Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 17, 1844, Image 2
The weather has.become suddenly very)
cold,. and the Potomac has commenced
freepitig.
sVASHIOTON, Jan-6.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
Iathe>House of Representatives. after
t,e reference of some trivial business, Mr.
'Writasied leave to offer a resolution
instructin; the Committee on Ways and
Means to limir.tbe appropriations of the
present year todhe amount appropriated
last year. ; .
Objection beingaiiide,. MA: S. moved a
susp'usion of the Rules, but without suc
cess.
After tVidlsisosal of several private
matters, the House;gesumed the conside
ration of .the .motion of Mr. Adams to
'WititliCeR niimr on the Rules,.the special
order foi Tuesday next.
Tte queition pending was on the pro
posed amendment nf Mr. Black to re-com
-umituhe report of the Select Committee,
with, instructions to insert the-.anti-aboli
tionrple, which, the -report has stricken
out. .
Mr. Smith of Indiana,-- asked. permis
-aionio offer a further. amendment.,io the
esect that, hereafter. all abolition petitions
shall be received, but laid on the table
- without:debate. Leave was not granted.
Mr.Duncan then took the floor, and in
a long speech, full of anecdote, defined his
-position with regard to the abolitionits.
In . concluding lie referred to a speech
which Mr. Geddiogs made in Ohio, and
in which he stated that .be had received a
letter from;Mr. Clay which countenanced
the views'ofthe abolitionists.
-Mr.. Ged ti s.jiu eIplan ition, said the
Mr. Claf referred to, was not Harry Clay,
but Cassius Clays
Mr. A.- V. Brown followed. He ex
pressed his fear if the full right of petition
shopld be conceded to the abolitionists,
they would-not be :satisfied with that, but
would advance step by.: step until they
should have accomplished !their ohject.
His remarks were-cut short; by the expi
ration of the-morning.hour.
A communention was.received from
the Treasury Department, giving a list
of the names of all persons to whom balan
ces of pensions; ete. are. due. This is a
valuable document.- It was ordered to be
printed.
The House then went into Committee
and took up aoi bill to refu:d Geu..Jack
son's fine
*,, i Weller, having the floor, made
forcible speech in favor of the bill.
.Mr.,Dickenson followed in reply. He
answered by Mr. McClenard. The
or.Was next taken by- Mr. Scneck, but it
being very late, there was a great cry of
"adjourn."
Mr; Seneck did not yant to adjourn.
His speech was ready Tor delivery, and he
wanted. to deli'ver it. .The H ouso.however
being veryibunry and wanting its dinner.
-prevailed on Mr. S. to yield the floor.
" "TIhe:Committee then rose and reported
progress
Mr. Holmes moved that the House ad
jour,'t' Tuesday next. -[Cries of "that's
rt '". The question was put, but no
quotrum,voed.. The House then adjourned
to Monday:
The Whigs have a great meeting at the
Assembly Rooms on Wednesday, for the
purpose of organizing. the people of this
istrict far the approaching campaign.
Several Senators and Representatives, are
engaged tolspeak. Of course the people
Jere cannot vote, but they organize for tbe
iurpose of giving an impulse (to their po
itical friends elsewhere.9.
- nh Settate, a great number of me
db'rials from Merchants of tihe North. ask -
.ng a reduction of the tariff on H ardware,
were pi-esented and referred.
Mr. Fulton introduced his bil!, exten~d
ing the franking privilege to Ex-Vice Pres
idents.
Mr. Miller;. fromr the District Comtmit
tee, reported two bills, one foira -Lunatie
Asylum in this District, and the other ma
king an approprjation for paving Penn
sjlyania Avenue. 2
SAdcommunicatidn wareceived from the
War Department, in answer to a resolo
lion, giving - a st atement of t he proba ble
-exfinse ofnmaking a comrmunication be
tween-Lakes -Souperior and Huron.
A resolustioni was offered, and laid over,
calling for information as to whether Iin
dias within our borders do not atntually
receive pensions and presents froic the
British GLovernmetnt. - There is plenity of
evidence that this is the case.
. After the'dispdsal of several private
matters, the resolution of Mr. A llen, call
- - ng for copies of instructionsi given to Mr.
Everett, our- Miister at Lotndon, on the
-Oregon question, was again taken up.
-A very warmn debate -ensued, in which
,adly every Senat~r participatcd.
The resolution was opposed by Messrs.
