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statistiAumay be connected therewith, in or der to report to Congress at their next meet ing. This committee might correspond with whomsoever they consider capable of furn ishing them with valuable information. This has been done with us, and is daily doing in England and France. Perhaps it would not be unadvisable for the committee to publish its plan preparatorily adopted, before Con gress finally act on it, in order to challenge discussion and court farther information. Not one of the many modern codes, the series of which began with that of Prussia, and ends for the present with that of Norway, if I mistake not* has been adopted without this fan and salutary measure. Of all the late penal codes, the code itself and the " motives'* were thus first published, and the jurists of all countries invited to send in their remarks. The times of Government mysteries have passed. We ail know that good counsel may be adopted by few makers and men in power from private individuals. One point seems to me certain, namely, that we can expect but little benefit, if, as here tofore, the United States marshals are to be charged with the census, on an extensive plan. Why not appoint separate census commis sioners? The expense would be but trifling for the means of the United States, and con sidering the advantage this measure would afford. As to {he dreaded Government pa tronage, the case would offer but little diffi culty, on account of the short time for which the appointment would take place. The commissioners, selected with care from among the well-informed, could easily fill, under oath, the proper schedules sent them by the com mittee of Congress, according to rules like wise prescribed. Finally, the committee should have the direction of the necessary condensation and publication of the census. These suggestions may, perhaps, lead to some substantially valuable measures, ifmod- j ilfed or farther extended/ according to the practical knowledge which alone can be ob tained in the bosom of Congress itself. I am, with the highest regard, dear, sir, your most obedient friend and servant. FRANCIS LIEBER. < South Carolina College, Feb. 13, 1838. The following remarks of Sir Walter Scott, being the conclusion of his Essays on the-curreney under the signature of Malachi Malagrow ther, were quoted by Mr. Winthrop on Monday last, in his remarks on the Sub Treasury Resolves. Nothing could have been found more exactly applicable to the ques tion before the counrry. ^"1 have read, I think in Lucian, of two architects, who contended before the people 1 at Athens which should be intrusted with the task of erecting a temple. The first made a luminous oration, showing that he was in theory at least, master of his art, and spoke with such glibness in the hard terras of architecture<-that the assembly could scarce be prevailed upon to listen to his opponent, an old man of unpretending appearance. ? But when he obtained audience, he said in a few words, 4 All that this young man can talk of, I have r?ojrE.' The decision was unani mously in. favor of Experience against The ory. This resembles exactly the question now tried before us. "Here stands Theory, a scroll in her hand, full of deep and mysterious combinations of figures, the least failure in any one of which may alter the result entirely, and which you must take on .trust, for who is capable to go through and check them ? There lies be foie you a Practical System, successful for upwards of a century. The one allures you with promises, as the saying goes, of untold gold, ? the other appeals to the miracles al ready wrought in your behalf. The one shows you provinces, the wealth of which has been tripled under her management, ? the other a problem which has never been prac tically solved. Here you have a pamphlet there a fishing town ? hfere the long-continued prosperity of a whole nation ? and there the opinion of a professor of Economies, that in such circumstances she ought not by true principles to have prospered at all. In short, good countrymen, if you are determined, like JSsop's dog, to snap at the shadow and lose the substance, you had never such a gratuit ous opportunity of exchanging food and wealth for moonshine in the water." BURIAL OF THE SUB-TREASURY BILL. Letter fr&m a. Loco-foco in Washington to his political friend. " Not a dram was heard, aor a funeral note, An over tbe ramparts we hurried w Not a word was said, not a speech was made, A* tbe Bill through the Hoose was harried, No kindly Conservative came to oar aid, As our favorite measure was baried. The question was taken in silence and tears, Or only disturb'd by our sobbing, While terrible doubts and awful fears In the hearts of the faithful were throbbing. No useless amendment encamber'd the Bill, No previous question upon it, 'Twas hud on the