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VOLUME VIII E&QfAbXl C ourit ouse, S. C., 3anary 10, 844 1. .
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:DECEBEi 14th, 1843.
ORDES, No.
P URSUANT to orders from Col. J. C.
Sproull, an Election will b" held in the
Edgefield Squad'ron of Cavalry, at .Edgefield
C.' H., on Saturday the 13th January next. for
Brigadier General, of the First Baigado of Ca
valry, S. C. Militia.
Captains J. J Sentell..A. J Hammond, and
W. Harrison, will act as .Managers,
By order of Maj. J. E. Smyley.
JOHN F. SPROULL. Adjutant,
--2nd ltegt. Cavalry, lst 3rigade S. C. M,
Dec.20 4t .47
Ikissolution..
THE firm of GOODE & LYON, was this
day dissolved -by mutual. consent; all
persons idebted to us will please call and set
tle with S. F. Goode, who is alone- authorized
to settle the business of the firm.
GOOf)E& LYON.
Dec. L 1843-,
The Subsciiber wouldfiake this opportunity
to return histhanks to . 'aind the com
munity in general, r. the lib' al patronage
they, have conferred, on him"f the last ten
years. He intends carry the
J erehant Talorin'
Business, in all itsbsanches,' at the oldstand,.
and hopes by strict -attention to business, to
merita continuance of those %ivors which have
beenso liberally.bestowed on him.
JOh1N LYON.
Dec. 1, 1843.
Dec.12. tf 46
Notice.
LL persons indebted for work done at the
L. Saw Mill, are requested to come forward
adsettlc their accounts for the.yieai 1842, eith
e; by note, or otherwise; and those having dc
n'ands against .theestato of Jesse Swears .mgen.
de'd.,'are requested to hand in their' accounts,
properly attested.
:JAMES SWEARENGEN.
October 18 .tf 38
. otice
A L. Persons having any demands against
the Estate of.A. Delatighter. deceased, are
requested to render them in preperly attested,
accordingto law, and all iiidebted are earnest
iyiequested to make immediate payment.
"S^ANIER.- Administrator.
.A CY DELAUG HlTER,
Dec 4,1843 tf. 54 . Adm'trir.
-Final Notice.
ALLPersona indebted to the Subscriber.
ALL on lyotes"and Accounts,' due in mv old'
business,-which-expired the 1st January, 1843.
are hereby. notified that longer indulnence can
, not be given.. *E B. PRESLEY.
Edgefeld, Oct 10, 184l3 . tr 37
-Notic~e
A1 the Sale of B. A. Wallace, deceased,
are solicited t...pay tbie claims. now du e
his .Estaio.
H. R. SPANN, F-xecutor.
'Dec 12, 1843.' .if'46
To Plraters # Mferchants.
TBEG leave to infori ytiu, that I continuei
Kth.,WAREHOUSE and COMtMISSION
BU5rNESS.at my old stand, known as the
.WATERt-PROOP WAREHOUSE. Detach
ed'asit is froni-other buildings. its location ren
ders-it aearly. as:secure from fire, as if it was
fire- proof. The floors have been elevated above
the high ~water mark of the great freshet of
May, 1640.
4Planters will thus be secured from the possi
bility of loss and damage by freshets. -
Ilavail myself of the present ocain to re
turn my thanlistYo my friends and pfatrons,.fo r
theirjliberal support durin'g the past season.. I
solicii'Abin thern aqd ihe publie generally, a
contiuanef this conldence, andassure them
qti t i eter'n for illeir patroniage, I will use my
btiffipersonal - fforts to piomote and protect
tiieir igterests, cominitted to my' charge. In
ddition. tothis assutduce, I pledge inyself that
I willin'no case purchlase a bale of cottoni, di
iectly'ofindirectly." 1 will attend personally to
tiealeand forwardig Qf cottOO to Savannah
orthbiresten; aLqdito the salg of Bacon, Floui-,
&c.'h1i.,.and to the reteivingiand forwarding
of go'ods..to the :diijeountry. .Having a .fine
wharf attached to my W'arehouse, no w~harfuge
w'ill be .charged ori.otten tqiny came, either
for sale'or to be fordia to Savannath or
Charleston.
