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"We will cling to the Pillars of the temple of ot libeftie.eU, PIERRE. LABORDE, Editor. and if t must fall we will perish amdst the ruins."O VOLUME IV. O.2 TERMS The EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER ik pul" lished every Thursday miorning at Thrre I Dollars per.annumt, if paid in advance Three Dollars and Fifty Cents if not paid before the expiration of Six Months fromn the date of Suibscription-and Four Di lars if not paid within Twelve Months. Subscribers ont of the State are required to pay in advance.. No subscription received for less than one year, and no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid. except at the op tion of the Publisher. All subscriptiont will he coutinued un less otherwise ordered before the expira tion of the year. Any person procuring'five Subscribers and becoming responsible for the same, shall receive the sixth copy gratis. Advertisements conspictiously inserted at 624 cents per square, (12 lines, or less,) for the first insertion, and 431 ets. for each continuance Those published monthly. or quarterly will be charged $1 per sqnare for each inzertion. Advertisements not having the number of insertionm marked on them, will he continued until ordered out, and charged accordingly. All communications addressed to the Editor, post paid, will'be promptly and strictly attended to. W. F. DURISOE. Publisher. Sheriff's Sales. B Y virtne of sundry writs offerifacious, to Bmte directed. wid be sold at r:dgefield Court Hons,, on the firs' Monday and Tuesday in February next. thw following property. viz: - David Itichardson, vs Wiliey ildt6o tther Plaintils, vs the same; one trat f land con. taining five thonsaind acres. more or less. lying onl Big Horse.Creek. on which is a valiable set of saw MilI, adoining John Wise, Charles Lamar, and others. Goo-lwii& Harrington, vs Speiicer F.lsmore one tract of land containing fonrteen ncres, . more or less- adjoining John Bush and others. Moses Kirkland, vs Joseph Grice; other Plain ifis, vs the same. one iraat of land con. tailing one hundred and sixty acres. more or, less, adjoining Win. New, and others. Trueman Breightaupit, vs Morris Johnson,, Bland & Catlin, vs the same, one tract of land containing seven hundred aczes, more or le, adjeining Wmn. S. loward and others. t Penn & Brannon, vs Faithy lassater: other Plaintiffi', v. the sai e, one tract of land con taining three hundred and forty acres, wore or less. adoining W. H. Adatms, James Morris and otters. Isaac Jones. vs Wim. B Villard, sen., and others; other Plainctiffs, vs the same. one trt o'' land ciontaining four thousad acres, iote or less, adjoining John. lix, John Sanders and. athers. . John Wash. Bearer. vs W. D. Kinbrell, one tra.-t of land containing two huindred mid ?ixt% five acres, more or less. adjoinir i. Cochran - aned others. Benjamiln Frnzier. vs John Hamilton, one tract ofl-tnd. where defendaet lives, coutaiin; --- acres more or less - G.orge DominicA, vs Absoletil T. -Abney. one tract of land containing two hoentred ;ftres. inore tor les, adjoining lands of Ned Cuibr ath aned o:herS. M. Hankinson, vsi John B. Bnrgess, one tract of land containing five hunied acres, icire or les., adjinecui Wiley lGrver, John lcamnse% and otiers. G. L. & E. Penn & Co., vs Joltm Griee, one tract of laud containitig one hundred ncres.more or less, adjoiaing Samuel Po:-ey atd others. Catdaway Ciark, Vs Wim. Agin, one tract of land conetaliiian one hundred and forty acres more or less, adjotini John Lewis avid otheitt. J and L. Jones and oti:ers, vs John E-'lidsonk, Two s.-parate tracts of land, one containing thirtv six acres more or less. and the other thirty acres, more or less, adjoitnitig J osiah Ptdgetinud others.. Mary Hightower, Exectttix, vs George Hin. copk; T. F. Snilivn, for Joseph Hightower. vs the same. the defendant's iiterest it one tract of land containiu I-our indited ares, more or less ad.oining Mary Hi;htower Md others. P. F. Laborde. Eucheater,.ves Wmc I Wighit maci, ont tract n''laned whecre defenidant liv~es. 