Yb. premium to B. F. Taylor. isq. r-.
the best pair ofLambs, a cross of Men
as and Tusisian.
JAnse 31. TArTLo, Chairaa.
The Committee on Mules beg leave to
, that they examined carefully all the
exhibited, and -have awarded the
premium for the best two year old Mule
to Dr. Thee. T. Stark, of 'Richland; and
the premium for the best three year old
Xai to Dr. James B. Davi,,. of Fairield,
04. Folder. of Orang-bare, exhibited
somevery Se Male Colts, tut according
is the arrangement of the premium list o1
tbe Society, they could not compete ror
preatuma,
Joun J. MzTaS, Chairman.
The Committeexn Hogs respectfully re'
port, that -thy considered the morito of al
submitted to their inspoction, and award
he premiums.
For the best Boar, to Col. Hampton, for
bis Berkshire Boar.
For the second best Boar, to Dr. J. W.
Puker-for his *erkshire Boar.
For the best Sow, to Col. Hampton, fi
his Berkshire Sow.
For the second best Sow, to Dr. T. T.
Stark, for a Woburn Sow.
For the best Pigs, under a year old, ta
CoL Ham pton's Berkshire.
For the bt Pigs, under six months old
to Dr. Parker's Pigs. Berkshire. and n<
boar. J., W- Paaa., Chairman.
The Committee appointed to nominate
Officers for the Society for the enwuing
loa. beg leave to report the following:
Hlou. W. B. Soabrouk, Presideut.
W. Brooks, Esq. )
Chan. Harper,
Chan. Dunkin, y Vice Prcs.
Maj. J. M. Folder,
Gen. J. Gillespie.
(. H. Bokin. Corrspod'g. Sec'ry.
Dr. J. B. Davis, Recolding Sec'y
Hon. J. B. O'Neall, Ann. Orator.
The ;bairman alau would state that Dr,
R. W. Gibbo., the present Secretary, de
sires to witbdraa . a that ullice.
J. J. .ulYaas, Chairman.
The question being put on the adoption
of ttLs report, it -A as unanimously asgreed
to.
The President. in ai ch eltmient and frel
ing manner, acknowIledged his re-election
to the Presidency.
W. Brooks, E-q. suggested to the Pre
sident the propriety in appoin'iug thecmn
mittee on Cotton, to arran;,e it so its to
hav': twot Sub-cumnitees to report on
Long Staple and o0. Short Staple Cotton-.
Oi ption of Dr. Davi-, the followin:
resolaIdfn wast referred it a cotnusmee ol
tbree--Dr. Dei4, B. F. T.tylor, and S,
Fair.
.Tast in th., opinion of thi., Society, no
stock wiscb ta, bcen exhibited ail u11)
taied preceiunas. a' the prcsent anniver
ary mcting, s.all otefL114t0 for premiums
hereafter.
- On l uion of Dr. Myer.&. %he fllowing
respi..e wis referred to the satne coln
Rteasded. That thu Committee on Mules
shali hettafner award two premimnsito
aewond, to tesecond 'ind viod a tuih
mile., o. any age be exhibited for premi.
uns.
R.aled. ' ta ha i. Seiety recummnend
to a .esbra, u..l &,e miemni, ol the
DSot- Maiette-. ;o ..arr,,mIze the Temn
peratne .\t.h-ocate, the 5.aaterna A ariul
coatst. . . P ..-.5b., and thec Farwner's
On niaion i4 1r. Dav:.. :1 .a
. Regkdred, Tiist it..e t'usmtuon~a ii"n
- anmtended ti,.d t?' .,d of o:t D Li ,. .
from eaclTll~sie' -t:--t', fire he r.'adi
Dr J W.. P't..-r ait. ..-*: tauo uneatij
rega.io.te~ts, ahet h it -su ..dq,,it.d
Resoited. Thiat the tIhnUA.. n' the Soei
ty be tenderecd to 1 r- k.- 1. R-I .'l, for him
exhnat~nion tat ftoner-T, iat-l !I.IZ ItL tle erv'e
the cormmntatiuin g' the d'trn-v 1."')
AgriculUral anal ll..rtuural Re-ps,,nory.
Ounsnotiu of Mr. lraukb.
JResoced, Truat thc thaimk.. or tii Saei
gty bo tenadered to Mr. .Gihbesi, the lait
Seeretary, for the fidebey andl courteti
with wbaca the han '.aschar;;ed. fur the la-i
two years. the dutic. af l:is uflice,
'lb. Society thent njurnued util to
morrowv Cwenm. mt half pos'm tio'cheack.
ROBERT' W. GlUBI-S,
&ecording -Se'r5.
'T'he Society met lir thle aeppeeinted bout
The minutes of the preceedlng meetn;
were read, and thet Secretary. Dr. Gibaews
. sern-d over his booke ten the nena ly electea
Neereiary, J. B- d-SwII
Th. President annosunced the fitlowvin;
Cosamittes, undter a le Consi itu taun.
