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t&4 dignity of character ? he had none of the
despotic popularity of his immediate p rede
cessor, that the lacked his audacity, his
promptitude, his inflexibility? all those strik
ing and stern qualities which had conducted
the- latter through his astonishing1 career of
usurpation ? Yan Buren must stand by-conci
Satjon ? if he failed in that he was ruined.
; He then- alluded to abolition? he considered
it the mightiest evil that had ever threatened
our Government, and the only cause now i o
operation sufficiently powerful to effect a dis
solution of the Union ? he believed the great
body of the Northern people to be sound on
this question; but we must remember that the
Northern States were themselves divided up
on great principles, full of parties, and agitat
ed with sharp and absorbing controversies ? all
their local interests lay between us and cut off
or chiHed their sympathy with the South ? the
Aboiitionists,we re strong, active uncompromis
ing?their support was an object of sufficient
Importance to enforce the silence ? in many
cases to buy the voices of those who wished
ug well ? we could not depend upon the North
- ? we could not depend upon the Government
?we could only depend upon ourselves. He
left it to the people of the South to determine
the time and mode of action on this moment
our subject,, butit was his opinion that to be
successful, it must be prompt, energetic, and
universal.
He spoke of Texas, and at that name was
interrupted with long and loud cheering, and
his concluding words on that topic, pronounc
ed with deep emotion, that "Texas mus>t be
annexed to the Union !" wer ? anwered with |
a universal buret of applause that showed how (
glowing was the sympathy of the people of
Sooth Carolina with the heroes of San Jacinto.
He pointed out clearly 'lie vital i" portance to
the South of the annexation, and after a few
other remarks, concluded, amid great cheer
ing with a toast, which, owing to his early de
partujfeyirom Charleston, we are sorry to say,
we couia riot obtain.
MR. PRESTON'S SPEECH.
Mr Preston made a warm and graceful reply j
to the sentiment drank m his honor. He said, |
at any time, and under any circumstances, to i
be received with such lively and strong marks ;
of regard by his fellow citizens, would axcite i
his proudest happiness. It was peculiarly !
gTatifj ing at the present t ime ? they had been
engaged in a desperate struggle for the poor j
remains of a mangled Constitution; day after j
day during thn last Session; they had sat in
their seats and seen an infuriate and ruffian i
majority, trample ruthlessly on the best inter- j
ests of the country, to gratify private ambition i
or party madness ? they had' witnessed scenes !
to make the heart of the patriot die within j
him? they hnd at times been almost disposed i
to think they were forgotten at home ? the re
ception of the evening had thrown from his
Jieart a load that had weighed heavily on ir,
?during the uncessfwl opposition they had made
'to a majority determined to triumph, even ;f it
were over hon vr and decency? at every step
^the^y had been defeated, their voices unheeded,
their remonstrances depised ? still they had
'kept-to the post which South Carolina had as
signed them; they had sat in their seats, wh'-n
by*the:pale glimmering of midnight lamps^hat
desperate majority cluster ?d together to glut
their vengeance upon the honor of the Senate,
by defacing its records ; while manv Senators
fled with horror from the scene of iniquity, they
wavered not from the stern mandates of their
duty ; and though the blood swelled in their
temples*. and a mi.- 1 at times came over their
sight, they looked on and saw the hangman
Secretary draw the foul lines over the records
and blot out the honor and independence of
the Senate.
He was in the House when it was supposed
a member had presented a_pet i uon f roax *1*.
?irtHirrnTr"~Torgr f that nrrnr, be rushed
in voluntarily and unconsciously into the midst
of the crowii that the phrenzy of the moment
had swept together, he felt that the long dread
ed crisis, had at length burst upon them, that
the Union was dissolved, that the bright quiet j
of peace had been suddenly put out in the
blackness of fierce and deadly contention. ?
Next morning,* that part of the House where
the Southern members sat was empty, -nota
seat in it was occupied. The other side was
filled with an amazed and anxious assembly. ? i
'The motion of tlie Sooth had come like a
iiiunder-stroke "upon them, and they felt all ;
the depth of the difficulty into^wfcicfi they
had plunged. Then was to be seen, continued
he Orator, the filial eflfeete of Southern di
visions. Had the Southern itjcmbefs^ con-,
tinued firm for two hoars, the North woeid
herself have done us justice and given es a
pledge of lasting security; but th^T looked
round upon each other, and gathering -iip
the scattered embers of doqiestief party,
-forgot that they were Southern, statesmen?
