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Medical College ofGeorgia.
AuGus-r.%, September, 1840.
T llr Ninth Course of Lectures in this In
stitution will comntence on the second
Alonday, the 9th of next Novew.ber, and terwin
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D"JTA N&3IIN OR,
' Merchaent Taiilo'rs.
r~dzefield C II.Oct. 0th 1840t tr 'JGl
STUeLEA,
R ~OW th e smub-criber 0mm then ni~lht 'r thme
7thm int. a BAY MA(E. aibouit 15 hanids
-high. imarkod as tlil,ws: righm: bimnd fommt whiite
us har np1 as hfoot lock. her neckd om Samtme a.de,
hast a white spot of hairs, suippomsed to be canms
ed by a bmruise; trots very Cost, anid wh~en makemi
awamv wasimm giomd order.
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, WILLIAM CROZIER.
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WV. C.
- N'o tie .
T 'IH E Co-orntnemrshilp b.tween the snscri
.bhers,. under thme tirm of P'enmn & Bran
nob. was disselved on the lirst of~ 3lharch lanst.
Trhey take this oppomrtetmity of eatrnestly re
*questimng all personms imdebhte2d to saiid tirim. antd
to them lirm of Biramnmon, llmndsonm & Co., either
by note or book acconti to tmake uimediate.
pavuet. All debit doe miot patid by thme tirst ot
.iamanry next, wvill be limt im sit., as lom;;er ini
dulgenice wvill not bie givemi. W. B. Brationm
is authiorde~ed to settle the bumsiness.
G. L PF.NN,
E. PENN.
WV. D. BRANNON.
Not ice.
Al.L thoseindhrimd to :ie ante firm of Bland,
. (:atlin & Co., either bmy niote or open am
cott arme earnestly regnested to ctmet fojrward
apd paty mii, as mthe aihirs of thme conzcern umust
be broughlt to a close.
'All stuch clainms not attendedl to by the first my
,January emnsninug, will be placedl wihm an Atr
ner for colleeimn.
From the Boston COlirator.
THE FARMER.
" Those who labor in the earth are the cho
sen people of God, whose breasts he haan made
the peciliar deposite for substartiil and genu.
ine virtue.-Jffirson.
Drive on, thou sturdy farimer,
Drive cheerly o'er the field;
The pleasure's of a fitriner's life t
No other life can yield.
Thon riseth with the morning sun,
Tit til the fruitful earth,
And when thy daily task is done,
Thou seek'st thy peaceful hcarth.
Thou lov'st not the gandy town,
Witli its tumultnous roar;
Plenty and peace thy fireside cron% n,
And thou (lost ask iio mere. '
Monarchs with robes ini crimson dyed,
Are low. compared to thee;
Theyare the pampered sons of pride,
Thou'rt God's nobility.
Go on, thou sturdy farmer,
Tread proudly on tie sod;
Thy proud and goodly heritage,
Thou chosen mtian of God.
-~ S. W. !M.
TIIE MAN WITH TilE LONG BEARD.
[BY ISAAc rEE KHAI..]
How can thy chil that burden bear?
Is it all gravity to shuck !
Is it to make the people stare ?
And be thy3elf a langhing stock ?
Wico I beholdi thy little? feet
After thy heard obsequious run,
I ahvays Einey th:ut I iineet
Sonic rather -iowed by his son.
A nan like thee ,scia c.e'cr ayycared ;
A beard like thine-where shatll we tiud it?
Surely thou cherishest thy beard
In hopes to hide thyself behind it.
SWEARING.
A Peraian, iumble servant olth:e -unt.
I Who, though devot. vet bigotry had none.
: learing a lawyer, grave in his addres.a,
Wiih id irations every word illpress,
j Ouppos:d the man a bishopo, sr. at least
Gud's namie :o iunch t upon his lip;-a priest;
Bowed at the chose, 'vith all his graceful-airs,
And begged an interest in his freguent prayers
[Cuarprr.