Commillee on Cuol--otn. tergt
MCI.)lle, A bber le ; w mn. 6. Lyle., fratr
i. Newberr: ; J. Douatuv. Chester; A
p. Boykin, l~erbhaw; Dr. J. Frackling
St. Lukes; Win. Mi. Murray, in. John's
Coleton, Win. w ashanugtua t. iaut's
Ceomuitte on Corn.-CUI. Jonathan L3
yis:8eo.,Fairlield; t.o.WhatlieldBrooks.
Edgedetd; L. Booner, Lexingtoa:; W . R
Poole, Spartanhurg; J- Mt. rutlder, Or
aungeurgh; IS. F. Taylor. Richland; C
R.Carroll, Barn well,
Comittee on Rice.-RL. F. W. Alsion
AS! Saints; Daniel E. Hluger, St. Phtltj
end! St. Miehael; P. Quash, St. rThomtat
and St. [Dennis; 3. B* Grim ball, St. Paul's
T. Ferguson, St. John's lertley ; 13. F.
Dunkin, Alt Smint.,
Coummittee on smal (rain--H on. J.
B. O'Neall, Newberry: C(lonet Rt. J.
Gage, Union; Cot. J. A. Atston. York ; J.
A'. Calhoun, Auderson ; Gen.J. Gillespie,
Maulbornugha; CoLB. F Perry, Greenville;
.Win. J. Ellerbe, Marlborough.
The following report was then read:
Tlb. Commtuttee to whom was referred
the two motions of the last meeting. rela
gy o Stock, report that they have duly
-agjsdred the same. and recommend thai
soanimal of stature age that has taken a
preim at this Society shalt a secoind
- -ime be presented for exhtibition and award,
sotd Ia reference to'time tatter motion, that
a. additioal premium be ofered bereaf
er gr mhlesmeader two yearsof age.
Jan. B. Davis, Chairrmaa.
Q~effe), Stee it Nais now
diecided Py de Society. what,. should be -
regarded 'as mature age, vi.:--For Hogs
two years of-dge: Cattle. ow,.do.t Horses.
five do:; Sheep, three do.; simit with' this
anlandmeut, the report was agreed upon.
The hour appointed for the delivery of
the Anniversary Oration having now come,
the Pre-lleni's semt was now given to (en
eral James 11. Hammond. who delivered att
his Address, very mliuch to the satisfaction
of the Society and audience.
On motion of B. R. Carrol.
Resolred. That the thanks of the Snsie- te
ty be given to Gen. Jame I. Hammond
for his very able and instructive Addres
before this Socia'y. and that a Comt4tte *e
of three be appointed tO wait upon him or
and request a copy for public tainon. and do
the following were- appaitted:-B. R. rel
Carrol, Dr. Myers, and Mr. Murray. thi
On motion of Dr, Gilahes, it was then an
Resolted, That the minutes of the pre
sent session be phiblished, together with the ta,
constitution and names of the me-mi,ers,
and under the same gcover with the oration. t
The following resolutions were then bit
presented by Dr. Daviv. M4
Whereas Ame'rican Cotton growers have 11
been remiss in using ineans to obviate the H
effttesof.bigh duties upon Homp, Branging. an
and other articles, prejudicially affecting W
the cotton grower; and helieving it not on
4y in our power, but our duty t2 ourselves
and our country, to counteract such inno- "
vations lay a just and laudable policy: of
Therefore e
Resaoled, That front comparative cheap. Pa
nos' it is practicable, and for the purpose imn
of encouraging American natinufaciures, co
asi well as mo-t materially inciessing the
consumption of Cotton itself-it id desira- p
ble to substitie. and we r-com mend to all '
growers to susiiiite cotton liar haling in- S
stead of hemp, and hoop irou or cotton ro- to
ping instead of hemp roping. T
Thai we further recommend the use of dim
calon for shining, and fur any other ap- to
parel for %% hich it is equally suitable, as
well as any other use iu domestic or na- thl
tiounl economn v.
Reolved. That we will strenuously en- "o
courage all mainutfacturing establishmiente am
in A merica, which will co-operate with us aj
in carrying out this policy. the
Resolved. Thaaet the Corresponding Se- as
cretary of this Society be, and he is here
lay direacesi to remit printed copies of the
above resolutions to ili agent of eaciband
every cotsou manufactory in the United a
States, at. well as thae Previsint ofeach and in'
every Agricultural Society in thie cotton as
growiug region. Al
These resolutions were at sone length shc
sustained by the mover and carried. the
On moioo, tie Society then adjourned, vs
sne die.
JAxr.s B. DArts Recording Scretz.ry.
Murder.-A Coroners Inquest was held "
on Tuesday night at the Gtuard House, o
and continued yesterday morning. to en
quire the cause of the death of one
Johuosoa, who was found dead, about 10 .i
9'clock op Tuesdo" Eveniog, in Exchange wi
street. Verditi:zhat tiae deeaued came to Be
his .eab by betng stabbed by a person or So
persods uinknow 9 to thejury.
