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Miscelaneous. From the Southern Chronidce. ELECTION OF ELECTORS BY TIM PEO PLE.-We inttg. Io dav, the skeleton of a bill -iviing the election itf Electors of' Presi dent and Vice President ol the United States, to the People of Soot h Carolina. We know .. ( no good anld valid reasin . this power shouI be iithtebil f rom them. while it is enj.iyed liv the citiz.-ns of every other State in the lGoion. It is a maxim, identified with the very existence of re public--, that power should be k pt as near the people as possible ; atd experience has anply nmanilested, that tile people are less liable to liecome corrupt than their legisla tors. The present system of electors has many e% ils connected %n ith it, not the least of which is, that - few desianing and influ ential leaders in the Legi,lature matoy, at any time, defeat the wishes of a majority of the people of the State. But it is use less ler u. in mulhiply argn mrtts in its fa vor now, or to shew the hatihity if the pre sentsystem. ts we doubt not it n"ill he am ply discnssed by abler pens. We sttbjoin the Bill, and commend it to the attienito of the legislature. A BILL To give the Elections of Electors of Presi dent and Vice Presiaent of the United States, to the Peolc. SECTION 1. Bt il enacted by the Honor able the Senate and House of Itrllegresena lies. now mrt and silling in Gtneral As. sembly, Thiat the citizen< of shi, (Cmnoain wealh, qua!ilied to vote at thc-generalelec tio - ofthie~ tt~h lie, a - he.everal la . it electioit. oin t ie Scenctca .ollav itt I'1.---mbr, in iliar mpill ii~w nsianld - ialht hundred and forty-otir. ntl oi ti,. same AL;tidayiv in eerv fourth vear the-reafter, e'-et a -licient immher ot iwrsons to lie Electors ofn Prezident antd Vice Prcsident of the1 Uited Setts Sec.2 a4-nl be itfurthrenactcd, That it shall lie t- -luty of the sheril.. ol the re spectiv l)istrtets, it) give like noitice of such electini. ns is required in cases of e lection of milembers of tile Legislature of this State. S.:1. At everv such election every qiiefied citizen shLall be entitled to vote, hv delivering tio the proper oflice, a writ tet; or printed ticket. coaninin the names of n tnumber of persaims equal tio the wholle unn'j.-r of Senators and Repre-entative,, to w--ic-h the Stiate may lie entitled in the Cong regs ill* the Unitel States. S ec. 4- !: shall bit the ditty of the Se cret ~tT. tar it". ott ri-ceiviniag the returtns ofrthe'clecion for Electors, as hereinafter directed. to lay them fber.e the Goveruor. Wh cuc !l citinere aml %n'1 aw itain tha number of von-s oiven for r-ach lcr-ccrt ,c1 Voted .hr. andi h h-4 se V lilie10tion of his .t~ , ccto 2 , h-~i..,etredl to each ier g~c;a .o c~~'n, fc~in t tfc the la0i \ .'d Nesdiv it the m il' o N.wembf r, ntext, atc'er suchel --. Sit:c.& Th- E. S clten .s atorce:id. ha.l a-ic-cil, ! :t ihiea r <e, Gov,eriiment of this caomulonweiihh, at 12 -elock of the day which is. or ma Ie. diected by the ca r--f .1a U,. tt 4 ~, nod 0.h01 then and there perltari the dat ies enjoined upotn theit 1thC Coustituttion ind laws of' the United States. Si.c. . Ifany such Elector shall die, or from any vatse fail io at tend at tihe seat of Goveroncent, at tle time alioinited boy law, the Electors lreent. shiall proceed to choose riva t-oce. a persoi to fill 1t3he vacan11 cy oceai:oted thereh : and immeliatelv aller stel (Ichice. the' name of tie person so chosen shacllliC transmti'teal lby the pre siding officer ofi 1he Coclet-e. to the Gzover nor, w~hio-m dtty irtc 1hali e forthn 'sithI to cause notica in writing toa lie givenl to stneh person of his elec'tioni, antd thle personi c elected (andt not thle periston in who.,e plner lie shall havtse beent choien) th:dl beti an E lector, and shallt, with ihe either Electors, perform the dtiies enjoinetd otn thmemn, as af'oresaidl. Sec. 7. E very E!cetar afocr'said shall re ceive from the Ttensury ofE t!:e Uppr Di vision, the stim if threo dollairs fir aevr day spent in travelling tat or remiingIO at. atnd returning fromi the place of tmeeutig aforesaid. Anal the coniltnitentt expenses of the Electoral college, not exceeding fif ty dollars in uatn nt, sh all like wise lie pcaid by the said Tr'ensurer in both enses. ttpon warrants drawn Icy thte prcsidling oflicer' of the college SEC. S. Thato all acts heretcftirc enacetd, repugniant to this net. are- hereby rjeealcd. From the Charleslon Mcercury. OUR SENAiTOII. The sub hjointed cocrreepondenlece will bec read with: interest. andtt at the samie time witht regret by the citizenis of Chiark-s~ton, tat Mr. CALHous fountd it ntecessary