TlE DRUNKARD'S TREE.
sin of
driunkeiness
expels reansn,
drowns memory, dlis
tempers the holy. defaces
beantv, diminishes strength.
cort upt's the blood, inflames the
liver, weakens the brain, turus men
into walking hospitals. cnases internal,
external and incurable wounds; is a
witch to tihe scus, n devil to the !oul,
thiof n the ptire. [he bettar's
comlipanion it wife's woe, aiind
'chih-en's sorrow ; mnkes m..n r
beenime a beast andI self
muirdlere'r, who drinks to
oitier's good l'ealth anduui
robs himself~ of his~
owvn ! Nut' is tbis
all: It exposes
to the dlivine~
di:spleasure
t~4Z
sprinuging from thme root of
DRUNKENNE~SS.
Literary Factory Girls.-A Mnen'zine
pubihledl in Lowvell,(~alass.) is sustained
exclusively b~y the contribuitions of the girlsI
empoyedh in its dihferent factories. Canii
aniy 3(anulbeturing Town ini ~Europe offer'
a parallel inistancme ? Wh~at is to lbe expec
td of the Bay State fifty years hence if '
its daugqhters thus etngaged in the habours:
of i lhe warp andl woof. wecave also theo lim
il'i tissues of literaiture ! We have heard
ioasinnily ofl poetical shoemakers in Eu
rope and in this enuintry of learned Black.
smitihs, hut these were solitary stars in the
firmamnent of' scie'nce-it remained for the
United States to exhibit a constellationm noti
af literary ladies, fortered in drawing rooms
and nursed1 in luxury, bitt of teorkwamen.I
cuibininig the fabrics ofarm with the pro
* dsct of fanev am:d intelec.-C~ar. Pat
From the Carolina Planter.
'IROCEEEDINS OF TIlE STATE AGRI
CULTURAL SOCIETY.
NovE1EBBR 23, 1840.
The Soriety convened this evening in
te llaIll of the Howse of I!epreseniatives.
On motion, the Hon. W. B Setibrook,
bice-Presidett, look tie Chair anl the
neeting was organized.
Chancellor Dunkin introduced the fol
owing preatmble and resolutions, which
vere unanimotuslv adopted.
" Whereas, since the last meeting of this
ocicly, it has pleased Almighty God in
emove fron this tran.,ilory scene, Ihii
!xcellency Patrick Noble. the President
if the Society, an, individluail eminenwly
listinguislhed as well fir his private vir
nes as his public servieec. Be it
Resolred, rTi t'ti Society detlore an
vent which has deprised thet of the ac
ive. zealous and devoted co-operaion of*
heir laiented presidhing officer.
Rtsolred, That in tetetimony oft ie high
espect entertined by thk Siviety for the
haracter of their late President and their
egret for his decease, the Society wvill
vear crape on their left -.rm for thirty
lnys.
Novtiinvin 2-4, 1810.
The Vice President ned the follow
ug Comnittees
On Hlorses.-Col. W. llamptont. J. 11.
idams,; P). M1. Buller, J. G. GgigaJard,'
rt. Stark.
On Mules.-B3. F. Divis, E. G. Palm
r, D. Elkios, Georrge Leitner, D. Fenley.
On Cattle.-B. F. Taylor,.J. 13. )avis.
t. F. W. Alston, W. Washing-ton, W. T.
:llerbe.
On Ilogs.-Ed. 5eains. Dr. W. S.
teynoldsr. A. Yoonn, J. J. Myers, R.. W.
iih bee, W. J. Alston
On Sheep.-J. C. Singleton. E. Tr.
erriot, Dr. Thomas Smith, James
Vrighit. It. W. Gibbes, W. .. Alst.U.
On Calon.-Gen George M'onmt,
.H. I'lammlilond. W..J. Tavlor, WV. K.
)avis, Ch'I. It. Corryl," W. M. .11. Mlurray.
On Corn.-Col. .lounathm:a:i Davis, Sr.,
i. '. Ellnore, C. Bochter, W. F. Perci
al. B. B. Cook.
On 'hentt.-J, 11. Menne, V. J. Al
ion. Jacob Feaster. W. K. Clowney. J.
)oiiglas.
On Oats.-Dr. A. B. Arnold. James
Nillu-,pie. John N. Williamtis, John M'
On Rice.-Daniel E. Il ucr. Chan.
Wunkin, R. F. W. Altoti, E T. IHerriot,
."'. Gritmlball.
