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Advertisements not having the number of insertions martertd on them, will bn continued uutilordere'i out and charged accordingly. Cotnmun-catians'post paid, will be prompt ly and strictly attended to. 87 The following gentlemen are announced by their friends as candidales.fo: the Office of Tax Collector. at thetninig election : Col. JOHN I.UATTLEBUM, GEORGE"J. SHEPPARD, EDMUND MORRIS, SAMPSON B, MAYS, aiaj. S. C. SCOTT. LEV[ R. WiLSON. JAMES SPANN. - 7 The friends of PETER QUATTLE BUMi, Esqt.. announce him as a candidate for the Office of Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas,.of this District, at the ensning election January 14 if . 50 UTThe friends ofWESLEF BODIE.-Esqr., 1 announce him as a candidate for the Office of Sherit of this District, at the ensuing election. january 14 tf 51 TWE are authorised to announce. DAN- I IEL HOLLAND. Esq.. as acandidate-for re i election to a seat in the House'of Delegates. ( 'We are authorised to announce B. C. YANCEY. Esqr., as a candidate fora .1 seat in the House of Represedtaiives, -at the ensuing election. llarch 29 te 10 The.friends of Col. R. B. 1d UKtl'UT, announce him as a Candidate (fdrsrsethin the House of Representativesat the ensu ing election, hARRIS, Fsqr., as a candidate for a scat in the House of Representatives, at the next elee tion. febrnary 9 rf 3 The friends ofMiaj. JOHN TOMKINS nn nounce him as a candidate for a seat in the house of R,-presentatives at the ensuing elec tion. May 3 The friends of Dr. JOHN LAK, unn'unce him as a Candidate for a seat in the House of I Representatives, at thu ensuing election. March 14 tf8 -f The friends of Maj. ABRAHAM JONES nnnonnte him as a candidate for re-electiou to } the Legislature. la7Th'e friends of 1ENI{Y T. W1RIGHT, I . Esqr., announce him as a candidate for the of- I fice of Ordinary of this District, at the ensuing i election. may 24 tf 18 St1PLF. Rm.tiD.--A few iays since, a t little boy in our village, alarmed his pa rents very much, by forcing a grain of - Tuscarora corn up one of his nostrils. so far that it could scarcely be seen. The Doctor was immediately sent for, to re live him: but before lie reached the house, a lady, who had called in- to see what was the metier. assuredl the distressed mother, - that- she could remove, the corn in a mo ment. While the mother held the child firmly. hcr neighbor applied a finger to the open nostril, so as to close it effectually, end then, putting her mouth over that of~ the little sufferer, she blew into it with as much force, as she could exert, when, to I the surprimr of all. rho grain of corn pop- I ped out, to the distance of sixor eight feet! As the surgical apparatus herein described . ts always at hand, we recommend its use, in all similar cases.-Abb'xille Banner. (t>A Mississippi merchant named Ginn, advertises that ho wishes it dis tinctly understood by those who hold paper with his name saddlbd upon it as an endorser, 'that he bluffs the whole arrangemnet. Trhose who hold chitms against hinm tupotn that footing, can turn the screws anti grind on ; and if they get the money before Ginin does, they - can sing out.' (G A Yankee orator out West, vin dicating his native Connecticut against slanders which have been ut tered against her said :-'As to the Conrxeicut boys manufacturing horn gun flints and wood en nutnmegs, but they had to leave the State before they could find purchasers.' Dried Strawbe rrirs.-A London pa per states an experiment in drying stranberries, by attaching threads to their stlks, after a little over-ripe, and hanging tip to dry. The result is stated to be entirely satisfactory, "that sweet, refreshing acid, peculiar to the straw berry, being in full perfection-the flavor of the fruit without any water taste, de% icious-and dissolving in the mouth as slonw as a loenge. " DR. L. MAJOR AGAIN. This man and his assistant, Hannah Aburn, after their flight from Barnwell C. H., made an appointment to lecture'. at Duck Savannah, where they were J waited on by several gi ntlemen of the e neighborhood and warned, in terms not V to b.e slighted, to " keep moving." r A lecture was also appointed for Ma- n' shew's Bflff, but the " man of science" ipprehending that his debut there was C ikely to ptove not only unprofitable, but rather unpleasant, bent his steps to the Lawtonville neighborhood,where he had, )y unusual caution, succeeded in con. :ealing his real sentiments, and had a :onsequendly deceived a fe i gentlemen q hom- he, hoped to find friends in this me-rgency. The people of th' neighboi hood, iearing of his presence, called a meet ng yor the 16th inst. to consider Dr. gh Major's caste. About fifty persons res yonded to the call, and at 11 o'clock P' he meeting u ns organized by calling he Hon. J. D. Johnson to the Chair tad J. M. Taylor, Secretary. There was no formality, no appointment