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.MVeelaneos. ' Carrespoadecc of die Charlensto CouFSr. \VASINOTOr. Jan. 22. Mr. Calhoun's letter to the MereUry da ted January 7th,,4isclaiming all aspira tions to the Presidency, and complaining of the misrepresetation of his views atnd objects in. that respect, appears in 6ur city papers to-day. and alfords evident relief knd gratification to some of the friends of tbe-administration. He more than inti mates that the hints which have appeared from time to time, on this subject, came from a sou'ic. unfriendly to him; and it is very certain that the administration prints have always discouraged the idea that he intended, under any circtimstaces. to be a candidate for the Presidency. So,. that matter is at rest.. We have runiors that some of the Southern States, which witl neither support Mr. Van Buren nor Gen. Harrison, will start a new candidate. Scott is 'alked of, and Georgia. it is said. ivill noiinate Gov. Troop. We shall now see as soon as the Sub-Treasury bill shall hbive become a law-and -it will not be long--we shall see a commotion in the po litical'elements; a breaking ip of old, and the formation of new parties. In the Senate, to-day, Mr. Buchanan made a capital speech in favor of the Sub? Treasury project. In reference to the present condition of the country, ie unter took to show that all our emubarrassmnents ind distresses grew out of the excesses of the banking fystem. In former tines, it required some years to raise the steam high enough-for an explosion. but now, with the aid of state bonds and the great regulator's agency in Europe, we could bave.a blow up once in two vears. We have bad two suspensions since 1837. no country in the world but this could stand such sudden and frequent contraction amid suspension. The elisticity and vigour of our young country, en-abled her to with stand theso ruinous fluctuations. The sen utor from Kentucky, (Mr Clay.) had pre dicted that'the sulferings of the next year would be still greater than of tl:is. If the distresse3 should continue and be aggrava ted, the gentleman's candidate for the Presidenev, (Gen Harrison) would have a better choice of success. Bit he did tnot think that the Seiator's prediction would be verified. Relief was at hand, the crisis was past; the next year, though not one of great prosperity, would not he one of suffer ing.- He declared the Sub-Treasury bill to he a proper and eflicient means of affording relief tothe country. It would admonish the whole country. banks and all, of the propriety of reducing the amount of revenue taud preventing sur pluses, because it would be the interest of all to keel) the gold and silver in cir culation: second, it would reduce thie amount of importatiolis, and pronote the welfare of our manufacturers; ani, third, it would restrain the excesses of 'iauk is sues. In the House, we hind the old subject of abolitiini. Mr. A nams spoke ir oppowition to Gen. Thompson's amendment to the rules, and called upon him to propose ei ther to reject, or to receive abolition peti titions. This plaitn of concealing their dis position, by hanging th.tm up between heaven and earth, did,not, lie stid. meet the well known chiva!ry of the gentlemen. It was of the wooden iuntmineg oi-der, tho' not from yankee land. He called, too, upon the South to bring for ward a resolu tion for the abolition ofalavery. in the Dis trict of Columbia, in order to see who would votefir it. He declared that he would tint, and that he doubted whether any title elhe would, except perhaps. Mr. Slade of Ver mont. The House has not settled the quiesiton. Correspondence of the charleston Courier SVAstertGros, .Jan. 2l8. From the v-ote taken yesterday otn the subject of Printing in the House, an idea may-he formed of the state of parties. The Demoerhts, unfortunately for themselves, are dividled, anet the effect has been that the profits of the public Printing will here after be worse thans the shanlow of a name. .N'opublic prinster will be elected this session. but the opposition party are sufficienitly drilled to elect a favorite when ati opportu nity offers. If for instatce, the Cotmmtit tee ou Elections report in favor of the great seal members f'rom New Jersey. it t-ill lie carried