they dropped away by" one and* two -kito their
seats, and left the great question -wKtre they
found it. -y-v)' > v
This question of Abolition, Mr. F&arton
said, he regarded apart, from and totally.. tli?-i
connected with every other.'. Here -he felt
only that be was a Souther^ man, and he
claimed the South as btegjpty. ? WB. B4UST
UNITE ! And we mistook tf^AWitionists
if we. expected to crush them addressing
to them* motives of fear. He bad seen them,
io the furtherance of their object,^ poor ; out
money Iikewater,and he- ^lit<y?i th?y were
ready, if the occasion called for it* .to pour
out blood like water. Fanaticism kiiew^ no
ear ~~ 'T
He then proceeded. locomment Mtastrisiaof
-inimitable wit upon the change ofAdcoin wtr^
lion ? the old lion, lie said^ad gohedffroarin^
band his successor had come "creep nig^ into
'place. Would that vou had been there, Yel&w
citizens, to have marked wrth -what qjakmg
awe th-? vermin of the palace' peeped forth
from their corners to- watch the departure of
the mighty^ heast^ dreading- each moment
lest be should torn>I5^?cp*OT them with his
hot breath, or sweep. thtim off with a Wast of
bis tfereat: and when^p.last footfaHof the
retiring- monster faded ip dwtan^, how they
drew a long breatb, rose^n.*!*?*1, ^ feet, and?
scampered away in flocks to celebrate the.
Saturnalia of liberated slaves. You would
have seen, continued he, that the reign of ter
ror was at an^nd, and that the dynasty of
another, and far different animal, wae to
succeed ? under the new state of things, the
South has far less to fear from the court quar
r ter the Ex-president was a man of violent
oassions, of indomitable will, of hot resent
ments a^ animosities. ^^When he took his
stand, he kept it, though the Constitution and
the Union should crumbleinto wreck around
him? he was ready for war to the knife to
gratify every caprices ? w hat be. directed was
doae, the man whom he denounced -.was -ex*
communicated from the congregation of the
IjijiifeijMit the most striking characteristic
of his successor was limberness ? he must go
?With the enrrent? he could not make it:
some indeed who bad seen him come. puffing
> on the breeze had mistaken him for the
? demon of the storm? he was only the chaff
before it ? he was not the man to make and
F to unmake? to set up and poll down at his
pleasure, to issue proclamations, to brow
beat Congress*? to send insulting letters and
smother unsavory iaws in his breeches pock
it would indeed be the height of t^e
ridiculous for Mr. Vaji Buren to* thrust his
lamblike carcase into' the skin of the dead
lion, and attempt to look terrible. Why he
would roar you like any " sucking- dove ! He I
must be politic, cautious and conciliating' ? he
must obtain as a servant what hispolitical rather
commanded as a master? he knows full well
that the union of the South would be fatal to
him ? hence his anxiety in his inaugural to
set us at rest on the only questioa that was
certain to unite us ? but he had promised to
j follow the principles of his predecessor, and
; as the great principle of the late Administra
tion was an utter contempt of all pledges
given to the country, we had a right to expect
that the copy would in this part bear the
! strongest resemblance to the original. What
then was the position of South- Carolina "?
continued Mr. Preston. The new Adminis
tration had themselves decided it ? they came
in as a Jackson / dminsitration ? they gloried
! in being called by the name and wearing
j the livery ? it was but a fresh patch of polili
! cians struck out by the New York machinery
I like tenpenny nails! But they asked .us to
wait and try theui;had we not tried them ? for
the last eight years? Should we try them
again? God forbid! Let them buy and sell
those who were in the shambles ? South Caro
I hna had no price. Their aim was to pre-*
vent union here, to keep awake sectional
jealousies, to shower gifts and honors ? to make
golden promises to all, to tickle the North
with one side of the shell and I he South with
the other, while the little animal at the centre
! run off with the oyster.
Mr. Prcstoa then spoke in a strain of impres
[ sive eloquence on the splendid prospect which
t .e annexation of Texas to the Union of
1 fered to the South; but we cannot attempt
even to sketch this part of his speech. In
truth the absorbed attention of the guests, their
countenances changing with every change
in the theme and tone of the orator, the re^
peated bursts of acclamation, the very walls
I that shook with each emotion of the throng ?
1 these were the only true reporter of the elo
quence of that memorable night.
Columbia ?clrscoue.
Saturday. march 25. is37.
The Court of Law, for this district, has been
in session this week, Judge Gantt presiding.
Mr. F. Dssaussure. Esq. has been elected
to the Legislature, by this district, in place of
D. J. McCord, Esq retired.
The Hon. W. C. Preston has returned to
his residence in this place, and will remain
here several months. ,
The firm of the Messrs Josephs, reputed
the richest bankers in America, and supposed
to be connected with the Rothschilds, have
failed. Immense failures have also taken
place in New Orleans. One house for seven
millions.
Another New Stale. ? The Legislature of
Florida, at its late session, directed the neces
sary steps for a census and application for ad
mission into the Union.
???????
Wsi. H. Roam, Esq. was on the 14th inst. elected
by the Regiilatnre of Virginia, a Senator of the U. S.
to supply the vacancy- occasioned by the resignation
of Richard E. P&rker, Esq.