'Nathian Body. Administrator, vs Samupsona Caitd', one tracer ef land conetaningc. 190l acies, pnore or fess,' ijoincing Pillariab Wilialns, and others .-- . Olive, Towles,.Ordinary. vs J. B. Covhbgion; otheer Plaintitisc, vh Juhun B. Covingtone anid John Hi. Fair,-the WYare Hounse in the to'wn of llnanrg. knmown ia. Coin-toni & Fair's', in clucbug :he wlarf oncd whnrr ot. . Thotnas Hiarriseon, vs. Henry Slhtmtz. nther. Plaintiffs, vs The acmne, the following lots~sef *land in the !irown of Hamubur;;, amnd knowno in the p~l.Lu of.said Town..as. Lets-No, 151, laM, 153, 154, 155. 157, 15i8, - - 159, 16016. and 162 Bounded north. by Cobb Siet; east, by Covintonm Stre--t; soucth, by Mercer Str.eet,an'd west by Cook St'reet. . Also, all thact parcel of land, situaatgd, lyingr, ad being iir the Towna of fl1a.urg, ecmaim ine eight aes', .miore or4ess, whlerreon the dwel hicng nocnse ol said.$sthastands, boun ded north, bylaudet lat.- belnging~ to J. 3. Unvinmgton,East blands late-belonegini to Jehnc 'Fox. mouth. by a d c~ttefoot of the.hbill, runigro:n cte old oad eadng fom he bidg ac:ossto the linie of the Leigh tract; anid w'st, by te di'4 ding line between .ite leigha ud'"air traccs of land. Also. one lot ofiand ttween thme foot of the' hill and land he onging to Amory Sih.y.. Also. lots No. 365 to 382inaclhr4ve, being fif teen lots.. Also. various other lots of said Shultz iu th~e town of lnHaburg. C. M. etnm:ma vs Oliver Simopson,.,two houses'nd hoLtsin thetewnh ef Hlamnburge botind ed on the north by Mercer street. on the east by Centre stre: t, n the seoutha by Market street. and otn the west hv lots eif Wmc. Gray. James Terry, Co:nmtissionecr in E~quity. vs Gideon HI. Pardueo, Johnx B. Covinatone. and Lewis Elzey; oether Pltaietiffs. vs G;ideont H. Parduo , one honse tand lot in the towna of~ Ham-e butrg, knwn as lot No. 117, boutnded coe th by lot No. 11-i, east by Centre stre--t. soimb Icy lot No. I l' wVest by the dividing line hetn~ een the ~e and F-ir tract, having lfift feet front. aand ' b ack to the dividing~ lin'.. W J VStarke, vs Jo~hn Marsh anidJarret. contf ,. ~ t of land the proiporty of Wisqe, Nmdred and fifty eight aces, more or less, adjoining J. H. Richardson and others. Glover F. Green, vs John And-erson, fine tract of land eanmaining one hundred arres. more or less) odjoining lands of Thos. Morris, and others. The Suite. vs. David Powell, -one tract of land containing one hindred and eight acres, more bi lest., adjoining lands of John Wise and uthers. Isaac Henry, vsJ K Kilburn; A..J. Rambo, vs the same. the Defeidant's interest in one tract of land contuining five hundred acres, more or less with his antere' in the upper Bridge. Also one othertract of IaM which Kilburn lately- purchased of A,J 'Ranf*e46ining the othet tract containing- acres. more or less. Lewis Perrin, Assignee, vst Thomas J Lyon; Warren F. Winn, vs the same, one tract of land containiig twohandred and sixty Acres, more orless, ad;oining Hiram Gable and others. Wade Ghver, vs Dyonisons Z. Wright, one tractoflard coitaining fioir linndrel and fifty acres, more or less adoining John Coker and others. A. J. Rambo. vs Eli Milton. one tract of land c6ntaining three hundred acres, more or less, adjoining Charles Powel and Wiley Milton. Also one saw Mill and two & a quarter acres of'land adjoining Jolin Marsh add W. Milton. Also 2 Negroes. Alcy and Jane, three Mules, and one Road Waggon. Eli-Milton. vs John Marsh. one tract of land con-taining two hundred and filly acres, more or less, ad:oininog Elizabeth Carter and others. J Rocliell v.Wm. Mttllet. one tract of land coLnfaiig :hree hnt-!dred and fifty acres. more or less. adjoititnr James Tomikiis and others. J. & L. Jones. vs Joshii Eidson; other Plan tiffs vs the same. sixty-six acres of land, more or less, aid one sorrel mare. J. & L. Jones. vs R. Padget,one hay mare. John B