a* can b?; de pended on, and at as low prices as are furnished in the State. A. FiTCJI. March 4 9 COMMERCIAL DANK? Checks for Salo.on 3Iobile, Alabama. March 4 9 T A CARD. ,1IE Subscriber having soTd his residence in Co j-. lumbin, now effers for sale his Furniture; the most of it having been made to order, is belter than can usually be obtained at furnishing stores. Persons who are furnishing houses, would probably be indu ced to purchase by examining the articles at the re sidence of WILLIAM GREGG. Also, a fine Carriage, nearly as good as new, for sale, March 4 4t 9. SEED POTATOES , BALTIMORE FLOUR, MACKEREL , PICKLED TONGUES , AND BEEF. THE Subscribers have just received, and offer for Sale, .*>0 bbls. prime S?cd Potatoes ? 3 ) bbls. fine Baltimore Flour 10 bbls. fine No. 1 Mackerel 1-2 and 1-4 bbls. do. Fulton Market Pickled Beef and Touguos Pickled Salmon, Goshen Butter, <fcc. ALSO, 200 bbls. prime New Orleans Rum 30 bbls. Whiskey 25 bbls Gin With a variety of other articles, suitable for coun try merchants. POLOCK, SOLOMON & CO. March 4 9 John Bascomfoe. This Celebrated Racer will make bis first season at the HAMP TON COURSE, near Augusta, Ga., under the direction of Mr. Freman W. Lacy, and be let to Mares, the ensuing season, at One hundred Dollars the season, payable 25:h December next, with One Dollar to the Groom ; the season to commence the 15th of February, and end the 15th of July next. It is requested that persons sending Mares, will send n note for the season, and the pedigree of the Mare. John Bascombe never having covered, his powers as a foal getter is, of eourse, unknown : such Mares, therefore, as do not prove in foal, shall have the ben efit of another season, free of charge. Messrs. Glas cock and Lacy are extensively provided with Lots and Stables for Mares that may be sent to remain with the horse and will be well fed at fifty cents per day. Black servants sent with Marea, fed gratis. Every care and attention will be taken to guard ag linst accidents, or escapes, but no liability will be incurred for either. PEDIGREE. ? John Baseombe is a light chesnut, fifteen and a half bands high, fine bone and muscle, with very superior limbs and action, six years nld :hc ensuing spring; he was got by the celebrated horse Bertrand. sen., his dam was got by Pacolet, and he by imported Citizen, his grand dam was. got by imported Buzzard: his great grand dam was pot by Paragon, and be by imported Spread Elgle ; his great grett grand dam was got by imported Dove, &c. <fcc. Bascombc's performances on the turf, are of so recent date, and consequently so well known, I deem it unnecessary to trouble the public with any remarks of mine in relation t?? them, except to state that he has never lost a heat since he has been in ray hands. JOHN CROWELL. Augusta, Jan 31 C ? 3m Ssianfcr & ?>arlingloii Rail Road. S IV accordance with an act of llse lost session of the Legislature of South Carolina, authorizing the formation of a company, to be called the SfiM TER AND DARLINGTON RAIL ROAD COM PANY, books of subscription to the Stock of the said Company, will be opened on the first Mond'nj in Aprd next, in Cheraw, by Richard Phclan, D. S. Ilarlee, and Archibald Blue. In Society Hill, by Caleb Cocker, Elias Gregg, and S. P. Lide. At Dar lington C. II. by Moses Sanders, Shepperd Williams ami William Wingate. At Marlborough C. II. by Joshua David, E. L. Hennagaiiand C. W Dudley. At Marion C. H. by E. B. Wheeler, Wm. Evans and W. H Gricc. At Bisliopville, by C. C. CampDell, W. ]{. Bowen and A. G. Croswell. At Sumterville, by C. W. Miller, John Hemphill and F. J. Moses. At Camden, by Dr. A. De I,eon, H. T. M'Cee and H. Ilolleyman. At Columbia, by Andrew Wal lace, Robert WaddellanJ A. M'Lauehlin. At Char leston, by John Robinson, Samuel Patterson and John Haslett. The books will be kept open at each place for five Jays, between the hours of 9 o'clock in the morning and 3 in the afternoon. Ifany one if the Commissioners should fail to at ie id the >thcriwo may appoint a substit ire. The shares ar? Si 00 each, and $10 will be requir ed to be paid on each share at the time of subscrib ing. The balanet is to be paid in instalments of ? 