My coammissions for selgg cotton, wili ie
-25 cents per bale, and 124.cents .for forwvard
ing. I will also attend to the'baiyiiiof'godds
pe'r order.
Very respectfully, yours, &c.
- G. WALKER.
Hlanburg August 2, 1843
August 9 .. . 6m 28
.*- 'P. S. BROOKS,
ATTORNEV AT LAW.
Office 'pesto Mr. Comapty's Hotel, Edge
field Cour Iotgg, S.- C.
MISOiELLA.EOUS.
Sentende of Death.--Me. find in'the las
Temperance Advocate, the sentence' o
John L. Brown. for aiding a slave to run
away from her master. The crime is out
'of no small niegnitude in our society, bu
we have wished that the punishment foi
such an offence could be mitigated without
danger. The punishment tunquestionably
appears too great for the crime, and yet,
without a penitentiary systemtwe fear that
no other can be' substituted for ofences of
this nature; and we think also, that if we
had a penitentiary. many'whose hands are
stained with the blood of a fellow being,
and who, from sympathy, or the general
antipathy to take away life, almost entire
ly escape punishment. would be certain to
spend their days within its cells. But it
was neither about the crime or punishment
which we wislied to write ; but of thesen
tence itself passed upon the convict, by
that truly humane. enlightened, and chris
tiau Judge, the lIon. J. B. O'Neall.
Though it is the sentence of death, yet it
breathes mercy, hu mauiy and lorgiveness
in.every line;. the guilty mano is directed to
sue for pardon to Him who never said to
any nat, "seek ye my face in vain,".in
language so touching, and so full of elo
quence, that we cannot forbear giving our
readers the lollowing-the concluding par
agraphs.-Camden Journal. .
Remember now thy Greator in the
days of thy youth," is the language of in
spiced. wisdom. This comes home ape
propriately' to you, at this trying moment.
You aro young, quite too' young to be
where you are, and if you had remember
ed your Creator .in your past days, you.
would not now bein the felon's place to
receive a felon's judgment. Still it. is not
to late to remember your Creator;- he
calls early, and toe calls Into ; hetrotches
out the arms of a father's love to 'you, to
he vilest sinner,. and says "come unto tue
and be saved."
You can 1.rhaps read, if you can, read
the Scriptures ;-read- them without note,
and without comment, and pray, to God
for his assistance, and you will be able to
say, when you pass from prison to execu
tion, as a poor slave said, under similar
circumstances,.'-1 am glad myiFriday has
at last cane.":
If you cannot read the Scripiures, the
ministers of ourholy religion, will be ready
to aifyon, they will read and explain to
you, until you.will be able to understand,
and understanding, to call upon the only
one who cn help and save you, Jesus
Christ, "-the Lamb of God who taketh
a vav the sin of the world." To him I,
commend you: and through him may you
have that opening of the day-spring of
mercy from on high, which shall bless you
here, and crown you in. an everlasting
world, as a saint forever, and for ever.
r'partcd for IA :Courer and Enrnircr
COMMON. PLEAS & CH1MiBERS.,
Before Judge Ulshoeffer,
.ingular Case.-Or. Tuesdzzy of last,
week. Judge Ulshoefl'er was called otn to
decide as :knotty a case as ever came
within his praciee asJudgo or Counsel
two Albino Negroes. who, -had been ex.
hibiti:g at Peale's Museum, were brought'
before him on awrit of habeas corpus, by
a negro named John Jones, from Dutchess
Couty, who claimed. them as his chil
dron, while another neg-o from. Shrews
bury, N. J.. name" John Mannah,claimed.
them as.his own offspring. Jones swore
that he'lad hired the children out about
two years ago to a mna'aned Rusted for
exhibition, and that he had never seen
them since, but he brought numerous wit
n-essesfrom Dutcheis country.,.who knew
him and the~ children, and all swore pos
itively that they belonged to Jones.
