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Miscelaneous. From thc Globe. Abolitionism in Kentucky.-Our readers will recollect that, during the late session of the Kentucky Legislature, a violate de bate took place in that body on the subject of repealing an act prohibiting the impor tation of slavos into that State. in which the Clay party, with C. M. Clay anoug them, went the whole in Abolition speech esand sentiments. Mr. R. Wieklife %%as one or the few of his party who made an exception to his course, and -his exception was a very signal one, for which he has brought down the Clay vengeance upon him, as is well known here. He is a marked and doomed man, and that is well known here. In the course of Mr. Wickliffe', speech, he proclaimed the fact, that there were then two Abolition papers in Ken tucky-a fact well known there. Both these papers are for Clay for next Presi dent.' To show their tone, and audacity, we give the following extract from one of them,, published at Danville, called the Danville Reporter " If the signs of the times do not deceive us, the time is come when the people of Kentucky should call a convention and change their fundamental law. The slave holder must prepare himself to give up his slaves. We have not read a speech made in the Kentucky Legislature against the repeal of the act of 1613, which does not abound with maledictions upon the evils of slavery. If these geutlcncn are represen tatives of their constituents' feeliu.s, Kqn tucky is at length ripe for harvest. Let the Abolitionists of the North rejoice! "There is but otse hope for the slave holder left. It is either that those who ar now clothed with power are ignorant of the real feelings and opinions of the peo pie, or that, knowing them, they regard them not. If the present members of the General Assembly truly represent the po pular feeling upon this subject, it is use less for us, in Fayette.to keep up the hope less and unprofitable struggle. Kentucky would this day abolish slavery, if a couven lion were called. Let not t'e slaveholder repose in the soft delusion that this cou veation will not be called. There are keen minds and ardent spirits in and out of the State, who watch, with sleepless vigi lance, these legislative indi'Stions." - 4 4 * * "Is it not better for the slaveholder to risk the convention now? Is not better that he be freed from suspense? If his property is to be taken from him, is it not better that he should know it, and make his arrange ments accordingly? Is it not better that this fierceo controversy, in and out of the Legislature, with regard to the moral and political sin of slavery, be brought to an end, either by its final abolition or by fix ing it upon the immoveable basis of con stitutional law? These are grave ques tions and it becomes us to look well to them." When such articles as these can be pub lished in the centre of the State of Ken tucky, it is a proof that the Editor is sure of his protection-that he relies upon the ruling party to protect him-and that rul in party is one man-Henry Clay. Equally significant is a letter from Louis ville, of January 25ih, containing an ex General Assembly. and which appeared in the Richmond Enquirer a few days ago: and which is as-follows: Extract of a letter from Kentucky, dated LoUlsvLLE, Jatn. 25, 18-41. " Take my word for it, the A bolitionists have wvon Kentucky, whether through the success of General Harrison or not, time will decide. A confidential letter from a friend at [Frankfort says: "I have had a good deal of private cons versation with the Democratic members here within a few, days. Trhey seemi all to regret you have taken up the cudgels fojr the repeal bill.* They are persuaded that nine-tenths of the Whigs in the State, and a majority of the Democrats are in favor of the law of 1833, and that you can effeet nothing with such a poor minority. Etnan cipation is so openly avowed and main tamned here, that the cry of Abolition has entirely lost its force, and can tio longer re tard the extermination of slavery in this State. I look upon the new movement of incorporating a Colonization Society as on ly the entering wedge to the grand schlemne of clearing out the negroes: the next ste-p may be to raise a loan for that. society t) purchase up slaves and send thetm to Li beria. With donation, slav :s ematnepnted