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To the Ministers of the diteru t.Religious Denoninitious in. the St, e of- South Carolina. - brethren and Friends: We are fully aware of the difficulty of approaching you upon the subject- of this cotmunication. wit bout incurring the odi um of a wish to obtrude upon that sacred spheres of duties, which under the solemn sanctious of ministerial fidelity to the Al mighty, occupies your thoughts and de mands all your energies. And as temper ance-is one of the Christian graces, which as the legitimate part of true religion, it is your province, and doubtless has been your effort to promote it, may be deemed ioper tineut in an association which is not pro fessedly engaged in the high and holy employment of teaching religion, to omer any suggestions on the subject., permit us then to disavow altogether any inclination or design to interfere with your peculiar functions, or to prescribe to you the way of rendering them successful However we may diff'er from you on many points, whether of religious faith or practice, for we profess as a body no common creed as to either, we-have too high an estimate of your intelligence and integrity as the ac credited'instructo:s and pastors of your respective charges, to suppose that you would acquiesce in an improper intrusion upon yourrights, or listen !o the gratuitous counsel of self-authorized monitors. Yet we should do you equal injustice if we deemed you insensible to the voice of friendly and afectiounate experience, only seeking to invite your attention to princi ples and facts; conceived to be of grave im portance to all who inherit man's proneness to evil, and are the subjects of God's su preme moral government. That great, and extensive and happy changes have been wrought in the moral ani physical condition of society by the temperance reformation, is too generally conceded a fact to need substantiation. Even those who question the soundness of the princi ples upon which it has proceeded, and hence anticipate no lasting results, do not deny that drunkenness, with its attendant evils, has been materially diminished both as to extent and degree, and the manifest improvement in the state of sea-fa:ing men, who were once so proverbially ad dicted to this Vice, would flatly gainsay every voice which should attempt to in validate the position that sobriety and tem perance have resulted from tbes- efforts. That 1800 seamen have within the last two years in the City of Charleston alone pledged themselves, and so far as man knows kept the pledge to abstain from all intoxicating liquors as a bevarage, is a fact which should be looked at steadily by the friends of humanity, who remember the past. That the Clergy hage riot contrib nted to these results the records of our body would disprove-that they have done as much as they might, the most ar dent and successful would scarcely affirm -that those who have withheld their aid altogether or yielded it sparingly and reluc tantly have been influenced by other than motives satisfactory to their own minds, we presume not to suspect. We only point to actual benefits already obtained, existing evils starring us in the face, pros pective success awaiting our judicious ef forts, and invoke your important aid. Our principles are as simple as possible, and their hare announcement, would at once, we should suppose secure the assent and confidence of every judging head and feeling heart. We believe that the prac tice of using intoxicating liquors as an or dinary beverage is a bad one. We have given it up ourselves, and have induced those under our influence to do the same. and as a protection against the idle solici tations of others. and the capricious de sires of our own appetites. have resorted to the solemnity of a persottal pledge. The consideration whica move us is apart from the desire of moral self-defence, benevo lence, the desire of throwtng a moral shield around others. That any should object to such principles when self-denial for the sake of doing good to ourselves rad others, is one or the fundamental laws of revealed trnth; and wvhedi solemn cove nants are universally prescribed in the word of God, and in the business of society, appears to us strange. If it be our Chris tianliberty to drink wine, surely it is equals ly to give it up-and by giving it up for tbe purpose of feeding the poor, a