Archer, Moreland, Cristenden, Berrien,
and others, on the ground that it was highly
imprudent, pending a negotiation otn the
subject. to call for such information in Lo
selves ready to vote for it -in Executive
Session.
Mr. Archer stated in subst ance, that~there
was no necessity for pressing the resoltt
tion. He could inform the Senate, that
the British Governmient hied declined en
-- tering ipto negotitioni at'London, but had
-sent out a specIal M inister-!or the purpose
of opening the negotiationts at Washington.
This Minister was probabl1 on our shores.
This being the state of things, ho argued
-that it would be highly improper to make
~ublie theinstructionls given to Mr. Ev
erett, inasmuch as it would give the Brit
--ish'Minigter an unfair advantage, by shewv
-n iibi bow far~ we were prepared to go.
F'or these a-nd dahier reasons, at a late
hour;;the resolution, by a vote of 14 to 31
~'as rejected. Th~e Senate then adjourned.
.In the House the nmes of the following
gentlemen, appointed to serve on the Se
lect Comimittee on Retrenehment, were
-announced, viz: Mr. Htungerford, Chair
man, Messs. Dern, L yon, -C. B. Smith.
Htell, T. J.- Potterson, J. A. Black,
3n d 1eClenard.
Ob' tiondfMr. Saunders, a resolu
tion-was unnimously. adopted, giviog to
]kirs. -ladisnatlinright to a seat on the
floor. whenever shelasmy. thitnk proper to
visit the House..- --
On motion of Mr. Thompson, t-he con
sidersation - of Gen. Jackson's -hill -was re
grimed in Committee of-the Wh'oea~
It dias debated by Messrs. Sceck,
Blser, Steenrod. and others, unitil four
o'clock when after the rejection ofseveral
proposed amendments, this Iiill-was;:re
.pord to the -House. It.was then read a
third time and paeised, 5y a vote of yeas
158, nays 28. The announcement of -t
was followed by l6ud and prolonged to
kensof approbation. .Mr. Bidlach with a
view of preventing a rec'urrence of the de:
-bate on'a motion.tU recon.ider, maide site
motion himself.-. In doing so he took oc
casion to bay that the reason the Demo
crats had not passelilthe bill helbre, was
that they thought the. Whigs would have
had the good taste to do, it themselves.
They, however; not having clone so, the
Democrats could not delay it any longer.
The :ndtion to reconsider, was of course
lost.
The House then adjourned.
There is-to be a grand supper this even
ing at the A polio Hotel, in, honor of the
victory at New Orleans. Nearly all the
Democratic members will be in attendance.
In addition to this there are several balls
and private parties.
The streets to-day have been alive with
Volunteer Companies, parading with 'col
ors flying an'd music playing.'
Last night there was a great fire in the
suburbs of this city. About a dozen hou
ses were burnt.
Mr..Wise has resumed his seat in the
house, after an absenco of two weeks.
There is a rumor that he will be nomina
ted to succeed Mr. Vaddy Thompson at
Mexico. It has no foundation.
At a recent caucus, I understand it was
determined that the 21st Rule shall be re
linguished, and that in future, abolition pe.
titions shall be received and laid ou the
table without'debate.
WAStNGTON, Jan. 9
In the Senate, after a reference of nu
merottsipetitiotts, asking a modification of
the tarif', reports were called from Com
mnittees. The only one of importance was
a resolution.reported-by Mr. Evans, from
the Finance Com:nittee,nskirg to he dis
charged from the consideration of Mr. Mc
Dutlie's TariflfiHll, which had been refer.
red to them. It was made the special or
der for Thursday next. *
The resolution of Mr. Allen, calling for
information as to whether certain Indians
wi:hin our borders, are receiving annuities
from the British Government, was taken
up and adopted.
The resolution offered on a former day
by Mr. Semple, requesting the President
to inform the British Government that it
is the wish of this Government to annul
the 3d-article of the treaty of 1818, was
after some debate, likewise adopted.
After the disposal of some private and
local buiiness, the Senrate went into an ex
ecuttve session. I understand that several
Consuls were confirmed, and that the
nomination of Mr. Spencer as Judge oh
the U. S. Supreme Court was referred.
It appears that ihe nomination of Mr. Sne
then as Solicitor of thte Land Office, was
rejected. One reason I am told was the
want ofeonsistency itt his political career.
