Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 01, 1845, Image 2

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CONGRESSI T ecolfmns of our paper -are almost exclu 7.y occupied with congressional matter, much 'of which is importabt and interesting, especially the message of the President relating to Mexico and Texis. The reader will find a'synopsis, copied from -~~tile*Gf oT the proceelngs of Congress to the litest dates. We must, however, call attention to the. rollowiing particulars: In the House, December,.1-7, Mr. Sli dell, of La, offered the following resoll: tion...ibTch was referred to the-committee oiithi-iudiciary's. Resoived by the Senate and House of RepresenttIves -Wthe United States of America in Congress assembled, two 'thirds of both Houses concurring, that the "TollS"4i"T~a a ie-ne tToli constitution of the United States be proposed to the aseveralKStates,.- toibe-valid- to aW1niends tvand-purposeigas partbf *aid cdhifft'u(ioD d whdiatified bytife legislatures sof-riiee --fdurths of safd Staties, viz:' The eletion tof Presidenrand Vice Pjesidentshall hre affer'be -maie :directly to the people, or :'itei -legisatrds of. the several States, Vith'ot'tbetintervention of electors. tach -State shall, in such manner as the legisla ture thereof may-be equal to the 'whWle -number :of secators- and:-representatives 't6 : vhich-- 'the Stat'e may be-entitled in- the tCongress. The:returns of said 1ites shalt be-certified and transmitted by the several. ,States-in the manner and form now pre -'scribod for certifying and transmiuing.the -votes of the electoralcollegde. Mr. Giddings, of Ohio, gave notice that lie would introduce a bill to repeal all acts of Congress heretofore passed for the sup port -ofslavery, or the slave trade, within the District of Columbia. This is one of 'toisequences resulting from the repeal of -the rule which prohibited the reception of labolition petitions. --i the Senate, December 19, Mr. Atch ison, of Missouri, introduced a bill to or ganize the governmrent of Oregon. Mr. Archer and nearly all the whig senators 'opposed the reference . of the bill to the committee on territories, and insisted that it-should be referred to the committee on foreign relations, -becatse if the Senate wore to act on the bill, before conclusion of 'the negotiatiob with G.' Br. on that stb ritory, it 'would be 'disdou-rteous (o 'tbht power. The democratic bnutars did not compromiso the dignity 'r the c6untry, and, with a few wbig senators, succeeded in referring tIr bilt to a select -comminlee. On-the question of referonce to the corn mitee on foreign relations, the vote was yeas20, nays 24; as follows, . Yeat.-Messrs. Archer, Barr'6w, Rates, Bayard, Berrien, Choate, Clayton, Crit tenden, Evans, Foster of Tennessee, Fran cis. Huntington, Johnson, Miller, More bead, Pearce Ph elps, Rives, Upban, and Weodbiige-Ift...% W Nsys.-Messrs. Ailen; Ashley, Atchi son. Atherton, Bagby, Benton, Breese, JHuchanan-, Dickinson-, Fairfield, Fostbr of New York; Hannegau, Haywood, Hen derson, Hunger, Merrick, Ndles, Porter, Semple, -Sturgeon; Tappan, Walker, White, and Woobury-24. The select committee appintied cbslists of Mesgrs. Atchisba Chairina, Walker, Rives, Crittenden; and Allen. In the House, December 19, Mr. Wel ler, of Ohio, introduced the following joint resolutions annexing Texas to the United States, which, after some debate, were referred to the eommittee of the whole on the state of the union; by a vote of 109 yeas, 60 nays : Resolved by the Snate aid House oJ Repre etutatives of the United Sates of America in dongresS assembled, Thait from anid after the passaige dif these resolutions, (the supreme au thorities of Texas conctirring therein,) the terri tory now known as the liepublic of Tejtas bo, and the same is hereb3', ahnnexed to, and made a portion of, the territory of the United States. Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, T hat the people now residing upon the suid territory, and within the limits of' Texas, shall be incor pordtild ijnlo the Unien of the United States, and protected in the liree enjoyment of their liberty arid property; anid admitted, as soon as may be consistent wvith the priniciples of the federal constitution, to the enjoy menm of all the rights. priviteges, and imnunitted of citizens of the United Stats. Sec 3. And be it further resolved, That the said territory hereby annoxed sthatt be known as. the "Territory of Texas;'' and, until other weise ordered, the laws of TIexas now existing shall remain iu full furme; and all executive and judicial officers df Telas, (exept the Presi ddnt, Vice President, tiftd heads of depart ments,) shall retain their officespwitir afl au thrority and power appertaining theretb; and the edart-of justice there estubbished shall; for the present, remain as now orgttnized. Sec. 4. And be it further resolved, T hat all titles nadl claims to real estate, vald under the existing laws of Texas, shall he deemed ,.and held so by the Goveirnment of the U. States. Sec.-5. -And be it further -resolved, Tbt tub public hands in the senid territory he, tmd the same are hereby; pledged for the payment of the debt~thowever crosted, anterior to the p as sage of these resolutions; for which the faith of the governmnentof Texas has beeti-giieny ansonnung, as is supposed, to ter mitlions" fl dtoJlars. Sez. G. Aud'bc it further resovedT~c~ nIsidbbr shall hereafter be appointdd,.i~dh such- restrctin as Congress may ampoie, to examitte and report the claims which mazy be presented against thes government of Texazuin ordet ihat the proceeds of the public lands, as aforesaid, may be applied to the extinguish mont thereof. -. - Sec. 7. -And be it further veso~lra', hat com missioners shall hereafter be appointed, who shall establish the boundaries, and divide said territory in suchi maisir and form as Con gres way direct. 666;8; And~ be it further re solved, Th'at as soon as-thie supreme atithorities of Texas shall. signify their..appioval. of these resolutions,-the game-shali be deemed and held to ho the fan dsinental laiw of the l and. . ihe~ Message of President Tyler &A~'xi ien affairs, *bich i we publish belowwas reaFdihbtfrHous'sfand referred withotitde baie,-to the Cotamittee on E'oreign& Relzis.ii To the Sbedat, . - :. - and Hous ) Represetati e. - tirastif iertlicopier; of deoi redeifed' 6Wamt ur' lintstet'at c, since the cotmneement of youf session, whieb .elsimgfrion~ eo irnpor ztaiceq and I-doubt-ot wi etre,9 v eas a ide delibierate -coast - extraorihisy and liigtity o -sliIan guage wiia Iie.MexicarGoY at has thiopgbit-pptfltemplof irept~ab ro,!.un4fl of- thzEhetiuve, th-g nexatou was pending berore Congress and the People, and -also, the. proposed manner of conducting: that war. will ot rail to arrest your attention. Such remonstrance, urged in no unfriend ly spirit to Mexico,.was.called for by con siderations of an imperative character, having relation as well to the peace of this country 'ad -h6uor of this Govern 'ment'as to the cause of humanity and ci vilization. , Texas 'bad entered into the Treitv of, Annexation-upon the invitations 6f'thoexecutive; and when,for that act, she wis threatened with a renewal of the whYoan the part bf me'xico, she naturally looked to this Government .to'interpose its efforts to ward off the threatened low. But one course was left th'e Executive. acting within the limits of itsvcnstitution al competency, and that was to protest in respectful. but at the same time strotrg and decided terms against it. The war thus threatened to be renewed, was p'ro mulgated by edicts and decrees, *hich ordered, on the part of the Mexican miii wtry, the desolation of whole tracts'df country, and the destruction, withobt dis crimination, of all ages, sexst, and condi tions of. existence. 0ethe manner ofI.on-ducting war, AMexicoepossesses no exclusive control. She has ^'fht to violate at pleasure the principi u nenlightened civiliza tion hgle v for the conduct of na tioas'at aaie thereby.retrograde to a #6rlod of larba sm wIiicb, happily' for *.the world, has long since passed away. All nations are interested in.enforcing 'an observance of thosesprinciples, and the United States, the oldest of the Anitrich'n Republics, and the herpst of the civilized powers to the theatre ow.n- which the'se enormities were proposed, to be inacted, could not quietly content themseves to witness such a state of things. ::They had, through the Executive, 'on-abother occa sion, and as was believed with the.appro bation of the whole country, remonstrated against outrages similar, but even less in human, than those which by her new edicts and decrees she has threatened to perpetrate, and of which the late