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ft lCAL.MXNaa! Crmpeaag tas C arktnMarp &*_YoU April 28, IO It smin that I have the pleasure 6 nolinmes of your popular and @ory but-wbee 1 di-have the opportunity, it gives me san faction to say, that I always rise with the Impression that it is one othe most fear less and truly republican journals in the land. In its political principles and ac Lions it is always sound and statesmanlike and purely democraic, aiming to dissem Inst th t impotant principles or afOrM is e x South Carolina has taken sodisdalgished and active a part, and in i&-fabee eat of which her most cmi Unt son 1 1s bent the whole furce of his -at mina, The city of New York is as - s ting, Id the midst of unusual poli s! iexetetebused by thesimnltane wmovenients of the great political par t favor of Oheir respective candidates. Yo will be leased to learn that the CM oU; is Art and fare ost, and I assrt boldly, that the friends at that great man are more nnmetous ai..- -he mass of the people in this city than t of the other distinguished demo Pscandidates for the first office in the eftof the American people. This point, Iam siaro, will not be conceded bytbose whose peculiar voction it is t direct the a.rpm of opieratins of that per ;WTo'~ deiocratic party who prefer sown.e else. Bnt I spelk of the unter rifed, uibought masses, whocare nothing tot am, only so far as they are made to persOnateiMpOrtant principles, wthojudge men by theit acts, and who are attached to th democratic party because they be lihve h (a be the true party oi progr-sa t Seewost they believe it to be its ravor of such legislative action as will seeere MDe good of the greatest ounber. Thte masses wre moved only by great and' everlastiig principles, which touch every individual of the race. Parties merely as parties, are nothing to the masses ; individuals.as individuals, are uothng to them. Show them that this or that man embodies in himself the cause of the millions, that is .aisig him to power the cause of the mil lidis asocured sad'then.- as the repre sentative of a cause does he hecstst or importance. It is of no kind of conse e ow worthy k man is viewed,sim - as an individual: the masses will-not sustain him, and ought not to sustain him, unless he represents their cause. It is in ibis sense that the masses, all over the count.y are moving in their majesty and sttt in their support of Mr. Calhoun; tity believe him to be the great master mind, the bold and energetic spirit, who is-the iatellclual power to stand forth in diefnce of the whole American people. against the csmbited assaults of both ror eign-and doniesic foes; and I hesitate not t6 sd, that if this great American states. nan is presented, and I trust he will be to dhe country as the democratic candidate fgr the Presidency, he will stir up a degree dfeal audenhalniessm in the hearts or the people unparauseld in the history of the demoeralle party. It is in cont ' laion to bold a grand Calhoun Mas.Vecting in the Park for the purpose of liavi6ig an expression of public sentiment. ita tr or the elevation of that distingdisied man to the Premiden cy. This movement of the true democra cy will be so conducted as to give an hon est ezpressiot of the real feelings of the maasses, and will not fail, I hope, or gavrig your-eadesasme idea of the. growing ppij-tyoftbei gret advocate and de heWs. an uathbrized nomina tion of Mr. Va Boron, by the New York3 Legisature, meets widh very general dis appreoval amnongst all intelhgentl demo crats, and nill t d' rather to injure that gestlesani's prospects than othejwze This movenuw at is said to' have origina tod with the lion. Silas Wrig~ht, Mf. \ an Bo r's personal friend and cenfidential ad visor. Thetmajority of the people of'ths city and State are so ay judgmnt, decidedly so favor of the latest period named for the National Convenltiso and vou msay rest iared that the enthusiastic mauner in whiclh she resolution, fixing upon May. 3844; paused thse areat meetiug at Tam maog ll, is-but~eient evidence of thatS J Ssof Eri.