-Qi r'n 1o the PWIilM *f de 7tCVfp Id
.iberties, and if it must fau, we "oI per
4 uhstite Rains." i
ICDGEFIELD C. H.
WEoNNSDAv, J.sany 7.1846.
The reader wLl notice the following cor
r&etions in.our.editorial about the close of the
year, ptlished in our last.
Through sunshine and through storm,in the
bright season of heakh, when our pulses dan
rod with joy, and in wearisome sickness. when
TaFin and anguish have wrung our brow," and
enr heart almost fainted within us. we have
4abored diligently for your profit ana your
-pleasure.
In "one little month" we will begin de
NOVO.
The Conrtitirion -This valuable Demorratic
paper recently published at Washington City,
by Harris & Heart, and very lately transferred
to Baltimore, has been discontinuel.
Admission of Texas into the Union.-The
President has signed the bill, for the admission
at Texas into the Union. and a MessengeI
with a copy of the Act of Congress, has been
despatched to Texas. In a short time. Repro
sentatives from that new State, will take their
seats in Congress.
rashington Monmntent.-Some years ago,
a project was set on foot, to erect a monument
te Washington, at the Federal seat of Govern
ment, and the contribution of each citizen
for that purpose, was limited to one dollar.
About thirty thousand dollars were collected,
and the project seemed to he'alandoned.
Within a few months past, however, the plan
has been revived, and a design for the monn
cnent has been adopted. The architect selec.
ted, is Robert Mills, Esq., the same, gentle.
man who constructed the Baltimore monn
ment, and who was recently engaged on the
public buildings at Washingto City. The
plan of 11r. Mills is represented to be one of
the best, that could-possibly he conceived. The
contemplated structure wll unite grandeur with
utility. A Philadelphia paper says, tha: it could
be erected for two or-three- hudred thousand
dollars, and that it would be a niotnument wor
thy of a great people and of the world's
greatest hero, .the. imnortal Washington.
Soon after the decease of General Washing
ton. the Congrees of the Unitcd .States passed
a resolution, providing for a suitable monu
meot to his memoq, but amidst party strife
and petty persondl bickeriag, it has been for -
gotten. We eartteitly .hee, that if Congress
from a narrow spirit of economy siuld re
f aidgy this great'.work, a beerfeeling
IIWfound in.the bosoms of the people ,at
large.' Let a magnificent straicture to which
all may have theprivilege of contributing'beie
rected on some suitable spot at the natim'nal seat
of Government, and let it at' least egnal, if it
does not excel the beautiful monument, which
towers aloft on Bunker's Hill.
'CELEBRAT1ON OF CHRISTMAS.
Christmas day was commemorated in Trin
ity Churcb,at this place, with all due solem
nity. A sermon appropriate to the occasiotn
was preached by the R1ev. Mr. C. B. W~alker,
the Rector of the Church. The words of the
te.-t were, " Glory to God in the highaest, on
cart peace, good will towards mnen." Trhe
speaker mentioned the antiquity of the usage
amoing the christian churches of comimemiora
ing Christmas, as the day of the nativity of
our Lord, and dwelt with much force on the
propriety of its observance. A nmbr of
beautiful chants and hymnus were sung by~the
choir and congregation. The music was well
suited to the occasion, and produced a soften.
ing and solemn effect upon the asseuibly oh
worshippers. The whnoleinterior of thc Episco
pal Church presented a picture of verdure
most beautiful and grateful to bel,old. (On
entering the spectator beheld the pulpit anid
the reading desk, the railings of the chancel, and
the columns, and the windows decorated with
wreaths of evergreen, in whichI were intermin
gJed in a tasteful manner, the cedar, the wil d
orange, the pia~e anid the holly with its beau
tiful crimson berries. (On the door leading into
the vestry rootm, mnight be seen the sacred cross
composed entirely of branches of evergreen.
On the wall between the windows unmedi
ately in the rear of the pulpit atnd reading
desk were iniscribed the following verses fromn
Scripture.
The Holy One of Israel is our King."
Just below might be read the folliwm.:
"Glory to God in the highest, on earth- peace
and good will towards men!"
On the pulpit and reading desk, were the
following texts :
"Thou shall call his name Jesus, for lie shall
save his people from their sins.
Unto you is born this day in the city o f David,
A Saviour which is Christ the Lord."
At the close of the services the Sacrament
was administered to the members of the
Church, and other professing Christians, who
availed themselves of the opportunity, in par.
ticipiating itn this holy ordinance.