On the other hand, Mannah produced
evidence .that the. ehcildrcen were hts,
and were brought up by'him fro~m infant
cy, and that hie had hired themfor exhi
tion a feiv weeks-ago. . In this state of the
case, both. parties swvearing p)Qitiv.ely to
the, identity of the children,. Judge Ut
sb,)effer,. was nou-plussed, and he ad
journed the caso over until Satutrday.
.lIn the meantime 'Mr. Niles, counsel for'
Maunnah, receiveud itnfortmation that two
other Albino children were exhibiting in
assachusetts, and he took measures to
have them broughit to this city, where they
arrived yesterlay morning.
Whlen the ca'.e catie up for the hearing
for Tuesday, Jones and Mannahi still stuck
to it that the above boys belonged to them,
and whbile disputing as to tihis, the two
otlierboys were slyly introduiced into the
room. The astonishinment of all pairties at
tiis denouement was ludicrotjs itn the ex
reme.. Mannah.stared at the tnew corn
ers.-as if he. doubted -his ownt eyes, atnd
Jones who knew these at once t.o be his
own, was scarcely less a'stonisheod. -
The boys, too, stared at ea::h oilier with
the most ladicrous seriousness, andI finally
the new comers gave ven- to their feelings
in a regular-break down- dance; which the
sacrcatess of the Judge's Chambers could
not restrain for the instant. Each parent
thus .obtainied his offspring, and.' all -the
parties left the office quite elated at the
result.'
For :Manntah,. Mr.-Niles. For Jones,
Mr. Shufcldt.
.A Mammoth Mfan.Ti is stated --that a
farmer, lately died at Moersted, Belgium,
enormous dimensions. He wats seven feet
itr dircu'iiference, and tho calves of his
legs w'eisas large as the body of an ordi.
nsi' m'in.' His coffin' was three feet wide
and thrue'eftdeep, yet he completely fil
lcd t. ' '-'' -'.
Arrest of Counterfrilers.-A man named
Sarni. Ilayes was arrested on Saturday
night for attempting to change a spurious
coin purporting to. be an American half
E agle, dated 1836' a t the ticket office of
Stickney's Circus, in the Second Munici
polity. Hayes was taken to the Baroune
street prison and searched, when three
more of the same description of coin- was
funud upon his person. Upon Capt. Win
ter's arrival at the prison he searched
Hayes, and found fifteen more secreted in
his clothing, and upon examining the
pavement in front of the prison, sixty
seven others were found, which Hayes
had dropped while being in custody of the
watchman. Hayes was ,brought before.
Recorder Baldwin, who remanded hitm
for further examination. A mai named
Patrick Mdgary, who was in Haye's com
pany, was also arrested at the saute inse,
who had in his possession one of the
same species-of coin. He was examined
yesterday, and sent to the work-house for
sixty days.-N. 0. Bee, 251h ull.
Arson and Murder.-Rev. Mr. Seely,
Pastor ofthe Baptist Cuttrch of Port Rich
mond, Staten Island, has informed us of
a sad calamity that hasjust happened in
his Parish.' Last evening about 9 o'clock,
the dwelling of Mrs. Housman was discov
cred to be on fire. The shutters and doors
being fastened on the inside, the neighbors
were compelled to make forcible entrance,
when the. fire was extinguished. - It was
supposed at .first that no one was. in the
houso, but on going to the bed, the body
ofMrs.'.Housman and'her child weie found
lying - together, nearly consumed.,-so that
when removed, the heads dropped off.