--TheS Mr. Dmya.r who se prawtply moved thme resolution, adups edl sTammauy, repelling the unatshur iditation of the caucus at Albany, is we-are infortmed, a young .lawyer uf di. tingtise talent, and a native of the Em erald Isle,ihe land of genius and choquence, from which ahe nuion - derives its ioblest living spftiuen of political porit3'. states snanship''god intellect, iu the person of dou' -C. Oahusotfl N. B&We observe that the F'ebeian attempts to -wreaken theel-ect oris r-eno letion byt saying-it was thba voice of a few. adped late ae night,. &c. &e- &c. A fter the deliberate usppremien,. by that paper end these whose aorgan -it has become, of ahe resoluationS of Mr. Waiddell previously adopted at Tanisnaisy, because at was dis tasteful to tkcssmazwgers-ts representa siieatall such matterS, will pass- with she pisblic fur whbat they are worth and -no mee. [i-efeems nour that Mr. Van Bu ge.'s friens are as eager to suppress--as the friends of .lIr. Calhoun are 'o elicit the trusepinionsuof the people, who wall mark which of them shows the disposition to dodge~ or'turn their backs upon the prioci - plea ofthe-party.--Chatrten Mercury Rans beanig..-A'Meeting'of the-Dem eertieemersof hePennslyvania Le was held in the Capisol on F~ri evnn.April 14.: Samuel Fegely ats which afReport and the foJ Iowin~g resolutions were- adopted, and -ided to be published. -emseIed. That as political parties are insvably associated with every Repub I~ta*1O@eIsameat,' and are brought into .ezsseemGent atsaluftry e rit of in q~y whieb Is 'mnmervative froe insti tatgapi as thennegreat poieal par -tiui whch exist onder one government, gfawe ever maistaieed antagonist prined -~anouncin qdistine- dectaineeth as -*lsb. admimistration of the government, eSiesructioU of its consttutional pow wetpwboiove the permn~s as. eeneney of the Democratic party. sen-. dito the securil' bi freb instit os it:1 our imperatW -1shy; h4a' s of anidon, harinmom and concessmAg ery thing for the cause," so to disciplini -and organize our strength as to present an un broken phalanx to our opponents. We shall then witness, is in days pist, the Flag or Democracy, which has often led us to victory, again advanced and restored to its ancient triumphant position. Resolved, That we have a decided pre ference for our own favorite candidate James Buchanan, for the Prsimdetct, ad believe that his merits as a statesihan and a citifen, his distinguished qualifications and great services, and his political prin ciples give him just claims to the station : the Democratie party f Pennsylvania will assert the high claims of the State and our candidate before the National Conven tion, and acting in accordance Pith the' principles by which they have always been governed, trill cheerfully abide by the re salt of that nomiriatlob; and act with that harmony and zeal with the democracy of the Union, which bas heretofore distin guished them. Resolved, That we have entire confi deace in the triumphaa't success of the Democratic p~rty at the next Presidential election, and cannot doubt that in sustain ing the great principles of the party. each member will perceive the necessity of ytelding his individual preferences, after a unotiinution made according to our party usages, and will then give his cordial sup port to the cominee of the Natiounal Con rention. Resolved, That this meeting approves of the suggestion, already nade by the Democracy of several of ilhe Sntes, that the National Convention for tho smmnina iion of candidates for President and Vice President of the Usited States, should bb held in the city of Baltimore, in May. 1844. Resolved, That the Democratic party of Yennsvlvania should adhere t* its an cient usage of selcting defltaese to the National Convention by ndemmcraicstate convention- of de!egates assentlcil accord ing. to the invarite custom of the party, whu n ill seltect a dr.legatitn io represent time stb equal to tihe whole numiber of Senators amll Representatives in Congress. and',-st far as Pennsyluania is conternced, we er.trely disapprove of :he clection of delegates by Congressional districts. Resolved, That ite recommend a denit crntic state convention to he held on [the 4th of March next, A. D, 184-1. to be Cum posed of delegates equal to the number of Senators and Representatives in the state legislaturo, cad to be-elected hy the sever al counties and Senatorial districts accord ing to the represcutation to which they may severally he' entitled, amin for the purpose of producing as much uniforlity as iay be practicable as to times of the electism of delegates throughout the stap. it is recommended that such dclegates be elected in the several-counties at any time succeeding