- The- Oregon Quesiion -The extracts from
the roceedings, of Cotigress upon the Ore
gu in estion, whichi we publish .to'dny. will
*-..n -o,.ufJderable itnterest. It will
We subjoin the following from the correspo n- t
dence of the Southep Patriot.
Conies-The-atenies or the hourst whtwti
we received otri letterpreveiti its ifm pub
Jishing any imore thanltbe followiig extraict:
.In my Jast letter! 4bink threw ioit some
prophe:ic bsreaditgs as to the turn things
would take in relation to peace. This da has
afforded me the following-assaiane .hat was
eight in my conjectures. and that through Mr,
Calhoun, the 49th parallel will be accepted
and that the difficulty will be settled on that
basis. Noses have been counted, (as the say
ing is.) and there is ascertained stregth'
enough to make peace certain; not however
with the good will of the West so far as one
jot or tittle of Oregon should be yielded. I
look upon this 'day's proceedings in the Sell
ate, as by far the most interessn g df the ses
sion, and I think they must be so regarded by
the whole American people."
A-PRESENT OF A SHAD
"A fellow feeling- makes us wondrous kind."
The editor of the Qharleston Mercury, ac
knowleges the receipt of a fine Shad from *
brother editor in Savannah. This certainly
was a most magnificent present, and we com
mend the example of the Savannah editor to
all others. We wish that wecould ge:t a pres
ent of a f6h ourselves, for'we are.particularly
hungry at this time. tt dll not some one of our
brethren on. the banks of the Savannah River
send us up a Shad, or if this cannot be pro
cured send us up a Cat-fish. or even a Snekre !
We will return the fitvor with the first Min
now that we catch.
From tke Char*s!on Evening News.
MR. CALHOUN'S' REsoLU fioNs.
That is an enviable position which ena-.
bles the statesman, elevated by his capa,
city, his intelligence, and his disintered
ness, to thsow the weight of.his influence
in the balance in which reason ano pre
cipitancy are in nearly equal equipoise.
rhis is the present posture of Mr. Ualhoun.
and well has he considered his great ac
cout ability in choosing his part. He has
cast his great power in the right scale.
But he has not-only acted with the wisdoi
of diplomacy. but ivjth that regard.to the
correlative powers of the Executive anti
the Senate, in the formation of treatirs.
% bich becomes the statesman who wis:.-s
to preserve this branch of the constittisio.
The folluwing Resolutiots offered b', tat
in the Senate on Tuesday, wisely embody
both these designs.
Resolved, That the President of the
United States has the power by.and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, to
make treaties provided two-thirds of the
Senate concur.
Resolved, That the power of making
treaties umbraces that offixing and settlin,
boundaries between the territories and pos.
sessions of the United.States and those of
other powers in cases of.conflicting.claims
between them in reference to the same.
Resoled, : That however clear their
claims, in their-opinion, to the country in
cluded betw-een the paralelis of 49 degrees
and 54 degrees5O minutes, north latitude,
and extending from the Rocky Mountains
to the Pacific Ocean, knoiwn as the-terri
tory of Oregon, there now exist ahd ha's
always existed conflicting claims' to, the
possession of the same bet ween us' an'd
Great Britain-the adjustment o( which
'has been the subject of negotiation between
the respective Governments.
Resolved, That the President of the U.
.States has rightfully the po*er tinder th'e
Gunstitution, hyatnd with the adviee and
consent of the Senate, 'provided two,-thirds
of the same-concur, to adjust by treaty the
claims of the two Governments to the said
territory by fixing a boundary for their
present possessions.
Resolved, That the President of the U.
States in renewing the offer in the spirit of
peace audi compromise to establish- the
49th dlegree oh nortli latitude as a line be
t weent the two countr-ies to the said terrn.
torry, did not abandon the hotnor. charac
ter, or the best interes's of thte American
pieoplhe, or exceed the powers vested in
him by the Constitutton to make treaties.
Correspondence of the Evening Neu-s
CONGREdSIONAL INTELLi
GENCE.
\VAS~szNG Toz, Dcc. 29, 1845.
In the Senate, after the reception ofsome
utimportant executive comtmunications.
ii ttemorial was presetnted by Mr. M'Duf
fte from the Chamber of Comnmerce of
Charleston, asking the establishment of a
Branch Mint in that city. Is was referred
to the Committee on Comtmerce. Thie
advocates of a Mint in the city of New
York consider this as a counter plot cak-u
lated to defeat it.