E. G. Palmer. Esq., movdd tie follow
ig resolutionl which was adopted :
Resolved. Thai a comnittee of initte ho
ppoined to nacerrnin the atmount of the
:onton Crop of 1810. ind that they report
Ic samrte to ilih Society at its present
lee' ilg.
Tihe Cairmnu namited the following
entilemen: E. U. Palmer, J. II. IIlam
imud. W. .J. Alstonj, J. 31. Felder, It. ..
;nge, John Jenkins, C R. Carroll, J.
I'Queen, Dr. J. Dou;;lass.
Mr. Carroll's resolutins were then con
idered. anl the fullowitng adopted :
Reso/red. That to nitain the great enis
ir which ithi Society was cren;ttd, the es
blisltment of ni A-ricultural Society itt
very parilh and diktriet of the State is
i:lV ex pedient and naeces;ary.
Rcsolred, That it shall hte the special
tty of the inembers, at as early a period
s possible, to convene thie planters jf
eir neiglbohood, or to enbrace the first
pportutiity of ai ptblic tmeeting of the pco
e. itn orl-r tih::t the privat andrl general
d vantages of local atsoriations fitr pro
aoting the intervts of Imslandtlry miay ie
[Iky disensed and thorou:;hly unttler-:tood.
tt the fore-gaing resoluttiont the-reby ear
itd iito elf-ei. *The ditrit ts and parish.
rmureprersetied int thtis stoeiety, shall he
:vted bty the Presidenat, itt any frmt hte
ight tdeemtt plroplier, to uni0e it fur thterting
he objaet itt viejw.
Reso/rsed. hrt the Lesgislatutre be tre
pect fully irnvited to emptilov' a coilmetett
er'son t< effect ant Aricultutratl Sutrvey of
he St te, in th- tm toner thart t ask hans all
caidy bLen performted itn M ssniehntsetts,
trd thrat a commrtit'ee be flapointed tot
itntrialize thetm ont the subl ject.
[Thte Chair noinmedtt~t the fiollowing
'Taylor.]
Reso/'ed, That the district and patrishr
soieties heo invyited to preset to this
soiety, at its ntext anuit meecting, an es.
ay or meirtt otn the subhjtets to whiebI
hriir nticie tmtry resp;ecti ely bte drawn hiv
het Preiden-tt whlose bitsintte-. it shrtll be
te designate thte toies itt whiich info~rmat
ion is desiredi."
The Commnitie on HIrtses reported tht
hey aiwrtd thle premtiittt far "the best
a are" tom Ciol. Iflamtpton's hay mtare, --Bay
~Irria,"' by odl Ech.pse.
For the 2d. tt Crol. [lamtptont's imo p. b.
n.t t'Eily''hy Emtiliuas.
Fo h etyeatrling Citli, to Colonel
-ampton's e. e. (oUt of Delphrine, by Plett
fpu.
"Thte Committee Ott Cattle. to w'homt
vais r~ ferredi the examninationr of Staerk,
ord di-rtributtiona of prrtmiums respectful ly
-eport ed
Thtat they htave contsid-redl the charace
nrs and respective merits oif all w hiehr wcrc
inhmitted hor exhtibiitiont as follows:
TIwo Dutrhamn Cows, and a half bredl
eifer, btred by B. F. Tavlor. Esg.: ant
nported Devonm Cow, atti thre'- Durham
Dotws, bired by Col. WV Hampton; nnm
iorted Dttrham B'rlI. anid an Ayshtir - Hi
er, ownted by Col. Hampton; a grad - e
.on Cow and Heifer. bred by Dr. 3. i3.
Davis; i Durnam Cow bred by Col. IV.
lianityn, and a 7-S Durham and 1-8
Teen*%ater Cow, from Kentucky, owned
by Dr. R. W. Gibbes; a yearling Tuscan
111111, (bred by Dr. Gibtbes;) owined by C.
I'Culloch, Esq.; a yearlinig Tuseama A
Durham it ll, bed and owned by Dr. R.
W. Giebc.: two Cows, a two year old
Heifer and it Calf, owned by Mr. Alexan
ier; a iart Devou Bull, nine mutbs old,
bred by Dr. J. B. Davis, aid owned by
Dr. Toland; a part Devon Heifer Calf bred
by Dr. J. 11. Davis, and owned by Mr. R.