Mrs. Housman ras'seen last on Sun.
day evening. Monday soine ofthe 'neigh
bors 'called at the house and knocked, but
finding it lucked snpposed she' hd gone
away, and no suspiciotr was excited. It
is now supposed thatsome one entered the
house, and having robbed her, set fire to
the bed and escaped through the windows,
the shutters of which closed with a spring
lock. In ro other way can the fact, that
the house was fastened on- the inside be
accounted for. A gold- watch and some
silver known to be in the house are mis
sing.
Mr. Housman is an oyster dealer, and is
now oi his way from Virginia with a load
of oysters. A brother-in-law of Mr. I-Ious
man states that there Were a'tholsand or
fifteen hundred dollars in the house, if Mr.
Housman did not take it with him Mr.
Seely informs us that Mrs. Housman was
a member of his Church, and in every way
an estimable woman. A painful greeting
awaits the return of her husband. The
home lie, left so prosperous he willfind
desolate, and desolated under circumstan
ces chat aggravate the calamity.
Thewhole affair remains a mystery.
We have since learned that Mr. Hous
man has returned, and that the S-1000 to
which we referred was left in the house,
and douldess furnished one of the incen
tives to the villatous deed.
N. Y. Tribune
Indictment for Kising-It is' fortunate
that there are other high crimes and mis
demeanours in the world to be tried -besi
des libels, in which the truth may be giv
en in evidence without referenue to mo
tives. The Gloucester county,'New Jer
sey, Circuit:Court was occu pied the whole
of last week with case of Ware vs. Bate
man, the latter gentleman' having kissed,
with malice aforethought, the wife of the
former.' A great many of the most res
pectable persons of the county have been
examined, and the testimony is not yet
throegh. Mrs. Ware testified positively
to the kissing, and the defendants have
called a great many witnesses for the pur
pose cof invalidating her- credelity..
Elopement .-The town of Lexington,
Mas, was thrown into a great excitement
recently, by the elopemenit of two "young
ladies of fashion with two journeymen tai
lors.
Another.-lt was reported' in this city-,
says the Philadelphia Times of yestorday,
that a certain Lieutenatnt in the U. S.
Navy had eloped with the wife of another
Lieutenant, now absent 'on dluty.. We
are not at iberty to give names as yer. A
duel with unquestiopably be the result of
this affair.
'lErinting Ojpce . dest royed.-On Sun
day night last, about 10 o'clock, Robert
Idague tieutenant of the night Watch of
Pitsburgh, Pa. went into..the offie of the
"Man ahotmt Town," in that city, demo
lished the press, scattered the types,. and
did all the mischief lhe could to the mate
rials. N'opersim wvas ini the office, at th e
time, and i~t is said' that Hague broke the
oflice open before lie .could get' ii. The
noise lie made drew a croyvd around him,
when 'the Mayor camne up, 'and ifagiue
stepped out.. In'consequenice of an act
so disreptablo to the city, thbe Mayor and
Police Commtittee' immediaiey .met and
diischarged himn from his situation oa the
njght~watch. .
-Mammolt Cabbage-We klere shown
a day or twvo since,.by ou'r-friends White
and Donnell; a--cabbage, sent'td'thetn ns a
present fron' Pennell:TaylorEsg.,of'this
county,- weighing -twenty seven pounds,
andl'measuring'four feet- four inches in cir
cumference. 'This would be hard to beat
'in ay --country, and- we venture to say,
never has been equalled in Mississippi.
c'lhmbue, ( Miks.) Deoan
From the Camden Jourxal.
'T'he Slate vs. Bennet Dozier.-Th
Court of Appeals have reversed.. the do
cision of the Circuit Court in this case
and granted the prisoner a new trial.
We understand that-the principal groun
of appeal (and on wthich a new trial wea
obtained) is entirelynew in our Court, am
that it was urged successfully by Majoi
Smart, in an argument of great ability,
exhibiting groat research and legal know
ledge. Supposing his argument would be
interesting to many of our readers. we ap
plied to Maj. S. for a copy for publication,
w hich he has promised us, after the trial
of the prisoner.