to decline the itnvitat ion. A wordl of explcan ation is necessary in pubalishiate. M r. CA L nous htad so uiniftrmtly declined invita hionsc of Ithis kitnd, ihat it w as deetmed pcrop-. er to co(nstclt hiim tiefre die f'ormtal htctiont of a pubilic meetinig waas find. The possi hcility of' inducing htitm tot accept a pubclic dinner itt Chat ledtont, had ben the subject of generatl conversation,. aind thec delight with which his political friendle here woualdl unite ini retnewincg tao hain suchl e idlence of their confiietnce andt esteem, was waell known. Accordinigly soott after our elec to, a numbtier ofcenttlement addressed toc Mr. CALHOUs the letter which will Ice found below--his reply, which follows, breathes a spii ht will findl a respainse in the hearts of all true State Rights Re pitlco.CuAr.s-ro, Oct. 31, h840. JOHN C, CaLnnous, Esq , Fort 111h. There is ant antxionts desire withI many of your fellow nitizens of' Charleston, to make some ptublic testimonial of tlte grate ful sense etntertained Icy them of your dlis tinguishted public services, and to mtancifert their continued contidlentce in yaour politic al principles, and( the unbiendinig firmntess and itntegrity with which they are main tained. The chanced aspctI of the political hori zoo has cast no shade over the demnocratic party of thle city ocf Chtarlestoan, fair whast ever the cominnitition hy which a patly goe into power, that party eanmnot long continue to rule the petiple aof the Utnited States, untless their princaills be those of' the great republicatn or democratic party. Still it is the adesire of all metn entertain jng the same politientl opintionts to take a distance should meet together, and by ai better knowledge or each other, give to d each other a stronger and more united sup- c port. Your presence among us at this time I wyould therteftore he highly grairitig to the i Democratic party of this city, and with i the wrarnest dlmesire t hat you will nerepl c it, we have to extetid lo you in their he half, the hispitaiities ofour city ol vionr ( tway to Washington. and to re-qiuest that s yon wvill accept t-omn them a dinner, to be mivein at such time as will besi suit your I convenience dming your sojourn among t us. We have i lionor to be r Very respect fully, t Your obedient scrvants. i'onT HtLL, Nov. 7. Gentlemen-It is n% ith relt lance. that I I decline the invitmion to partake oft a pub lie diter ott maywny to Washinaton. which vou have so lindlv tendered, on i behalf of yourselves and tmy other person al and political friends of Ohntirleston. If t circuitstances had permitted, I would cer tainl have made it an excepiion to a rule 110 decline iivitat ilts (if the k. ind. on which t I have so long teted, and from which. I t have so seldoim departed.-Such. hun ev i er, is not the case. My long ahsence fromi himie of nearly nine mount hi, in t he dis- i charge of my public duties, hlins retdvered i mv prt-'eice ticessary too my privaite and c domesti concer:s: si. sont i so. i hat I r cannot venture to fix. in nvant m the tne f my de'partire for WaIhin;ttn It is tmy ititention to be alt imy pt), mt the tiPii t ilg Or 'he se-uion. biti I nv he unavuida v hi% dtain6--id s-11111 litme lon er. itt syirg. thi- the Rm-publican party of 'ha rleston ive nol been discoiraged bi f the ch-to~ged aspeet of the political hori- jI z you have ,sned no itore thant what f I had anievipated. Thost wi look to ! personal or party considera'tions. mny ebange witI the title of popularity; hut I tihi reverse < the ease wsith those who chiefly regaril principles and country. It is %%hen the title k ailvsrse-when h ii liose and weak are floniting nway % ith the I currnti, that they hohld most stendftastly to I if) their enuose. It is thus this State has i ever acted. It ist her pride and glory tll: not to Ie governed liv private or selirh consideratilltq, w here the interest of the cun it ry,' i. illvolved, butl to take her stain s immnovealy onl prioirips, above all pcr i sintal o paroy feeling. and without regard to the course that may bli lie akl by hiiera. As she has always neled. so, I doubt linot, she will oti the Iresill occasion If the should be alotne. ab on anl ther me morable occasion, sie will, I feel coullide'n', ca . her weight into lie scal. that tier princi pis l may point to. 1s reouiI iiiely. andit if ossibbI mire so, than if backed by the re thi Ie ULnion. Princ'ijles hmely nid firmly main. minnd. are nhimn:t ceriain in the end to triimpt[h. hut, if ill or caec. -tieh shiotuld 11t !.'e ihe" ati.e may be ::s.red, that wvith e filure of our princi pl , Oithe. while .cheie of ouitr