by the House, and thuts zive the Whigs a clear majority of four. Messrs. Gales and deas-m may then be brought in nolens iiolens to the olice, at one time so clearly certain for the "Glohe." Uni * der the resolution to have the work done~ on the most moderate terms, the establish ment last mentioned wrill have it. as she' editors say they can work as cheap as any one else in the city, and the dsiposition, of the butsiness is in thse.hands of the Clerk. * The question on the, re'solution of W. Cost Johnson, not to receive Abolition pe titionis, resulted as follows: aye3 114, noes WAsHNoToN, Jan 27. . The House hsas am lasr, settled the aboli tion question in a way that will give sat isfaction to the South. It is, in fact, con sidered as a triumph of Southern princi ples. Mr. Win. Cost Johnson, of Mary land. offered a proposition, in the close of his speech, as an amerndment to Mr. Ad ams' amendment, that "no petition, me morial, resolution or other papier, pravina for thie abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, or any state or territory-or the slave trade between the states or terri tories of the United States, in which is now exists,shall he receied by this Hlonsse, or entertained ina any way whatever." T his goes to the root of the whole evil. .Under a- fair construction of this rule, the aboli tion lietitions cannot go upon the journals, nor encumber the archives of the House. The alioitonits are-turned out of doors. The amendment has also a higher and shore pei-manent <character than a simple resolution which can'he modified or re waided by a hare majority at any time Is us made a part of the standing rules and -or'ders of tbe house, and cannot he chang ea writhout a vote of two-thirds. Mosit of the~Southern memnhers, of both parties~vo ted 'for the amnenaet. The Northern nied gtserally. voted against it. Some of th~e-Denerates from New Hampshire and Petimsitvatis voted for is, by which meas-it -wrdi 'espied. The South 'has *Oilned this tmthttV-bo 0 discussion of tlie subject, Mr. Cost Jonnson's sipegn on the subjeit. was a very strong argument. and4produced an evident impreptoinh. -.t is proper to.remark, however, that there are not waiing many individuals who think that the measure, though jtst in regard to the South, is impolitic in regard to the North, There will no doubt, he attempts to create an excite. ment in the f(ee states, in regard it the matter. The final vote adopting the a mendmet, was 114 to 108. The House otn motion of Mr. Davis, of Indiana, reconsidered the vote of last even ing, adopting a resolution for the tempora rY iispositio of the public printing. Seve ral propositious are now pending. The Abolition question has at last been finally settled in the [louse of Represeta tives of the United States, by the adoption of the following Resolutious, offered by the Hon. W. C. Johtnson. Resolved. That, upon the presentation of any metorial or peiion praying or the abolition of slavery or the slave trade in any District, Teritory or State of the Union, nd upon the presentation of any resolu:ion or other paper touching that subject, the reception of such memorial. petition, resolutiot, or paper shall be con sidered as objected to, and the question or its reception 'shall be laid on the table, without debate or further action thereon. Resolved, That tto petition, memorial, resolution or other paper, praying for the' abolition of slavery in the District of Co lumbia. or any State or Territory, or the slave trade between the States or Territo ries of the United States, in whiich it now exisis, shall le received by this House or entertaiied hiinny way whatever. The followi'g 'ire the Yeas and Nays, on the question:-Yeas, 114. Nays, 10S. These Resolutions were adopted among the Rules of the House, and cannot there 'ore be rescinded, except by a vote of two thirds. Correspondence of the Charleston Couraer. WAsHINo'P1-N, Jan- 30 In the Senate, to-day, Mr. Grundy, from the COnrmittee. to which was refer red Mr 3cnton's resolutions in relation to the asiumption of Statm Debts, made a long and-argumentati e Report,w hich was read. This report denounces the states for havinig entered into wild and extrava gm speculatins; becoming very much embarrassed in consequence thereof; and seeking now to procure relief of the Gen eral Governmen', by means of assumnp. tion of their debts. A long discussion en sed in which the report was most severe ly criticised by Mr. Preston, Mr. Webster aind others. 