of C :ommittees to prepare busin-ss, &c.; 3ut there was a committee of the whole a sternly bent upon doing what they con- B :eived to be a sacred duty-either to ex :ulpate the so-called Dr. Major from :harges made upon rumor prejudicial to rim, (as the whole South, in its provot ial generosity, is ever willing to do to he innocent and injured,) or, ifguilty, o do with promptness that which the imes require, namely: put out from imong us, by any means, those who dare m >resume to tamper with our rights. This neeting, in common with the people of be he whole South, is willing to meet Mis- bi achusetis, from whence this "philoso- n lher" hails, or the North, or the wnrld, vith the olive branch of peace, and all es is concomitant blessings, if offered .in sonor, but. we, will meet them in any t ray: peace- with peace-excitement ith excitement-the sword with the word, or blood witl;yblooda .4ttoill aairntain ouryights atrcver hatard. efer-agarssii f~n 'ke ion respecting these indiViiualsi a Mr. Wim. Daniels stated that br. a dajor had said to him that ho (Dr. M.) ad been as strong an Abolitionist as L ny other man, but in consequ--nce of a private conversation he had rith a egro, on the commons near Savannah, ehad somewhat changeed his vinws; hat he made it a part of his business to nquire, on all proper occasions, of the cegros. as to elieit treatment,"&c. i The Hon Henry Smart stated thas )r. Major had introduced the subject of e lavery himself, at his house, and said Cf le was an Abolitionist at the North, buti ad somewhat modified his views, and pow pi:ied the master morn than he did h he slave'. Maj. Smart obser vid a gi eat ~ esire on the part of this "scientific doc or" to be with the negroes, and a dispo de ition to be very familiar with them, pro. tit osinga wrestle or a foot race with some tI f them ; that lie went out at night hun: ng with his negroes, and, as far as his di ,nowledge extended, unaccompanied Gy ny white person. The Rev. Mr. Gslatvay's statement tas, that lhe had ridden in a carriace ith Dr. Ma.jow, and wished to converse vith him on his scienee, but that his si Dr. M.'s) whole conversation was di- c ected to the negro driver, asking him a. unber of questions as to the treatment ri e received from his master, atnd as to e is condition generally ; that Dr. MajorB lid hunt wvith Major Smart's negroes tnightt, wvithoutt inviting him or any s ther white peison in his hearing to ac. ompany hint. Ile spoke of:he love of law and order" as existing at the ~orth,andl of the turbulence of the South, r eclaring if he wvas taken up he wo'uld o tand his grounad. He remar ked that the e oes with which the negroes wvorked I vas too heavy, that they ought to beC igher, &c. &c. Mr. WVm. Johtnston stated, that while vi m his wvay to call this aeetling hv met d r. Major. who denied "in toto .oi the above.mentioned charges. viz: tha. he td been a n A bolitionas, ; that ie '4 unt 'possums, but that he had in....dat :he Rev. Mr. Galaway, Major Smar't, a ad his son to accotpanty him"." Coin are the last with the former statenments, C ind al..s for the man's veracity !c There were two or three gentlemen i it the meetirng disposed to think Dr. it Major an inanocent man, and had hoped o be able to give htim cotuntenance, but p ier hearing of the bbhove revelations c (which are here given in substance) o cme to the conclusion that Dr. Major a' was not a proper persoun to be in the , country : and after defining their posi- C lions took part in the meeting. f There appearing to be a unanimous it belier that Dr. Major was a suspicious hb prsn, thn Chtair called for resolutions xpressive of the 'opinions'ofthe corn aunity. On motion of Major A. R. Johnston, Rosolved, That we consider Dr.;Ma ir and his companion as dangerous inissaries, and that a committee of ele en be appointed to effect their speedy moval fromthis Parish. Adopted una' ;mously. The Chair appointed the following >mmittee for the purpose: Major A. Johnston, Di. Duncan, R. Turner, homson, Edward Forrester, B: W. ice, Wm. C. Johnston, W. W. Garvmin P Maner, B. W. Rice, D. Roberds, d J. MV. Warnock, Esqs. Upon in iry it was' ascertained that Dr. Major id suddenly left for parts unknown. On motion of Major Win. G. Ro -rds. Resolved, That a Committee of Vi. lance of ten be appointed to see to it, at no Abolitionist of any degree be rmit:ed to rest in this section of coan y, it will be our duty io adopt sum ary and stern measures fur their spee expulsion. Adopted unanimously. The Chair appointed the following ommittee of Vigilance: Major- Win. Roberds, Dr. Joseph W. Duncan, id Mr. 1%. W. Garvin, Mathew's luff, Major R. R. Johnston and Ed ard Forrester, Beech Branch;'R. T. awton and J. M. Taylor,Pipe Creek,; . S. Maner and Wm. Daniels, Robert le; White W. Hardee and Augustus ache, Purysburg. On motion of W. W. Garvin, Resolved, That in the opinion of this eeting, any of our own citizens who ay hereafter give countenanee to Ma r and his compinion (knowing them.n r the same,) by entertaining'the erwise, shall be. regarded' as patriotism, and-inimical tO th. ts of the Soutr. Adojtedtunanim, On motion of Wm. C.;Johnstoe; Resolved. That the proteedings is meeting be dflered for'publication.b a Chaileston Mercury an'dihie iSavai .h Georgian, with the euest'.hat her'Sinthern Np rs'iuuidop the. Resolved, That this meeting o rio* journ. J. D. JOHNSTON, Chairm'n. Jolty M. TAYt.oR, Secretary. intunvi.le, St. Peter's Parish, May 20, 1843. Correspondence of the Chars. Courier. WAs!I!NGTON, Juno 1. The Senate is much agitated with the lestion of slavery in the territories. he qucstion comes up on the bill to tablish a territorial government in Or on. There is on-t.rgent necessity for e immediate passage of the bill, as own by documents submitted by the resident to the Senate. Mri. Bnton s moved an additional section provid g for the military defence of the terri ry from the Indians. Mr. Hale yester y brought in his 'pestiferous question,' e slavery restriction ; but, finding that e bill, as it stood, provided in effect r the exclusion of slavery, he with 'ew it, reserving the privilege of re wing it, should the bill be so amended to tlhruw out that feature. .Thh 12th section of the blI recogniz the laws already made by the Provi nal Governmrent of Oregon, and one theso laws prohibits slave~y. Mr. alhioun and others protested against the ~ht of the people of a territory to ei ude fronm it the property of any por mn of the citiz'*ns of the Union. Mr. ight; of Indiana, as the manager of ,bill, proposed, as a compromise, and th a viewv to secure the immediate pas ge 'of the bill, to strike out the 12th etion, thus leaving to the territory the ht to Ilgishte in turure on the subject slavery, but avoiding any direct re ignition of her exisiing law for its pro bition. Mr. Foote and several other ass men were wvilling to let the bill as in this way, wvaiving the question as the right of a territory to exclude sla~ ry, for the present. Mr. Foote can dlv admitted, he said, that he did not ishi the question to be agitated now, r the reason that it would excite the auth, and dispose thenm to go against ry Northern candidate for the Pr.'siden r.Gn. Cass, it will -be recollected, ands tupon t. - around that Congress nnot exclude slavey from a tertitory, it that the people of the territory, rough their local Leg'.slature, can do Mr. Calhoun declared that Mr.Brigh i's oposition would not remove the dif!i lty.- it left to the territory full power rer the subject.- H~e insisted upon the loption of a carefully considered pro sion, reported Iast session, by the onmittee on the Judiciary, -whichr ef 'tually inhibits the territoriaI Legisla'. re from making any law for the pro ibition of slavery. rt was ,.ontd'm Mr. B,.ight, that 'tft% ~nerely an abstract question bitca " avery was prohibited from tih froze gion of Oregon by the laws o natu :ar gby asked why, then, should -civil demanded, to enforce the law ret The purpose was to es tabiis recedent, injurious and insult. -ing outh, Mr. Hale replied that it' =date to treat as an insult a po blcyj' as of sixty years standing. 4n neral discussion that follow. a' le reiterated all his pieculiar vie with his usual ardor, and was some :severely rebuked by Mr. Foot tiering principils subversive of :ib stitution and of the Union. Mr: called upon the Senators from the tes to come to his aid, threa tenio with the general indignation of th he for their tameness on this quest t, though called, they would riot The Senate seemed puzzled, The ut pass with Mr.Calhoun's prf 'with Mr Hale's. It may ;s ss as it is, or as Mr. Bright pra " to modify it. tt made a speech in the 'the subject of slavery in terri tort ling himself of the latitude allow ,debate, in Committee of the W-dh -an appropriate bill. There wie nodes, he said, in which it vs ~ ed to deprive the South of eq. to enter into any territory ted States with their property. Fie ras by the Wilmot Proviso; the legislation of the territo ces t 'Tes; and the 3d was by re coge. laws of those Governments fr' territory was 'acquired. argument to show that 'onstitutional, and de. last named modes ble to the South '"s to the Whig and it is be I1 haitnon the as ..... Tay e the nomin a he present as GEN. OTTEROF AC I'ANCE. Th.e Wi. ,ton Union contains the. following le\..: of acceptance of the Democratic nomination for the Presi dency from Gen. Cass, in reply to the letter of the Committee consisting of the Officers of the National Democratic Con vention, informing him of his nomina tion: Washington, May 30, '48. Gentlemen-I have the honor to ac knowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28thinst., announcing to :ne that I had been nominated by the Contention of the Democratic party its candidate for the office of President of the