admiralile s-,t em 4f go.ver, mient must falil. It i, uitterlyv impossibh4 ir the supertructure to stind otn antly ilh er fmindation. excjt The 44bl ipublie: Si ale Rights pritc iplls in their ful lest ex - tent, as undertood in the ptre-t tavs oh ie party. And. let me netit, that if ohw pany holding adverse principlves and ptili. cy should vuceecd in the present c(ttct. the enu e ntiqt besuitight in a departtre frum them by ite Covernment; and tIe de fentt, showiitthere hie one. cai ony be'ti re versed by reltrniiri n to them priomptly oni hone-tly, They are the tnly ieans, uni tier ie'atven. oflotir potiicalslv1at':en. lit at tributitin tome firtunes~s aninti efl rityv in miaini ta:t thi" prficiple< you he sitii' v to e a tmo t atccepitabhle, andu I It ru~t, imiportantce to the libm r'vy andi prpierity of the 1'itimn,. aiul the' safty sit ottr section. wer ecapalelt ntiC yin I;themi~i for .myv Icoinisiderationi. I sihilb im'ga~tlrnvmself not1 ontly thec mlost batse. bttt iin?ratefulI of pubh tie scrv'an:ts. It woulid tbe lto re'turn t he vilst t rechery Ont my part. for Itie tmoiet iuwavering cofibdence on thie part ofl lie Statle, of thirtyv yent's. throughi~h ;t eiivent ful antd Irving piolitiacal lif-a coid ence thle moitre hioniorabhlet til all sides, because alc quiiredl anld COiinnted without art, pi:::ron nge, Iflat tery, simlply by an hionest, fiim aind fenries" distcharge oft dty, alccordinig tn the best abiility, it has pleased Pro:.videne to bestowu ont tme. W~'ith .grcat respect, I amll, &c. &c. .l. C. CA L IlW)'N. 11. Dlens, John S. Ashe, Ker lioyee. .Jas. Lillalh, Esqrs. atnd olters of' the Com iittee. From the Charleston Courier. Thi g reat con115tn s hie -n so d:'cisive ly settled :tt Ihe WaIshin itonll Globeti, the organt oft the adminiistratioti at the Nationtal Caipit at, mai'kesii th ' ollowingi a nniunciation or Mlr. Vantt Busrn's dlefet-"tt becomes our duty to atniunce tot the pintiic I lit we hiave received returlins ot thle detcrins in a snli~cienlt nulmb(r oft Stalt's to rendier uhe tinatl result tno longe'r dloibtful." P'ennshIrania.-TIhe lIIarri-:on muajort'iy . in the Key Slmone Slate, is staied by t he Nationnai Gagzette, of Mlinda~y ev'eninig last, at 21S, by the North Amtericait, of Tues day at 186, andt the Itngnirer, ofsamne date, at 183 or 175, at the lowvet calculation Upwards tif285.000) voles were polled at the eletion; whereas at the late October election th:e ttumbner of' votes wans bni 256, 137. The W~hig hteadu quairters wvere illit minatted. on the evening of' the 9ah, iti cel ehrationi of the event. Ncw York.-lIte Cmiaranct State the larrison mnajoity. accor tinig to the Comt iierciatl Atdvertiser, of thle Urbh, wvil beh swelledl to 12,000, New-York has spokenti with the voice of Ninaura against Ihe Ad. ministration. Gov. Sewvard s majority usill be abhout 10,000t. We mnake the fol- I lowig extract from the Advertiser: i "Governor Seward's majority will lie about the satme as it was in l838, perhaps a few hundred less, in ctmnsequienice tof the tippjositioni of a portini of the tsar, to the I new anid reducedl fee hill oIf last session, for which the Governor was iutjuistly etn sured; atlso iln conisegecet~tC of the sechool fttnd question, wuhiich, strangely enotugh, has been worke'kd tip in sneht a manner as to dhrive the whuoe bodty of Irish Romati Catholics, ini a compaet phlnatix, ito thie armts of their' worst enemies. . The Northern section of the staLC Ias one nobly. The Van Buren smen were kuekling much last week, over the defeat f Senamor Talinadge in Duiches. But his defeat is only partiil, as it is believed he Whig electoral ticket has a majority nf that couitv, while. Silas Wright's cowls oniv, St. Lunt" rence. hnz !one dead a ::in-t him, am el.--ivela %I hig imetmler itr ,ongress-Hlem Van lenseiner, Emq. a on of tie bite Pmiroon f Albany. We have mnt room for a tlile of mem 'ers of Congre. elect to day. It appears 0 le pretly well setied than the Van Bit en party have gainmed six meinhers. while he Whigs have gainei foor-haviog a net irmn itiren gain of two. The whigs will oihnhly have a majority of eight in lie House of Asembly. and of about birty on joint ballot." 'irgwinia.-The Old Dominion, says tihe Uct.hmmd hVlmii, of Tuesday last "is yet n a fg." Tnhe Gloe., or Monday eve ing, gives returns fron 105 cotunties. ma ing tie V. B, imajority. filus far. 331. Pi this statemen it a premis the foin jug, Not.