gratuitously, loans and contributions frotm British Ematncipatotrs, such a society, in ten years, could eff'ect their object of clear ing out all the negroes. It is impossible nOW to stem the title." " The letter from which the foregning is an extract, bears date en the 24th inst., and is from the pen of a gentleman who may he relied on. The Democratic mem hers of the Legislature tell me that noth ing can stem the tide setting against slatve ry-and this in Mr. Clay's State! Our Le gislature emphatically belongs to that gen tleman. He is now anteeing for the next game for the Presidency; and he goes sla very in Kentucky, to win Abolition sup port elsewhere-that is, he stakes up the negro property of his State, to win sup port elsewhere from Abolitionists. To de mnonstrate that I am not mistaken on this point, I need only mention the fact that all the leading political friends of Mr. Clay are open mouthed against the e il or cur-se of slavery, and as openly advocate the sub stitution of free for slave labor in Kentue ky. If not immediately aroused. Ketituc ky will go with Northern A hulitiontists, anid for Abolition, too, in the next canvans' br President ! Apathy for a few months lii ger- severs Kentucky from the South, and allies her with the A bolitionists ofthe North. -Yours, truly," This letter is authentic, and contains matter which should arrest the at tention of every slave-holding State and of every friend to the Union. Its disclosures are ap palling, and? must prepare the South for a St. Domingo tragedy. The movement in favor ofa colonization charter identifies the moving spirit. It is Clay's old work-in his first land bill-in all his old speeches in his old gKentucky resolutioa-in all his devious conduct years ago. We set it down for certain that Clay will be the Abolition Bilto r-epeal the act prohibiting thme impor candidate for President in I844; and we {r vish '1'iend :and foes to'write this predic- I f ion dowi, aud cwpare it with. the fact i *ben the time comes. To those who think v that his late speech against the Abolitiaa- a ists will form any obstacle to his joining F that faction it is only necessary for them f to i-emember the course of his life, and see I that no speech, or speeches, no previous I course, or previous prinicipls, or pledges, c or promises has ever been an obstacle, for c an instant, when a calculation of interest t excitod him to change. Witness his Unit- I edl Stattes Bank change in 1816-his John I Quincy Adam" change in 1824-his tarill t change in 1832-his military chieftain e change in 1836-his four years Presiden- e tial trn change in 1840-his pre.,ent posi tion at thu head of ihe Federalists, whom the first twenty years of his public life was r spent in comlbauing-his adjournmnct,;ihe die, of the famous J. Q. A. challenge and i defiance on the delicate question ol, etc. t etc. etc. To any who doubt of the Aboli- I tion position of' Mr. Clay in 1844, let them ( recollect the changes of position he has al ready made; and that the Presidency is t the thing that he is after, nud, to ahiai it, r he is ready to desert or to jin any mant,or < any party, and ta oppose or support any . measure or any principle. I Fro "L the South Carolinian. WHAT IS TitE IREMEDY! Times are very hard, and every one seemus fully sensible of it. The question is frequentiy asked, What is the remedy? Experience has taughit us that labour and econuty are the only sure romedies; for when the people depend most upon the Banks, to serve themi, they are sure to be tie most disappoinmed. But it will take lime. with laiour and economy, to clear the country of debt; andil the grand ques tion is what meanis should be adopted that will be promptly beneficial to the coun try ? The people are indebted to each other and to the Banks; and as there appears to be a general necessity of settling tip forthwith. I would recommend all the forbearance possible, and then cast about for some remedy for those who are urged by the laws of the country to the paymento of their debts. The greatest evii in our country. next to the indebtedness of the people, ia the t normous amount of money, paid in the shape of fees to public ollicers for collecting debts. I am not one of those who believe that officers should not receive a fair compensation for the amount of la- I bour they are required to perforta; but