We annex the opinion of the Court.
APPEALS, DECEMBER TERM, 1843.
The Slate tvs. Bennet Dozier.
OrtsrOY.
O'Neall J.-In this case, it is only ne
cessary to consider the 'prisoyer's thirl
ground, in arrest 'f'udgment-for that
will avail him. In'2d Hale's Pleas of the
Crown, 260, it is Said, "the venire fucias,
as all other processes of that Court (the
King's, wench) isues in the King's .arne
under the Seal of the. Court and teste of
the Ch. Justice, and always ought to bear
the teste after the issue joined hetwveeu the
King and prisoner." The description of
process to compel the attendance ofjurors
'iu 20 llawk. P C. book 2, c. 41 sec. 1,
is very mouch like the course of our prac
tice in relation to the ventre. He says, "it
is agreed that Justices of tho-goal delivery
may have a pantel so returned by the
Sheriff without any precept or writ; and
the reason given for. it is, that before 'heir
coming, they always made a geieral pre
cept to the Sheriff on parchment, under
their seals, to bring before.them at the day
of their sessions trenty-four out of every
hundred,' &c. " to do"those things which
shall be enjoined them on the part of the
King." &c. This 'is a general venire for
the term, and 'is so far, like ours, and is
only differentr that 'it has no pannel an
nexed, and ours, according to our jury
law has. It is to be observed, that this
general precept is under the seal of the
Justices; and without that would be bad.
The argument is therefere, irresistible,'
even from this authority, which is more~
favorable to the State thanany other,.that
a summons of the jury by virtue of a pre
tended writ of venire, no. under seal, can
not be good. The jury law of 1791, sec.
4, the manner of drawing a jury, and that
a painel cootaining'tihe names of the ja
rors shall be annexed "to the writ of venire
facias. to be issued for summoni g the
said jurors." To be a writ, it must he
tinder the seal of the Court. (Jac. Die.
tit. Writ.) And hence therefore, a venre
not ttndor seal, is no writ, a:sd is not au
thority to the Sheriff to summon the jury.
What effect has the want of a venire not
under seal, for both the grand and petit
jury, upon a prisoner convicted of a cap.
ital felony ! The case ol the People vs.
McKay, 18, J. R 212, is full to the point,
that it'is 'n good gronnd to, arrest the judg
ment. T:idependett of it, I do not per
ceive that there is room to doubt, the writ
for both juries'are ' parts of the record of
conviction." Irthey 'be nullities. it follows
that the prisoner has' not been charged or
convicted by the finding of good and law
ful men of the vicinagc.
The prisoner's motion is granted to ar
rest the judgtnent, and he is remanded to
the goal of Kershaw Disttict, to answer to
a hiew bill of indictment to be preferrcd
against him at ths'iext term.
JOHN IBELTON O'NEALL.
We concur
-J. 5. Rtichairdson,
Josiah J. Evans.
A. P. Butler.
D. L. Wardlaw.
A trite copy : ' A. 11r EnraTo',
Dec. 23, 184A3. C Lrk Court of A ppeaIk.
'C00GR ESSIONA L.
Curres'pondence of th~e Charleston Mercury.
W~ASars-rON, Dec. 27.
In the Senate, a gommuriication was
reeived from the department of war,
made in comlhiantce with a resolution of
2d March, callintg for the extent arid valuo
of the claims of the Cherokees according
to Treaty stipulations, ,embracing only
those WVest of the /1'kansas. "The report
received is decidedly againist those clairas.
Among the Petitions presented were
those from Rail Roads, 'asking to be e::
enpted from the duty imposed on Rail
[oad Iron, and 'from the great. Cental.
Rtail Road of Illinois, asking to be alloi~ed
premption rights to certain public lands.
A mong the Bills introduced was otio by
Mr. Bree.se, allowing' 'those persons who
ad reserv~ationsof land made in their fa
vor, to alieniate the; same in fee.
