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MISCELLA1lEOUS.
?X!LOSWVE COTTON.
Thefollowing minute and:interestieg
account:ofthe.discovery recently made
in Germany, by which, it is declared,
that raw cotton -s rendered more pow
erfully, explosive than gunpowder, Is
copd'from ter - published' i.the'
W~a1hingoih ton, from the pen of its
E-aopean co ndent, under date of.
T 6N-oNNE-MAINE.
ptember 30, 1846.
One ,f t ' wonderful scientific
discovseoc gidern times has been
ez z itehere and:'at Basi, in Switzer
lanid,.wthin tlielast ;few weeks. f'ro,
fess. Balhger of the. fotmgr eplaces and
Scli p nj of be.latter, sinuhanep~aly
by,.,a similar course of;experimentng,
have tvjented a, , method of prepar ing
raw cotton which will undoubtedly even
tuate in the.discontinuance of-the use of
gunp owl er The article which they,
prepare las 'been submittedto 'many
severe ordeals, and its vast ;superiority,
forall explosive purp.os, ove gunp9ew
der is aknow edged'by'tifistchejist
an' nnit o dn riey+
cat.scarcely believe my own senses
when I witness. an ,exhiltition of its ex,
tra irdinaiy properties.
U};on my arrival in this city I was
invit'd; by a :friend, *a distinguished,
member of the Gerraan Diet, to dine
wir 'h , and not declininglars'hospital
itV k . with and was presented to.
ProfessOp . ahger, whi it-is -but proper
to remark is distinguished for his attain
monts, and who has charge of the public
lubosautory.as.a chemical leciurer. Be
fore.the-separation of the pafty, Profese
sort took from each, of is w.aistcoat
pockets.a paper containig asgme raw
cotton; a small portion of that. which
was in onq :he .placed upon a sheet of
white paper,: and near, it:some gunpow%
der dppn another sheet. He touched
theti.atrie sate moment with the burn
ingned.of-a cigar, and pith, the quick.
ness ofthe.lighining's.blist, the cotton
waa.sI ut'ed..withpot- smoke or odor,
or ashel, or even. the slightest tain upon
the st white 'sheet of foolscap; while
the: igiufiin ofthe guppowder seemed to
be'slow,'although of, tub best. qualify,
byrhich tlie paper was burnt and cdlo.
red; mtn the room filled with smoke -
*He 'thenitooi a small quiantity of gutn
powg, and .placing it ppon paper, en
tirely coivered it with'prepaired. c~otton
from'ilig othec paper.-Touching this
cottoni with the blase of a match, it ex
ploded, without burning the gunpowder!
Subsequnly, at,.my. apartments, hc
exfo'ide otton upop the palm' of m.)
haniid' '66600 iny feeling the sensatiom
of hea~t, such *as, the'remnarkable rapid
ity-of its ignitng
Ashoitimne, it'is sted by the, inver
tors, is'orily required for th e preparatioi
of the aitle, ar/d the 'process is so ex
cuedinglyfsimple" that it catil bp manu,
factuad by commoit laborers,and withI
oat .any danger-whatever of combristion
it.caa be fhtfor usein-a-few hours aftel
4h-cott~nds-taken from. thet balegam
without the -aid- 00-"machinery ;.and.i
may be thsoroughly'saturated with wale
without.affectin& the properties injur
lonJisy. .. Essoonasie.driedu it is agaii
Iid fotse. Tine'i ioihing to appre
heidft1 "'ik~~ ipntaneous epmbos
tiigf'cr'iiiliflinkkb'iUiftlction 'in ii
ti-dpbr~ i iifil'fdiig of fire
.arms or'ibecomiit0Abfiwd under a lem,
.perature of 200 degsuctiess. It- wi
eatclr die cItIfer froii a'likise ordomi
The fact has been asc~rli? rfror
repbated iperimlenls, rhatuli&,fogt;
ei'pdart otg totitice c(tpqgldp:
ill ti'ajel a bailleig feg.
'Agqgricao aies fai~an us ass t
tweltpahr hou'wce o 9d
The siithapiiVgao %nee il'dri,
a thre na '"e istance
iudifdli~h8M ik~otbi
cumutation of glt, whie:. 't'he gun
throughout wasentirely free from heat,.in
firing a 3 pounder, tiho'.result was: the
same in this respect. 't'he experiments
in blasting rocks witjy prppared cotton
have also been emine'ntly successful. At
Base a large block of. granite, measu
ring 240cubic feet, was blown up by
four ounces,, whih, crgildcoi .have been
effected with less ibin two pounds -
superior gunpowder. .* .=
s Last week thg.power oC the article
was tested at a 'ieeting of the "British
Scientific Association"-an issociatgn
compo.sedof-th toast profoundly learned
individuals in ".Europe-and they .were
amazed with ;what . was, accomplished.
Sir. J. hersciel toot pccaaion to femnark
Professor,Scl onleia-ieing present, that
"the discovery in. the.next generation
might arm mankind with the wildest
powers. The inventor was a Titan
who could tearup the tocks, and almost
calf down the lightning." .
I upde'rstind .that 125. lbs. of cotton
is.thestate inwhich tt. is. focnd in the
bale, sth'en properly prepared .wilfr.eigh
165 lbs , and that even here, ytlwre the
staple is.much dearerttan in the United
States, the. article will cost consider a"
bly less than. gunpowder.-What the
other mgqerials are used, in tKeninnq
facture, will course remain a sect'et until
patents are secured among .the various.
nations. One has already been taken
out for GreatAritain; aed, the States of
the Germanic confederation bave through.
the Diet, :has given 100,000 florins'
merel.Vfor.the right of-ireparn:; it for
the 'rmy, pro ided a commisia,.which.
has b& ;institiited. to tsti in'eer
'onei e way, sha llreport favorably.
This rperiment will be "mace at.May
ehoe in a few days...
The proportion ..of th eingredienits in
'g'unpowde' necesfrily vary to a con:
sides able degree abut dafggodaquality
may be coiposed ofi6 parts, of nitre;
13of:charcoal. and 9 of sulphur." So
thia wq are Mdeendpnt upon foreign
trra.orughtge retsof
'ti:uaietebee4 ,. .. u4(aGur4.
of all the gunpowder te consume!-a
fact vhich is notgene'rally nor sufficient
ly known by onr countrymen. By the
vigilance of that. sterling patriot and
fithful officer, Col. Talcot, of the Or
dnance Department, whoyear after
year, acting upon the principle "in peace
prepare for war," has been accumulating
a stock. j6f ,aalpetie, we are -happily
prepared. with an abundance of the
material to carry us through a long and
arduous- contest, should we ever'be in
volved in one, with any nation -But
with the recent improvement, our depen
dence upon the remainder of the world
ceases fqr .the articles ,essential to the
prosecution df . hostilities.; .while the .de
gendence of other powers and states
upon us increase in . the . same ratio.
Moreoyer, the increased production of
our chief staple, and the consequent
diminution in valde, , bas, the last
few yrea re, scarcely afforded renudiera
ting prices to our planters. Should the
prepared cotton supercede- gunpowder
entirely, a new - market' will be created
for any- redundancy of . yield, and an
absolute consumption occur. Ttwo or
three hundred thgeblsa a mod'
erate cali~uildtioli,'will be burnt ip anui
ally. -
'Mr. Grove . a celebrated chomist of
England, comnienting upon the impor
tatice of the discovery, says:. "It is
necessarj io mij a combustibLe substentce
with- another substance..w.hich will bring
forth a sufficient oxygen to..catch.fle,
whereby inder a certain trmperature thii
whole will. explode. These t wo ,sub
stances are contained in theogunpowdej
buteven iii. the best of this article ilia
.s manufactut ed a. pat t of'it remains aflei
explosion, on which account fire-armi
reqhire-cleangg after being dischaiger
of their, co (ents.. The invetitioti .
Professor . Slion.bdi0 iW~ith, out thi
fault,~while the power: ofits; expilosio,n-i
twice as great as that of gunpowder."