I believe the Judiciary tsystem of our State is cut up into too small parts. The Coun - ty Court system, so at-ongly recommend- 1 ed by Governor McDuffie, did not inert the approbation of the Legislature; neith er, perhaps, would it suit the convenience of the people; the great objection, and the only essential one to that system, being the expense and inconvenience of attending at the Court House on every occasion, when Magistrates, distributed all over the Dis trict, would answer the purpose. We want the benefits of the system, without the ex pense and inconvenience, and the. object of this communication is to point out a plan which I think would answer, and I submit it to the people for their considera tion. It is this: That Magistrates be compelled to hold their Courts peiodically-say monthly;. ua any Uluw1 muJu, tes r tuse, so as G b O near that amouni and abolish the Summa rv Process DickFt in our Courts. Make tie Constables electIve; reduce the num ber botth of Magistrates and Constables; reqiire summtons to be served 15 days be fore the sitting of' the Court, unless the plaintiff' makes affidavit that he is in dan ger of losing by the delay, w'hen a sfpecial Court catn he had anad thu debtor be requnir ed to answer forthwith, or etnter inato re cognizance for his appearance, as may be deetned most suitable ; the defetidatut to lbe alowed five days to fille a dlefeuce and de mawnd a jury, if lie wishes one. If howev er, he enters a defenice, withotut demntditng a jury, notice of the tnature of the defence might be served forthwith upon the plain tidf, atndl if he wished maight demandl a jury ; the expenses, of course, to be paid by the unsuccessful piarty ; the jurors to rec-eive no coimp tusation. 1i might be objected that meni wouild niot like to serve in the ca pacity ofjturors without compensa tion; but he sav'ing. to the cotmmunity wounld mor'e thatn cottpetisate them for that service. I wounld hurther provide, that the privilege of a jury shouitt not be granted unless the de-. maund exceeded t wenty dollars, as hereto fore; anid ii might he proper to have a se paratte docket f'or cases uder that sum. 1 The time of service, andl mode of trial, in such cases, to be as heretofore. The Court to be tine of recourd, in all in-'tances, so that executions wvould bind prouperty. 1 would 1 further provide that execution on any sum over twenty dollars, should not isstte for sixty days (or any other named time so as not to make the system oppressive,) after1 judmenut given with the privilege of an ap peal to Court, as heretofore. I will now try to give some of wvhat I coceive the advantages to he derived from I such a system. It the first place, at a fair coapesation to all the officers io.,cerned, I when no jury is required, the cos~t of ma- I tuing an execution would not exceed thre-e I dollars, while at presetnt, the ctust otn Stain. I Pro. cases, is from seven to ten dollars. Another adlvatntage is that buy relieving the I Court of General Sessions- of the Sumt. Pro. cases, the time occnpied by those I Cotrts v:otid he redluced anti the Uircuimsr might h~e exmendedt, -.ndl the tnmber oif Jdges leven, il-n hieth wosuldl he a savingr ito she- Sitt, :ni co uun e"qtuently, secure it-t triuen:,t ned irnst om.uthy menta to fill those< olics, whi'h is notu the. case ni presetit. 1 So far tin ther uotlie', uof Countble is con. cered, we a-e nuuonder' the puail ne-r csity of tu'etein~g tilmin1,1 fie very lowest charai-ers filling that oflice, which of itself is a disgr-ace to the present systema. I think men will see, with a little re lectiotn, that the requirement to serve ase jurrs, is not so burthetnsome as at first sight would appear: for itnstance, while a man may be reqtuired to serve as a jurr in January, it may be his misfortune to he ' sued in February, ar'd in that case, he saves * in costs from five to seven dollars by the c system, which far more than compensates I him for the service rendered as a juror. L He would also have less time to serve ass a juror in the Court of General Sessions. s ft may be said that the person whom a Ifuse to serve; and it nit otor a -w years, for the characer bficer exceedingly low; butin. a time it rould be elevated, so at to- Olh honor W)e and desirable, as it af'ord a ir compensation within unt'of ses-mentioned, viz. three. . 