the Ist of January. A. D. 1841. Resolred. That the delegates to the convention of the 4th March 1844, ,ill have the important duties to perform of selecting suitable delegates to represent the State in the National Convention. forming at Eincloral Ticket, and also of nominating a candidate to be strported fly the democratic party in Octiaer leIl, for the high and important oflice of Gorernor of Pennsylvania ; and it is recommended to the several counties to give such notice of the primary and county meetings, as will procure a full atendance of tme mem hers of the party from which will he se lected delegotes,- who 'Vill faithf5ully pro mte the wishes as well aste imipor:ant intrhstorethe peopale they rhpresenmt. .. F'ORE IGN. [l'romathe Sewe-Oreans lke,.21smaustj Stil later from Campeack3. -Yester damy morning, the schooner Ruosario, Caps. Duie. arrived in our port. hnming left Campeachy on the- nightof the 13th inst. lv this arrivaml we have received the -enoletin del Espiritu del siglo," publish ed at Cammpeachmy, up to mime 13thm iftst., inclusive. We learn from persons on'iarud thc gbsurio. thau the rnsmor relative to the ad vance af'thie Mexican. isn thme interior o' the counmtry'. was correct. It appears that 2000X Mexican troops had omarchecd as far as hsudiani villnac of Tliscncula. about I8 miles from-Merida ; that there shey were encountered in amid surrounide4 by she later, amnd all accotunts rendered'iW probia ble tin', time Mexicants wool'! lie compelled to surrendsered in a body or ho cut to pieces. A getsentn who left Sisal on th-:~ 12th, informs us that di! PtMontezuma wa the only steamer off Sisal. She hmad bmeen for some weeks cruizing watiin absort dis tance of dhat town, and had dischcrged a great miany 64 pound shot: but fortunately snssr of them had passed over the town. and thme few that fell within the walls, had donme little injury. The weather through ut Yucatan, and partNeularly, at Cant peachy was boginrnotg tu he insemnsely lint, aud symptoms of s'te usual epidemic visi tation lad already- mnado'their appear ane. Trhis it was stupposed, -wonld con tribute as effectuatly as-Ycananese vatlor, to drive away tho Melxicas fromn Cam pachy The little sheet published at Canmb'ea ehy, gives time particulars in its number of tha ltinst., of an encounter between the Yucataunese and Mexicans in or near the village of Tixkokob. The Mexicans entered the town on the 10th in5:., and the enggement lasted from nine o'clock, A. M., tIl 51.P.M. From the unotlicial ac counts panlished, it seems that the Mexi cns were not dislodpged, though they'suf feed great loss. On the part of the Yst eatecos, nineteen men wore killed and fry wonded--am~ong the laster four'or feers. On that of the Mexicans the loss is stated to have been four times as great. AAer the battle, the Ytcatanese retied in ood order, and fell back-on the village of Noo. Ti be Campeachy paper a're filled with the most earnest and energetic appeals to the Yueatanese. to exterminate the Mexe cans. The latter are represented as a set of bloody-minded and ruthless barbarians, who are aufteted to the shores of Yucatan solely by sanir :instinets and the ldve e plunder. Wben the village of Motrei fll into the hads of she- Mexicans, the ln.ifidelares that the soldiery seized upon a number ofyoung giuis, sin com* mitted tha niust Infamous segs upon their personS. Such strocios ylatisi ofvery priciple3 orwarrfaie.'mog civd iced natiohs.justiygntilea the lavaders to universal reprobation. The paper contain nothing more of pairticiular intiet."~ [From the sam. 22d inssL InAportant from Mei-ico.-Tbhe U. S. sloop of war Vincennes brought to Pensa cola several of the San Antonio prisoners who have been libetated by Santa Anna. One of them, Mr. Mavrick, arrived in this city yesterday. From him and other re liable resources, ,e bate received Idier ac counts from the Texan prisoners. Col. Fisher. Greeh, and others, in all eighteen, bad reached Perote, where they were in ebains. It tts repo-ted In Mezico, that Mr. Elliot. the British Consal in Texas, had written a lettet to Santa Anna, in which was a reqest if President Houston, that Santa Anna would treat the prisoners well, though theiy had a&ted contar!y to his (louston's) orderv in crosihg the Rio Grande! If lKift news be correct it is the mo brautal act of the age. and entitled Sanmuel Iloustou td the appellation par ecelence of ",uonster." It is equivalent to volunteering the information to the 1fexican Government, that bis unfortunate countrymen in chains were a banditti, and nutit objects of humane and christia treatment. 