table deserted and still. ? Precisely as't came from the Senate. Sadly we eounted the " nays" to the last, And the absent ones strove to remember ; We said not a word of elections just past, But we bitterly thought of November* -We said not a word in defence of it there, We were not (to tell the truth) able ; But we rose from our seats in silent despair, b ~ " And left it alone on the table. The month in which the Congressional elections take place. ? Providence Journal [From the Buffalo Com. Adv 7th inst.] Extraordinary Abduction. ? An express ar rived in the city this morning, from Erie, Pa., bringing intelligence of a most extraor ^dhsfcry outrage committed at that place on | the night of the 5th inst. The particulars, j:as>8tated in hand-bills, published in relation j jto the affair, are as follows : > As Miss Hamot, daughter of P. S. V. Ha aa^^Esq. of that place, was returning from a partyT^nr company with a young man of Mr. H.'s family, about 11 o'clock at night, they were assaulted on the side-walk by Rob ert C. Bristol, eaptain of the steamboat James Madison, and four other persons; the young man was forcibly secured, while Miss Hamot, amid screams for aid, was forced into a hack close at hand, with the loss of her bonnet and other articles of clothing, and then driven down to the harbor, where she was put on board the Madison. That boat appears to have been in readiness for the purpose, with steam up, and forthwith pushed out into the lake, with lights extinguished. Chase was immediately given in the U. S. Revenue Cutter, and the steamboat Thomas Jefferson was got under way as speedily as possible; but from the darkness it was im possible to discover the course taken by the fugitive boat. The Madison was not fully in condition for sea, having only part Of her buckets in, and but little wood on board. Hence Bris tol is supposed to have pushed across the lake for Canada. The affair seems to have made quite a stir at Erie, and the respectability of the parties, and the novelty of msiflg a steamboat of 700 tons on such an enterprise, together with the I attendant circumstances, have caused it to excite some little sensation here. We can hardly credit the fact that Capt. ; B. would have pursued such a suicidal course j as this, and incline somewhat to the opinion, i that it may turn out a mere "Gretna Green" { business, after all. Four Persons drowned.? An Hemic Lady, j We learn from a correspondent at Flemings burg, (Ky.) that on the 17th a skiff contain ing "five 'men, whilst attempting to cross Licking river at the mouth ofSlate, was drawn ! into the current, and precipitated over the dam a short distance below. Four of the men perished, and the fifth would most certainly have shared a like fate, but for the heroism displayed on the occasion by a lady named Mrs. Lee, who plunged into the stream, threw a pole to him, and thus saved him from an untimely grave. The names of the per sons were Messrs. Reeves, Purvis, and two by the name of McKenney ; Jones was the name of the person saved. Mr. J. is a man of fortune, and although he never had seen Mrs. Lee before, who is a young widow, he offered his hand in marriage to the pre server of his life, which was accepted, and they were joined in wedlock the following Sunday. ? Bait. Sun. A Duel. ? Two persons, belonging to Gal ena, Illinois, one of whom was named Stean, and the other Fries, met in personal combat on the 20th ult. on the ice at the mouth of F ever river. The Backwoodsman, which re lates the affair, says the thermometer was 20 degrees below zero, whilst their blood was at boiling heat. They took their position, (20 ?paces,) and at the word of command took steady aim ; but, at the very moment when they should have killed each other, the heels of one slipped on the ice, and he fell, without firing; the pistol of the other missed fire, but, in the dreadful anxiety of the moment, he was not aware of this, and supposing he had kill ed his antagonist, as he saw him fall, he took to his heels to escape arrest for murder, aud has not since been heard of. A Desperate and Fatal Encounter.? We learn from a gentleman direct from Ala bama, that a bloody affray took place recently at Momtgomery, in front of the Montgomery Hall, between two brothers named Bell, and two brothers named Mooney, in which both of theMooNEY's, and one of the Bell's were killed. The other Bell is so desper ately wounded that his life is despaired of. Pistols and Bowie Knives were the weapons. How long will such scenes be permitted to disgrace the South-west? ? Times. New York, Aprii) 12. Bank Convention. ? The Convention met at 12 o'clock yesterday, under the organization of November last. Samuel Hubbard, of Boston, was chosen President, and J. H. Lockwood Secretary. About 150 delegates were present from 18 States, none from South Carolina, none from Georgia, none from Alabama, none from Lou isiana, one from Mississippi ? some from Pennsylvania? but none from Philadelphia ? none from Kentucky ? all New England was represented except New Hampshire ? none from Missouri ? and none from Tennes see, as near as we could learn, but more are expected to-day. A proposition was made to relax the rule which closed the doors of the Convention, so as to admit officers of banks as spectators, who were not delegates. No proposition has been made to throw the doors open to the public. The New England banks, it is reported, will not agree to resume, unless it is ascer tained what course New York intends to take as to paying out its deposites in specie. The Letter from the Philadelphia banks was read, and some discussion had, when the subject was laid on the table. A member from Maryland submitted a re solution, calling for all the correspondence between the New York and Philadelphia banks. Mr. Gallatin opposed it, and was ex zeedingly warm. The subject was laid on the table. A resolution was submitted by a member from Connecticut, calling on the President of the United States to know whether the Government would sustain the specie-payiug banks or not. Cornelius W. Lawrence op posed the resolution. Mr. Gallatin was very severe on the measures of the Government. He contended that their acts, and particular ly the Treasury Circular and Sub-Treasury scheme, were calculated to break down the banks; and he said that a large National Bank, or something of the kind, was required to sustain the currency. The resolution was withdrawn. A letter was read from Mr. Woodbury, Secretary of the Treasury, to an individual, stating that the bills of specie-paying banks would be received by the Government for debts. The Convention adjourned to this day. NINE DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND. New York, April 13. By the packet ship Montreal, Capt. Grif fing, from Loudon, we have our regular files of papers from the 1st to the ICth March, in clusive, with Lloyd's Lists, &c. The Mon treal has about three hundred thousand dol lars in specie to sundry persons. Great Britain. ? The latest advices from the frontier received in London were of the movements under Sutherland and McLeod, in the neighborhood of Detroit, and the arrival of Col. Worth at that city, on board the Robert Fulton. The papers make no re marks on the subject, evidently considering the troubles at an end. There was something of a fire on the morn ing of March 6th, in the extensive range of buildings known as the Temple. About twenty lawvers were burned out, among whom were* the attorney general and Mr. Maule, the Queen's couusel. The Freneh consul in London, Andrew Martin, Esq. committed suicide on the 5th, by blowing his brains out with a fowling piece. Lord Ward, who came of a*e on the 27th of March, had made preparations for the celebration of the event by his tenants, the cost of which was only 60,000 dollars. This young gentleman is immensely rich. He bought an estate, not long ago, for which he paid nearly four millions of dollars. Parliamentary Proceedings. ? Mr. O' Connell got his reprimand, in the House of Commons, on the 28th of February. He made something of a speech in reply, reite rating his charges against the election com mittees, although in language more general and guarded. The reprimand does not seem to have hurt him much. There was nothing of interest in the House of Lords on the 2nd. Sir Robert Peel inquired of Lord John Russell why the papers relating to the boun dary line between New-Brunswick and the state of Maine had not been laid on the table. Lord John Russell replied that they would be produced in the course of a few days. The remainder of the sitting was consumed in the discussion of the bill for the relief o i the poor in Ireland. . , Ou the 6th, the subject of slavery in the colonies was again brought up in the House of Lords by Lord Brougham, who moved a vote of censure on a certain order in council relating to the importation of laborers? (ap prentices) ? into British Guiana, by w ic the term for which that importation was au thorized was extended from three, to nve years. The motion was opposed by Lords Glenelg and Melbourne, and lost, 56 to 14.? The Duke of Wellington voted against it. but only on condition that the Ministers as sented to certain propositions which he read, and the object of which was the prevention of frauds and malpractice iu the procuring o negro laborers and their transportation to the cofonies. These propositions were assented to by Lord Melbourne for himself and his colleagues. , The House then adjourned to the 8tn. In the Commons the whole sitting was consumed in debate on a motion for an ad dress to the Queen, declaring that the co - nial secretary, Lord Glenelg, does not enjoy the confidence of the House or of the coun ^Lord Palmerston reviewed the administra tion of the several colonies in detail , we quote only what his lordship said in relation to the Canadas and the other North A men can provinces. ? The Hon. baronet then proceeded to > pan ada : and he must say, though he could not compliment him either on the effectiveness of his speech or on the general judgement he had showed in the selection of his topics, yet there was something in the light ma?D?r !