Woeddell; an AvrshirelfHeifer Calf 4 uoutas
old, lbred by J. C.Singleton, Esq.
'The illowiun are the awards of the
Coumuittee.
To COl. W. Hampton, for the finest
throronigh bred Durham Bull.
To B., F. Taylor Esq., for the finest
thorough bred Duiham Cow.
To COl. WV, Hamptiun, for the 2d best
Cow, (i.urham.)
To C1. W. llampton for the Heifer,
(iimported Ayrshire,) under three years
To Dr. J. B. Davi., for the best Ileifer,
(Durham and Devon,) under two years
old.
To C. Al'Culloch, fsr the best yearling
lill, (Tuscean.)
To Dr. H. I. To:nnd, for the best BItill
Call, (Diartam and Devon,) under nitic
motmtbs old,
To R. Waddell for the bcst 11cifer Calf,
under nine momhsold,
The Committee on lHogs. to whom were
referred the distribution of the premniums
to the be-t specimens, reported,
That they scrutinized the erits of the
following specinens. A Woburni Bour, 18
months old, bred and owned by Wit. E.
Mliskell, Esqj.; a Berkshire Boar, (imupor
ted from Betem, of Albany.) owned by
J. C. Singleton, Esqi. a Ierkshire Boar,
(of liemeats's stock,) owned by B. F.
Taylor, Esq.; two lierksheiro Suis, (of
Ileeneut's siock.) owtned by IJr. I. W.
Gibbem; a pair of lIerkshire Pigs, (bred by
R. W. Gibbes,) owined by E-. Menus,
Esq ; a pair of liirkshire Pigs, (of Lussing
and Judge Spemncer's btoc-k,) .vned Ly
Dr. Gibbmes; a Chinese Sow. hied aid
owned lby A.. Brown, Eisq.; a Uhnuese Pig.
bred and owne-d by A. Brown. Esq,: a
Chinese Sow, bred and owned by R'. E.
Russel, Esq.
To Wmo. E. Unw0ell, Esqi., ihr 0c bse.a
Boar.
To Dr. Ri. W. Gibbes, for the best Sow.
To E, Meats, Esq., for the best pair of
Pigs.
The Committee in consilering the tter
its of the respective kinds of tcek, were!
itinitenced in their decision by the breed
which they thought best adapted for thlt
improvement of the Stock of the country.
The Committee of the State arien!tu
ral Suriety, ott Sheep, report, iliat they
had nwablred
To Col. Wade la:nyton, the lremium
for the best Reau.
To lenjamin F. Taylor, Esq., the pre
rium hor ihue second best Raim
To Cul. Wade Ilampton the premium
for the biet ewe.
No pair of Lambs having een-c exhdilit
ed, the Committee award no premuium.
The Committee noticed. with in tere t,
a broad tail Rain, exhibited by .1hn C.
Siog-Lton, Esq., more particiarly, from
the fact tihat the seetid best Rai was a
cross of tat breed with the Merno, nind
would seem to hold out strong expecta
tions of improvement fromt a cross of that
stock with others.
The Committeec Mlies, tinaninously
a watrd te premniumt toe John S. Chawppell.
fr thme best 31mule~, t wo years old, by the imo
ported Jack, Knight of Malt~a.
E. G. PA LMERt.
On mtiont, te Reporuis were n-lopted.
E. G. Palner. Esq., mtaede the folloewitng
report on the Coettotn eroip ofi 1840, wichi I
was orderedl to be published with the pro
ecedings.
The comm itee a ppointed to aseertacini
the anemont of the Cotton erop of the State
of Seneth Carolina, for the yearm I840, beg
leave Ito repodri, that they have given to
the sobice tihe choicest investigation, andm
tha t lfrom the number of persuen<, from eve
rv portioni ofh the State, now asemitded ait
tis place, thev bhave enjoyed peenliar ad
vnteei tn rrivhmtg at the most amccurate
informtation. Ymetr commtiitteje have b~een
sruck with -the coeineidenece of~ the view.s
of thtose whoim they etnquired, as the fail
ire oif the peresetnt crop--ntd believe that
if they were disposedl to arrive at the meost
accurate conclnsions eu the subject, that
they wotild estimate the fatilutre of the
Uland crops of thte State of South Care,
linn, fer the yenr 1840, at five-eighlts of'
the crnp o.f 18539, ahiich amonneted teo 3011,
569) hales, andtc which would take the
present crop 188,480 hales. But believ
ing that the safer course wunltd lhe to un
der~ rather than oiver estimeate the faiurue,
with a v'iew tin give greater contidetnce itn
he ftuere reports of this Society. thoy have
egneludedI to fix the present ceep ni aboiut
200,000 hales. Your cemmittee regret that
thev have not been able tee ptreenrer as am
ple information, in relation tee the Santtee
amd Sea Island cttOns, as they would de
sire, but believe that the failure will he
very nearly one half of the crop of 1839.