In the House, but few members were in
attendance. Anniversary suppers are
great enemies to cool legislation, "the day
after." Those members who were pres
ent appeared half asleep. Many of them
went home again to rest their aching heads
upon their pillows.
Ar. Dean of Ohio, int-oduced his bill
to reduce the pay of members and the corn
pensation of all government officers. This
will serve well enough as raw material for
long speeches. There is- no .chance of its
passnee. At least a score of our new mem
hers declare that their pay is tnot liberal
enoumgh.
VAStNCToM1, Jan. 10.
The report of the Fitnance Cotmmittee
against Mr. '3McDultie's tarill' bill, his
caused much talk. I understand that Mr.
McDutlie will argue that bill does not con
flict w~ith the 7th section of the 1at article
of the Constitution. and that it can orig
innte itn the Senate. Should be prove
this however, there is nn chance of the pas
sage of such a bill. It asks too tmuch at
obce.
GNothing further has been done with the
nominal otts.
In the House, the Indian, Civil List, A r
my, and WVest Point Appropriatiotn bills,
were reported frotn the Committeee of
Ways and Means. read twice and referred
to.a Committee of the Whole.
On tmntion of Mr. McKay, a series of
restlutiotns were adopted, instructing the
several Committees of the Hotuse, to in
qutire ito the expediency of retrenching
the vanrious expenditures in the bratches
of the government whicht come und!er their
supervision. This is attertupting too much,
to hope for- success. Experihence has
shown that RetrenChment must beeft'ected
by degrees.
A very polite letter was received from
Mrr. Madison thanking the [House for its
kindness in ~granuting hetr the privilege of
the flunr. It is to ho hoped that Mrs. MU.
will not avail herself of the privilege, as
scores of other official ladies will be.a's
aerting their right to the same indulgence.
The sesolution olThted by Mr. G. Davis
ona forme'r day. relative to Mr. Jesse
Hoyt,*was takent up. It wats modified, so
as mdcre. v.o call otn thte President to say
whtethter Hoyt has not violated that sec
tion of the Act repealitng thte Sub-Treasu
ry, which. relates to these who may lhave
embezzled the public money.
. Mr. Wentworth moved further to amend
by making the resolution extend to'all do
faulters.
Mr. Hlamlin, of Maine, moved to add
" and that Jesse Hoyt be reqluested to in
form this IHouse, whtether in his opinion,
President Tyler has violated the Constitu
tion, bygsending troops into Rhode Island."
Thte reading of this proposed amendment,
caused. roars of laughter.
Mr. Davis moved the previous question,
it was put, but as the Hottse refuse to se
cond it, the subject was laid over till to.
morrow.
Who can beat it.-Mr. H ezekiah .Ten
kins, livitng near Snow Hili, in this county,
his land lying upon the waters of the 0
hoopie, has made this year, t welve square
bates of cotton,-each wveighing 500 Ibs, be
sides'inare tort than will do him. He has
bad nobody-to work hut himself and three
small boys-his 'ions. The four not
amounting to three good bands.
AN ACT-to Raise Supplies for the kr e
coinmentcing in Oc:ober, one thousand t
eight hundred'and forty-three.
Be it'enacted, by t..e Senate and House
of Repreientatives,noiw meF and eitting in i
General-Assembly.nd by the-authority
of the same, That a tax for the sums, and
in the-mann . ereinafter mentioned, shall
be rhised ant aid into the public Treasu
ry ')f this State, for the use and service
thereof, that is to say : thirty cents ad va
loremn on every huntdred dollars of the va
Ide of all lands granted in this-State, ac
cording to the existing classification here
tofore established; one half cent per acre I
on. all land lying within the Catawbain
dian boundary, to be paid by each grantee I
or lessee of haid Indian lands, until other- f
wise directed by law; fifty-five cents per
head on all Slaves; two dollars on each
Free Negro, Mulatto and Mustizoe, be
tween the ages of fifteen and fifty years,
except such as shall be clearly proved, to
the satisfaction of the Collector, to be in
capable, frotn maims,' or otherwise, of
providing a livelihood; twenty-five cents
ad valoremn on every hundred dollars of
the valn of all lots or portions of land on
which buildings may be erected, in the itm
mediate vicinity of any city, town, village i
or borough in this State; sixty cents per
hundred dollars on factorage, employ
ments, faculties and professions, (whether
in the law, the profits be derived from costs
of suit, fees, or other sources of profession
al income,) and on the account ofcommis
sions received by Vendue Masters and
Commission Merchants, (Clergymen,
Schoolnasters, School11istresses,and Me
chanics excepted;) fifty-five cents upon
every hundred dollars worth of goods,
wares-and merchatidize, embracing all ar
ticles of trade for sale, barter or exchange,
(the products ofthis:Sttre, and the unman
ufactured products of any of the United
States, or Territories thereof, excepted.)