Cast Iroa.Raih-oad.-It is stated b
tie'N, Y., Jottrnal of Commere' tha
the 4larlem Company have laid downi
' ietweetr i,8th and 32d streets, in the
citj a~ piece .of their road, with cas
iront.rils. Those Whio. have. seen- i
speak of. it in-the higiesa.terms :9fa
probation. -The cosc: of othe~tistairo
rails is less thtan. half the 'ces 6fth
~wroudht ones.
Genernment Fnances.-.The Wasi1
* ngton corresponstent of t[Ibeg Yor
Jouraal of;Commerce give,s thefuillowt
iitater'nenL of -thi. conditionof ;tli
~tied. tsites ,Tarasury.-Thedh4
> m~abjectgo drf i all ,he deposit<
ies i ,5e. sdqmi.:
~ ry t~7at fVasbingima', $i0,000.
?9 . pet or -.ctober,hia1
'esed hpeelpts ly$8,000O~
~-~veii n unb''
" 1
From. fie Sknta.CaroTwrian.,
OUR STATE.
Its agricultural Capital Yoo muc)
devoted to the purchase of Land 'iid
Negroes, and too little to Imp r'
ment.
We havA skid, there is in Southt Car
0ohna, too'largeian amount of capifal laid
out at'a very unproductive interest.
This'is" particular true of our Agrieul
turat capital, We invest too much 110
lands andiegroes; and too little on the
mprenient of those lands. A baf
century ago,. this impoverishing existed
all over the Union. 'Every where--the
capitalist looked to the investment ofhis
money in. lands-bestowed his' labor
upon them, withouileaving a care to the
tmprovenients.of agriculture ; and vs,
in consequence doomed to see th 'roc
ductiveness of his soil gradually, dinin
ishing. Wii ,in a few sears back, .a
mor. jud ciou system of culture has
.obtainei science has coie in td thi
aid of ak', ;ind ithe. farmer has been
taoght; ti at.h is better to buy.od, cret
and.expend a portion of his capital on
its improvement, than hold two -'acres
under die old plan. in (wh-tever States,
lietfre, agricultural inapr6venenl
hiaie been introdgced, t'he cpital. and
labor of tli farmer have becn produc
tively employed. Whenever the opposite
course has' been pursued, inpovirish
hent and ruin have'fdUowed.
I4et us 'dwell somewhta-t';pon this
vie oftha subject. .A oer ou State.
ourplanteis have been coiiplaining .of
the smaol interest derived ofrom their
lhdns andnegrdes. 'Until very FeeAntl.
the y was, thatprrduce of ery.eia
cripti6i had come dpvi to a ere nom
inj ~ alue ;,. and farming' lbor oftall
kLinds-..sprofillss ~Grrntilthis: t.6; e
the casi; sre Mgt su.'fd'enss
iatuii fo every specie's ot al Aid'
just, as certain as there exist acause fb
such p idons, th ikegwis e ista
remiedy..
there s ari overpr on o
thsiesof natekCh
coa. be siwn t t t ere is
Jrge a. market foir the. consumgptjon o
that article, as was ever dahceived by
the most liberal. imagination, The
millions in China-the nujinirous newly
discovered islands , in. tie. Paciic-the
Siates of South A merica-die yet u
visited parts of Africa,-in a word,.all
the world ii dyerning markets for this
staple, and all these ma-kets must and
will be supplied..
Nor are we of those who are scared
into the belief, that the cotton planter is
starving because the staple has come
down to its present depreciation. .. Al
most every thing has'nominally. come
down in price ; and this will appear to
any one who will make a .comparative
scale of the prices of our staples, with
the prices of the manufactures of other
countries. 'From. an exhibit now. before
is, we find; for instance, that in. .1820
raw. cotton averaged in Liverpool, 9
pence per pound ; while, cotton twist
sold at.19:pence. . In 1830, cotton had
fallen to only 7 pence,.in !the pound;
while cotton. twist had fallen to "12
pence. .. Thus:. there had been- in ten
years a fall, averaging only 2 pence on
raw.Jcotton) i, while in tihessame -period,
on -the tisaiiufactured ar-ticle., the. depres
ciat ion was as great as 7 pence-..
