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men possessing ;the capital ofthe.country cumpluin that it will not yield them 3 per cent. When I saw bangs of our cotton arrive in those mountainous distrikts, which had been packed in the interior of South-Caro lioa and wagoned over miserable bud roads (in some itisiances, one hundred miles.) to lHamburg or Columbia,-thence transpor ted, one hundred and thiriy-six miles. by Rail Road, to Charleston where it is sold, after being submitted to *the charges of drayage. wharfage. commissions, and per haps storage,-thenee. re shipped to New York, to undergo similar charges. where it is purchased h one oft hese manufac iurers- and again re-shipped to Hartford, und trom the last tinamed..place, making a dangerous and dilficult passage up the Connecticut river, it is landed and again hauled iii wagons, some thirty or forty miles, over mounittinous road;t and blving niow reached its final destination, (at doui ble its original cost.) is iitanufactured into coarse cluthi, going over the same ground agein, it reaches New-York. where v is re-shipped to Charleston, and finds its way back again, into the interior of our State. 1 repeat, when 1 saw these things,-know ing, as I do, the resources of South-Caro lin, and the facility with which this Cotton could be turned into cloth by the labor around us, which might be applied to it without detriment to other pu.rsuits,-could it be expected, that I would n rite, with out using strong terms. With these explanatory remarks, I now commit the whole subject of Cotton Man iractures, to the people of the Southern States, especially ofSouth Caroliun. ho ping, that whatever fault may be foui;d with the manner in which I have executed iny task, -my motives will not be impug ned, but that my.attachment to the State wil! be best shown, by my efforts to pro mote her -welfare, even at the risk of of fending, by too much plaioneesof speech. 0 WILLI 1M GR EGG. Charlaton S. C. January IS45. Fromn-the Charliston Mercury. TuE INTROGuE AGAINST MAR. CALHOUN. Ve copied some days since the Rich inond Enquirer's exposure of the means used by the New York politicians to break down M r. Calhoun and take. paisession of Mr. Polk's administration for the purpose ofadvancing Mr. Wright to the Presidency They were to choose two Senators oppo sed to Texas, and thus defeat that measure effectually, % hose success would redound to the huuor of Mr. Calhoun. They were then by menaces to compel Mr. Polk to surrender to their influence, and the tri umph would be complete. Texas rejec led-Mr. Culhoun destroyed-Mir. Polk cowed and stijugated-surely here nas glory enough for one d! It was a not. ble scheme. worthy of the brains and hear's of New York tricksters, but it did not quite succeed-at least it has been unmask ed nrematurely. The Richinond E:nqii rer 'denounced its biaseness a. it de~orved, ht tmiade -'onet Robinson" the seapee''ii of the whole sin-carefully and even atx iouslv exhnnerating the leader;, the men in whose behalf the plot was made and n ho were to have gains of ii, fron all knowl edge and participtmion i hereiii-"no blame, nutached to the Captain or Engineer." 'Not only so, but the Enquirer coupled the mame of Mr. Calhoun wi'h its denuncia lions of President making intrigues in Ruch t way Us toI jstify the suspicion that he was mentit to ie charged n% ith a share in these plots. Charles ll.complaiined thali he could hardly fr'ee himsehlf fronm the charge of1 instigatintg an favoring the '' Pu ptish Plot" againistahtis own crown atnd life. -and Mr. Calhoutn sents to lie put in something the same predicament by the Enqzuirer. A writer in the Madisonian has taken 31r. Ritchtie rather roughly to task fWr this behaviour; w'e puiblish his strictures. but ait the samte itme we acquit ot'r respe--ted1 contempornntary of' all iotention-*l wrotig to wards Mri,. Calhtoun. hlis bearintg on the Texas questioni hias been throughout too manly and straight-florrw ard, to allow' us to suppose that he would willitngly, by any rindhirection, offer aid to its enemies and.4 emlari-assment to its friends. The Enquirer's miistake as we mutst hold it. was in supposing there was anty use or necessity forexculpating Mr. Wright He is the acknowledged atnd chosen leader of men who are found using these base means to advance him to power.. The steps they take are precisely those indica' ted by himself. The New York Delega' iion. with the exception of fotur threw their' whole weight agtinst evet'y