-We deem it proper to state tie lie Baltimore American. of this mornimng. laim to have heard from 104 counties. mf which the Federal majority is upwards if 1700; aid m lie I ntel ligenceror thmi-; morn. it. eInim s 8--9 imajritv. Not i ihstand og this, we reel confilenmtthat the Demoo ritic party has earried Virginia. Many four re'turnis are copied from Federal pa wr'ms. The Bultimore Americ:an, of Tuesday orin, gives retrmis froim 106 couit ies it'l rities, Ahewing a Van Buren majority IT 101. I hbki the fillowig remarks "Thei e are 1(i coi nies yet to be heard rom which in 1836 !ave a Van BMen mima itiy oh -11 .ites. In vnrtogs papers roml whiebl tie above talde is coupled. here isa descrepancty in the reinrma from everal comt ice. % itiel eamm only be remi ii-I w biemi tim olicial reuris are received." The .moi-,onian . of the 10th snys, "There were rettirim- im the Bailtimore mnper,. yeterday. from Smthern Virgin a, whMi if nienraite, wouilid give tle Stitle is lIarrioni. itt we have no confmdence i thoms reminro.. nd scarcely a hope of t he it ae Washiumniton cotimy gives 254 om ority fo: Vam imre.'' Te Rich.oid %'hii_. in another armicle ays: ..The 01 Dommion ha" east her ,'Jme for Martin V:m llsen, in all hummiani >rol,al.ility. by a flew hundreds." From the Chals'on Coirier. Nov. 13. FROiM -T. ACGUSTINE. Thle sehr. 6:ephen & Francia, Capt. \1age, arriked here yesterdmay from tie a JOVe1 port. \% e are indelied to Cant. Magee f er e He rad of the 70h, nad tinr attentive cor p'rApoudent for the feollo ing: Omfe'e oftihe News. St. Annustine, Nov. S. I tiriint ion Imn beei received ins this ,ity from Fort Reid. on St. Johni. that Col. W. S. II rney,2.1 Dragoons. had enp . i 'red twelve Indianm, coisisting of women vi ehldren. -. last wek, hni etighbiior mood. I., ook from thern about 50 blan ket, some perfieily new, anda number of iee of calio,. tho mespuni, &c. This pluiler is nio biim 4,voiae mhnt wn iOtcon wv.henmm 1ndianl i Key was destroyedj by the mrcmm'ices. Wild Cat, amud hio- party. are oill in thi-' neithboroitod, atil vimcmittinin iepredation.: <btily. Fort 11lnso, ahoot fifieen miles rrom this city, was biurm :homut ithree dnys ago. The troop thit w..re arrisming it (vomlmti teers.) had nlot lei it hit .m few hionrs, hie. lfore it wais hbmrnit. There werie e'ight djs. tict m raeks dliscouvereid aroundmm time Fom't 1b3 !'me scotut whIo ijeeoveredl tha thi plac ~e was httrtt. (h ofc iihe m t rne'ks wasm thait ofl n mnegro, m and verty lrre. It is time snte pamrty that atre datily 'rmrerinmg onr petiph aboimut herce, headenuid lby Il'ild (Cat. iljis Coin Th'e S i:.nt m't Cmiitnihil;), Ca, pt. W~'ind I. hmrtm lm"iinvam. boundmm tio Charilesio, put in hmere' omi time Gib imn't ini m leaky conitdt it. heinmg tuabh-i to .iw-ed anyi liatrthier. Sheii hn'. pomrli hemtc'ro ''tn honi~m~ of time sehr'. steai~mer i-, ohe!;ed tim keep her force pitumps geitng. She leaks verv'~ 6est. She wvii be eitiu ked1. an md pro'(ceed in a daye3 or two lior 'moim port. Th'ie steatmer WVm. G'mston, Capt. Bar den, anrrived hetre y'eiterdha fromm Suthern Pos.. having been~m detinie'dh -here for seimec titme, on accoumnt oftS-vetre gatles. No news. Ther e ha~s bien a very ses ire gale aloing muir cousi, ijumring" m Codii mny vesselmi. St. Ammguiinje, Nov. 7. Inianu .Uumrers Lieu r. Jtud. withI Mr. Femnmantdle Famy m. annd 3diratgoons, tin Suni (lay tnmring lanst l'i Fort Searie fur i< eity. Near iihiS mtile puostthiey were ired mmphn bmy a parmty oif Inmdiamis whomm were c'tn ceeid in time hishes :donC'ide time rai. Thme Sremn iintl ndme priv1'm it were kiiled, anid 31 r. F"ahitnv an oneOt pr'iv':e severelycis wudemd. Li. Jutddli esca;mped! mi rmmenlmouslyv. lie rimml mwsithi mhe wsomndedt men ii .mhorm dlis La mce tin. whlen rhe sihlijer fell exhiancsticd, an md 1Lt. J. ilisi miutt ied, draggeid him tfllhle rondmi and c eoncealedi hmim aitmonig somie hinsh es. 31inr. I..,miny was wom mid ini time eiommber-thte hell iloging inm the armi. The bodniies wer'e mneht isfigumred, andm tht if te Sergeanit deciapitalted and thme head rarriemd ofT. Thme wounded mam it is thtoughmt wsili recover, Lienits. Browi~n, Rilgely, nnma l1.ardee. xithm diememnts of Dragoonts, w~ent omit itmmitely to scour the counitry ini all di Lt. Col. Danevy, wihm deenehmets of a ptaminis M1ic'kler's andmi Pellicer's coimpa ties, wsemnt oumr to soaareb ir the inmrderers, mut they hatve n's yet beeni unabhle to meet hem.-Hl'~erld. The pilace of thme indiani talki is transfer 'ed fromr Tanmpaii to Forn King. Maeatn >v nadi -everal chiief'i, with Abmram, the uterp'1ret er. it is said, w ill beo presen .-Ibid. The schr. Untited Simtes. froom Chiarle" on, for Jacklsontville, rut int o thmis spomrt inm listress-hamvinmg sprnmg a leak imi mm gale. ler cargm has imn parthmeen dischaged.