51r. Preston denied that the States had madhe any such demand of the General Government, not one of them ould be so weak as to come here with such a proposition. especially as they kow that the General Government lirs not only no power, but tin means for their relief. Ile denied the truth of the strie tures upon the projects of the States, and specialLy in regard to his own State. Mr. Benton had tnoved to print 30.000 copies of the report for distribution. Mr. Preston said, this procedure would give a sanion to every thing the report coutaitn ed; in twenty five dlays it would he on the ounter of everv hanker in London; atni tint only the States, bit those institution., at home and abroad, which held their stocks would he alarmed and embarrasset by it. The Report. if sanctioned by fh Ienate, would strike a deadly blow at the redit of the States and the value-of iteir stocks. Those States which were straiin ing every nerve to sustain their credit, mder the present unparalleled deiression. oubl be paralyzed by it. The Report gave no exhibit of the resources of the Satest butt it boldly intimated that they ould not, or wottuld tnot pay their jttst ont higations. lie detnied the truth of the statetents, and intferettces of thte R eport: md held u p its'mischievous character in N strong poitnt of view. The end of the natter was, that the report wan recom mitted on motion of M lr. King, of Ala bama. o be revised and amended. Its friend ad becotme afraid of it. ~From th~e Charleston Mercury. As often as the course of the suspended snks britngs them itt collision with th, settled principles of law or the manifest in 'erets of thueconmosinity, they immediate lv cry ontt persecution, or if the people are the sufferers, jeer them forabiding by the everlasting principles of jutaice. The' em to sitppose thtat having suispendeed themselves, ali the wholesomne and neces sary rules on the enforcement of which t w very existence of all btuman society dlepentds, must be suspended also-that the world must move accnrditng to their motions, andh ead with ev-ery turn of their ernoked pol icy. It is passing stratnge too, that when they claim that the commamity is their debtor to a fair greater amount than it is their creditor, they shtould be hie. first to audertine the sacredl barrier. of the law f contracts. WVould they be willing that their debtors should take the liberty of as sembling, voting that until the present crisis be over it is inexpedient to pay any iehts to the baniks, and~ crown it all by publishitg sn address to the public. statitng their re asons and demanding general ap pm Ibnon as for a most, praiseworthy act ? The act would be the same tn character, and if the combination could esuiiiently genueral, it would have the same sanction, of powoer. But there is litle danger, we hope, of the debtors of the bank. following their example. The peo pl are divided, and justece is more titan a match for them: as individuals. The banks very well underst and the pith of the Scyth ian's illustration. "Your laws, said An ucharsis to Selon, are as good as spiders ve-they will catch the flies, hut the hornets will break through them." We ont not that hornets of ol, too, were in the habit ofr breaking the threads of the law for the very same seaisoni that actuates theta now, viz: the public good. Just now there is an outc-ry made 6e caus: 'he established law of the State is executed by th~e rejection of the notes of the suspetndedi banks ini the payment of taxes. So much are the banks impressed with the idea of their superiority to law, that they seem to have regarded very much ifie light of a servile teisurrection, this rejriting of the old established rule, and the enforement of it by the States offi to know any thing. Dhodt hc putuc, .m which ee are the regular guardianero-ur paper as good as specie-nonsense-'-folly -madness-April fools day!!" &c. - &C. Meantime the people are asked derisively how they are to pay their taxes. One would suppose, if the notes of the suspetn ded banks areas good asspecie; all thatthe tax payers have to do is to gether a suffi cienttquantity of thetm, take thetm to the issuers and beg them as a particular favor to "swvtap even" for gold and silver. These banks all suspended to serve the commit nity-ifit should appear that they cannot better serve it than by helping to pay the taxes in legal ctrrency, and thus save the honor and faith ofihe State. who cah doubt for a moment that their patriotisin will prompt them to open their vaulis to the necessities of their felloaw citizens!!!! The Tax on Brokers-Full Develope ments.