tpracticable proposition fur anttexation and would have defeated it in the H-ouse. but for the Soth-li erm Whigs. Mr. WVrigit himself opposed the Treaty last sessio'a and ntotoriotwly since his inauguration, used htis inflnence against the election of thepro temtpore Scn. a1'7s, Foster and Dickittsotn, ont the groun d that they were for annexation. lIe him-' self has acted just as Robinson has actedl anod when the latter discloses thait the inn' tive of his emtiducet wats to secure the P~rrsi detncy to Mr. Wright. ii is ca'rrying cotir' - tesy rather far to voluniteer as the Enquirer does his acquittal of seve:y suspicion" of favering a scheme of his own making and whose success is to enre to his own bente. fit. If Ite has any vinidication, let him make it himself, atnd doubtless the world trill take it for what it is worth. But for Southertn men, when they see their conun' try made the victim of stuch shameless wickedness, they can surely fittd moore pro' fitable employmnt thar: pleading the cause of these political biargainers. Fire.-On Thursday night last, about 3 o'clock, our city was arousedl by the alarm of lire. It was discovered by the watch nman, to be in the Exchange, (a Porter House, ntext door to the Carolitta Hl-dl,) owned Messrs. Baker &lBeard. This be' ing a wooden building. anid having a large stock of Liqtuors in its .cellar, great fears were enttertaioed for the safety df the ad. joinitig hotnces, hut thc fire was prtmptly extinguished by "hndepentdenmt Hose Com pany," under the cnommand of our worthy Townsman, Mr. Wmn. B. Stanley. The liuuors itt the bar, the furiture in the first story, and the entire ceiling ini many pairts of the room were consumed, whilst the carpets in the rooms above coot ributed very much to restrain the ascetnsion of flammes. -Those w-ere burnt through at the seams'of the planks on the second floor. It is sup. .m pose. .o haveben the work of an inceti diary. We-undersiand the proprietors were fully insured. We %vere on the ground, and from our observations feel it-a duty to pro crim our conviction, that all the credit of staying this fire is due to Mr. Stanley, the President, and Mr. Mackey the, V. Presi dent, and this prompt and ever ready com patty over which they preside.-S. Caro linian, 131h inst. From the Georgaown Observer. Mr. Editor, Sir-In Marlborough Dig trict, S. C., on the 2nd inst. an unprovoked murder was committed by Alex. Brown, by stabbing one James English. Brown is about 20 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches high, slender built, pale and freckeled, light hair, speaks somewhat in a hoarse man mer, weighs about 120 lbs. When ho ab. sconded his brother Murdock Brown ac compan:ed hi.i. lie is about 23 or 24 years of age. about 6 feet high, slender built, dark hair and little inflined to close. or what is commonly- called knock knee-he weighs about 130 lbs. It is presumed, that they will coctinue together and that they may have with them a negro man, and make an efrl.i to 'ake passage in somne vessel from Georgetown. They have been heard of in the district of Marion and have relations there, and also in florry district. You will confer a favo'r by giving the a hnve a place in your paper, as it might pos sibly lead to the detection of the murderer. CORNELIUS SMITH. Feb. 8, 1845. From the Baltitore Sun. PASSAGE OF THE POSTAGE RE FOt M BILL, Tito Senate, on Saturday, passed the bill reducing the rates of postage, and mod ifying the franking privilege. The bill niakes importaur changes in the present post office system, and was passed by a vote of 38 to 12. The main feature of the bill is the establishment of a uniform rate of postage on single letters of five cents to any part of the United States. Should the low rate of postage-that is a uniform charge of live cents for.a letters of half an ounce, and ten cents for an ounce weight, and so on in hsame ratio, to any part of the United States materially reduce the revenues of that department, and throw it upon the comtnon treasury, there could he no hevter time to make the experiment. Drop letters, according to the bill. that is letters for delivery in the city where the, are deposited in the post office, are to 1)w charged two cents.. If letters are adver tised they are to be charged with the costs of advertising (two cents) in addition to the postage when delivered. Newspapers, of no greater size than nineteen hundred -quare inches, (whirl will cover all the Baltimore city papers) can be transmitted through the mail mo within thirty miles of whete they are pub. lished, free of postage ; if sent over thirty miles the same postage charged as at pre sen:. Printed circular letters, unsealed, are subject to a postage of two cents. The franking privilege. as it now exists. is totally repealed, and ollicers of Govern. tmient are required to keep an account 'if' the business letter.s which they receive, the postage on which is to be paid by the de partment to which they are attached. The assisstant postmasters general are allowed to frank, but must-endorse their letters or packages --official business," and if they should n~t be on official business they are liable to a penalty of three hundred dol lars for each offence. Deputy postmas. ters are to have alt the postage they pay rm business letters refunded, and if their commissions do not amount to twenty -five cllars per annum, then thet Postmaster General is allowedfto increase them. Governors of St ates are allowed to trans iit through mail, free of postage, certain ooks and documents; and mnembners of Congress, the Secretary of State, and lurk of t he House of Representatives, can frank all public printed documents, and eaves the franking privileges of the Sena ors and Rtepresenstatives on all letters atid ackages not exceeding two ounces in weight, the samie as it nmowt is, antd they are also allowed to receive letteris amtI packa ;cs during the session as welt as for thirty ays before and after the same. The tosttmaster is too keep atn account of the car;;e on all moat ter that goes through the nail free, which is to be refunded from the ontingent fund, or from the Treasury. N,-wspapers. pam phlets, books, and pe iodicals, can be sent out of the mtail, over he tmail routes, by publishers, agents, or thers, ulithout hindrance from the depat nent. Private expresses, to perform regular trips on mail routtes, and transport tmaila. ile tmat ter, are expressly prohibited uder a penalty of one hundred and fifty dollars lir each ol1fence. Stage coaches, steam boats, railryad cars, packet boats. &c., i'ith their ownmers, managers, servants, ret's, &c., performitig regular trips on post routes, are prohibited fronm carrying letters or oilier mailable matter, excepting ne wspapers, pamphlets. or magazines, on less they relate to the cargo or somne part of it. or to the articles conveyed in the stage coach, car. or other vehicle, under a penalty of one hundred dollars for eachi offeuce, to be paid by the owner, andi ffty dollars by t he ca ptaiti, driver, or other per son in charge, not being an ower in whole or in part. Seven hundred and fifty thotusand dot ars is appropr'itted from the Treasury in be applied to the Department, in case of any diefieiency in its income caused by the general reduction of post1age tuade by this act. The remnaindler of the bill provides for the carrying out of the provisions above mentioned, and is ntot therelore of anty im portance to the general treader. Efeicts.of Abolition.-A bill nf some im portance, says the Annapolis Hleraltd, re laing to the free blacks and mulatmoes of Maryland, has .ecome the law of the land. By an act of 1831. they wvere allowed to leave the State for an unlimited period and return again, upon fitittg with the clerk of the coutnty of 1.errsdnce a certificate stating the reasons of their departure, and their intention to return. The clause of the bill, making this provisio~n. was stricken out, whereby, underno circumstances, will they be allowed to return to the State, after having absented themselves for 30 days. What is true of M~aryland in this regard, may' be said of almost all the Souithern Slaveholding States, and the Ablitionists may felicitate themselves, in having ac complished thus much, in. their fanadcal zeal for the "amelioration of the Slaves." Nowhere at the South was such a law in existance until the agitation- of abolition, and most of tlie States, at first, reluctantly yielded to its passage, but were eventually forced. in self preservation, to adopt simi lar laws. Maryland has been among the last to give in.her adhesion, and she has been forced into it by a fanaticism as reck less and desperate as it was disorganizing and dishonest.-Augusta Chronicle. THE TWO COMETS. iIGH SHOAL OBSERVATORY, Philada., lan. 26, 1845. To Joseph- R. Chandler, Esq.-Dear Sir.-This being. the first clear evening since the announcement of the new comet, seen in the -Gulf of Mexico, Professor Kendall atd his assi.tatits succeeded in observing it, together with the second Mlau. vais-comet, the latter f which was found in the place given in Prof. Perry's Ephe merts. The new comet reported by several anns iers of vessels recently arrived from the Guif o Alexico, and by Mr. W. 1:. Clark, an intelligent gentlennt of St. Mary's Georgia, was readily seen in a position a few degrees south of the constellation of the Whale. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim white cloud, with a faint tail ex. tending in a~ direction from the comet op posite that of the sun. Its brightness is about that of a star of the fifth tngnitude. InI the equatorial, no trace of a nucleous is to be found; but the head appears as a ne bulosity condensed in the rentre. This singtilr comet affordsanother ex ample of the peculiarity noticed by Olhers in January. 1824. respecting the comet of December, 1823. It has two tails, visible in the comet searcher, the ordinary tail extends about five degrees in the direction frorm the comet opposito that of- the sun. The extraordinar3, tnil is iticlited about twentty degree0 to the south of the line from the comet towards the son, and ex trends about .me degree, beiing narrower and eller defined; resembling rays stream ing outwards towards the sun. The new chiet's places on the II th and 26th of the imtottth, at 20 minutes past 7, P. Al., are r follows : R. A. Dec. Jan 11 3-18 min. 0' bouth 4S min. 0' By Mr. Clark, Jan 26 22 11 31- 54 II. School Observatory. aily increase itn Right Ascension 2 n. 17' 1)aily motion in Declinaiion north 1 m. 4' These two visitors from the southern kies, are at present about 25 degrees nyart ; but their apparent path.s intersect vach other at forty four and one-halt'de Vrees of right ascension, and tweny-one and one-tenth degrees of'sout ldeclination. This will be the position of the Matvais' Comet on the eveittg of the 5it of Feb runry. It is also worthy of remark. that should the present direction and rate of' motion ofthe new comet continue, it would. on that evening, be within a degree of ie same poini-a singular conjunction of two comets unexampled in the history of as tronomy, if, indeed, such an event has ever occurred. Yours, res ectfulv.I - S S C. WALKit~. Mr. Culhoun.-Tho Washington Con stitutioni says: "We are huppy in beitg able to announce a confinued improve. tmemt in M'. Calhoun's health. lie is ett rirely fred f'rotm disease, and though con' ider'ably debihttated gives his atten'ion to the more itmportant business ofhtis Depart' ment. Indian News.-The U. S. Cotmmission - ers aaong thle Cherokees have closent their labors atnd will soon prsn thteir report to the Secretary of WVar. A tt'euty was conicludled at the AgencyI tn the C reek nation on the 4th tilt, he. tweetn the U. S. Commoissioners anid the Creeks antd Semistoles. in providles fot' the removal oh' all Seminoles intrud -rs otn thie lands of the Cheriokees, and their con cnrat ion wvit h others scattered amtiona i' Creeks utpoin lie Little River fork of thte Canantdiau. The Seminoles arin to hays the right to organirze a se pmi a te coin munity' for managing their annuii:ies atil mown reg ulationis, the latter siihject to the cotntrol of the Creek General Council. Important Impjrovemaent in Cotton S pin ning.-WVe learn from the New York Post that Francis McCully, .au Amnericant by birth, and from his in'attcy a residenit of' the town of Patterson in New Jersey, where he has been engaged ini the constr'uc ion of machii niry. hias recetntly trade an important simplification itn the process of~ spinuing cottoi. ile has inivetnted art im pro~vemrent of the machinte dolled a Tlhros tIe, which according to the opinion of com-. petent judges, is likely to work a great revolution iu rte cottun manufacturing business. Tlhe tiew process i'eqtuires less titan half the power -required by the ordintary ma chine, takes less oil. dispenses with the use of bands, makes a smta!ler amountt of waste, etiables onie persont to attend to a larger amocutnt of spindles, yet with all its econtomy, in these several respects. produ ces miore yarn atnd of a better quality. A smnall model the invention, conmainitng about 132 spindles, is now andi has beetn for several wveeks int operatiotn an- the Fac tory of Getn. Godwin, in Pdtterson. where its utility and success have beeni demon Ltrated to the sattisfaction of all the practi cal mnen wvho have seen it at work. Mr. McCully, the in' enitor, has already seen red patetms for- his machmtte ini Eniglatnd France. Belgium, Mexico and this country and is likely to realise at considerable for itne as wecll as extettsivo fame as a me chanician, by his ingenuity. India Rubbr.