51r. Booker died at Pcrote on the 3d of April. from w-urnds received from a gun discharged by a drunken Mexican soldier at his commandicg officer. 51r. Brenham's death is confirmed. Fitzgerald, wounded at the time Dr. B. was killed, was inhumanly treated by the Mexican Captain before hit death. The British minister had procured the relense of the iwo Riddles, andl Capt. O'Phelan. a fiend or Fitzgcrald, with whom he hai foughl in Spain. courru Crittendao land beenl expected at Tamrpico. where there was an order for his rel-ase. Bur he was sent on to, the city of h-xIico. mad- %% ii thcro be liberated. In cztraordinarry entrrier arrived, in Vra CruZ utf the tb inst., and was irn inudltely despattoed for Campeachy, it was-rid*iosed in cntisequeinc of jaftifra tionrteceived respecting the mbvements of Coninidoi Moore. It was reported at Tampico that the or der to decinate the priuoqers retaken after the affair at Salmilo, had beetn carried into efrect,-and- that of the one hundred and sixty five, sixteen had been selected by ballot and shot. Santa Anna waill of a faver on the 1st inst. In life city of lexico. citizens were daily bruught in anl made to join the almy. They were gencrally chained in couples, and put under the ch:arge of a drill officer as soan as they arrived. la was said that Santa Ma,, finding it difficult to bubdue the Yucatenus by arms, had adopted the expedient of sending troops there to eat out the substance of that province. nud thus starve them into terns-. It was sta ted that he contemplated despatching no less than thirty-five tiotsatid of these lo custs upon that errand of famine-this seems rather improbable. Navarro. one of the Commissuiers con nected with the Santa l-'e Expeditiou,was yet in prison ir. the city of blexico; but in good health and spirits. It wasconsidered by all persons that the attempt of' the Mier prisoners to esenpe after overpowering the guard. was an it. sane project. Thecy wore at the timeo in the midst of the enemy's country, andl otatilly uacaquainted with the localities. Escape wvas hardly possible land there been no erdamyto resist tirein. Sr. Domingo.-We learn from Capt. .oore, of thec schooner Falcon, that the city of Si. Dominago surrendered to the frces of the new governtient of H ar i,. on the 30th unI, * aier a slight skirmish. ini with ten or twehive only were killed. .y. Y. Jour. of Comt., 2Ith inst. 6a Earthquake at Porto Cabr!!o.-We an from Capt. F3arrel, of the brig llcenriegta, that an earthrinake occurred at Porto Cabello, oft the 4th itnst. of ft o'clock, P. 3tt. producing great alarmz amotng the in ahiants, several of wliont, for security epent thea night dn ba'ard of the brig. Thouugh the shock wa severe, an dama3c resulted to proprty.-Ibidl. From Florida.-By tie U. S. rfcamer Gen. Taylor, Capt. t'eek, ;arrived last evening:, weo received-the' hezl.~unville Trop~ical Plant. of the~ 1hth insi., v.lich paper says-"WVe tnote theO return of thec entlemenc wsho .eome weeks past visited Jaiter and the Sothern coast foir the piUr peeof examining sire endntry'and select mtg locations for furiher emnigratiuns and settlement ; they spbak in ,the highest terms of the elitmate tand soil. conafirin'gi, every thing heretofore said ofibais charm ing and productive section of wur beautiful and luxuriant peninasul. .IThey state that hi'y fotmnd on sonic of tire Indian old filil stalks of sugar caintaini ifsy-four joats, a growth, unparalleled. we vetnture, to asSert, by nny other su'gar lauds in the world. They also staic the remnoval of' the New Yorkecrs from Kipperskeia,where they first settled, to the Alprisfohec creci ; they are thrivitng prosperously, and are delghted with their new residence.-Sa tvlm)al'Gfbrgian. The *turoperan correspendent of the Richmond Engqrirer, after stating the faic: that England still retains dime institution of slavery a her Eastern colonies, says: a"We shall soon hear of our fugitive slaves who effected their escape from their owners by she aid of the fasbionabie Phil anthropists-the practical A bolitionists the British emissaries for distoarhing A me rican repos-being conveyed to the West Indies from Quebec !! ! They ate in a destitute condition, and they will he for ced to go-c.Iene, moiec. Nothing is more certain. Their service, are now re qired on sugar plantations, and Great Britain will not hesitat, a moment about transporting them.