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-~ t CONGESaSIONAL. - rPesioa s{ of the Chreston Patriot i WasEItGTON. Ma 9. Owing to the death of Mr. H. Brinker- 1 bob, of Ohio, no legislative business was f transacted in either branch 6t Congress to-day. In the House, the fact was.anounced by t Mr. Potter, after which the customary res- < olutions were adopted, and then out of respect tothe memory of the deceased, a motion to'adjourn was made and carried. 1 In the . Senate, the same melancholy f duty was performed by Mr. Allen, after which that body also adjourned. The consideration of the tariff bill will be a . resumed topmorrow. After Mr. McKay, the Chairman of the Committee on Ways.and Means, shall have. spoken, I presume -the vote will be taken~on the hngrmoesment of the bill. - As the object. of making members shw their hands, will then hake been. accomplished, it is confi deotijafflimed that the bill will be suffer It is sill rumored that, owing to. certain difficulidson the score of politics, 'the Post Master General, and the Attorney General wilt shortly sesign - In Monday the Joint Resolution pro posing an adjournment of Congress on th: 27th, will again come up. in the. House. Although there are many in*"favor of an no~ournment on the day,.it ia believed that the Session will not terminate before the latter part of June. Theinvestigadion as to the moratability of Mr. Nilesto take his seat in the Senate, is not pvogressing sorapidly.aswas antici pated. As there are {some nice points in Volved in the inquiry--new under the Con stitution and that require careful consider ation and adjustment, the Committee ap pear determined to take their time. May 10. In the Senate, there were,-as usual, an ti-Texas petitions, .and. petitions against any modifeation of-the tariff. The Chair presented the petition of a man who, hy mistake, has located himself and slavesewithin the boundary of'Texas. He asks the passage of a bill torhelp him. Mr. Sevie' observed. that there are many cases of this character. He hoped, however, that all 4iffculty would be re moved.before 'the- close-of the sedsion, by annexation of Texas. r. Huntinton, frbm the Committee on Commerce, to whom had been -referred the bill to remodel: he Consular establish ment of the U. 8.. reported a resolution recommending-an indefinite postponement of the biill.. :r r -t The remainder of the day was spent in Executive .session. . In the House; several communications were received from the'"Departments in answer to resolutions. Among them was one from the Post- i master General, giving the estimate for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1844. It is asfollows:-".For transportation of the a mail, $950,000; .sbip,-steamboat and way letters,'$22,000;'wrapping paper $18,000; I e ce furniture, $7,Q00; advertising, $32,- 1 mall bags,, X18,000; mail locks, $10,000 l- mail depredations and special agents, $28,000; clerks for offices, 8215, 00; .miscelanans,.$56,000. Total, $4,- 1 5,000." ... .. 't - A letter was received from Mr. Dixon I H. -Lewis, resigning his seat as a member of the.house. = ' SeveraUinimportant- matters having beQ disposed of, the tariff bill was taken -tip, the question heing on concurring in the1 -amehdipenta of the Committee of the Whole.. Mr.Bernard took the floor and madeo isome remarks on-the bill in a.revenue point -of vipew. - . - Mj.McKay.followed, and made a gene ral reply to all the objections urged against . be ill. '. Mr.eCallamer next obtained the floor and mnoved the. previous question. -Mr, Gave Johnson moved a call of the House,-,tvhich'.was ordered and continued till there wa-a-full attendance. - Mr. Elmer .then moved to lay the bill en the table.'K This motion prevailed : yeasW60;1ayS,99. - A isotion being made to reconsider the vote,.Mr. MsClernd moved an sidjourn menV.. This was rejected -I Mrjg~ayne then moved' to postponie the < motion,to reconsider till.to-morrow. This was rejected.:--"yeas, 98; nays, 103. Mr.Di-omgole renewred the molton to' aourn.2 - . 9p .'iis mnstion, Mr. 'Holmes desired to bdicused fronrvotini.- Having done so,r he proceeded to give his reasoris. lie frst 5 stated the issue *ybe between the tariff I - .bill of 1842 and 'tei -present bill ; but in t * order totridk this issue, gentlemen were F desirous -to adjourn. --To this he wasaop. posed;- esatse "theiye or'the people' *were upon the House,: 'and-they expected kgislatto upop so important an issue, ini I "stead of it being thus . avoided by an ad -. jourtientl e desired to be excused from I votin'g or bothe'r rason-wb~*ich was, thatt somne 'of his; friends, anti-tariif mena had F opposed-the bill on grounds which were;. 