inhumou massacre at Tobasco was but the precur sor. The bloody and inhuman aiird6r of Fannin and his companions, eqdtlled only in savage barbarity by' the usages of the untutored Indian tribes;pio'ed htdiv little confidence could be placed on 'tie most solemn stipulations of her Generals, while the fate of others who became her cap tives in war, many of whom. no longer able to sustain the ratigues and privations of 'long journeys, were shot dovn by the *ay side, while their companions who survived were subjected to sufferings even moie'aitful than death-had left an inde lible stain on the page of civilization. The Executive with the evidence of an inten tion on the part of Mexico to renew scenesso revolting tb humanity, could do no less then rene* remonstrances formerly urged. For fulfilling doties so imperative, Mexico has thought proper, through her accrediied organs, because she has ha: re presented to her the inhumanity of such proceeditg, i6 inidulgo- iii languago un known to the courtesy of diplombtic in tercoudbt, dnill offensive in the highest de gree to this Govordment and People. Nor ha: the offended in this only. She baa not only violated existing duventio.. beiween ihe Iwo bountries. by aibitrary and unjust decrees against ou'r trade and intei-cottrse; Ubt ivithholdi instalments of debt, die to oui citiiens, %Vhich she so lediily pledged hbrself to pay, under ir umstanche which arb fully explaied by the accu1panying lecter from Mr. Grien, our Secretary of Legatidh. And when our Minister has invited thie littention of her Gover-nment to wrongs comriitted by7 her local authorities not only on the pro perty but on the persons of our fellow itizens, engaged in prdsccuting faii. and hotnest pursutits; she has added Insult to in jury, by not even decignitig, for monthd td gethier, to return an artswer to hits r6ape sentations.-Still fturther to manifest hie unfriendly feeling towards the Utited States, she has issued decrees expelling rom some of her provinces Amerienn citizens engaged in the peaceful pursuits of ifI, and now denies to those of our citizend prosentting the~ Whale Fishery on Ihe Northwest coast of the Pucifie, the privilege which has, through all tidie, here. iofore been accorded to them, of excliatnk ing goods of a small amount in value at her ports 'mt California for supplies indis pensable to their health and comfort. Nor will it escape the observation of Congress, that in conducting a correspon dence *ith that Minister of the. United States, whro cannot, dad does not, know any distinction between the geographtical etions di the Union, charges wholly on founded ate dfiade against particula'rates and an appeal to others for aid and pro teten against supposed wtotngs. tn ibis same connettidrr, sectional prejudieciare attempted to be excited, and thre hazardous and unpardonable effoft is maude to foment divisions amo'cg th'e States of the Union, thereby1 th tbittet their pea'e'. Mexico has'still to leairn' that- hnwevet' freely we tay indulge in discuidion amongonrselves, the American People will -tele.rats no ini terference itIttheir do'mebtib affairs by a'#y foreign Government; ad its all, that con cerns the constitutionat guarantees amd the aaci6nal honor,' the people of the United States have but oe mind- and one heart; - The' subject of' Antnexation addresses it. self pnost fortunately'itoevery portion of the Uniob. The Executive would have been unmindful of its highest obligati'ons, if it could have adopted a conise of peolfe~y dictated by sectionar ibtieess and'loeal' feelings. On the contrary, it'wa4 because the question was neither local net s'ectional, but made its appeal to: the interestioTf thb whole Union, and of everfKState in the Union, that the negotiations, fand finally the 'r-eaty of Annexation was entered into; and, it. has. afforded me no ordinary pleasure to perceive thar,-so far ademon-' strtions havelbeen thade 'upon it' by. the, People, they have p'toheedled1ftomrall'or-. ila of -thefnion--.Mexicot asay :sEek t'e excite ditienramo.ngst us,- by'utterintgv unjusts denudeiations against' particular Stats,liut when she tomes tot know 't'hat he' invitations .addressed to ;oar -fellow-n itdna*sy Spain, and afterwards by'bt& eelyto'ideetle '-exass were'acceptwd' b1 iiigrstls frin all -the States; add 'uias,' in aditonio tilsehdrfieheshei 4'l .lection