The resointionl <uhmitted by Mr. Walk
er, calling on the 'Treas~ury for the exppn
ditures inade from the organizattion of Go
vernment op to the present time, speci.
Fying ,Aere and for to aiywirposes made,
&c. came upl, when an 'attempt was made
by the Whigs to defeat 'the call; on..the
groundi. tit there would be great difficulty
and expens'e aiteuding upon the furoishing
of the ;nforriiationi. Mr. Walker, howieAver,
let them know, if they meant to withhold
the informatioin he shoidd be compelled to
call for the yeas and nays. They'had re
ports publishe~d .year after year of the
grants made of the puhilic lands to the
neW States, 'for'the purpose o~f.showiig
that there was a <jispositiori on their parn
to appropriatle the, publie' lands to theii
ow-n use, a'nd y~et Whenf he ansked to shews
where-the public moneys had 'been ex
pended, and for' .what purphi'ses ma~de,
there seemed a dispostion to refuse it or
the gronmd of trnnhin'nand exnense'to' the
department.
s Mr. Woodbury gaye them to underst'na
- that while at the he'a of the'Treasury h
had endeavored to make out such a stale
ment, and expressed the opinion that
I could be done without any great difficulty
the part of the reponrl!e submitted wonl
have to be generalized. The resolbtioi
was adopted-and the reply will-"show
v hen furnished; how little of the publi<
money has been expended amoaug'the
Sonihern and Western portions of the
Union. Every thing has been taken from
the South, whle she has asked in vain
for the most trifling appropriations - eithet
for her line of sea coast, or for any othei
purposes.
. The resolution submitted by Mr. Allen
in relation to sitting with open doors while
in Executive.Session in all cases where
treaty stipulations were not discussed, was
ordered to be ptintcd and postponed for
the present. Mr. A. avowing his deter
mination to c'all it up on some favorable
occaston.
The other lcsolutions, the one relating
to a Canal round the falls of St. Marie, to
connect the two Lakes. Huron and Snpe
rior, and that calling for the suits brought
by the U. S against trespasses-upon the
public lands were taken up and adopted;
after which the Senate adjourned.
In the House the debate on the resoh
tion inquiring into the expense ofthe Home
Squadron was very interesting, it as much
as it exhibited the feeling manifested in' a.
certain quarter to do away with' the de
fence of the Southern coast, by abolishing
even this branch of its defence. Who that
looks back to the cases where our property
being transported from one portion of this
union to the other, has in consequence of
the vessels bein' obliged to put in at neigh
boring ports, oiing to stress of weather,
I een taken without coor of law;' and
again in other. cases where 'negroes bad
committed murders and piracy, been de
feated by the same power "that resolutely
refised to give them up as fugitives from
justice-shalla Squadron for the defence
of Southern rights and Southern property
be abolished, while' we are spending mil
lions for the maintenance of a squadron
on the coast of Africa ? Mr. Ingersoll
who looks at this subject in a right point
of view, said if there were items of ex
penditure to reduce 'it would be better. to
look to the Capitol' where there-was more.
extravgance thair in any other quarter,
than abolish a squadron so necessary for
the rofe guard of oar coast.
M'fr. A Jarre with hie racniinr viewrafin'
relation to certain matters, intimated that
this branch of the public service was un
necessary, and that the expenditures of
the navy ought tobe roduced-intimating
at the some time, that gentlemen who
held opposite opinions were in favor of
war with Great Britain. Mr. Ingersoll
said, that rather than Great Britain should
have a foot hold in Cuba or Texas, he
was for immediate war, and in that, 1 am
persuaded there is not a true patriot in the
country, that would not respond to him.
No question was taken on 'this subject,
and of course, it will come' up again to
morrow.
A resolution was introduced to go into
the election of a P. M. of the House, on
the 4th of January next. An ineffectual
attempt was made by Mr. Holmes to lay
this resolution on the table. Every effort
has been made by the Southern interest
to save this valuable officer, but from pre
sent appearance 1 atn led to believe that
the dominant party of the House will add
him to the list of victims.