'ruptediby vociforous cries of order.). He ~ wa te proceeding to-say that this bill't was, hi7admitted, eminently beneficial tot one portion of: the Union, when the cries of order biecame so loud that he-suspended his remarks. a-' ' ;A motiont'was then made that -Mr.' H. b~e allowedit proceed- in order, and 'the os'~es and ndys were demanded. . . t Mr. HoIUhes said, rather than 'thus con .suie th~iime of the- Houso-by a dtvision, h;e would irithdraw his motion to-be ex eused. " It is better,". said lie, " to die h~e -Casar, with dighity." ('Long and C c.- ontinued laughter.) - :"-' :C.-The question was then taken on th#mo. F -.-in. to adjourn ; and it. was rejected. - STe vote was then taken on the motions I to reconsider the ire by which the tariff bill waslaid on the table,^ and it was re-' cthe biea 99nays, 103. So the ' fate of th ails sealed. - - "The House'thiadoraed a The rejcetion ofil Ilbill materially bastesi the clsot~iion.. " eMay.1I, SThe Senate was not in s'essisnto-day, * baring arjouied from' last :evening.:Io ii Monday..There appears to be'rio' barry r in relation to the Texas treaty. -Sine.'the ........ ...u..c. orf.~1.an, in andln, e se documents to the Etvening rosrSega- r >rs have been very. guarded in tommiu- f ations touching the-doitigs ofithe Sieate t ijExecutive session. r . - - 1 In the Honse- a" motion was made by It. Duncan to take-up his bill providing i wr the casting of votes for President and rice President' on the same day.. After a speech from Mr. Hammet on I be importance of this subject, the motion f Mr. Duncan was laid-on the.table.: - ] On motion of Mr. Campbell, (who has ow recovered his health). the House-went ato Committee of the Whole, and spent ome hours in discussing a bill providing or the Lunatic Asylum of this District; ilso, bill providing for the abolition of im risonment for debt in the District. The tariff bill having been disposed of, here appears a general listnessness as to moy other business.. There appears now tut little doubt that the session will ter ninate in the end of the present month. May 13. In the Senate this morning, there were, is usual, numerous memorials, both in avor and against the annexation of Texas. Mr. McDuffie presented resolutions in avor of the annexation, adopted at a meet ng held in Marion District. Tbe House bill providing for the relief bt' the survivors, of those lust in the shcr. Grampus, was next taken up and ordered to be engrossed. A message was received from the Pre sident, transmitting two Treaties: one with the King of Wurtemburg, and the ther with the Graud-Duchy of Hesse. The remainder of the day was spent in Executive session. In the House, on motion of Mr. Cave Johnson, the joint resolution from the Sen ate providing fer a termination' of the present session on the 28th instant, was taken up. Mr. Johnson then took the floor for the purpose of making some remarks prepar story to a motion for the previous ques tion. Mr. Parmenter hoped the gentleman would pause before moving the previous guestion, because the resolution provided or an adjournment on the "27th of May iext." Hence, if adopted, Congress would nave to set a year longer. This suggestion aused the most outrageous laughter. After further proceedings, Mr. Houston oved to amend the resolution by stri. ring out "May 27th," and inserting "June L7th.1 Mr. C. y. Ingersoll moved to 1ay the whole matter as the table; but without uccess. The question was then put on the mo ion of Mr. Houston to insert "June 17;" nt it was carried: Yeas 114-nays 88. The- resolution as amended was then idopted and returned to the Senate. It is said that Gen. Cass is about writing mother letter taking still stronger ground n favor of the annexation of Texas. May 15. In the Senate, after the disposal of some cores of private bills, the House bill pro. riding for the relief of the survivors of those ost in the schr. Grampus, was taken up. ,t was amended so as to incledo several ther cases, and then passed. The bill to abolish the office of Solicitor if the General Land Office was then ta ion up. A long debate arose ;relative to he utility of the office, after which, the ill was ordered to be engrossed. The adjournment resolution, as amen= led by the House by inserting 'June 17th,' vas taken up. Mr. Evans thought the