Newspaper Improvements. ? TT>e Charleston
Mercury has come to us this week in new
type, on an enlarged sheet. The Courier has
been published, for some time ba -k, in a very
handsome shape. We will improve the Teles
cope as soon as we can make it convenient. j
The Partisan Leader. ? It has been suggested to
us, that this Novel, which nominally purports to have j
been written by Edwald William Sidnky, of
Virginia, a fictitious personage, is very probably the
production of Edward W illiam Johnston, a Vir
gtiugp by birth, formerly editor of the Colombia Tel
escope v and lately Librarian of the South Carolina
College, but now it is said, engaged in the office of
the New- York Courier ? Enquirer: This sugges
tion is founded on the identity of his nomsn and ag~
gnome with that of the nominal authir ; and de
rives additional probability from the fact, that Mr.
Johnston has been already an adventurer in the
field of fiction, as the author of "The Memoirs of a
.NttHifier." ? Charleston Courier. ' - _ _ 7
There* are several mistakes in the above.?
E. W. Johnston is not the author of "The
Partizan Leader. " We u nd^rsfaad that i t is ? i
by the author of George Balcombe, t ha t bestof
American novels. The ^Memoirs of a
written by &\TobQkobt^?-.: i
Tj^ja?t reosrectbn is ibrt hsej: lieee?saj^ ii, '
*ged geoSemaifrof i
whom, (a s we see ^ ii>4ha,faai : i
^qrth^"merijcaB~ Review) the prv^artioa^oi" I
the. Memoidims been -in- some quarters attri
buted.'. ?
The Columbia - Cdnai. We are pleased to
he able- to state that the Suj&rirtt$a<teb.t . of
Public Works' his made a contract for th's '
ut a>prtce -within the sum appropriated
by' the Legislature. Itns to be begun forth- -?
with?japd prosecuted with &H practicable d is-'
pitch. - The Superintendent has leftthis-piace
?for the purpose of attending to. the impreye -
meats to- be m ?de in the navigation /of" the
W-ateree, LyticVs Creek, &c. The Citizens
"of Columbia owe him their tjll&ks forhis tuc-v
cessful exertion* in regard to their Canal, -
! +T
L " ??-?.-*- v". ? ? ? :.r' '
* Partisan Leader?* This book^o a nxious- "
I Ij^ -expected for several months past, by. the
reading: part of, the community, has just
reached here, the copies first sefot'to oar book -
'? sellers having miscarried. Theveork has beeu
pubfished so long* and Southern public opinion
- had already decided so positively in its favor,
that we need not give so lengthy a criticism
a3 otherwise ite-great merit andits striking
character would require. - It* has attract
ed great, attention, from the novelty and
boldness of its design, and;the strength and
spirit of it? execution. It has eHcited ? veijr
able review, from the pen of Judge Upshuf.7"
It^appears an article whicn we copy from
another paper, that the "unity" of the present
^President's Cabinet has been disturbed, even
sooner than was that of his predecessor. It is
said that Mr. Forsyth, affronted at being offer
ed a mission to the Court of Austria %ia third
rale -power" tendered his resignation, by*Iet>
ter addressed" To Mr. Van Buren, President
of the United. Slates.'* This betrays a degree
of ignorance, which, in a Secretary of State, is,
to say the least of it, amazing. We would
suppose tb$.t even the jowest c*?r? in $ny pub
i
lie of&ce in Washington mast know ti at Aus
tria is always acknowledged, in modern politics
and diplomacy, to be a jirsl rate power. She
has about thirty millions of inhabitants, a stan
ding army of three hundred thousand men, and
a national debt of seven hundred millions of
dollars ? enough to make a tolerably genteel
nation, one would think, i
We copy fiom the Mercury an account of I
the dinner given in Charleston to Senators
Calhoun and Preston, ori their return from
Washington.
We had hoped that this would have been
made occasion for signalising the absence of
party feeling in the city; of which vve^ have
from time to time heard much. But it appears
that the members of the Union party attended
neither the preliminary meeting nor the dinner,
or in any wise concurred in this testimony of;
respect to ourSenators. 'We have witnessed
this state of things with regret, and are not
O -O
disposed to aggravate it by further remark.
The communication sent to us signed 44 A
Friend of Trulh ," in answer to an article in
the Augusta Chronicle, is in such unbecoming
language that we will not publish it. A South
ern man is not to be grossly abused b .-cause
he does not understand the Poor I>aws of New
England. We do not see how unfairness can
be charged, because the Editor quoted certain
words, and took them to mean what they
precisely express. <4The poor of the Town of
Chatham will be sold" If they are sold, must
not somebody buy th*m 1 Is not that p<>rv
son that is bought and sold, a slave 1 The
phraseology employed is exactly that which we
use when our negro, s are put up at auction.
; '4 A friend of Tuth," explains that when
the Poor of Chatham are sol J, it does not mean
that they are made slaves, but that the)' are
put out to board.
We are undebted to the publisher for the
several last Nos. of the Southern Literary
Messenger. A notice in detail of each No of
a monthly magazine is scarcely needed. It is
sufficient for us to repeat the opinion which
we have heretofore expressed, that it is the best
publication of the kind in this country. We
understand that a gentleman of high talents,
scholarship, and reputation, is now assisting
it as editor.