with the fact, that the- first effort which was made to actuire -Texas wat-r during tiie'administra oil distinguih ed citizen from an Eastern State, which was tifterwards-reneved 'under the auspi ces of a, Presiden 'from the.Southwest,' she will awake to a knowledge of the fu tility of her present purpose of sowiug dissensions among us, or producing dis traction in our Councils by attacks either on particular States, or on persons who are now in-the retirement of private life. Considering the appeal which she now makes to eminent citizens by.name. can she hope to escape censure-for having ascribed to them as well as to others, a design, as she - pretends. no*, for the first 'timo revealed, of' hav'tig 'originated nego tiations to despoil'trer, by duplicity and falsehood, of a portion of her'territory? The opinion then, as now, prevailed with (lhe .tbutiVe, thit i6ie Annexation c'f Texns to the Union was 'a mailer of vast importance. . '. ' - In ordcr to acquire that territory. before it had assumed a position iimiong the independ ent powers Ofthe 'earth, p.-opiitioni were made to Me'xico "for . ' ces I on'6('it to the U. States. Mexico saw in these sprdceeings at the timo, no cause ofcomplaint. She is now, wheii simply reminded or them, awakened to the knottiede of the fact, which she, through her Secretary of State, promulgatesto the whole world as true, that those negotiations wero founded in deception and falsehood, and supetinduced by unjust and iniquitios motives. While Texas wias a dependerdcy of Mexico, the United States opendit negotiatiois with the latter power for a cession of her then acknowl edged territory; 'and nbw that Te'xas is inde pendent of Mexico, and has maintained a sep arato existence for nine years,-during which time Ae has been'received into the family of nations, and is represented by accredited am bassad'ors it riany 6f th'e pridoipal Coerts of Enrope,-and when it has become obvious to the wlelo.*6rld that she is forever lost to Mexico, the United Stktis is chiiiged vi'th deception and falehaf6d iia 'a l 'ielating 'tothe past, and con d'ehntary pccusations are made against States whit a liiae hal o6'speclil ieney'in the mat ter. be'cin'se lhe Eiecutive of'the.whole Union has negotiated with free and independent Tex as upon a matitr vitally important to the inter ests of both cbhtrties,, 'nd after nitieyefrs of unavailing wiir, M oxico now announces her in tention, through her SeeratA offoreign Af. roirs, neyxer to cousen) to the. nclopenflodee of Texas. or. to hbandon the efort to reconquer that Republib. She thns announces a perpet nal claim, which, attho.end ,or century, will, furnish her 03 plansible ii ground for discon tent againt any nation, which, at th'end of that time, may enter into a Treaty with Texas, as altc possesses 'at this momet against the United States. The laipse.of.ijme can dd nothting to her title to Indeperdeice. A course of conduct such as ha bann'de scribed out the part of Mexico, in violation df ill friendly feeling, arid of the courtesy, which should characterize the intercourse between the Nations of the Earth, might well justify the United States in a resort to any measure to vindicate their national honor; but actuated by a sincere desire to presesivi the genei-l peace, and in view of the present condition of Mexico the Executive resting upon its integr'ity, and not fearing but that the judgenent of the world will duly appreciate its motives, abstains from recommending to Congress a resort to meas ures of redress, and contents itself with re-ur ging upon that body prompt and immediate ac tion on the subject ofAnnexation:-By adopt: i-g that measure; the. United States will be in the exercise of an undoubted right; and if Mex ico, not regarding that forbearance, shall ag gravate the injustice of her conduct by a de claration of war against them, upon her head. will rest all the responsibility - Washington, Dec. p, JCNTYLER. NEW OtrLEs, Dec. 20. I ATE FROM TEXAS. ly 'the arrival yesterday of the U. S, revenue cutter WQodhiry, Lieut. John J. Nimmo, coa manding, ieieiave iieived Galveston dates to the .1th instant . The .W. brought up des patclles from Maj. Donesaon, our Charge d'Af faircs to Texas. which were forwvarded yester day td Washingtotn. A devere Not-ther has beed blowv)ng .outside, which prevented the Cutter from arriving earnier. Ttie Britishi rrigate Spartan, landed Capt. Eli Wtt, thes Eiu'glisih charge to Texas, at Galves ton otn 61.h inst., and sailed the next day for~ Veta Cruz. . .