Mr. Cass, who is always dreaming of
wvar and the next Presidetncy. offered a re
solution direc:ing the Military Committee
to inquire into the expediency of con
structing a ship canal around the Falls of
St. Mary, with a view to the defence of
the North-Western frontier.
Mr. Hanegan introduced a series of to
solutions, declaring that the whole of'the
Oregtnu Territory, up to the 54th degree
40 minutes belon~gs to this country, and
that no ptower exists in the Government to
alienate any portion of the soil or inhabit
ants. They also: lie over. They are the
strongest resolutions. yet offer-ed..
'ntr ii-- wood said that he wvould have
nothing to do with this business unless the
President wvould first say that he had
washed his bands of all father uegociation.
But unless that w as the case he considered
this procedure as standing in front oi'the
President, and taking the power out of his
hands. He protested against the Senate
thus taking upon itaelf the management
of our foreign affairs, instead of leaving it
to the Executive.
Mr. Hanegan, in reply, termed thse
speech of Mr. Heywood. as strangeoand
anomalous. H e t'or,oe was not-one of
those who would first go and first ask the
President whether they should make .a
certain movement or cot.
The whole suisject was then, by general
consent laid on the table, until such time
as the Committee shall report on the re
solution of Mr. Allen.
A Bill niaking a CollectionDistrict of
Teawas taken up and passed.
In the HIou-e of Rlepresetientives to day
e il---e : t received .from the Pre
- h '::t h,- 'lid this day sign
nh 'eate ftii csanlisiirgC~ollce'
ion District in Texas was taken'tip and
)a'-sed n ithout debates .
if Mr. L'evy has caused ielajk M
otroduc ion. u .it said'that Mr. k
iighly disapproved ofit, and that Mr
icted without consulting any of the Den
>cratic majority in either branch.
-Fr'rti -o'tfetI'tcently-senritreit
appears that the tiumber of steam vessels
low under contract for carrying the mails
to different parts of the British dominious,
sad which at a shortvnotice can be turned
into vessels of war. is more than Aixty.
Each vessel is provided with duplicates of
its' machinery. a portion of its armament
is stowed in the hold, and she carries con
staatly' un officer of. the; English Navy,
who is authorized 'tuotate'conmand of'her
in certain contingencies.
"*- WSaseuatv,-Dee7"S~O45.
It cannot but be gratifying to everyue
lorer of his country, to learn that owinjg
to the opraisewoithy effoirts of Mr. Cath '"a,
since bis arrival here, measures are 4nr,
gress which will go 'ar lo soothe tie irritar
tion existing relative to the Oregosdiffi
cubies. He has not oaly interposed. hi
good offices between our governnent.aud
the British Alinister, but'ieb has beii4 bU
.ily at work among many ofour.hot-Ieaded
members of Congress, dissuading them
from all harsh measures and i.he inm'eli
ate prosecution of tieireeral bils plf-o.
viding forthe 'termination orihe join1 occu
pancy. Mr. Calhoun has, it is sair,.con
vinced them of the impropriety of iteing
At all upon these measures, unitil timp 4e
Se.
allowed for a renewed proposition o e
part of the British Guver':ent for om
pro-mise, on the basis of the 49th .pili.
Although negotiations have not ieen.re
opetied. several friendly confoeiencs6 6ave
again taken place bietween' Messrs. Pack
enhat and Buchanau, -ad the iresu4Is,
that unless some rash or imprudeitsrep.
be taker, There will, be everything to hope
for and 'but little to fear. From ionver
sation to day With manyof the western
members, I think the leaders'heie agreed
to pause for awhile in the course tbegiid
marked out..
There is a great deaT of taffk relAive to
our affairs n. ith Mexico, and Mr. Silell iii
expected speedily to return. Tfie -great
difficulty in the why of. the Oessio oTCal
ifornia, is the organic law cf Nfcxice
which forbids-the alienation of aby poition
of the national domain.' On this point'it
is predicted Herrera will be overwhelmeid
Tie question will then be whether Pae de
afer -Corning into power, will prove trea,
cheious,' atitd'not only ack6wledge.the
independence o(Texas, but yield a'pdr
tion of Coahuila and cede toe- whole 'n
Upper California. It appears tha Mr.
Slidell taes been instructed not to teinpor
ize, but to bring the negodatioato a close
as speedily as possible. It is. fr these
reasons that his return is looked for, anli
that our governmesit will take saiong
measures for- enforcitg our clainis.. _'SoMe
thinlk a war with Mexico is certeinin asse
Paredes shall be sttpplied with money by
the Clergy or by English Capifalists.