'And le fact of its being coiifered the suf rages of the people, would- irfve it haracter. One Constable! ...b. elect d from each Beat Compa ;6 rotm Battalion, as might be de ost ad isable; and urne loca i ,of the larishes, in the lower partif.l aState, hat would correspond wi .75 fiilitary ivisions of the up country, 1 adopt Such is an outline of tl I pro os. Itrust that the' nofiv of it will ot bean objection, as I ihavIubtthe etails,-if properly regulatero 7old mbake beneficial to the country ' ly wish a call the attention of the poe to i, and inpa they will reflect on it; idhat some ne more conversant with h_-li6f matters vill take up the subject, and triitthrough i its bearings. Ifit appeas itAk t would iot work well, it can be r4gil, but if atherwise, I hope it will be u upon tle' jegislature; and ahlidugh r ight notbe erfecied at once. anoiher sesint or two vuuld doubtless accomplishIlir'object. Thiegreat objection to thiiFee Bills tassed in 1839, was their opeiion on the oor; and although,I am one-ab does not clieve in exclusive legislati 'ar any par icular class' or denomiatiohhi men, yet lie system proposed will u~ tedly re uit to the benefit of that cI and work io injury, to any other, but'r or a bene it, as the rich, as well as ihid or, some imes have a- Tom Tod"i 'on them, o the tune of eight or ton d "r costs. I_____ TUTY. From dc Glob ! - "ETTER TO PRESIDENTYLER. The letter below, from-' r public ser rant to another, is in the '-ft fie spirit of kmerican freedom, and spelf for our in tit-utions, in uttering the inde ndant feel ngs of one having trust unde hem. Pie ident Tyler. will, at somet ., be will og to exchauge the edict of hin-Jaigural or his correspondent's brief cnent upon CIILLICOTUE. ApriL-1d,.1841. Dear Sir: Allow me to e'ait our'atten ion to those passages ofyour clamation vhich treat of ollice holders Wiih great espect for your high charactiord station, protest agaiUst the infringement of ny ights and liberties, which the crOrse mark -d out for-yourself will undoubiedly affect, protest against the passage offany law >y Congress which you may- reafter re :ommend, which shall tend t6 e trict the rectfoi and equality-of the ctirens of the United States, whether they befice hold irs or private men. The Contititon de :lares that there shall be no prruieged, and, iyjust inference, no half eslW class, in his yet free country. I bElie ,bat nseith ir yourself or any minor o.i -of the Go vernment, can more ardently, 'to pre ierve our elections pure and upt than [ do. Nevertheless, ~assert: it is my ight, not my privilege, to sup rt.or op pose each and every act of# Adminis tration which I deem unjustillegal, or Ireedom of opinion will beIoe kated," and I grant you "the right of 'rage," hut you shall not speak or write for or against his iAdministration. In -shodi, thus far, and no further, shalt thou go. This is Ian ~uage which belongs to God alone. What, tir! am I less a freeman than the Secreta y of State? Am I not authorized by the aws and Constitution ofznyeomtitry to de lare ini words, or publish in any other man ier, that such a measure would be inju ious or beneficial to my beloved country? Ifsuch be the case, we may indeed espect o see "an army of office bokdeft of most ~rouchuing servility." When I accepted he unasked fur appointment which I now wild, [ was unader '.be imnpression that if I lischarged the duties of it fathfullyaind ho iesily, 1 would be doing all that my com nissioni did or could require of me. This s all that it does, or can require. Beyond his, my time, my tongue, my thoughts, and ny honor, thanik God and our glorious Jonistitution, are in my own keeping, and ubject to no power but that of the Most B-ighi. WVith my sincerest wishes ~r the sue ~ess of all your measures w hch..shall he 'or the honor and prosperity~o our much oved country, I am, respeetfully, your 'llowt-citizen. W. MARS~HLL. ANDE~RSON. Surveyor General of the:Va. Mil. Dis riet in the State of' Ohio. 1: To Jouax TTLEa, PresidengU. States. GreaL Reaction.