-They-are numerous, and have become visions for swant ofew ployment. Iastead- of- bejbg- well fed andi well -clothaed'- as they were by their masters, they are halfitarved and'naked. Ater having been instumental -it' efi'e ,:n their:, -winess, Gat Imitin Rill claim mdch credit for remo1nn; them free of chaie. to a climate mori congenial to their nature"! HINCELLAMEE58. Death of Commodore Porter.-The l'tuil adelphia Gazette publishes the followini extract of a letter from a relative of Com modore Porter, in Cone-ontinople, con taining some interesting particularl df hi last illness and death. The Commsoduri had been for some years in very feebli health, and latterly had beent exceedingl: p rostrated. On the 27th February la. io was seized with an attack of pleurisi and pericardij, which itter a fcr days o intense suffering, terminated fatally on thi 3d of March. The letter proceeds tosay FareAt. Mdrch 3. 1 p. m. The pobr Commodore is no more. It died without pain and - scarce a struggle at exactly 12 meridian. To the last w, had no reason to believe he was sensible All that could he done by the most assi duous at untiring attention to rellevi him in his last moments, was dour. Na ture was ecausted. and to psdge from hi tranquility, we may safely say that (o some hours previous to his decease be wa insensible to pain. lie now looks as tran quil as if asleep', and his countenance show no torture he has been enduring for th last five days. ie seemed to have dpre sentiment for some time past of his up proaching fate, for he aflen repeated to u that he felt he would die sood. By hi last will Commodore Porter directed tha his body shuld be interred at the foot c the dagstatT. This will be dene. His bod will be put in a leaden cbffin with an out er one of mahogany. Commodore Mor gan will be written to, to request huim t send a vessel of war to convey the remain to the United States as it wuuld be ver imprper to leave them here, since.th prolicrty may pass into other ltatids. Th morning of the day he was taken ill. h took a long ride tir the carriage ho ha lately purchased. I went with him. I appearcd to sufer much pain, and I urge hitm its vain to return home. The road were deep wish msud, and as the carring is rather heavy for the horses, they wer obliged to stop once or twice fur breati and once fell; still he ordered the coach inarr to drive on. lie leaned back hi head und- groaneil, as if sutrering grem pain. but uttered' no complaint. On ou return he was completely claussed, an he was'aimost carried to his bed. . 6.sDAY, March 5th. A deep grave has been dug a few yard to the northward of the flagtuff; it is line aud I-oored with bricks. A flooring oif oat en boards is also laid down to prev.ent ih etrects of the dampness. There will. b three cofitus. viz:-an inner one of lea made air tight and filled wi:h rum - nem a walnutt casing covered with black clot with the letters D. P. in brass nails on th lid, it being found impossible to have a sil ver plate engraved here. In the grav will be placed an outer coffin of strion deal stained black, in which the collin wi be deposited. Invitations have been issue to all the diplomatic corps. ard the Amei icons here for the funeral ceremonies hi; si the weather is had, I fear the atictu dance will be suall. Mow .r March 6th, 3 p. in. The funeral-is over. It was attende by the attachcs of several legations an all the Americans resident at Pera. Th ministers who were not present theriselve or who had not sent representaives set letucrs of condolence. After the funera the Americans present assembled an passed the followitng resolutions.