Smith, vs Lewis Falaw, one bay mnare, Nancv Kilburn. Executrix, for the tie ofthe rxceutrix of. W. B. Hubbard, vs Gosper Buz zard one Negro Woman Rose. Anna Anderson. vs Randol Delaughter and others; Benjinin Roper, (benrer,) sthe same, two Negro womet. Tatney and Ann. * G. L..Penn & Co, vs 'lisha Barker; other Plantiffs vs the same, one sorrel iare. D. Williams -vs Riley Padget and Lewie Padget, one sklntare. G. L. Penn & Co vs Willian, Doby; other Plantiffs. vs the sante. fotmt bales rotton. John A. btack, (beairer) vs- Samuel '@?rm. nne.two horse Waggou, one bay ware, Ma two yearling colt- _ 'II. W. ,@ . an, vi Henry htinffnan; other Platitiflfs vWQS. e, one Negitu Girl Mariah nd 2 horses,. 4 Atso, Will he sold ut the house of John Thurmond inti eaturday the first day of February be-t, wenty one r two bales CoUea, to satifv exe ntions of Jnha Da&y anad otheire, vs John Thar mtnd, Randal Delaughteraud Guthridge Thur mtond. ALSO, Will be sold at thp huittse of Wiley Milton ott Horse Creek. on Friday the 7th day of Feb ruary next, various articles, consisting of Carry Logs. Wagoas, Cnrts, Smocks, &c.&c tosatisly vrious exi~cutions. ALSO, Will be sod at the ionse of Henry Htiffiman. manSattrday the 8th dLy of February next, one lot ofCur: ~and lFoddh-r. Cat.le and ;olgs. and ne Voke Oxen, &c. &c. to satisfy various exe itioi.s, Tet rms, Cad4. . M. H. MOSS, S. E. D. January 13. INO c 50 Large Saie of Lands & Negroes, I N o,.forniitv to i tieeree of the-Curr of' Equity, wilflhe sold onTuesday the 4th of F, b'ruary isext. all that Plaitutioin on Savannah It,ver. coainaing fourteen hundred acres.iiore or less adjoinius latnds of John Mo'ely..Silas Lanier, and Qtlers. and lying immediately on the River belriw the niothtoif Stephlens' Creek, one third of which is cleared an) in grood iepair and in a fine state forimiediate cultivation; up , p orteniant to which, is a valiutble fishery, at ull Sice. This tract will be sold entire, or in lots, to suit the .convenience of purchasers. The above property is distatnt isen miles from Iluinhurg, by the Martititov Road, and has beei found to be as heukhthy as any in the conttry.. ., At.5tU That vulitmable platitatiotn on Stjephens' Creek and the MartintoW? It oad, well ktnou a as thte Key place, copiitaiig -about tine hundred acre. -''Ar~so; Another trggt of lttnd, adjoining the above on the Mlartintown -Road, containing one htun dred acres, more or'less.. The plautation san Chavis' Creek, noir ill the possession of Wm. J. WVi h:mninoincluding the hdmntestead, totntaining ,nmtt twelve hun-. dred aeres tnors or less, on' whidt is ani gxcel len-Grist -Mlill anid Cottonm Gin; all in good re pair. All the above hiinIs ar-knowna and cej ebrated as being the fintest atid mnost fertile Cot ton amid Grain lai:ds itt the District. A trnet of pine lanid on the head of Swveet water, conta-ining about 500 tand nintet aires. tmore or li-e.s,juiinig lands~ of Reason Lan ham and othersn ArL'O ABOUT. NINETY VALUABLE NEGROES.. Horses Mules. Stock of Cattic, Hog~s. Corn, Fed 'rkr. Farming Utensilsr,. 81rc. $rtc. - The 'ah<-ve :-ale will cotimenice on the day :bove memiioned at the River platitation, nd cotmnmefrom day to day nntil finiushed. T-rms otfSfe. j he lands wvill lie sold ont a credit ouf onie atid two venir<. with interest fromt dty of sale, aind poissession given itntnediately The ne-.roes for otie ttttth Cash, ttntd the Iml. ance oni a credit nutil ime first day of Januasry 1841. For all othter property-stinm ntuderotne lhun dred dotlars. Cash. Stums over thatt atnount, a crtdit of twave-:n.,nths. withot interest. Reservey Plai, of thte' ha.nds will lie exhib ited on the'day of sale. tiOhiN BA USKF.TT, Trustee. Fdgefield S. C. Dec 24, 18f39 e 48 The Coalutmbia Carolinaian. the Charleston Cttnrier ta. d Augiusta Chrmonicle &. Setnitiel will insert the above reguilarly until the 4th of Febrtury, and forward their biills to this office. Negro Cloths and Biankets 1AY be had ott accommodating terrns