COLUMBIA. JOCKEY CLUB.
.March 24, 1837.
Col. Hampton, Chairman of the committee of dele
gates to meet the convetion composed of delegates
from the Charleston, Camden and Augusta Clubs,
which met at Charleston Feb. 1837,
Reported That the delegates recommend the third
Tuesday of November, as the most suitable time
for the next annual races, over the Columbia turf.
Resolved, That notice be given to the Gamden.
Augusta and Charleston Clubs of the change of time
for the annual meeting of the Columbia Club, and
also that the same be inserted in the Telescope
and Spirit of the Times and Sporting Magazine
Mr. Gilbert Stalker was elected Secretary and
Treasurer, in place of N. Ramsay, Esq. resigned.
N.RAMSAY, Secretary & Treasurer.
Columbia, March 12th, 1837.
Dear Tom : ? I am now here and regret to
hear of your having left on the 10th mst.
The trouble I've had to get here from the
oppcr coontry"! You*ll not believe me when 1
tell you that day before yesterday, as I was
corning along on horseback, and picking my
road too, I thought all of a sudden my horse
Was treading on something that had a hollow
sound. 1 stopp'd. call'd in some of the citi
zens to my help; and, after several hard I
hours labour, we excavated (what d'ye think ?)
a wagon, iive .mules, two negroes, and four
bags of Cotton. Oh! it was a melancholy
spectacle. - The treading of my horse you
observe was oil the side of the wagon body.
My Jieart Weeds at the very thought, and
I must therefore conclude? my tears will not
allow me at-present to proceed/
\ \ y?rs. most resty., '
SHORT. <
- ThoS. .LoxG, Es<i. ;?? "
(On his wiLy to: Au|fUsta, Ga.)
^^itfafch 12, 1837. "
Hr. 1 am a A-are. of the fact that
roanjplartters ui t%rHjii>er : districts have cot
t^ih yet-^tp ^'aul- dr^jolt do your town : they
baVe been wafting soiQe/.Aveeks rn -some of
these ^|I^ct?*f3ir passablej' road.; The.
intercourse between .your t<ririiand "the-Broad_
?iver aactfcjp of Faijcjield jdisttict. T may say
i s hd o wr ~tji oro u gh igi ;c 1 o??r e <?;" Jui d -to this
i*ye recently trav
tbir wifr derive
ii/iTiiI ccflwnced no loa4ed
" ' CookV Lane ; or, with
iaiiave now the
"whyjt is so
jg^from t hear -
i?ia?'eTN-Planters 1
iWj^iplea. requi- !
ii^-Sii^pla atntrtjir. ^iiose^^^ Us 4ht?i r
mte^scta give ji"the^^olry * prO^iblj^fifly
pet iiii sufifc ^ii^?*fcove ifie girice
ewreiit_at ^hevcapf&J. ^ -J/" T
ri oiviie i(ii?rj ;ICt?
Ibiftbia is now susfemnTg'gaflpi roads: but
^*fa<?ls are: palpable. what is '
t&e remedy ? ^mproveyour road? ; in; cause
Wayiugdo not allow" the rails orcross~pieces
ito frotB 2 to 4 inches apartu and when
the. roads are worked upon/io not suffer them
to be jnade the worse/or it, Whatjhas become
of MajorAliHs' resolutions the Legislature,
suggesimgthe propriety- 6 f Captain$.<jr Gvei^.
seers being appointed, whose dhity iLshaJl be,
for a stipulated >am, to keep .partieoiar por
tions assigned of tlie roads in thorough'order?
His object-as I" understand, was. to fix re .
sptmsibilIty. Did the legislature deem it an
object uu.vorthy rheir attention ? . . .
These~are Subjects of great moment and ' J
hope the people will look to them accordingly.
v .^v . * - A PLANTER.'
Mr. Johnston :
il.^ma constant reader of your paper, and
haste scarcely seen a number for several
months- past in wfrich there is jwt-something
e^pce8sd<] or implied, directly reflecting on the
Commissioners of Roads, in the section above
Coiambia^ Yoaandhyour contributors are alike
severe in tfeir ; denunciations ; ^qne regards
the comrhfssioners of Roads as & ftibtic nui
sance another ' proved or attempts io proVe,
that the high price of feeJ, poultry and Till
country produce, is ovving; to the bad roads?
Now, sir, being a commissioner of Roads my
self, 1 cannot > have my eyes so continually
annoyed by complaints of such a general char
acter; without giving them an answer which
will put the matter on a proper footing.
It is true, perfectly true, that the roads
through Richland uptherjver from Columbia,
meteorological journal.
For January, 1837.
At the S. C. Female Institute, jicof Columbia, S. C.