business might 'e got thrqugh with by the 3d of June. Ie thererefore moved to amend by insert ug that day. Tbe amendment was opposed on the ;rond that, if the .resolution was again eturned in the House, nothing would be ;ained.. Fiually, the resolution was, for the pres nt, laid on the iable. The remainder of the-day was spent in Cective session on (as is supposed,) the treaty.May 16. Tbe Senate were engaged for several ours on private and local business. The emainder. of the 'day was spent in Exe~u ive Session. .lan the House, resolutions adopted at a rest meeting in Mobile, infavor of the noexation of Texas, were presented and rderepl to be printed. A long report was made from the Comn ittee on Commerce, relative to. Memo iale asking a remiss of duty on Rail Road ron. . Mr, Hopkins, from the Post Office Com littee, made a volumnious report on the ubject of the regulation and~reduction of iter postage. He intima'ted his intention > call up the subject on the earliest op ortunity. Mr. Ingersoll, from the Committee on oreign Affairs, to whom ui as referred nie 3orials from Merchants, asking .the sus ensionof certain reciprocity treaties-with lrmany, Sweden, &c. reported a reso tion empowering the President to take he proper measures for removing the revances complained of. A Joint-Resolution was passed, author. rig the employment of clerks to collect nd arrange statistical information relative the Manufacturing and Agricultural in erests of the country. A resolution was also adopted, granting 150 to Mr. Wert, the officer wvho wvas.shot y Moore, during the rencounter between lesrs. Witand Rathburu. The un artunate officer~is in a dangerous state, e ball bei~ lodged Jrmly in the bone. Mr. Campbel. mde anoiher effort to ike up the bill to extend the charters of ie District Banks, but without success. After the reception of some executive nmmnications, in answer to resolutions, i House took up the bill of Mr. Duncan, roviding for the casting of votes for Pre dent on the same day throughout the M.Hamlin moved to amend by pro idig that the bill shall not go into ope-. I tion until after the coming election. After some debate, the 'guertion on the1 mendment was put, hut no quorum voted ~call of the House was'theu ordered, and ay of the absetees.tuken-into custody. Among therabsenteesss*M~rr. C. John i, who solie time ago, took Mr. Holmes ~task for absence ien the~l ahauiint ras made to take up the-tariff tl~ Mr. Holmes, in a humorous manner, i pressed his satisfaction that the gentle Societies to accept of his valuable servicei, tai there is not the least doubt but that through his instrumentality many valuable citizens might be enlisted into the Cold Water army. Virginia Elections.-The complete returns give a majority of 10 in the Senate in favor of the Democrats, and in the House 12 in favor of the Whigs, giving them, upon joint ballot, a majority of 2. Sevoral of the returns against the Democrats are thought to be incorrect, and one of the Whig'members is said to be pledged to vote for a Democratie Uhited States Senator. For the AdMrtiser. Editor of the Hamburg Journal : Sin,-In our last piece we .reviewed your exposition of Mr. Clay's principles, which we regret did not appear with our review of it. There were some things in the number of the Journal containing it, and much in your last, which deserve notice. When we begun this correspondence, we supposed that it would end with the interrogatories and your answer. It required, however, nearly a months reflection, and a second article, to produce your answer. r Even then you did not answer fully and can didly. Your answer to our first interrogatory would have been candid and -intelligible had you replied, simply, that Mr. Clay was in fa vor of a Tariff, "discriminating" in favor of P what he is pleased to carl, "American Indus .try." To our question, " should a candidate be held responsible for the conduct of his par ty," you made no answer at all. We will vary its form, and now ask: If it is fair to infer that the principles which uniformly governs a party will govern its candidate if elected? We trust that you will now answer this fully. We supposed, in the beginning of this cor respondence, that you either believed Mr. I Clay's principles to be different from what you have avowed them to be, or that you took him only in preference to Mr. Van -Buren-as a choice of evils. But in this we fear we have been mistaken. From the warm and earnest manner in which you supported