part of our worldly substance, which it is our Christian liberty to retain, we do no wrong; but on the contrary where our tmo . tives and ends are right, secure the appro bation of God and our consciences, and of all good, men. Why, we would ask, should not those, who to save their fellow men from the fatal snares of an evil cus teom, exercise their liberty by relinquishing that custom, be exonerated from all impu tations of subjecting themselves to a legal yokes If a bond to cive up for charitable uses a portion of our proper: y be not wrong, ought the pledge to give u p the use of wine for the blessed-charity of rescintg the druakard and keeping 'he sober from he ing such, to he avoided as improper 7 We praise the Christian, who to devote the cost of his wine to pions uses, should re linquish its consumption. And can it be that we reprehend hi-n when he pursues the same course. with the view not of do ing good with its piurchase money, hut of preventing evil by its abandonment? The same God who has enjoined us to practice charity, has informed us that it is true charity to give up our wine, if our brother is *hereby to stumble, or is offended, or is made weak. But it is not our purpose to argue this subject, nor must we be sus peeted of any intention to imply that the intesof religion in our State. need to :be themselves exhorted to banish the or .dinary use of intoxicating liquors, as a neans of their own safety-though sad enonnments of past weakness may be found in every religious body-and -Let itim that thinketh he standeth take heed Jest he fall," is a maxim of common sense, -as well es the caution of Divine Wisdom. It is chiefly as it relates to others, Church nembers, Sunday School Teachers, the young servants, the poor, all who come within the special influence of the Clergy it is chiefly on account of these that we solicit your immense moral weight in con sigaing to the same oblivion which cov ers many barberous customs of a former age,this pernicious and idle practice of gaking for an ordinary beverage, stimu jants which not only unduly excite the sys tem, bjt~ iatoxicatp the brain and pervert the reason Surely tbe teachers of re vealod- religion Deed not 'bgereyminded, that man's passions' arealready too.pru rient and covtousan ferce, to call for the adscittitious aid of' any maddening spirit to urge them. on. .,Difficulf itst is at best, to keep our bode's in temperance, soberness and chastity, to bear no malice nor hatred in our hearts, not to desire or covert other men's goodssurely the wine cup augments the struggle. May we not hope, then, in our attempt to banish, so far as is practicable, that wine cup from the customary usage of society, to enjoy the hearty co-operation of all who within the limits of our State, are the spiritual guides and guardians of the people. - That the God whomr you serve may guide and assist you in the' matter, is the earnest attd prayerful desires of your fel low-eitizens and well-wishers. Respectfully submitted. W. H. BARNWELL, Chairman. Cotton.-Our exchanges give the following, as the prices of Cotton in their respective mar kets: Charleston. Feb. 10, 81 a 10 ets Hamburg, " 6, 9. a 91 Augusta, " 8, 83 a 9j Columbia, " 8, 8s a 103 From tic Pendleton Mcssenger. We observe that Mr. Calhoun is spo ken of in most of the.papers which have published the address, as having with drawn himself as a candidate for the Pres idency. We think this is incorrect, at any rate not warranted by the address. Mr. Calhoun did not place himself in that po sition. He was nominated by his friends for an office, which according-to his de clared opinion, was neither to be solicited nor declined. He refuses, in his address. to abide the decision of a packed Conven tion. But he cannot withdraw from a po sition he never assumed. It is for those who placed him there to withdraw him or not-to give him their support, or transfer it to andther. We believe this will be de termined by circumstances hereafter to be come known. If we can advance the cause for which we have been contending or the principles of which we have regar ded Mr. Calhoun as the ablest supporter, and for his support of which we were his advocates, by transferring our votes to another, it will be sound policy, and no abandonment.of principle to do so. But "under no circumstances whatever," can we support any man who is opposed to our doctrines, and w hose friends in Con gress prove by their votes that they are so opposed. Better will it be-far better for South Carolina to rally around her favor ite son, even if she rallies alone-to take no part in the scramble for oflice, where parties are not divided by principles, but by thirst for power-and if the system of monopoly and plunder is to be fastened on us, it cannot then be said that wo-aided in the deed. From the Charleston Mercury. The Massachusetts Resolutions, and the Srlect Committee.