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clouds ? 0 expressing perfect clearness ? 10 complete cloudiness.
hive been for three months impassable, entirely
impassable, and it is true that this section of
country is important in its negotiations with
your market; but sir, because, the commission
ers of your district disregard their duties, and
leave you to freeze and starve, and the citi
zens in the upper districts to live on their
own resources ? are we all to be denounced,
as nuisances ? sir, I can't stanj this; go sir, to
your commissioners ? tell them it is their
duty to cro and scour the country, and see if I
they can t find a route from Cedar Creek, to
Columbia, which will, however neglectful they
may be after it is opened, always be a good,
road .
I know they can do this, and some of the
comm ssioners 1 know are apprised of it, hav
ing" myself repeatedly heard one or two speak
of it. This road will lead by Capt. Book
lets ; above Cedar Creek, a road ditched and
thrown up in the middle for 6. miles, in which
this district will co operate, and sir, when
this done you will see ycur market crowded,
with Corn, Poultry, Cotton, and all other
conntry produce. Do this, and it will be
found much to the advantage of your staived
and frozen citizens.
FAIRFIELD.
Departed this life on Saturday morning the
18th instant, Dr. Samuel Green, in the sev
entieth year of his age. He was a native of
Worcester, Massachusetts, but for more than
forty five years last past, he has resided in
this town. In recurring to the death of such
a man, the moralist might enquire, whether he
has left, by his example, a wholesome com
roentary on that code, the due observance of J
which ensures esteem and respect eve.i in this
world; the Christian might ask, did he carry
out, in his intercourse with his fellow-men, the
gracious influence of the christion faith, of,
which he was a professor ; and the citizen
f desire" to know, whether in the common asso*
ciations with his fellows, he was that which
he professed to be. To all which, a full and
ample reply with be found in the last tribute of I
respect to his remains Was he honored in1
the said offices of interment, alone by any in
dividual class in this community? Were there
only those at the last obsequies, who were of
the same religious creed ? Were there no
others assembled in hie late dwelling, but those
who had shared either his immediate acts of j
kindness to themselves, or such as were in
some way benefitted by the operations of those
acts T No. But as if all had lost a friend, and
truly estimable and venerable f? 1 low-citizen ;
seemingly all, had met together to tender the
testimony of their regard, in accompanying
bis remains to the place of interment. As a
man, he was honest, as a citizen, sincere, as a
[master ! ? but what a commentary on the doc
trines of the abolitionist. Iiis domestics, very
many in number, evidenced by a grief not to
i)e surpassed, that "the last link was broken."
Above all, as a christain, his last days were
serene, and who will doubt that this loss to
his "friends, is gain to him. Thus has gone
-from -.us, one, whose departure m iny wiil have
cause to d jplore, and whose place, in connec
tion with the duties of his active life, there is
none to fill.
stanza ?tffaasnis
COLUMBIA, DECEMBER. 3, 183S- . - >
?EEF, '
BAGGING, Hemp
BALE ROPE,- -
BACON, Round, - - - * , -
BUTT ER, Country,
GOTTONj Prime to Choice,
/- Fair to good,
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MACICEREL, No. 14 *
No. 2, - -~ V--.V
v No,3, -r < T * '
FLOUR, Northern; -
corn, . -v - v:C
oats, - -
PEAS,- - - V.
IRO^, Swedes, - - . -
English, - > -
LARD, New, -
MOLASSES, Cuba, .'-iff
New Orleans,
NAILS, 4d. lo 20d:, >>' ? '
SPIRITS? Brandy, Cognacr4th
^ Apple do.
' Peachdo. - " - - . - -
Gin, Holland, .. -
" American, _ - v
RiimtJamaica, - ?" "
wT*-!-'4;* N*w England, -
^WhU!eey, . ; - t. -"
l^UGARvMuscovado, - r
^vPorto Rico and St. Croix, ' . -
ziffew Orleans, - - *
' Havana, White, - - -
c LoaiV - - -
?Imrop, -
SALT, in sacs, ' - -
TEA?i Gun-Powder,
Hyson,
TWINE, Seine, ' - -.
? Sewing, - -
P*!
lTa 12
21 a 23 J
mais
13 <M6="
20 a 25 j
13 a 14,1
9 a *2 7
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$13 a '
12 a --
.'8 i a 0
- 13 a 15 :
125 a 1 50"
.62 a. 75
125
6 a: 7 .
*5 o^5i
13 a 18/
50 a 56f
OQ a 62*
. 9- a 10 '
$ 2 a. 3
a 50. ,
A9 a 50
$ U a: 2
56fa 621
45, a 50
-11 a 13
11 a 13
.10 all ,
15 a 17
18 a 25
16 a 18
3?a3*
$ Ua 1*
1 a U
3 H <z 50
25 a 37i
DR.RUFUS A. N OTT^'ha* located himself ou
Mdl Creek, at the . residence of Mtb. Stark,
where he may be found at all times.
March 25 . ' 12
English School .
THE Subscriber still continues his school on the
square east *>f Dr. DeLeon'a ; and will com
mence the ensuing quarter with a pledge of unceas
ing and unremitting attention to its duties , students
of both sexes admitted, and instructed in separate
rooms. He solicits a share of patronage.
JOHN C. BLLL.