Mr. Calhoun, we supposed thag his principles were your's but from the last number of the Journal, we should infer that you differed from him on all questions of national politics, toto cole. As a proof of this, we will merely mention, that but I a short time ago, you published, without com a ment, a long article, from some Georgia Whig paper, denouncing the doctrine of Free Trade. Then' you announced the fact, that Mr. Van Buren had deserted the South, on the Texas question, with evident satisfaction. Better, to your opinion, that the South should pePish than that Mr. Clay should be injured. But in tha1 you were mistaken. The "Loco foco's," as I you phrase them, have the honesty todenounce t and renounce Mr. Van Buren, as soon as he l shewed himself capable of yielding to the aboli tion fanaticism of New England and Greal Britain. Judging them by the Whigs, you sup posed they would. give up Texas, rather than Van Buren. If they sustained Van Buren they t could not denounce Clay, therefore you rejoic ed that our last hope of gaining Texas was lost, I if thereby Mr. Clay could be saved. ' Again.-Your paper is full ofdenunciations of the " Loco-Foco's"-wio are they ? Do you f allude to Calhot, lcDufie, Huger, Bart and others of darae'egation in Congress? You approvi7cordially of Clay's " masterly a letter," and regret that you cannot publish it Not one word do you say of Mr. Calhoun' truly statesmanliknd unanswerable letter not one word of tigret that you have no roont for it. Bat, you can find room for a long ox tiact from Lord Aberdeen's letters, with then comments of the Chronicle and Sentinel, "tc show the desperate game played by the politi. cal, stock, and land gamblers, and those in then confdence of the administration, &c., to impost upon the people." Charging those in the coo, fidence of the administration with the attempi to "poison the public mind,"of using "desper ate means" to effect this object, and of "pub lishing grous:misrepresenitations," as to the in. tentionstof England. For whom is all thim meant, if not for Mr. Calhoun ? Who else hat made the charge upon-the Br itish gov'ernment1 Again-in lifo Journal of May 15, you can find room for along extract from Mr. Clay's letter; but every reply to it is carefully excluded. A cause must edesperate indeed, which has tc be supported bysuch meanness. In the last nuniber of the Journal, you ray that-you "have confidence in the ability, pa triotism, and forpsils of Mr. Calhoun," and that you belijef what he does will he for the good of his counitry." In the next sentence you contiinue.as-to any fear from the power of Eglagnhlltinater;that is aU humbng. Mr. Calhoniithfii~a differently-he is at Wash ington-has all the facta before him-and doubt less many NIat have not been published-and he says, most emphatically, that England doei intend interfeging., You pronounce this "hum bug."-Thi is ,certainly complimentary Ian Iguage to useef yourjfrat choice for the Press decy,-a maa-iai whose "ability, patriotism, and foresight" you have "confldence," and who will, you believe, doinothing but "for the good of his country." Upon what do you predict this opinion? 'Ih whole of Mr. Calhoun's letter is directed to the defence of slavery, and t the establishmnt of this one point-that it is te ddiberate purpose of England to obtain foot. ig in Texasifor the, purpose of assailing the South. Yet,without even the semblance of ar gument-without adducing a single fact, you denoune it as a miserable "humbhug." All things being eq-ial, we are not disposed to dis pute the fact, that more confidence should he placed in your judgment. particularly on a question of state policy9 than in that of John C. Caloun. But, we submit, with delerence, that some weight should be allowed to the con sideation that, he is on the ground, and may neware of'facts which do not comne within dyor knosrledge, If otheriproof wereowanting of yeur having repudiated all your Carolina principles, and four frat choice, with them, it could be dntirely ettblished, by your announcnentof the Whig Jietory in :Virginia. You rejoice at it, -and qtidte with approbation the statement of the <Richmond Whig" that the party have ye. ted to"msustain the Bak, the Tariff. Distri bution, and Heunry Cla i." If- these are - youri Ipringules, will you be 'ind enough: to inforts tag .fond of watching otbert,.had now nuns time for _a little relaxatiob. - He bought the gentleman needed it. (Great anghter.)1 =" Finally, all further proesedings in