Owing to the' unusuiij 'loi 'holiday
which Congress has'takeif, the-cii is in a
great measure deserted 'hy .its political
population. Among 'others, 'the Briish
Minister has retnoved to Baltimo'e 'for' the
purpose of meeting with his iieuds in
that quarter.
There appears to be a fall of tp-exc'e
mentreaive to Oregon, aidnffWAlt l1e
talk is albjt California, its ch'aracter, and
6ih grants ofland whieh emigrants will be
entitled to. 'Scores ofrcspectable citizens
in this district, looking upon 'ie country
as a!ready annoked, are thinking' seriously
of emigration. No one here'beleives that
the negotistion' relative to' Oregou, has
been re-opened. The intervie'vs bet ween
Mr. Packenham~and Mr. Buchanan riela
ted to the offensive provisionfoTf the Bill
of Mr. Douglas. 'Tiie Brifish Minister
stated that its passage would he looked
upon as an unequivocal declaration of hos:
tilities. The bill wrill, I thitnk, be mnateri
ally modified before its considerai ton.
It is rumored however, that a letter has
been writ ten by a'mernber of the Cabinet
to friend in New York. to the effect that
the Oregon questio:: has already been set
tied in London, between our Minister there
and the British Government on thte'basis
of the 49th degree.
The States of Giorgia ant Southt Car
olina.-ln the editorial of the Mercttry oh
the 1st. was an extract from Ihe Constitu
tioialist 'of Augusta, In relatdon to th's
inquiry ordered hy South Carolina to be
made by her Superintendent of Public
Works, in regard'to'the supposed obstruc
tion of the navigation of Savannah River
aove Hamburg. The editor say.s, "Soiuth
Carolina must recollecu 'that, under thme
treaty of Boaufort the jun.diction of Geor
g-ia extends to the Eastern bank of the
Savannah River."
We have no desire to see wrong. feel
ings grow up bietween'thie people of the
States of Georgia and South Carolina
much less on grounds of error nod mis
take-it is bad enough 'when the younds
are good--and we 'therefore respectfully
suggest' to the Flitot 'of 'the Constituition
alist our version af. thetreaty of Beaufort.
Its history is briefly' this. King Charles
2d had, under fw6-rharfers, granted .all
the territom y be:theen'29" and 236a Ndrth
latitude, in a direct line to the Sontht Seas.
This wvas Carolina.' Afterwards "ini 1732,
George 2nd grantet to' erain persons
"All the lands'lytng between the Rivers
Savannah and Aitamaha and betwveen
lines to be drawn from the heads of those
rivers respectively 'to the South'Seas."
This was called Geoirgie. In ihe disputes
of boundary, Sdfth' Crolina claimed, 1.
All (he lands South of the Altam~aha, and
made grants there.
2. That theo'Savana River ceased at
the confluence of ihe Tugoloo and Keqwee
Rivers, and that Sdmmth -Carollna ownied
allthe' lands lyinig above the ir'jtittction.
3. Also claimed the territory lylhg'above
he heads of tihe Alfimahtf and ' t.'Mas
rys to the South Sea,.,
Georgia denied tliiiclslip, ndinsisted
that her charte-rgave. bor'I Ishe Sannah
River, and up thati iver tu Its hpad an'd
prings,,tvhich"' ere theo sourcoh oI"tho
Keowee, the N~rthersjjrjihhof the~ Sa
uatnnah Rivir. "
The mater-s went beforo Congress. unp
ler' th ntrs fthe cohIfederaion 'bt
resulted iam.1787 in that sort of amicable
terize such disputes, viz. a reference to
e Commnisas- ab,9taie, to be
8Wicabty adjiu cu otAed'
Thlese Comien iiolibra 'n se~ U'd? U
Tiuckney, Andiew Pckeuso and ircu
B76kr Esd ( outh e'arolin'i m
John iouio, John Haberhilan and
Liachlan Mcluitosh, Esqrs. for Georgia.
--'Ehese-Gmmisstoeiils-as itey.-express
it, for the purpose of -westahshiag and
permanently fxing a boundary eoeteen"
these dtates, agreed to the folloving ar
,tices - , . t. - - -
1. That the Northern Branch or stream
of the Savannah River to thejunctuin of
the Tuguloo and Keowee, and up the f'u
goloo till at intersects the Nortnern.bouti
daryng ofSouth afrohnla, &c.. &c.; re
servu'aF te' Isfands in the Tugefoo and
Savannah Rivers to Georgia, should be
nhe-boondary'bet-een Georgia aud-Sout
Carolinit forever.