10 each at intetvals, he shortest of which, willbetixty days. One inont i's notice will be givdn before any instalment can be required. The route of the road, as prescribed by the charter, is from Darlington C. H. through Bishop v i lie, Moclianicgville, and Sum terville, to some point on the Santee, between the fork of the Wateree and Congaree Rivera, and a point on the Santee, five miles below Vance's Fer ry C.W.MILLER, j Commissioners F. J. MOSES, 1 for JOHN HEMPHILL, ) Sumterville. Sumterville, S. C. Feb, 16 [F-i 32] Sheritf'8 Sakfr. * WILT, be SoW before the Cooit Home in (he town of Colombia on the. first Monday ainf Tue*lny in JVf rt'h next, - on-ytandry writs of fori fanas, within the Jegll fatal* IflaJe 6*2 nc rcsof Jjind, more Of U Snruli Hrown now Live#, I A. Smith's Land, East by L*mU Estate of John D. Brown, ant! on all S. tiuignards Lands. Also, one hundred arrow of (.and more cr less, on the twelve mile branch waters of Jackson's Creek, bounded South by Dr. S. Per rival's LffiDrf, west l>y Lands belonging to the Estateof JohnD.Bwmn, and on all other sides by James S. (.uignard's J.aads, at the suit o f Berijami n Ilarte* Snuah Brtma, Ei' r* of John D. Hrown. Tlie same property at the suit of VVm. Horn Ac Co vs. Sarah Brown, Ex'rx of John D. Rro wn. Terms cash, purchasers t a pa y for Shrrifl '? papers. , JESSE DEBB0HL, S. R. D. ' Sheriff'* Ofllrc, Columbia, ) Jan 13, 1837. \ % ' 2 > yiiosh To (lie ?Uizoii9 of falrfield ]^?i.i.ow^JiTizcxs:-r>I have lately been inform ed that there are rome roperta in circulation on Little River, and almut -Back Heed, and porhape other parts of the District, concerning a circumstance which occured Jietwecn Dr. Mean* and mys?ff, dot ing the time of the late election Ibr members of the legislature. If these report# were true, I mtainly would fee myself unworthy of the pkee Which 1 at present oeeupy. . -giT s* ? I have been told that it is said, I Wrote a letter to some of ray friends in Winnsbr*e?igh, during the lake election, making statements about Dr. Means and liitf friends, which I nfiervvords denttNl,*^ that I bock* ed out. Now it is true that I addressed a loiter to some 'of ray friends in time of the late dectjoat (tod commu nicated information which I had received, of what wns going on at Buck Head; bqijc^ x^ ' that I ever deHtedmnrTliing tt written, or that I backed not. f have also understood that it is ?udr Sr. Means prononnced the contemsof the lett^mtltl addrea sed Iff mv friends, a folsehood.? This is untrue so far as my knowledge in concerned. 4k. Means never said so to me. I do not now what heifer? hate said to other people. I heard this last report a few days, after the election, and immediately addreaspd o nota to Dr. Means on the mbject; and aia?**rfro*nacopy ofthe letter which I Lad written jip his answer, the Dr states what he (MMftftttteed * falsehood ; but disclaims having pronotiaeed tbecon tenia of my letter a falsehood. ig-; Jn orderthat this whole matter RM be the better understood, I have i hought proper to publish the let ter which 1 addressed to my friends daring the elec tion, and also my no*c to Dr. Means; and his answer: all of which will be found below. Near BuckIIead, Oct 10, 1835. To Mr. John Smart and others : ? Dear Sir : ? I am now in Dr. Mean^ .nei^bor hood, and have been informed this "evening, that some of Dr. Means' friends at Buck Hlpd have gor.a against John Woodward and myself m the electibn. I give you this information that yoa^jpar MM .agains Dr. Means an J to our advantaged Unhw my friends use every exertion for nie I shall be left behind. \ ' ? If you can send this information to Obddm'e an f Killings wort h 's, do so ; and let it be known to my friends in Winnsborough. . . ri^j^&HIvoe J- -.ft Vours, &.C- JOHN 1, M VERS. VimkNti^ 20. lfflsL, To Dr. David H. Meant '? ^ Dear Sir :? I understand it is remoiretf about Winnsborough, Mia t you pronounced the contentsof a letter which I addressed to some of jbv friends last week a falsehood. Now, sir, I wish to lUfcfw Wheth er you did so or not. I herewith send .yon a copy ofthe said letter, so that you may see what 1 wrote js and I wish you to sav expressly whether you havejor now do, pronounce the contents of that ttUitrabw hood. Yours, &c, . ? ' JOH5 J. .. Near Buck Head, Oct. 33, 1836. TvJ'Jin J. Myers; ? ! r i \r.' t#' Sir . ? \ ours ofthe 20th instant, accompanied