-ls1 That they would wear crape for the spar of one monrh-2d. That letters of cond' nee should be sent to M lrs. Porter-3'1 That copies of resolutions should be sen to the Departmous of S:ato, to Mrs. Por er and to the family here. Signed by al thte Americans in Pe'ra. From thae Sacannah Repdian. COLiiMBUS ROBBERY-CONFES slO)N OF WM. JACKSONJ. We bare received a brief statemeni nrtad tinder oath. whsich contains the sub sance of the conifession of one of the rot bers of the Culumbus lsrsurance Compa ny. Jheckson, whnse necessities were grel was~t first approached by Mcleen, wh tuld himt he had a finte plan on fo, ft the adlv:tntage of bioth. This plan was in a subseqluent conversation, d:sclosed I Jackson, who, at 6rst, declined havin any thing to do with it, bum cobsenite' ftcr somefire interviews. Bass was I :et S.i;00 or *I000 nut of the Bank. an Jacksont was to go disguised as a foreigti er. andl purchase somne gnld with it. Jack sont, after trying in vain to-disguise hin self, attempted to back out, hut was pel suaded to go forward. Mr. Murdock ha gone home s'itha the M~ys, when it wa fist proposed to make the attempt. Bas went in quest of Murdock, uno officer the Company,. and procured the key. Bai was to remain in the Bank tn make up i cah accuont, atnd while Mlurdock wea gone to the Lyceum Hall, Bass was to I lcket, np-tuathe Bank after they hud take out the money. The conspirators tret into the Bauk about dark, and were cot caled behind a bedfin an n'djoinin~t roonr The signal was given by Bass, who cleare hi Ihreat, as soon as the, vaulk was we opened. The candle w'as now blown on Murdoek was scnred anid was told bs McKeen that if "he chirped he should slaughtered." Attempting to. escape,- b was thrown down and choked. After leaving- tihe Bank' they round negro, to whom 31eKeen said, selr yom master to come to. the gate." 'The negr belonged to Col. Lewis, and this ocenrre on the lot where Col. Lewis lives. Doc not know that Jr was Col. Lewis who rc eeived-the money. Such are some of ths details of tbe plean of robbery as disclose by Jackson. M'eKoen carriedaho carp4 ba, in which a portion of the money wa conveyed away, from his own rootm Mc Keen informed Jackson that ho was deliver the bag to Col. Lewis. A Spirited Girl.-A Boston paper tell of a young lady, who having been severs times insulted by some fellow who dogge her in the street, provided herself with handful of Cayenne pepper and sul which she threw into the eyes of the dati dy, the next time he accosted ber. Thi ..... a ,ame ecpto s .. bclo Return of IFrA. E. Jones.-We know L : not when' *w have bal the pleasure of communicating to oat readers a more grn- - tifying piece of intelligence than the ful lowing announcement in the 31obile Ad- = vertiser of Friday, the 21st inst., of the arrival in that city of William E. Jones, - ; tidings which will be1muiled %% ith heartfelt joy by his unmerous friends and admirors - in Georgia.-Sentinel. s 'Yesterday tnorning, Judge A. Ilnich Sinson. Wm. E. Jones and Samuel A. * laverick, who it will he remembered F were taken prisoners in San Antonio, I Texas, in November last by the Mxicans, f. arrived in this city from Pensacula. They arrived at the port last nnamcd on the 16th 5 inst., in nine days fiom Vera Cruz, on thte U. S. Ship Vinccnnes, F. Bucharaa,CO1r :nander. The gentlemen named above, e all owe their rel.ase to Oir intervenrion iof our Minister ut lelxico, Gen. W. Thomp i son, and the intercession of distinguished individuals of their acquaintance in the U. - States. We are gratifed to featn from J .udge flu lchinson, that jost previous to - their sailing from Vera Cruz, intelligence s was received, which may be relied upon r as authentic, that George Van Ness, C. S Peterson, L. Colquhoun, John Bradley - tad Jas. Trueheart, had also bein re 6 leased, at the insta-ne of Gen.Thompson, a and the interposition of theii friends in this - country. - Alesirs:.flutchinson and Jones give it as tb * their decided opinion, that the Texan pri- Cr S sooers taken at Mier, were recaptured, e I after making their escape from their guard, c f anal we aio pained to stats, that ii is pro f bable the order of Santa Anna' t shoot " every tenth man was obeyed, and out of tI the 10 who were retaken, 16 were taken D out for execution, though it is said one out 5 of the number escaped, with only a slight ' y wound, and alter a search in every direc- ti e tion by the Mexicans, fur three days' af e terwards had not been discovered." L Arrrst of the British Consul at .Mobile. I t -A personal altereation occurred a few L days ago in Mobile between Col. Fitzger. C s aId the British Consul at that port and e e Thomas Stringer. Esq., Justice of the ti e Peace, relative to certuin legal proceed , ings against a man charged nith stealing a - a boat frum the British ship' Elizabeth. tc s Thereupon a warrant was issued on com- p t plaint of 5ir. Stringer, and the consul was 