*.This difference,. we. will be ,told,
arises from the ,improvemerits . in ma
chinery, which enables the' manufaterer
to ell for muchi less. . But ma. not
similar improvements take place in the
production of the raw material ? Jf the
past teaches any lessons for the future.
wve ate certainly warranted in such a
scarce seventy years since cotton.: was
introduced amongst us as artorneinental
Sflower-that people laughed at-the idea
Sof its ,ever.beco~ping a stapie oionodi
ty ; and, until W~hitney's (Cottri ..Gii,
w::as introduce~d,.ho .oriee der thotighi
the seed could-be s4prated- froni the
wool, except by. :the' agile finders Aol
-stionksys traine~d foi~ the pufsii Arc
-the-imgirdv~tuens -in. .cotton - culure t<
stop wi'ir' Whiitney's machinery? Wi
'cn look over the cotton plantations o
tno portion of oud States, without bein1
t-conviuced. to the contrary. We cat
.point to many planters in Squth Caroi
Sn; *hd can nfiordl to sell cotn at. fivi
D ents and vet make money. This the:
are-enabled to do, by raising every thinj
on plantations necessary fotii'iif wvants
anti 'considering cotr~n.:is the result o
ardte i tihi an li sstas, whi
: nnks la rips of I lio' haiid
~.btt.save hile menev. Ori the contrar
<are thee; adi very Yinin :E'makl
littledaotton, but greie~n~dd to'j9mt'
tO alfit sells for. Anjfne'ii lessde~
'se per.~ is'arises.. f fh i
the other1 and all over will be .t
c e r . A svstetn oI.. figures has
y proved it best, to make
MOM on, and buy all the plantatiart
wa at, few planters have -vr
got .ho didt pursue anopposi
cogr -
lew instancis. NewEng1 n&
a cars sinie found agriclturial
pu 7t most profitless busiie's: Her
farmet vested most of their capijalri
" Inone in'improvements. Such
was soongfound " uinous ; and
all im'nmediately4applied.
e- .-obvious .thatij- was more
profit to.cultivate an improved soi
tha Cpreiskad one. And those
peopl pig most excellent econemists,
e enough two learn the maxim
tt hei would get l'he rimght "sort
o(tcbe -mist first get theiright sort of
wiapm .,j They set to work and
lear edhe latter, and the improved
cotditioiof their agriculture is evidence
wh hethey have been disappointed in
t ormr .
-4 '8 iC EDUCATION.
hirisisa subject of interest and im
portancjro all, and it is time that a gen
erai movenment was made in this State,
con i i e see no reason. why
South;p lina should be behi>3das
.many ofIr sister States, in a -agi
whick is nseparably connect t.
her higligand . best interests.
other spetssour State..may 6c 4
position aq ong her siste'rs; as :
as ;ang lit in this matter ofIF
fdecaliotit ,t ;must be -confess rhi
Sfoes- agtain the rank, be shoui.
.Itwonl . a fidsukt toth i,
otof r pG 2e,.to urge u
these dab esilighten
jeci pof lp. concr ,
t pubic ducat
not{apeaa t
thisspbit
fee1een
" eo aion.- ,.ook
is Neivw T and Massachusetts...,See
the numbe of free; &hools, .of which
both of these great.. States can Ns6
find then tuin to our own.- It is ne"
cessary for us at this late day, to s4 o
intelligent Americans, that the very.
existence of our republican institutions,
rests mainly on-the enlightenment of the
masses. Scatter the .lights of education.
far and wide ; Jet thenashjne aloft .at
every point. The., c'ause of freedom
demands it at our hands, and the Leg
slator .who exerts- the faculties with
which the Creator hasendowed- him, in
promoting the-objects of public:education
and. .intellectual. improvement,. among
thepeople-deserves. .ition's thanks.