by the copy of a letter written by you to Mr. John Smart ;.nd others, dated the 10th October, are both boibra . mc. You desire me to state whether I prononnced the contents ofthe letter (a copy of which ydtfAeat Ida) false. Jn reply, I liave to state, that 1 1 "" " the contents of the letter (as I under* the letter could no where fcofemd) tobej The charge made, as I undeiMeufcti own influence and that ofmr family, y defeat the election of Mr. Woedwa W an.; and this I denounced a* a falsehood. Yhei made in vour letter, 44 that some of Dr Means' friends at Buck * Head have eone against John Woodward and myscii" is doubtless true, a* many votes ?ere given for me at that plaee of election, that were not given for either of you. That any unfairness was used in the 'election at Buck Head, I still say is untrne. That an efleift waf made to injure my election, the face of your letter sufficient shews. Bat if Mr. Woodward and your self are satisfied with t ho part taken by you in the lato election, I have abundant reason to be *!!* tied with mine, which I am conscious has be?n, throughout the whole canvas^ characterized bytbi m< st perfect tr.ii ness towards aach individad candi date . 1 am yours, &c, D. II. MEANS. It will be seen in Dr. Means' letter whftt he pro nounced a f i!sehoo:I,jind it will also be ebeejrvedjtat he disclaims having pronounced the content* of my letter a fabhoo-J. Dr. Means makes an hs^otatioa or unfairness, both against Mr. Woodward and mjr* self, which I care nothing a bout. "The Off is Jrtr* fectly welcome to enjoy his opinion ottthfct subject. I cannot imajinc what unfairness there Can be in juf" gentleman's communicating information to his friends; and all that I am dissatisfied aliout, or regret, in, that there was not sufficient time for my letter to have, hnd the effect which I intended. I have published this correspondence, and made these remarksta self defence? justice to myself and iny friends >equircd it ? I seek no difficulty or controvercy with any one, nor shall I back out from any. ! regret that I have* been compelled to appear before the puhHc about this matter, but I hope tho justice and necessity of the case will be a sufficient apology, 1 am, Fellow-citizens, your ob't scrv't, JOHN J. M VERS: Fnirfiel'l District, ) Feb. 15, 1837. S 8 It S 10 Reward. STRAYED from my Plantation about tho last of December, 1836, my dark biy horse, with ? long switch tail. Anv person returning him shall receive, the above reward. ? E TOEWHIT March 4 3t 9 . ' SirjiTcd away F nO M Dr. Thomas Cooper's farm, at the eastern Sand Hills, about two miles from Columbia, a sorrel Mare, about 14 1-2 hands high, white facad? with four white feel, riaxc n mane and toil, in compa ny with an iron gray* coach horse, about 2? heads high, dark mane and tail, black feet and legs, with % very fine head nr. d n vk. Whoever hringrtbe said marc and horae to Dr. Cooper's house, thai! bo sonahly rewarded. M rch 4 9 jytytice. THE Copartnership heretofore existing umfortlpe firm ?f J. J. Cidiefe & Co. is this day disaofcred by mutual comment- Those indebted to the above concern, will m.ike payment to I. S. Cohen, who ia duly auihor.se.l to settle the came. v: u-?J. J. C5IDIEUE, . * t , I. S. COttEX. N. B. The Subscriber will continue the business on hi? own account at the o!d stand. I.S. COHEN. March 4 3t '?? ' ? T* General Order?Afa* 3. Head Quarters, Colombia, / . - ?dMafrh,1837. ?? EN. JOilN 3rQUEEN,of Marlborough, Ipto** VJ" been duly elected and com'mssioned Bfajor neral of the Fourth DivMtno of Sotith Carolina Mdi tin, will be obeyed and respected according!*. By Order of the Cora mander-i n-Chfe? JAMES JOXR5, March 4 9 Adjutant and Inspector Gan'K I\ofice? "r\ H~ OST or. Miscarried, a letter mailod at the Sut Office at Lexington. Tennessee, addressed w* Wm. li Davis, Luurena Court f louse, So. UK*w> tailing the left hand half of a I'mied States one hundred Bank HiU, parable at tho office of Uis count and Deposit in New York, to Af, Robio?onv Cashier, No 412 letter <J. and dated Philadelphia, Dec. 1st J 831, kigued, N. Bridle, Preside**, and IL Jaudon, Cashier, has never been re<-eivrfd. AD per sons are cautioned against taking the *$?90 cation will be m-vre to the bank for payflBeut.' Feb. SSth '? ' v 8 3rr*