3 r summoned to answer before the Mayor to d the charge of "riotous and'disdrderly con- if duct." Col. Fitzgerald was arrested on I Thursday and incarcerated in the same s cell with a British sailor accused' of mutiny, ti and confined there by order of the Consul. His pockets were searched and be was e treated in every rcspect like a common F e culprit. Protestirg against this treatment, d he was told'he would be admitted to bail, a t which, however, he declined, and after an t h hot~rs confinement he was brought before e the Mayor, who itnposed a ine of $M0 on I- him, which was immediately dischorged e by'scver'al respectable citizens. g It is said that ia full statement of the i1 case has been transmitted to Mr. Fox at d Washington. T'f Herald speaks of the c - utter lack of courtesy which distingu'ishca u it the entire proceeding in becoming terms i: of reprobation.-N. 0. Courier, a SuI ical Operationi aid Mesnieris. L A very interesting and satisfactory de d inonstration of the value of the magnetic c a influence in Surgery was shevn on Fri. b s day last. b A young lady who his been distressed d I for a long time with a polypusin hernose, dI had it remzoved while in the maguetic .sleep. e She was put inio that state by Dr. t -Gibbs, and the operation per'oirmed hy Dr. . S. Fair, in prescuce of Dr. T. Wells and t several oathers. - During the operation, which is a very II painful Otne ordinarily, she evinced no d symptom of cennsciousncss. The tumor ii was removed by lacerating it with the for- al cep's and takena away by pieces, and Dr. I . F. iunformsi us that be intentionally used more force th'ani usual, to test the extent of , the insenisibihty. Imruediately after, a .curvedl metallic probe was passed into her .throat through the nostril without her .flinchin;; at all. WVhen the last portion ' .was iremoved, hetr organ or irthfuln~ess waas . *:.d anLd Ice laughLl hear:.y, and fi r tua was excitcd and she sung. ~. After the bleeding was over, her arms o wore both paralyzed by Dr. Gibbs. and ,,lcft so. She was theta awaakedI, and they I remained so until their rigidriy and insen nsibility had been* satisfactorily tested," dI when they were relicved iy the operator. t .All pressuit were cotnvinced ol the success a .of tho experiment, and wve have the an- d1 .thority of three physicians for the truth of 5 .the above report.-outerna Clhroniste. ii 5s Thle Temperance Caue.-We are gra a tifled in learning that' the Temnperanaco ,f cause is going athead with a pcrfect rush a in llamabnrg. Withtn the last few days. some twenty-five or thirty names have e a been added to the pledge, amzong whom r ettre several bard cases ; but they have set ti a an example every way worthy of follow itntg, and we ho'pe ere long to see our fat- A .vored and flnourishing city rearing for her- p ~. self a name to which she is so justly enti dtied. Not- onaly have 'heod 'hfand middle 11 aged como forward atnd enlisied in the, ranks'of the tee-totallers, but we see tVhe . Syoung and rising gen,-ration of our city IL ,boldly standing up uder the bright and ( e Slori'us banner of Temperance, resolved I to -do or die." c a Wheu this ennobling workis performed irwhen the last drami drinker shall have iL o given uit his cups, and leaving behitnd the d soul-destroying liquor, look abroad upon ,s this fair earth and know himself to be a ,.man once more-then may we in truth e bid God speed 10 the destiny of flamburg d -the will we look upon her as a beautiful t city, possessing wealth and freedom. Ilea y en speed etn the cause for ourselves, and. .of our common contry !--Iaa. Jour. 8 0 The Paris correspoode: of the Nition- ft al Intelligencer writes that he has received Iinformation of a wonilerful progress in iSweden of the Temperance cause, which tI d the King, the Prince Royal. ad hlerzelius, e athe renown savant, promote with the most active zeal. All distilleries have been b ,:Isuppressed at conasiderablo cost, ont the , Royal estates, and the whole number sup Lpressed thrqtughout the roal is supposed to exeed fifty' thousanid. t WEns t:soA r ,AY C. 14?. Ille zciW eeing to the Pillars of the Tempple of our LibcrIes.ad if it mustfall, we teill Perish amk: the Ruinse.'' ftiai ~ r FO R PRZIstDZE NT t JOHN C. CALHOUN, ubject to the decision of the Democratic Republican Convention, to assembl in May.184t-, as recommendtd by the itates of Mlaryland, Michigan, Kentucry. Lou isiana, New Hampshire. lassachusetts, Alabama and Mississippi. UT We call the auention of our readers to e frst page of to-day's paper, for a selection am the. latest foreign news. and a lengthy ac unf of the villainous transacutions of a coan -el who has been prowling about this State. der the garb ofa Tempcrance Lecturer, by 10 name of Appktei. 