The follioiig resolution w as offered by
Dr. Gibebes :
Resolved, Thrtt the premiums of the
Soine are onan for trhe comnetition or
ciizensor the State who are not members
of the Society.
After some disenssion Colonel Allston I
moved that the following words be added I
to the resolution:
-By their paying an entrance fee of one
year'3 subscript~ion to the Society"-whic is
was ngreed to, and the resolution adopted I1
as atmenided.
The hor of seven having arrived, Col. t
R. T. Wattsdelived the Anniversary Ora- I
tior. of Gen, M'Dufie, before the Society. 1
CoLUV31utA, Dec. '7.
College Comenencrnun.-The proces- I
sion was fortied t 10 o'clock, A. M. in r
front of the Stata House, under the diree- I
iion or the Marshals of the (lay, Adj. Gen. t
Jones,. Gen. Schnierle. and Col..Jamieson; i
and aifler bein! joined by the Members of
the UIottse of Representatives. with tie i
Speaker. the Senate and President, moved 1
to the Cul!ege Chapel in the illowing
order
Tutors.
Students of the Freshman Class.
Stindents or the Sorthomore Class.
Students of tie Junior Clan.
Students of the Graduating Class.
Faenilty of lie Coillege.
Gradimies of tie College.
Citizens enr'ra!ly.
Officers and Soudents of thie. Theological I
Seminarv.
The Reverend'Cler-y.
Officersof the State. Civil and Military. r
uiouse of Representnives, with the Speak- u
er, attended by its officers.
Senate, with the Preident. attended by its
oflicers. l
The Trustees of the College.
rhe Govertior of the State. with the-Pres
idetl of the College.
O11DER OF EXERCISES.
Prayer.
1. 11. llhet-lilonierie Spirit ofGreece; g
with the Salitary Addresses. i
2. P. C. Edwards-on the Connexion I
of lItellectual Iliabits and Morni 1'ecline.
G. W. -m. Bu3twik-ihe Credulity of r
the Age.
11). T. M. Grimke-Memory, a Source
of f appines to Malt.
12. W. G. De Desantsure-On the Mo
dern Doctrine of Legitimacy of Princes. i
S. R. S. Wright-Ott the Pro:ressive f
Advoamee of Truth. t
U. J. T. Goodwyn-The Reformation 4
(f Luther. Conti-fnred in its Resulls ot i
the Pulites. atid Literature i -'.rope.
11. L. W Sprn.t-"A Nation is Free,
when heltt ot FreeloI.
7. '.E'. I. P-ck-The Utilitarian Doe t
irine in its IRelation to Liicrature aud Po- i
litics.
-1. T. C. Os-wld-On Eloquence. I
Degrees Conferred. I
Adlress hv it Prebidemt.
2. T. llaewke-ls it probable that i
Aimerican Liierattre will be of anj origvinal s
or imitative Charaeter, with the Valedic- ;
Wory Addrezises.
N.:iv tna.L-:.s, Dec. 1.
Latst frou Alt.rico.-R trrat (of Lie I
Xenaphous- i:-hter ef te Murder...