*} which he touched on that subject which did exhibit more judgment than he had evinced in any other portion of his speech, and which made it eviderft that the explanations the Government had given had not been eD*irelX thrown away on the Hon. baronet. W c were to name any one point on which he would rest the vindication of the colonial policy of the Government, he would men tion the case of Canada. [Laughter ^roJn the opposition benches and cheers ^r01^ ministerial.] What had happened ? why, did any man suppose? was any man so igno rant, as not to know that the dissatisfaction in Canada did not date its origin from the period when Lord Glenelg took office.? [Cheers.] The events of the last few months in Canada proved in the most incontestible manner, the wisdom of the adminstration o her Majesty's Government there. [Laugh ter and cries of Oh, oh, from the opposition side of the House.] Why, there hadfteen a revolt, and how was that revolt put down ? Some of the 1* reuch in Lower Canada took up arms, and were they supported in their insurrection by the great mass of the French in that country . On the contrary, did they not remain firm and loval to their Sovereign, and was not that a proof that they felt that their connection with this country was more desirable than separation? In his judgment the Hon. baro net had utterly failed in adducing any ground on which he could propose to the House a resolution of censure agaiust the Government. Speaking of the state of our colonies gene rallv, he would say that so far from their con dition affording any proof that the systenJ ?J administration had been faulty, it afforded ample evidence that it had been wise and proper. , , The colonies, taken as a whole, were pros perous and tranquil, with the simple excep tion of that which had lately occurred m the provinces of Canada, and there no groun existed for the attack of the Hon. baronet. How had affairs stood in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia ? They had been in a state ot discontent little short of that which had ex isted in Canada. What was their state no w 1 They were perfectly satisfied and perfectly loyal. (Hear, hear, hear.) He, therefore, contended that the very statements of the Hon. baronet? the very instance be bad-quo ted? so far from justifying the motion he had made, ought to be taken as evidence against it. Lord Sandon moved an amendment to Sir William Molesworth's motion, extending the condemnation of the colonial policy to the whole cabinet, which was received with great cheering from the opposition benches. Sandon thus explained the policy on which this amendment was founded. They (the conservatives) were compelled to take their present course on this question. The question was so put that they must either consent to condemn Lord Glenelg, solely and singly for a line of policy in which they were responsible, or they must join with the noble Lord, the foieign secretary, insane tioning that which they could not conscienti ously approve. No arrangement existed be tween them and the Hon. Baronet. Iheie was no intention on the part of the party to which he belonged, to originate suc h a mo tion. (Ironical ministerial cheers,) The noble Lord (Palmerston) had jocularly re marked upon the probability of a coalition ministry, of which the right hon. bart. (Sir R. Peel) and the hon. member for Leeds should be members; and upon the sacrifice of opinion there must be, if such a coalition oc c-ured. The noble Lord, however, would have but little cause to complain of such a junction, for surely there were differences quite as great between the ridicals and the government, as there were between them and the conserva tives. The noble Lord (J. Russell) was un: derstood to support the principle of an estab lished Church? a great proportion of his sup porters were opposed to it. On the subject of the House of Lords, too, there was an equal difference of opinion, to say nothing of differ ences existing on great questions among the members of the government itself. He (Lord Sandon) confessed that he very much deprecated all such forced unions, and he should always regret any circumstances which compelled him to embark in the same boat with gentlemen of opposite opinions to his own. (Cheers.) Ou the amendment a long and spirited de bate, arose, which occupied that and the next sitting of the House. Mr. Labouchere con tended that the policy of the opposition was now disclosed, and that