'2. Tla'i the navigation of the River Sa
vaana1i along the North East side of
Cocks.pursland, ar.d up the direct course
of the Northern Chanuell on the Nortn
side of Hutchinson's Island aud tfrom the
uppir end' of the Island -1 up the bed or
principal stream of the said river, to Ue
cotufluence of the Rivers I ugulouo aud
Keowee, and from the confluence up the
channel of the most Norinern stream of
rugoloo rivet to its source, and baith again
by 4he iame channel, to the Atlantic Oceau,
is hereby declared to he hencelorti eqiual
ly free to the citizens of both States, and
exempt from all duties, tolls, hinderance,
interruption or molestation whatever, at
tempted to be eulrced by one State ou
,hie citizens of the other; -and all the -rest
of the River Savannah, to the Southward
of the foregoing description, is acknowl
edged to be the exclusive right of the
State of Georgia.
Now eve respectfully, and with the kiud
'est spirit. submit to the Coustiviioualist
the following deductions.
1. No charter ever granted any part of
the Savanuab River to Georgia.
2.. The Treaty of Beaulurt was a com
promise, by which boundaries were fixed
upon mutual coucessions. These weir:
lot. (tn the part of South Carouina-a
reliuquishinent to Georgia of all the lauds
froim 29" to - the bed or principal stream
or channel (for tracing the line up it is
called " stream," and down it is called
"the same channel") of the Savanualn
and Tugoloo Rivers, concluding in this
specific definition, " and all the reaL of the
River Savannah, the Zouthward of tie
foregoing descr4ition, is ackuowledged to
th1. exclusive right if tho State of Georgia.
; 2d. On t.e part of Georgia,-there was
a surrender of' all claim to. le Keowee Os
her. nuorthern boundery, and of all,that
part of Pendletun LDistract which lies -
the forks of the Tugoloo and Keowee.
Now itis to be.reinarked, that Georgia
-bad. never claimed as covered by charier,
the Savannah River, but only from it to
the sothward.. But the-treaty of Beau
lort ceded as part of the. consideration of
the comiprmise, that part o the river ly
ing "to the southward" of the bed or
principal stream, .or channel, as it is ex.
pressed indifferently. in the Ist article of
the tieaty. Trie "rest" of the river can
hardly..aiean the whole of it, nor can iat
part lying north of the line defined, be
conveyed in the cession othatni lying south:
ward of it-in truth, the expressiou of oue
excludes the other.
South Carohna:always did claim, until
she relinquished a part in this treatq, that
she owued not only -all the davannan.
River, but a large territory lying south of
it. The words of the treaty, therefore,
give to Georgia a comnion right of n;'vi
gation, and an exclusive right to the south
hall of the River. reserving Precisely the
samte equal part and latr proportion for
berself, viz.-the free navigation of the
bed or chanunel, and the exclusive jurtsdie
tion of all thse rest of the river lying north
wvard of that line.
We commend these remarks to the con
siderationi of our frientds mi Georgia with
no other view than to show to them that
South Carolitia has rights in tis matter
which we are sure they will respect, andw
not reel angry with us for asking thettn to
coitsider. And that all the nullification
which either party may resort to will be
for the extinctioni of all unkind P-litngs--ll
unniecessary heais-'-and all eiuister influ
eces wvhicn may impede, hinder. or in-.
terrupt the most fratternial intercourse, and
the equitable adjnstmzent of all questiotti
of disaigreemrenit betweetn the people of
the two States.-Chas. Mercury.
Correspondtnce of the E~vening News.
IIAL'rIIURE, 11ec. 24.
I have just been informetd on reliable
authority, that the "Consritution," fur
mierly pubhisned by Messrs. Harris &
Heart ini Washingtou, arid remnoved to
this city otn the lst inst., is to be discon
tinued. The lar-t number will be issued
tomorrow mornting, when it wiill close its
brief existence of three weeks. The rea
son assigned for ihis unexpected demise,
is said to 'oe the want of support, the comn
moni complaint of all ntew enterprises,
when cot backed by a sufficient siniking
fund. The more plaur-ible reasoti. and
which in the end you will id to be the
fact. -is that Mr. HaItrris is goinig out as
Charge to the La Platte (lueinos Ayres)
and Mr Heirt is going into a public office
ai Washingaton, with a salarv worth more
than editinig a dail) papier, n hich has to
depend on * Par-y" for suptport It has
been ably conducted, anid will be parted
from, with regret.