A resolution calling for a list of soldiers
of the last war or their heirs who bad not
received their land bounty and' balances of
dues, was after some debate, taken up and
adopted.
It is not, perhnps, generally known,
that. there are miltions nowe standitng on
the bookisor the department to the credit
of persona connected with the last war, and
others of the army and navy, of which the
heirs know nothing. Occasionally, a par
cel of agenis inanage to get possessiou of
the facts-and fleece the poor claimaunts out
of at least onne-half. Certainly, it would
le mnore'to the honor of the governinent
to publish a list of all such, and' make the
payments to properly authorized persons
to receive the justice of the governmoat..
Correspontdence of' the Chasrleslon CourierL
Therewas q Wass5t tiToN, Dec. 28,'
Thee ws qiteahsttemp~t on thepeace
and composuire of the House to day, and
it may yet he successful The whole af
fair was evidently arranged for- effect both
out of the House and in it.6 Mr. Giddings
presented a memorial from a person repre.
senting that he is a free man of color; that
he' was'arrested: and imprisoned under a
a law of Marylanid, 'ap'pli'eab to this' port
tion of the Dlistrict of Columbia, providinig
that persatis of olor, withoumt free pap-rs
be nrrested, &c. that he has been eon
fitned in Jail in this city for some time,
and is now 'advertised to be soldifor his
jail fees; andI that he, a free-man, is con
demned'to perpetual slavery.- The facts
of the memorial are attested hy.David A'.
Hale~hisi attorney. Mr. G. moved that the
subject be i-elerred -to 'the Committee ott
the Judiciary . Mr. Dillett,a f Alabama,
suggested that if the proceedings were le
gal, the rtmedymntbe by legislation-,!i
illegal, bj t'he itnterpositiontof the Courts
He moved to lay the petition on the ta
ble. Lost, jens 55', nays 100: The sub
ject lies over for futureoenneideriitions
The attorney for the petitioner needed on
ly to bring him before the.Court,~uow :it
session; under a writ 'of'hab'eas corpes, i
order to proeure .his Lischargez wtthdtu
fde'or expense. The lairs art, trcxertlie
,.tess, very;imperfect, in so.u as. the
improvements in them by.Maryad. oce
the year 1800 do not applyto the Dstiict
Iof Columbia. The same emark, app,,lis
L so.laws on almbst all sttbjects,as.theyn -op.
:prevail here. It was certainly in
power of..those now so solicitous.
these laws respecting, slaves,,.to: -
brought in a bill at any time in Congres -
for their.modification, but it bas: not been
done. It may well be doubted,.bowvej-e
whether Congress can receive a petiton.;
from a person not a citizen, but that o.
jection was. not made, Free negroe;ta .
"citizens" of some of the..States, but.no ,
in Waryland or in Virginia.
Mr. Giddings gave notice of .his.intea
tion to introduce a- bill prohibiing oier.
of the United States from arr etng 'uiive
slaves.
From the Charleston .Ptti4 j,
WAsairGTois.;,Dec. 28.
The Senate was- in. legislative seeo -
but a few minutes. After the reception
of petitions. Mr. Atchison onteav tntroi
duced his bill to organize a govrnment .
for Oregon.. I t was iwice read apd-ry .;
ferred to committee whicl hasycharge of
thatsubject.
Mr. Allen introduced a resoliion. cat.;
ling on the President for eols f;all
structions giVen to our MmD -ss
land, on this 9ubject. It. lie.s oer.