the vote on the amendment would be a test of the ministerial strength. Lord Stanley went at great length into the administration of the Canadian affairs under the preceding and present ministry, vindicating the former from the the charge of having laid the foundation of the troubles, and strongly censuring the inactivity of Lord Glenelg. In the course of his speech, Lord Stanley de clared that " he was happy to pay that tribute which any man would pay to the honorable and handsome manner in which the govern ment of the United States had maintained its neutrality" ? declaring that it was a piece of good fortune to the government of Great Bri tain. His lordship added that 44 if the Govern ment of the United Slates had happened to avail themselves of the pretext that the bor der States were too ready to avail themselves of troops crossing the main, and had inter posed to demand a settlement of the ques tion of the boundaries by an immediate occu pation, our forces, anxious to repel the ag gressions of the United States, would not have been enabled to put down a wretched in surrection." Sir Charles Grey defended the conduct of the Government. Mr. Leader censured it, but declared he must oppose the amendment. Mr. Warburton opposed both the original motion and the amendment, on the ground that they were party measures. Sir George Grey and Mr. Spring Rice de fended Lord Glenelg at great length, and com mented with severity on that of Lord Stanley when in office. Sir Robert Peel defended the administra tion of Lord Stanley, and censured that of Lord Glenelg. He declared, however, that he could not support the motion of Sir Wil liam Molesworth, because to do so would be ungenerous and unjust, and complained of the dilemma in which he and his party were plac ed by the course of the ministers, in not meet ing that motion with another for a declaration of confidence. Lord John Russell clored the debate with a long and able speech, at the end of which he requested Sir William Molesworth not to press for a division on his motion, in order that the question might be taken exclusively on the amendment? thus bringing on a di vision between the two great parties in the House. Sir William Molesworth assented, and withdrew his motion. The question was then taken on the amendment, there being G03 members present, and the vote stood? For the amendment 287 Against it 416 Majority for ministers 29 London, March 2. This afternoon the following customary i notice, in anticipation of the shutting of the books during the payment of the April divi dends, was posted at the discount office of the bank of England " Bank of England, March 1, 1838. | " The Governor and company of the Bank of England hereby give notice that on and i after this day they will be ready to receive ; applications for loans, upon the deposite of I approved bills of exchange, not having more than six months to run ; such loans to be re paid on or before the 11th of April next, at the rate of 3 1-2 per cent per annum, and to be for sums of not less than c?2,000 each." This notice, it is expected, will have the effect of keeping money easy for some time, so far as the quantum of supply and demand is considered. London, March 3. The present state of our money market is creating a power, that if acted upon with much effect, will in time enable the monetary agents of the United States to absorb a large amount of bullion, and which, though it may be a profitable commodity to its dealers, dur iug its transit between the two countries, will, under the existing commercial relations, prove the hindrance rather than the proVnotion of trade with that country. 'rolumtna sretescojjc. SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1838. Congress. The sub-treasury bill seems to be defunct, especially since the late elections. The committee on the charge of corrup tion against Mr. Ruggles, have reported it to be without foundation. The bill for graduating and reducing the price of the public lands, has passed the Sen ate, Ayes 29, Noes, 16. The Senate has passed a bill for repaying to Dr. Thomas Cooper the fine imposed on him under the Alien and Sedition law, with interest. The subject of the retrocession of the District of Columbia, was urged by Mr. | Wise, but is not yet under debate. Louisville , Cincinnati, and Charlcslon Rail Road. [The only objection we have lo this concern is its name, which is too long. We shall hereafter call it The Great Rail-Road.] The Courier gives the following information in a letter from East Tennessee. *' I went inio town yesterday, and witnessed the receiving of most of the stockholders' instalments in Knox County, and up to 4 o'clock, P. M., when I left town, I had not heard of a single forfeiture. We hear from Anderson County, that every one had paid up, some time before the day of payment ; an i thut, in one case, a sale had been effected at 6 per cent, ad vance. No intelligence yet from other counties. 