-It is impossible ho eno mecrate the many uses to which the india Rubber umay he applied-and some-of them are very etnrious. Itndepetndetnt of making it into various clothbes, such as air chush ions, safety belts, jackets, rigaments, ban dages, gloves, stockings, bracelet Is, boots, &c., it is now used itn England as pave. ment for stables, with excellent eff'ect. .It has also been laid down in the Admirality couirt yard, and thme carriage entrance court to Windsor Castle, where it has given ennch satisf'nction. "With resnec, to its appllcation to marine. purposes," says the Railway Gazette, "a life boat is now be ing cobsdtucted on the company's premises, (thirty-four feet length of keel and twelve breadth of beam) which, with the excep tioi of the keel and some iron braces, will bdetirely formed of India Rubber-and cork planking. She will weigh but one ton and a half, an ordinary life boat weigh ing three tons; and it is the opiniirl of all naval engineers who have seen her, that it will be almost impo-sible to sink her, under ordinary circumstances, and that when driven on a rock by tlie action of the waves, she will rebound like a ball, with out fracture. It is also proposed to use the caoutchouc preparation for an inner lining between the guns in war vessels, to prevent the effect of splinters-for ham mock knetting and bulwarks to save Ilie crew from canister, grape, &c., and for other useful though less obvious puryoses." Hauburg Prices Currenut. February 15, 1844. Bacon, per lb. Iron, per lb. Ting round, 5 ir 6j 1weedes,uss'd, 5a 6 Hams, ( a Q_ Hoop, 7 a 8 Shoulders, 6 a - Sheet, 73a 8 Sides, 7 a Nail Rods, 7ja 8 Baggingf. pet yd. Russia bar 5 a 6 Be-t Hemp, 15'a 18 Plough Moulds,6 a 7 Tow, J'2 a 16 4ard, per lb. 6 a 7 Cotton, 16 a 17 LCad, - 4- 6 a 8 Balcrope, per lb. (cia Ith Limoe, per bll. Beestcaix, pirlb. 22 a 25 Stone, 2 00 a 2 5( Cotton. per lb Rice, per 100lbs. 4 00 Ord. to lid'g, 41a 41 Sugars, perlb. Middliig Fair, 31a 41 St. Croix, 9 a In Fine, Sia Polto Rieo, 7 a 10 Old, 3ja 41 New (rleans .7 a 8 Cofcc, per lb. Havana, whii:e 10 a 1 Rio, 8 a 10 Do. brown 8 4 9 Java, 13 a 15 Lioaf itnd lump.124a Corn, perhn., 00 a 45 &id, per bush.50 a Of Corn Meal, *4fi 50 Snek, 1 75a2 0( .flour. per bbl Tallmo, per tb .6 a 8 Canal, 5 50 a 0 Ot Twinc. per lb. Coitry, 4 50 a 5 00 American, 18 Hides, per lb. 7 a 10 ntiglish, 25a Commercial. AUGUSTA. Feb. 15. Coln.-This article has been in good de mnand during the past week, bit the quantity offering having been greater than was sufficien1 to meet the demand, prices have declined e. and in some instances je,, while choice qali. ities. which are scarce,. have scarcely declined at all. We still quote ordinary 4 a 41; fair.51; good fiti- in round bags 5.1 u 51, in square 5'. A very interior article wouldl not bring our low. es. (itotations, and a choice parcel in square bales would command iore than our highest. -11J'ashaing'aur. CinARt.STO, Feb. 15. CoUoan.-When in our last weekly review, we reported the state of the Tpland mairket, slated that with a fair enquiry it closed firm at prices., an-l that our qotations t hen were deci dcdly in favor of sellers. Oil Saturday and Monday last,.the two first days of the past week, ihere wasa considerable falling off in the demand, evidently prniced by the desire of purchasers to obtain a reduction in prices which however at that tine was not met-by holders, nnd the sales amounting on the former day to 1471 bales, and on die latter to 1270 hales were still at foirmer rates. Oi Tiiesday purchasers continuing to hold off-holders became nmore accommodating. I a . c. being about the decline, to which those inclined to sell had to snbmit. The sales on that day d ,than. tho market hUs been extrenmelv doll and unsettled up to its close, both sellers and buyers apparently reluctant to operate, unmless compelled by Circuinstatces. or at or near their own terms. The sales on Wednesday eached but :7d bales. on Thurs. day 105'4 bales. and yesterd ay 1116 bales, ma. king the total of the week's sales 6210 bales. Extr'emes 4.j O 6:3-8.--Merenry. OBITUARY. Died, at his residence in this District, on Wedntesdlay the 12th instant, Mr. Jons Cur.. nns:A'rtt, itt the 70lh year of his age. Hlischar acter was imiarkied by that happy union in muan ner' of sternnes amid cordiality, andI in heart of severe virtoe and christian utiniility, which so noblly distinign'shes the genieraition to which lie belonged. For nearly three founrthis of a century lie has lived in comin ort :tid respecta bility, con tignits to the place of his 'hi rih, and afler a fiiithifii discharge of the dutties or this life lie has retnred to the spot from whientce lie cane, and now sleejs wvithi friends who weim before bim. I Ie was t'r thirty six- veirsan consistent membner ot the [lhpmist Chmreb, at tChcsutit II ili, thiirtv-five of' wvihi heo was .teting Dencon. IHI has desareamed to his grave, beloved coil regretted by a large circle of friends, tind his death bitterlylanuetnted by a bereaved f'amiy. Chestnut I4hl. hi. Statec of' South Carolina, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. Elizabeth Dehughiter anid others, ). Bill . zs. for Richard J. lhirton and ifeli. Partition. NOTICis h ~ere'by given, that by virtue of an order f'r m Chanicellor H arper, I shall sell ati Edgefief Court H ouse. oni Thiursday the 13th March ntxt, (Court Week,) a part of the Real Estate of George Delanghter, deceased, coitsistin'g ofthie finlowing tracts of land, viz: First. Thie.Tuirkey Creek tract, on which is a Grist Mui. cotntaining fifty acres, more or less, with the nill house and yard. anid other np, piertet ioces~annd adjoi ninig laods ofJohn m Wash. Mirs. John Reachell, Robert Cchirani and oLt ers. Seconid. The Williams' tract, otn the trib utary streamsof Big Horse Creek, con tainiing two hundred iand fif'ty acres, more or less, ad joining of lands of John'Landruim, Bartlett lltatchier, Francis Bettis and others. Third. TVhf Walker tract, ott Kytte's W'ork, cotaiing two ;himudred and fifty acres, tuore or less, adjoiuig lands ofJ~ines AMillei-, Rich ardl Johmnsoti't Estate and others. Fourth. 'rhe Little River .41i1l tract. situa tedl on Little River, in Abbev'ille District, con. taining fifteen acres, more or less, adjoining laiids of Thomas Ferguson and others, on which are erected two Grist Mlills and one Saw The first and fourth tracts of said land, to lie sold on a credit of one, two and three years. in equal annual inistalmnents, with iinterest on the last two instalmnents, from antI after one year from the day of sale, atnd the two other tracts, on .a credit of one and two years. in. equal an tntal instalmtas, the last instalmenit bearing interest from one year fiom thle day of stale, ex ceptl the cost of the sUit, which must be paid in cash. Purchasers-giving bond and good personal security, and mtor'tgage of the premises, to se cure the purchmdse money. . E.D S. 8. TOMlPKINS,C.EE.D Feb19 4t 4 (JQ We are authorized to annoutnce bl. GahAa. Esq., as a candidate for Ortdi nary, of' Edgefield District, at the next election, Feb7 If 2 To the Members of the Executive Commit tee of the Abbeville and Edgefield Union Bible Society: BELOIVED BItETUREN, The work in which we are engaged com mends itself to the mind and lieart of eveiy lover of God and man, anld, in order to its success, demands the zealous, prompt and persevering actionof those laboriug in the cause. The progress of the Society, since its organization, has been onward. God has smiled on -the etflort-friends have increas ed-'-andour sphere of operation auduse fulness extended. ThAt this prosperity le continued, it should be remembered that God has connected means and ends; and ncans properly and energetically used under his blessing, cannot fail to secure the end. Let us therefore, as good Stewards, come up readily to the work before us, in dividually feeling the obligation resting up on us, "to do whatever our hands find to do, do with our might." A tneeting of the Committee wall he held at my house in Greeniwood, on Tuesday after the third Lord's day in March next, at 11 o'clock, A. M.,' which will be the last before the annual meeting of the So ciety. A full supply of Bibles will he on hand. The place for the Anniversary of the Soe'ety and Preacher to be selected, and other. imp:,rtaut business to be attend' ed to. . - WM. P. HILL. Chairman of Com. The Abbeville Banner will be kind enough to give the above three or four insertions. To THE TEMPERANCF SOCIETIEs L EDGEFIELD DisraCT. Many of the leading members of the Telp perance Societies, throughont the District, met at the Conrt [louse, on Saleday last, to take into consideiraticn the propriety of forming a District Temperance Association, and it was agreed that the undersigned should place in the columns of the Advertiser, a conimnunica tion, respectfdlly requestng the different So cietics'in the District to send up Delegates to niedt at the Court House, in the Baptist Church, on the 2nd Tuesday evening in March next, for the purpose oforganizing a District Tem. peranee Society. Each .Society will be enti tied to two delegates. An Address may be ex pected, on that pccasion, from the Rev. Mr. BnEWER. H. BURT. SADDLERY AND HARNESS MAKING, wF9 TIP Subscriber takes plea. .1 sure in returning his sin cere thanks to his friends and patrons, for the very liberal patronage bestowed on him during the past yeais. He respectfully informs his friends and the public in general, that he still continues to carry on -the Saddle and Harness Making Bvisiness, at his old stand, next door to ilr. S. F. Goode's, lie has on hand n good assortment of Saddles. Bridles and M1artingales, Har ness, Travelling Trunks, 4-c., and all other articles usually kept at such an establishment, which he ofl'ers on as reasonable termnsas he can possibly aflrd them. Citiiens of Sonth Carolina. call and see if you cannot suit yonrselves as well at liotne as abroad. Let us endeavor to keep otmr money at hotme, and we will have mOre to spend. DANIEL ABBEY. Feb 19 f 4 ernother anct Icher inTown? H EZEKIAH HARRIS takes this method to inform his friends in the Town of Edge field,'ltat he will shortly conimence supplying them with finc.fat staulfed Berfs, eqnal to any ina the State, anud on as renuoniable terms as cain he alerded. In fact hec will sell as good as thme best, and as cheap as thec cheapest, oin a credit of two months ondy. Hie will attend regnl arly every Saturday mornings. Ile returns his sincere thanks to all those who haic heret.' fore pa'ronized haim, ant( hiopes they will find it to their initerest, (as well as his own,) tu coat tinne to do so. Feb10 if - 4 In thle Law Court of A ppeals. CutanaLcs-ro, Feb. 10, 1845. IT liavinag been unainiously dcided, in the case of te State vs. Bennett Dozier, 2 Speamrs, 211, that a YENIf E, for thme Jury, enuld only legally issne under the Seal of the Court ; atid now, at this Term, the Court finmds that thme said decision has nt been generally known oir*conformaed to, and that mnainy Venmres imay have issued unasealed :it is therefore or dered, that the Clerks of the several Conrts of. Genaerail Sessions of the Peace :iand Commaon Pleas, in the respecitve Jnadicial Districts 'of this State, (if anay of~ them may haye issued, without the Seal of the Court. Venires to the a pproainimg Terms of ttheir respective Con rts.) do feirthawith seal the said Venires, and, there upon, that the Shecriffs respectively do re. sumabmn the Jmiors who may have been stunt tmoned before the said writs were sealed and that hereafter no Clerk shall issue sany Venire until the Seal of the Court shall be aflixed thereto; anad on thme first day of each Ternm, or each week wheia the Term consists of more thaan a week,the Clerk shall prodncet, to the Judge preisidinag, the Veinire for thme Term, or that foreacha week ; and if they, or any of them, are not under the Seal of the Court, in such case the Clerk shall be fined at the discretion of the Judge so presiding. [Signed] 3. S. RICHARDSON, JOHN BELTON O'NEALL, JOSI.AH S. EVANS,. A.P. BUTLER, D: L WVARDLAW-, EDWARD FROST. Ordered that the Clerk of this Coturt do pub lish dais Rule ini all of the papers of the State. (Sigtiedl) '3. S. RICH AR DSON, Presiding Judge. By the Conrt. Tuosuas J. GANST-, C. C. A. Feb. 19 (Courier ) It . 4 - Law. OFFICE OPPOSITE MRS. LABORDES. Feb14 St 3 * Strayed~ FROM dhe Plantation of the suabscri,ber, near Ailcen, a small mare MULE, some what of a dian or umonase color--shod all rouni, very piuch mpsuked with thme gear. and her right eye' out Supposed she will make uap the country, having purchased her out ofa Virginia wagon. Any person seeumgesuch an one going at large, wvill confer a favor on the subscriber bay stopping her, and addressing him a letter at Aikeia S.C EVI HICKSON. Feb 1-4 2t" ' 3 ()T~'he friends of SAurson B. MaTs, announce him as a candidate for the Office of Tax Collector at thme next election. Oct. 30 tf 40 M. Tax Colleor,- OeW I will attend at the. bllding'.places, as is hereafter specified, to collect Ib'fuil.ie year 1844, viz On bionday.the24th Feb., at Allen's, Tuesday-. 25th " Mt. W ". Wednesday 26th . . . No 'Thursday ,27th '- Rinehart as -" Friday- ' 2i :'' Perry's Saturday .1st-March, -Coleman'si aonday 3rd,. . . Richarduonse Tuesday 4th 4 1I"' Wednesdny 5th Sheppard's,. Thursday 6th " s'; Friday 7th " Libert y -lt. Sturday 8th -" Dnton', " 1onday . 