which any person shall use or employ, as
articlas of trade, sale;, barter or exchange,
or have in his, her or their possession, on]
the first day of January, in the yea- of our
Lord one thousand eight .hundlred and for
ty-four, citheron his, her or their own cap
ital, or borrowed capital, or on account of
auy person or persous, as agent, attorney,
or consignee ; fifty-five cents upon every
hundred dollars worth of goods, wares or t
merchandize whatever, which any tran
sient person, not resident in this State,
shall sell, or expose for sale, in any house,
stall or public place; two thousand dol
lars- for the pri.vilege of opening or keep
ing any office for the sale of lottery tick
ets, or for the privilege of selling, or omrer-'
ing for sale, any lottery ticket in any other
lottery than such as may be authorized by
the laws of this State; ten dollars per (lay
for representing publicly, for gain and re
ward, any play, comedy, tragedy, inter
lude or farce, or other employment of the
stage, or any part therein, or for exhibit
ing wax figures orshows of any kind what
soever, to be paid into the banks of the
Clerks of the Courts, respectively, who
shall be bound to pay the same into the
public Treasury.
AN ACT to authori:e Ofice Copies of
Deeds, rn certain cases, to be given tn
Evidence.
Be it enacted, by the Senate and House t
of Representatives, now met and sitting
in General Assembly, and by the author
ty of the same, that it shall he lawful, at
any time hereafter, in every Court of this i
State, fur any party, plaitiflor defendant,i
to produce in evidence a copy of any deed
of conveyauce of Real Estate,certiietd byi
thte Recgistcr of Mesne Conveyance of the
District where the same may be recorded:1
Provided, that the hiersoni or persons so ap
plyinig to produce art Ollice Copy of a
deedl in evidence, swear that the original
deed is lust, desttoyed, or out of his, her or
their power to produce; and that he, she
or they ltave not destroyed, mtislaid, or in
any way, wiilingly, previouse to that time,
put it out of hisi, her or their power to pro
duce the same, with an intention to pro
duce an Office Copy in eviilence: and Pro
vided als6, that such deed of conveyance
shall have beetn recorded at least ten years
hefore a copy thereof shall be recsived in
evidence:- and Provided, also, that the
party inteniding to offer itn evidence stteh
Oficee Copy, shall give at least thirty dlays
notiice thereof to the opposite parry or his
at torney.
AN AC T to amend the Law in relation to
Recording Mortgages, and to regulate
the lien thereof.
1. Be it enacted, by the Seniate and
H-ouse of Represeutatives, nowv tmet and
sitting in Genteral Assembly, and by the
authority of the same, that no Mortgage,
or other instrutment of writing~, in the nta
ttlre ot a Mortgage of Real Estate, shall
lie valid so as to affect the rights .of sub-:
sequent creditors or purchasers for valtia-.
ble considerations, without notice, tunless
the same shall be recorded in the office of
Register of Mesne Conveyance for the
District wherein such Real Estate lies,
withtin sixty days from the execution
thereof, if executed after the first day of
May ntext, or withitn sixt) days from the
said first day of May next, if executed
previous to that day.
II. TIhat no Mortgage or other instru
ment of writinig in the nature of a Mort
gage of Personal Property, shall be valid
so as to affect the rights of subsequent
.creditors or purchasers for valuable con
siderations, without notice, unless the same
shall be recorded in the ollice of Register
of Mesne Conveyance for the District
wherein the Mortgagor resides, if he re
sides within the State, and if he resides
without the State, then, where the property
Mortgaged is located at the time the
Mortgage is executed, withitn sixty days,
and in all cases, if the property Mlortgaged
consists of one or more slaves, in the of
flee of the Secretary of State, withini sixty]
days from the execution thereof, if execu
ted after the first day of May next, or with
itn sixty daye, from the said first day of
May next, if executed after the passage of
this Act, and previous to that day: Pro
pided, 'l'hat in the Districts of Charleston
and Richtland inll Mortgages of Personal
Property, shall be recorded in the office of
the Secretary of State only, pursuant to
the provisions of this Act.