--The following letter from a correspondent in Washington should have appeared before. It was lost in the confusion of the day and we did not lay our hand on it again till yesterday. - We trus: our deep respect for, and entire confidence in the good faith, ability and patriotism of Col. Burt are too well known to the public and to himself, to allow it to be supposed for a moment that we could attribute to him any other than pure and elevated motives in the part he might take on any questiqn involving the interests, safety andI honor of the Stage. WVasuiNo-roY. Jan. 2.3. 1844. I percive you approve of Mr Rhett's course in declining to serve on the Special Committee raised on the Massachusetts Resolutions; but you do not seem to be aware that Col. Burt, of your State, af terwards was ap)pointed -and has served in the Committee. Circumstances trans pired after Mr. Rhett lied declinerd and be fore Mr. Burt had been appointed, which very materially altered the state of things. The're wvere occurrences in the Committee, vhich Mr. Batrt thought, not only justi fied. httt rendered ii a dtuty to act on the Committee. Of course yoti know the man, an" the high and patriotic considera tions which always actuate him. It nowv apears that the (whole affair was concoct d by Adams. He wrote the Report and Resoltions-sent them to his son in the Massachusetts Legislature; and they were assed in the hurry and confusion of ad ournment without conisideration, and without the knowledge of many of the emers. lie will make a Report of ourse to the House, advocating an altera tion of the Constitution so as to abolish the lave represenltationf in the Union, For y part, if the questiotn was open, the South would be fools. if they did not in. sist on an arbiirary representation without egard to numbers, or to their slaves being ounted. They count their women and hildre:n, composing three fourths of their opulation-and their body servants and >peratives, comprising one halfof the re mainder-all as lit tle competenlt to act in ublie tmatters as our slaves. Whby should they have political power for these nega tives, and we not have it for ours i From thme N Y- Republic. IR. CA LHOUN & MR WEBSTER IN ENGLAND. An English paper speaks of the views of Mir. Calhoun and Mr. Webster, otn the ommercial policy of the Untited States, it says:-" Undor any circumstances the views of Mr. Calhoun wvould be deserving f consideration. He is one of thbe most emarkable men in the United States; an mpressive speaker, and an acute and ori cinal thinker, who has devoted much of his time and talents,through a long public career, to qnestions of commerce, 6nance, and currency. He has been in practical tatesmanship, what Col. Thompson (a great free trade writer in England) has beetn through the press. -"There are two great parties ins that ountry, (iAmerica,) the Whigs and Dem crats, the former answering to our Tories, and the latter to the Ltberals of'this conn try. Mr. Webster is one of the distin uished men of the Whig party, which aas always professed to advocate the prin ciples of proteetioh. In this respect, the Whir. in Atnorica and the Tories in En glind, occupy analogous posiions.-;The tendency of pub1ie opinion having.-ho-I ever, been there, as hero,-strongly in favor of free trade, the leaders of the Whigs. like " those of our tories, have been - compelled to trim. Hence arose the demonstration by Mr. Webster, at Baltimore, a -few months ago, when he made a speech much commented on by the newspapers, in fa vor of commercial treaties-* mere elec tioneering movement, intended to catch the vote of the free trade party, without alarming the Whigs. In this plan of pro ceedings, the aristocratic party of Ameri ca, and that of our country. occupy pre cisely the same ground. Sir Robert Peel and Mr. Gladstone are the leaders of a party which has been always. professing anti-free trade views. Seeing, however, the impossibility ofrestricting the tenden cy of public opinion towards freedom of commerce, our Tory politicians are taking 1 a leaf from Mr. Webster's book, by advo cating commercial treaties. We believe the sincerity of the political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic, is about the same. They are certainly not in a posi tion to claim the charactor of consistency I from their own party whilst the genuine free traders regard their scheme of com- A mercial treaties as a mere device for post poning the honest adoption of their princi pIes." Accident on.the Rail Road.