10th ". Edgefield CH Tuesday 11th " ' - " Wedesduy 12th "' Red Hdil - -Thnrsday 13th " Freeland's Friday 14ih " -Park's. - - Saturday' 15th " Vancels. Monday 17th ' -Cooper's S.-H Tuesday 18th . Pime fiotA. WedneMay' 19th Rie, - Thursday 20th -" Kre's, Friday 21st. flatch Pond " Saturday' '22d Blenabhland " Monday 24ih " Hamburg, -Tuesday ~ $ith. Cherokee P Wednesday 26th - Smyley's. J. QUATTLEBUM, r. Z. -. Feb.7 3t J-EWE LRY GjOLD and SILY R-WATCHES, Mai tle Clocks. Gold Brat~elets. Rings., lreast Pins, Cliaim4 &c., of the latest fashion qnid OineseiIty. Fine Castors, Candlesticks, &c. Old Silver Plate repaired and made as'new. Silver Spoons made to order. Watches and Clocks epaired gnd warra ted. Jewelry made and repaird. At G C. GORDONW five doors below the United States'Hot. Feb 7 . 3m 2 Negrobsfor Sale, T 1 E Subscriber -has a lot of valuable NEG ROES forsale, three of which will be sold, on a credit of one and two years, wiib interest. Purchasers giving bond with-apprd ved secnrities. -Persons calling tosee the Ne. groes, in the absence of the subscriber, Wili plea-se leave their names and rsi4ence, and he - will call op thesii. - . . : - , A. B. ARNOLD Lowndesville, Feb.7 t - The Edgefield Advertiser will please to in. sert the above three times. and forwar4-account to 4.B.-ARNULD, Lowrdsville, Abb. Dist, -S..C. Notice. W LLbe Let1to the lowest bidderat Lih eny H Ull. on the 17th blarchnext, the Posthog ol the K(oads,-with Rock or Ciui-PtsI . Also, the Pointing oif the Roads of the Up per Battslion,. Ninth Regimuent,.~SutjC ga Militia. The termis made kpown an the day of lettn. By order ofrtheiBoard: * TIlQSJ.. aiBLEN, Sepretary of Boayd of Uomwissioners. Feb 14 - 5 - 3 Notice IFS herebygiven, th.tt three months after date the road leading from E.Settle's to Cheat hna's Bidge, on Turkey Creek, (there being no objection,) will be discontinued as apilklie road. By order of tile lloard; T Ul.0.J..HBBLESecrcy -of ihoard of Comipissio ne. Feb 14 3m 3 Notice. .: ALL Persons having demands agaipss he - Estate of Wilson Whatley. late o f Dallas County. Alabama, deceased, are requested to present them to the subscriber in due form anud mt the time prescribed by lawy, and all the debt ors of said Estate are hereby required to weake immediate palymnent to eALLEN WHlATLEY,Adzp'ri.. Feb14 4t* ' $O00 Reward., ~~~IL L be given, upon conviction, for then Wpersop syho maliciously set fire go fifty Bales of Cotton, upon thme 20th of/ianpt is, at my landing. Any perso.n having knowle of the perpetramtors will be rewarded according, to tlje information they may give. G. TENNANT. Eeb 1-1 3t (Rcp.) ~3 , ilouse anid Lot for. Sale. , 'il11E Subscriber off'ers for sele;hi . ouse and L~omsituated on the road leading to Augusta, via Pine Houss. The Lou contains one acre Onm the premises are a small hnt comfortable dryelling, and ull Igeces sary out-buildings. H. BLEASE. Jannairy 29 if 52-' B LA NK B OOKRS,. 43nd WravPa'; P'pep'. 7l1H E Subscrihers avmg been appointed I Agents for the Greeneille Paper MjI* and ,lindery, have now on hand, and iil sell B LANK BOOKS, of all descriptions, WIs TING andI WRA PPING PA PER, at Charles ton or New York prices. .Please give si a ' call and satisfy yourselves. -* 3. C01% . 0 Cheap Cash Store. Edgefield, Dec. 25. 48 m3i Pesitzt'elg, 1he Last Notice. A LL Persons indebted to the- Subscribers, ..S.either by note or o pen account, contrac ted previous to thme first day of J-mnary; 1844, are hereby notified that all atuch demands must be paid, or otherwise satisfactorily arranged betnreretutrn dyfor Mfarch Court next, or they will most certait iy be placed in4.helmhands ofan Attorney for collection, We wvould most wvillingly be relieved trotn - this unpleasant task, but money tes nmust hare to meet our owen demnands. !AND & BUTL~EI(. January 1 tf 4 Ten Doilars Reward. R ANAWAY from the subscriber.otn the first day of August, 1844; my Negro man ST EPH EN. obout 28 yerpf ae, vr *black, weighing about 175 poends, he aou 5 feet 11 mtee. He has some scars on his right arm, near wrist, caused by a sore-also one on his neck. Any person taking .up' said boy, and loduing himp any jail 5wihl receive -the above reward. GEORGE BOSW ELL. January 8 tf 50 ' 1Notice. TJ D. IBBETTS, wold give doned the credit system of doing b'usiness, and will hereafter sell for Cash only, witil out any reserve. All those indebted tat him will be called upon unless they pa very soonu. - a Jan 8,.1845, itf - 5.