111. That every verbal agreement be
tenn lb.avendor and vendee of personal
roperty, ivherepbthe vdndor who has
arted with th .possessiotu thereoftoy the,
endee; shalt reserve to' himself any.ihtpr-.
st'in the same, shall'be null and void as
o subsequent creditors or purchasers for
'alahle consideration, without notice.
11l1. That-all Acts and parts of Acts
n telation to Mortgages, repugnant to this
,ct, be and the same are hereby repealed.
AN ACT to amend the Law in relation
to Actions conimenced by Writ of For
eign Attachment. -
Be it enacted, by the Senate and House
f Representatives; now niet and sitting in
seneral Assembly, and by the authority
if the same, That in all actions at law,
iereafter to be commenced by Writ of
?oreign Attachment, it shall and may be
awful for the Defendant, at any time be
'ore the expiration of the usual rule to
>lead, to appear by attorney and plead to
lie declarlaion 'without putting in bail to
he action ; provided, that a warrant of
ttorney duly executed by the Defendant,
hall e filed in the office of the Clerk of
he Court from which attachment issued,
efore the Defendant shall he allowed to
ppear and pleadas aforesaid. And w here
he defendant-shall so appear and plead as
foresaid, tM-judgment, if against the De
endant, shall be final and conclusive, and
he Plaintiff shall be entitled to sue ont
vritsnf execution thereon, both of capias
id satisfaciendum or fieri facias, or either
)f them. to be levied generally of all the
=tMte and eilhets of- the Defendent ; and
othing herein contained shall he held to
mpair the lien of the Writ of Attachment
>o the property originally attached, or to
mtitle the Defendant to dissolve the at
achment without putting .in bail to the
ction: Provided, That no judgment
against an absent debtor, in an action of
breign artachment, except where the De
'endautt appeared by warrant of attorney,
r by putting in bail to the action. shall
save any operation or elfect, except upon
he property originally attached; but upon
ny action of debt upon such judgment,
,r any scire facias to revise the same, the
[)efendant shall be entitled to set up any
lefence, which might have been made to
he original action; Provided, further,
Chat where any judgment, founded on an
attachment, wherein the Defendant has not
appeared or put in' special bail, shall not
te satisfied by the. proceeds of the property.
hereunder attached, the plea of the Stat
ate of Limitations shall "not be held to bar
tny suit brought on the cause of action on'
.hich the said judgment is founded, or to
ny action:'on the said' judgment in such
ttachment. -
N ACT to increase the penal' for con
cealing or carrying away any Slare ac
cused of a Capital Crime.
Be it enacted, by the Senate and House
f Representatives, now met and sitting in
,eneral Assembly, and by the authority
of the same, That from and aller the pass
ng of this Act, any slave or free person of
olor, who shall commitan assault and bat
ery on a white woman with intent to com
nit a rape, on being thereof convicted,
hall suf'er death without the benefit of
:lergy.
kN ACT to alter and amend the Patrol
Late.
Be it enacted, by the Senatoand House
f Representatives, now met and sitting in
:eneral Assembly, and by the authority
if the same, That all fire arms or other
>'ensive'weapons, which may be found
n the possession of a slave, contrary to the
,rovsions of the thirteenth section of "An
Act to reduce all Acts andi clauses of Acts
u relation to the Patrol of this State, into
2e Act, and to alter and amnend te samne,"
atificd the twenty-first day of Decembier,
Annu Domini one thousand -eight hundred
md thirty-nine, shall be subject to lie
eized by the Patrol, and to condlemnation
md forfeiture to the use of the Regiment;'
)tt before suchh fire arms or other offensive
weapons be condemned; the leadher of the
Patrol who shall seize the 'same, shall
vithin ten dlays next ofter such seizure,
zo before the nearest Magistrate of the
Parish or District in which such arms or
weapons may have been seized, and make
>ath of the manner, time and place of the
akitg: and if the Magistrate, ont such oath
r other examination, shall be satisfied that
aid aitms or weapons have been seized
greeably to the provisions of the thir
eenth -section, of the said Act, lie shall
summton the owner of the slave from wvhom
mid arms or wveaponss have been seized, to
ippear before him within ten days aftet
such sotmmonu, and shew canse why .said
trms should not be condemned and forfei
ed ptursomnt to the provisions of thsis Act ;
and in' default of the owner,,.after such
summons, to appear,or failure to -show.
suiieietnt cause, the said arms or weapons
shall,'hby certificate under the haud of the
Magistrate, be declared condemned, and
nay be sold within ten days after such
condemnation ; arid the proceeds of the
sale, after the payment of the costs and
:arges of the proceediegs, shall be paid
o the Paymaster osf the Regiment.