-and cscea.e of the Te.ria Palriols.
silce outr pulienti of yesterday, int
which th 11 -connistllll film our correspoin
dent at !alailrs left ttore than 10t) r
yo:ti Texiasi at Sahiallo, about to lie
sacriticed at the thrine oif cowarilice-we
baro cotversed with a passer from
Texas by tle Vn York, Mr. Ed. Dwy a
er. of Sat Antotnio, %% ho flhls comtunica.i
ted to tis soime tiew atnd heart eheerintg i
facts. Mr. D. was only six days from
S6an Antatonit to llous!on, and1te on the jour
ney put up at a honse where Col. Jordon
(Ilie commander of lie 11-1 'exians whom I
the Mexican liad planned tit tiurder,) had f
jinst hefore stopped fur refreshmicnt. Mr. 1
Dwyv~er leatrne'd, tinde has tno doueabt of t he i
corretnet~Iss of the. inafomation, tat whien
the Texoiani becamei conivincted of the in-e
tentions nitd treaherv ol thle Mexicans, i
they retired lby tftem elves to at wal led un-i.
elostre in thet vicinti ty, dete rimined to face a
tie worst. At this timte thte citi'zens of i
lie plac~e, contiideritrg thte contest itt ant
endl, ipetned t heir hotuses andt shtup-, andto
gave the soliers whatever they wished i
to eait or dlrintk. Thie conlsegnienici was,
that t he bulk of them got beastly druntk;
and in this sitiuationi they were oirdered lby
their cotmmatiter to attatck theo ottws,
(ais theo Toxians were termted.) The hat
Ie Ciifctmmee about 2 P. M ., antd lastedr
neatr 9 hiturs. The Texians were wveill
protected frotm the fire of the assatilanits
andi~ w~ere mnoreover wvell armiieid, ant di u
datlthy sutppilied wit t1h0t amonitioni. Thil
result was, that the ignoratnl anid intoxion-t.
tedi cowardls whot assailed them, inicapabile
of inticiting injury. weire slinghtered lnit
all hatnds. At thisjutnctre, the besiged I
sallied hjirtb anad captired three pieces of
artillery, whtichi they turtied upon the one
tmy, atnd miowed tem dowtt liko grass. a
M'dirie thtan four hundreid of the tretacheruus I
focs weore left lifeless on the grolutid onti
that tiight, by this small brancha of the i
Anglo Saxon race.
Theli Texidans having elearetd thme el,.
supplied themselves wi'th tipparel (of which I
they were tmneh in wntit,) anud otherspoih i
tat victorv, andii coitionced their mnrehe
homeward, atnd ptirsniee their way without
molestatio-hmving, lost onldy fotur cotm- I
paioniotns killed itn the flghtt, and oneo who
died from disease.-Bulletin.,
Froma thec South Carolina Planter.
CoxLUMsta. Nov. , 1I-10.
TrilE PitEMIUM BOAR.
The boatr, Sam, for which tho premium Il
of the South Carolina Agrietnbural Society
was awarded tn-day to Mr. Wmn. E. Has.
keti of St Mathews Parish, is oft the very
carce, but. deservedly celeira:cd Bed.
brd stock. Of the origin of thit neqa...
ed stock little is known. Tradition ..
hat it was made by the Duke of Beltfort,
y a cross betwen the Woburn and Chiin
logs, and that the stock nimo it Aiet ica
prung from a pair of pigs which thatt uo
leman sent as a present to Gen. Wab
naton. but whieb never fulfdled their des
itatio". The btock now in South Cam,
ina, is all from a pair of pigs of a litter
Yhich took the premium iu Pennsylvania
i few years ago.
The boar, Sam, is one of a litter of eight
digs. He is now 1 monuths and one week
id. He was well kept until ie was a
tot 6 imouths old. when fie was turned
iiong the stock of the phtsation. lie
vas :or a lung time oi pnor fare, as to Oa
Vas entertains.d of showingo him for ap
r'ium. Ile was driven frotn pasture when
morteen months old, and foind to weigh
!30 lbs. ie was fed on trial 7 days, and
;ained in that time 30 lhs. Such itcrease
vas thought dangeruts to hiq health, and
uis daily allowance of fool was diminish
d. He gained re-ularly20 ls. far many
w eeks in FOuccession. unti ie was 17 mouiths
it. when he weighed 415 lbs. after which
e could not be conveniently weighed. -
fithis hog had been feced last winter when
i would have Ien .safe to do so he woulil
ave been much larger. Ilis sis:er at 5
ttonths old weighed 15G lbs. The pro
rieturs of this 5tock will enesge to Ar
ish a few pair of pigs next spting at SS0
icr pair, the prices at which they have iW
It intancestbcen sold.
