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duced his hill.providing foethe election for members of C"Presidengand Vice Presiden wlf tke plae in.every State o0 ithareiday' - -- The corning hour was occnpied. by Messrs. Hudson and Saunders in discus sing the Report ftomtthe Select Commit agoothe Rules. No question was taken. The House then went into Committee, and resunied the consideration of the reso' lotion proposing the reference of tbat-por tion of the Message which relates to the Western waters, to the- Committee on Commerce. Mr. Weller having the floor, spoke for an hour with great severity, in reply to the political stump speech of Mr. Stewart of Pennsflvania, the other day.-The lat ter. bad-affirmed that-Mr. Van Buren had -committed himself against appropriations for internal improvements. Mr. Weller said this was false, and to prove it, he re ferred to the fact,.that in May, 1838, Mr. Van Buren actually signed a bill making an appropriation for the continuance of the Cumberland Road. He then shewed by the Senate Journal, that in 1840 both Mr. Clay and Mr. Crittenden voted against a bill for that purpose. Some very spirited explanations took place between Messrs. Stewart & Weller; but the latter persisted in denouncing the speech of the former as a tissue of misre presentation and falsehood.] Mr. Morris, of Penn.. rose and asked Mr. Weller. if he intended distinctly to charge Mr. Stewart with falsehood. Mr. Weller said onegentleman at a time was enough. What he had said he had said. Mr. Stewart was understood to say something of a hostile character, and which had reference tocalling Mr. Weller to account elsewhere. Mr. Brinkerhoff next took the floor. Ije had just commenced an argument relative to the Tariff, in connexion with Western improvements, when he fainted. Owing to this, the Committee rose and the House adjourned. Mr. Holmes is a prodigious .favorite with the Western members, for the high stand be has taken in their behalf. When the South stands in need of justice, the West will not forget her. January 23. In the Senate, a copy of a letter from Mr. Sprague was received, resigning his seat, on account of the melancholy death of his-brother, with whom he had been in partnership. Mr. White presented a resolution of the Legislaiture -of Indiana, instructing the Representatives and Senators of that State to votein favor of Gen. Jackson's bill, and against the ''two -.hundred Land Scrip scheme,-also against any measure which provided for a distribution of the proceeds from the 1ublic lands. Mr. Wh ite gave his views at some length on the various subjects referred to in the resolution, after which it was laid on the table. Mr. Bates presented a resolution of the present Legislature of Massachusetts, and signed by Mr. Brigs, the Governor, in fa-. vorbf such an amendment of the Ctmsti tution as will- strike off the slave represen tation of the South. Mr. -King, in a speech full of fire, de nounced- the resolution as a proposition to dissolve the Union. It was the same, in substance, as thai passed by the Hartford Convention. Then, however, there was some excitement, which might serve as a palliation; but now, u hen no excitement existed, such a proposition could not be condemned in language too severe. Messrs.Sevier, Bugby, and others, gave their views, after which Mr. Bates replied. A motion being made to print the reso inton, it. was negatived--Yeas 14, Nays A fter the disposal of several other mat ters of a lot'al and .private character, the Senate resumed the consideration of the resolution from the Finance Committee, asking to he discharged from the conside ratin of Mr. McDuffie's Tariff bill. Mr. Evans having the, floor, resumed and concluded his dry statistical speech in defence of-the present Tariff Act, at a very late hour-the Senate then adjourned. -In the House, Mr. Adams asked leave to preaent aSitiilar resolution to that pre-, seated bay Mr. Bates in the Senate. Ob jection being made. he moved a suspension of the Rules,.but without success. It ap pears-that the resolqtion3 of the same char acter, referred some weeks ago so a Com mittee, contained a verbal error, wich the present resolution seeks to rectify. Some days ago, ein motion of M.Ow-. - en, the Comnmittee on Foreign A frairs were instructed to consider the expediency of requesting the President to notify the Brit ish Goveromenti, that we desire to abro gate that article of .the Treaty of .1813, which relates to the joint occupation of Oregon. This morning. Mr. C. J. Ingersoll, from the Commtittee, reported a resolution, set ting forth, that in the opinion of the Comn mittee, it is not expedient. now, to inter * fere. Mr. Owen moved to amend, by inserting: "it is expedient," .and made a speech thereon. He contended that 'Great Brit ain has not even the shadow of a title to * the Territory. Hence, it is the.height of folly to-negotiate about that wyhich is clear ly our own.. .When he concluded, the *whole subject was referred .to thei Comn mnittee of the Whole.. The report of