Give-the people light, givre them oppor
tunities.of acquiring knowledge, and we
need entertain; no fears of-to4e per.petuity
of the Republic.
In .connection- with the suisject of
this article, we may' here with propriety.
dwell for.a moment on another matter.
It is, rarely that-*e hear in out State.
of large or liberal public endowments.
Wealth is ndt, isanting among us, and
yet. the .few ,.institutions we ..Hiave haire
devoted to Learning,- or the Sciences,
are most if not all of them poor. WVhy
is this ?1 - Why in .this particulav matte,,
should we be -be idth'er, States i .s
the cause of- education less dear to us
or of minor importance, than it is to the
citizens.of~other Suates:? Syrely ilot.
Why then this 'unfrequency- of;f public
endowment?1 Why this continoed neg
lect of an acknowledged -good - -Could
the wealth-of our citizens, .be .bestowed
upon worthier objects th'~a those whiil
have in view theintellect~ual cultivration;
and nioraliinprovemenlt ofpour country
- men ? . We think not. We have! beet
mush gradfeAwl ithin W 4ew -days,: c
lpa'r-d, throu'gh 'tledChani'is p-ipors
that Col. John L.NMsiningjvoll know
in our State, for his jirtiality'for let
ters has with his usuial-ibe~r'aidowvei
a Scholarship in' ih soSuth-Onfolii
Collego, for dhe education of indigen
and clever young men; This is tr ol
a noble example, and. thiat it may bi
generaly imtated'is 'ear earnest- an<
heaf. e*,igh. -.-.
Before we conclude thp~ present arti
cle,. let s15 exhort all..who would seo
South Carolina, aroused4 on the subject
to make exertions to itst efrect. i
Press can do mucht, but individualeor
can,accomish~1 wonders. It is becaus
not haveennade in ain.-:-Bauikera
-Pafriot. .- . s.L
-. J.-.ngersolJ hiPiladelphi
E nquirer states thst ther, is. a rumor 1
~that chi'frem OIttk ial
l .F-J-. gersoll is abo'ut 'to be appbiiffe
i 'inister tfranlce. -
the Correspondance of thu Courier.
W ASHINGTON$ect.27.
,.We are still without advices fror
onterey of a date later than the*25t
ilt. It is apprehended that the' enem
")iave cut offall. pommunition betweei
Camaigo and Montered'y et Tay
l-'s force being too sriall to be dividei
in the piesence of an enemy, But, lon1
before this time, the reinf rcement o
four thousan4 rgep ought-to have bees
upon the road, and would have kep
open the communication, at leastrfor
time.
The rumor that Gea ie i-ney hat
ordered an election of- a ' Trritbrid
Legislature and a Delegate to Congres
in New Mexico, in execution of hi:
promise that the'citizens of that Stati
should'soon be admitted to full privilege
of citizenship, wants confirmation2-bu
the story is told with great mninutenes;
as to dates, names, and other cireumi
stnnces. The Union does .net :itot'e
this report'; but it gives a letter recentj
received from Lieut. Gilman showinj
that the fortifications of Santa Fe wouk
soon be completed, and that it was Gen
Kearney's intention to march for Cali
foria on the, 20th, September., The
Union does not give us the date -o
Licpur. Gilman's letter; lbut the dat4
f the lettdr.giving the particulars of tht
netw proclamation of Gen Kearney i
t. 12th and is perhaps the latest re
ed.- -
teceived through the ,Westeri
s a rumor that Gei. Kearney hat
n'Santa Fe some - ten days before
.official advices reached us. jt ma.
'e true, therefore, that Gen-. Kearne)
as.organized a t'erritorial governmen
1v Meaico.. .1 -.