-, We learn that preparations atre being made to put the Texan army afloat once more. Re. pairs,.such as canlkingv, &c., are going on upon the A qatin and Wihtarton. . Ini looking over otir files we do not see anE account of a uirjgteelrajar Indian disturbance in any quarter-all seemi~s - ace aqd quietness in the Repnblic. anid the dutors do not appear to think enough of thes eteited Mbxican in vaston e ven to speak of or allude to it. -. The Texan Congress mitc and nrgani~ied o'n the3d inst. It is the ninth Congress which has asseabled since thao formation of the Govern ment.- On the 4th. Presidetit Houston deltyered his last message. We have .not room for the whole of it, hut give extracts and a synopsisof the moat important points. His Eteellency represents the foreign anud domestic relations of the Republic to bue in a propiti'ous condition. Sinte the last adjonan-' menit uf Co'ngr-ess, treaties of -anIty, rfavigation and commerce, have .been exchanged With sevoral of the- German States. That pofici of the mnessage which relates to this coun'afy, Great Britain and Frande, is too imiportant, at connected with a tattef of great interest to our readers, toabe condens-ed, and ~we give it ecitire. The message suyst -- - .'The Governmaents of .Great Britalin aifc Fiance still maintain' towards us' those senti, bientaof friendship and good. fegling. whiigb have over' marked their mnteredt0.e wiih,uw, and which it should cotitintis td b's our studious cars, by e'iery proler.m'inite'tation on our part, to sirdflgthen atad itdipibdate. Thei-e is no ground to snspect that -the ate agitadon of ntcrnational questiotis between' tihis' Kep'e510c and that of the United States, has, rn any de gree, abated their desire for onr continned pros perityj and independerce, .or caused them to relax their good officses to bring about the a dy and huonorahte adcjis'ttnent of ouar diffict; ties with Mexico. 'Thiit theyshould evince d'nxieig foi oi rsparate existence.ind 'permaint'ib depondence a's a nation', is noi omy hbtndat, bdi enti'rely commendable. They 'will never re quire of us, I ani fully assured, any sacrifice of honor or interest; and if they did, we shouldhbe quite free, as I am certain weshould he ready, tourefuaseit. They are too well aegntaintod wvith the histbory of ouir oiig'.anil,.pogiess to. iup-' pos'e, for an instant,that we would, undler aniy circumstances, surrendedn one jot or tittle of lib erfy .ahd .tight to selfgoverninent whicha we achieved in the scnguitaq.conz~icts pf the rev-. oution, or give up a-siul pidlege apcujed.td. us by our laws and Co sttutiori. They will, not ask it-they' do not expst tts ol not yield It.. -, - . tthywud * "Or-relations with the 'United Statesare tnain 'in 'thessamte condition a at the time of mf' last antiual cobtmunicitione 'Wetare still with-' out: any. treat) .stipnlatiouis betwiddn ;the two countries. Withiin the tast t', years'al*t tempts at their establisliment have been. 6ega tived by the ratifying gowjir.of, that Govern-. maenf Thait ang effort 'orthe .skrre pil-pose. will'uibeMt willh 'beter wcejs,'for~theh tme to with btexico. Since the autumn of 1842, no incursion has.been..made withini out-borders. The'mordi effei -of-publec opinion- throinghout, the enlighted Worldl if not the decided inteiven tioar'of powers nutually friendly, seemi to have-, arrested that course of conduet heretofoie prac tised aainst us, on the part of our enemy. and Ln plainly subversive of every rule of honora ble warfare" - The Indiai Affairs of the Republic are "rep resented to be in as satisfactoty a state as could have been hoped from the difficulties and ne cessary delays-attendingnegotiations with hos tile tribes of savages. The finances ol the Government are in a healthy and prosperous condition.. The cur rent receiptsof the treasury for the year, it is thought, will more than meet the current ex penses of the Administration. More stringent measures are recommended to secure the treas ury against loss from smuggling and defulca. tions.. The total expenditnre of the Government for the term of President Huston's service, (three years.) eelusive of a-'delit of fffty thousand dollars, incurred 'daring the administration of his predecessor. is stated at - 460,209 Receipts for the same period, 466.1f 8 Dunn"th' pa'st summer..the dissentions af. 