A fire broke nut in the town nf the Dar
danelles, in Turkey, otn the 25th oif Oct..
which, before it could be checked, destroy
ed-half the town. T 'he whole of thie Greek
and Jewish quarters, with the exc,-ption
of about forty tootse-s, onie half of the A r
menian quarter, about onie hundred Tur
kish houses, three mosques, a synagogue,
one hundred shops, atid a large bath, fell
a prey to'the flames. .
It it said 'thatt tho wagons that ore to
convey the Mormons to Californin.- will
number 5,000. and wvill form a line 25.
miles long ! In the front is to be a press
aiid typos, from which will be Issued ecv.
ry -morning it paper, to be sent back to
informr the rear guard whatt Is goitig-on in
the van !
In the cturret ohf life, beware of the
gttlf of inltnman..
NrW Oam-1ss, Dec. 24.
.J4' of the Steamer Belle Zan
1eame~r Belfd au.tumozwds J pt.
Brazarr, ashua$: . fr
liev(Orleauisfisirull up ' a sng on - the
Itinat., teel'e uilb i ,w White Lv
er. The Belle Zarfiad.on board over
niuety human beimgs, including passen.
gers-ad -crew. . T he' -forme--had-- retired
to rest, the accident oreurred in tne middle
of the night. The weather was bitter
cold, and when the boat struck they were
.not Only; an akened 1rom sleep, but found
the steamer siuking so rapidly that they
had scarcely iline to rush, undressed, upon
deck, a few protected by blankets netied
from the beds. To add to the horror of
the scene, the cabin separated front the
sinking null, involving a mass of human
beings in a watery grave, or leaving (bem
esposedn -iloaunug.wreck,- to almost-per
ish wiih cold. Thoso persons who were
so fortunate as to remain upou the loating
cabin wei'e saved.: The uatnisot those
% ho were lost have not been obtained, far
ther than ihose of Mr. Bowen, wife Rnd
child, ol Zanesville, Ohio. Tbe Diamoiju
picket up ai two points on the Arkansas
side, sixteen of the sullerers, and carried
then to Napoleon, where the remainder
cf those who had escaped hud already
assembkled. The passengers. from the
best uflormatiou they ca give, represent
ttieloss of ife to be near forty persons.
Some of twe crew had their feet so se
verely frozen as to render theim incapable
of using them. Among the passengers
were five ladies, four ot whom were saved.
Tifhe wreck of the Belle Zane was seen
twelve miles below where it struck the
snag, fkraing bottom upwards. The
Unitad Starea Mail irom Louisville, Memn
phis. anti the way mailon the Ohio river,
was lost. Also, the eaigo, which. inclu
ding the mail, consisted ol 250 bbis flour,
the property of Mr. Bowen; 300 empty
bbls. marked C. H. & Co., 300 sacks, of
corn. 260 sacks of oats, 43 bbls beans,
and 55 bhil. of potatoes, consigned to
Fellont s, Johnson & Co.--2'ies
From the Chas. Courier.
SUBSTITUTE FOR WAR1
Messrs. Editors.-l see by the Wash
ingtou papers that some petitions have
been presented to Congres, respecting
substitutes ktLr war. Persons who have
never reflected on the subject, will, doubt
less, think it a cnimerical idea, but some
uf our ablest sittebn.en have stated their
belief in the feasibitity of a High Court
of nations for the settiement of disputes.
Knowiug that our rulers nill undertake
it in earnest, only at the call of toe peo
ple, I am happy to inform you inat a high
ly comipelent gentleman is expeeted to go
to Washington this winter, as a delegate
from tWe American Peace Society, to en
deavor to secure ttie fiavorable action of
our guvernaient. Many petitions will be
presented, and it is desirable that the
fuiends of peace in South Carolina should
express their sentiments. Front the con
versations which I coustaut ly hear in pub
lic cases, I am contldent thal many citi
zeus wot Id be glad to know that an-p
portunity is offered to sign the following
petition, a copy of(which is, now in the
Exchange Reading Room, and at several
of .thje Bookstores., -
,To .he Honorable Ithe Senate and
House of Rep.esentatives of the United
States of America-The ' undersigned,
ciiizeas of Charleston, in the State of
South Carolina, deeply impresse4 with
the evils of war, and helievitig it possible
to supersede its necessity by providing
another method of settliug national dis
putes, respectfully petition your honorable
bodies to provide by law, or in any con
,titutiotnal way, for a piroposall to other
g'overnments, that a congress of naticus
may be assembled to formu a code of in
toruational law, by which theor varying
interests Inay be determined."
