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* .ipscellaneous. From thc Charleston Couricr. BIBLE CONVENTION. Proceedings of a Convention of the vari ous Bible Societies, of South Carolina, held at Columbia, S. C., Dec. 8 anl 9. 1840. i aecordance with an invitation fionw the Bdard of mlanazers of the Bible Society ofCharle-ston, the Deslegates from the va rious Bible Socieiies of : .ii Carolina, ,convened at the Leciure Rtooim ofihe Bap -tist Church, in Columbia, on Tuesday, Dec. 8. 1840. On motion, Daniel Ravenel, Esq.. was called to the Cliair, and Rev. Whilefoord Smith appointed Secretnry. The following Delegates appeared and took their seatIs, vi. Charleston-Danipl Unvenr-i. flon. D. L'. Huger, Rev. Whiiefoord Smith, Rev. W. H. Barawell, Col. C. G. Menmin ger. Prince George, Winyac-A. H. Belin, Esq. Kershaw-Rev. R. Townsend. Prince IKilliamt's, Beaufort-Mr. B. A). Palmer. .St. Bartholnew's Collelon-D. S. Hen derson, Esq. .Ricland-Rev. Dr. Leland. Rev Dr. Howe, Rev. Win. Martin, Andrew Wal lace, Esq. ..FairfieldI-Rev. M. -Polden. -Nazaret Congregation, %;partanhurg MJr. G. C. Logan. .Greenville-Rev. C. C. Pinckney, B. F. Perry. Esq. Anderson and Pcndlelou-Gen. J. N. Whitner. On motion, Rev. F. R. Goulding, an agent .of the Amerienn Bible Society, who was present, was invited io take a seat and assist in the deliberations of the Culn vention. The business of the Convention was then opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Leland. On motion, it was Resolved, Thnt a Coinimittee of six he appointed to prepare business lihr ils Con Velition. The following gentlemen were a;poin ted- that Committee. viz : Gen. J. N. Whitner. Rev. C. C. Pinckney. Rev. Dr. Leland, A. H. Belitn. Esq., Hion. 1). I. Huger, and D S. Henderson, 199. On motion of Gen. % hitiner, the ep. W. H. Barnwell was added to that Coi unittee. as Chairman. The Rev. Mr. Barnwell then suhbmitted a series of Resolutions, which were refer red to the Committee appointed to pre pare business for the Convention. On mutton, a Committee of three was appointed, consisting of Rev. W. Martin, A. vallace, and Rev. Dr. Howe. to make necessary arrangements for a public iet in; on to mjorrowv nigh91 t.. Mr. Memuimnazer informed ihe Conven tion, that the Ilouce of Representatives had tendered the use of their Chamber to this body, for theit meeting on to-morrow ev01mug. On motion, it was Resolved, That the procee:ings of the .ls retirre~ t ie $$oiniece"ip pointed to prepare business for this Coi vention. It was also Resolrcd, That ws hen we adjourn, we adjourn to meet at 10 'clock to-morrow mtiorniflr, in the room in the basement sto ry ofIhe State lLouse, adjoining the Ee couve room. On molation. it was Resolced. That the Convention aiddres' a letter to hothi I Ioui'es of the Legislaltre, inviting thema to hart-ndl the mneetin2 of ib Convention. on to-tmotrow evenintg. Otn motion, the Convent ion then adl journed. WEI'DNEsD.tY MotNING, Dee. 9.-The Conventmnat met I lth mormn1 . ;.arena"t int adjourtinwnt. and was aip-n~ed s ih pray er byr the Rev. Mr. Martin. T'he mrinute- of the last mieeting wieru read. cor'recd .'tnd conlir tmed. Tihe follon in! adlditional Delegates :s;e peared andle took their sentt, viz : Rev. lir. Gilman, Dr. J 1.1. Wshitridge atnd Edward Frost, Es.q., fromt the Bible Society, of Chsarleslon ; E. Rhett, Esg , from the Becaufr Bible .Society ; and Major J. E.X Henry,. nmi JoL~t Cri -- ford. E-q., fromt i'uw:r,thA, Spartaenhurg District Tlhe Pres'idet infobrmedl the Conve~n tion, tha hi le had ext. nded their in Vi a nin to the two lionses of the State Le;;isla ture. Thel Rev. Mr. Barnwe ll, fronm the Com-' mittee iwhich wats apin~tit ed to prepatre business for the Convention, ten stubmit ted a series of R-'soitiomn<, wich, after being discussed and amnendedl. were adop ted as follows, viz: I. Resolved, That the adoption of mneas ures for supplying and keeping suppljied. with the Illoly Bilie, every reningte indsi viduatl in 'he Commonwealth, williigto~ receive it, is an ohjeet whichl merit4 thec earnest and immiedia e attention or the friends of Bible Distribution, throughout the State. 2. Resolved, That the formation of Bi bsle Societies at all the Villages and Court House, throughout the Stmee, is herebyv recotmmendled, as pemnn organizations afford the best tmeans of niseertahiing. silp plying anid keeping supplied, thie w'ant of .Bibles. in their several neighborhoodls. 