1 hope you have done as well in South Carolina. Our Bank charter, and especially the well-timed and ex cellent addres* of our energetic President, have prin cipally contributed to this result. * * * * You recollect we pledged ourselves, at Flat Rock, as hav ing enlisted during the war; and the first campaign having terminated so flatteringly, we may hope to live through it yet. The stockholders here are much pleased with your energy on the eastern extremity, and our hearts united with you at the late auspicious commencement of operations at Columbia " [From the Globe ] TREASURY NOTES. We perceive by the last Philadelphia papers that Treasury notes are four per cent. above par, or, in other words, above the boasted currency furnished by Mr. Biddle's banks. At the last advices from Augusta (Geo.) Treasury notes were seven per cent above par, and at Mobile, thirteen per cent, above par." Here the Government makes it matter of boast that in Treasury notes there is a differ ence of only 9 per cent, between New York and Mobile. This is the "equal currency" promised by Jackson and his successor, ft is to be observed, besides, that the l,par" of which the Globe speaks, is not the value of specie, but the current price of bank notes. Thus the Treasury notes' are called 13 per cent, above par at Mobile; but Mobile mo ney is 25 per cent, below specie. Therefore the fact is, that at that place Treasury notes are lZygr cent, below par. . The sgg^holdfrs of the United States Bank are silver dinner service, consisting of 365 pieces, weighing 7000 oz., and costing $20,000, to be presented to Mr. Biddle. The election in the city of New York for Mayor and Aldermen has resulted in the suc cess of the Whigs, by a small majority. Im mense exertions were made on both sides, and a much larger iiumber of votes given than on any previous congest. "THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT." The Government, it seems, not satisfied with its feats' in Finance and War, has also been distinguishing itself in Architecture. A budding of great size (containing 15C rooms) has been lately erecting, for the use of the Treasury Department ; when lo ! no sooner are the walls all up, than it is dis covered that they must be taken down . again. A committee of Congress, assisted by two able architects, have reported in substauce, 1. That the building is placed wher^ it ought not to be. 2. That it is not suited to the purpose for which it is intended. 3. That it is exceedingly nglv. 4. That if completed on the present plan, it will inevitably tumble down. They therefore recommend that it be ta ken to pieces and built at another place on a better plan. The workmanship <5cc. already expended, will be a loss of about eighty thousand dollars, and it will cost thirty thou sand more to un-build it ? total loss, $110,000. No one can fail to be struck by the meta phorical resemblance between this edificc and the Administration itself. 1. The Administration is where it ought not be. 2. It is unfit for its design. 3. It is exceedingly ugly. ; 4. If it does not soon " tumble 1 down of itself, it will be pulled down. Virginia. ? The Legislature of this State ' j adjourned on the 9th instant, having passed 331 Acts. Turning over some old numbers of the Richmond Enquirer, our eye fell upon the following scientific effort: 44 It is a fact well known to modern chemists, that by means of a cheap acid, old clothes, rags, &c. may be converted into excellent sugar, weighing even more than the very stuffs out of which it is miade." Suppose, by way of testing this discovery, our patriotic Administration take Ritchie, who is worn all to rags, and see how much sugar they can manufacture out of him. It would be the most harmless of all their ex pcriments. Florida . ? Gen. Jesup has been recalled, and Col. Taylor (lately breveted Brigadier) appointed to the command. There is a rumor that Gov. Call has been killed by the Indians. A few more Indians have been captured, and several settlers and other persons killed by them. The following letter is published in the New York papers. 44 Washington, March 18, 1833. Dear Sir : In reply to vouw of the 16th inat. I hasten to remove any erroneous inference# from the rumor meniioned. The settled policy of the Depart ment, and one which it makes known to all inquiries, is to promote the resumption of specie payments by the banks, so far as its limited powers may permit. Consequently, it has not, and will not hereafter, purchase specie beyond what may be needed for im mediate disbursement, and in that way will neither hoa'd it nor compete with others for its possession. All we receive, in any way, wiU immediately be paid out again to defray the appiopriations. , . I make these statements explicitly and promptly, and have forwarded similar' ones td Boston, in order that no injurious apprehensions need be entertained as to the financial operations of the Government. Respectfully, yours, ^ LEVI WOODBURY." Mr. Hamer, an administration member of influence, offered the following Resolution in the House of Representatives. . "Considering that the business, commerce, circu lation, and exchanges oftbe country are in a derang ed and embarrassed condition ; ?and considering, abo, that a part of the banks of the United States have expressed a desire to resume dpecie payments at an early period : . sL-T . * r* Resolved by the Senate and Hotise of Represen tatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That, if the banks, or a.portion ot them, do thus resume, it will be the duty^ ojf the General Government, within the limits of its cOttttrtuttonal authority, to aid such hanks, as the prese tration designs to do, in regaining public and to sustain them in this laudable effort I their obligations, to relieve the wants of the comriu?> nity, and to restore to the people a sound circulating medium " ?/ ' Of the above the Globe speaks as follow^ "This proposition, we are authorized to say, is not intended by the mover to indicate a change ot ero? ion any where in regard to the Independent , ry Bill, now pending; but it is designed to encourage those banks which are disposed to resume specie pay ments at an c*rly period, to persevere in that deter mination. It assures them, if adopted, thai the party in power entertains no such hostility towards them as has been charged by the opposition, and thereby guaranties, that whatever difficulties they may have with the non-resuming banks, the friends of the Ad ministration will throw no unnecessary obstacles in their way."' The first of the above articles is cited by the National Intelligencer as evidence of the 44 returning sense" of the Administration. We fear that this is a consummation scarce ly to be hoped for. We cannot be quite so sanguine as to expect the "rcturtf of that which was never present. . % ? The Administration is evideutly thwarted in its money schemes. Being at7)^esent de prived of the means of doing harm, it is so gracious as to promise that it will, not do harm. Mr. Woodbury's pledges .may be certainly depended on, to this extent, that he. will do the country no more mischief? until he again has the power. At an election held in Trinity Church in this place on Raster Monday, 16th instant, for Vestrymen and Churchwardens, the fol lowing gentlemen were elected for the ensu ing year. Vestrymen. ? B. F. Taylor, James L. Clark, Dr. Edward Fisher, Col. T. Taylor, and Wm. Cunningham. Wardens.? Dr- Robt. W. Gibbes, H. G. Loper. COLUMBIA, April 21, 1838. BAGGING, Hemp, 18 a 25 BALE ROPE,... 12 a 15 BACON, Round, ]2 a 17 BUTTER, Country 15 a 20 cotton ;;.7o 101 MACKEREL, No. 1, $11 a 13 No. 2, ,...10 a 11 No. 3, \...l\a FLOUR, Country, 850 a 10 CORN 87 a 1C0 OATS, 62 a 75 PEAS, $1 a 112 IRON, Swedes, 6 a 7 14 English, 5 a 12 LABD, New, -.12 a 18 MO MA SSES, Cuba, 50 a 55 44 New Orleans, 50 a 56| Sheriff's Sales. WILL be *>W before the Court House in the town of Columbia on the first Monday and Tuesday in May next, on sundry writs of fieri facias, within the legal hours of sale? The HOlTSE and LOT in the town of CoJ ambi/rr on Richardson-street, containing one fourth at an a?.re, more or loss, bounded on the north byCald weli'n lot, on the oast by Bauskett's lot, on the south by Dr. Edward Sill's lot, and on the west by stud Rirhardson street ; at the soil of William liora & Co. V8 Samh Hrown, Ex'x. of John D. Brown, Terms cash. JESSE DEBRUHL, SRD Sheriff's Office, Columbia, f April, 14. 1833. { 15 Public Auction. VY7ILLbe sold before the Court House in the w w town of Columbia, on the first Monday In May next, immediately after the Sherifl's Sale is over, a first-rale CARRIAGE DRIVER, about 22 years of age, perfectly sober ami honest. Terms ? a credit until the first of January next, the purchaser to give a note with apnroved endorsers, with interest from the date, payable at either of the banks in Co lumbia. JESSE DE BRUIIL, Auctioneer. April 21 16 A1 Snowtcii & Smith RE receivi/ig their supply of fresh Spring . GOODS, selected in New York from the late arrivals, among * hich are ? Very superior black and col'd Silks. Gros de Rhine, Gros de Paris, Gros de Suisse, and Italian Lustrings. . Black Challeys, superior quality. Mode do assorted, col'd, Second mourning do. Fancy Prints and Calicoes, assorted, and very cheap. Extra super fancy Muslins for dresses. Plaid ana tape stripe do. 4-4 super and cheap Irish Linens. 