the :all were suspended. The House then rejected the proposed mendment of Mr. Hamlin to the election sill. The bill was then passed by a vote of l41 to 34, an'd sent to the Senate. irb* Rserttnsir. EDGEFIELD C. H. WEDNESDAY, MAT 22, 1844. "We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple o ourLiberttes,and tfit mustfall,etetwill Peris amidst the Ruins." RE-ANNEXATION MEETING. The citizens of the-District o Edgefield, are requested to mee in the Court House, on Sale Day in June next, for the purpose o expressing their views, as to the re-annexation of Texas to the United States. iE7 It affords us pleasure to insert the aboyt call for a meeting. We doubt not that it wil be responded to from every section of the Dis trict. Let the people assemble and cousidei their grievances, and consult together. There are, we believe, but few Whigs in the District but we invite those few to join us. If theil candidate is opposed to re-annexationso is th man who was ours. This is no time to thin] of men, our country is in daiger. She mus be rescued notw, "or be forever fallen." Thn Texas question, however important, is not the only one that demands our. attention. It wil be recollected, that in 1832, South Carolini declared, that after a certain ,day, no duties should be collected, within her limits, nude the Tariff of 1828. Before the arrival of th day specified, Mr. Clay (who, but a few mouth before, bad congratulated the Senate, that pro tection of Northern manufactares, was the set tied policy of the government,)introduced, int the Senate, a bill modifying materially the bil of1828, and providing that, in 1842, protectio: should cease, and that duties should thin be laic with a view to revenue only. South Caroline suspended her ordinance till the bill shQuld b passed. or be rejected. It was passed. Tb principle of protection was yielded, and Mi Clay, its great champion, was made to. say tha it was no longer to be " th setted policy of tk government." We waited ten long years, ani on the day we were to be blessed with "Frei Trade," a Protective TanriW la eprohibitarj and odious, in all its ftnires tlien the bill o 1828, was passed. It was passed in*June byi lawless Wig majority. The elections were tt come on- in October. We believed iat' ti next Congress would be Democratic. Tha party had pledged themselves to repeal th Tarifi'. if elected, and we belIeved they wouki redeem their pledges. They too have failed us We regret to see. that in the Charleston reso lutions this question is not alluded ton Impor ant as the Texas question is to us, it -is no more impor tant than the. Tariff question. I rexas be not re-annexed we must roose oni slave property; but if the Tarif be not repeal sd, ve care not whether we: be permitted ti keep it or not,for it oiUl bcrendered useless ta us. We are noro but the Overseers of our Nor imrn Masters. We are permitted to keep oui egroes and work ;ocm; but they -raKE -rm P~OFITs. If this state of things is to Continue ;hey may take our negroes also. We do no esire to get up an excitement on this question We wish simply to bring it to the view of the' people, that they may consider it calmly, anc when they have done so, determine deliberate y, hat their duty to themselves and to theil State require them to do. By our exchanges. we find thai meetings have ther taken place, or are about to take place n every District in our State, and ina majority >fthe States in the Union. 1 is expected that the Hon. F. W. Pickens, d some two or three other prominent gentle nen, will address the-meeting. OJ' The weather for the last week has beet very warm, without any rain; we have' had seasional signs, but have always been disap. ointed by the wind-the crops and gardeni n this vicinity are nearly "used up," vegeta ion in particular, look. as if it could not stand nuch longer witbout at least a small shower, t the moment of closing our form there was slight sprinkle, but the wind blew too stroof 'or it to last long enough to do any service. ET " Perseverance," hashbeon received,~ ihall appearin our next. 17 According to promise, we have this.day ublised, on our first page, the reply of' the sditor of''the Hamburg Journal to our corres iondent " Carolina." We are always willing o show "fair play," to all parties, and hope hat the editor of this Journal, moved by the rood feelings ofjustice to all, will not refuse to mblish the remarks of" Carolina." Temperance Cousentio-.