'iecti life' id property that broke out in Shelby cobnty, have been quelled by military foree A i'crease o'f'tle force employed in the pro tdctibn of the Southwestin frontier is recotn mended as necessary to the security of that secion 'of the Republic. i F'ko the 9t. AilaTine Neiis, Dec. 21) THE SEMINOLE INDIANS. It would set m'that there exists, on the part of some of our citizens, jin appreberdon-,tha further idiffiedities are likely to 6e'hncountered with the remainder 'f th6 Seminoles now in the .Territory. W6 aif eoi6dent that there is not the- leaist foundation for'suchapprehinsioni; and that, if the Veneral Commanding is allowed to carry out the designs ofthe Governalent, the Indians will finally be pekceably 'removed. We beg leave to call the attention of the peo ple of Florida to the card ofGen Wor'li, on this iubject, publiiAed belo*. 'Head qkirlers 9th Military Department, St. Augustine, (Fla.) December 20th,1844. To THE CITIZENS o- FLORIDA. Enqoiries having reached me in varibosforims and from various quarters which eti'deuice nlarm and anxiety, at the lirospect ofindiai difficultiets, to. the-retardation, ith said, ofthe prosperity of The .Territory in respect to the enlvatlon pf thesoil-I beg leave in thkit man tier, and as agenerial reply, siy,that.In so fai as respects .the. lndips,niibering some 310 or 312, are all within the limits asigned to thimi that . they have manifested the best dispoition Aund gratitude for the quiit accorded to them; that any statements to the contrary, is the wick ed and "weak invention" of enemiosin dis guine, to the.prosperity-ofFloria;that -it is res pectisily requ.ested all interested in the pre servaion of pqace, or otherwise, to be assured thit there is not the slightest chance ofa distur bance of the prsent quiet'ad prosperous con dition 'o 1: Territory; and-finally tb.at it is hoped -Ai believed the small remainde''f'In diani will be, in due time, peaceably and quiet ly emifhted in. the,manner and mode directed by thi United kttes Gourasseat. W. L:WORTHW. Beig. General, Commanding. Froim tA Baltimore American. WAstinco-xo, DaV. 16. SUPREME COURT UNITED. STATES. Chief Justice.Taney tiis morning gave the opinion of the Court that there.was no law in force between the Compromise-Act and the Tariff of 1842, or the 30th of Juno and the 14th of Jily, for jhe. collction of .public revenue. The Coumi deid 16At the, Compromise Act was in force antil ihe prentj aw tas enacted.. CASIdOFTEoiAs.W. Doa. . The Court nett proceeded ti hear the Coun sel of Dorr, upon a writ of error, to bring the priuoherto the Supi-tine.Cobirt. Francis C. Treadwelfof Portland. Me., opened. the case for the prisoner. The Counsel relied upon the article of the Constitution establishing on Su preme Court, and .its powers.to meet the up p.:ication of Counsel for a wii lHe supposes the case at issue to be a controversy between a State and the citizen of a State, which warrants the interposition of the Supreme Court. The public laws of Rhode Island were also referred to as giving the authority clammed. The-power of appeal in the case, before the Court wvas claimed as an infereoce of these laws. The indictment under which Dorr was con victed was read to the Coturt,giving the details of tho tiial which commenced in April, closed in Maj.and under which sentence was ren dered in Junie. -The grounds of satting aside that verdictanpon application made in the Court of Rhode Islgtd,.were,. also considered ihi the Bill of exception '-thme, Aourt having, refused totb'einfueeelfm tliapei.. It was asked ther iha'ittre ye aift nl4~.set aside, be camiei. liti heei dur ojon the ground that treaison codld .bE conmte agdnst one of the States, whichdeisidn it wascosteaed vwas repugnast.Id' Cons titoitiof the tJ. States. It was iliaimed diso' iat.the case should bie b-rught up to the Supreme Court becauise Door,.under;a valid Cihstitution, was Governoi of Rhode IslanLt , .