3-4 " Irish I-awns. Damask table Diaper, assorted. ? . ?do Napkins do. White and colored Fans. Super black Bombazine. Ladies' fine English Straw and Leghorn Bonnets. Band boxes. Superfine black and blue Cloths, assorted do dp do Cassimeres. ? Marseilles Vesting. Pantaloon Stuffs, for gentlemen and children. Kentucky Jeans. Silk and Cotton Hosiery, assorted. A complete assortment of ladies' and gentlemen's silk, kid, and goatskin Gloves. Cambric and furniture Dimity. Brown, bleached and" colored Jeans. Brown and bleached Cottons and Shirtings. 3-4. and 4-4 cotton Ticks ; silk Shirts. White and black Italian Crapes. Latest style of French worked Muslin Collars and Cuffs. * > . Infant worked Muslin Bodies. Muslin Edgings and Inserting*. _ , Bobbinett Quillings and Lace Edgings Fancy gauze ami silk Handkerchiefs and Scarfs. Together with a great variety of other goods, which will be sold very low. . April 21 v . * 16 3t lTlonticello Academy. HAVING heard that certain representations had been made, calculated to impair public confi dent in this institution, tho trustees investigated the matter, and became satisfied that the representations alluded to were unfounded. . Tbey reassure the public that their former adver tisements of this institution may be relied upon ? <o which they add, that hoarding may be had at lower rates than before stated, viz : at $100 per annum? and that no student will be admitted for less than oQe quarter. v . ; > WM J. ALLSTON,V JAS. B. DAVT8y WM.K DAVIS, ? } Trustees. WM. BELL, Sen , ( - . t . JOS. HOLMES, J April 21, 1833. , w The Court or Appeals 'ILL commence its next session at Colombia on the first MONDAY in Xay, proximo,,bc ing the 7th day of the month. ' > Petitions for admission loathe bar tqust be pTesent ed on or before " the Monday of the second week of the term." ALEX. HERBEMONT, Clerk. - April 21, 1838. ./ >?* IVotice. ALL persons indebted to the Estate of ELIJAH HENSON, deceased, of Fairfield, are notified to make payment without delay to the Subscriber. Those to whom the estate is indebted will also pre sent their claims J. A. McCROREY, Administrator. April 21. ; - 16 3t . ? ? ? Strayed FROM the house of the 8obseriber, in the Eastern Sand Hills, near Columbia, a CHESNUT SOR REL MARE, about 15 hands high, in good condi tion. She was last seen on the road leading to the Light wood -knot Springs. A liberal reward will be paid to any personjmnging her safely to the boose of . THOMAS COOPER, M.D. April 21. > ? ?? Notice. " > THE Subscriber being desirous to leave the State for a length of time, gives notice that he will answer to any demands that may be brought against him in the courts of law or otherwise, while he is in the State. And whereas he will leave in the hands of his attorney, Mr. E.JOHN HUGGINS, his effects to dispose of, and to act as his attorney in fact, unless otherwise public notice is given. i Given under my hand, this 18th day of April, 1838. \ 16 4t B. D. PLANT. hay. A FEW Bundles of very superior Northern Hay ZtL may be had reasonable, on early application to POLOCK, 80L0M0N, ? CO. April 21, 1838 16 P'J1)" . ' ? Far the RadicaL Cvre of Hernia or Rupture . THE Subscribers are happy tostste, that being the Agents of Dnr Hood, Chase, & Co., they con furnish those afflicted with Hernia or llnptore, with the invaluable Trnssoi of Dr. Heber Chase, which when well adapted, contribute, not only to the comfort and safety of the afflicted, but are also capable in almost every case, of effecting a radical core. In the report of the committee appointed by the Medical Society of Philadelphia, it is expressly stated that the Trusses of Dr. Heber Chase tie not only superior to all others in nae, but also from them alone can a radical care be expeeted.' That these trusses may not be brought into disre pute by improper management, tbey- will only be sold to Physicians Some experience, as well as a correct knowledge of theanatoroy of the parts con cerned in Hernia, being necessary for thetr proper adaptation. J[ Persons wishing to avail themselves of the advan tages of these superior instruments, can bay e them properly adjusted, as well as the necessary directions given, by applying to Dr. Toland, one of the Agents. It being an Agency business, Cesft wiU be required for the Trusses .. " Physicians are respectfully invited to call and ex amine them at V Dr. FITCH'8Drag8fare. ? April 21, 1838. 16 Strayed, AN old GRAY MARE, with two glass eyes, about fifteen hands high. Ten Dollars reward will be paid* to any one who will deliver her at Roach's, in Columbia, or to R A. NOTT, Mill Cre^k, Richland. April 21. 16 Robbery ! $93 Reward. ^TOLEN from the Green House of the Subscri ^ ber, on Mondaf last, a fine large ripe LEMON, then and there growing. I will give the shove re ward (or the Lemon and thief. A thing of a man that would steal from a garden a Lemon, or even a flower, would steal a horse if he could put hita in his pocket. R. E. RUSSELL. April 21. " '.16 A Negro ?iirl Wanted. ANTED immediately a Negro Girl, one who - . is accustomed to house work, for whom libe ral wages will be given. Apply at this Office. April 14- '15 tf w