-oimioddie Stoa't hlas arrived; i
eenis,"at Havan b way of Panama
companind , b or 'six of hii
esykair fa '.: on iekton ii
erce and also 4
4i o .# 'He is als<
G.e AkhaCalifornia
rnt(00
'rci Tz5,0O q
* i~~Phtade~li
'a a'a'we earna'that Santa An n adtt
ally marched from theity oflMezicoo
the 28th Sept. for-th' thiatre of wai
T'rom-other serces, ip learn tiat:thi
finances. of the Mexican. Governmei
were so much straightened riit the;
could make no formidable. p-epartion
for-the war. The :-generosity aed.- en
thusiasmn of private citizens,' -orpor'
tions, &c., had been -appealed to, fo
subscsiptions to thetsopnoit of the army
but. the people . had already -teei-thei
contributions so 'often misappropriates
that they weie- slow to repeat them.
-Oct: 30..
* The inteligence from, Monterey ha
relieved the public "iiind, and indeei
the government, frodi -deep antiety
General. Taylor, . has.no doubt, befor
him,. a glorious and successful- career
Nothing can now shake the confidern
of the army ii- his skilftil odadrict; It
has proably .commenced 'his march be
fore this time, towards Saltillo-=wliec
he may have more laurels to win. I
no longer utapears' likelyet.at he v.i'
have the the aid of General Wool ort
Gon.. Kearney., If General Wooli
'going-with his 'whole fdrce to~bihuti
~as is now stated,' it will be 'ispossibl
for him to joia Taflor, during the'prei
ent. campaign.'. The :battle of. Saltill
and:San Lois, wiill ibe folight Gthournt h
aid. .* .. - .
The-present -campaig--will perhaj
end the war7 thodgh 1inag not lead a
a t'eaty of pelie.- Mexico is too' mac
exhausted and fbeihldered to continue i.
raise~ armiet, and .create. supplies at
niniutiotis.s The- -oierthrew 'of Sil
Anxiqat-San Lusis 'Potoi, will put'an
eidto thefighing. .
- - Oct. S3i'
*The President~has determined to ca
out a large. 'body of , volunteel. E
told'a Senator here, the other day, thi
he shon'd dil them ichiefly roni it
Soudy. So, the .South Ca'rolinal trooj
will;: robably, soon have a' chance.'
..his'presumed Ahat..the object ofuli
present..call has reference to the rcd
forecoment of Gleneral Taylor;. and
an. pxpeditioh- from"Tampico, und
Major-General Patterson. '
I .There is 'every redfson to believe thy
the talked of attack on thie Castle'
-San Juan has been abandoaedy TI
3. overnment has information that tl
, Castle can throw. 3,000 hot shgot an hou
a to say nothing of other missilea.
9' Land'S'ales in Florida.'T he"'
3 ernen't will offer for sale at-the Lai
, o~lca*4h St'..;ugustine, comniencine'
sMondaddNoiremberg and Dat .Nei
nnvilleoii the 7th Decler,,'aiof
million of 'acres of landapad~Ifi
n CoAst-'a great'portionati4~e Sig1ohft
$t.4dele dnd .tidIiaff e~'B
n'A', itsr a .
the fines land in the world," yieldig"
abundantly all the necessaries anid lux
1 cries of life, Cotton and sugar of iWi"
finest Quality are produced, andar hot:
subjects to damage rom frost. -Th*
Iobacch raised is said tbbee qiq't.o e
finest ihCuba; oranges of the i'ost"
I deiielois.Wfavor and 'extraordiniliriss
are, also grown, far, snrpassing' those'of
; the West Indies;-whilst corn and all the
Stropical fruits and plants flourish in.geat
perfection this is, in fact, the aocieniEl'
Dorado, where it was supposed aVlivei
could lie found; :'e waters of whil'
I rold- impart' contirnied youth'and beau.'
I ty,'if not the spot where the cavaliers of '
Spain sought, for the fountains of per
petual health; and- when the* fertilityof
the soil and salubrity of the climate are
considered; this, idd u ill not.-be consid
I ered preposterous."-Charleston Mer
cury.