- , It ads aked aloupon the ground that the j066irl ot lod Island had refused to instruct the .ttiry th'at reason could not -be. codmmitted ins a Elia ,. It was .stated that the Court rRhoiale sland .sueipended sent nee fo'r on'e ay to receive asbill; of excisptiu,bmit thafthe ourt attke samne time refused to suspetal die enteneme upon the verdikt, for which cause the co in~e1 t'sked that tiis ease niay be co'disidered , .Ad agaii, bqause the Courts at horseo. fused to allow Mr. Dorr torscive..ard signq;< petition to hae bis c~ae cotisiderled.here; they. aslk for an o odoesobthe.Sippe ~qurt. .o arove, tt tlpopjtion;is true, several aff'dva tiere je" oe roniinuel.Fesa sem ' o~fM M4 ~oii fr-m'Afri'read well hislf a~tiam John .Eddy, of Rhode Tuland, I~Whc it is contended that ap p-ifaidiskn bd:Niae e gtjeefh prisoner,, which was not gagd. ;' Mr. Treadwell *i heardihrongihe i' casewais'ient to bp dec ed b .lie Cuth out furthertue ~ ~ ..,, . A work slippie . , T3. -Scotit ithe N. E. pro our- 1 w he don M4'nday last consumed bj sao~ k pliecs about 1 o'lc Iilil h'ad were. at dinrner. , It i nti shop, and -was' nodoqt'Ic~1eIby sparks 6loNn fromni e ch~bI ijte shaviug^-lh4 iind wds btol~-e~ rom' t5". .weSt- alettpte cir uttista e~ by the, hyd, fof had il beetF quarter tas' *hola file~o J beau ingeam dage of a cagttt p~ .Anderon Gaietfr i A ,,,e. i ~ covered among tlu Chinee eghich. we' s'uppiosd i' be il 'idwa tcM6ige' and American-nations, such asalowgh.ii .mon liorrows,.w nom lr no 'conadera'ld'* sess its .cbsin ptidiq' ji "h emp~o wgtermrthe -crops .'rpm,;bjwre~a withs small lettor 1themejtpiie-LiteW EDGEFIEV C .,Z WEDNESDAY, JANUAY 118450 WPe will cling to the Pillars of the Tempte of7 our Liberties,and tfit mustfall,we wilt Perish amidstthe Ruins." BYT Mr. BismAm F.o'Cdrxa is duly au horized to collect Notes and;Accounts due this office, in this and the adjoininig.. Diitricis. We hope on friends will avail themelves of so favorable an opportuity for liquidatrng their respcive Vi'oub(s. As the ol. year passos away, the new year dawns'upen us. We bid it right welcomey To many it co'uis, bringing alofg with it the most 'pleasurable anticipations. To many, es pecially those who haVe notyet passed the me ridian of life, hope paints ihe finre in its most brilliant colors; To 'these, life now seems but i long, 'snm'ier iay. Theie zon the close of the yeaiwillbe doomed to. deep and bitter dis. appointrient, unless they look up to the great source or-enjoyment', the author of every good and perfectgift As the new year begins, let ba all resolve to begin new4ives. Let.every man resolve to think as w'6l of bis neighbor as he'can, to do him him a. madj good deeds as hle can, and though troubles and difficles may come, he can take up his armor, iaAipproving conscience, stronger than that of the iuail clad knight, and manhfully oppose them. May we all so live, that when our summer. is ended, and the winter of age shall come I'ui 1s, we may aimly sink into our lasAreistin'g place, coni lently awaitin the dawn'df a b*ghter and a andre glorious day. Eighteen hundred and forty-four. has gone, and is now numbeed with "the years bey 'd the flood." In its.passage,.clouds and tin pests often veiled.the Heav'en's from our view, nd fora season all wasenveloped in obscurity. rhe floveirs and 'fruits of the earth were often swept away'in tie march of tho storm, and a deep gloom beclouded the fair face of nature. But at length the wild commotion ceased, the bright silfi shone 'again, tie flowers again sprung forth, andthe earth yielded b kindly fruits.. Ifthis be true of the natural world, it is equally so with the moral world. The' storn of trial and 'aillictiWd may long bow.ogr heads to the earth-the darkness' ogrief,.maylong cover 'our.. hearts, and there. may not be one ray of hopo to light up the gloom-but'at last, the tempest will cease its rury, our troub lea will have ended, and the sun -of peace will beam more brightly upon us. This is particu - larly true with regard to those who trust ins an overruling Providence. To such,thelight afihic tion of the world is but for: a moment, and in the end they shall rejoice wih exceeding great - Bank of the State.-Odn tlie 16th of Deeii ber last, the following -gentlemen were kleoiad President and Directors -of the Bank of ihe State. F. H. Elmore, President-D C' ebIl, Samuel Rorger, Aleiainder McDonalif W. C. Dukes. M". T. Mendenhall, Rob't. Cildwell, George N. Reynolds, John 8. Ashe. WeB. Pringlo, Sanm'es S. Bowie, i4. T. IcGee; Win. NI. Lawton, Directors. Chana alie.-he Legislatusre of South Carolina has made an apopitinfor a Professorship of Greek Literature, ia the South Carolina College. Prcsentat ion of a Swoord to Commodia Skit brick.