of .. C. A. DOWD. Fdgefleld. Sont. 14. tf 2! From ihs P.iladephia Gaette. THE ANGEL'S WING. -There is a Gerans tradition that wign a suidde n silence t akes place in a comparfy, an angel nt that ionient makes a circuit imong them, and the first person . ho breaks the silence is snpposed to have been toueled by. he wing of the passing seraph. And why Aiosld wisdom smile at this? Are hot ihose perlect beings nigh. To witness and to share our bliss. To hear and hush the secret sigh ? Yea, they may Heaven's solace bring, Then scorn not thou, the Angel's Wing! Thou! who alone, thyself dost deem, A solitary in thy grief. List! soft as footfall of a dream, Comes one to bear the s%%eet relief, And fled is all iby boarded care, The passing Seraph's Wing is there! Thon, who. forgiven, dost possess The penitent's intensenuelight, When the dark-clnd of guilt's distress Reveals to thee its edze of light. Think! as unhallowed tempests fly, Thy soul is touched, the Wing is nigh! And thoni. of cotemplative mood Who dost at eve in wild woods stray. Where notigh of this world may inturde, Where fancy migh's in others play, And hearest the voice which zephyr fings, No! 'tis the rush of Angel Wi'gs. Dh, I have paused a space, as 'twere; - Bewilderina thoughts to gather up, To put aside the dranght of care And,taste of mind's exalted cup; Nor knew what o'er my sotl could bring Such calmness was the Seraph's Wing. When brooding tempteru cause me shame. And in its company of sin My spirit st te--the Aigel ame, Andlwep 'with wings the heart *hbin. A nioment made its circuit there, And broke my silence into prayer. I knelt beside my precious boy,. WhoIt went at childhoot's fiiry time, MV hospe. my life. my hein's joy Frotn Ihis to Love's tnclouded clime; And thile around wept pit ying taeni, I joyed-the Angel touched me then! Antid oh, when at my own lass hour The world rece'des awd Ollies fly; Th.:t near me with supporlittr iower Might plumesome herald of the sky Andi while of victory sing, Bear te awayon upward Wing! T. From the Savannah Georgian. The old year passed with a sigh & Groan, As sigh and groan he might;. For in his course full maRty a ond Hath felt misfortune's blight. And many a heart that hailed this morn, With gladness ani with glee. Recalls hope's transient blossoms flown With pain and tmisery. Pale sickness track'd his manhood's path, And tempests his decline, And Cotton fell from fifteen cents, (Weep ptlanrters')-sto nine... -iFiscellemeous.. Fromthe Chaarlr~oa Mercury. NoasrNATto, Faon GovEaNot.-The nonmination for Goverhnor usnsallyrocetipies a share ot tie attemtiuh. 6fcasurjpolitidians assetunlfad at Clihtmhia the year befoire ste electitn-a nd hams accordinagly, we drnder-. stand,-hIeeft under constultat ion, though not in taucus, at the fato Mession of he-L'egis-. hat ure. Thie result, so far as.-we can ascertain is, has been highly gratifyinsg. There-will he, it is confidently hoped, Jan clashing oif riwual candidates w~ jealous parties; bns on the contrary. great untantithiisj ag ex preted in the support of the gemlemnans to wijont it ts cotempslated ieu offer the sta (inn, -viz: the Hon. John P. Rtichardsoni, lately of Congress. Sisce thes healitne of theold division lhe &ween the Nullifiers sand Union tmen of our State, the latter have as a p:urty, co-oper asted wish us in goodl fatith, st maitainin the $sote IRights attitude, andi advansting Ite State Rtights policv of (Southu 'Carolina, tin all the leadinig qenestions ntow agitating ste Unmnt; anud y'et a Govertnor has snot yet heeni selected fromt nmtong them. If is be now done, andr on the motion of our party. it w ill be a sort of formail ratification, of thue bond ofutnion; attd we itre sure that no mn of the old Unmioni paty con hi be nam ed, n"eom they antd we would mnore de. light to honor- norte- wh' i's beetn more true, whejher as att ally ortas an ilppsmens; none who 'ins always beets more firm, or heiter :empeted htis firmness wish digttified