Thie S'ouh-Cii-.4aa C'ollege.~
We learn that ithis institution, se deeily
cherished by. our State aid of which,
I she is so justly proud, is flunrishingbe'
yond all precedvnt -onder'the auspices of
the eloquent and gifted. Preston. The
number nf students. is said to have in
cieased "so.,greatly, that the' College
Chapel. s no lengedf sufficient for their
acconimodation; anY if is'contemplatid
to build a new and inbre coniinodious,
chn.pel on-the westernside of the Gaiiolns'
-the ncessairy fun' to lie raised by'
voluntary subscriptioiambng the ala.
ni. Onerolf hr alumni, tle Hon. Jon '
L. Minnaig, has recently givei a noble
apd'menircent'iark of devotion to his'
Alma Mate iii -the endowinents of a
Scholarship -in-he' institplion, for the'
education' 4'indigent :and "deserving
I young men 'of whei we published'an
Account, -a few idays since, fiom the
Columbia 9hronide.W Such'a a'blI
' sso of eealthisbonorabe io the doi o,
r andvil-lie blessed-t-the obdects ottliee
datinid J 1 1lAi-e: p-eff ijri
th'&a to lii al eAdyfaldeie
orI..* !u
. t oF':1
.- THE COURTS. -at
S T Tie.'Court of Conimen Pleas sail
General: Session of +tiidePeace, cdrm&
s mended itssittings for Darligton Dis-;
. ietf'on Ionday; the'19th: dit., Judge
" O'Neal. iresiding; N ?His.Honor not
r only cliarged the Grand Jury at, cos."
siderable'le'gtinr'pon 'the' ordinary'bu
asiesa df the :lssigns,-but also epo-.
I ratters' of- mone general cognizance;'.
especially the. dangerous practide" of v
,carryiug :concealed weapons, .an- evil
s ',hikh;has become so' rife as to call for-'
I legislative action for.ite suppression. His"
. rertiiarki,- repleterwith sound practicals
i sense, fully evinced the feeling of a man a
earnestly and faithfully"devoted to the
t rue interests of the-people.
! 'The: case of the Siate -vs.- Win. A.
- Poiell, indicted for stealing a 'slave, the!
e .property .of Jameb' Bosentan elicited'
t niuch interest. 'A gang of such thieves-"
I had been prowling aboutir' this-viciity
f 'f6nsoriie-tmeg (though it: 'is note kaowisa
s that he'was-connected with'otherS),'and 'f
it was 'deemed peculiarly' fortdnuare thatg"
e in regar'd .to a crime-sd0'easy-efsperpeia
tration abi'diffresit .fdetectie0gsliffi4'.:
o cient evidencaihad been' obtained Itds
S she' guilt of th'ahsdbeodgob
'He ivas arrsiji'd on Tusag0tiit
a *and pliaded' notguilt3' "On We'dnes"~
B ot his'trial.' - AM. N'Iver:, EsqpSlt'
o' licitd5rfor the EdgsternAeircuit onddd6"
d ted- the prosecutiouwith-'ideh abiliy:
a5 on the iarr of the ~tat'e 'The'prisonet
- had lied sigbuediately nupon the cenidism
sion of ihe,c~rima, having, besides thai"
-negro by;-d hdrse'and' one hiundied ahd2'i
1I lifty dollars in~ uioney?' He wastaadd'
e froithehedse of Mr. Bosomad to'Di
ar Jingten' village. from thetide to tsparrow"
e Swvanp, thence 'to >Sitkr, land' 'St.
s .Jamcs; (oose-GCreek,' Ch'arkeston"Dis'
tiiet,--and -subsequently was arrested-lii
e- F'Iond4for a -mis~dediieunor, ands br6pght.
ia to Darlin gton Districf, under a requiui-'
o tion of the Govermbr'ef this:State'upon~
rt tieiForida:hauthoj.ities2 "The- efide
wasentircly tircuistantial, but foirtnii g
t acomletechain of the-most edi uitg
fproof. He 'ws alifyisnd ze~syie
e fended by .A..- Requirr'JPlipuI)
e. aidd W. 'it Evans," Ess4"td aftdan"
r ab.le and impartial etite"fom:,tie
I$nlithe '-case' ws bdiited "o 'the
jury about noon -GThursdagy Who am/
!.about threo quarters-osf an hour returne?
far-,f;but strangistsi~uigf
lif 'Erowded audiene non ra