Sinp then,'we have learned the follow- -
in partiaculars of this tragical atait.
fa il a 3 ? ere
some weeks ago it she ship Troy, im
New York, 11o boaNrded at the time -of Ce
hbis deeease at a Mr. MiGinnes' boat-ding wi
hou~e in Ex~change steet. 0n Tuesday tha
eveutng after supaper. lie wenat out anad vis- sio
iu--Il a Sailors' hsoardhing house in Elliott
street. A t the timo aove mentioned. ho
,wa,. foiaid toy his Lasudlord, near his house. Ce
hyan." in 's- .rt-e', supaposed to be drunk- s
onr bewgc casrrted haomea it was found that he St.
was stabbat.-d ns itta a kntife .vhaich had en
tieed the hart about sane third of en inch.tf
Fromi ie testimnony gien naspicisau hed no
is. the arre.t sof Wm.Bre Jones, a sea-g
imas. !::wliy ,ba.sr.ed frosm the packet M
tsri2 Aslely frotin Now York, who was ac- taoi
sordaaly coammitied. We underistaid, cia
tihat .Jotem has since confessed haiving
comia edi-s lhe act without assiguaing any er
p.iricular reiasi-Chmarleslon.
The Grattlnd f iscouunty, at their th
pare-"ent seendon.l ha~ve made a tesribale rat- Cs
hing amtonng ilhe dr y bontes of r:ascality.- we
T:m5y hjaive found absaut forty iudictmenstts iih
.5nga.t bsask daretors fiar usury, and we
knoaw nisa how mauny against others.- II'
4o ahaeu'-Idimnra Sentind.l foi
uIlniuaet.-Wse l.':ta ibtat the' Grand
Jury oaf L~a Saille county have founatd a bill p
agaii the pre~id.-ni mi daretors of the p
Rock River lt ailroad Contpanay tsor swind- ric
ling, a thae ein.ioa of balls which they m
cannot aid nover itatend to pay-Chicago -lhe
Democrat.
---"" el<
Cijasries F. Mitchell, whan has been on p
iriail imn New Yoark fior fsrery, was found bi<
guary~ lay iihe jury ou Tuse-.d:ty. iiiscoun-i- th
si, hniever, hta.sn seepated to the' Re-:e
coarder'sidectasions in the coturse oft the trial. i
ihe sentence is necesarily s..pended una- inm
til the Sparemne Court can decide on the ox-.
ceptions.
In France 'all then rail roa-l companies w
have failed more or less, and thrown them- fia
selves e'n the public treasury in order to @1o
imanint ait sat coimpjle-e their enterpris- : h
Last sesin as y ou kno0w, considesrable ap to
propriationas were voted by the Chamber., :H
in said ol stachi asasaciationss of capitalists at 'in
Has-re as might iae formed for a line saf
ate .tmers bietweecn that poart and New York. .di
The tmeature is barren. What proamised .de
seatto l muchuefit isa thte port has not been- j
see t.iled thetre at all, andi must be carried si
on bay the Govsernment-tt alone."
Illinois bonds-A letter froma Lewis. be
town, Faulton county, Illintois, saya:--AU c'
partirs conacurin the necessity oaf pnyang -
the public dle:bt, asd sustmaning thec credit in,
of thes St ate. if tao other certajin andl p- li
hiti plain is deised, a direct tax will be2I
resorted toa, and this thEa people are prepaar. 1)4
ed fur."-Conutitutionalist. At
Resignation of the Hon. S. H. Butler. rej
We undersantd says the Charleston Coo- re
rier of tihe 3rd inst. that thbis gentleman ina
tends reigninsg his seat as Representative ti
an Congress, from this State, in conse
quence of a dletermination to remeave to *"
the Western country. Messrs Charles R. la
Carroll, and S. WV. Troti, of Barnwell ind
disrit, will he..adid.t...gth r. esa....- --
FDGEFIELDC
Tuuas4T. Dxcauua 841. .
1e State Agricult Scitod e call the
ution of our readers t'6Ithe. -dings of
e Stato Agricultural'%int this day's
per, which we are surigil with in
est. 4
'76 Message.-From the tter, we
pited in our last, toexpres admiration
tiles xrcutive's Meorman , w is ans able
cument. thorougab. de d while it
lects honor to tie headfaid of its al
or. it maintains Soutih C-i her lo.y
A elevated position, -and gi sons the
sad title of Carolinians.