After a short. time spent i v. ' . v
session in confirming: sofe...u -
nominations, the Senate. adjouned/
In the House, numerous notice-oP
were given. Among them was.. a, Rbr
by.Mr. Morris of a bill,.;o-providho. -
building of at dry dock at Philadl a
and a notice by Mr, Duncan of;a.i4 o.
amend the naturalization laws;-the
also a notice of a bill to repeal :i
tribution Act, and to extend- th
38, granting pensions, to eetat'Q.*
Mr. Giddings;prsene 4 epetu
a free coloured .man, cotage i
of this city, on the spposkitiot e., "
ing a fugitive-slave.
Mr. Dillet. said it was a- Juidaa4
tion, and that the Housewas laid, o . '. t
troubled with euc{ matters. -
After some converation; e -s
appealed -to the gjilantry .oftd
Hie presente'aIetition froms ~(
olic ladies now holding a fans f.I 4,
the beneftof St. o afpw,
The fair petitioners invo gree8 ?t' "
give.them a call and. patroniie .ths
.Mr. McConne[ moved thatbo rij '.
be referred to a select Co -
viz: aay the member who presaete
He intimated ,that the C'atioli
get along very well and hav,.e
uough, if they would cut down a fes :. .
their Priests. - -
This declaratioa was ' C4'jeeived r.
shouts of laughter. -
The petition was finally laid- or .4,
table. If Congress .mili ot1,visit ihpJa
dies, they must do as Mahomet did :Jay
the hill refused to approach bim.-He
said, "Well, if. the lill will got came to
me, I will go to the hill:"
On motion ofiMr.'Campbel),4- a " j
tinn was adopted directing-'the- D-trick
Committee to report, on ihe'expedency
of abolishing imprisonmeti for debt
District. -
A lettter from Mr. Rh-ett, was read ask
ing to be excused fro n crvidg'on ihietL
lect Committee,: appointede jpg -
the Massachusetts resolution, present d
by Mr. Adams, last week.' Mr;1.t..
that he cannot submit to'even enteriajoi
question which involves a sacred144
guaranteed to the South, by. iit aer .
of the Constitution, and without -bic li'
Uni-.would never haf ee.ndst'a "
ted. He was excused.
The remainder of'the day w
to the consideration "of th bfia ~
Mr. H ale; calling for infwitnsTid
tive-to the Home.,Sqadron.tHHeinae~ a~
nother speech denodiicitg be~znro
extravagant expendit - -tlfr
that the idea o( atioi
'National blessing, waar .~~. - J.J
*'Messrs. J.R\Ingersofi nMo'rr 4 ~
vocated the support of the Na . Nto in~
present'extent~ ~They contend' eth'atoli
ships'of war.Ore not too numer'ous' for tIW'
protective of our commercial mai'ipo 'e *:
. Mr. Giddings was very miuch affs
that'thelHoin Sqnadron was pVOtidat~d' .A
to the slave trade.: '"
No question haed been-taken wient -
House adjouirned~ - ,- .
It is pr6b6ble iii both Itodideswili ai
jurn.fi-olii to-m'drrow. to Tueda~ ~
- - .ec .
In ths'Senate, a gr.es number of Mem
orial ,-snlIingCongre5to rgke imomeahie
possession of the Orego. Terntory, were
presentedt and referred tr the Cqigittpe
having charge of that stibject.
The resolution of'Mr. Allen,.calling on
tho.Presidenit for copies of instrutinas
given to Mr. Everett, relatives q Oreigen
came- ip, but. was again postponed.;
M'r. Crittenden presetnted a Preamble
and Resolution .fromr .the Legisjatitef or -
Kentucky. in favorof an agency anojtie
W.est.for the, purchase of Hemp. fof p -'
Navy..-.- - - ...
Mr. Atchison. gave, notice .of a btk g
extend the provision of the Act of 1838w
granting .pre-emptioarights. . .
~OnmotionofM1-. Bugby,- a.resoluii
was adopted, instructing she Peaislonir
Committeeto corsider-the expeidienay o
reporting a.hbill increasing th e'omnpensaa
r tioo-idfPensius -Agents, and fixing a-umi
form t.ate therefor.
A fr a few minutes spent-in .Ezee 3