-On:Satnr day evening last. about 9 o'clock, 'the care on the Rail Road near Hamburg, ran over ainegro man4and literally cut him to pie ces. This negro had but a short time pre vions stopped at the depot, and was cau tioned not to proceed on the road, as the cars would'shortly leave. He however went on a short distance, laid himself down across the railing and went to sleep. He was intoxicated at the time, and thus staggered into eternity, unconscious of his fate. A coroner's jury was held over the man gled body on Sunday. and they brought in n verdict in accordance with the case -Hamburg Journal. 7th inst. Mississipp.-By the late accounts from Jackson, the small pox was prevailing to an extent that threatened to break up the session of the Legislature prematurely. A member of the Senate Mr. Boyd, died of the disease on the 30th ult. and several other members were sick. The Vicksburg Sentinel attacks Gov. Brown as a traitor to the pure unadultered repudiation fait h, because he recommended the payment of the Planters' Bank Bonds a debt created before the present State Constitution and excepted by name in that instrument, from the operation of the clause limiting the Legislative power to pledge the credit of the State. The Vicksburg 'Sentinel wishes repudiation to stand on the "high" ground that State debts ought not to be paid at all. It goes for "principles." Chaleston Mercury. From the Greenville ilountaineer. [BY REQUt:T.] As the time for the election of Governor of ibis State is approaching, it is proper to look around for some person capuable of filling that high station with usefulness and honor. In many parts of the State the name of the Hon. Wiliam Aiken, Senator from St. Philip's and St. Michael's has been put before the people in connection with the office, and none has yet been I uggested whi:h affords such general satis- i faction, wherever it has been offered. Mr. Aiken has served in the Legislature for several years, and with increased repu tatiotn at each session: he was at first in' the House of Representatives, and at the last general election ho was returned by his constituents, unanimously, as one of. their Sena'ors. Dutring the whole course of his public life, he has beeni most favorably known'ito all w'o htave served with him, in either branch of t he Genetral Assembly. for his constant urbanity of inanners, strik' ing capacity for btusiniess, and lofty ide pendence of character. In private life lie has successfully devoted himself to the cultivation of the soil, and is inseparably connected with the paramount interest of the State, Agriculture. From the pturely Democratic priaciples which he has always professed and acted upon, lhe will be emri nently qualified to inforce that system of rigid accountability and strict economy so I essential to the dlue administration of the finances of this State, atnd which the peo- . pie will here.after always require of the in cumbet~nts of office. Under these circumstances, without dis paraging the merits of other gentlemen who have been named, anid without re- - course to caucus or combination, the friends of Mr. Aiken present his name on the people for their consideration, well as sured that no one can be round morecquali ified to serve them, or whose election will( give more general satisfaction to all parts of the State. GR E ENVIL LE. Accidenls.