3. Resolred, That a vigorouis and een eral effosrt he made to el1;ber a complete supply of the State wviith Bibles, within one year from this date. 4. Resolved, That to) promote the ob jects of the foregoinir Resnibations, Corn tmittees be appolintedl to conse'ist of gentle men residing itn each of the Districts and Parishes of :he State, who are herby re quested 1. To~ promote the establishment of So eieties within the Districts assignted them. 2. To use their itnflutence as metmbers, with the members of Societies -thready ex isting. or that may bie formted, to pomote through them", the sopgply of their Dis trict, within the yeair: atid 3. Wherever no Soeieties exist,. or can be formed, to undertake 'hmu~isalves, b~y suitable arrangements, the .t supply of their respective neialhborhtoods. 4. Resolved, That the Bible Ssoiety of QIrnrearnn. be rcennented to not na the oeio cral medium fur furnisting the Sucieties that exisi,-or that may. be fortped,.or the. Com nittees to be appojinted with .auch nimber of Bibles. and"Tesarrenits is .mav boequired - which -ibs uinderstomi, ilthai society is w iling to do, at cost and -char es5. (. Resoled, That a Commillee he alp 1ilittiei ';;ecnsist of tire onilcamers, to prepare an address to the congretgations fifr aIl denominations in lie Site friendly to Ihe olject. sottin forth the claims or tlle Bihle canse. i.a-:d reliesiing their co-ope raion in the work tunderiakea bv tile Con veintin, tle said address in be priined with the joirtnilI- of rihi Convention. and sent to the miniiter or oflicer of every snch congregation. 7. Resolved, rhat.anExerwtive Coin mitliet he appoitited, to conlsisi of seven members, to be loen-il in Charleston, with power to fill vacancies in their own body; that the said Comnmittee he reqiesred to -orrespond with the Bible Societies and District Committees. throutghoni tle Stare, to appoitt titne or more aigents i prom o lion of the Bible cause, and pr'ecribe their duties; rind to receive and keep an acfntu.t of all monies that may be placed in) their hands by Societies or individu ds, and all sums that may be collected hov the agent or agent-,. in promotion of tie bible entise; which sums shall, after providing there fRom ior the salary of the agent or maents. he nipplied to tire supplying witih Bible snrh portion, of the State, as may he found to be wihhota adequate local arrangetmcims for the puirpose. 8. Resolved, That when this Conven lion adjourns, it sinnd adjourned to meet at tbis place, on tire Thrrsday, after the fourth Montday in November. 1811, at which time, all the Bible Societics aid the Exective ani District Committces, are requested to report fully, and the agents ta at etrl prepared1 to do tire same, bou in 9. Resolto. Thait the Excettive Coin mittee be chargrd wiih the duty of givin I notoice in time public prints of the itne aid plice of tire ti giii. provided ror in thIe foreging Resolnmion, and of inaking all arratigemi-ts preparatory thereto. 1 was ftrttur Resolre,. ihnt editors of nouspaers in thi Swite, frirndly to he Buile cause, are hercby r(goesed t) give . an ira-ertioni I' tire jalilinals of this Con verilm. Rsolertd, ThI.at the Ciair:n1::n appoint Ie Ditrict C i te. The Conventinsri then procecdied to ap pint the E-etiiiive Commitite conttem plated in tie 7ti Resolution. when oil o tin. it wras Rrsolued, Tha ti.e Presideint ofr tis Conveniona be tire Ciairman of that Com IiItce. The President was reqtested to appoint the remaining members of the Cominic-, and asked anid obtaiiwd leave to make the appointineit after the adjournment of tie Convention. The Committee of A rrnnrgeieIts for. thIe ineetinig this evening made a report, which was adopted. Tle Conveniion theti adjourned to meet in the Represetatiive Chaumber, this eve ingi at 7 o'clock. The Cotivention mret in tMe tepresct. tative H all, at 7 o'clock this evening. Te following additional members appeared anid took their seats. viz: Clarendun-D. S. Dubose, Esq., R. J. Mlanning, E. Beauforl--Jeremniah Fickling, Esq.. Thmsiat. 1"nrliler, Esq. Riddland--Pre.-ident Robiert W. Bairn Faiyrield-Rev-. W'. E. Collier. tarenarille-Jset iphc bare. E. Ciicstn-C'oi. Thronmst J. Gaun r. prayer iby tire Resv. Dr. Howiie, tire F're'e dnt, 311r. Ru' eniE!. gavi e a brtief hismi cal viewv of te formerr eilaris wich hatd beens timadle to uistriajm.te the 1libl ini Sonthi Catr olint, aind :snr outline of the plan propiosced by this Conrveintion, togrethier wtith some tatisti csaonnected w'ith the Bible ctanse. Tihe ifjllowin.r Resolutions were theno of ferd andi~ adopa'ed: IUv tire Resv. WhnirefiordI Smi'ith. Il-solved, Th'iat tire siuppgly of tire whlole wsrldi withI tihe wiri tten wordl of Gssd, i-a an ohjeet whIose tmoral gtatndeir shtonhll en gage tire hetairtfeh interest of every lover tf G~od oar manai. By Lol. C. G. 3s-tnmminger, Rtesofred, That tire genrerail dlaisriuin tof the Bibile is inititanehy connirt edrrr with publiieci utention anrd pitblie virtine. Byv 3laijor J1. E. Hlenry, Resolred. That tire distribuitin of the Bibh- is highly condulneive to tire ds mesnie cumifort antd social quiietnress of tire pen By the Rev. Mr. Pmarnw-l., Jiesolved. T hat an view ouf thre consider ations which have breen pire-entedi to the troiee of ibIis mreetitg, i r becosmtes all who regardi ;re lest welfare of rte Smite to co operaetin rtm irishinig every itndividuial cit izeni within her iituits with a copy of tire wrrd of life. The loreoing Recohtutions w-ere si' rained bry stnitatbie addresses from the gen tletmen whoii resrpec-tivelIy off'ered themn. hr wars theri. our mtotionl, Resolced, iThat thIe Exzcntive Comii- ~ tee hie charged wvith tire publ1icat uitnof the jourtuals of ithis Cohniventiorn. ini cor.nectilonm wijth the address conrtemrtplated in tire sixthm resolutiont. rThe Rev. Dr. Gilsman, after a few up pr-opriame remtarkseconcludled tire exerceises orf tire eveninag bly p~-roonneing thre biene. diction. W~Vherentpon tire Conveition a-ijsurrned. DANIE L R A V ENE L, Pre-identr. I'The Coimnmittee, undser sthe si xith reseilni tin, e'mtislts of Rev. Dr. Lelandl Rev-. Mir. Martin, andi Re-v. Dr. Honwe. N. 1B. T1hte fediowitmg gentlemien consta tune thse Sranrdinrc Commniiteee ttier thre seventh resoltrion: Danilel Raivenil. Esq. Chtairman, Rev W. iH. Barnwvell. Revw. Dr. J. 13. Wirrisdge, .J. W. Pertnrnreao, Eseq.. anti Wmur. Riley. Esiq. All edittirs frietndly toi rhe Bibule cause, will 'onmferi a favor by copying these pro ceedhings. The population of Berke cosnry, Penmn sylvaniau is 69,276. Ver-ily, this is a small R rnte.| Fon, the Charet tvi Airry.rg. . .RESU5PTION. General nuention isi nowv~anxiusly di reeied to thle West aindi Soudh West, oil lie deierniiiintion of %whose bonkers, it seems to delpend wheiiar ile resumption sall be general and have the perinnen ry to gild if.- rke. Ai opirion has -lieeu ironly and othen expressed in N. York. hat the Southern and Sitith wetern hanks vill not resume-some' hnvo even iain ainied lini, as I body, they catiit. Ma11ny iithe Whig editors at the Stomb ha'e vIrillen 11) the s.]ate purport-iot by Ild nittitng that their banks are itisolvent-for hey have long been converts to the Bahi :ore maximoz, that banks are stronga'st whfenit hey ha ve least specie and ite sali-st .vhteqnhe pay name at all--hut by covert v dwtvling on the severe restraimts of eash nlyments. and praisitng the graciouts privi. esge of apparent bankruptcy, they are nife;. ttstlV seeking to cast ob-ticles inl te %ay of resumption ; fe make it tIn unpopo II su-p. and to lay it) it charge helore 111tm1 nil that the coinmutnuity may lie balled mn to hear in the prncess of recoverint frot mier-speetilnidsi, the vast wreck of w.lich still lie in th way of al solid pros seriiv. These eilbris tend I, trw oneh louht ott tle ptoispect of early refsuimptiio; vthiel i6 still fldt-r increiseid y' the jusi milished statnent of the ntrnirs of the .. tices Bank. We miade a co-nment t this doetnment yesterday. The ei'et of , in its own neimihbiorhood, hs ben iiit r-ate perfect tnnie-the stoell sellint n Philadelphia on lite 7t inst. at 50:- aml losing at 5-2. The bank had in f teen ime pulihilied a second statement, show nl its !afiiirs otn this 51h ins'. which seems o hIue had no raioriale cifeet. rnad in. leed aliirds no hetier evideiie o hie saI nlev of fihe in tition. Thi-e sta;t ti'ts wiil probably convinep ;all business no tha t' the great 1. ttImk cann t it o o. Vilth mmuch :I ,enre1.sino i.1 it. stock, it vould seem madness to think of asking 'r that trust firomt ie public on whicb ri In. a hin1k ain Stand. The fill eff~et ofi ths siniement in- New Cork aeninitt to be seen, Is we have tno npers from ti;al city later itha Tuesday. I tmv tr' contflyIleat V expected hiowever. !i:a ti-I V:ank ii itt till relief fron tle a voniale otrction of that city. It i6 sill confidlenthl .i:tld ItIu the batnk Vill res-e-:f, ont the 1 . inst. and that i' is arepared to supptrt the oisit iton-ti! we mve little Iiitth in thite ivin' ut ; no bank ilt miuniiltnll -1-4h pnyimiti n iih its stock at.-Ipressed-it hit-ks the Ifn-liuatin an.l e i the lank of tie! U.St:s holds its Wit CtoCk itl the asiouni of more ihat iwo Iillionl-A-which1 Inieq in its 6stinielentt ;t ar- nti ouros hint f tite principles fil hicvhi we are to ca.lculate i:s :ssest ga-t Tle failure of tlli hanil involves in it hat of many others. and will l far it re i'w the reim of confisien. A gain we u say, o ill Philadelphia financierint, Good jord deliver us! Frow the Charbaion Courier,. We ara rerp:esied to eall the t:nic ticulian f Matgistrates. Prtioeeutors, and Witnes L'. in the Court, of vs-e iau-<, in the. Stae, Temr,189: c. Pi.L pon itiitrmain miie of the 1::ter~mlity of any n% inewvihin tlihe Statle, it sipplnri aily accusationn nade, or where hie matiriatliiy of sich witis, jIhnjII ie ithin the kniowledge of any Maistrate, e shall issue lii wtarrant, regi(irin g sieh 'inles I t appeart hetbre him, aor the necxt log;iirate, or eniter ito recotgmzanUtce, itil inid seenrit y, it dleemed'i ptroper, ni It h.I carrantt shltl aiuthornti:2a ithe arrest aind de-' Lttioni ofi tunv stichI iiniss. ii una Dis eIre Sileh1 'ii t~irtate, andi~ refiusitng to tr in1to reclz/anice, sn~eht iiness mtay C com~ ;tittedi hsv thet M ;tgisltar; anid thte ented sha tll in helonics, atid nito ther ease, ny'.e the like process to compel the attaen atnee sit anyl witniess in their btehialf, as is ran ieal, or ipernmitteal, ott behal f of thec 'tate ; Pronvided. TJhnt tno Magistrate shall -eeive nuny fees for issninog iniore tan otte narranit fort wi in. sses ont the part of the titttte llr ilfn ihe lit tif te ;atensedi in Iii piroseeitutr, or ticcused, was nott aware, ile time onaf theC pireviouIs watrratii, ofC thle lie boItve ptiovisiont of law I, siubpmuni~s willI or iteretalier be issutedi fromi the Coturits of t.eiins, ill behl f of the State, lint iahe tenancitte of inetsses will tie reqitiredl v re-cogntiziance ordi y. Witneisses whoi aye bieen htoutisd over1, will Ithe.iU reiit tot in until thte case ini whlich theiy aire bounttd re CianIly dtisposed , or tt ir reogni ane-es tire is-chiarged; anid utpoit dehitli heir r-ecognizainces wiill be e'srea-ed. 'a her-e i he itnesa-es hav ie not beent boilnda ver. Ithe praoseentior wvill be held respin-. 'le sor their ait milanlce. ianeitiuponl their tire, he wi.ill be umade tiablhe on his re ogttizace, uniless it appear that Iae hats ivea ine proper info~rmntiion 10) the Maigis rate, it Sesonl tat hatve thte witnetsses~- botund ver; and M unistrat~e will also bei leit-l re pinsiblie whettre theay htavie ne~lteda to is llThis ntic is puol'ttisiied ait the inistiance 1 the Aittrny Genteral, whoase- duity ii ilh be tao en11(ree I te la v in the manneor hove specihiedt.. We perceive satys the Atexattdrit Gtaz 'tie, that Mr. M'Leoad hias beeni :bittedl a ait. If Ite un a giIty oif thei ofhee aly be pirocuorid and forfented. It hei wa ts unoiacent hte wilt hatve the samte ;advatages if tia its tire grtted ti) n Amertien-i iii :en The interfe-rence of the GJovernmntt f his caount rv wilIliu probably aiad here-a. l'he lritish lai will bei contaent wvith hav I ng shaon u his teeth. For a C'old an:d Hloarsrness.--Bitil ai mticer, tand po ur aon it th ree t ale spatun Ftas of commoniati misses5t-, the jiie oif thei :rnp it exi-rtetotd, andt irmis a 6'vriip whieb svill be Cioundti very i-!iiicaciaus ini remoe ingt~a lhe hta;rseness and mor-e thtrotat oh ai comn matn enid. Corrcsjxnumknice of the Charleston Courier. WASnt GT0o, Jan.. Mr. Preston dadlressed lie Senate this mornin-, in oippositiol to Mr. Benton's prkjt. lihr th ediposalof the public lenls. his ipeecl was marked, a- usual, with lieury of imagery nun eloqu Ct langutiage. It was li.tenud to with ietich attenuion lv the -cnte;f, ind an large number of niemdbers of the House. ''hie !!lCies were crowded. Mrt. P. occupied about 1wo hours in his remarks, the tendency (W hich wats to resikt fnlly present dieddling wit I the pu blic lands, but to let things c0nitnue in tliir prtset.! state, uitil the Coming admoiiistratio n hl got into power. I lieliev. that I have herero!'re noticed a rumor, whieb seems at pre eit emi Inf to some credit. Mr. Preston's nomination as Miniiier t.i Engiland, ij phie of the pte-Pnt incumbent, who, you are aware, is shortly eaxredci home. Mr. \Voodhury will not he admitted to hi. sent ini the Scnie after the 4th of' March, as the whins will i;ive a large mn jority it. zuthat foly, and the" contend Itha lie is not n citizei of New i ampshire, bt of the District of Columbia. There are certain whispers, t oo, in cireiaion. wiielb speak of a holdingi hark on the part of the whiis iti tihe Grafito. S'itae ill rle late eirciino, in order to Iill their opponents into n tate of secirity, and make a tes pier Ti onsin hi fl thi l ito gain the Le gi.,inture. by whieh nwains .ir. Vodr',ul ou lie kept out, with IlII utsnistueice (if 11he- U1 it ;Ioritv in the Sentite. Wheth e!r this plaii will lie iiloplete or doippiei, will be seen-that it was in coitemplarion lately, I knoiw. The wenther is w4 m!.1 as stminmer, but ditgrcuble in tle extreie, owing to thIe' iiiinense fall of r:id. nm hi(.b] is now de scending in loriets arouid us. The iiail. (-::m.- th!rn:-gh ye-iterdny f1-rm as fatr South a% Niew Orleuan--rather a ro.veltv hbre. .Ltn 7. The Senaue wasn-mn euani-ed. to fay. in the if enission of t he propective Pre. emp/iin Bill . An ictideto tal disnsion hIa.s arisen upon ih riglts of eii tznsiiip, and ihe power of COngre~tss in reference* tat sitah rihits. Mr. Chl s e n a tnt of iome import ;i>' that. in the Stite of Illinois, the eler io-i was ditided in faivor of Mr. Van In ren. ly the :fiil fI niien vouers. Mr. Wri:;ht sked, whnt was th:t to Its! ani:1 vhat right had Congress, lndier the Cnstin tiol, 1itcot rol the leginlation of the States in retiard to the exercise of tile right of sniorige ? Thil q(uesion has beni very (nj!IV nnm i ly dierised, so far n,. it has n hieering" on the Pre emittion bill. Mr. liestna ade aI l abib- spchc'j tpon it to ifri he fCiar. he ndiiiiiiied. iad no one de ties it, it is aln ariument nmlinst aidmit ling fori-igners, whoit are not oatrrlized, to the privilege ora, 're-mptotion iw, amit it was Alr this porpose that 31r. Clay al va'rt'Ld toi The dehn:l tit les wit apipar to he ioea its close. Mr. Caliun is expect d to speak tiio it, uial mach interest is rple inl reg-ard tit his views of tor lad polic.v. The diilieftv aft ibi subject inereahis and Mr. Crain's phm af a Cession to the S(tte--, in certnin condi-;nus, is :in flii isii iirln11hifJ u ry, the iay i hieh is ta decide the fite oli the Biiks iii this part of tin- cotiury. It is generally supp-ed that Lh. U S.'Bank of j'ennsylvanui will remine, it itow long she will maninii her rsmtitOton is con-i etlriil very i acrt ain. Therr- ii livie con firolere Cel 'in tihn institution--aud ronfi. ileice hia, bietn ilie batsis taf all the vnit :in e'xtraiVngani toperiat~s mlf thi.:t banik lire itfore. Ila- iiiinmtdi.nte liihilities myv lie pri',w'd uponia her andm drive laer intoi sust pensiion, or, it may) be, to lhitl;hitin. .in n. 8. Bolh I hinsrs w1ere ini sesiaon, hitt veryi litIe wais doane. Mllr. Sitnley intttroihnead the hill. of which lie bail gi veni ntoie, tat pythe fauth tiii instnet to thet S t:tles due to thetm uinder the depositeu net, as sootn as the nattiotintal deb: is patid o(T Shuld tbis lill patsi, SathI Caroldina will receive ahont thfree hutndiredl antI fifty thntsuil adollarts for iiar shnre. ft amottnts to abtout thle sim hilng ::s MIr. Cla.y's dis tribuitiotn l and billI, withf this except ioni thant it is ntiat ble pt into e-xcLii tin until thae ptablie dits nre paid. T1he're funs hbeen interest excitedl in the enil yesteray miae lby tthe Settnte ont the Secrinr iy oif the Tren-ury' fair n <t nimcn t f a' uhe ni'regtie niatunt oft 11o4 to the. peoa fife of this coutitry lhv 't dfepressiont af hanki paer.iti' &c.. The il.j'ct is. nat dloti, to pr-olte- a dnmuenit that w vill nor se rve tot ihalste-r niy batik credit ini tbis daty of' its trial. 'lTim aladdet fall of U. S. link stock, si nc the pubtlientiorn otf its camndi tion, dotes nail ntueur wall fori the stability of its intend ed resmniiptiin. Thea P Amiisted case is soon to bte tried he fare then Supjremte Coiutrt aif tha' U. Srttes. It fhas bee-n sttpptosed that the decrnec of the District Court of Caon., libe'rating the nei'rnes, wonhl fbe aflirmed, especially as Mr. Amfhitns ha~s vokfinteeredl ne counsa'l for he niegroae, nnda wilhl,'uhailess, make a lenrited. inigettiotns, anid eloqtet nrennmemt in their behalf.~ liii hearto, the negrot'afn ha hadti all the wrtitera ni reviewer, an thoir sidehu. tnnta snee'rsf'i Id nmpts have been imande Lto prejiidice the pie ini ai d in thair favour. T'he Jiudges of the Sttpremre Court, howeaver, birathe a eil~erentt atmito~fpher'e, nd! amre noit her it facte byi l fanauiticismi. noar nve'rnwead by chnioor. TIhiey will, there-lbre-, as I have til dtont, pay somife respecr(t to the existing treaities with Spaitn, anal adelii -rntp, at the demnattl of i le S pan ishi Minister, 1fpersonis wihoim the Slanish laws antd our own laws recognize as pro Ma!r. : dmnne will tiake the graitnd thiat they are- noit slaves, hn: they atre atllega'd to be 'so by S paitishi uthonrities, and aitr Counris lhave no iight to deccidec that they nrc tnot so. J an. 9. The defiacienev itn thme Reveatnet hfas, at lenigtht olfiged thle Sec'reinry oif thle Tfren siry to enll fr' ntt istie oilf1re~aur notes. Ini his fr-ter to the Chiairmatn of the' Com mttee of' Ways) :ad Menntt. lie stes thlat lage aitmnm s I have tte demu adedf anid paid lforal diawhfineks; lhnt duties hiave' been reftndied utnde'r judicial dec'isiauns; thit grieat ofemind rt mad ioe fan' fis hitng hiion tie nd nt hnt the ''rvnetiry i, ittvolt'cd in great experesS growin out o rthe Jocida war, -the pensions. the ceuss, -the:t 6t of the District of Coihimbir asumied by the Government, &e. &c. In1 fioe, he sav-, Ie knows not how it is possible to preserve hie publie faith without additiinal means. Mr. .Jnes reported n hill, to-day, in ac c-ordanie wIiih those rep resenitations. T whe hill authorizes tho Presideni of the Uiied Si.ates to e'1use l'rensury notes to be i3-ued, nq the exi-encies of the Govern meni may reqire. to :In amonit Int ex crediling ilhe sui or five millions or dial lars. The lill wns rommitted to the Conmiui cee of It Whole on Ilie state of the Union, and if will probably bie soon called up and passed. It will enable the givernment to rn smoinottly through 1841, and, if Mr. W~iloliry's articipalions of an increase of revenne in the 3d and 4th quarters should lie realized, will leave' surplus menus in the Treasnry at the end of the year. No othe'r public business or importance was trn nsaeted.to-dty. The Seitate dill not sit tn-day. The de baie, in Ihai body, last evening, filn the suhii. of tte dispute with Gr-it Britnin as to ihe Nnrth eastern Boundary line, wis very animaited. The proposition was if, print for distribution i and- public infor mtintin. :le dlihnts4 of the liii~h Parlin me-ni, priir to 1S20, on 0ie subhject of lite bnidery. This broiiihr out several Sell alors on thle imain gust4-ion. 11 is 11o be iremarked that, in the debate, Mr. WaIkei'. Ar. Linsi. Mr. Allen anl other atdinittis tratimo Sennotori. n ere nom dre-idd in in - .isting upon ihei- necessity of bringing -the iegoriniiii .) n . cltise. in snme way or other, withoui further delay,--evert at the linzardI of wanr. ir. Clay on the other himd wa- for pence, even at the inconve niice or a proirneed negotiation. His whol view of ihie tmniter was pavieic; and lie wn- in favor of leaving it in the hands or the Exiective Am ,l;ailj-m--rii by nego liation. At Ite snine iit.e. if 'iar mist con-. thotii l4w to Cc iito it, he would he as ziea nlus as any In mil aintatiin tI it. Jant. 10. Thfinah we are within seven weels of til- termtiotin of the present s-.Ssiont, no thing has yet been done by Coigress. The general appr'uopri;aintin hill, and the navy appropriat ion hill, still sluewi r in the Conmolitice or Was anol Aleans. Ir. Adams's revenne l'ill, thoigh so mnuch uroed at the hginning or the sesion. sleeps very quietly in ihe Comlimittue of tie Wh, bole. ro-miorrow i- loe (MY assignedJ biy ir. Clav for bringin florwid his prposi:i-lnu (ar ihe repeal of the Sub-Trensory. Hitt, ;IS his land bill has le-eni ini the Iten iilme propoiseld by tir. Criinentd-ei, ho inuri drop lie Sob-Treasury to defend ha. I atui cipate a brillianti discussion between him nid 3ir. Calhoon. on tlie subjec of c their respective land hills. 1 ity quetitins of liince and revenue will be necessarily in volved in abis diennion. ie views of 3r Calioin aid of Mr. Chy, in regard ti a tnrill. will th;us he uected. It is aver r1d1 oyy the flaitim-ore Piloi, that 31r. Cal bian is in favor of it utity on wics an Iiks mid other articles now frie. Whithit (- 5ir. Clay will go any further tan this i ka maiter ordis ute. 'Te New unland. rmmnwmeier--nt epposerr-friinnmg the id proeetlC rig N nin. But Petnsylva ia will go i rongly and with great unani mity for file restiton of the pro:ctive picity. To render this policy iiecessary. lie fir si Step omst. he Ito ctit olE threc ai a hlIf itillinntts from 0ie re vene, ly Mr. (lay's land bill. If ihe whi- administra ion should litit their- expenditures tn wawtmy tmill ions; they mutst still add thi ieen tmillionus to ithe revenne for etistims, after I184I2. To matke at tarill (hr this pur pose, with a due reard to the iterests of every pat of' lie U2nin, is a great andi dif fient probalem. Mllr. Clay fias, no donbt, solvedl it to htis owna s:tisrnctiiin:;i iol, lie i-s not ini theC hiait of conealing~ iir witht huh lini r his iews, we shall sion ha ve theim outt. T'ram the Chaerleston Melremiy. COTTON. Thuere. i. *ne !.e::nre itn the Caon m nr. ket this year, which has failed to attract thle ntentlion it merit s--wie mtean i le im mtense falling~ ut! of export to France. he rensont S donhhle-s well rn ugh knowna to thte maerchiants, but io the pmuli it is in volved in tit little obsettrity. Whatt was here ini thet cirunmsrtance-s of ID w:9 hich should havu e cretei I it denmand iar Cottont in bant counaitry. whic-h hats been /s il ly asined t, oar ratbrc wich haef l~s saa comt !ile-tly vaniisha-d in l1810 ? Was it mere speeniat ion ? or how fari wats it a defunnd of' trade, andl how foir a mtut ter of funiey '? andl if iiti-were artifici:,l, how mnehl or it is of the Frenchl to baeno sudldenly a gret manuhf~euritng ntation, befoare they had ei lher c-ountetd iic cost, gatherred the cnpital iar oplenedl a markt-t foar their fabrics-anid how'A much ntat we credit 1o the effect of a remioval oaf all diuty on the raw tmaateri al, the great fall in it.t pricetand t he vaii Onis pr'olert.i, maiii'sto..s, promniises, vis ion" nat naeut-intions fromti this sid'- the At lantie. thait were designetd andi ex pected ti set all Eurorpe uad Amieriena shtakingc of at buiirin riiat idinn aiian" on the sub jet ofl " Stuilendlls sinaae."' onhatless all these thiiings had an inilneneo, hiat we ick iniformntian as iio the prouporaiiion, and it is of reatl impornitancee to know if there are not in the atf'airs oaf the present year enntses of dl'precsiont that have drawin the Frencha manrke t to far unrrower limits thian tmny lae rationaitlly looked for' in succeeding yeairs. The excess-iveC export of Cotton to Frantce in 1839 40, land nio doutht left a coneidechrntble sutrpalus in all ite suliordinailte miatrkt-, tts it hail left a lair;:e stack in the prinicipl Iona of H-av~re, atnd somnething peirhap;s a greatt denal-is to bet laid to the n:.i tationu of' thle routnntry't it antic'ipariion tif a ge'ne'ral wair. ihe 'eent of wich miighit neal brea itk LIpI th fto reigin comm lierce of Franct~e. Tlhe I arge pitbllie loanus imade ande projectedl lay the Governmuet, lhe en listtiimen t aliers ;ad ihe distracina idle iess of gienernl pmioitismi. (pauenliarly a F'rencha frai lty) mi ust ha ve all final unfor titnate inafienee liinla th prres of mtnann factotres, i he systema of' whIich is yee bitt imt perfecily sietl, I. itt evena ailliwinig for all thtese. mnaligti ituliienices, we are somne what at a lass to .iecount for the extent of the ftulhnn n(1. .Thomjports of Cotton to France rar three :.nontlhs from the 1st October, 189, amounted. to ahout 120,000 bales. Thd saine mnonths this year they haveabutitj exeeeded 40,000 bales-scarcgiy abov'w the ratio of I to 3-a change so remarka ble, thn it deserves particular inVii6iga lion. Can any of our merchants throw lig ht upon iis suiject ? If* sli, we~~h'oipe they will not withhuld it. Our foreign market is our life. Correspondince of the Baiviuore Patriot. UNIOTorwN, l'A., JanIl. 8ill, 1841) Ofice of the Pennsylvania Democrat. Our town is now the theatre of great eitecnt and commoticin-, growing out of the airest of Dr. John F. Braddee, of this place, and three of his supposed con fiderates, who are charged eithbroibing the nail. Suspicioi Tellenpon Mr. Corman,- 41h driver of the mail -tage, who was arrested at the inttnac~ fMr. PuIt, a special agent of t he Post Omce Department. le (Cor man) <onn casifessed the crime, and imapli cated Dr. Braddec, his clerk, Pinnell, and a person by the name of Strayer, who were. severally arrey ted last evening. - about. fve. o'clock. A guard was placed over the house and onw buildings of Braddee through the night: and in the morning search was made which resulted in finding no less than nine mail hags, labelled ''New-York," which had been concealed in the bottom of the privy-further search was made- . an: a sumi exceeding Ten Thousand Dol l:irs was loutnd in the mnow-besidessundrY a ppairtus for coining money-pistols,.tray elling trunks, cut to pieces. They are alL commtnilled in default efgiving bail, whh was placed at a high amount. On the ex amttiIation. Mr. Plitt gave it as his opinion' ihat the sum extracted at this place, i3 cash and drafls must exceed one hundred thonsandl dollars. Great joy resigns hero aitong u:l lionest people, who no'v believa tast iruhese men are found guilty of the olfessc charged, there will be a cheek put tpon the daring depredations upon proper ty which have been heretofore committed in 'his plce and vicinity. We understand other commitments are contemplated. Regrulalosns relative to the admission of Cets in the Military Acadcny.-As fte quent ingtiresare made itn regard tothe miode sof procuring admission into the Mili inry Academy, nil persons interested in the isubject are herchy informed that applica tios sho:id be made by let ter to the See retaryofWar. A pplication!- can he made, :it any time, by the candidate himself. his. parent. guardian, or any of his friends. No preference will be given toapplicatibbs mn accousnt of priority, nor will any appli entions he entered in the register, . n herO the candidate is under or above the pre scribed age; nor will any application ba. consider in cases wlhere the age and other qualifiations of the candidates are not staited. The fixed abode or the candidate must he set forth in the application. A pplications, if not renewed annually, will not he reconsidored. This renevral may lie effi-cted by letter, vzddresred to tbe. I Secretary of War, merely stating the Ikcr of soeh renewal. In the mont h of February or March,an nually, the appointments are made from amor inc appttcants wnose namermm, the register, care being iken to distribute themi as nearly as circtmstances will pec nit, so aus to give one cadet to each Cdn gressional district, excepting in the States of Delaware. Askansas, and Michigan, which, in consideration of the large unre presentei fraction in the first, nnd the grow ing poplation of others, will he allowed Itwo enderes each. As a general remark, it mny lie obiserv'ed that no rettain informna tin can be givetn as to the probable sue ess of a camdildate before the nrrival of thbe periodl making. the seleetiotns as the ntum her oh' vacanscies, and othecrcircumstancies tiroper to be takens into view, casnnot lhe an sis'ipated. Persons, therefore, making ap I tlicatin, mutst not expect to receive in format Ilists ont this poit. As a generatl rtule, no person ,:ats lie ap poitntedl who has bad a brother educated at the inisititin. All app~licatio~ns are regtlarly registered, to be uonsderedl at the proper time. Qtmli/ications.- Candid ates must be 1over sixteen and ender twenty one years of ago at Ihe time of entrance inito the'Mili tary \eadecmy ; must lie at least five feet in hei'ght, andI free from atny deforuity, dlis case or inflrmity, whIich wntd render them tinlit for the military service, and from any dsordler of an inf'eciiotns or immoral char acter. Thev tmust hie able to read and write well. and perform, with fatcility nd accuracy, the variotus operations of the four ground rules of arithmnetic, of reduction, of simple and compomtnd propo~rtion,. and of vulgar andi dhecimasl fracetinns. .J. R. POINSisTT. Sce'ry of War.,. War Deptartment, Jast. 21, 1840. The New York correspondent of the Nasional Intelligencer says " I learn front Cincinnoati. and it may be new its Wa~t~hinston, that Mr. W~ebster has formaly accepteds thte place of se-State Dpatrtmnens, Mr. Ewitne the -Post Office Departmenst, and Mr. Critstene te Post of Attorney General. General Harrison thinsks of leaving, it is said, on the 15th, ands, having accepted an invitation to visit Pittsburg. cansnot well be in WVashinsgton before Febrssary 1, whsenee he eoes on a short visit:t0 Virginia. W. H. HI. Taylor, Esq. hi, sotn itn law, will be his Private Se cretary. In the absence of Mrs. Harrison, (who hass been seriouasly threatened with a - lock-jaw from a splinter runt into her thutmb,) Mrs. Taylor, of Virginia, the men slier of she General's son ;n law, will open ste Whlite H-ouse, and huave the charge of the domttestie alihirs till Mrs. HI. can leave North Bend. I presume that no. othsrr mtembers of the Casbitnet than those aboue ntamied will be determined upon ti-l Gee, llarriont reatches Wasineton." A frnecns oenrresd i.' the bar-room of the .St. Chn~rie sioel on Saturdayv evening' Sst, in whsich a gehnt temsan by the tnnwe .1' Jos Ruobesnn asstnbbsed by Major Hunt in three places. The at tack was nsadeby Robso~n. whto struck Naj. Hunat in theo face with Isis right hand: the Maljr had his pocket ktnife open at the time, alcd stnhbed Isis assail;u:s in the breast, in the Iabdomen, ansd then batck. Neither of tire wounids is contside, ed dan;;erous. Cause ,of qtnnrrel nnknonns.-N. 0. Bee.