-l'b. Thme Unmiitd States Blank has conceludedm a resinmie thme pyment of its notes, prmovi edl it can homrriow -coney' enonii iti the amseroi cities :-- Pamtick, surae, andim use coime ton pa . tn the hit of' three oliarw that I am after owitng yon-if' you .iht Itunl me the live." From the Augusta Chronide k Sentinel. FLORIDA WAR. It will be seen by the subjoined extract of a letter received by a gentleman in this city fron ai- -fficer it Florida, that there is msote prospeer of this war terminatmrme at least for a seabon. GAny's Frt.R:y, Nov. 5. 1840. Gen. Armsirad has had it talk withl Tiger rail anl Tuis-e-negna. A delega lion is to go to Washingtoni. accoipanild by lajor Hitchcock. Sit lufantry, Capt. Benjamin Beall, 2d Dragoons, and Lieni. .\rn:stead, 6th lofawry. Gen. A. ilionks the warover; God grant it niaty be. Orders for all active opera lion, to cease till further orders. Lietit. Jurcd. 3. Artillery, three or four. days sintce was fired on ; lie hinl two sol dier- and two citizens with him, ont the road lttween Picolata and St. Augustine, both soldiers killed, both citizens wontided, Lient. Judd not tioitched. Thisdlot look like pece. Tiger Tail says he will bring in Wild Cat and Sam Jones by force. H1e (Triger Tail.) was at Tampa when 1600 regular. paraded, be said their were not Irteni enongh to prevent his takiii the Pos4t. 'II The above came to me by report, hnt it i-4 true. 'Ih Seminoles think of Texas fur a home Yours. truly. Mir. Calhoun's term as Senator in Con gess expires na the -lh of march next. Of coturse an elect ioni will be hield thi winter to fill the vaca:cy. We have nev tiderstitod whether M1r. Calhoun will consent to continue longer in public life, though we hope lie will not retire. If a caiididate for re-eleetion. th:-re can be no donlst ihat lie will receive the support of nim. tenths of:he temlers of the Legis iltire, riot wn brstanding the itiimfliatini which Mr. Clay said last witter Ie had re ceived tot he cot rary. Mr Prt-ion's tern doe not expire till Mrchli 18-13, but we have been informed that ie ha.< expressetd a determinat ion to resignl. If ie does, there will lie t% ow Sena tors to tleet at the ensuing session.-Pen diclon Messenger. f M1r. CAt.nouS inteoded to decline a re-elect ion, he n oti if irrtse have made it known befiore this; and his not doing so. I, ves rio dotbi tt;b the State mny, (an she idmlobedly will.) aduin avail herself of his inestimalble services, without anyv h:elaratioi of a canditlhey on his part. He, of coture, as usial. leaves the iatter en tirely tot the State, id mnly dol so very stifey, for she has far more at stake in th'e itatter liaii lie. As to Col. Preston. we sincerely hope that the inliriation of the Nlewsenmer, as toI his "deieria:iiim. to resign,.' may prove cirrect. He this as it way. howev er, it is certain that ie peopte have come to the deterutitnation no longer to tolerate his tinstrotis. tinprecedented misrepre seritatioi of their feelitgs ainil principles. and alse of their delegated power anod trust. Atnl we have every reason to be lieve ti;t t heir voice %% ill lie l*iital as tnt animots, in tite clhice of his successor, as in the re-election oif his colleanige. The pure & incrirritibli patrioi against whotim the -Preston Faction" have directed their iterest bosi ilitv, is the very ore to inirk hisexit with that sirikirig contrast of pulic character. nilike encoiuragin to disiniteres tild aid exalted filelity, anid conrdemonato ry of selfe'ihiess tand trenchery Thre is every reason to believe. however, tht so far from desiring the ofice on Iris own ne out, lie would le-line to ie a cindidate. if consulted. But hi coid not but appre cin te hig hly n.n eo-olicitedl of him, at sneh ai timeC, atnd cheeorfuh':y mnifest that nlppre c iatitor, by3 deterin ~ i in.o serve, nt least for t he remiml ier of theeient tem We thierrf.bre enrneistly hnoe. iin -ormmron wir bt nil e have huenrdl 'lpeak oni t h stubjee.'thtatI ti ebnice oaf ham may' be so. mi.e*li-a cho tice ns honornbtle to thle Solte, as to himi. Southa Carolinian. From the South Crrolinian. Tilla COTTON CROP. The folloiwinig inrterestinig :ind itrtantr cirenlar letter, exin~irs itself. and we enr itestly recomm nenr1 it to thre at tentiuiof'e rte planoters oif this State. We have no donht thie cropi iif this year wrill lie at short e:r' otnd if this wverea mn,'e mairifest to the world. byv sneh- an investigation ini each St ate, as that adlopted itn A labaima, the in terests of the PIlanrters wourld h~ gread ty ptrnotedl by it. Wh'iy cannoitt somte of them. in this State, appfoinrtt a ctomittee, as itt A labana to make similar enrqutiries, as to the crop in Suthi