-Between 7 and 8 o'clock on Sunday night last, the Stage, which t runs from this place to Laurens C. ii. wvas. turned over, about 1j miles from our Vil-n lage, it being very dark at the titme. The front wheels became detached from the 1 balance of the vehicle, and the horses came into town without the driver. They passed down Main street, not much faster than usual, until they came opposite the Post Office, when they turned and came to the door. There they almost stopped. hut immediately started at a pretty fast gait, and went to the Stage Office, nearly op posite. There again they seemed disposed9 to stop. and slacketned their pace. A t that place Mr. Philip N. Powers, a Merchatt of our Village, was standing upon the - side walk, atnd attempted to take hold ofa one of the biridles-thte horses at that in-a stant started off' at an increased speed-d Mr. Powers stepped back to give room for the wheels to pass, and in doing so, broke both bones of htis right leg, threo or four in ches above the ancle. W~hether the wheel or any thing else streck him-, is not known; hut we are iniclined to think, from what we can learn, that the accident was occa- - sioned by a su.Jden and violent turn of theJ foot upon the pavement. Medical aid was t soon brought to his assistance, the fractur ed limb set, and we learn that~he is doing well. We understand that there was no~ other injury Austained, worthy of notice. Greeriu, Mr...t....er, .9 For-neary a -week past we- have had loudy, damp -weather, and nearly every lay more or less rain-sch weather, as 'omn writer says. causes Frenchmenx to :omiit suicide-and if it had cdniinued nuch longer, ii is uncertain what would iave been its effects in our climate. We 2ever saw theroads in a worse condition, tad understand from travellers that they ire .almost impassable for hundreds of iles. On Wednesday night the sky be iame bright once more, and yesterday norning the Thermometer stood at 20 leg 12 belowvfreeziug.--Ibid. THE BEREAVED ONE'S DREAM. [n the cold grave they laid he'r, When the tree had cast its leal; [ grieved that one so beautiful and good, Should have a lot so brief. %s I Jay on my bed of grief, dreaming, [ heard a voice on the miduight air; [ looked and saw the face of her, Fos whom my eyes was straining, Eer cheek was pale with many a care. and thus to me she did say: 'ell my friends, do not me forget, Porget alone my faults; ind speak of them with fond regret, !nd tell them, I ask their lingering thoughts. Ind say to those who envied me, When this they see, remember me, tnd bear in mind, I am no more, go speak. not of me unkind. [ rose to embrace her, as oft before I haid done, [ awoke, it was a dream-ny Emily was gone SCommercial. -HAtURo,- February 6. Coton.-The market to-day is languid, and prices have gone down full 4 et. from last week's highest quotation. Prices range to-day from 84 a 91 etc.; principal' sales 9# to 91 ets. The arrivals are light, owing to the bad condi. tion of the roads, and unpleasant weather. The receipts for January last, foot up only B49 hales, whilst those of Augusta, amount.to 21,129 hales. Total receipts, 29,978; aene last year, 32.926 bules.-Journal. AnousrA, February 8. Cotton.-The receipt for the week have been unetally large by Rail Road. though by wa gons they have been limited. The market dur tg the week, has been comparatively inactive, and at its close, operations were aloist sus pended. This is to be attributed perhaps to the repeated failure of the Northern nail, Intel ligence from New York being looked for, with great anxiety. Holders have continued firm it the advance noticed in our last report. We continne therefore our quotations of the ex tremes of the market at from 84 to 94 cets. Constitutionalist. CoLUMBIA. Feb 8. Couln.-Thissrticle contimes to come in but sparingly by wagons. but there has been &n tiderahle doing from Warehouses, and an ad vance of about j cent on our quotatione of inst week. Several large lots have been disposed af, including some inlirier bales, at prices ranging from 10 to 103-8 cents, round. We quote the extreme rates at 4 to 104 rents. while most of the sales from wasrons, have been made at 81. to fl eenr,.-Carolinian. * The Re'~rMr KtsCAID, Missions, try to Burmah, will Preach This Day, 'at half past eleven o'clock, at the Baptist Dhuirch, and also in the evening at candle ight. Feb. 14. WANTED. YOUNG MAN, (with or without a fan. ily.) to take charge of a plantation and a ew hands, for the present year. An interest n the crop would he given, and the lands to >e cultivated are perhaps, in fertility. unsur. vassed in thtiaDistrict. Propier recommnaesda isoms would he required. A pply at this office. Feb.14 It 3 Tai Colictor's. Yotice. WILL attenad aet the followinig places to collect Taxes for the yeasr 1843: d1ondaiy, February 19), Pine Hojuse, 'ruesdlay, "' 20. Ridge, Maednesday, " ,21, Norris', l'hmrsday, " 22, Mt Willing, rrid~my, " 231, Perry's, laturday, " 24, Coleman's, donaday, " 2(i. Lakes. (,Meores.) L'nesday, " 27, 1). Richardson'~s, Vesdtnesray, " 28, Allen's, rhursday, " 29, Smyly's, 'riday, Marcha 1, Sheeppard'e, aturday', " 2, Diunton's. fonday. " 4, Liberty Hill, Enecsday, " 5. Parks', Vedneaday, '" 6, Middletott'a, Chntrsday, " 7. Vance's, ~ridlav, ' 8, Cherokee Ponds, ntnur'dsy, 9, Beach Island, londay, Tuesday & Wed.) nesday, of the first week Edgefield C. HI. of Court,) aturday, March 10. Hamburg B.PF GOUEDY, T .c.z F'eb. 14. 