the -Select Commit tee on thek Iules-, was debated by Messrs. Saun ders, and Winthrop during the whole morn ing hiddi; Thie latter was against, and the, foritrin favor of* the 21st Rule. 4geat pumnber of executive communi cations, inlanswer to resolntions, were re ceived and ordered .io~be printed. The following is an extract from a re ot ust- received, showing the amount of * bnge atihe various Mints. '- he coinage at the principal Mint at Phiiadlgia in 843, amounted to $6,560 Atthe New Orleans Branch Mint, the edinaige amounted to 34,568,000. A t the Brance.iMi'i4- Dahlenega, it amounted to $582,782. :At the;:Miat at Charlotte, the coinage was $28t,605. The whole coinage in ihe Unitsd States during the last yeiar, amounts to within a s0:all fraction of twelve millions of dollars, atnd exceeds, 'y more than'one half, that of any former year. Oftii coin..e more thtan eight mnilhon is in gold; showing a greater proportion to silverthan has beretofore been presented. The Branch Mints .at Charlotte and Dahlonegalhaie each coined nearly double the amount which they'have coined in any former year; and th New Orleans 1rnL nearly quadruple. The production of the Gold Mines of the United States, as indicated by .the amount sent to the Mints, exceeds that of any former year. The whole amount of coinage, from. the establishment of the Mint, in 1792, to-the present time, is $102, 489,993 86 t Another document received this even ing, is in answer to a resolution' calling for information not heretofore given, relative to the construction of a Canal at Panama, so as to unite the Atlantic -and Pacifia Oceans. From a letter from Mr. Blackford to Mr. Upshur, dated Bogota, Nov. 1843.. it -ap pears that the grant made by the Grenadi an Government to Baron Shierney, wad. a few weeks previous to that date, surren dered to government. The following is an abstract of the in structions given by the Grenadian Govern ment, to their Charge d'Alfaires at London, on the subject of the Panama Canal. H1e is authorized to conclude a Treat with the governments of Great Britain. France, the United Statas, Holland and Spain, in order that said governments may charge themselves with the enterprise. The ju risdiction of the whole line of communica tion is to be reserved to New Grenada; with a certain per centage on the produce of the tolls, until the cost of the Canal is reimbursed. He is authorized to conclude with a Private Company, willing to under take the enterprize, provided its govern ment will first guarantee that the use of the Canal shall he neutral. The Government of New Grenada, will give as its contribution to the enterprise, the woods, quarries and tmines of mineral coal, as well as the public lands which may be required, to the extent of 300,000 acres -these lands, not only to be applicable to the constitution of the said Canal, but may be distributed among emigrants who may wish to settle there. in quantities not ex ceeding 200 acres to one family. The commencement of the enterprise must be made within two years from the date of whatever Treaty is concluded. The fundamentallpriaciple is, the equal ity of all nations who may participate in the enterprise. ACTS. AN ACT to amend an-Actentitled - An Act to authorize the Sale of the Real Es tale of Alexander Downer, deceased, and for other purposes." Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and .sitting in General Assembly, and by the author ty of the same, That an Act entitled " An Act to authorize the sale of the real estate of Alexander Downer, deceased, and for other purposes," ratified on the sixteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, he, and the same is hereby amen ded as follows, that is to say : that upon the death, resignation, removal from the District of Edgefield, or refusal to serve, of any person appointed a Commissioner for the administration of the Downer Fund, pursuont to the provisions of the Act afore said, the Governor be authorized and re quired, from time to time, to fill the va cancy so occurring, by tbe .appointment of another Commissioner, so that there may at all times be a Board of three Commis sioners, for the administration of the said fud, in conformit y to the last will and tes tamen of the said Alexander Downer, de ceased ; and that the said Board of Comn missioners, and their successors in office, he invested with all the powers and au thorities conferred by the Act aforesaid, and that they be and are hereby further authorized and empowered, out of the pro ceeds of the sale of the real estate of the said Alexander Downter, deceased, by the said Act directed to be made, to purchase a suitable tract of land, whereon to erect a school htouse, conformahly to the direc tions of the said Act: Provided, That the price of the tract of land so to he pur chased, shall not excceed the sum derived from the proceeds of the sale aforesaid of the real estate of the said Alexander Dow ner, dleceaseud. 