Will noit sotme friends of peace ini other
parts of the State, (why not in every large
town ?) copy this petition, obtain sigtia
tures, and forwaird it soon to their respec
livo Representatives in Congress. W.
Melancholy.-A Jury of Inquhtest was
he!d in St, John's, Berkley, on the 25th
nit., on the body of Thomas W. Greetn,
who came to his death from a gun snot
wound, fired from the hands of Stephen
B. Heister. The Jury brought in their
verdict that the death or thedeceaed was
the result of accident.
A similar accident, we undlersi and, oc
curred in St. Stephen's P.irish, on the
26th oh., in whwh Robert Peigler came
in his death from n gun fired from the
hands of Thomas lBrown, the particulars
oif which we have niot Iearned.-Chas.
Courier.
The ,old constitutioni of hlissouri, pro
vides that the Governor shall be a native
citizen of the United States6 Th'le State
Convetntion, now sitting, has changed
this clause in suen manner, that to be
qualified to be Governor, a man shall be
ten years a citizen or tb.- United States,
and five years a citizen of Missouri.
From the Boston Daily Advertiser.
LANDING OF :lE PILGRIMS.
The 225th Anniversary or the landing
of the founders oif the Plymouth Colony,
and or the first planting of civilization in
New Etngland, was celebrated at Ply
month, yesterday. In the celebration of
this festival; the descetndants of the Piu
grime who rertnin at home, were assisted
by their brethren from the qister Colotty
of Massachusetts, and from places more
remote.
This great day for Plymouth ha, been
celebrated to day with more than usual
enthusiasm.n. The town was from an ear
ly hour thronged with strangers, and
others continued to arrive. during the
whoml frenoon in successive traitns of~
ars, Among the persons preset we no
iced Presidenit Quincy, President Way.
hand of Brown Unmversity, Mr. Edward
Everett, Mr. Chonme, Mir. Abjuot Law
rence, Re'd. Dr. Pierce, Mr. Joseph Hoxie
of New York,, Dr. Woodward of Wor
cester, and a crowd of other gentlemen
disinguished in:public life, at the har and
in the pulpit.
The Hon. C. H. Warren, late Judge or
the Court or Common Pleas, President of
the Pilgrim.Society, presided at the table,
with his ustual.grace, urbanity~and.vivaci.
,y. 16c wna nsciat.l by the. followinoggn.
tlcui n acting as Vice Presidents. Col.
6hri' rhomas af Plymouth. Henry~
Crde; r of' Barnstable. Dr. Wood ward of
Woreestfr, Col. J. i. Clifford or New
dd,tand Messrs. David Sears and
Abbotievwreuce or your city.
Custom House Revenue.-The actual
,receip~ts-ofvour-4 (turiousmantneP
cing the Ist of October, and ending 'the
31st of Deeemlier 1845, amount to 78000.
-Chas. ourier
CuAaL.sToN, Jan. 2.
Congres.-The lateness of the 'hour
0t which we received 66r letter; ^preverie
us from publishing any more tlan tliefol-'
lowving extractt- .
"In my last left r iiIf threu out
some prophetic breathings ads to the turn
4thinga,.wonid. ake..elsa ' e*.ams
This day has afforded me the fullest as
surance It't - veY right05&r6a'& re
and that through Mr,-Calhou. the 49th
parallel will be accepted--aqdt it a
difieuly will be. seutted on t'haasis.
Noses have been co'until s'the "
is.) and there is' heerrae T
enough to make pea'e eertinii
ever, with the good wiio
far as one jor or title of Orego'nfp1
yielded. I look upon this duY' ap oeW
ings in the Senate, as by far the -mdj
teresting of the session,-and ihink ihb
must be so regarded by the whole Arier
ican people."-Patriot.
Accident on the rail road.-Un
the 23d ult., as the cars weted daIiierjryq
from Charleston to Columbtd.afw mul
helow lranchville, Mr. . .o)teofi
place. in er deavoring- to ;pass nonmose
car 10 another. accidentally fell whIetlho
whole train passed ethim, efuskin
hoth legs. andiuflictiogother
The accident occurred aboutmr'6
P. M., about 6ive, he was d vaioedri ise:da
taken up by a freight car. H'epired
tbenext morning. -Camden Jour.