Mnrcfc 21st, 1537 12 *2t
Fruit Trees, Floicer JPlanlv,
Shrubs , Bulbous Roots ,
Floicer Seeds, &e. &c.
THE subscribers, Flowenst and member of the
Royal Society of Horticulture of Paris, have
tho honor to inform tho ladies and gentlemen ofCo
lumbia, and the public generally, that they have just
arrived from Paris with, and is now openinj, tho
most extensive and splendid assortment of Flower
Plartfs, Bulbous Roots, Flower Seeds and ornamentui
Plants of all kinds, and a large collection of the \ 6ry
best and choicest Fruit trees, consisting of Peaches,
Apricots, Cherries, Quinces, Prunes, Nectarines.
Apples, Pears, &c. &c. and a few choice Grape
Vines, all grafted trees. Dwarf and lurge trees . The
whole in the very best order, and is offered for sale
on the most reasonable terms at wholesale or retail.
They have opened their plants, and arc to be seen
in the lower corridor at tho State House.
A.GU1LLE & CO.
March 25, 1837. It *
March Term, 1837.
THE Grand Jury of Richland district, South
Carolina, beg leave to present that they have
witnessed wi'.h great alarm the ^increase of ss-asin
ation and manslaughter, by the use of concealed und
deadly weapons, which di gracs the present age; and
although they believe this State to be more exempt
than any of its neighbors from the bloody practice,
yet they believe that Legislative measures cannot
be toosoor. adopted to prevent its further increase and
effect its suppression. Wherefore they recommend
to the consideration of the next Legislature, the propri- ,
ety of prohibiting the sale within the State, of Bowie j
Knives and all weapons intended lor concealment
about the person, which are calculatcd for no use, |
but to take life, to punish those who shall wear and
keep concealed about the<r persona such weapon?,
and to declare man-slaughter a capital offence, "when
perpetrated by them. And that this presentment be
published in the Columbia papers
(Signed) JAMES HOPKINS, Foreman.
Clerk's Office, J
Rirhland District. $
I certify the within written to be a copy of origi
nal Presentment which was ordered to be published
in the Columbia newspapers.
JAMES S. GUIGN AR D> Cieck
March 25 12
Spring: Goods.
fWl H E Subscriber is now : i possession of a' fuU
i assortment of Spring < ods, purchased within
the last three toecks in New \ rk, among them trill
be found a splendid assortmr .1 of
FASHIONABLE GOODS,
selected from the very last French arrivals. The
attention of those wishing to purchase is solicted. ?
A. NORTH, No 4, Brick Range ,
March 25 12 5t *
Town Property.
THE Subscriber wishing to dispose of the whole
of his Town Properly, he offers for sale the fol
lowing valuable Houses and Lots, via :
Two Houses in the upper part of the Town on
the Main street, in the centre ofthe Cotton business,
these lots extend through the square.
Also,
Two 2 story houses on the corner of Richardson
and Lady streets, opposite Brigg's (late Edgar's)
Hotel, and one other Lot with two 2 story houses on
the same square; the whole or any part of the above
property will be sold low, and on a liberal credit.
S. PERCIVAL
March 22d, 1837 12
Under Decree In Equily.
Trustees of Waring and ux vs. Dawson and ux
and. al.- . *
On the first MONDAY in May, being the 1st, will be
sold" in front of the Court House of Richland Dis
trict, at 12 o'clock, M ?/
All thHt square of LAND in the town, of Colum
bia containing 4ncres, more or less, and bounded
North by Gerviis-st, East by Henderson-street, South
Jbiy Sen ate -street, and West by Pickens-street* " ?
*?' Conditions cash - P urchaser to pay for papere- *
? - * ; t. EDWARD R, LAVttEtfA'
March 13 y v ^ * Master in Equity;"
2;:';. giriai fUii^eXrf :
pHE Subscriber will wait on the~Taxabfe Inha
JL- bitante of Richland d strict for the purpose of
closingupaJift- receiving Tax Returns, on the first
Moiid&y"imAprtt next ensuing, at the Court House
Colombia, apd until that time he will be found at
home, two-and a half miles above Columbia, on the
it>a<Hea<fthg. from Wraosboro*. All who do not r.ake
iheir retnrns.by the flret Monday in April, or on that
day, will be liable to a double tax, and all who do
OOt pa^ihetf taxes on or before the first day of May
neit, wiB have to pay ane - dollar and six cents, bo
fore they get their receipts** ? ?
./ BENJAMIN,TlUJ>EWELL,.T. C. R. D.
"March 21 _ ? *. 12 4t
v
Selling ofF aiJtost*
^..'Subsariher intetidiog-to close his Drug and
&h-y
will commence seHiog .off his s'oc-i^ Uii tbff first d- y
oi. April nex t, at Cost,l/i>r*'ea*A v <wy. -The stock
cotwisttfofa general assaruned^of fjesh and genu
ine Drugs;-tmd Medifeiries, Patertf-^Medicines, Sur
geon's iftsfrumerftvPainls, Varriishds, Shop Furni
Physictftoa, 'Merchanta-a:id ^Apothecaries,
have now an opportunity ol ohtainining their Sum
mer supplies -atfowerfates than they can buy at
the approved " purchaser, the entire
stock wilPbe soiij on $u5comrnodating terms.
s. PERCIVAL.
March 22. 1857 12
. . ? i? I,. ? ? " . i ,
A Farmyand Healtky Sum
mer Be?ideiiec,
^ . J FOR SALE.,
THE Subscriber offers for sale the place whereon
now resides, about one mile north of the
Lunatic Asylum; the ?house contains six rooms, a
pantry, and slorfc'jtwm,, With all necessary out build
ings and accommodations for 15 to 20 negroes, about
two hundred acres of land, thirty or forty cleared
and under fence, the rest is well wooded with oak
and pine, there are several handsome situations for
buildings commanding a fine view of the town. -
Also,
Another tract of land, containing about one hun
dred and forty acrcs, lying between the Rice Creek
road, and Dr. Marks' Female Academy, on this tract
is a beautiful site for a Dv\elling House, surrounded
by a thick growth of pine and oak.
. S. PERCIVAL.
March 22, 12
Sheriff's Sales*
WILLI*} Sold befcro the Court llouie in 'ho
{town of Columbia on ibe firit Monday and
Tuesday -in April nc*t, on sundry writs of
fiori facias, within the legal hours of sale ?
One hundred acres of Lai:d more or less, situaie
in Richland district on both hide* of iho n od lead
ing from Columbia to Ri?.-e Creek Springs, bounded
bv lands belonging to the estate of John D Brown,
fames S. Gttfgnard and Ixnnas & Davis, at the sui:
of A. M. White, vs. A. T. Smith and M. A. Faust.
One hundred and twenty six acres of I.and, moro
or less bounded by E!i C ros well, Dr. Perm'ul,
l>ority and James T. Wade's land,cut?<e *uii of tho
State, vs. Jonathan Manor. Terms cash, purchaser*
lo pay for Sheriff's papers.
JESSE DEBRLHL, S. R. D.
Sherifi's Office, Columbia, )
Man h 13, 1837. r \ 2
~ Orders, No t 1 .
IIead Quaeters, )
4T '? Columbia, March 4, 1837. \
THE Militia of thi* Stale will parade by Regi
ments for drill, review and tnfcpcction, and tlio
Officers and Sergeants will encamp by Brigades, at
the lime* and places foil wing, viz :
The 14th Regiment of Infantry at Orangebcrgh
Court Ilonse, on Thursday the 6th April next.
The Officers and Sergeants of the 4th Brig
ade will eucamp at Woodstock *on Monday tha 10th
of April. . . . - . .
The 16th and 17th Regimen:* of Infantry, and
Charleston Battalion of Artillery, will parade onthd
Charleston r ice field, for drill and reviewron Satur
day the 15ih of April. . : t
The 13th Regiment of infantry at it* regimen
tal parade ground, on Wednesday the 19th April.
The 1-th Regiment of In!untry at il* regimental
parade ground, on Saturday the i2nd of April.
The Oificer* and Sergeants of the 8th Brigade
will encamp at such :>lace as the Brigadier General
mav select and report to the C ommander-in-C hie f,
on Monday the 24l h -of Aprik * .??A-*
Tfia 33rd Regiment M Infantry will parade for
drill, review and inspection,,^ jCpnwayboiXMigh, on
Monday iho 1st of May next.
The 32nd . Regiment ct Infantry at Marion
Court Houseon Wednesday the 3rd of May.
The 31st Resimentof Infantry at Black Mingo, on
Saturday the 6th of May. . ^ :?
The 13th Regiment or Infantry at Wakaj-bo rough,
on Wednesday the lOtftof Kay.
The 12th Regiment of Infantry at Coosa wbatchit,
on Saturday the 13ih of May. ? '
The Officers and Sergeants of the 3rd Brigade
will encamp at Barnwell Court House oft Monday
the 15th of May. , -.
The 43rd Regiment of Infantry will parade for1
drill and roview at Beau ford's Bridge, ori Mbnday
the 22nd of May. ' -
Tho 1 1th Regiment of Infantry at Ashley'?, on
Wednesday th? 24th of May.
The 7th Regiment of Infantry at tho Old Wells,
on Saturday, the 27th of May.
The Officers and Sergeant* of the 2nd Brigade
will enc&mp atsuch place as the Brigadier General
may select and report to the Commander-in-Chief, on
Monday, the 20th of May.
The 10th Regiment of Infantry will parade for
drill and review at Richardson'*, on Tuesday the
6th June next. ' ' ?
The 9th Regiment of Infantry at Lowe's, on Satur
day, the 10th of Jun?.
ThV6tb Regiment of Infantry at Lomax,' on Tues
day the 13th of June.