.Meeingof lthe Friends of Agriculture
nd Manufactures-We learn frunm the
ational Intelligence? that a meeting of
Ie friends of Agriculture and Matnufac
ures was held pursuant to public notice
a Monday evening, in the Hall of the
iouse of Represetntatives.
Then meeting was called to order by Mr.
Ellsworth, of the District of Columbia,
sd the followuing officers were appointed.
mz:
Eon. Levi Woosrdbury of N. H., President.
"Joseph Vanice, of Ohio, V. Pres't.
SWmi. Wilkins. of Pa., do.
"D. H. Lewis, of Ala. do.
".Win. D. Merrick,'of Md. dlo.
"Thos. Clayton, of Del. do.
SJ. W. Miller, of N. J. do.
"Jas. McKay, of N. C. do.
[no. F. Callan, of D. C.
[. E Horner, of N. J. Secretaries,
Mr. John S. Skinner, of Washington,
>fered a preamble and resolutions propos
ng that an exhibition of the products of
griculture and Manufacttures lhe held in
e city of Baltimore in May next, which
vere discussed some time and referred to
committee of o-ae from each State and
['erritory sod the District of Columbia, to
eport at an adjourned meeting to be held
sn Wednesday evening after next. After
hich the meetingandjourned.
EDGEFIELD C.1
WEDNESDAY, JANUART:17, 1844.
"We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of
our Liberties,and afit mustfall, we teill Perish
amidst the Ruins."
FOR PRESIDENT :
JOHN C. CALHOUN,
Szdject to the decision of the -Democratic
Republican Convention, to assemble- in
May,f1844, as recommended by the States
of Maryland, Michigan,.Kentucky, Lou.
isiana, New Hampshire, Massachusetts.
Alabama and Mississippi.
The Weather.-We have:had (or the lust ten
days, with the exception of Saturday last, rain
every day, more or less, which has made tra
velling, in this section -of country very bad.
The Angusta stage, left here on Monday inorn
iug for Abbeville, but had to return on account
of high water. The Aiken stag- due from up
the country. on Monday, did not arrive until
last evening, no doubt from the same cate.
07 At the election held fur Sheriff and Or
dinary of this District, on the 8th and 9th inst.,
Humphrey Boulware. Esq.. was elected Sheriff,
and Col. John Hill, Ordinary. For the state
of the Polls see table.
Cotton.-Onr exchanges give the following,
as the prices of Cotton in their rcepective mar
kets:
Charleston. Jan. 13, 8 a 91 cts.
Hamburg & Augusta, " 9, 8 a 9
Columbia, " 11, 8 a8a
Camden, 10, 7 a 8l
Georgetown, " 10, 8J a 9J
Cheraw, " 9, 8 a81
Cotton Speculation.-The N O.Courter states
that the house of Rothschild. has an . agent is
that city,' for-the purpose'of purchasing all the
Cotton inimarket.
Shipping Loafers.-Onrattentive Jaiior, has,
through the politeness of the civil authorities ol
Hamburg, had con-iderable addition to his
heretofore small gang ofiLoafers, by their for.
warding to his keping'William L. Williams,
charged with stealing afeta dozen of Egs, and
J. Lloyd, charged with an attempt to~fire-the
town of Hamburg. In company with Lloyd,
was also confined three unfortunate females,
one of whom had a small child, on account of
their not being able to procure hail for their
appearance at Court as witnesses in Lloyd's
case. We understand that Williams and Lloyd
are loafers of the first water, and that the fe
males were their associates; and we expect the
authorities of lamburg, who are at all'times
strict in their duty, found it injudicious to main
tain any loafers among them, when they could
find causes to get rid of them. The State is
best able to maintain its Loafers.
Murder.-The Augnsta papers state that
Mr. Edward WV. Collier. keeper of the Rich
mond Hotel, in that city, was murdered on
the morning of tlie Sth inst., about 3 or 4 o'clk,
in the street, by one Robert Burns. The
Constitutionadist says: " The quarrel between
them originated no doubt about the geomnmo.
dations afforded to piassengers at those twvo dif
ferent hotels ; but we have beenm informed, that
no provocation by Mr' Collier was given so as
to be resented with two strokes of a daglger.