3t 3 Executors .'al~e. i ILL. lE SOLD, on the 28th inst.. at V:he late residence of D. Richardson, et':d., all thie personal estate of said dec'd., not beqcahead hvy will.) 'cinsusng of 22 i EGit9E , Horses. Mulecs. Cattle, H"gs,. anri Sheep. to ether with 4'2 or 43 hales ofr Cotton: abxust 3000 bushueIs of Corn. Honuseteoid and Kitchen Pnrnituare. Plantza on Tools, Wagon, Cart, and Oxen; two Road Vagons; a quantity of Leather; some nten edl Hides, and a large lot of Bacon &rc &c. Tefumd ofsale-A credit until the 1st .January, 845, the putrchasera to gave tnotes with two ap 'roved seenriies. JAMES M. RICHARDSON, J. S. GUIGNARD, Execul ot. Feb.14 8t 3 Fob. Sale. IILL BE SOLD, at privaute sale, asplet. WVdid BSLACKSMITH, one who is fully tahtfied arid competent to hava thme charge of Shop. and do honor to the trade in all its va iotns branches;t he is excellent on Cast Steel, ad is also a very good coarse Shoemaker. ~he sunbacriber being abotut to settle himself as Planter, and havinug discontinued his Slhop. ad having seotommon plantation Smith wall 'isptose of the other for cash. The above boy unblemished in character. Any person wishing to see and examine the *oy, will appily to M. E. HIOLLINGSWORTH. Feb. 14 -tf 3 STRAYED ROM the Subscriber on the 6th inst., a LGrey HORSE, with a black mante and ail, about seven years old, some of his tail has een cropped off no other marks recollected. Lny person finding the Horse and returnting tim; will be paid liberally for their trouble. WILLIAM HARRIS. in Rodky Creek 10 miles from Edgefeld C. H. Feb.14 2t 3 XY virtue bfsundry writs'of Yieri Fa .3 aMs, 17 *111. proeeed 'oosell at Edge fieldCourt House, on the first Monday and Tuesday of March next, the following property: - . Jehu Mouchet vs Pett$Nix,. one negro Girl, Harriet. William H. Moss vs Dendy & Key. three Negroes, viz. Hannah, Marinda, and Dave, levied on as the property of T. N. Dendy. J. & G. J. Sheppard vs William 'I. Fagin; Henry Rush vs the same, one Negro Girl, Keziah. Terms-Cash. .H. BOULWARE. s. E. D Feb.13 - ' SHElLUFF'8 9Ai.; BY virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Fa cias, I will proceed to sell at Edge field Court House, on the first Monday and 'Tuesiay in March next, the following property A. J. Rambo vs Rudolph Carter and Elizabeth Catter, the tract of land where the defendant Budolph Carter now lives, containing five thousand acres more or less, adjoining lands of John Wise, Mary Hightower and others. Jasper Gibbs vs the same; ihe above described property. Wade Glover vs John Scealy, the tract of laud wherem lie defendant lived at the time of his death, on Bic Horse Creek, ad joining lands of Amony Sibley, formerly. the land of Wiley Milton and others. J. Gibbs & Co. vs Philip Pow, the tract of land where the defendant lives, contain ing two hundred and seventytwo acres, more or less, adjoining lands of .Robert Lofton, Reuben Landrum and J. Hughes. Hiram Roberts, Trustee of Mary Rob erts, vs Robert McCullough, the tract of land where the defendant lives, Fcontain ing seven hundred and fifty acres, more or less, adjoining lands of, Washington Wise and others. Charles A. Meigs vs Abijah Abney and Charles Powell, the tract of land where the defendant Ahijah Abney lives, adjoin ing lands of Sarah Starke and others. E. B. Pressley vs W C. Clegg sod Camell Clegg; John S. Smyley vs W. C. Clegg, one hundred acres, more or less, adjoining lanod ofJ.W. Clegg,Joseph Still and others. J. S. & J. C. Smyley vs James Gole man,.he tract of land where the defend ants now lives, adjoining lands of Rolin Rhodes and others. James Dorn vs A. R. Falkner, the tract of land ,where the defendant now lives, ad joining lands of John West and others. Also a tract of land called the Red Tract. Brannon & Mundy