-The proposition to tax the Bro kers originated with Mr. Hiegins, a inein her of the Senate from Newbury-a gen tlemai well known and universally res pected- throughout the State. Early in the session, he submitted his proposition to a member of the House who sugwgestedt the rate of taxation which he adopted. tie drew up the clause with the assistance of two other members of the Ho'zse, and then carried it to the Chairman of the Commit ee on Finance (Mr. Bennett) before the boill to raise supplieq had received its first reading in the Senate with a reqest that h- would submit it to his Committee when that hill cnmte before them. He consented to do sn, but instead that if the measure 4hould be opposed in Committee, he (Mr. Hggins) should attend and explain the ob jects of it, or if it should he opposed in th Senate that he should defend it, to which he aareed. (1r. liigains was not a mei her of the Finance Committee at the last Session.) The clause was reported, and the attention of the Senate called particu larly to it as an amendment, by the Chair m1ant of the Finance Committee, on the second rending of the Tax Bill. It passed without opposition, and the hill went to he House for a fital reading with this clause. There was ho:hing irregular atmout it. We have before us a letter from a member of the House stating that he vo ed for the amendnient. We are further untlhorized to state titat the clause- was shewn to iwo gentlemen of the Charleston delegation to the House, before it was re rrred to the Senate Committee. One of these gentlemen, we presume, was Mr. Memminger. who has already explained his connection with the measure, as well as the manner in which it was inken up in the House. It seems to have been a dopted because nobohy thought it worth while to pay any attention to it, and now when the Coroner's inque-t shall set upon the bodies of the -brokers, they will proba. bly feel hound t6 hring in A verdict of -death by accidental strangulation." BANK OF THE UNITED STATES. The difficulties with which this institu tion has to contend, seem to increase rath er than diminish. It waR supposed that when it eeased to be a nationnal. and be -ame a State corporation, its operaians Wohld be so confined as to render it les 'ormidable for good or for evil, and thlat its affairs would he so ntanaged asto secure its friends more firittly, and to soften to soe extent, the bitterness of its enemties. These anticipationts have not been realized however, and the Bank is perhapm nore ihnoxious at the presenthilan ait any for. ier period. Even sonic, who were its %variiest friends, have lost confi-'enee in it, and its enemies, before strong, are wot ierfiolly increased and exasperated. Tin 11ani which Mr. Jundun has negotiated it Europe for the putrpose of sustainitia the instittitoni, of upwrardls of fottr miillioin of dollars, lias been made at so exhorbitat a -tte, and redeemiable mn so .shorr . timte, a., mly to uphold it temtporarilypto put off he day a year or two more. The rate of interest, though nominally 9 per centt, is emething over ten: antd it is imtposihhe or it to pay these rates atnd susitain itsch.