For furiber particoiars apply at tOe of.
ce of the Carolina Planter. R.
From the Christian index.
A :cGESTION.
We cotmmtnetil the following thought.s to
heseriotus consideration of our brethren
ene-rally, and to those elecited to attend
he Baltimore Convention parficularll.
t will be seen that they coie from a
t9ur1ce which entitles them to particular
cbpect.
:Ntvm:nsaTr oF ALAt.3AA. Oct. 26, 1840.
My Dear Father Mercer.-The present
spect ofti he Aholition tpestion threatets
1) d1turb th1e inion atnd co-operation of
he Baptists in this country. It is evident,
mlnt numeroua t.iuutcatiu'uns ittt partes on
hi question will have to assume more
elinite atd palpable relations, at time t:cxt
neeting of the Geteral Convention, thatu
NO* heretofore; anod I euotr avoid look.
nig to the result with the deepest concern.
i is chiefly important to us, thiat in taking
p our position. (which we must do at that
ime) we should s, lect a ground on which
il may tiltite, and frotmt which we shall
It need remioe otn any account; whether
br the sake of ritlht, .r expediency-of
elf defienc-e. of conscience, or of Christian
miotn. I nerd tnt express to you the rea
fins why I think that snmeh propeosi.ions,
is have yet appeared at the South, for ilt
djnsanetnt of this delicate atnd serious
iestion, do not properly meet the case.
Iy npinions may he crude and fatttht, and
tn-eiiar to myself; but it is of unspeaka
de importate. in any view, that beforo
he Delegates to the iext Triennial Co
entiOnt shall hate come together, thos,
rhuoare irom time Soath bhould meet, antdi
ounfer, anad tke their grotund deliberately
nil in the fear of God, by common Con
ettt.
It conversation between brother Daeg
ill myself the other day, it was agroed
c matuke a1la snagrsesion to sevcral of our
.rethren, and get their views
The stuggetion, itt forim, wouhl be this:
'T'hat all those Delegates to the next
[rienial Contvemion, (to .sittmblo itn
intimore, April, 1811). which may bo
roim tha thve-ltohldiig stles, mInject and
old a separate preparatory Convention,
a the city of RihmomI, IV_., Ot the
Vedntesdati next precedintg the said T1ri
asnial ametng: for the distinct atid- solo
urpoase of conferrin am aogetther th le shit
'cry tjatestim, ;anml determining on t he po
itiont proper" to be assumtted by athemt. whets
iteeting their brethrena in thme Genseral Cont
If you think proper', you are at liberty
a give publicity to this sugrgestiun.
WVitht reverettce and nifeot iotn,
M'iost truly youire,
11. MANLY.
Texras and Texas Money.-A genttlemnant
ecently froma andI well conversat witht
'exiana aiTairs, infotrms us thatt the pe'oplc
f the New Reputblie are rapidly Ieartning
bie ttsefttl lessons of livitng miore within
raemselves-upotn t heir own sourctes-and
Inat the best lands ina the coutry are com
ig ratpidly uandetr athe pilottgh. "Thais is all
exsas w-at-all she has ever w~;tam.
ins coun try( atptt earti tose5ss< witmiat it
lf the merans whlicht TIexrs has of becoam
ag rich and impoturt-t, atm I alie ploutgh willI
t once opent ie richta mies whIieta nt at-rc
as givenm her. That crops htave bien unu
nally abundanatthe past seasonl, sad itt the
sterior coirn eatn be purchased at two bitta
.hbushel.
The Treasur'y notes of the couaorry are
,ecomating extretmely searce, se, muatch so
hat at presentt thecre atre lerrdly enoutgh itt
irculation to P th tlt xesit. Ins the meatn
ime thme tmnost tunliy prevadils anaoig the
tt'tple, and all are looksing forwnrdl with
osifidlence inl expectation of briahter and
no properouts timaes.
T he President.-Afltr Hlarrison.--W \o
iavo seens i statetd that the p~rminettt cats
lidates for Presidlent itn 1S44 will be Gen.
cott amal Gets. Cass. If we are tohbe gov
,rned ahtogether by "heroes," antother war
iiust he kicked tip shtortly, as thea pt-eset
ttnek will run out .-Pie.