C~arolinn; antd such District Aerienltitra Societies as exist, toak~e the biest repoirrs they enni. mn I he sub ject, tito te et meet ing tf thre S'at' So i-i-ty itt tIs lce. .' We shall I also Ire gratiilied ti pitublish. andrsl rt' o the Corm mit tee in, Alhfatima, any inforimniirn that may be comnici.ated to us fur thatt put Wte woni chterfully notice, a sregqtestedl. the procieedinigs o~f Ire mee'(tines ofl 2lst anrd 28th Sepntithetbe. brur that we dhid ntt obhserve teum, - hteti the papier-s ctin~iiiig hretr wierr- receiveod, antd ronhi. nor fintdo thosr- pn per~s, whee the letter was received. Ni.room:nyv, AIlt., Oct. 1, IS40U. Cotl. A. II. Pi,:sntt.:n-riN. Dear Sir:-tn pttratnaner of ilesointione, passed bty a meetinrg of lmattera. held in this city, on the 2A1st and 28th Septembler last, we take the librerty of nddares-sigvyou Otn thle strbjec-t of the pirobabtle dieficit of the (Cropn of Cotton, in the Unitedl States, of 1840, as compatredI with rhte Crop of 1536. At the tmeeting heldf Otn te 28th, wei as certained that tihe Crop of Cotton. grown ont sonie of tbe most fertile handi in this Stare, this seasont, will full short of thre pritdnetion of the satme land, itt 1826, tie.r ly one half. rThere were present., at this tmcetinig, fotrty p'tanters, from the contres of Mlonitgomery. Loiwnd~es, nni A tar ntga, of whrose crotps atn estimate was tmadle, and~ ii wars aeeertiined. that they planted itn Cortoin, 1839, 10,80I actres of littri. which yieldled a cropi of 6.162 hales: arid that they hail planted, this y'ear, I 1.535 acres oflIantd itt cotton, fromt wich thiev sin ted that the prodnetion could noit exceed 3,535 hales. This boeing the condit inn of the corp int our immt~edlirte seetiorr if SouthI A lahamna, wve desire, if possibtle, to ascertaini the ex tent ofinjtury sustaired by the c-rop through otrt the Cotront iikinig cotuntry, but piar tic As a Co responding Committee. wo ad- I ress you for this purpose. and will be oh iged if you will give us such information c s you can promere, as to the probable av. I rage yield in your ueighborhood and Ifwe succoeed in procuriia general infor nation fromi the various parts of the St-ete, o warrant a rconIlsion ne to the tntal irodcti or the State, we will, withl plea ire. communicate ihe result (ifoiur humors. Plvease aillre~as your relply to Wililiam -i. Tavior. Chairman. Williami 11. Taylor, Charles 1'. Polard, sane W. Haynie, Thomnas S. M3ay., 'reilerick Jordan, William u. P'ickeii, k. G. Goodwin, S. C. Oliver, lenry Lue;as., C. Bellinger, rl'homtias M. Barnteti, Itblhert 1. Ware, ames Gilmer, Jesse P. Taylor, I. S. Bibh. 1. A. Pobi. khnier M'Gehee, Green Wood, . J. Pickets, Alexamler Carter. Front te Greencille Mountainerr The Court ft Se'ssiins and Commotn Nlense continued the whole week out at partanlhtireli C. HI. A great donm oftin iiislted businiess remains oil docket. not vitlistandlinge file ussidui ty of lie presidfinga udge. It is supposed that extra Court.. vill lie ordered lor Greetiville and Spar. Inrh. to held some time during thile iext Summer. An inusial ense or I'onieihle was tried it Sparianhurgh. A wainh th i she namle of slavherrv Mietlhell was arraigited for the nirler i lleimry Stone. It appeared by -vidence that these men had been friendk milormly titp in the ratal itr in " hich 'he latter received hisdeath blow. Stone was intoxicnted, and by aibusive lingunge irovoked Mitchell to strike him n blow ,vit4 hisfist. which felled him to the earth, nd Idleafer he fell two more blows n% ere' inl. Ilicted on his head. Mitchell was drae ged oil' by a bystnder, and Stone was Fouid to lie quite lead, as soon as tp piloached by the crowd. His sk ilI was rractured between the eyes. and his neck lisloented. The oeeirrente took place at a muster, where, of course, whikkev was plenty. The proseention wns coneluieed bv Generi Whitier. Solicitor, tind t he I ft'e' by lenry & libo. and E. C Leitier. la;qrs. The Jury retiirined a ver diet of Nwnslaighter. Mli chel wias sen tenced to six minlit h im prisionett. S-r JOs i'r. Oct. '11. Mllduancholg Disastr.-The 11 -it -tenmii boat Leroy, Id) ing lbetween f'hitrhoebe ai liola, colla psed her flne on Sunday last near Bllotintstown Otn her p daie down the- river. killing the Caitaitn, Enineer. two white firetei, the stewiard. (a free man of color) and I passengetr supposed to be Mr. Daniel Rowlestt. or A paielhico, uncd badly hurning the 2d Pilot, and a tie gro woman. By a passenger, Mr. Willis Alst on. learn ihat ihe explosioni wns most terrific. blow ing large firagientis of the bont two hun dred yards fror the river. The Pilot at the wheel, was thrown nenrly ote inlred vards ttp the river, with the chimniies and parts of the wheel house : lie swam out. litiwever n ihoiit sustaititis any imijtrv. The herb occupied by Mr. Alston, wn torn to inois aod lie I ns throwi on his feet ino ilthe middle of the enhiti. Capaniin Tupper, n pagienger, in an opposite berih. was knocked out and came too, ithit his iend in the floor and his lfi-et ion he op poisite side of the hunt. Mir. Rowlett, the passenoger in the hlierth tnler him, km-; never been seen. 