-The call of the hairman of the State Temperance Sopiety, 'or a meeting ofthe State Temperance Conven ion, to take 'place in this villager 31st dayso rly next, will be found in onuciplunato day Wt feel satisfied that.the ifr'iendsof-thecaulse n this section ofeountrywhalIde ii4 protte :o say are very numer'ots,''wifl bie happy te peel their fellow-laborers. i tisgidious wo'rke Mr. Culpeper, who is at pr'esenmt deflvering [.oct'ures on the subject..of.T~eperace, has mipressed a willingness to spend a few day n this district, previous to thre meeting of the ,o-...,:- .,e would therefore advise onm tainly not with the hope of carrying therm 6111. The Spectator too is denounced as a'"pretend iug devotee to the Democratic cause." Do" you really believe that that paper is but pte-. t/ndlag to support the Democratic party 7 W h'at .evidence have you of it? Is it its devotion to Mr. Calhoun, and its detestation of Mr. Clay and his Tariff clique? But what we regret more than all else, is the statement w-ich you make in the last Journal, that the'bill reducing the Tariff of 1842, was laid on the table "on motion of a Democrat." This looks unfair-it looks as if you were determined to conceal the truthwhenever it is calculated to injure the Whigs. The Democrats have acted .badly enough on the Tariff question, God knows, and therefore we have dropt Van Burue; but they have not acted so badly as the Whigs. The bill proposing a reduction of the Tariff, was laid on the table, by a vote of 105 to 99-of the 99 who voted against laying it on the table 98 were Democrats, and 1 was a Whig. Chap poll of Georgia, was the only Whig in the UNI TED STATEs-North, Sora. East,.or West, who voted for the REDUCTION of the'arif. We put it to your candour, if any oneswould-ever have suspected such to be the fact;from your notice of it in the Jodrnal? And for even this one yote the National Intelligencer has deemed it pru dent to apologise, by saying that Mr. Chappell would not have voted for the reduction of the Ta. rif had he not been bound by a previous pledge. After this the "Richmond Whig"may well say, that the support of the Tariff is one of the prin ciples of the Whig party-well may he say so, when but ONE Whig can be found in all Con gess, who is in favor of a reduction of the Ta riff, and his vote has to be apologised for, even at the expense of truth. Is further proof want in; of. your having deserted your party, your principles, your candidate, and your country for Clay ? We quote your own words. You call on the Whigs "to suf'er nofalse vaporings about local afairs-no braggart notions of Southern Chivalry--oTHuuo to divert their ,at tention from the great end and aim of their organization-the redemption of the country from Locofocoism unde* every conceivable dis guise. What matter whether it appears under the disguise 'of Van Burenism, of Tylerism, CkLnouNzesn, or Stewartism? Is it not the same UNCHANGED AnOMINATION ?" Will you state how long it has been since you were possessed of so cordial a detestation of this "unchanged -abomination," under the disguise of" Caihoun: ism?"- What are the "local affairs," upon which you fear "' Southern Chivalry" will ex pend its "braggart notions" and "false vapor mgs?" The unimportant question . of Slavery we suppose. We intended to notice briefly, Mr. Clay's objections to the Annexation; but we have not time. We will do so in the next Advertiser. If you reply to this, will you be kind enough to publish it entire? . CAROLINA. Since writing the above, we have obtained a copy of Mr. Clay's Speeches, and have ex amined the two referred to by.you. -Neither speech is upon the "Right of Petition." But from oneywe find that he is opposed to slavery, and from the other, that he is in favor of the re ception ofpetitions. Let him speak for himself. "It is well known to the Senate, that Ihave thought that the most judicious course with Abolition Petitions hasnot of late been pursued by Congress. I have believed that it would have been wisest to have received and referred them, without opposition, and to have:reported against their object in a calm and dispassionate and argumentative appeal to the good sense of the whole community." ' I ddtire no concealment'of my opinions in regard to the institution of Slavery. I look upon it as a peat evil, and deeply lament that we have derived it from the parenral govern ment, ad from our ancestors. I wish every slave in the United States was in the country of his ancestors." Will you now say, " he is not in favor of the eception of Abolition Petitions. He is a slave holder himself, and supports our domestic in stitutions." We quote your own words. Or will you now adtmt that he is in favor oFtheir receptiorr, and then turn round and denounce Mr. Calhoun and the whole South for'object ing to it T Will you inform us also, whether Mr. Clay, whilst in the Senate. voted for or against the reception of those which were pro. sented i We see it stated in the New York Herald, that Mr. Freling huysen was an Abolitionist. Is it true, and what are his present viewva? Foxa the Advertiser. Mr. EDIvo.