Burns has escaped ; but diligent search are in
progress; and it is to be hoped that the pur
suit after hiim will be successful. If taken and
brought to justice, ho will have to he tried for
two offences: for carryinug dcadly weapons,
and for murder."
The following reward has .been offered by
the city authorities, and the citizens have offer'
ed an additional reward of five hundred dollars.
$500O Reward..
STOP THE MURDERER!!
i~'hereas, information lies been given, that a
most attrocious murder was committed on the
niwht of the 7th instant, by one ROBER'I
BOJRNS, on the body of EDWARD W.
COLLIER; and it appearing that said Burns
lhes fled fromjusmtice, I do hereby, with the au.
thority vested in me by toe CiyCouncil, offer
a reward of Five Htundred Dollars for ahe ap
prehension of the said Burns to the Jailor of
Richmond county.
Burns is described to me as about 5 feet 10
inches hiuh, between 35 and 43 years 'of age,
and weig s 150 to0170 lbs; his right cheek bone
ha's been broken in-ha' qu'te a scar,. about 2
inches in length, running down his left temn
Ile-was quite bald on the top of his head
light bluze eyes inclining to grey-his bands are
also scarred on the inside-speaks at times ve
ry politely and pleasantly. Had on wvhena he
left Ani usta a cap ofecloth or leather, blue coat,
and lig t mixed pantaloons.
M. M1. DYE, Mayor C. A.
Augusta, Ga., January 9th, 1844.
Georgia Election.-Returns from 80 coonn
ties give 31,715 for Clinch, and 26,732 for San
ford, and 13 counties to be heard fraun, We
were long since convinced that the whige w.ould
carry their candidate, on account of the divi
sons that have for the last year or two takee
place in the democratic ranks. We have e
hope that when the Baltimore Convention an
notunce the Democratic candidlates for the of:
fices of President and Vice President. that sie
Democrats of Georgia will, to a man, lay aside
their prejudices, and come out and support the
nominees be they whom they may, and thereby
show the Whigs, that under the old watch:
word"a United wee stand," thay can at an y time
carry their candidates itn that State.
A Goucrnor Amrsted.--Gov. Thomas, of
Maryland, has been arrested, for wuiting threa
ining letters to Dr. Tyler, of Fredericktown,
and reqir~jed by Judge Marslhall to give bail in
the sum of $1500 to keepithe peace towards all
the goodl citizens of the State,~
Ministruto mezco.- Th eorgetown f
C.') Advocate, states that ajrumor is afloat, that
tl e.Hon. Henry =A ise is to'be nominst'
-linister to Mexico. i place of General Thomp.
sun, resigned. ..c.
Ordination.-The Savannah Georgian oftle z:
8th inst. says i that the "Rev. W. Bacou Si
vens, was yesterday, at Christ Church, inii~tn
city, adnitted to.the Holy offce of the Priest
hood, by-Rt. Rev. Stephen-Elliott, Bishop o -
the Protebtant Episcopal Ciurch for. Georgia:
He was presented iby Rev.-E. Neufille,.and '
an eloquent discouisewas pronomticed by Bish.
op Ellinit
Rail Road leceipts.-The Savannah Gem
gian. states that the total reOceipts of the Con
t j I Rail Road of Georgia, for'tlie year 1843,.
was $31,253 63. -
Rail Road Outrag.-AThe Norfolk Heralit
of the 9th inst., states that, a considerable dis'
tance of the Portsmouth and Roantoke Rail
Road has been toi upi, by a gang of negroes,
headed by one Timothy Rives, an agent on the' .
Petersburg Rail Road; acting under instrc&'. _
tions from that Company, or from Francis W'
Rives, the- Ex-Member of Congress from the
Petersburg District; wham it appeariduidd -
lieti upon-that part-of the road; whihthem.b -
pany are unable or unwilling to- pay. =
CT At an' election held on the 8th and-9th
nt., for Clerk of the Court, and for Sheriffof
Greenville District, Robert McKay; Esq.