~ 1less et~gaged in some other bttstness than utat sauctioned by legitimate commtterciaml anking principles. in the Legisla ire of P'ennsylvania a towerfutl effort is making to repteal its chmar mer, and we should tnt be surprised if it succeeds; There seems to be no doubt bsut ,majority of both branches of the Legis ature a~te opposed to the Wink. and the unty question is, whether its acts hfave been -uch as to amtount to a violatiotn tf its arter, either ini form or spit-it. The enr unt against it was so strotng, that a mtenm or friendly to the Banik, stated "that if he Legish'itre would pay hack the htinus re-eived from the Bank in thirty days, the Bank wenld lay its charter at its feet." Camden Journal. The following remtarks, on a General B.,ikrtupt Law, are from the Suthtern Patt riot-" Thep public feelinag seems to be in creasing in favor of a genueral hatukrupu la w. There ntever was a crisis in uhe af fairs of this country that more imtperatively clled for- such an act. Titere will be short, ly thousands of individuals whose entergies will be locked upi, useless to themtselves, their families and society from the late vicissitude in contmerce. Are so large a classotf persons who have pluniged int misfortune by no faults or follies of their own, to remain under the interdict that uould consign them to indolence and rnst, when nature and the social law dictate that theirtalents and activit y should be employ ed ii the promnotin of individhual comfort and the increase of national wealth? To strike out of social existence, as it were, those who have been involved in distress frot inevitable circumstances is besides antireptblicaO. ft gives a montopoily of the fruits of activity and industry to those who, bythte lucky accidents of life have ee able to preserve their liosinin in soceie ty. and thus works inequally' in a land in which equality ini social adlvantages is a mog its prouudebt boasts. We hope there fore tat the different cites of the umnit w-ill combine in addressing the most piowerful metorils to Congre-,s for the passage of a general Bankruptt Law." A puhlic sale of 81,8,300 bank notes of the U. S. Bank of Phtiladelphia, prote'sted on 18th Oct. last, with a judament rendered on3d November, 00 which a stay ofexecu tonl was given by this Bank upon security, .. aveied for 'Phursday.-N.Y.J. Cea. APPOINTMEtT DE -THE PREACHERg OF THE M. E. CHURCH. CHARLESTON DISTRICT.-Henry Bass, ' P. E. Charleson District N. Tally, H. A. C. Walkor, Whileflord Smith, W. Capers. Editorofi he Sonthern ChristianAdvocate. Black Swamp. R. J. Boyed, W. L. Pegues. Walterhoro, Theopitlus lIng gins. Bainwell H. 11. Duran Aadrew J. Green. Orangelburg. Allen M'Corcym dale, Samuel Dunworly. Cypress. R. J. Limehouse, J. R. Lorke. Cooper River, 'eorge R. Tally. Atisstos.-Thos. E. Leadbetter, ManrtinEady. PocotuligoJohn N. Davis. Combahee. and Ashepio, J. It. Cohurn. William Hoilliday. Pon. Pon. C. Wilson. South Santee. Mark Risel. North Santele, W. C. Ferrell. Cooper River. Abraham Nettles. COKI-SBURY DIsTt&cT.-W. M. Wight man P. E. Chlockesbury Cireuit. Juos.eph H. Wheeler, V. P. Slonzon. Edgefiel, David Derricks. S. W. Kenerly. Pen dieton, fJohn Zimmerman. Greenville, David llililard. William-on Smi h. York ville. J. G. Posiell.-Union, James C. Pioitell, Thos. S. lanil. Laurens, David W. S.al. Newberry, George V. Moore, John Tarrant. Aiken. Joel W.Townsend. Salmda mission, J. W. Welborn JamesStary, Agent ror Cokesbury Man tal Labour School, and Randolph Macon College. COLU.BIA DISTRICT-Harwell Spann, P. E. CoLUMBIA.-Charles Betis. Columbia Cireit. . Thompson. Winnsboro,' W. C. Patterson, W. (illier, Lancaster, Wm. I l3rockington. Lewis Little. Camden, Sam- i uel Townsend: Samee, C. A. Crowell, Z. WV. Barnes. Darlington. Samnuel W. Capers, L. O'Neal. Chesterfield, W. S. llalrom. Mi.sions-Upper Saiee. S. D. Laney. Broad River, Joseph Holmes, W. J. Jackson, .laeoh Nipper.-Rocky Mi. mission E. L King. ViLMI NOTo DISTTICT-B. English, P. E. WILatsGTo.-..W, Ga.mIewell. Bruns wick, Simpson Jones, Joseplh P. Kerton. Biladen, A. Hoyle, HI. E. Oghurn. Fay ei tevillee. Samuel Leard Rockingham, w. T. larrisni. William McSwain. Cheraw. W. C. Kirkland. Pee Dec, J. R. Picket, A A. Chritzberg, Black Itiver. Charles S-. Walker, Michael Robbins. (G'-orgemwn, A. M. Forser. WarraIaw, L. Searliorugh. A. M. Foirster. Wacea maw Neck. J. A. Minch, J. L Belin. Sam pii, PunI A. M. Williams. LJNCOr.STON DIPTRICT.-Wm. Crook, P. E. Lincolntnn. D. G. MeDaniel. W. C. Clarke. Deep river, J. M. Bradly, Mar tin P. Myers: Montgomery, % illiam IN. Kerr. A. H1 uckabee; I adesho i- '. I L. Potter. Centre, A. W, Walker. Char lotle, A. B McGilviry. Charlite cireuit, P. G. Bnm man. Campbelt Smith. Ruth erford. J. B. Anthony. Kings Moutasiin, Benij: Hamilon. Morgantimo, Colin Mur hisnr, Jas. I. Chiiniller,. Spiartmilmhiarg. S. Armstrong, C. McCloud. Mssioss It~, k F.sh. J..A. A. MAkin. James E. Evans, tratnsferred to the Georgia Confurerce. The Bouindary Question.