-J was not a little gratified or perusing your paper of the 8th inst., to find.a suggestion for a public meeting of the citizent of this District upon the subject of the Annex ation of Texas, as I was fearful there would be no move on the part ofour citizens until all the other parts of the State had acted, as we are generally backward in expressing our opinioi upon great qutestions, wvhether from a lack ol knowledge, or a disposition to remain quiet irt affairs which cocerns, more especially, the General Government, I am at a loss -to discov or. The present state of affairs, I think, de' mands the attention of all our citizens, as we are on the eve of an election, which, must either place our country in an elevated station, or sInk it below what it has been for the last four years, which in all conscience, but for the independent course pursued by the present executive, would have been far below medio. crity.. We have now before us two candidates for the Presidential chair, who are the avowed enemies of the South. one of which has alrea dy been nominated, and declared to be the leader of the Whig party; the other, nodoubt will be, at the meeting of the Democratic Coir vention, this mouth, in Baltimore, declared the nominee of that party. Now, Mr. Editor, un der such circunistances, in what manner ought we to act; we who have always been foremost in the Democratic ranks, who have stood side by side with the Northern Democrats is all their heavy contests, where they did not By their own original principles; shall we stand still and look on, whilst they break up our in stitutions, and make us subservient to their political views? I for one, say no! Let us rather gather around our beloved Palmetto, talk over our grievances-ontsult among ourselvea pass resolutions how to act-select suitable, sterling, tried citizens, as our candidates for seats in the next Legislature, to do our votivg for President, aswe have no~right to vote for ourselves-pass censure upon all opposed to the Annexation of Texas, and, in fact, Mr. Editor, express ourselves, relative to all the great questions that now naitate our onpe hap py Union; and I hope upon counting fOis, now that we have host the chance ofgettiogour favorite CALHsOUn, that Old Edgeieldowiil be. found to contain one hundred to one, i favor of the State giving herusupport. to the Hon. JoiNs Tita, as the most suitable person spo ken of, for the office of Presidentifthe United Statesjfor the next rour years. I-hope the can didates for thie Legislature will make them selves known at the iriting, as it depends up on circumstances, whfether I consent to stand a poll or not this season. Now that a chance has offered,Ipresume Old u e~ e 'r r ..ag to a man, to let the Norther~v ocrnls that there is still a large quatzthe tienake" breed 'still in existence, w dewi not be tr on. Come all-coipeDets-.. come 'his-all will be wanted.to express' their views.. I will vouch that neither Henry Clay nor Aartin Van Buren will be on the ground, so office holders or office seekers need not be afraid to come and speak their senti ments freely. Andefearful that some -of- you may stay at home, thinking , that it may be a gathering ,without any one to address them, I will guarantee a first rate address from "PINE! WOODS. ANNEXATION IEETINGS. At the meeting in favor of Annexation held in Charleston'on the 14.inst., the follnwingamdng other Resolutions were adopted: "Resolved, That the people -of Texas are a kindred people. emigrated mostly.. from the U. States, who have carried with them our principles of civil tid religious liberty, social habits and industrial par suits, that. they are attached to ourcon stitution of government, and have, byitheir valor and good conduct, won their inde pendence de facto, and established it de jure ; and that, as a free, sovereign and in dependent people, they have unquestiona ble right, if we consent thereto, to submit