--A beautiful sword costing $750, has meen presented by the Legislature of J5outh Caurolina to Commodore Shubrick. for his dir ing uished services in the last war. . Commo lore 8. is a native of this St-ie,., Tihe official :orrespondence between' GovernocHammond imd Commodore -Shubrick will bebfund in he Charleston M1ercury of the 24th nal. Cokector of the POrt of NSi Yok.-T'le. lengate has. confirmed, by a unanimoutzsvpe, he nonfination of. Governor Van Ness as Ci ector of the New York Custom House. North Caro Jutc of 'ghe Peace ARe ently a Northf Caioliga' Magistrate tedfered is resignation to the North? Coothi Legisla ure, stating, tha he had no other qualiiciao or oflice but kreat bodily strength, which ensa mled hiin separate combatants.-" Bodily strbngth -we consider a hIgh q9alit ation in a ~oiimoi igistrate A miaanN great phfysicaliportios,#it command respect in a brutal crowd,'whena a LitMt oT a Fellow w'l excite sotetaipt. Wiarh in onmed that ExGdernor Wa~. farey aud John' Saae'ai ave been 4p hntabfy G'.oerura r h T a a ied t is 'tn ridttod that neither of dhe gaitli t wi~ lie asudidates frectibib4 str eleedttfomIeteaia eTml ze ,5, . Enodtah~sist~h The Legislatue.g 7n ;ino tedl Sinator. froi .h1t-Stitt 1 o immediate annexatifl A lfr-acor. janeowith theprnciplesof t - Zorth Carolina amu& Teias iiiIoue of Representatives o(beuiState of Norti olina, whose legslature asnow-.. rollowmg resoliotion was move scosed ifTfa in our opmon., errabor; o6 Tep:s'ouglif~to b'e eaiee tes asspeedily asrpossil'leea beo elfected 'withoutoany copn f thu rights, interestind-honor'of. Uni The resolutbon,'aler-protrcied debate, was rejected bya vtoo 6 Extract of' letter rece.yOr "Was killed on dills-tanon - McCarty, neIr this ' a Bear, weijhiu-g twioa .da s Sounds,a.era rd stre#l negroeswithfenceraile -4 Tfew with their ihootingrons. TfeIsd, land. So irwe have io KEistie b haVe a Bear ocaWinally. tion.-The following tablegi Ite~ ai votein each State . it election,tw cop roui I To Maine. . .467J9~> f4 New Hampidi ireR 3,1 Z460 77 446 Connecy..a 267 ,9 63 Bhode 4848, - 5, Nelwar, 12 3~.' N: C**nhna, 0287 -43' S. Carolina, 4O;000.~ Jf5,00~ Alah hia33A1201 21:345 1adipe 0G,8I49:57,557.6 Tlii .~e 57,85W05 >-45 Miiszi i' AM Ar1K.n' 101500 500 Totid ,37364 1 318,61 93 61,d60 - ,310,611 'f Polk over Cla 0 .,6,553, JkI & Polk over a11 484 lathe 2d Tse Herald saye, There is nb leetinJy thu people,.of Presidential Elet*o & rs threforeestimated J-po 90 lite; 6 inig Polkamajoriyof a w~ei~6ily below the Ymark.- The pt~eLLgsw~ was elected:ereuslyto vo r k tiere is.'not a singlelFhig in'h'at .ss Al the last election in the state,:the .Whuipa: temptled a: contest onuly in cnp. Conuu~th District, and they there polled-but % .4 y~e In Charleston they atteinpiede toeleet ~ehi to uthe Legisiature, and were signally dfeatetl, In thie aggregate popular yqte we asaa.thipI weare~og the saf side, by giving l e mate. Id 1832., lieja the nnli6catioe rent was ait highest pointhe.a whole pvte poigd reached i39,O6;'pierere, In giving. an ynrease of n6,bQ. _telv yWa..Io..apegsitly Wthif.bW aW~Ip wefiike Uema.ngther ae een-i sideraticin. Th eaggrea te vote Is estimfiited1 jorityias taken frm the retrarnareci :. ELECTOR1ALVGonfiges Tho26 electoral colles ofthe Unite tates assembled on' he44ifr e r imatjube paei designated by the lwsio tthe espective 6We n to make choice ofltjresideutand Vica -Presi det and-theyh this-iile-butil.0 roe. President, and George Mi Dallas for Vics Pre IIdent The following table shall be kept stand ing until it is completed, with..the tes-of all tie Statesg as the.are:ecivedathisoffee. Georgia, . 0 .10 VirgMia. -17- .1. New York 36 . 36 Conneerlineut e -- 6 New Jersey,. 7 7 - Pennto vinfa, 26 .. 26 - Marln, - .8 8 Sond Carohio, 9 .. 9 Massachusetts, 12 12 Delaware, 33 Rhode Islande r. 4 4 NI. Hampshire, 6 - Ifaiiw, 9- . Vermont,. 6 N......i.......C Louisiana, (Q . rensqse .13 3 hlissiduippi 6 .--6 *Tepngsns ofive eleetoral colleis 10be bedeaMhian, Juduana, I olAr-' kansas, and Mison.-Aagusta Celi Mriai- d Wia ' totusate of tsadz isha'pd-rf-Moutt,1 h taa sing stationabdue '. ile above 'rafri do Chieir ibaf "a I~and 'were sufi idr-lem oj, viaelonssiteijd letihena?pt s over the copn br'der toa'it the Tprh &1l~i. as4~ t 14the && d tibblhvps