Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, May 06, 1841, Image 2
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.