themselves and their country, to the con stitution, laws and. government of the States, as a territory, and thadin.ou d liberate judgment. as a measure of rigji, of defence, andof self- reservation, a i14 as of treaty faith, the nited States havo,, by the laws of nations, an eqially.. t. ,doubted right, peacefully to receive.Te"ias ack, and that the Senate of the Unted States ought forthwith to ratify thtreaty ow before it, for its immediate anneza tion to these States." "Resolved, That the acquirenientof pos session or paramount. influence over the Republic of Texas, the Territones of which constitute the entire South Western boun dary for moie than 1000 miles, by Great Britain, who now possesses our whole. Northern btsndary and numerous Iulanrds in the Gulf of Mexico and along our At lantic coast, enabling bt to surround.. her with her flag. and to estiblish foreign in fBuence and- power on this continent, is dangerous to American institutions, justly. alarming to every citizen of the U. States, and can only be averted b7the miid ate ratification of the Treaty now before the Senate." "Resolved, That the propose '6-inion of Texas with our - Territory,ofwhich under the treaty of 18Q3, itwas:airigbtful-' part, would, in the opinion of thispmeeting, violate no treaty obligation, no national faith, nor any sound .principle of the laws of nations, that it would of right bejeac ful'and give no justifiable eatise of war, especially to Mexico." 'n New Oriaun the voice of Louisan. speaks loudly In favor of Annexation and the nomination of John C-.Calhoun At a mass meeting in that city the following. among other resolutions were unanmanaoly;. adopted .' - "Resolved, That e railfication otr-e.' jection of the Treay for the: Aunseiili of Texas to the United States~invotMe considerations'of highet import amsi ia any question that now divides the proieit' political parties. "Resolved, That the opinion expressed by Mr. Cloy and Mr. Van .Burea; that the annexation of Texa' to .the. American Union would be a violation ef' honor and good faith to Mexico, is utterly inconsis tent with the attempt made by Mr. C. and V. B- to- purchase Texas from Mexico, be fore the independence of Mekico was re cognized by Spain ; to wit:- by Mr~ Clay in 1825 and '27, and by Mr. Van Buren in 1829." .. "Re'olved, 'hat it is the duty of the friends of Annexation of Texas, to sepa rate themselves from the leaders of the present political parties, and ,to -nominate a candidate far the Presidency with a special view to this important question iti all its numerous and complicited beariigis, and withour the intervention of Caucuses or Conventions." "Resolved, That the choice should fall upon some statesman of acknowledged ability and high tiorth, whose private life is without taint or blemish, andwhose public career has been marked'out by his own intelleet; one wb6 is ,the friend of peace, yet ever ready-to upbold the honor of our country without counting the cost; and wifose administration .we may becer tain will be -conducted on principles that will work no shsme to 'the -sim'plieity of our institutions, nor wound the integrity of the national character." ... , "Resolved, That we nominate iforrthe President of the United, States Johneehfda well Calhoun, of South Carolii.* ' "Resclved. That it is pecuiaWihe dutf of sthe now State of Lgtiidato vindicate the rights of the inkhbitalits of sid Ter. ritory, between the Sabine and the Rio del Norne, to incorporation.-into the -Fede ral Union." - At Petersbuirg, Va., the following reso lutions in connection with apreamble de scriptive of the' situation of Taxas wre adopted : -" Resolved,. That the -Annexation aft Texas to the United States would proniste the interest ofthe* whole Union, and that there is nogo reason why it hould not lbe immediatel dons." .. -"Resolved,, ~at Mexico having ;vio lently, and,bysforcQ of armns, changed her form of Governsnent,:she has no rightful claimtodthe.State of Texas,.who never consented to sucji change ; that the Revo lulion iniTexiikand her. Idependence-is as complete as that of Mexico,-:whatever ,might havgIeen their original relations.' Marytnd.-A great Meeting "oftihe Democracy of Bahtimordtialdito bl .me ot'the largest-ever conivendd, took place in tha Monunn ~ ir.Amnj&the resolutins ado . the followings That -this maig gconsiders the-s'.a nexation of Texa o the ~nhed Satesgof wvhich it was 'i aJi1ypertion previoda to th impo ,j . off8,amess ure indesensah isec rf;..o ,nan-.:n i