87 We aie reqinested io state, that Col. 0. lowles. declines being a candidate for re-elec )n to die office of Ord'n y of this District. DEMOCRATIC MEETING. An adjourned mieting was held in the Court ouxe on the 1st inst. Col. WuistFK Baooss having takeW the hair, Gent. Bonham moved that a Commit e of thirteen be appointed, to submit resolu ans expressive of the views of the meeting. ad to propose seven gentlemen as Delegates the State Convention of the Repubican mrty, to be held in Columbia on the fourth onday in May, inst. Whdreupon, the Chair appoiited the follow. g Committee, viz. Gent. X. L Boohm. bert Jennings, Esq., Maj. John Homes. Wi y Iarrison, Col. John Hill, John C. Ailen, tob B. Smith. Win. Daniel, Tillman Wat )n, Tiomai G. Key. George Boswell, John oy, ahd Dr. J 0. Nicholson. The Commit'ae after having withd:awrfor short time, presented the following Resolu ons. which were una'nimously adopted: WararAc a Convention of the Democratic publican party of this State, is to assemble a Columbia, on the fourth Monday in May, ist., to take into consideration the time of nding a National Convention, to nominate a indidate for the Presidency, the principles pon which such Convention shoald be organ. 'J. and the mode of selecting delegates -to end the same; and whereas there is 'an ef rt makang to change the time of the meeting rthe National Convention from the May pre. eding the election of President, which has ien the usual time, since Coventiow have .en resorted to, as the mode of selecting can. dates, Thereupon, be it Resoled, 1. That the National' Convention should t assem'.,e sooner than May 1844, and that e insidious attempt of certain political parti as, in Virginia and New York, to hasten the e of its meeting to Novemsber 1843, and that o alter no lea. then seven States bad -area r cxpressed their pretfcrence for the usual e, is fraught with danger to the harmony of s party, and may pirore fatal to the success our principle~s in the approaching Presidsn a election. 2. Recsolred, That the party abould select r its candidate, that statesman who is open ~the fewest objections; who can best unite ' ,pport of the whole Demoeric party, and hse geniu, exp.'lence and priviples. bist him to bringA bac~k the Governtnent to its igincT. purlity. 3. .>cier.!. T ~r the Hon:. JOHrN C. CAL OiUN, in coniequence .f sis long and faith. at 'ervices ini tie National Legislature and athe Cabinet, and his unflinching devotion to . princinles of Ltepublicanism, is deservedly nona the foremost of the Democratic candi azes for the next Presidency of the United as; and whilst we will support the nomi e of a National Convention, assembled in lay 18i44, and organized upon correct princi cs we feel constrained to express our faLt siueton that lin is the most suitable candidate, adr whom we can wage the approaching antest for equal rigks.. We do' therefore nanimously nominate him as our choice for e next President. 4. ReadLLed, That the Hion. F. WV. Pickens, .T. Traylor, Wyatt Iomes, B. C Yancey, '.L. Griffin. Jacob Bi.'$mith, and Dr. Them. ake, be appointed Delegates to represent te iitric to Edgefietd, in ttie State Convention, he assembled on the fot'sth Monday of May, ist.t and that the Hon. John S. Jeter, and resl. M. L Bonhasa, be appointed a Ceont otamittee, to fill aufj vacancy which may on ur in the delegation. Major WVm. Damtel aaioved that the proceed age he publishe'd in tdie Edge&ed Advertiser. The meeting thes. adjourned se die. WiIITFIELD BROOKS, Chsirusa. C. Yeascr, ay Heuar, &cretariea. .T. Mo.as gTThe f'rench Chamber of Deputies have ranted the sum of 2A,5000 francs, for the overmnt to forward to the surviving suf rers of the Earthquake at Gnadaloupe. Mail Coneeric.--T he Charlestea'krcury of' e 29th nIt. says: " We understand that the antract for' carrfing the mail betwee sue orti and South is closed, and that these will a no change in the present arraugessent by bich the Mail between Charlestol and the orihern cities is transp'orted by the Wilming o bknfr'