-The Philadel phin Natiional Gaztte says: ,An express from the governor general of lhe Catndas with despatches for lerit i,h minitiser at washingti.in, nrrived in this city last night imi the ,hort ime of five days rom rtironto. u. C., aid proceeded to Washintoin in lie railroad line at eight \Ve fim the tihllowing pairngr.pli in the Augusta Age. We mnderstand that Givernor Fairfielh in- received. in replyl to Ihis letter to Ih. President of thec.23d'ni., ai letter from MIr. Frsy th. Secretary oftatse-by w hieb it spears, thait prior tio the r'cepuiion of the' 'sovernort's k-tier, the President hail re ~eived itnfotrmiti ps fromii anoithet qsnrier. fihe late movoment of the Basitishi troops upnn the dispuated territory-, andI hn-d im mediately noade~ it ie sihjet of represetn m~tiotss to the British Mini'er at \\ashinig mtn. whio is maiw in correspondlence with the Coilomniail :1 ithorit is, nt Iion the subject. A fiirther- reply is soonS explected by the ltoverntor. The Sltare Jndemnicain.-The fol lo ing piaragraph is from the London Cisirier of December 14.-N. Y. Corn. .dLertiser. --His FExcellency, Mr. Ste'en~nn, the I Ateriean Mintister, attended yesterd my nit lie TIreaistury Diepartment anid the BatnkI ouf Eng~.landi, andl closed lie negotiation which has been pending so long hetween the' fiovernmitent and that of thte Un'ited States, relntive to the nutmber oh slaves lainmedl hv A mesrican citizens as their priperty, ;ttnd whichi having be-en wrecked soie eight or nitne years agmo ini the Ilaha mas were lberated by the authorities oh Nassan. rThe amouunt of i-ompi~ensatio. which we umb-rsteand H er Mtajestyi Gayv ertnent ftaly agreedl to paty, andi waV 1 yeserday ree-iveid by the Amerieun mini- 1 iter, amounted to between 20) and 4).1 000 sterling. Penns/;lvni.-The bill to compel a general resumptltion on the 15th insat. pas ed its f- al readinag in the liatnse of Rep resentatives, ion the 20th of .Janitary by1 a vote of 69 mi 24-only 6 mtemb~ersabisem ' Tte Petnsylvaiin ex psressi-s st ronC con fdence that it will pas the Senat~te wiith out any material alteration. By this bill. the refuisal of any bank to resume at the I appointed ime inivolves the immediate forfeiture ofeharter. The "interregnum oif law and the consti ntion," so loreihly de-. piied by Mr. Blinney, sems therefmore lraiing to a cloqe, We may hope thai Charlesan ton, will share in the joyful re storation of ler~itimat~e rule. The Houise of Representatives of Mis sissippi. have adopted a resoluationi, by yeas 47. nays 34. matintaining the right of the Legislature to repeal bank charters. and insstrueting the commniitee mit hank andI bankintr to report ;m bill reqtuiring the banks io resnme stpecie payments by the 1st of A pril next, an piitn of a fmrfeituore of their (e0r porate frantchises.-Auguala Con slituionlist. The aggregate amount of tosses by fires in the city of New York within the last three months is said to be at least three millins of dsllars EDGEFIELD C. 11. THURSDAY, F.BRUARY 13. 1840. To Cor.atsPoNDYNTs. -" Edgefield, l'yronid. Up Country," and a Communi 'ation from Col. John Marsh,are unavoid ibly postponed. They will be published U our next. We are indehied to the loion. F. W. 'ickens, for several Washington papers. ELscToNs.-Wiliiamn G. Richard-min, Eq , has been elected Sheriff of Sumter )istrici; William F. Postell. Esq.. Sher i of Georgetown; William J. Howard, 3sq., Clerk of the Court. lor Georgetown, amd S. Wilds Du Bose, Esq., C lerk of he Court, for Darlington. Wm. M. Mil er, Esq., has been elected Sheriff, of Lex ngton District, by a majority of 710 votes; md John Fox, Esq., has been elected .,Ierk, of Lexington District, by a majority if 280 votes; Win. Yeomans. Jr. has een elected clerk of Beaufort District. The following Official Return of the ertion (of Ordinary for Edgefield District, vas furnished us, by the Chairman of the 3oard of Manager. Boxes. ,on-nmires, 18 41 59 olier's 13 32 45 llouds' 18 1 119 1amburg, 92 12 104 %ail' ' 11 1 112 owell's no box open ine louse, no box oplen .ourt [louse, 301 71 372 ie.26 1 27 ntg's 27 2 29 "1. Willing, 33 1 34 erry's. 6 1 57 'ol*iemian's 42 1 43 3hri.-tie's. 76 8 84 1irhardsou's, 24 0 24 Illen's, 31 3 34 5miley's, 44 27 71 Dmunn's, 6 58 64 hep1ard's, I0 S 28 'othran's, 28 8 :16 4iosley's 21 42 63 ?arks', 24 32 56 Grand Total, 901 3MO 1261 IHwMU5C RAIL ROAD.-From the semni.an 'anal repoit of the Setid: Catrolina Canal amid tail Road Comanrimy, it appears that the total; eceipts for the second half of it S9, atnomit a S224,270 76. he current expenses for the same timec,(including machinery, road improvenment. and irierest ac cunts. which, in former years, hnve been added to perumanent, iuprovetimts.) 162,013 e Net gain, .6 C.2i 80 Being over three per cent.on ithe capital, and pplicable to the redmctin of the debt of the tompaiy. The whole debt of the road is $515,633 63J he greater part of which. is due the L. 4 'iin iml Charleston road. Thme receiptsm of the H an, mmrg road have heeni greater for the last ci' niths of 1a39. tilan tilcy were duaring thme e'm esponding period of 1838, and thme expenser es. Upon the whole, the road is in a prosiper. 'us condition. BOARD OF FREI' SChlOOLS. EDGEFIEL.D DISTRICT. fh subjoined IEeport seas adopted by thme Co., missioners of Free Schools, at their first quesr terly meeting, on thme 3d inst. Tihe Comnmitte'e appoinited to make a Repor' n time classmificationm of poor scholars. to. he a id omit of the pnltie mnomney. recommend. thn' poor. orphman chmildrc ni, amnd illegitinmates, be om he tirmt elass. That time children of poor. diseased person' ho have not snflenat mmieans for educationa e of the second class. That the children of poor, but able bodied ersons, whose property, (if men,) does no' xceed five hundred dol'ars or if fetuales1 one hoam d dollars, be of the third class. In mnakinmg apptropriations for poor schmohrt mmher one, (the first clasd,) shall have the ,reference ; then anuambe'r two. and lastv.nuam er three, if the anmo ut appropriated by time .eimature.-shall be. sufficietnt. Your Committee fiurther recommend. that he Clerk anid Treasumrer do read atonmd. at ear! eeting of thme Board, an exhibit of his receipas ndl expendituires. sincee the lnst meelinir of eachm ~oard. and then to be qualified to the correct mess of his returns. GEORGIA RAI ROAD--Savannah pa. ers state thmat tis Rail Road. is comnple ed to the distnnce of one hunidred miles, 'rom hat city. AUGUSTA CHRONICLE AND SFNTI qEL.-Messrs. Wmn. E. Jones & o. P. haw, Proprietors of this Paper, have mold out, and retirodl. The paper in fu are, will bie published by Messrs. J. W. k . S. Jones. [snusAx.-The Loimvillec Pumbl' c Advertiser ays, that a bill has passed 'mne brnch of the .eisla'ure, anid will probably pass the other, stay execuliounsfor Itco years. whlen comnpetent ecurity is given. A muost wretched state of hings. and a highly dangerous remedy, truly ! Indiana resembles a patient latborinig under a lreadful diseam.e, and applying to a quack, to .mre it. with his noaionnnus nostrums. HARRISON A{li' VAN BUIREN. "Strange that such difference should be Tivtt Tveedledum and Tweedledee !'." In the last century the whole musical world was divided for a time, between the Musicians, Iandel and Boinocini. Inch had his par tisans. The coitest waxed very fierce between them. That Prince of wi:s, Lean Swift, wrote the following lampoon on the vc cusion. "Some say that Signor Bononcit.i Compar'd to Hadei's a mete ninny; While others say that to him, Handel Is tardly fit to hold a candle. Strange, that such diference sliould be. 'Twixt tweedledum, and Tweedledeet" In our day, die whole Union is agitated by the contest between Harrison and Vatn fIren,' for the Presidency. The Loco Focos say that General Harrison is a gra tny, and an abelition. ist at heart. The Ilarrioon men say, that Mr Van Burets is no gentlenan and a dealer in tie Black Art. The people utsa decide betweeA them. Bit of what real importance are eitfer of these men'to the country? Were both off the stage of action, the Grand Political Drama would still go on. and probably as well. if the Soutli must choose between them, let her choose lias whose principles most resrmble her own. anad whose policy will be most favorable to her p1 culiar iuterests. THz ISDEPENDENT TREAsURT BJ.....-W publien to-day the 1tih section of de Indepen. dent Treasury Bill, as it passed the Senate. W. will publish the whole shortly. It will then be seen, that ample provision is made for the safety of the Government. The 19th section provides, "that from and'af ter the thirteenth day of June, which will be in the year one thous'nd eighthliundaedand forty, the resolutin of pco iters of the thirteenth day of April, in the % ear one thousand eight bun dred and sixteen, so far as it authorizes-the re ceipt in rayment of duties, taxes, sales of pub. lic lands, debts and sums of money, acciniing or becoming payable to die United States, to ;e'collccted and paid in the notes ofspecie pay ing banks, shiall be so modified, aithat ene fourth part of all such duties, taxes sales of tiublic lands, debts, iaid sumiof msoneytaccu ing, or beccmir~g due to the United States, shall be collected in the legal currency of the United 6:tates; at d from and after the tairteenth day of June, v% hich will be in the year one thousand ei- lt liidied uand forty-one, ot e other fourth part of all such duties, iaxes, sales of-public lands, debts, and sums of money, shall be so collected ; and tfait lron, Ntd aner the thirteenth day of June, which will be in the year ine thou. .<and ciplht liadred and forty-two, one other fourth part of all such duties, taxes, sales of pttL-!ic lands, debts, aa.d sums of money, shall be so collected: and tIn hom aid after the, ibirtrei th acy ofr.uvre. in-l- % ill ben the year one thousaird eip ht hundred aiad forty-three, the iarmaiving fourth part of the said duties, taxes, sales of putiblic lands, debts, at d sttrs ofr-oney, -hall be also collected in the legal currency of the l' rited States; nnd Ircat and after the last mentioned day, :l s-ms acenting, or becom no payble to the Ua.ited States, for duties, axes, sales of poubliclands, or other debts, and ako all sums dute for postage, or otherwise, to the Get erl Port C fhce Department, shall be paid in gold and silver, only." DEBT OF THE FTATFS.-Frrm the Report of Mr. Grmt.d), read in the Senate. it auil-ars di:t 22 States are in debt. about tao hndrerl million of dollars. Rlhode platd. N w Ilsamp. -ire. Vi I n-ot and Connecticta, owe nothing; I a'nisiana owes i 1ia trds oftfwcenty-four millions. !Pens:sylvanaia, and Mississippi, owe very rgely. Atugustus S.- Porter i Wi:ig,) has been elected iUmted States Sena-or, from Michigan. for the 'ta-fning six 3 cars. h r. Ly oi-, (V. B.) wits his eredecessor. Messrs. Blair & Riues, editors of the Globe, aare elected, otn the 3 th ult.. I'rinters to the tlotie of iRepresentatives, of the United States. l'he vote was as follows- For Blair & Rives, '10; Galcs & Seaton,f92; Duff Green,i; for it White, 2; T. Gideon, I.. 'M ic HIGAs-Gotvearror Woodabridge, in hisre eut Mless-age. describes tis State' as in a nmost -leplorale condtition. She is overwheimed ,vtlh debt, and as a firsi measure of relief, be r-ecommtenids th8 eniiireiiieiilon ofrthe pri.s -,it plait of public improvetnent.e He says -From the best informnatitn I can aabtain,. tere does not remaitn maore. thtan ne-sixth part it th~e circualationu. which is necessary forithe :.eal busintess operations of the State. Heince, is said,~that theri not only does not exist, im *.e circulation of the whole State, currencj e .oiith, even to tranasport the surphus products if the State to their properwmarkets. but scarce lv enough even to pay the taxes assessed, and4 ini the course of collection forthe pastyer" Penn. Inquir. Nzw YoR.-On the evening of the 30th. ult., a fire broke ant in Pearl street. New Yorik, and before it could be subdued, destroyed a. number of Gnue buildings, and much mnerchan disie. The. loss, t -estimaite-J, iLl. not fall shaort of two millions'of dollars. The greater -'art, bower. was covered by the ' insuaceef fected ini the city, and itn Bo -ton. -It is suppo sed to be the work of inca- diaries. The Bank of P-. a ilv 'nia has taken~ one hundred thousandc dollars of tho State loan. Wyly Murif, Essi. has been appointed Post Master at Brewerton, Laura .s District S. C.. Commodore Morris has been ap 'ninted President of the Boaird .Nayv 'mmits <itners, int the ';.eeOafComn. ace C.haun cey. deceased. $1,500.000 in Spuecie, is, stated t have arrivedl at Philadelphia fr-om New York on Monday of last week.