-Jn Portlaind, Maine, here tins been two trials to elet a Mayor. rhe two regular candidates were South !aite (Demnoarat) and Churchill (led.) ['he former received 782 votes, (including slands,) and the latter 576-there are 307 cattering votes which defeat a choice. mortland gave over 600) majotity for Hiar ison last No'hember, but now the Federa ists cannot elect their Mayor by the peo 1e. This result is an index o~ihe tremnen losus reaction in favor of .Democracy broughiout the entire state, and indeed the vhole country. After all an incorrupt peo 'le gener .lly are the most impartial judges f poiia good and evil. They may err .t timnes, from the imperfection of their atoure, but all deviations, however rapid i their comnmetcement, are .of transitory luration. Ere four years shall have pas ed a way, their conduct will bear evidence ljat the light of the understanding will cor ect the eccentricities of the heart.-.Era. Waking up !-It is said that the excite nent in Philadelphia is so great, in con equtence of the startling disclosures iof the onditiotn of the National Bank, that- he who would now advocate the ehartering of uch another monster, would almost stand s danger of a coat of "tar anid feathers." lhe Philadelphians have ever been the irong advocates of a Natiotial Bank, but orruption has stalked so boldly among dem, and ruined so many good and honest usiness men, and helpless widows and rphans, that they now turn their backs ruh loathing upon such an iristitution.-Will ot the whbole country followtheir exam le.-Meck. Je'rmanian. A Question of Vraiye.-,t may be re meinbered that Lord Palmerston, some time ago, on the Boor of the House of Com- 1 mons, declared that the- assumption. of re- 1 sponsibility for the attackupon the Caro line had been officially made known tothe I Government of the United States, through Mr. Stevenson, the U. S. Minister at the Court of Si; James. In reference to this declaration .the. London Times makes the statement following: ,We are saxious to enforce the expedien cy of getting at the truth of a rumor which has been accredited in the best informed circles, and-of which we see no reason to doubt the truth-namely, that within a day or two after Lord Palmerston assured the House of Commons that he had ihree years ago, informed Mr. Stevenson of the British Government having sanctioned the destruction of the Caroline, the American Minister, Mr. Stevenson addressed him self by note or words to the British Forei'gu Secretary, 'positively alleging that his Lordship had stated what was not the fact, for that the American Government had never yet had such a communication from any official functionary of Great Britain. The whole corps diplomatique now in Lon don have, we understand, been fully ap prised of this matter, which reflects grave ly upon the character of a British Secreta ry of State. . SAVAN'sA, April 28. Fon Florida.-One of our correspon dents writes us by the U. S. Steamer Gen. Taylor, arrived yesterday from Pilaika, that thero was .no, Indiau news in that quarter, or anything worth communica ting up to the time of the departuro of the boat. Nothing late from Tampa.-Re publican. We understand that Mr. Gilbert Dudley, formerly of Eflingham County, but who has resided in this city for two months past, was murdered near Springfield on the 20th inst. by some person or persons unknown. le was discovered by a negro before life was extinct and asked for water, which was given him, when he immediately ex pired. There was a wound in his thigh. caused by a musket ball, and several waunds about the breast, supposed to he made by a dagger. lie was about 48 years of age, and we learn has left a wife and five children.-Ibid. From our Correspondents. Office of the daily Georgian, SAVANuNA, April 29. By this morning's mail the Editor of the Georgian received the following : Herald Office, ST. AUoUsTINE, April 21, 1841. We have various rumors of the Indians again becoming hostile, but I have seen no authentic letters and therefore needs say these are "rumors."9 If you hear any thing of the same nature by way of Pilatka, you may conclude it true. I have seen a letter from Tampa which states that Wild Cat had gone out ptoba bly for good and all. If so, you may con sider our -negotiations" becoming some what embarrassed. From the Charleston Mercury. A New York whig paper, (the Hcrald) says that "Thomas Ewing, the head of by a mean, dirty, vulgar, party spirit, than elevated sentiments or the public good." A Correspondent of the New York Herald says: Mr. Ewing is preparing a plan for a modification of the tarilf, to be submitted to Congress at the extra session. H e pro poses to lay a duty of 20 per cent