vs John C. Thomas, the intere't of the defendant in three hun - dred acres of land, more or less, adjoining lands of Batn Howard and others. . V. V:S. Aunstin vs A. E. Moore,two hun: dred and forty-four aores of laud, adjoi i ing lands of R. T. Moore, Wilson Shealy and others. S. F, Goode,Enrlorsee, vs George Sad ler, the tract of land where Mrs. Sarah Sadler now lives, adjoining lands of the Estate of Richard Dozier, deceased, and others, V. V. S. Anstirr vs R. T. Moore and William Bridges, Administrators of the Estate of Samuel Moore. deceased, eight hundred acres of land. more or less, ad joining lands of Jacob Long, Caleb Inah nit and others. Luther Roll vs'Charles Lamar; Abritm Mathews and Samuel M. Mathews vs the same; N. L. Gr'iltn vs the same ai Le wis Elizey. the liouse atnd Lot in the town of H amburg. krcown as the A merican lHotel, occupied at this time by Robert R. [hunter as a pubhlic tavern. Terms Cash. S. CH RISTIE, s. E. D. Feb. 10 4t 3 State~of' South C'arolinia EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. IN EQUITY Lohnm Rochell. 1Bi11 for Parti vs t ion. Account, Jamnes Tomnkins, Ex'tr. anid and. Ssulc others. 3mna. I T appearigig to the satisfaction of the Com-. missioner, that Ulenry M Tomnkins. Fran cis Tokn and Sarah his wife, Pdcahontas Tomkins.Powhattan Tromkin~s, Elizabeth Tom-. kims. datughter of Francis Tomkins, deceased ; John Tomnkins. of Temiessee, and Susan his wife. R. Mu. McCnfrey, and Charlsey his wife, S. H-. Satnnders and Eliza his wife. Putsey Squires. Israel Moris. ande Anna, late Anna Squires. Anrpamitner Squires, the three last named bering children of said Anna Morris, Blartholomew S. Adams. Ophtetia Barker. Wit liamn Adams, James Ada~ms Thasumus Adains, James Atchison. and Sarah his wibu..John Gilb son. Jaumes Sitallsworth. Calloway Stallsworthi, Park 8:nlswortn, Jackson Stallsworth. Nicho Ias Stallsworth, and Natncy Stallsworzth, de-. feiants in this suit. eie without the limits of mbts State; OnI motion. by Mr. Danskett Comnplaant's Solicitor, ordered, that the above named DrufenIanmts do plend, answer, or de muir, to thme Comnplaiwnmt's said bitt. within three. mnonsths from thuepublicationa haereof. or thn said bi will he taken pro confesso against them.> S. S. TOMPKINS. C. E E. D Comraisuioner's OfJcs, Feb. 9. 1843. Feb. 14 3m 3 Motice. g OS HUA KINuG htvmtg abontthree miles . west of Ii. 31. Collie:'s old stand on the atbarintotwn Itoad, in Edgnfield District, tolls before tme one Hay Horse, fourteen hands lingh, left bind foot white, a small star in his forehtead, a white snip on his nose, andu threa years old next Spuring. A ppraised at twenty dollars. JOHN G. DAGNELL, Magistrate Feb. 14, 4w 3. Edigefield Debating Soc'y. HE Members of this Society will hold a - U joblhc disenssuion on Friday evening, the 16th inst., in the Court IHouse. to commetnce at 7 o'clock. Question for debate : "Should the Election of Governor, be given to the people 1," The ladies and gentlemen of the Village ai-e respectfaily.invited to attend.. By order of the Society: .CH AS. A. MEJGS, Secretary. Jan.7, - 3t . 2 * N otice, LL persous are cautioned against frading, A for a Note of hand, given 6F.-L Par ham, for one hundred and live dollars, dr'awn one day after date, dated 21st January. 1844. As the property for wvhich said Note was givenm has proven unsound, I ama determined not to pay the same unlesdcompelled by lawv. .a3 C, J. GLOVER. state of, outi :aaroa na. s EDGEFIELI DISTIUCT. B YS0:7 RTWN!, Esquire, . i-in yof Edgejeld Aib;ttc Whereas, Lucretia-'Wiitile 'sndames Whifitle, hath applied to un.ieu rtes of Administration on dll" and 'n gf ate ~goods chattels aLid righta;asd ; tis, f Joseph Whittldi late of the Dzsznct afors sid, deceased'. These 're. thereforeqto ci e and.,admon. ish all and'siugular, tho'kindr iianderedit tors of th aiddeceas be aid appear before ime, at our.exLOrdinfly's Court for the said District to%:holde:atEl!ofieeld Court House od-ili 26h of 6ib.1844, to show cause, if 'at'y*wh: the'said'Ad 'niuistration should-not Ife gr ptird. Given trnder my hand and aelhiis 12th day of Feb. one"ihousuid ' hbun dred and forty four.pAnd in thsi :eighth year of A mricun Isidep endce ' - -O. TQ LES,'o.7E. Fe. 14, 1844. ($212 . : 3 STI. TE OR S.' C. !ROL.M EDGEFIEED DISTRIQ .. Y OLVERTOWIE' Equi'rei - Ordinaryif Edgefeld District. Whereas, JumesnS. Pope, appliesloand for