The 8th Regiment of Infantry at Moirow'a old
field, on Thursday the 15th of June. ' " '
The Officers and Noa-Commissionod Officert^of
all the Regiments, except those of the J6th, 17th,
33rd, 43rd and KMi, Regiments of Infantry, and tho
Charleston ttattajjon of Artillery, will assemble for
drill and instruction on the day previots to their
respective reviews. The Cavalry not otherwise
ordered, will parade by -Troops or. Squadron? with
the Infantry Regimen?* most convenient for them.
Major Generals and Brigadier Generals with tlirif
respective Staffs wiif attend the reviews within .
their respective commands. , > A
The brigadier Generals are especially charged
with the extension of so much of this Order as re
late -to their own Brigades, to their respective ?om
mands. ? f
Complete returns of the Militia of each Brigade*
including b'Jth effectivesand non-effectives, and par< '
tirularly specifying die quantity and kipd of publid
arms in use, will be made by tho Brigadier General*
to the Adjutant and Inspector General, bftfofe lstbt
O.'tob *r next. v ? Y-*"'*
Br tfrder of the Commander-in-Chief.
JAMES JONES.
Adjutant *7id Inspector General.
March 13, 1837 [C6t] 13 '
TOanfua-.TXakiiig.
MRS. MARYBRONSON vtrf respectfully in
forms the Ladies of Columbia, and its vicinity,
that she is now prepared to undertake all work irt tne
MANTIJA-MAKING BUSINESS;
and solicits a share of the public patronage. All
work entrusted to her carc will be executed in tho
neatest fashion.
Residence on Camden street, formerly occupied
by Mr. Samuel Gardner, east of Mossrs. Snowden <fc
Smith's Dry Good Store.
March 25th 12 2t
ryi
Spring; Supplies.
HE Subscriber has recently returned from
Charleston, v* here he selected on assortment
of seasonable Goods, consisting of -
Dry (loods,
Hardware^
Groceries and
FVuits,
which he offers for sale at reasonable prices for cash.
john i. Walter
March 25th, 1827. ? . ... 12 3^
Teacher? Wanted.
AG ENTLEMA N arid Lady competent to teach
' will find employment at Orangeburgh Village,
if application bo made on or before tho 20th April
next, when the Trustees will elect Teachers, 'lite
salary is one Thousand doll .rs per annum, or (he
incpinc- derived1 from Tuition, which now exceeds
thotsum. * '/*. ?
Persons -aeeir inp the male or female department,
WjRa<W^Mstbt) subscribers at Orangeburgh C H<
So. Co. 'j. ,
lr T. W. GLOVER, - ? ' -
" \ JOSHUA WIU?jfOK&
A March 13, i 837 , \ 3l /"
" IVoiice--;X > - ^
AN Election for Infendant and six Wardens of
^ -the Town of Colombia, will be field on tho
first Monday in April next, two Wardens to be chov
atfn in each Ward, whereof they must bo resident .
anbeQLint&of theelectioD.
. AU persons ?*ho are legally entitled to vote for
members of th& Legislature, Snd" who hare rcsidrtf
m the limits of the corporation twelve months pro
<^dfnc the election, are entiiled to vote ior the
Ir.tennant and whole number of Wardens. 1 he
pr,j,'9 :o beopeoed aft 10 o'clock, A. M , and closed at
4 O'clock P. M. of the same day. tho .Managers to
report the result to the Council on the day after the
c ection. . ? *
? . Managersof thcElectiim.
. G. STALKER. ) - " Ward No h
JNO. F. OSBORNE, ? Election to beheld at
A. C. SQU1E1L J the Stage Office.
' . ' W. B STANLEY, ) Ward No 2.
R. W A I) D ELL, f Election te be held at
- J. D. MORDECAI, J the Market.
L ^I'COY, 1 ' ' Ward No 3.
J. ELLISON, > Rlfctioii to be heldat
JNO. FOKSVTir, ) M'Coy's Stofe.
By order of Council. '
JAS. D. TR4DEWELU Clerk of Councd.
N. B. AH accounts against the Corporation are re
quested to be handed to tho Clerk by Thursday tho
30th instant. - . -
March 25 . Vt I
Flower Roots.
UST received ?rom Sinclair of Baltimore, and
Thorburn of New-York,
109 f-plendid Dalia Roots, all colors, Paeony Roots, all
colors, among them arc,
Pirta Fonnisisama, orange and red.
Widuals ^ranta, dark c&rret.
King cf Dalias, pure white edged with pink.
l/ira John Russell's ScarleL
Black Hawk, mosi black.
Fair Ellen, pink.*
King of the Yellows.
Zuta Perfecta, orangfr.
' Double Tulips in full bioqm
1 1 yasiriths, jill coIors.-t
Camelia Japonicas, in blossom, splendid.
Poli tnihus, in pots, nowiu flower.
Pink*, all sorts and colors.
A few ounces of the true Chinese Mulberry seed
left, warranted to prodn^e the true sort for making
silk. Samples of the silk maybe seen at my Scc4
Store. Clover seed and Potutoe Oats.
R. RUS3ELI*
Narch 25, 1337. i&f