on silk goods from beyond the Cape of Good Hope, and 10 per ccent on French silks. This is inverting the natural order of things, and inisolves a positive absurdity. If there is any discrimzination, it should ob viously be in favor of, the goods brought fromt the most remote point. The dia'er ence in the cost of the voyage is nearly 10 per cent against the India silks. Mr. E wings, project is to impose a sufficient duty on wines, silks and some other arti cles of luxury, to meetuhe current demnatnds. upon the revenue, and provide for the Ii qttidation of the public debt, which is to be funded. His estimate is that ten mil lions will cover the liabilities of the gov ernent until the operation of the new tariff shall increase the supply. There will be five millions of outstanding Treas ury notes, and Mr. Ewing cotnputes the amount of deferred appropriations at five mtillior.. more. The estimate is conjectu ral entirely, and will proibably be found to fall short of the facts in the case. Fears are entertainmed here by some of the friends of the Ad ministration, that Mlr. Ewing will be found unequal to the du ties of Secret ary of the Treasury. He is a laborious, persevering man, wvell fitted for the ordinary routine and drudgery of the Departmtent, but it is not supposed that he possesses that practical kntowledge of the subject of finance and currency, those large and comprehensive views, that fa miliarity with the philosphy and laws of commerce and trade, which are indispen sable in the head of the Treasury, at this important and critical juncture. As the notion put forth in the following paragraph in an odd one; it probably ori gutlated with Mr. Adaums himself. The idea is capital, whoever started it. We do not think the Government could do any thing better with Mr. Adams, than to send him to China. His going would do an amount of guod on this side of the world, thbat no mischief he could breed among 'he Antipodes could outweigh. He certainly is enmitled to meet the Emperor on eqlual terms. He must let his nails grow, for he will be a lion among the Chinese philoso-I phers; and his advent will mark an era. Commodore Elliott is probably a relation i to the British Commander, who took a palpitation of the heart lately, and it were well to commission him to carry out Mr.1 Adams. Our Commodore would make quite a sensation among the junks. Send them both, by all mneans. Missron TO Cntr.a.-A correspondent of the Albany Daily A dvertiser speaks of a mission to China as neessary to the United States in the present condition ao things. The writer adds that Mr. Ad ama, our late President, it is understood, with his usual zeal in the cause of his. country, would accept the trust, and hav-I ing beean the hed fr the A merirnn Nurinn, rou'd be on terms ot equanty - wih the in perorof-China. At this juncture, then 1 would rcosi probablye able to efeit. n arrangetnentoFthe.highes inportance. D this country, and, perhapei obtain ade - ,antages which at no other time could be 'ealized. ! Convenience of Bank Notes..-The great re irgument of the paper-mongerse s the cob- pa renience or bank notes to travellers, and p nerchants making remittances. This-may . >e exemplified in -the idventutesof a little Pu Frenchman which we remetaber to have St ;een many years ago ina pleasrut story, ge )ow out of pilot and forgotten. He came, if we recollect aright, from H'a- $1 tanna. with a bag of doubloons, which he lu Jeposited in a bank atSavannah, and was kv advised, '-for convenience sake," to ex- ex :hango them for bank notes, in order tha' ad ie might not he incommoded by the weight )f his gold. He travelledNorth by land, iis object being to see the cdbntry : and the P1 irst time he had occasion to dispurse his T totes, was a little supprised to find they foi tad depreciated two or three per cent.- p rho further he went, the greater the de. reciation until his surprise became astun- S shment, and his astonishment dismay. *At Now Yorkibe depreciation was from at twenty-five to thirty per cent. and at Bos ton they would not take his money at all. . "Sacro, "exclaimed the little Frenchman. : , vat! you call dis 'convenience ?' Diable! it has turned all my doubloons into one dam good-for nothing shine plasters." Com- W, plaining to a friend, he was advised to th travel hack again, when the table would be ti< turned, and he might recover all the pre- . miums he had paid. "Sacre blue!" cried " the little Frenchman in a rage; "I travel bi back again? Diable! Where will I get m the Mhoney to begin with, eh! I shall go fit home as fast as I can." So he took ship- th ping for Havanna and was ever afterwards observed to rall into a great passion when any body mentioned the word convenience. -Globe. tA New Code of Bank La.