The distance from New Yorki o the
mouth of the Columbia rivey,.by the.wAy
of Cape flora, is estimated at '13006
miles. were a ship cat'al cut threi[g.hW'
isthmus of Darien, it would cut off"orF
half the distahce; by land it is ..nly 270W
miles.
Voltaire's old residence, te $.Thaiehu
Ferney has been purchased. for $100 00"
lby Al, Grignolet, a retired ParIsia d sfaa
merchant. -
The Legislature .of Ala!aa hasdikuT
motly resolved that the seat- iGodei
mien: shall le removed to no pliae hat
will not furnish a State- fluse yithout
expense to the State.,
Our Naval Heroes.-Or a e t i
commanders who achieved victories derig'
he last war with Geii 'Bfilain, oply.five
are now living, acid they ate inth'e "sere.
and yellow leaf." Tiheir uamesaefa'cali
Jones, who took 'the Frifl:in 1814,1Lei
Warrington who took the Eberierd.h;C Aii
Stewart who took the Levani and Cyano
in 1815; D. Turneg wh commaqped.the
Scorjion, and Stephen Cassia of the -
Ticontduniaga ino edonh 4 vcdyeor
Lake Chamjhai.-O Na s --
Most Extraordiiav -The monster
'nessee some 50 6O0Th&tie'% ri srfice
oft the earih, of a intii at'ih starietenlitet"
1igh. is now on exhibiion at Nashville, ani
the Nashville Whig iertifiesto the fact.
The thigh bone of tfisgiatitis 'ifeiGW
inches. so that Cen. $Sdoit. ii. full unifori,
could have n mrchedt bietween thie'giarit.
legs, as did the~ Lilliptuts baetween' GuIll
ver's. A rtooec her, Tiiskeleton, genecrally
laolked upon as a humbug. at'tbe'.tiu
nonneent of its discovery, is unlou~statiff
once oaf the maost extraardhiriary iirgs'. or
modern times. It esill atlord at) endles
field of spaeulatlian and conjecture; and we
canl alter all, only co back to the Bible,.
which slaties. " I'ha t there were giants in
those days."
Asthma.-A writer in the Newairk
Daily pledges haimiself to cure this dis
tressingw cotmplaintt with the following
simaple remedy: :
" Take 14 oz. sperm'etti, 1 oz.. vl
phur. I az. cream tartar. I. oa. sinhai 4'
ozx. :annis seed; pulverize and thoroughly
mix the samae, and take one tea spoon int
ahout two table spoons' full of molasses'
on.going tea 'ed, or. at such time through '
the clay as may best sui: the gia'tient;' the'
doeonce a day may bie increased or di
minished a little, as tmay best suit the
state of the bowels of the individtaah".
Manure wcell what ycu attpt to ma
nure.--There is no worse policy a' farmer
can adopt than that of scant manuleing.
It co)sts as tmuch to plough, plant ati4 tend
oan acre of ground from which von hai'vest
fort y; and then, if we take- into conin
ation the fact, that onie must, under. this.
system, plough, plant and -lend four acres,.
in order to reap thes same amount,"which,
unider a maore liberal systerm of-managin~.
and manuring, might hbe 'reaied" fronm
one, the advantage 'of ~tie littai:# lcy
over the former. stand's.forih'li'&sill
stronger light. In . M~assachusetmAthere
are farmers who frequently ,bestow, .n.
hundred dollars worth of manure to the
acre. And what is the result Isl is not
palpably evinced in their wonder'fully fer
tile flds-In their prodigiouslysti rrietit
ed cropas of corn, grain. aiid avegeles?
Probably the anost successll 1' erii:Ai
contry can hoas:.asre7 .:ae iin ini'be
viciny of Bostoui, and mo..other
cause than the important one above tas
t ed .-libaeral manuring.
On)o of the Wesseri plrstells a go
anecdote of a Methodist 'pret'chei;%fio,
after. sending;rgun(.-4heonpijgte j'
at a 'camp meeting.and eeziprting .o
congregation to be liberal in enntdiusingt
looked into the bor,' and onesuihitithio
money mostly inade giop eiisge
Wifen ite railroadthf'ongi F'ranoe- to
Marscilles is completedt' s'trip eteens
'London and Alexnndria, 'in Eg . t' will
he accomplishted iu s'efetiloys.-'$teuir'
ern now take fiften 'i'vs.........: