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'-7 magic of the name of regulars, they would have any advantage over ipilitia or.volun teers, until they had seen service and felt -that-disciptitie Whih time alone can give. Again, I think that this 2d section or the bill assumes sontewhat a different po. sition from that assumed by the President himself in his Messages communicated to the House. I think these Messages are pacific, and rather look to diplomatic ar rangements to settle the controversy. The President's communications on the whole subject, are executed with uncommon judgment and skill. They exhibit kidom aid prudence. Is it politic in us to do any thing that mny embarrass the position he has assumed? lie looks, and I think %vise ly looks, to negotiation. The 2d section of this bill looks to me like clothing him with power to neeotinte at the point ofihe sword? Could we bear this in a foreign Power towards us? It strikes me that its tendency may be rather to embarrass than to promote a peaceful arrangement. I regret exceedingly .that the-Commit tee on Foreign Aflairsshould have thought it necessary to intr)duce certain portions of this bill, and I regret. exceedinglyt.hat I cannot, in any event, suppoi t the second sectiou, as it is entirmly incoipatible vith ny principles. Nothing can justify such a section, but imminent danger and ex treme necessity. It is a great mistake to suppose that the Executive of thii Con federacy is weak and powerless for the purposes of resistance and defence. Ii a just catise for national defence, where na tional rights as well as national honor are involved, there is not a stronger- Execu tive in Christendom. Other countries re ly for defence upon a drilled and standing army. whose profession is war, and who feed upon blood; but here, in a just and glormis cause. !et the standard of the Re public be raised, and we gather around it, not because an Executive orders us to do so but hecause that devotion which isptings from the hearts of freemen prompts us to come to the-standard of our country. In a proper war, the Executive will always find itself strong enough. In the first strug gle we may suffer; .but as to a permanent invasion or conquest, the thing is impossi ble. You may burn atd devastate the land, but you can never conquer the coun try until you totally exterminate those who have been taught from their infancy, togelieve that no other institttions can preserve to them the inheritance of liberty. It is this universal feeeling that makes your Executive sufficiently strong in all cases of just and necessary detence. It is accordinglo the genius of our institutions, that he should rely upon the citizen-mili tin of the country in emergencies, for de fence and support; and, as much as some Governments may ridicule them, I prefcr that bulwark of national defence, as a gen eral reliance, to any other that the -wisdom of modern tacticians may create. They may be defeated but they will rally again, and, what is better, they are safe in time of peace. That discretion which is tojudge of the necessity orereating an addition to our present standing army (which now amounts to 12,000) of 20.000 men, under an enlist ment for five years, as'contemplated in the' second section of this bill, I desire should be left entirely to Congress, free from all embarrassment. The third section, which gives the President, power over ihe equip ment and arming of the Navy. and ihe fourth section, which creates the means, together with the first section, I cousider -strong enough, and as clothing him with all reasonable and necessary power. Strike out the second section. and I have no very serious objection to th bill; but, then,' I consider it -full strong. If any new aspect of great difficulty shotuld arise, with refer ence to Great Britain. let Congress he cal led together, and, if we are to htavei war, let us choose our time to make it. asl-Ict us not be forced into it, rashly and unprepatr cd. But I caunot believe it possible for war to grow out of our present tdifficulty on this questiotn. The good sense andr in terests of the two countries will not soffter it. As to the excltusive jurisdiction over the disputed territory set tip by Great Britain, that arises from the enntstruct ion shte always put upon her prior sovereignty. This claim rests utpon the supposit'on that our independence and sovereignty com menced from the treaty of peace in l'783; and that asshe had exercised, prior to the declaration of inde pentdence. or that treaty, sovereignty and jurisdiction over all the territory, then, subsequently to that period she would'continuie to exercise jutrisdliction u tpon all doubtful or disputed territory. Until the dottbtful points are settled. she claims jurisdiction by reason of her prior sovereignty.