Letters of A qinistration 'on all- and singular'ie good iid'dhatteli rijpits, and credits of Thomais "odtten, late.of the District aforesaid, deceased 'i . These are, therefore,. -'o cite and ad monish all and singular. the kindred and creditors of, the said -deceased, to be and app ar before me. at our next Ordinary'o Comt for.the s;iid District to be holden at Edgefield 'Court lHouse, on the 26tb of February, 1844. to show cause, if any. why the said Administration should not be granted. Giveq under my hand and seal thi4l3th. day of February one thousand eight hun dred and fo ty-four, and in~ the sixty eighth year Aetican Independence. OLI VER TOWLES, 0.. . Fab. 14, ($2 124) 2t-, 3 1 Notice. - A LL persons indebted to the estate ofJohn i Elam, or Charles A. Dowdce' , or the subscriber, individually, are requestd to come forward and settle, before the 17th Feb. ' next, and save costs. - W. BRUNSON. Jan 17 3t 1 E xecutor's .ale. Y an order from the Ordinary of Edgefield. District. I will sell at the late residence of Mrs. Rachael Moss. deceased,.on Tltiirday'the fifteenth day of February next, tfie" persdnal property of said ideceased, consisting ofseveral negroes. s'tockt of 'horses, cattle, shedp and nhogs, a few baler- of cotton, corn and 1idder, plantation taol. household and kitchen furnt ture, on a creditg"ntil 'the 25th of Deceinbet next. Also-%t the-same time, the Plantation of of the deceased will. be rented faithepresent ear. - W.B. MOSS, Eair. Jan. 31.1844 3r . !TJRBIER eft Redured Prces. T H E Subscriber respectfully informs his " friends and the public generally, that he has a good stock of well sawed LU BEE'o hand, and sawing daily of the best heart Purei at the following prices: At the Mill 50-cents per bun4d. Delivered, . 80' ""-" within 10 or 12 miles of the Mill . MARTIN PNSEY. Feb.7 3n . 2 LOST O N the first day of January last, a small brown POCKET'BOOK, faced with pale red, containing one Five Dollai.bili nd some specie ; 'a Note for one bnrell- dollas drawin byr William C. Williams in lny (aver., upon which there was'a credit of .twenty -dol' lars; two Notes drawn by Jarmes Grisham;oad for ten dollars, withs aleredit of five doliors, thd other for thnree dollars and seventy five cents; with, a credit of two dollars npo%it;3an open account againist Mr. Grisham, for about five dollars. Any person who Irlay have roundiths above, wvill be rewarded by delivern the sm to JOHN LO EY Feb. 7 S State of SouthgCai-olina EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. IN THE COMMON PLEAS. Oliver Simpson,) vs. Foreign Atackiuvnt. H'rE Plaiutiff having this dayhl"d bis s.de::laration irn this-case, in my office; ad thedefendanthiaving nowifeorattoriqko4 to be within this State, on whom acopyM'ef~ declaration, with a rule to piead can be siarvedi ft is ordered, that the'iaid defendant do plead to the said jdeclaration. within a.year .andi da y from the-p'ublication of this o~der, orfinad analabsolutejudgmen twill beawardedagai4 - G EO.-PPE~,cp Clerik's djie Edgefield C-.H. A 10,01848 :Aprin12 . 0. y State of South, Caioinea4 NARN WELL DISTICT. IN T HE CO3MO4J PliE4 AS. amies T. Gray, . 'A~aA ash Ann Milled.'e. - - -., H E Patiff'im the aove.cadd,E baviu * this daj filed' his declaration'in nif of fice, aind the Defendani'having no.-attorney, - knowvn to be in'this State, on whom a rulao plead can-he served; on motion, Ordered, tm. the said defendant do plead within aranii a day from the publication oJpthiss ile'~or final and absolute judgmentgjj,1 be awarded agains her. .. OR USD ALLEN .c c.w Statei f,~ th CWji1ag EDO0EF DDISTRlGT. 'l~~ ITY4 Precious Laik,' - vs..8 William Raiford and wife,: Aiig-e H. Boulware and wife and - Rliefr others.- " J IT appearing to the satisfidtioda of the U~otis. kiiissioner, thsat William Raiford and rife, SamuelE. Hammond add wife, and Jauniesj. Stockdale and wife; B. J. M'Caine 'ad hiis wife, Defendants inthid ease, reside. wiihout the limits of this State, On motion byWard law, Complanata Solicitor, Orerd 'that the said -absent Defendants dol plead, "al -swer or demuir to the Compylainant's Bil witlain three~months from the pblicatienri this Order, or the said bill will be taken ppy cinzfesso against them. - J. TERR, c . . Nov 18, 1843 ---om8' -W EITlhe friensset f r~ POPE, Eq., announce hinr as i andidt for re-election, to the Office'of Clerk einhob Court othis District, Ma tf/