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That the disbursements of the said fund, conformnably to the last wtll and tes tament of the said Aloxander Downer, de ceased, shall be made undler the supervi sion and direction of the said Commission ers, by a Treasurer, to be by them ap pointed for that-purpose, and removable at their pleasure ; which said Treasurer shall, before he enters upon the duties of his appointment, execute a bond to the Commissioner in Equity for the District of Edgefield, wvith good anud sufficient sure ties, to be approve:1 by the said Commis sionerin Equity, int the penalty *of thirty five thousand dollars, with condition for the faithful performance of the duties of such Treasurer, and the administration of the fond, and to account to the said Com missioner in Equity for all moneys,. bonds, notes, and other choses in action, estate or efects, appertaining to the said funds, which may come. into his bands, power, possession or control, as ,such Treasurer; andupon the appointment of such Treasu rer. and the execution of such bond, as aforesaid, thbe said Conmissioner in Equity shall transfer and deliver to the said Treas urer, all moneys, bonds, notes, and other choses in actian, estate, and eff'ects, tn his hands, appertaitning to the said fund ; and the sad Treasurer shall collect all debts due to the said fund. and reinvest the prin cipal sums thereof, under the supervision and direction of the said Board of Com missioners; but no loan of any part of the said fund shall be made for a longer pe riod than two years. and the interest of all loans shall be payable annually, or al short itervale, if the said Board shall deem it necessary or expedient. III. That the said Treasurer shall an nually render to the said Commissioner in Equity, an account of his receipts and ax penditures for and on aceount of the said fund, and of the state and condition of the said fund in his hands, which said account shall be certified by the Board of Commis sioners, and after being audited and ex amined by the said -Commissioner in Equi ty shall be subimitted by him to the Court of.Er-ity at its next succeedinig sitting in S C EMAW , Jan. 26. 'the .Meh."-ingpotscript published n ur last'paper. we announced the rapid riso ofthe river, and the almost certainty of a. devastating freshet. On Tuesday night. all day Wednesday. until 2 o'clock, p. M., on Thursday the water continued to increase in volume, until the whole of the low lands were submerged, and the river flowed within eight feet of-the floor of the bridge. On Tuesday night the weather cleared up, and all day Wednes day ,the- wind lew with great violence from the North West. On Thursday the wind subsided, the sun burst forth warm and clear, and about two o'clock the wa ter b an.to subside, and the river is now agai ton6ned within its banks. We have as yet heardof noserious damage from the flood, a few head of cattle and hogs were seen floating down- the river, and two or three .tinor..bridges in this viucinity have been destroyed. The mails are necessari ly .delayed a day or tiro. but as they have been so-very irregular heretofore, this was not. much felt or: noticed. The highest freshet ever known rose within fivefeet of the floor of the bridge.-Gazette. Melancholy death by Fire.-On Wed - nesday last, as a young lady of this city was standing by the fire-place imp the par; lour, her "dress took fire and'loosing her presence of mind, she was unable to give the alarm, no one being present but two little children, whlo were unable to render her any assistance; and the family were only apprized of the fact by some of the neighbors, who saw her, enveloped in flames, : while making her way into the yart. They immediately hastened to her assistance, and soon extinguished the fire: but, alas ! too late to render her any ma terial relief; she was so much burnt that she died rom the effects on Friday even ing. We notice the occnrence more par ticularly as a caution to all, and particu. larly to heads of families, whose children are frequently left alone in rooms where there is fire.-Charleston Courier 22d inst. New Method of Working Butler.-A very useful and ingenious mode of extract ing whey from butter, was recently related to me by a gentleman who had resided many years in the grazing - districts of France ; and he informed me that a simi lar apparatus is at present in successful operation, near by here, in this State, al though 1 have not yet seen it. He descri bed it in a manner that could not fail to be understood by any farmer in the Union. The machine, he represented as made of ,vood, in form not much unlike a grind stone, closely fitted into a trough, leaving a space between the stone and bottom of the trough not exceeding a sixteenth of an inch in thickness. The trough is -first filled with clean water saturated with salt, one end of which is crowded full of the newly-churned butter. Then the stone is put in motion by means of the crank or otherwise, and the butter is drawn beneath it, and comes out at the other end of the trough in thin sheets, not more than one sixteenth of an inch in thickness, almost entirely freed from the whey, and for com mon use requires no further salting.. The brine thus prepared. has another very im portant office to perform. It imbibes, by chemical affinity, all the whey with which it comes in contact, and leaves the butter by itself. - Although this apparatus is extremely rude and simple, itis obvious to an ingeni ous mechanic, how easily such a machine could be improved upon, and answer a tenfold purpose.