The chief topics are,the Bank qnes
n, the revision ofdaties on the distri
ion of public lands, revival Encamp
-nt system judiciouAsy 'ageilogical
rvey ofthe State and the State
use, together with otherito -.itteresting
d important measures s'eU y of the
soe consideration ot the Le
Un the Bank qestion, the tive ie de
icratic to theeore,and rej the exercise
the conservative power is ederal Exe
tive, to dissolve theeo ip of the
tree and Swerd. The e of duties on
port, he regards. and, vy y, as a non.
onplianar in the spirit of y,- with the
inciples of the Compromie or 33, ara
nrby exhibits the correct pies of tie
ite Rights policy, and urgae th Carolina
seek "a ode, arIe4, a of redress."
e Ditributionor Bribery B been repu*
ed by His Exellency as the states
dependency on the bounty - overnment,
I seducing them to bribery rruptinn,
it they way thereby be eassiy intoenn.
idation, to the extinction Rights
i the liberties of tie people. revival of
diciously modified system litary Drill.
Encampment system is called for.
I we hope will meet with th val of our
ilature. ";
rhivst and increasing in. t taken in
icultuial pursuits and impemeuts will
tify the lecommendaui of Exeallency.
to the geological survey of tF State. The
icaltil and Mineral recou ofour tate
old be &vploped as soon sible, and
only ecmest way of dong -by the sur
s of scientifc Geologists a gineerd.
rhe State House as it is at p 'a. is almost
ligrace to the State,. and be by anll
aim repaired in a style w South Car
ia, and woithy oftheme of the past.
Ie Distribution Bi.L-We .ppy to learn
t the almost unanimons vo the Senate
for rejecting this Federal Bribe. The
nate has shown that the di andhonor of
mth Carolina is dearerto uimoney.
Ve congratulate the a re.
wing the escntchoon of
lting grap ofbri
o but three r
wing the bribe. bit they men
ose cloven fe~et stuck ontei h ~old~relief,
t it wascevident to al that they were not the
sos pure.
[t will be seen by the latter of our Columbia
irresponden', that the Hon. P. L. WVardlaw,
eker of the Hlouse of Representativesoftie
ist, was on the let mast. clected a Law Judge.
the place of Judge Gantt jresigned. We
ce this appointement with much pleaure and
tietion. as we have every asuranc that:
.N Wis well qualified for this honor.able is'
. and that he will be an honor to the Judi
ry departmwent of our State.
Ibon. WN J. Colcuck, haabenelected Speak.
or the llonse, in: the place of Judge Ward
n, who imemediately vacated his seat upon
announcement of his appointment. Mr.
Icock is a man of talent and ability and n ill
doubt not, faithfully and satiufactorily dim
irge thme duties of his ofir~e.
Uou retiring fromi ste Speaker's chair the
ms U. L. Wardlaw,.addressed the House as
lows:
atlemeiu of tL.he g{oe of Representatirea.
I will noet atwsempt to luid words to ex
eans my feelings in receiving this, strong
oee( of the confidence or the Legislature,
iered peculiarly grateful by the uncom
may flatterineg manner tn which it has
en bestowed.
I accept elh i lee to wvhich I have beetn
meeed, and will imieediately retire to pre
ire or asaumineg its grave awl rejsponei
a duties. I thu. hcome disquauliiled,. at
o same time, fur the trust which my
niituents conferred to me, mnnd for this
gh station to which your kindness raised
e. In leaving you, gendeeni permuit
- to rctugrn miy thannksn for the courtesy
rich you lhave all unifurmly exhibited'
sards me ande for the generous stupport
sieb bns sustained me in my pulelie per'
eance ol the delicate, and dificeult duitics
the Chair. Wherever I may hereafter
, my memory willrevert with pleaesure
the favors which I have t'eceived in this
all-the friendships here formed, and the
teresing scenes here witsessed.
My earnest prayer to God is that your
liberations may heso guided as to re
ud to the prospernty of the State, which
true devotion we all call our beloved
ate.
Te. State Tempcraace Seeig-Wo have
en fevored, through the ndlumnsf ul' the S.
Temperance Advocate, with the proceed
s of' this Society, which wis holdeun ine Co.
bia, at the Baptist ?Aetere Room, Necv.
.t. 1841. Hon. Ja.. 0. O'Nesil in the Chair.
legates from the Columbia.Camdenl, Union,
elson, Mt. Tahur, St anthews, Newbher
,Lexitgton. Orangeburg, and Charlestoin,
neseted their respective $ocieties, amid we
;ret that there were no delegates to repre-!
t a large and respectable psrtion or our ei
it whichg is-not behind the sai t of the age in
leaveing to suppres the ruiinteis, deorl
ag ad corruptintg national vice of habitual
Igence in atrong drink. According to the
Is opened her eyes, earnestly, to look ror u
remedy for so serious ant evil as one which
reached by its baneful fangs to the ballot box it
self, which she would ever preserve inviolate
fron the tirnimil of bribery anl corrnuption.
We hail with joy the report of said Society
on the advancing progress of a cause so noble
anti benevolent as tie Temperance Rtefora
We trust that the recoummendatiit( of the
State Temperauce Society to the District or
Auxilliary Tenperance Societies will be ob
served, viz:
1,t. Total abstinence from all intoxicating li
2nd. Recommending Societie to ie formed
in every district where they do not now exist.