moderaition-se as t's comamantd thes good feeling and resretg of all. The successful exertiot of his grsast iniflusence itt rlod'er-. nsy, has been felt, anm "ratefully apprecia. ted ever since thin first 0tmventiou against the Tarift' nd de.s...nate g ospc 'usly as one in uniting to suppo"irt t hon, tlhe ofl parties should solemnize their po litical union. All must regret that circutnstances should have compelled hini 'ii leave his place in Congress; where no matn was more honored,- and valued by his collenmues, who unite in expressing their regret at the serious loss to them and their cause, which is elt in his resignation Highly appre ciated as his character and services are in our State, Mr. Richardson is yet not ade quately appreciated, owing to his modest and unaturusive course. To value him as he meris, men tmust serve and consult with~him. Thoe who have done so, bear united and strong testimony to his pru dence, sagacity atnd integrity; in short, to his possessing all the most solid and valu able charecteristics of a public man. In rejoicing, therefore, at the prospect of se curing him again as a public servant, *e are sure :hat we but giveutlerance to the voice of S. C. To him the office of Gov ernor is not any step higher in the attain ment of public honor, but if i't were so, we believe that no iman in the State would dispute his title too the tem ple of Honor, as he his already complied with the old Ro man condition of passing first through the temple of Virtue, From the South Caroliaan. We cordially, heartily approve or the above nomination, and equally concur in all the sentiments so appropriately and justly expressed in relation to it, by our respected contemporary of the Charleston Mercury. We hid expected. previous to the session,And before hearing the nane of Col. Biel-ardbon, suggested, that Col., Benj. T. Elmore would be a candidate, in accordance with the earnest wishes of his many friends; hut from tha mom,-ut we heard Col. Richardson's name ureed, to gether with tie hbnorahle, and to ts high ly gratifying motives that prompted it; and that Col. Elmore bad positively declined to be, a candidate, in consequence of the pressing engageinentsof his private affiairs and cordially approved the nomination of Col Richardson; we have entertained the tnost decidet approbation of that nbmina tion, and confident that it would secure the general and hearty support of our po litical friends, of either of the old State parties. So.far, this confidence has been rully sustained. Not the slightest expres sion of doubt or disapprohntion. has been uttercd ine'or hearini, or that of any one we have spokeh, alith on the subject; but everywhere tie most Wemlaneous gratifi ration, not only at the nomination itsell, hut the jus and generous motives or it, so nat ural to our people and peculiarly ho., orable to their character; Hotd we feel as sured iat Col. Richardson w ill-go into of fis-e, not merely wtitlibt opposition, but with the unanimous vote ofthe Sthte. It niforils us great pleasure to add the following responses front the Patriot and Coiurier. especiilly the hitter, on account of its highly gratifying admission, that "our old party feud is now thoroughly healed." "Blessed be the peace makers," and their initual and mpot appropriate and worthy peace-iffering We greatly. rejoice Atthis mean- of hatisfying our respected Union friends und associates, that the hand of friendship extended to them from the first moment that the areat question of differ ence was-honorably and amicably settled, has been thoroughlv -honest and incet-e. From the Soudern Patriot. We mns cordially concur in ihe nomi nation, by the Mercury, of the Hon. John P. Richardson, for the office of Governor of this State, at the next election. Mr. Richar4on bas. in our bitierest period of plltical iedhientioiit illiated the eleehi ahtd respect of all parties. His judgmet is sound, and his expi~ridnee of hutman na ture mtatured. In ougress, his influence, from his mild, e ' orf* manners, high integrity antd straight forward conduct, wv as al ways, considerable. We, therefore, most cordially responad to this nomination, and bale no dloubt that Mr. RI. wvill com mand the. suffrages of a large majority of the Legislatufd; Notn'thCarleston Cour er. Oun Ni~xT Go ftgba.