'I'The im il nid one tri k are all tht was saved, as t he boat wns iml miliediatelv wirappied in flames atd con. sumeda in 10 oier 15 tminie. The hu'ilers eof the hontywere itn an ttni'afe. condlit ion.thnoih lie ac'cident occttred through th Itearle". ess tf lie eniginteer. wtho is said to hav-e beent lrtnuk- diere waus tic water in the bouilers. The O)rnte cp etf thti' year. raised in this Territory, will lie wcih iii 0,000hl. [lithierci that amnit. and ;atuch greatter, ha bteeti piaidi ac li avannt focr liat cone ar ticle or Ccnsution . The proifits acrisiue frotm thet proIttce of' trotpicalI fruits have becen ver'y great, andi ats they biectome ne e'linmated itn tbis Te'rriroirv, they will no' cit.ly nliiord an article of luxury, hut a vagl nole addlit ion to oura income. Amiiple ent curtgemeiit in the price whlichi 'rttits alI ways coimmiandl, is alIard~ed to the htorri enatituist. One gent lemiau residing ran the' St. .John's River, at few yea r, ago pumrcha sedl a few irtango trees, whgich bey skilfui titanag~emnat has become so prdcivei thaut his iti'nc' fromo iriages aloine ntowi atmeunts toi 'everal thiotnsnndls or dollars. As unr piolattioni iticreasee, we hoape to seeitmanytof te fruits pientliair tl trripien;i li tr imicedl ci glhe ptlatntuaiones ci lhis river. Th'Fe prize air wealth is to the moset ettrtpristing; ;ind no secturce aift na enth prtfiie a'c'si COitltet~ey toi lit fltustiotta utail, wit coe c cttees orf a-e'ec's, thai lie accelimtionri ouf trospical I fruits. u e trust see of' outr rceders wi~l d evote thle ir attetion tea this biranicl of aricitlture. It is anO expe rimzenit we'l wthua it ryinig Try it, and a rewv yearst hema-.'ti t bananns, plian tn is, ande figs, wit hile as conmmton a rticltes of expjort fr' 'i F'loridan, as airnniersauw nre.. or us sweet potatoes are fromtt Virgitiat atnd the Caolinni.-A palochicola Adv. THlE BOUND)ARY QUE ;TION. The' Ilialu~nas.-Th'Fe Gairdneir. (Mle.) Sp'ctator,. comini ith e rollointe extract rraoiia itettier to a gentleman in Gardnetmr, rromi Profei.ssoar Renwnick, cote of thme enjgi inee.rs engagaed in the bionndary survey , " itt am happty to lie abde to cotmitttcate to yu thuat the result of my operationse will probiaiily leave no oilier biasis for the Brit ish clatimt than the rpmibiule whet her the Bay eof Fitndv lie the Atlantic Ocean. I hiavoediscove'redi ande evider -I i ratnge of' miotntainis e'xt-eding rrom the Bay of C'hmleurs, nrotud t he hiemus cof the btranchlt ets of' lie St. Julon tin thte Temiiscoin porttge, ,.e that tirte Brnitis'h omitnd hat te IIlighilandes are tuecessarily tmotuntains thev cantt he met to ad antage. The height ofi theseC mounins. I can oinfy gutes Te NorIh- Easb rna Boundval.- A Cor respiondeent of' tihe Iloton MIeicanitile J our oil. wtrititng fromi Bangor oni Wednesday ast, says: "'T'o of'ihe youngi men wtho tiecompa tiedl the Bounttdary Comitiisioners, hav'e arriv'ed in this city. I amu iinformtLed inn ie whote ground has been carefully ex Imined. and that tile C miniitsgioners are in their return. Their report will proha ly come to us by the way of Washington; Id until we 4get it. we most pil up with ich infornation as may easually rail frons lis corti.ered %% ith the ex pedntion. I am informed thit there is not a doubs pilan the minds -f the Con-missioners It the line claimed by the Americatns i. hei true line : and that no person vhoa nakes the exnmination with the inteition. If ascerttinine the Irnith. can arrive at any >ther conclusi. n. This, I have no eloubt scorrect: ainli we want to bring this rrirating qie-tionl in a close, is eergerit; Intl deltermiined action on the part of the tovernment. A DiscotergY.