-The Augusta II Chronicle the other (lay niade a roray into the dominions of Ruckersville Bank, which was charged with the trifling offence "f re fusing to redeem its notes. The adher- 11 ents qf the Bank have come down upon the tr Chronicle in a lenpe-t of rage ending in er the usual catastrophe of "stop my sub- , scription !" One of them however, who writes in such a passion of injured inno- S cence that he has no time to spell his i words, says that the Ruckersville Bank it has plenty of specie, an'l "has never refu sed to pay.specie to genitlmen !" Here's a discovery in the law of contracts for you ! Henceforth let every man who has Ruck- p ersville notes, take lessons in dancing and ia buy a hat brush, if lie wishes to "realize." to Charleston Mercury. . A Disappointment.-The abolitionists boasted, while Gen. Harrison was a candi date for the Presidency and after his elec- N tion, that no.slave-holder should ever asain re be President of the United States. Presi- pi dent Tyler is, we learn, a slave-holder. in whose election the abolitionists were instru mental. The abolitionists will learn that U there is a Power that can over-rie the w wild spirit of fanacticism, as well as disap- A point the ambitious aspirations of crafty O and dishonest politirians.-Raleigh Stand. The late Forgeries.-From statements in the last N. Y. Papers, it appears proba. th ble that the vaiious cerifiicates of depo- sv site sold in that and other cities were in sa part genuine, and that the forgery consis ted in substituting large for small amounts. Otherwise, it is nearly certain that some t of the officers of the Commercial Bank at New Orleans are participant of the fraud. Charleston Mercury. di A The following extract from the Presby- si terian Advocate, published in Pittsbturg, , shows what bitter fruits the negroes pluck from the tree of abolition : " There are 25,549 negroes in the city 0s and country of Phailadlelphia. A house of te refuge for colored children is proposed.- ic There are 50,000 negroes in the State. Of every nine convicts in the Eastern Peni-. r entiary in 1831, four were negroes. of eve ry inte in 1841, 7 were blacks! This is Ia an alarming disproportion, considering the cc fewness of the blacks." ui From the Iflinyah Observer. E Mr. Editor.-I send you the following, nI which will no doubt be of conisiderable in- C terest to all farmers. In the spring of 1825, Mr--of--District in this State, was very much pestered with rats. They re collected in stuch ntumbers about his barn andi statldes, as t o give. at a distance, the sound of a parcel ofpigs in the shocks, &c. F They destroyed nearly twenty bushels of fc corn and peas before any stratagem could be fallen upon to destroy them : at length he was told by a friend that the Jasmuine fu. blossom wo-uld effectually take them all away. Accordingly a liarge quantity of o rines and blossoms were procured and thrown in the corn house, stables, &c. and in less than two weeks there was not a ratt r mouse to be heard un the place. These P lossomrs have quite a pleasant and agree- ota uble smell, but are very poisonous This sa s fact, for it camie under the obserlation of L OBSERVER. An Irishman on his passage from this th !ity to Albany in one of the steamers, was >bserved to walk up and down the deck ath i brisk pace occasionally giving a look at at he captain when he camne in sight, as if to th ittrack his observation. On being asked G y the steward for his fare when neooring he landing. Pat replied, "Arrah honey, e asy no0w-sure mastel- won't do auch a rick as charge a poor traveller what has be oalked the whole passage."-N. Y. pa. le People are seldom perfect. When they hitnk they have cured an imperfection, the tvil pirinciple will show itself somewhereD else; like a fat man in a tight pair of bree lies--nt sooner has he mended the rip int he leg than they hreak out behind. th m Sewing Silk.-We have received from eiE gentleman a specimen of Sewving Silk nanufactured at Fair Hcpe, Mcintosh ounty. Its beauty and texture evince the >erfection which can be acquired in the nanufacture, if skill and industry combine by heir powers to efrecr it.-.c,, Gc~'. cli W 4 A 4. the n of mde ij' ti tl*ilndrlisiggcoltimas* ofCti blishin T eidnierso of.Ahi'ciiniur eietes, and 4ur Planters and Faysi%'-' - nertly, are rdspectful soliekv t us"in our undieialing, by b acriisd -fo hrng s ich usefal owledge, as they nayaverqir t4-y perlience,;or o hrwise, as,:we-in'ddo vance the Science of.Aariifleni The first number otif pe e iblished on the first Sagtday ,lY hose wishing.to 'mb-crihe g-i pl rward their nam'eid .th '414th )st Office; where they wish thekr eopies nt, by the 25th of June. _ Agricultural Societies,.already formed; id those about forming, wilt plesa for. ard the, publisherit copy of theirpmeeed' gP, which will, at all times,beuiablishetW The Weather.-For the last few-diyt' n have had the most boisterovsW er at has been ever experienced, indiie. - m of the cointry, for any lengibeS fitia, ithin the recollection of our oldiesiaba tants. The crops, we fear, Ibas been_ uch injured, and the appearanceofo ur_ Ids are not that of the pleasant ad riving Spring. We call the attention of our reaeti"to article, in this day's paper, copied ri a South Carolinian,:signed " E4qUi," pon perusal it will be found-to conmarf a' d -remedy for bard times," wbierwe . nuld recommend our present me6e'rs of e legislature to give, at least a trial-;- e-t Pnchtnent being much wanted, the soon they commence, the sooner the distress I part of our community-will, in anmew ire, be relieved. The present generalfee II. wants considerable alterationsto bring within decent boundsasit stands now, thd oravagant. costs aceruing on .uits, injure e creditor'as much as the debtor. Th4 .ople,.in such pressing times,lnk to their w makers, for relief, and it is their duty remedy all evils, that they can, without juring any part of the community. We this day publish the letterof Mr.W. larshall Armstrong, which we invite our adors to puruse with care. Theinde .ndent sentiments of Mr. A., deserves to ad a place in the breasts of all, placed ider the restriction. helcomplains of; but, e would ask, where is to bo-found, an merican at heart, who would accept a iceunderanyAdmiistratio,thatwould )rd, Aad- We ;-as th - en- 7 win ) at office was to be obtained ?- We ati ret ; there is none, who hasever read our credl Declaration of Independence, in hich are written, with the blood of our refathers, that "All men are bor-n egwal." Mr. Wilson Hall, of Charleston, was or tined Pastor of the Baptist Church, at iken, S. C,, on Sunday, the 11th uit. A tr mon was preached on the occasion by e R ev. Dr.,BIrantly, of Charleston; Rev. r. Johnson, of Edgefield, S. C., made the daining prayer and delivered the charge the candidate. The right hand of fel wship was presented by the Rev. W. .Brantly, of August. The Rev. Mr. Hall has commenced his bors in his new relation, under very en turagintg prospects of success. He has oder his care, the Baptist Churches at etch Island and at Good Spring, in eon txioni with his charge at Aiken.-Chor. ourier. The President of the United States has cognized Johu [H, Brower, as Consul of exas for the port or New York; and rancis Gurney Sitih, Consul of Texas r the port of Philadelphia. Chief Justice Taney is to deliver a neral oration at Baltimore, on the deatfr Gen. Harrison. By the .New York papers it appesi, at fears are entertained that the Steamer resident has been lost, as she had been rt 27 days at the time the Great Western iled, and no accounts of her .received at iver pool. State Debts.-It is reported on good an ority that the Hon. Joh'n Quincy Adams is declared his intention to bring forward, the extra session or Congress, a bill for e assumption of the State debts by the eneral Government. The Hon. Alexander H. Everett has en appointed President ofJefferson Col ge, Louisiana, and accepted the appoint et. The Legislatures of Virginia, Maryland, laware, Illinois, and Indiana, have an orized their Banks to issue notes under e denomination of Five dollars, and re >vedl the penalties for suspension-of ape Spayments. The sutm of325,000, lost by A. Brigham, agr., while Treasurer of Texes,was fonnd Mr. Jo. Breen, near Austin, and immc ..ely restred to the owner.