3rd. That all Socit'iie-s, make quarterly -or
semi-ananal reports. to te Ext cutive Commit
tee of the State Totmperance Soci,-ty, reident
in Coinmbia. of the progrss of the cause n
their respective districrt.
From our Correspondent.
(Ut.uNbi.. S. C.. Dec. I, 1841.
Dear Sir.-Since I wrote you there has been
nothinigofisery great iuportance, t-xcept the re.
signation oftJudge Giantt. In conseqenitce of hits
resignation. both flom-s proceeded to ballot
for a law Judge, to-day at 2 o':lock. which re
suited in tie abnort unntunons cboi-e sf the
Hton. U. L. Vard.aw. he is therel'me a law
Judge. Mr. .e ardlaw after a few -very appro
priate remarks threw off his royal robe, the
lionse immediately went into an clectios tr
Speaker. Colcock was elected over .lajtor
Ferry, the forntr received 74, the latter .4
vetes. Mr. Adatus uttered a resolutton to give
Judge Ganit ou year's salri. 'I he Yeas and
Nays were taken ou the resolution, whiclh was
decided in the atlismance. Tiere is a great
deal of teresting mater before. bitt not much
disposed of as y-t. The Legialatture wll ad
jourta about the 15th inst.
From onr Correspondent.
h~ioa.: uor I(x rurste..nv rs.
ecemub,.r 2, 141.
The llouse- met puranant tai adjournmnent,
and the Clerk called the roll, and read the Jutr
nal of Ve.stferday.
3ir. Gourdin. a member elect from Charles
tot appeared, wa, qualilied anid took Is seat.
On ituota'n of Mr. Singletota. a urag--e 'va
sent to the Senate. intierimmttg themu the i1-nau1e
had elected the flot. %%. F. Colcock Speaker.
it the place ot the lion. D. L,. Wardlaw elect
cd Jldge. Aller receivitg reptr ts fron everal
committees, 31r. Roper isubmitted a resolution
proposing to adjtatrn this Legislature otn the
15th inst.; op dered lir consideration to-morrow.
The followmng bilks were read the first time
and ordered for the secoind reading to-morrow,
By 31r. Miassey, to alter and amend ai act to
establish Free Schools in this State. By Mr.
Anderson to amend an act to provide fhr the
erection of Court louses and Jails in this
State. By 31r. R. C. Gridin, to provide for tite
ele-tion of lasters, Commissioners and Re
giser in Equity by the people. By 31r. Fuller
to establish a new Judicial District, in the pre
senst Judicial District of Heatifort. By ir
Dudley. to change the time ofholdirsg the Courts
in the third Equity Circuit. By 31r. Myers, to
to Coluimbia Notices were also given of seve
ral other bills of very great imptartance.
A Bill cama op for the second reading, re
pealing the Girst. second. and third sections of
an art, to alter and amend the Mfilitia Laws of
this State. or in other words, to repeal the Bri
gade Encamplmett-, the Bill created some cota
siderable disenmssion, a motion wvas made by
3ir. biiddletont to atirike ont all after the enact
ing clause b r the purposc of offerting an: amenad
ment. On thtat motion we had several ipeeches.
(in motion of Mfr. Perry,. the Bill was laid on
the table, to accompany the mtamumoth Mtilitary
Bill, inatrodieced ley M1t. Quattlebum,. which I
thitnk mayself' the prtal-er course.
A Bill to alter the law in Crimttal cases~ was
taken up fur a second readi g. te Judictary
Commoittee repoted that the Bill do nost pas.
Sir. Reinhart mande a very htandsomte manden ef
fort in sutpport of the Bill, and againisi the re port
of thte commtittee, lie was folltewed by .\r.
Frost, chairman of the Judiciary Commiittec in
suiport of the report;t the udebate wits po stpeon
edas it was ge-ting late. nttil to-maorrow. The
lonseon mootion o' f Mr .lemminger adjontrned.
Decemsber 3.
The liouse met putrstuant to adjeaurinent
the Clerk calle-d ite roll. antd read the Jtornals
of 3esterday ; the comiattee ont tate Military re
ported the Bill to cotnvert cte .Arsenal itito a
Miilitary School. wititomt amendme itt.
A Bill to amsentd the 10th secuon of thet first
article of the Constitution w as read the fit st
titme to-day.