- This is the basis of her whole claim' to exclumsive jurisdiction, antd yet'this-is-alL a mere fiction of law-the sameaseclaiming a right from possession tintira better title is proved. If such a position' he sound, thetn, in a controversy between Great Britain and Russia in the Northwest as to..territory. the struggle would be to lirove ~which was the oldest *--sovereign, Great Britain or Russia. The *truth is, Great Britain treated with us in 1783, as an independent and equal sover eignt and,a-mongst equals, there can be, quoad hoc, tno prior sovereign. The trea: ty tnakes the boundary, and is the law of locatiou as to the linu3 And he wvho ex -.-amines that, can have no hesitation -as to the true liue. -Two- rational-minds :-can niot difer about it. Yet tireat. Britain wishes particularly the northern portion of this disputed territory as fortaing a military position toenable her to move troops across from New Brmnswick~ to~Ca'nada; and, as she wants a military position, she makes a elaimn to terrritory, and I. believe she was nover ktown to yield such a claim. -This is the wh'il&amount-of the contrtoversv. As to is declarationarecently made -in *--a letter of Sir John- Bsrvef,,that he -was "acting under striitFordgra from has.Gsov - - ernment to exereije exeluisive jirisdictiont, and for that purpse -he: had~ the wholf~ -military force in.the Provinceat his coma mnand, and that his orders'admitted of no -discretion, that be-was-hound to execute them," Icannot believe but that he has -;-miseonceived his instructions. - [willinow refer to only one circuma stance,-wbich is , conclusive to my mind -- that he is mistaken. It will lie recollected that the British minister here (Mr. Fox) * had but the other day signed a joiot mem - orandum with Mr. Forsyih, recommending both Governor Fairfleld and Sir Johni Harvey mutually to release prisoners ta tseu on either side, and that both parties 4htuld "forbear to exercise exclusive jul risdiction" until the controversy is adjus ted by the two Governments. Now. if the orders to Sir John Harvey fron his Government were peremptory, & admit ted of no discretion, Mr. Fox must have been acquainted with them, and either Mr. Fox himself hail discretion over the subject, or Sir John was mistaken in his constructiou; for how could the British Minister direct what he has in violation of orders from his Government? Either tnere is discretion, or the Britiblt Governor has mistaken the construction ofhis orders, or Mr. Fox must be aciing the diplomatic. hypocrite in recommending what he h.is. I am induced to believe that Sir John Har vey nust be mistaken, or Mr. Fox would not have recommended what lie has. I hav.e no idea-but that the whole ttatter can be amicably adjusted between the two countries without the slightest difficulty. But if the reverse should be the case, then we.have other points of controversy of deep importance which we ean bring into the account. I have alluded more fully, a few days since, in another debate, to the correspondence of Lord Palmerston with our Government, recently published. in which the British Government solemnly announce itous that they will not hereafter recognise any indemnity as due us from destruction of our property in slnvfs, no matter under what circumstances they may flll under British doiniiion. This decision of that Government, has beeti made iii relation to three vessels driven hv stressof weather on the Bahtmas, bound fromt Xlexandria in Now Orleans with slaves belongiig to our citizens. They make a distinction between the cases oc currine previo.us to the British act of e mancipation. passed l1or their West I 'ldia islands. aul those occurring since that act. They thus recognise indemnity as due in the one case, under the law of nations. and refuse in- the other. because, forsooth. their municipal regulation, as embodied in their act of emancipation. has upon that point abrogated the law of nations. Their own --ivil authorities, upon the island,.itnmedi ately after the vessel was driven in by the "act of God," seized upon the slaves. and forced them to accept their liberation, and refused possession to their owners; and yet the British Government solemnly refuse to us indemniity, and peremptorily an nounce to us that they will not hereafter recognise, under any eircumst ainccs, the right of property in persons. It is inpos sible to conceive of a more direct blow at our independence. It assumes the right in the British Government to declare to us in whatour property shall tint consist, and, by consequence in what it shall consist. The whole correspondence shows the in fluence of O'Connell upon a weak cabinet. But I forbear to press this iatter, anti will onlj say, that rather than submit to this arrogant assuinpion of power hyGreat Britain, carried into full effect, I would prefer to see that noble country ,tretching itself from the Patapsco to the Sabin--, a howling wilderness, or wrapt in conflagra tion. There are other points of controversy on our North-westertn borders also, but it is, perhaps, no time to dwell on these things at present. I hope there is no dan ger of war. I belive every thing will be amicably adjusted between us. The great capitalist3 ofthe two countries, our inti mate commercial relations. And above all, the good sense and] good feeling that gen erally prevail on hnth sides, will preserve peace.But ifI should be disappornied in ihis calculation, and the last sad atppeal shoil be made, then, sir, let the "star spatigled naunner" be waved aloft, and the rally cal led, and, my life upon it. yout will see the beacon fires of ant indigat People kin ied rvet i lihousandm hil ls, tnot otnly in thte North, bitt in the South, too; and the swords of~ ai hndred thlousantd freemen will flatsh on high to avenge our wrrones and viniciate ourt rights. Yes, sir. this is a qtuestion in whliebt North ern rights are peculiarly involvedt anti al though we have been treated cruelly atid unikinidly by a portioni oh that section of the Uniiont; although they have agitated a vital question, and made war tipon our dearest rights and upon our domestic peace, y'et I am willinei, for the mnoment, to eury all that itn obilivioti, and to louok alone to the rights and the honor of a comnmoni country. Our blood and reasutre have been offered up before itn a wvar waged peenliarly for Northerni rights, atnd we wsill be prep~ared again to (10 our duty, if needs be, without cailculation ats to cost. In times thait have recently passedl, the State which I have the hotnor, in p)art, to repiresenlt, has been tradnceed and~ shtinder ed byihose who ought to have lt for us the cotmmon sym pat hy of brothers. There arc those who have courtetd popularity by singling us out for denunciation, by way nfillumstrating theirowvn peculiar p atriotistm. Yes, sir, South Carolina has been untkind ly treated, but her star still t winkles above the horizoni; her banner is in the breeze; and, thank God, there never has yet been a stain upon it; and now let the first tap of the war drumn he heardt ott the remote con fines of either extretme or this Union, ;tad von will fitnd her sotns in the front ratnks, 'with no other etnotiotns heating in their hearts but for the glory antI the triumph of a united and a comnmon country. A corrrespondent of ours m Ahheville District, under date of the 13th ult. says, "-The Towtn Council of Abbueville Village have refused to grant any person, license fur retailing spirituous liqutors in that place This step of course created considerable excitement. -By some it is pronounced an act of tyrannical usurpation, while oth ers consider it the best means of suppress ing vice= and* immorality,"--Greenvile Mountaineer. - One of' the extraordinarv features of Vienna. consists in the nutnber of hand seome residences which are to be found uni derodue roof. Of these, the burgersspital is one, which is said to contain ten distinct internial-courts, and twenty staircases; the whole of the inhabitants being about 200 and the reutal to the owner ?68,500 per annum. --- ~Life of a Gendecman.-He gets up leisurely breakiasts comfortably, reads the paper regtular ly, dresses fashional lounges fasttdionaly, eats a tart gravely, talks insipidly, dines con siderably drinks supe~r flououuly, kills time in differently, aups elegantly, goes to bed stupidly, .m lives uselessly. Legislative. AN AQT To authorize a Sabscription in behalf of the State to the South- Western Rail Road Bank. SwCTON 1. Be it enacted by the Ron orable the Senate and House of Represen tatives, notn met and sitting in General As sembly, and by the authority of the sane, That the Subscription made by His Ex cellency the Governor; in behalf of the Stare. for ten thousand Shares in the South-Western Rail Road Bank, be and the same is hereby authorized and con firmed. SEc. 2. The Comptroller General is hereby authorized to draw from the Bank of the State, the amount which may be required to pay the instalments due and to become due upon the said Subscript ion; and todeiand and receive from the proper o'icers of the Rail Road Batik, the usual scrip, certificates, or receipts, and in hold the same for and on account of the State; and the President and Directors of the said Bank of the State, shall make such arrangements as they shall deem expedi eut, for payinz the sauid drafts ofthe Comp troller General: Provided, in case the Pre'sidnti and Directors of the Bank ofthe Suite of Suuth Carolina shall be of the o pinion that they cannot advance the said funds required by said Shbscription, with out emnirranetit io the operations of the said bank, or withot violating the faith of the Stale, pledged in "An Act to provide a Sinking Fund for the redemption of -he Six Per Cent. Stock eff this State." passed in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundredand twen ty-one, and pledged in subsequent Acts for the redemption of all the-Stock Subse quently issued. then, and in that case, the Comptroller General is required to issue Stock therefor, on the part and in oehalf of the State, bearine n half yearly interest, at th rate of five per entt. per annnm. & redeemable at the end of twenty years. SEc. 3. The dividends which shall be declared by the South-Western Rail Road Bank, upon that portion of its capital stock held by the State, shall remain on deposit in saidl Bank, as a fund to meet further i'sttlments upon the said stock, as the:y may be called in, and shall, for that purpose, be subject, with any in terest to accrue thereon, to the draft of the Comptroller General: Prorided. such rate Of interest shall be allowed ou the qame. as may be agreed upon betwen the said Bank and the Comptroller General; And Provi ded also, That such dividends, so deposi ted, shall in no instance draw less than at tie rait. of diree per cent. per annum. SEC. 4. At all elections or meetings of the Stockholders of the said Bank, the Comnissioners now acting, or hereafter to hie appointed, under a joint resolution of the Legislature, as proxies, in the Louis vill:-, Ciucinnati & Charleston Rail Road Company, ort a majority of such as may he present, shall act as the proxies of th'e State. SEc 5. The honus to be paid by the Bank of Charleston, for the increase uftis capital stock, shall be paid to the President and Dire'ctors of the Bank of the State of Soth Carolina, and may be by them ap plied, on account of the Subscription af iresaid. In the Senate House, the nineteenth Jay of December, in the year of our Lord life thoustand eight hundred and thirty ight, and in the sixty-third year of the i-overi:nty and Independence of the U aired Staresof Aimrica. ANGUS PATTIMSON, President of the Senate. D. L. WARDLAW.* Sprak -r of the House of Representatives. Donmestic News. From thec Augusta Constitutionalist, 2th uit. The Savannahl mail ofiSunday bronght ts the intelligettce that the branch of' the Darien Baenk, located iti tat city, had sus ,entded specie paymtents. The causes which led to %'uch1 a tmeatsure, are unknown :o uts, thotu!gh it.4mayt reasoniably be snppo ed. that the first and principal catuse mray 'e a lack of specie. Whatever may be he causes. that branch has refused, to re teem its bills, and by this refusal the prin ~ipal bank lias once more forfeitedt its char er'; for that instrumettt clearly dleclatres, hiar the "ntotes issued by the tmother batik hall be tmade payab'le at the samoe, and he ntes issued hy anyof its offices of dis !otunt and deposit, shall be ma):de payable it said offies; and if the bank,.or either of ts eotiices of discount and deposit, shall at ty inue fail, or refuse to redeem their iote< in specie. and the same shall be pro ested before any notary p)ublic, the legis atture may direct its prosecutingofmeer to ,ommlence an action in alny court having ~omp1etent jturisd iction thereof, for such vi >dation, and on the faict being established, 'he chatrter may be declared and consider ed forfeited." This is the third time that his hauk has suspended specie payments. With regard to this particular-bank, wve >elieve tha the holders of its notes caninot ose one dollar oft hem. Not only the assets >f this batnk anid braniches may ultimately >e sutlicient to redeem its circulation, but he property of the stockholders is boutnd. ni proportion to the amount of stock they >wnt, for the redemption of the notes; atnd, iesides, the state, 'eitng the lrrrgest stock solder, is "pledged for the ultimate re lemption of the bills or notes of said bank, n proptortiotn to the amouint if the value of shares that shall or may be subscribed for md held by said state." In the charter it s also declatred, that "nothing contained in this act. shall be sO construed as tontake the piwer of controllitig said -institntion out of the legislatutse: but the legislature sh all at all times have the powver of arr~esting or suspending said charter, w'henever it shall me made ap~pear, that the said corporation has not coinplied with all or-any of the Foregoing provisionis.. According!to the report of the bank, made o the first of October last, mje..capital- of the institution amounted to $651,050. Of this amomnt of stock, $210,535 had been redeemed by the bank, leaving. a stock of $440,515, owned by- individuals and the state; by individuals $115,5l5. and lby the state $315,000. Thme notes in ecireulation on that ay anated to S$S40.658. Branch Bank of Darien.-The Geor gian of the 25th ult., contains 4he-f11low ing notice: A letter from Savannah, dated 26th inst. received ii this city yesterday says--"Mr: Mitchell, the President of the Mother Bank in Darien, is here, and says there is nio fear of any loss to the bill holders, and that a; rangetments will probably soon be made to redeem tbein." The public are hereby informed, that circumstances have compelled this institu tion to suspend the payment in Specie for the redemption ofits Notes, and the earli est measures will be adopted to enable it to resume, of which. due notice will be giv en. In the mean time, holders of its no tes are advised not to make any sacrifice indisposing of them. - By order. S. L. W. Harris. C ashier.-Consitutonalist. hAtiEkiE1~i C. it THURsDAY. APRIL 4, 1839. We refer our readers to the excellent speech of Mr. Pickens, on the "North Eastern boundary question." The Court of Common Pleas and Gen eral Sessions, for Edgefield District, ad journed Saturday last. %Ve have seen a letter bearing date of the 30th ult., from a merchant in Ham burg, addressed to a gentleman in this place, from -which we learn that the Bank of Darien, is at from 25 to 30 per cent discount in Augusta. The Macon Rail Road Bank is at the same discount. The Columbia Telescope has hoisted the banner of HENRY CLAY. Hawkinsville Bank.-For the benefit of many of our friends, we copy from the Augusta Constitutionalist, of the 28th uit., the following advertisemerit in relation to the Bank of lawkinsville: '.The public are hereby notified that Itte NOTES of the Bank of Hatokinville,will be received by all ihe Banks in Augusta, both in payment and on deposit, and will likewise be redemed as usual at the coun ter of the Bank. JOHN RAWLS, Pres't. British Parliantent.-A London paper of the Gh of February, contains some ac count of the proceedings of Parliament. There was an exciting debate in the House of Lords, on Canada affairs. Lord Wellington spoke violently against those United States citizens on the frontier, who disturbed the peace of Great Britaini, and Amerien, by their interference in the Canadian difficulties. --le cast great ceneure upon our Govern ment for not restraining its citizens from creating disturbance on the frontier. Lord Melbourne said that when the character of our Gov en.ment was taken into consider ation, when ho remembered the dispoqi tion exhibited by the different States to in terfere with each other'4 alTirs-and the tendency to private warfare with each other-the presen: state of things, was not, to him, a subject of wonder. [le said tl'at lie had no reason to doubt the sincerity of the A merican govcrntment, in its desire to carry into eftect, the stipulations binding on it, as recards itsduties to its neighbours -but taking many things into eotnsidera tion, it mttst be adtmitted, tht the United States Government had serious difficulties in carrying thism object itnto effect. Lord Brougham took a more favorable view of~the course of ouar Government to ward. Catnada, and in a great degree ex culpated it. In the Ilotnse of Commons, Lord John Russell declared, that no suspicion of I ad faith could attach to the government of the Utnited State.--and that it had done every thing whieh could be expected of it. He declared in relation to Canada, thtat the stnremacy of England must lhe main tined at all hazards-and that whether the expense was great or small, Minis ters were ready to encoutnter it. We have read in the Augunsta Mirror, "The British Partizan," a prirae tale, by Miss Moragne. of Ahheville District. The scene is laid in the upper country of South Carolina, bordering on the Sa vannah River. The period chosen-the Revolution. The authoress carries us back to those stirring times, and brings us face to face with the irot men of that tay. ~She describes the country when the wild Indians roamed in our forests and the virgin soil was yet untouched, by the ploughshare of the htushandman. .Her style is ornate, hut yet chaste. The story is creditable to our literature. The Army and Navy Chronicle of' the 21st ultimo, 'says:~ that Major General Macomb, will leave Washington this day. to take the c'hief direction of affairs in Florida.' His stay there will dlepend upon circumstances. General Taylor will re main on duty in Florida. M'aine.-The Legislature of this State has passed a resolution, aufhonzing Gov. Fairfield to disband the military forces, whenever he shall be satisfied that Sir John Harvey. has no intention of occupy ing the disputed territory, or of molesting the civil oflicers of Maitne, in their efforts to drive away trespassers.. ff7We refer our readers to-the adver isement of Messrs.-H~arrington and Bryan. Elections in zrginia.-The tinte.or holding elections -in 'this State i he en changed for the present year. to the fourth Thursday in May-and for succeeding years, to the fourib Thursday in.April. . The Public Square.-Since the remo val of the venerable old Court House, and the market, buildings of rmknow n order of architecture, unless of the "Economic," a modern style, the Public Square has been much enlarged, and is now open to all the winds of heaven. It has recently been levelled, but the work is not com plete. When ibis is done, we suggest that a park be planted in the centre of the square. Nothing adds more to the com fort and beauty of a town, than a sufficient number of shade trees. Among the bright est ornaments of Philadelphia, are her beautiful chesnur, locust, and other trees, which grow on the side walks of her streets, her pleasure grounds. her parks, and gardens, refreshing the resident, and the stranger with their verdure. Other cities at the north, are embellished in like manner. Why should southern towns generally, have so small a number of shade trees? Under a fervid sun they are peculiarly needed. Spacious groves in the heart of a city, afford a delightful re retreat to the man of besiness. of study, or of pleasure. Last but not least, where can the pensive maiden room more pleas antly, and dreapn of love? Where can the dashing. belle, morie stitaly display her thousand charms to the admiring gaze of her suitors? We have mentioned but a few of the advantages of shade trees. We believe that they are highly promo tive of health, and good order in large towns. They are supposed to have a ben eficial tendency in many of the cities of Europe, where large groves have been planted for the recreation of the crowded population. To these, lirge numbers now resort in their hours of leisure, instead of to scenes of dissipation. In Paris, and London, this has been renaiked by trav ellers. The Turks, who certainly know how to appreciate the c..mforts of life, generally fill their cities or their immedti ate vicinity, with ornamental trees. Our climate very much resembles that of Tur key, and we should imitate the Mussul mans in this particular. The Free Banking Law of Georgia. As this law now exists in Georgia, per haps in-the course of time, she will be flooded with paper money. Before the passage of this law, tiat State had alrea dy, we helieve, upwards fthirty banks and will probably, at no distant period. have as many niore. Not a little of those paper bills will fin4 their way into our State. Some of the old Georgia bankse are bad enough, 'nd we fear that some of of the new banks will not he better. We hope that our apprehensions are ground less. We are not monopolists, and have no particular partiality for the banks tow existing-but we are appiehensive that ihis free banking law will create a redun dancy of paper money. Thtis experience htas proved, adds no to the wealth ol a co' ntry . Itt the west, many of the free bantks which wer' estatblished, have recently failed, and btnought great distress upon the people. It may be said, that this is tno argutment a gainst the principle, hut otnly against the management of the banks. This may be so "Butt clouds and darkness rest utpon it." The principle of the General Bankins Law is new, and we wish to see it fairly tried1 in other States, before it is intr..dn ced into our own. Afarriage Democratic -A short time since, wve read in -a North Carolina paper, an account of the marriage of a couple whlo were good Democrats. The Parson was also a Democrat. Now we are deC lighted to hear of weddings of any sort. We are bet ter pleased, to hear of those which are Democratic. .But we are best pleased when toe ourselves, are invited to the marriage feast. 1reuico and France.-The difference be tween these gove'rimnents, hias been ad justed by Admiral flaudin, and the M--xi can Plenipo~tenltiaries.... Ratification on the port of the Metican eovernm:ent, was on ly needed, for idN vessels to discharge their cargudes. The Loutiianian, of March 22;!, gives the following particulars: Mr. Pakenham, the English minister, guarantees,in ti e 'name of his government. the payment of the indemnity dtue to 'he exiled French, the conditions of which are to he hereafter fixed.. France receives nothing to indemnify the expenses of the war, and claims mer'e ly the $000,000 mentioned in her ultima tumn to he paid in six months. "The plenipoteutiaries askd an ar mistice of 15 days, which was granted 'o te admiral and he immedfiately opened the port oa era Cruz to-all lags without distinction. "French vessels and those ofother na tions, which were lying a tvera Cruz, im mediately commenced discharging their cargoes."~ Jacob Eichelherger, Post Master at Re hoboth, Post Office, Edgefleld District, has resigned. B. Howard, is appointed in his place. SPost O0ico called Elton, has been es tablished in Ede~feld District. Joseph~ Adams is appointed Post Master. PUBLIC. MEETINGr The. citizens of Edgefiel eri', aso sembled it theCourt Hou 29th uit., for the purpose ora 1Del egates to the Commercis '0 ention, which n ill-assemble in Charlesion, on the third Monday in. thtgmoaih, Dr..R. G. Mays, was called- to-theClhiir..and Dr.. J. 0. Nicholson, is appointed Secretary. Whitfield Brooks,' .. delivired an ad, dress of considerali le ngth, id nil of re search.- -ie concluded by ofering the fot-, lowing resolutions which were adopted by the meeting. 1 Risolved. That to promote -the great puipose of establishing- a direct export and import trade, between the Southern and South-Western States. and Europe; i0 this meeting will appoint Delegates f1om this District, to attend' the Commercial Convention, which.will asaemilble in the city of Charleston, on'the third- Monday in A pril next. . 2. Resolved, That for the purpose of difusing information upon this interesting subject, among the - inhabitants of the District, twenty-four persons be selected from diffierent sections, to serve as Dele gates to the Convention. 3. Resolved, That the following per sons compose the delegation-to wit:Gen James Jones, N.. L. Griffin, Col. John H u iet, Riehard Coleman, Jas. P. Carroll, Doctor H. Burt, Nicholson Moore, Col. Wade S. Cothran., Lewis Wigfall. Mill edge L. Bonham, Major William Daniel, John Wever, Thomas Smith,- Edmund Penn, Abner Perrin, Leroy Monday, Richard Parks. Thomas S, Nixon. Charles Hammond, Col. John Bauskett, Doctor Tenant, Doct. John Nicholson, and Judge A. P. Butler. On motion of Dr. Nicholson, Whitfield Brooks. Esq., was added to the number of Delegates. .. On rotion of Dr. Anthony, Henry Shultz. Esq., was also appointed a Dele gate. 4. Resolved. That the Editor of the Ad- - vertiser, he requested to notify the Dee gates oftheir appointment, by publishiig the foregoing resolutions. Commuanications. The Central Temperance Board of Edgefield District, held its annual meet ing in the Baptist Ch'urch, on Tuesday Evening, during the sitting of Court. . The meeting was opened with prayer. by the Rev. W. P. Hill. 'After which, in consequence of the non-attendance of the Orator, chosen for the occasion, the Presi dent of the Board read a very able ad dress, upon the subject of Intemperance. The Board was thec organzed, by- en roiling the names of Delegates froin the following Societies, viz: Edgefield C. H. Little Saluda, Red Bank, Dry Creek Beach island, and Callihains. Mr. Walkins, delegate from Dry Creek, expressed his conviction, that the declen sion of zeal in the advocates of Temper ance, and the small progress which the cause had made, was attributable to tho 'fact, thatit was not kept sufficientiy be fore the public mind. He urged the ne cessity of presenting this subject more fre quently to the consideration of the public, in order to awaken an interest in the great cause of Temperance, and recommended the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That Nlinisters of every.de nomination. throughout the District, he re qttestedl to use their best efforts to keep the public mind alive, to the all important eue of Temperance, and thtat they pre sent this subject more frequently to the consideration of their respective charuts int their public ministrations from the Pul tpit. This resolution was supported by re marks from several gentlemen, and the following amendment was offered tby Mr.' E. Penn, delegato from the Edge~eld' 'Society, viz: That every memher of this Board be requested to take a prospectus of the State Temperance Paper, to be published in Columbia, and endeavor to prqcure as many subscribers as possible. The resolution, as amended, was unan imously adopted.. The spirit manifested at the meeting, was such as to render it-oneof more than usual interest. - The Delegates from several Societies tn the District, presented letters 'respectig@ the cause of. Temperance itn their respec tive boundaries. which, although th ey-con veyed intelligence of no remarkable pro gress, gave evidence of a zeal and interest, which promised a day. of better things, and inspired the Board with encouragement to more untiring perseverance. -The following officers were elected for the ensuing year, viz: W. B. JOHNSON, D. D. President.. M. MIMS. } N. L. GRWlFIN,.* A. B. ADSN R. T. M IM S, Secretary gt Treapurer. it was resolved that4 the procetedings of this meeting bet published in the'TEdgefleld Advertiser, State Temperance Journal and Biblical Recorder. The Board then adjourned. W. B. JOHNSON, .President. R. T Mtus. Secretaiy. Let him that woman dloth deid, 'Hard on'a rail berode atride.. MR. EDITRra: With no little-indignation I read the lines addressed to you in the last Advertiser but one,over the signature of*n gustor." As it has ever been a most p less trg task to me to defend innocent, helples woman from the asaaults of the Savage scribe, I not only consider it my duty, but' esteem it a great privilege, through the same channel to shew Mr. '1" that though woman is weak, she is not without friends. In the first place, I am astonished that "SInquisitor" should thus expose . his own folly, to the reading world by publicly proclaiming the many "ajaliications" of his drinan which in a nrn ant rnan whenki