-Sone three or four weeks ,ince a party of farners -s~eibled to zeiter at a mouind on the pretises or Mr. Hughe-. for the purposes of digging in. th- sane n oi.t , and ascertain ing %%hat it cofltaim-td. They accor clinglv commenced operation;s,' and af ti r liaging -omie three feet below the sur race of the nItmil. they canne to a layer nr hard earth. similar ito brief throug h this ' laye., they were not only i linite surprised io i(a nb:rge roll of'old -C.ntinentaf Bills," i ently enveloped! in an untunned B.falo Sdin. On further search a num her of ancien- oiis were found, coiposeed ehie*fly of zine, brasq. copper and pewter. But what is most remarkable an iron time piece was found nearly at the hot tom of the mond. This watch or time piece was marked on the inside "Pela Foruche, Patre 1300.! and on the back or of itwas eigraed "bon vivant." The watch wAeighs twenty eight ouncts. and is omiewhar rosted. The w..iks are com po-ed of bras anDti st, 1, .nd 11 is similar in stile mid imk to the English hunter's - wach of tins day. Several tither articles were found, the nantes of which our in formant did niot recollect.-- Cincinnati Ledger. Cuatious CAL.CuLATIo.-An account was t.leo or: th,: 191 (if At-gnsi of the numher of carriiges o various descriptions, which passed Kim- 1 illiamt street, Lon don bridge, lrim eight in the morning, till , inhj in the evening: Fron eight to nie S'hick 603. fi-i.um nine lto ten 997; fiom ten to eleven 1i95; fron eleven to twelve 1,015; frm itwelve to nte 964: from one to two 80i; From two) to the 905; front three to four 975; from ftumr to five 1.053; from froni five to six 812; from six li seven 771; fromi seveni to eight 894; total 11,010. I his averages 927 iai hour, or 15 in every minute; and it is fir to presume that there is no street itn the world where so many carriages pass in one day. On September 1st, several persons were engaged in order to ascertain the number tif fiot par-sengers - hieh passed the same place from eight in the mornig till eight in the evening, and the result was as ftd lows:-frtom eight tt nine o'clock, 3.600; lium nine to tel, 4,460; from tent to eleven, 4,380; ftron elevei li twelve, 4,620; fromo twelve in one, 3,900; from one to two, 3.840; from two to three, 4.200; from thret ts four. 4.-St0 front four to five, 5.280: from five to six, 4,480; trom six to seven. 3.945: from seven to eight. 6,720, tital, 53,505. This statement will be foind egnal in number to 4,4554 per hour, or 74 every minute. The number ol per stls Sipponsed it) pass in and with carria :es (avernging two to each) amounts to "'2,00, i. hieh, added to the above, makes a i.m al o.f75,505 passenger inl twelve hours. Populatlion andl Property.-T he books of te severa.l marsh Ils employed to lake t he late tcnsls in New Yo.rk, present ani .ugre::e of :313,620. tof whomt 144.324 .re white nules, andt 153,5J(0 are " hits timales. Thii.etoleredi popultiona amons .0 15.69G. of whiom 6,637 are nades, and 9.038 himales. The increase since 1835, nais been ablotit 43,0)00. The value of real antd persotnal prtperty in the city assessed 111 hiyenr, is $l87.121 464 reatl, arni $635,. 721.699 personal;-roudl, $2.52.84:3.168; bintg a decrease tof $14,028,257 frtom last year's valuat iton.-.A merican .SentineL, Hardl Tim-s.-It is said that three thou andiiiers at the Saratoga Springs cettiiet back Mr. WVebsrer's lumentations of hard titmes. Only fancy how hard must be ihe times for the three thsousand visiters at Saratoga Springs. -Globe. The ofileial returns of the census, give a1 topoilation ofr 46.382 to Cincinnati-44, 127 whiites, anid 1,255 colored. That city contain< 5.315 hoys atnd girls in schools nml 2.941 white adults who cannot read to' wrne, Thle Chairlesion Coutrier tofthe 12th in stum say.:-We rake lea!;sure itn staing thl teBnik tof the Siate of Lsoutth Care lion doa th We.'-ern 1iail lIoadi Bank, and PI-miter<' ,ind .Aiechannie<'Batnk, will here nlier receive oiln depost, the Bills or all the Ila:.ks ini the St'te. A new religious sect has sprung up in the western parts or A mnerica, pa. ticnlarly in Martiet tn. 'lThey style tltemselves la cyonis, and the mostt ntovel feature of their cr'eedt is. that "Aaron's breast pilale, called by the ,.'ews Uritm and Thurmim, must be retrieved befo~re the resurect ion of the dead. Silk Cultuare.-Thte importance of the m.atnfacture of silk as shown by the an ntual ollicial statemetnt of the comimerce of Ilhe United States. From that docnment it appemirs the value of silks imported du tinw the year cending the 30th of Sepitem her hast. W as, $23,139,823 Se wing silk, 8t00J.524 $23.94A9.347 Th'ii' is nenrlyvtdonie the neaotlmt of any otheri ;zrile im'porIlted into the U. States, amti eleartly indtiesues the great extent of its use. 'This is certaitnly an enormous sum tot pay for a sittgle artiel- in one year. Silk Culturist. The Charlioit Mtercury of the 2d int,~t says:--O. 31.oiday the 26th uIt., snow fell itng peut qiuntutites imNew Hlampshire, andl there was it heaivy sto'rm of~ bail, rain amtI snow, with a3 oddu tmixtcure tnf thunder at lBowmfl.