-The nomina hiott of the lHon. John P. Richlardson, by fie Mercury, for the Qhief Magistra'ey of tur-Staie~meets our mosi cordial response. Weo.bail it as a gratifying and concltusive indication that our old party fetid is now thoroughly healed;' and that the bond of restored am~ity and peace is signed, s~ealed andt delivered. Col. Ri.'s fine talenteg a iuiable character and itany 6fthiiiss, will at once grace the office, and give etlieieu ey to its admtinistration. IIcKNEtLS COUNTERFF.IT DRTEeToR. -This valuable publication has assumed iu enlarged form and improved appeftr tnee. It is very cottrplete aind accurate in ts lists of hlbtdk's, and Bank notes, antd in ts int'ornittion in relation to counterfeits. Et is an itmportant guide to store keepers cod men ocfhustmegs generally. Each No. :ontains ai view of the condition of the noney market. The Detector is putbli,.h ad monthly, at Philadelphia, by Roht. T. Bicknell,, Stock Exchancge Brpker, No. (G, Snuth Third Street, Philadelphia, at if 50) ets. per annum,- and SS eta. fot' a ingle copy. WVe copy from it the following list of ,ounmerfeit notes, of South Carolina andI .ieorgi:H Banks. Bank of Camden, Camden S. C.-5's etter A. payable to J. Wilson, signed C. 3)ewy, Cashier; President's namne so had. y written as not to be legible. These mtes are suppoed tnosba imreraina fer,. the genuine plate, a number* of which were on board the steamboat Wm. Gib bns, when wrecked in 1830. C. Dewey has never been an officer of the bank; of course all notes bearing his siguature are spurious. Stat Bank of South Carolina.-60s lener D, able to Jacob N. Valk. 50s nr , ed May 1st 1830. payable to Elias Hurry. siaued Sunel Wragg,casi ier, Thos. Lee, president. The date, niumber. filling up. signature. &c. are all in 'he sane ink, and apparenty by the same person-the en,raving (purporting to be by Durand & Wrig'ht) and paper are coarse. Bank of the State ef South Carolina. -100s altered froi 2s let, Jane, In' to whom pay unknown. The alteration is said to-be exceedingly welI done. The vignette of the Two's is an eagfe holding a shield, inscribed with the arms of the State of S. C.-in the distance a ship. Planters' and Mechanics' Bank-20s let. A, pay A.Spears, dated 4th Sept. 1823 50s letter D. dated Sept. 4. 1823. IOs letter H payable so M. G. Cibbs, dated Jan. 12, 1818. Oiliers letter A. South Carolina Bonk at Charleston. 10 payable to R. Dever, in 1624. 100; dated 1S23. Thomas W, Bacot, cashier. Union Bank at Ckarlaston-50s ,*,*No such h'ills issued by this hank. Georgia.-Bank of Augusta. at Augus. Geo.-20s-let ter G. payable to Jona. San ders, dated 3d of Januiary 1818, Aujustue Moore, cashier, Thos. Cumming. pres'nt. Bank-of the State of Georgia.-20s let. K, payable to S. Hall, dand Savannah, Oct. .17, 1821, 1824 and 1825. 204 payable to S. Heal, at the branci lat Angusta,Oet. 27, 1821, 1824. andI 1825. Planters Bank of Georgia.-IOs letter C. payable to J. Minis, dated Savannah, Dec. 14, 1815. 50s letter C, payable to P. Guerard, or bearer, dated Feb. 1, 1813. Froin the South Canliftii. Aes nt tIE LATE SEssioN.-We commence to lay, the publication of the Acts of the late session of the Legislatur., and will endeavor to publish the whole, as early asour limits will pertmit-believing that it cannot fail to be desirable to the great body of our readers, especially as most of these acts aM ofnifre thab ot-din ary interest and importance. ,The firs one we publish tn-day, commonly called the Tax Act, contains twd new provioi -one. that all real estate out of the Parish es of St. Philip and St. Michael, shall be returned on oath of the owners, aM the ac inal valuet (9d excellent provision, ex cept that it should have included ihose Pairishes, also. and thereby 'mbolished ther unnecessary office of Assessor, saved his s'afary, and a'.ted uniformly throughout'the State;) and tilb uher, she lax on capital employel hy Brokers, which, says tha Charleston Murcury. has excited "somne disenssion. and not a little astonishment" -while "theCharleston Delegalion. one and all," declare their ignorance of its origin, and '-even the Chairmni of the Committee who reported the hill, washes his hanis ofall partilkpdlion" in it. IPor our own par,, we see no reason why capi tal employed in this way, should no- he taxed, as well as that vested in itierchan diz;, fei estate, etc. etc. Beine aliki protected by the government, why should it not alike contribute toward the general expense ef such protection? The iax may possibly be too high, ins propiortion. though we know nt that it is so; & it is certainIy scarcely right to tax Brokers, & not Banmk ers; but we hope that B ank stock, also. will h6 taxed, hereafter. 'Wily should it not ?' The system of taxation in this State, appears to us to* requiire~ further revision, as being in .some respects snequmally and injuioushy hurt hensomne. Thie taxes. on mterchandise,ahd real estate,are veryhi, andI tust! enl -to discottr'nge amercaritile investments, and promote em ilra tioin-ttwo very seriotus evils. To correct this, thlie taxes shomuld be lowered, and t hc efaienc~y epised from other sources-especially Ban k Sibeck, anid individuals-the latter of course by the Poll tift bomnmon in other States. What taxes caii he-niore fair and just than these?, What can better afford to pay a tax, than- Bank Stock? But what citizen would not esteem it a priiliege,. amnd honor, mo bear something In supiport oif the government which contains and pro. teem. him ; whbile the usual sum of one dol ldi bould giot aperato asa Iiburth'ei,' on'any one. Fromuth Net York Herald. WVamsoM, 3an.,.. Mr. .Calhouin's L and Bill. .introdttced on leave last Friay, and which gave rise to a very violetnt flare up between .Mr. Culh'oitn .ansl Mr. Clay, was prisited io. day atnd I have obtamed a copy of .it? It is a decided check mate to Mr. Cjn's and although reported the last sessin, pretty tmuch in the shape it now standl&; it was not~pearticularly attedded to by.tt65 people, as it was then supposed Mr. Calhoun vas flat on his back. The first section of the. bill enaets that all the public lands within the States of Alabamia, Mississippi, Lousiana, Arkan sas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan, with the exception ofsite'. for fortificamtions arsenals, &c.,ushall, after the 20th of June 1842 be ceded to the States within the limita of which they lie, on the fbllowing terms: First-That theStates shall J'ass irrevo cable acts, bindittg themselves to pay filiy nar eenr. nf the sales ot...f sib....1ono before the 1st ty of February of tach succeeding year. Secondily-That the tniqimuim rie, now est ablished by .6aY, shall remtraih-il changed till 30th June, 1842; bus a4fer that period,. may bereduced to the follow ing scalet AU lands that have been o'lredfor stlv and remain unsold ten years preceding the 30th June, may be reduced to a price not. less than a dollaj- the acre. Alh hai remain unsold 15 years,'to.bo reduced to75 ets. AU that.have been offered fo' alei 20 years and rentain unsold 50 ets. -- All that remain unsold 2-5 years, 25 ect. All that remain unsold 30 years, shall be ceded immediately to the:.Slates in which they are situated it Provided, that all lands which reilain unisold afler having been offered at public sale for ten years, and which do not come under the foregoing provisions, -shall -be subject lb the Orovisions or graduation and nession, at the respective periods of 10,15, 20, 25 and 30 years after the sale, com mencing frino the bpiration of ten year. after they had bech olietd for. sale. Thirdly-The lands are to be subject to the sane subdivisions, in sale and survey, that they now are, inclading the same res ervatione; and are to be offered for sale by the States, for cash only. Lands that re main unsold after having been -exposed-for sale, shall be subject to private entry, for cash only. As soon an the President of the U. S. is informed oflicially of the acceptancb ofany State of the conditions expressed in the bill, lie is to withdraw the public laud-of fices, and surrender tiie lands. - These are the leading featured of the hill, and it will undoubtely pass, and secure'to Mr. Calhouni, as d cahdidate for the presidency, after Van Buren's aecond term, the electoral vote-of nine States- already' in existence, and the States of Wisconsin, Florida and Iowa, that are to be admitted into the Union be fore the election of the successor. This bill will, beyond all doubt, produe much sensation throughout the Uniub. MAKING UP FOR LOST TIMg. A traveller in Missouri, arrived weary and foot sore at one of their road side inna. After stepping into the bar-room and tak ing the usual number of drinks, the follow-* ing colioqy iook place between hidi and the landlady; "I say ma'am, have you got a consider :tble number of beds in your house?" "Yes," answered she, "rather reckon we have." "4nw many ha 4 yoh about this timd ,hat an't noways cugaged!" "Well, we've one room up stairs with eleven beds in it." "'hat's just right." said the traveller, -'1 take that room and engage all the beds il you please." The landlady, not expectinA hay more company for that night, and thinking thiat her guest might wish to be alone, conseni ed that he should occupy the room. But no sooner had the wayfarer retired, than a large part% arrived and demaled lodj inga for the. night. The landlady told thetm she was sorry ht ill the rooms were engaged-true, there was one room with II beds in it and only one gentlrhdun; "We must go there, thenowe must have beds there." The party accordinl prosceeded to the "haiiber with tleu belfs and rapped; no answer was returned,; They essayed to open the dobr; but it 1ds locked. They shouted aloud but reLived - no reply. At last driven to despeiatio, they determined upon bursting open thie door. They had r, sociier doie M, ihih they diqcovered every bed stead enipty.and all the eleven beds piled tip in the centre of the room with the traveller sound asleejb on their top. They arouseid hin w-ithi srjnta ditlicultyand demoanded what in the toild he wanted of all ihose beds? ".Wh'; huRl here;'dildl lhe;"Stlahigts.. ain't hadj no sleep these here 11-nights,sot just hired eleven beds. to get rested all at once, and ntake up what ['have lost. I caleulate tdo upcOnsiderable mess ofsleep ing-P've hired all these b~ds iind paid for thein, and, hang me, if I don't mean to have eleven ninht'as'leel Gout of'bam before mnorning!"-Picajuae. RFsoL'vglos,--. r; Cdilliti tIgeped resoliition im reference to the Southeru slaves wr'ecked on th e Bahamtas and else where. It called upon the Presidenit of the Umited.Staies @. hommunicate all the information in his. possession in regarj t'o the subject, aId all the correspondi~ence be tween the Stare Departmnt and the Gov ernent of Great Britain. ~. Pfeston, of S. C. also oflered a res. oluition to'structing the Committee of Fi. nance to bring in a bill for reducing the dlutiee or nholishting thoem, upon wvorked marble introduced into the U. S., whetn worked by American hands. The re lutiuin lies one day. The .Commrittee of Finance, through Mr. Wright, the Chiairmnan of the Comt mittee, made two reports-the one from which the Commit tee atsked to be discharg ed,. in reference to the suspenlsion of specie p~aymnents-the other in referetice to, comn mierci intercourse betwveen the (United States. Two thousand extra copies ofthe former were ordleredl to lie printed, anid two thousand five hundred copies of the latter, --Gobe. The Boston Fire Department -was cal led out one hundred and thirteen times in 1839. Destruction of pr< perry, $140;000 insurance thercupon. M9.000..