elected t.lerf'bya majority of 300, andteoJ. -
Daniel Hoke, Sheriff, by a majority of 118:-n
The Mountaineerlin their renmarks upon the
election says: "It will be recollected, that se
ven of the candidates for Clerk; eitered into
resolution last -Summer, not to treat ntadear
spirits during-the canvass, for the u y
obtaining votes. Soon after :r-ft
caiea-candidate, in :opposition. h tothose' who -
were bound by the resolution, and inffa of
treating. The result shows that Mr c$Ey;
has received npwards of oe4third -d all ie
votes polled.- Comment is tiuecessary"
87 The Charleston Coaricr'of the 10t inAt.
contains the following paragrap
"Correction.-Our North Carolina o -re
pondent, in yesterday's Courier, errneoisl
gave the old North State-credit for the birthf -
two of our distingnisliedcitizens, Geti Dc-Dhr
fie, and Gen.-Watdy Thompson. We learin
from i'ndoubted authority that Gen MieDafie
was born in Warren county, Georgia, and Gen.
Thompson, at Peliensvlllein this Stite.'!
For tk Advertiser.'
OUR, NEXT GOVERNOR
It-was said by their correspondents; in the
newspapers of December .last, that-there was
much talk in Columbia, as to the nezt7:over- --
nor's Election. The conciurse ofgiis'in
Columbia at that period, frot the difereniparts
ofthe State, was unusualilaryk;.and itis true',
that many opinions were eipressed in refer
ence to the probable candidates for Governor,
in December 1844. Among tie naieasspoken
of, 'none was more frequently mentioned or
more favorably received, thain that of t.eHon..
WareuA AiKa, one' of tlie.Senator. from
'Charleston. -
Mr. Aita, has been for many years in the
service of onr State-fist iatblower Ho "s
and now in the Senate-where he has ever been
marked for his high mnoral bearing, business a
leiits, and the prompt and fithful discharge of
his legislative uduties.' Sound in polities, firm
in purpose, of unbending integrity, and withal
thorougbly .identified with the Agricultfralin
terests. of the State, as a highly intelligent
Planter, South Carolina will find htn a isafe
helmsmuan in any crisis.
-Without desparaging the claims of any other
gentlemen, whose names have1been snedtioned,
we believe there is ho oneamong themi whose
elevation to this high office, would- give more
general satisfaction. -His numerous friend4
therefore, without the interventio'n-.of: criqies
or caucusses, recommen dalii to hisi fellow cit-.
izens aa a suitaible candidate at the approachiing
election..- -
UIP COUNTRY.
lncendiarie.-Solue oe or more ol
those outla ws iinfestine the citj, aitempteiP
to set fire and burn ifwa-a large numbt
of houses on Market-street, it tbotuf-hi(
pat two o'clock on Saturday mo.iigias'
Providentially, the fires were idiscovere'd?
in lime and put out before anny:I material
damage had been done. Whoever bad ai
hand in the -diabolical deed, -understood
the process pretty well, and um have
done such business heretofore. The r
was set to in three distinet-plnees, where
it would have raged to the best advantage,
had it not been discovered in time.
Several shipments have beemi madte with~
in two or three days past, of persons iss
pected; and carefully conveyed to Edge
field, where they are stunghy jugged.~
Hamburg Journal.
L. G. Alexnder, Speciaf Agent of'th ~ -
Post Office Department offer a reward cC
One H-undred Dollars for the apprehension
of S. D. W. Sheets, who is stroogljenus
pected of having stolen the mail bag be
tween Augusta and r-his place, on the night -
of the 21st uit. Sheeti is-a notorious horse
thief, said to be from Virginia, and isade
scribed as being 6 or 8 inches igh thick
set, light complexion, light hair, 21l .Or2
years of age, with a small mole upon bis
right cheek. H e was seen andk poruried
upon thme line of the Rail Road a short time.
after the robbery.--Waskhntos:feu
The Weather.. have had si days
of rain, cne of the dullest weak. we ever
witnessed. The weather has doubtless
interrupted business. a good deal, but it '
has not -let cooled the speculative feelinig
in. the coUen- market. Meantimte tie'r-r I
*era will- all tie in fine. boatablM .rdsr:ga I1
at present prices cotton -is not lIkely . be /f
held back. We shall moon havenmeasfO
calculating prett-y closely the amount of the
crop, Will the speculators be able tohold
on tuntil thien ? If they fall it naf be-yo '
to stand fsom uder, for it is quite appaa
rent thbat Jri-illi be som'e tinb.. .. theO
prices, in -England will conb&tir stan
dardanna. with- thepresentstronlg feeln
towardsfgpeculation., we are in danger of
rising Wvhen they -ise, itod sitl pkeen