A Bill to exemnpt real estate front levy and
sale, and for tth-r purposes, was taken tup for
the constideratiton ol the linse. Mir. Stms hav
ing the flour. miado a l--ngthy and very able
speech in siupport ofithe Bill. .i r. A daiimmov
ed the Bill be poustpsane'd to the tirast day ol'.tan
tury tacxt; oiter a fe-wv reaurks fromt a-evemal
umemibeis, .Si:. Adams wiithdre'w his imotion. for
the pu~rposed ol allowmtg .Ilr. Fre..t lo re~ply to
Mr. aimts. Oin motion, iowever. lthe Bill wuas
lost. The Bill prot idea, dint from and after
the 1st dasy of March next, as much as (tie ltetn
dred acres of laud immanediately surteunding the
htuuttstead of evers 6amily, preat ided the said
tract oaf oneu hiundred acres. shaoll itn no inatanace
exceed five laundred dollars, accordeng to the
valuation of lands in this State, shall be exempt
fronm levy andl sale. Mr. Rtioper called utp his
resolutiosn of adjourenit, which: brought about
some discussion, .blenst. Fair. Midleton. Rthett,
iensry, and H-unat. opposed thee resolution. and
Mssrs. Roper. Frost. anid D~atie, spok e in its
favaur. Un motion, however, the resolution
was lost; so yotn-will perceive there is no ise d
day for this Legislature tie adjourn its present
ssan.
A Bill to alter the law in Criinial cases was
taken: up for a second reading. You will re
c'llect. this is the Bill tapon which the debsate
was postaned on yestertday. Messres. linnt.
Frost. Carroll. Rhiett, anid Perry, tonk part in
the discutmion of the merits of the bill, on the
qestion of agreeing to the report ol the commit
tee. Mr. Perry moved the Yeas and Nays. which
were taken and decided in the ntegative. The
n...... .p.o.....d... to co.nsi.d,.e..;..r th.ri ...
Bil section by section; after some little disus
sion, on motion of Mr. Perry the Bill was re
committed to a special committee, consisting of
Mrsrs. Per, Haut, and Rhete. M1r. Henry
intsanduced a set of resolutinns, of instruction,
which will create a good deal of interest. No
doubt we will have a goodly nuaber of fine
speeches, whenever the iouste considets theta
The committees most of thes ate up wi their
but-inae; there are howe". r a great deal ofimat
ter twiore us ; there are no less titan nitnety-rix
propoitiuons to be contidered by taisi Ilousea',
iad I am inclined to think, we in all protablity,
will lsave the pleasure fof takinig our Christlasss
dinner i Cubiattlu, this %-.mitter, trou the num.
ber of speeches that has been made I should
say, and a disposition which seems to pervade
nuast 0of11C hecmebers, we will have a inltitude
to cume; tite hout being late, Mr. Carrol rose,
and intfrmed the Ilonse tt.at an important Crim
had arrived(dinner time.) in which no doubt eve
rv miewhiter of this House filta deep iterrst, lie
therefore tntsved, that when this flhuuseadjournis
it stasnd aadjournted untill 12 o'clock to-wmobow.
The House adjourned.
For the Adcertiser.
TllE MILITIA LAWS.
It is now no longer a densteable propo
sitiul, as to the expediency anI e en ue
cc:'tly of revising the 3iliti.a Lans it
.-tuth Carolina; the only obst.acle in its
:ccompuitthshient is, what shall be the de
IIrts asf sisehti an act that ihall pretcribe the
tchole Late on the suLjret. make the 31 Ili
itn an: eflicieti police in pieac. and an In
prginable defence in war, and secure thte
stability of tle .vsten. ThI.e enbarrass
ments in its execution are not to be cotn
pared viltl the difficutties lencountered nid
over conie uu the Organization: our ua
cesris had to create a code; e have mere
ly to reftorm it; they had to inveun ; we
have to improve it; they hind ncither tights
from the anicient-, nor nodlels front the
inaodern; we have all the advnnt;:cs of
their refleation and experience, added to
the expeiinents int have been made in
our tine. Otce, this subject involved atl
niost innuiiterable questions. from alth con
struction ofconslitutions. down to mere pin
points of policy; the prescribing of the re
spective duties of the ofircer, fron tha high
-st to the tetwest. or that eachi imlight know
his proper power,. exercise his lrivile-ge,.
nod at theonie time be %nibject to -uitable
restr:tinis tad res-pon,ihlilitic., prfesented a
Ierrleatn task in the first orgaiization of
our 31ilitia; and when all circnnstar.ces
are considered, we must more adinire the
excellencies, titan no eatn criticite actd
condemn the defects of that Act which es
tablislied an important wra in our Mili
itry history.
In such a Repultic as onrs. it wassa work
of great delicacy and diffienlty to draw a
line of deniarkation between the salety
and security cf the private citizen and
their strength and firmness that ought to
be possessed. and fearlessly and faithfully
exercised by iho Militia ollicer; it was im
mense labor to analyze the details of such
a subject, and scarcely a less efihrt to gen
erulize them into a system, the combined
plowers of the microscope and telescope
were to be exerted, so that the nearest mud
least object might not elude attention, nor
,t he greaest might
must, alnost it necessity, be tile growth of
time: they tnust be made and moulded to
suit the peculiarities of our position, and
the motdeIs of Europe would no more suit
ts than their monarchies; it could not be
expected thtat a alilitia system should
spring Minerva-hke fully matured from a
first and single act of legislaion; hut cer
iamuly halfa cenutury is snutict for ex
primentas, antd experience can nowv fur
nash us with abundant materials for the esa
tablisbhment of a permanent syrtemo for the
future, until this counitry shall undecrgo
somae great revolution int its institutions or
ihabit ants.