-Correspondence Ameri can Agriculturist. Sheller for Stock.-T he pritnei pes of comfortable, economical shelter are little studied, and much less pratised than they should be. Many think when they have built their barn, and are able to tic up their stock at night, that every thing is accom plished ; whereas they have only advan ced in the first etep. To be sure this is the most important one ; yet we hold, in addition to the shelter of the stables at night, open sheds joining on ,to and run ning out from the barn, making at least three sides of a square, and enclosing com modious yards, are nearly as necessary fr sunning and exercise by day, especial ly for .the younger part of the stock. These may be made very cheap, with board roofs and sides; and if sawed stuff is diffi cult to be obtained, with logs ruled up for the sid$es, and well chinked and plastered with clay, and poles over-laid with coarse hay or straw for a roof. Where timber is sarce, a stone wall, or an earth embank ment may be thrown up six or seven feet high, or a double row orrails or light poles can he laid up three feet spar), or so, and then filled in with coarse hay or straw for the wall shelter. The only objection to this is, that however poor the hay or straw, the stock, frequently frotn mere wanton ess, will pull it and devour it; but after remaining one year, ii becomes musty and foul, and they are not apt to do so. Another great consideration in making sheds and yards, and having them well supplied with litter, is, that by keeping stock confined in them, all the manure, both solid and liquid, is saved ; and itn ad dition to their extra comfort, animals eat less and thrive better than when unprotec ted and suffered to roam at large. Water for drink of as warm a temperature as can be obtained from a spriitg or well, ought to be bountifully stupplied in the yard, and in atuch a manner as not to over low and wet the ground or lit ter around. Am. Agricultrist. Productivene'ss of indian Corn.-T he MoutHolly (N. J ) Mirror haviug chron icled that a Biurlingtoin co., farmer had raised an ear of corn of 30 rows, having 1406 grains, The Salem Courier retorts, an ear raised in that county having 1690 grains fairly numbered. Now, when it is remembered that from a single grain shoots up a plant that bears sometimes five perfect ears, what a prodi gous increase does this precious grain re turn.-Newo York American, Beginning at the sorong End.--My dear, said one of our fashtonable. ladies, "Louisa" has gone thro' French, Latin, Greek, mnusic and dancing. You must buy her a grammar-and other hooks necessary to commance he English ardncntinn. thesaid I)istrict,,an the said Court shall make suchorder'ihisrson as mayhtedeemed necessary orexpedien;uand tbe aid:Trea surer shall receive, for his services .in the administration and management of the said fund, such compensation as maybe agreed upon by the sAid Board of Com sioners: Provided, That the same shall not exceed five per centum of the annual interest or income of the said fund, which may he received and disbursed by him. IV. That the Commissioners shall not, in any one year, expetrd more than the nett annual income atisitg from the fund en trusted to their management, and tha all the loans of said fund hereby authorized, shall be on the security of real estate, in addition to personal security. . RISCELLAIEOUS. From the, Sasannah Reputbican. From Florida-By the arrival of the steamer Win. Gaston, Capt. Freeland, we are in receipt of the St. Augustine News, of the. 20th inst. The Runaway Negroes.-The News contains the following information in re lation to the visit of the Marshal of Flori ida, to Nassau, to demand the negroes who escaped from the Territory a short time since: "We learn by way of Tamnpa from Key West, that. the U. S. Revenue sehr Nautilus, Capt. Walden, returned to that port on the 3rd inst., from Nassau, New Providence, bringing Col. Jos. B Browne, the U. S.-Marshal for the Southern )is trict of Florida, who had been especially authorized by the. Secretary of State to visit that Island, for the receiving of the runaway negroes who committed, a mur der at Key Biscayne, in September last. The vessel arrived at Nassau on the 24th December, when Col. Browne immedi ately communicated with the Governor, Sir Francis Cockburn, apprised him of the object of his visit, to which His Excellen cy promptly -eplied, requirirng the names and ol'ence of the parties, which, upon being given, a warrant was issued to her Majesty's Judges, Lees, Sandiland, and Gahau to receive the necessary testimony, in order that warrants of apprehension might be issued. The United States Mar shal then laid hef re the Court the Bills of Indictment foundby a Grand Jury for the counties of Munro and Dade, which was overruled by the Court as not evidence ad missible in a British Court-and that at the statute upon .which the Treaty was founded requiredieither the .original.depo sitions, or viva voce testimony, against ibe fugiti yes, and as none such had been of. fered, the case was dismissed. The ob ject of Mr. Browne's mission thus-brought to a close, the Nautilus sailed for the U. States. It is gratifying to state that this delicate business between two nations- was conduc ted by Col. Browne with great prudence, real and discretion; eliciting warm feel ings of courtesy and good will from the au thorities of the Bahamas, and by whom Aas extended every facility to ihe Marshal and the officers of the Nautilus.. The negroes being still at large, and no positive evidence thus far brought against them, leaves the matter still open for far ther pursuit, and we can but-trust that our own Government will sufficiently appre ciate the importance of this subject, as a precedent, to pursue it to such an end as will vindicate the supremacy of our Ter ritorial laws." Miraculous Escape.-The schr. Star arrived at this port yesterday morning, from New Orleans, fell in, anileseast fr Charleston Bar, wvith Daniel Webber, one of the seamen of the sehr. Alex. Watson; o a. A (or this port, from Savannah, pre viously reported as having been wrecked on the South breaker of Lauford's Chan nel, wh. states that the sehr. ttent ashore on Wednesday morning last in attempting to coss the bar. Shortly after, both masts went by the board, the vessel bilged and filled, having only the quarter deck out of water, to which they all retreated during the day. They cut the stern boat froma the davits, and'hauled her up along side, to attempt to reach the shore-but before they could get into her a heavy sea came and parted the boat's painter, and she went adrift. They were therefore compelled to remain on the quarter deck. In the after noon, the Gen. Clinch hove in sight, when they expected to have been taken off, but the state of the weather was such that no assistnce could be rendered. The steamer after waiting a while, proceeded on. About a half hour after the steamer left, the quarter deck separated from the other part of the vessl. The Captain and one of the crewv taking one part, and the mate atd Weber taking another. The wind being off the land, they were shortly af te driven from among the breakers to sea. WAeber .thinks it was full one hour and a half before night-fall when the quarter deck separated from the other part of the vessel. He is of opinion that the Captain and the other man were drowned shortly after leading the wreck The mate and himself drifted together at sea. unttl Thurs day night, when he fell asleep, and on wa king up, he found that the mate was gone. Previous to this the mate was failing fast, and he was afraid that he would not be able to hold out. On Saturday morning last, the schooner Star .hove in sight-he rose on his feet and waved his South-wes ter, a hat which he wore. Previous to this, he, however, had been discovered, and the sehr. promptly bore down and took him off', almost exhausted having had nothing to eat or drink during the time. He had with him a leathera sheath for his knife, which he was compelled to chew up. The- Cook,-a negro man, died before leaving the wreck, having lost his hold, and was drowned. During all the time he was at sea, hope did not forsake him. He continued to think some friendly hand would be extended to save him-and in this he was not disappointed. We have not been able to ascertain correctly .the the names of all the crew. The Captain's name was John Smaller Miller-the Mate's name was Pennacy, and the other white man went by the name of Jessie Charleston Courier. Progress of Morality-The.Van Buren (Ark) Itntelligencer says: "The Creeks have passed a law ex pelling all white men from the limits or the Nation, who play at cards, whether they have Iadian ivesonr not. Times which try Mena Principleht Wheneloquentspeeehes v iilysetttg. foi thie horrors of inebri'Nr- -;rw e from night to night; anil la ge' mbers sensible of their.dange'r leaxes the ranks of the drinker and subscribe the pledge--this confers upon the cause'such popularity and favor as to induce multitudes .to join our ranks, who in ordinary times would. have shrunk from such a connexion. The cause is then enjoying a revival, and though many *-good men and true" are secured, yet there are those n'bo unite wi'thout, it is to he feared, having their principles saf ficiently fixed. These may hold on frit a season-perhaps'as long as the excitement may last. But in a time of general apa thy, like the present, we must not be sur 2rised to find these characters returning again to the company'which they terpo rarily deserted. Now that excitement upon this subject (and we regret to admit it) has subsided, we can ascertain who were Washingtonians from impulse, and who front principle. Whilst the fatter will remain firm, the former will resume theircups. .The. latter will. be' acquiring, strength from the-'ordeal to which their virtue is subjected-the former will be set tling down into irreclai't able drunkenness. How rare is it that a man .who-once breaks his pledge, afterwards renews it and ad heres to it.- Not that ie cannot he pre vailed upon tosign fo. *the second -time, or even for the.twentieth time-but having once learned that a pledge may be broken, the obligation is shorn of its power. - If all ihe names upon-our list were the faithful advocates of the cause, what a powerful army we should have. But. alss, our frierds bave been lamentably indiffer ent. Many who once stood up for the cause, now stand up for their grog. Breth ren, come back, save vourseles, and do your duty.-Augusta Washingtonian. The prit,ter of the East Alabamian should belong to the society of Odd Fellows he is an odd fellow; has an odd way of calling on his delinquent subscribers to fork over, and it would be odd if his patrons who were in. arrears did not walk up to the captain's office and settle. after this' original dun. Hear him. Who would dare owe a printer. after reading it? Savanah Republican. "In our opinion, one of the pun'phments that some people will find prepared for them in Tartarus, will be to be chased round and round its gloomy circumference, by the ghosts of Printers. Imagine, rea der, how you would feel, "going it" in the marshes of Styx, at your extremest pace, followed by the shadow ofa defunct pub lisher, with a sharp stick in one hand and a bunile of unreceipted accounts in the other! Now you sink in the sulphtr bog! for,reco Ilect you are the ghost of a well fed man-while the grey hound-like spirit of your starved creditor. jobs you with his stick and urges you on. Remember too, this will be no "single dash of a mile," but that it will be continued until your execu tors or heirs balance the books on earth." EDGEFIELD C. H. WEDN ESDAY. JANUARY 31, 1844. "We. will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our Libertzes,andaf itmutfal,a6 aill Parish amidst the Rains." FOlt PRtastDENtT JOHN C. CA LHOUN, Subject to the decision of the Democratic Republican Conrention, to assemble in May.1844A A as recommended by the .States of Maryland, Michigan, Kent ucky, Lou isiana, Nt Hfampshire, Massachuseus. Alabama anid Mississippi. NEW TE RMS. Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, per annum, if paid in adtvance-Three Dollats if not paid before the expiration of Six Months from the date of Subscription-and Fonr Dollars if not paid within twelve Months. Suhscribers out of the State ale requited to pay in advance. No subscription received for less than one year, and no paper discontinued until all ar' rearages are paid, except at the option of the Publisher. All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise ordered before the expiration of the year. Any person procuring five Subscribers and becoming responsible for the same, shall re ceive the sixth copy gratis. Advertisements conspicuously inserted at 62& cents per square. (12 lines, orless,) for the first insertion, and 431 cents, for each contiu-m ance. Those published Monthly, or quarterly will be charged $1 puer square for each inser tion. Advertisements not having the number of insertions mnarked on them, will be contin ued n'ntil ordered out, and charged accord ingly. All Job work done for persons living at a distance, mnst be paid for at the time the work is done, or the payment secured in the village. All coumnnications addressed to the Editor, post paid, wil be promptly and strictly attend ed to 117 We call the attention of our readers to an article on the first page of thuis day's paper, relative to the state of the Augusta Bridle case. which is about to be again brought before the Supreme Court of the United States. The Weather-We have had, for the last few days, winter in reality, with the coldest north western blow we have experienced for a long time. On Tuesday morning last there was a swell sprinkle of snow. We pity the~ atle that is not prosided with shelter in sueh inclement weatber. OUR NsXT GOvErum in ond tonr late numbers, we meiltiosed tIhe names of the three:guieemetnof seems a selection is to he nadeof niteenpi of the gubernatorial chair, and our atten C ~ again called to Wit by i cunmauiication we pubjisihed two weeks since, favoabletI elevatiot of the Hon. Wn. Aiken We conscious of the very great isdi'erence wbi&b& pervades the' mass of the people cn is su <_ . jet" of this election, aid cestuinly shoulda deferred expressoi pref.rence of ouro'vi, or eves maki fig it a.'tier oremark, to snore future period, -but fur an fiohest conviction tsh( a precedent may now be derived ofmuci value / and intense 'nportmieto the Agricult'ari( community, than which, no interest has-beet so uniforumly neglected or the positons of it members more shamefully regarded:: will ; be remembered that on tie formatise'th.4 Agricultural Convention, the Hon Wara-" NARa5UB. 8xa31wo, in- consequence o his . unusual zeal in the cause e Agrienliure,ad 1 active efforts in the establishment of the 8d ciety, was made first Vice President, anaipin the death of the good and lamnented GeeeStlo N'able, he became his immediate succemor U a its President. Since that period he has been: indefatigable in Iris labours, of puutual attes dance in Columbia, wide and seardingcores - pondence, persona inguiry, aesiv in acquiring; and giving iofrmvation, and of a series of la bored and able reports. His elevation to the office of Governor,will not only be awel earn. ed and merited reward for effective service is Agriculture, but greatly presoete its interest, by making its Presideicy a stepping sto t - the highest office in the State, andopening wider and nobler door to distinctier, thanthas through what are technically called the prafes slons; thus offering a new sitimulant to woitf wherever it may be found. Mr. Ses6rook has passed the meredian of life, is of dignified ap pearanco and manly carriage, he is a gentle man of education and fortune, and a planter by birth and profession. His planting interest is under his immediate personal snpervision, and whatever merit he has as a planter is due to himself. Though not more distnguishid tha his competitors, for intellectual attainments, his mind is clear and discriminating, and his inte. grity severe. We have not an-acquaintae. with either of the three, but tender Mr. Sea brook our support, because of principle, as w should any gentleman of equal merit, occupy ing his present position; because of a frau. s,: persuasion, 'hat he will be acceptable to the body of the people, who are the Agriculturem and because of the belief, that were the election in their hands, as of right it should be, they , would not suffer the occasion to pass, ofsecar ing a precedent so valuable-even vital, to those who eke their wants by the sweat ofthei. brow. Notwithstanding we have chosen Mr. Sea- - brook as our candidate, the columns of our pal per are open to the friends of the other gentile men, should they think proper, to lay before the public the merits of their respective can didates. 07 The Charleston Courier of the 27th inst. says :-" The "'Addr'bs of Mr. Calhoun to his political friends and supporters," which has. been so anxiously expected for some time past'. has been received, and will appear on Monday. ' Mr. Calboun expressei in decided terms, his determination not to allow his name to be brought before the Democratic Convention, which is to asu'emble'in May next, constituted as it is now apparent thisConvention must be, anid gives his reasons at length for adopting this course. Cotte. -Ourt exchanges give the following, as time prices of Cotton in their respective mar kets: Charleston. Jan. 27, 85 a 10j eta. Hanmburg & Augusta, " 25, 75. 9 Coltumbia, " 25, 8 -a 95 Camdemn. "17, 8 a 88 Georgetown, "C J7, 8 a 9j The latest dates received from Europe by the steamer Hibernia, are to the 4th inst., which states that "time cotton trade of the new year has opened in a most spirited manner. Sales tin a very large extent have taken place daily since Friday last, and there is a further advance of fully jd per lb. in time quotations. The ma: ket altogether presents a firm, healthy appear ance. Speculators purchased with conmidence, and the trade feely join in the deamand. The& trnsactions of this and the preceding three days amounted to 46,000 hales, of which 20, 000 were taken on speculation. To-day sales consist of 12.000 bales, of various descriptions; the American brought 41 to 6d. per lb." Nese Neels-Mtr. Reenwer, who is Agent,,in this village, for a number of Periodicals,Mait presented us with copies of some of thie nam bers of the " Library of Select Novels," aind of' "Brother yonathan's Monthly Library," which we find'very interesting, and whet is a great object, these hard times, to thme lovers of light reading. they are offered for sale at very l4w prices. We hope that Mr. Rt. may meet with success in his Agency, and have no doubt hetL that the lovers of literature will find itto their advantage to patronize him. 0T The Richmond Esgusrer says thmers .is no truth in the rumor of the withmdrawal or Mr. Van Buren, from the list of candidates the Presidency.-Cars. Conrier. ~. . We were folly satisfied at the time we puba iahed the rumor that it was all a hoax. Mr. Spaeer.-The Bahimore Meriaan say that letters have been received in that ecty which state that this gentleman has realu5 the Secretaryship of the Treasury.,~m~b Patriot, of time same place, says that Cioma dore Stewart has taken charge of tiat Dejirt ment. Temperance.-The Winygh OAstreotbo 24thm inst., says:-" We arc gratified to lmer that something over one hnndred additional signatures to the total abstinence pledge have been obtained, as the result-of' Mr. Hawkins' visit among, us. We heartily wish theta as cese; and hope the Society may be imada - permanent blessing to our town."