TIhte condetnsation o' tall the Miilitia lawsu
into onec Act tans, lby somet, beent sitppoe)%d
a task !eoo ardintus for tte Le~islature to
acompljiish in so short a spiace as inter
veites betwseen the constti utiatnal time of
assemtbling andn C'hristtma~s, o be il which
a sessiona has never beent (nor probsaly cver
n itl tsac) pratractedl. A long bill is almost
ntinays sure to tbe rejected, as it requiire,
no ardmary stock oaf patience to sit is, "sadh
civility," taitd attentively listen to alt that
mtay be said, as welt as re-ad, in addition
o the research aind refleelin that oiught to
be tue-towed upotn it. Mtich time andl ta
bar tmny be saved lay having a bill proper
ly parepared, so as~io i'xhibiit, either hy be
ing printed part itn italics and lie ather in
plain print, as that the fotrmet may conitaini
what is new and proposedl fair adoptioin,
iad the latter such acts or parts ef acts as
tre noiw of force, whether subthantially or
verbatim, (as it is self-evidlenit the phrase
satogy in many clauses ought to be amen
ded.,)
Thaisaobjct may tie effecte'd bty the modet
of margiutal references to the ddferett acts
(romn whgich the proposed bai mtay be ex
trated.) or to the hections that it proposes
to alter, amntind or rctpeat; with this facil
ity of titnditng the existitig taw, each mem
br can tmake the refereuce fair himnself.
adi can seon re-ceive the necessary inifur
matiun that wilil quatlify him to vote ut
dertanincly aipon the sublject.
It is not to be expected that any one,
frmti mere mretmory, without omeemoranda,
indexes, air references, woulad be able to
giv all the explanations, and mtake the
prut pi anid accurate reference to all the
Acts cotnnetedi with the Miiliti;a, which the
dispatch of Legislative buisiness reqiuires.
Others raise a more general objeetison. that
a code of Mlilitia Laws will take matny
yers before a correct construction can he
giveit by judicial decisions as to the inatent
titin of the Legislature; atnd that thterefotre
it wilt ottly tnd to make "confusion
worse cuinfounded." If this obstacle be
permitted to overcome our effoirts it witl
soon become a barrier to all legi-latint, ats
it has fair ages been a statnding siuimbling
blck in the revision of Stattute anal Comn
mon Law, hut it is far fro:n being as sotlid
as it is specious.
I t will becadm~itted that there is noCom
main Lawr, strictly so called, contained in
the )ilitia Laws, they are all statutory,
andl whatever pre-judic-es naty be enter
tained against codification in :enerai. they
ought certainly not to inaduce the Legisla
tre to surrender the subject in despair. as
impraceticbe or imnossible to be reduned
to systenm, symmerry. and I::biliy: cp
rience nould be aid little I)efif 1 unleas it
led to improverment, ar d he i.rsesit deplo.
table condition of the Militim Lass de
mands that they ohouldl be raisaaed, collec
teLd 1agether and mcade iniaiiible to liase
whIo are bouand to 1,be) thetui TiE. Act
proposead almuld cotamiisu vil the .Vrliti&
Law, scliding tie puatrol aItI aind lite laws
relative its insurreectioais'and i,a jns: if
these lie not embraced 13o"iier dgest sUst
be male, and agaain the oplnuin of 'a ruin
palcr na) be subaslit'aed lir the ouauaority
of tle- Legialsiurr, and an the interim wa
are to lie left groping out A by in diuibit
and darkuess, whero certalu) and ligtK
.-huuld guide our fiootsteps. ;.
Reported Death of the lion Dixon ff.
Lmurrs.-'There is part of our fficial duty,
In tha- performance of* a hach, we expe.ri
ence iore siucere satisfactou, than in the
cairrectiotn of Oiay er:9r no nay have fal
jl inao, through madverence; or been led
auto by unai malorniatiou. Anal this duty
%%as never discharged with sore cordial
feelings of pleasure and alacrity, than in
the prestent lalsance,
From the silence of the Alhama press on.
tle uhject, %c are happy to believo the
clitnent patriao and altesmn. whose de
mte was recently autounced in'the Tele
graph, still live!. cajoying unimpaired
lcalm. Reserved we hope for a long and'
honora ble creer. in the service of his coun
try. as the pride andoramenrof.Alabama
andl to gladdeu the heart of his aged and
lind noher, maid a wvidecircle of ardeutly
atnched firiends and reataves.
These wishes we are more. will be
heartily responded to by all who know
Dr,.xon 11. LewiA-Iuve private worth and
honor public virluc.
Thie croeous statmcnct was derived
frin a stage passetiger ftirom M'bile.
Macon Telegraph.
Circular Leucr to the Special Agents of
1h Post Mlice bepo:aDiient -
POST UrFIC4 D)EPaa-aTssT, -
Novemaber 4th, 1841.
Sin:-The duties assigned you by any
l;rmter imituclaons, as lIpmcl and Confi
deltial A;eut of thi, Departiment, I desire
to ada, Khat of strictly observing ilit nana
tier in i% hicli tie lost Ulfices arm kept in
ibe Sciaon and 'along the lines of route
you moay be called to Kuspect and travel.
- lTh Plosimasier Geueral expects that
every Pust Oltice, whstever msay be its im
portaice, shalh be attended anad supervised
by the Depuaty Postimuter. Thepractico
which I regret to learn has obtained in
matny portaons of the uuned States of one
mnan holdinag the comniolssun of Postmas
ter, whilst another discharges its .dutie,
must be stopped; and when such cases rail
within your knowledge, I desaro that they
shall be made Ibe subject of special report.
Great carelessness in the opcuig and
keeping the mail in insecure places, and
permitting persons other than the Post
master, or his sworn asaistats, to have ac
cess to the sane whetn opening, or after it
is opened, has been charged, in general
lerms, upon Manly of the Postmasters in
the snall towns ani viliages. This evil
must be corrected, and when you hjite ev
idence of the fea, it isezpc that you
will make it known to the prtmntthat
not themselves give their time and atlen
tinnt to the discharge of its duties, or who
vionate or sadler violatious of the rules of
ahe Deparimnt in opening and distrib.
hing the mail.
It is also desirable that you observe the
deporutment of all carrier. and drivers of
muails, and report any misconduct arising
fromt wilful negligence or carelessness and
inattentionl to their enmploycrs and to the
Depsartmena.
Many compl~laints have been miade a
gainst the agents or travelling Postmas
ters on rail ruoad rotntes, youa are expected
t, oibserve. the conduct of each as nmay (all
waithini ahe range of your supervisio...
luforation has becen comumunic ated to
this Departmaena, thtat drivers and carriers
of the maail, olU ihe, more dlistzant a .d more
unimportant routes, are. in the habit of
carrying Ictters ini vioaionaz of law, thecre
by lessening the inc-umie aid the De-part
men t. As this may ho donec in ignioranco
ofa the law. you wit. iniforma zand janstruct
the conaracators to chla-gae the carriers sad
dlrivers Knt toa a aalam- the law in this partic
-nalar. Trhe sct aof lit',, seelionl 20), directs
that all carrier. msalelive.r such letters,
whether scaled oar uunsalad, to the first
Po~t Ulice, at whaicih they arrive aner re
ceiving them, anid tho Pimbtaster is dIrec
ted to rate aind charge the posaage.
If yau becomne satisfied that any Post
Oflice is not oft publie utadily, and not re
g ireald on athe pubtlic iaccommanodation, you
waill report that fact and the reasons fur tho
Upon the active exertiano and vigilant
stupervision of the special Agents of this
De-paramet. mainly dlepenad the regu lariay,
security Aad cuiciency o~f mnail trangpotia
tion, anad I cannl~ot too saronigly ipress up
on you the importane andl haigh responsmi
bility of roar statinss It is to von thec
Poisicta-r Ge-neral musat laook foar aaccurate
inforation upofn all ,Obtjecas pertniniug
toa the out door aaperaiiona oK the Depart
maent. Gave the yar e-dticin aid, and I
do not despair of akintg the Post Office
Department emaiently uselul and popular.
Ve-ry respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
C, A. WICKJFFE.
I Froina the llamhur-e Journal.
JUSTI CE WILL PREVAIL OVElt
TH-E DEPRAVITY OF- AMEN AND
THuE INFLU',NCE OF- MIONEY.
I imve r,-sal in 'lhe Auiru~si: Chraonicle &
Se-ntineal of date, Nov. 29thi; the- following
Legislcataure praoceedl; -'l'a vier the sev
eral, acts ini relationa to Ihe City a C.ingusta.
teI tori ot Comjimon paleas ta.-.reof, and
the Bridge ac'raa' the savannah River."
This is the third atteampt bay the City Gount
cil of Auigusinta t null the tiagishrtre of
Georgia in ading ahaem tosaale me out?
of tmy Bridlge acro-s the savantnah River.
lBnt the Legi-lature wvisely p:-.ssed ana act
at iK- Iat sesin respiectinag myt right to
gether with aothers itn sad property.
I will hterradner make the world acqaa
ted wiah aheir most extraor-dinary Proeee
dings in this ease', anal will contenlt myself
at present wath saying that the Bank ff
the State of Georgia, actually taook this
property from mue ia broad day light by