United States, at the approaching election. While I accept, with deep gratitude, this distinguished honor,-and distin guished indeed it is-I d' so with a fearful apprehension of the responsibili ty it may eventually bring with it, and with a profound conviction that it is the kind confidence of my fellow citizens, far more than any merit of my own, which has placed me thuis prominently before the American people; and fortu nate shall I be, if this confidence shali find, in the events of the future, a better justification than is fu; nished by those of thes past. I have carefully read the vesolutions of the Demoratic National Convention1, laying down the platform of our political taith, and I adhere to them as irnmly, as I approve them cordially. A nd wvhile thus adhering to them, I shall do so with a sacred tegard. to "the principles and compromises of the Constitution," and with ail earnest desire for thei: mainten ance "in a spirit of moderation and brotherly love, so vitally essential to the perpettlity' of the Union, and the pros perity and happiness of our commonl cunr"-a feeling which has made us what we are,.and whtich, in humble re ianice upon Providence, we may hope is but the beginning of what we are to be. If called uapon hereafter to render an account of my stewardship, in the great trust you desire to commit- to me, should I bie able to show that I had truly redeemed the pledgc thus publicly given, and had adhered to the principles of' the Democratic party wvith as much fidelity and success as have generally matrked the administration of the eminent ment to whom that party has higherto confided the chief executive authority of the gov ernment, I could prefer no higher clain' to the favorable consideration of the country, nor, to the impartial commenda' tion of history. This letterv ge~nilemen, closes my pro. fossion of political faith. Receiving my frst appointment from-that pure parito' and greaet expounded of American De. ,cacry, Mr..Jeffersn. more thtan forts years ago, the intervening period of my life has been almost w holly passed in f the service of my country, and has been mat ked by many vicissitudes, and at tended with many tdying circumstances, both in peace and war. If my conduct in these situations, and the opinions I have heeh called upon to form and ex press, from time to time, in relation to all the great party topics of the day, do not furnish a clear exposition of my views respecting them, and at the same time a sufficient pledge of my faithful adherence to their practical application, whenever and whenever I may be re quired to act, any thing further I might now say, would be mere delusion, un worthy of myself, and justly offensive to the great party in whose name you are now acting. My immediate predecessor in the no. mination by the Democratic party, who has since established so many claims to the regard and confidence of his coun try when announcing, four year ago, his acceptance of a similar honor, announced also his determination not to be a candi date for re-election. Coinciding with him in his views, so well expressed, and so faithfully carried out, I beg leave to say, that no circumstances can possibly arise which would induce me again to permit my name to be brought forward in connection with the chief magistracy of our country; My inclination and my se.nse of duty equally dictate this course. No party, gentlemen, had ever higher motives for exertion, than has the great Democratic party of the United States. With an abiding confidence in the recti tude of our principles, with an unshaken. reliance upon the energy and wisdom of publicpinion, and with the 'success which has crowned the administration of the government, when committed to its keeping, (and it has been so committed during more tian three-fouith of its ex istence,) what has been done; is at once the reward of past exertion and the mo tive for future, and, at the same time, a .guarantee for the. accomplishment of what we have to do. We cannot con ceal Tees that thereis a - i is in regardi-uay of the fundamental principles of our government, and op posed to us in their practical application, which will strive as zealously as we shall, to secure the ascendancy of their principles, by securing the election of their candidate in the coming contest. That party is composed of our fellow citizens as deeply interested in the pros. peiity of our common country as we can be, and seeking as earnestly as we are to prombte and perpetuate it. We shall soon present to the wor!d the sublime spectacle of the election of a Chief Ma gistrate by twenty millions of people, without a single serious resistance to the laws, or the sacrifice of the life of one h'mman being-and this, too, in the ab seance of all force but the mural force of our institutions; and if we should add to all this, an example of mutual respect for the motives of the contending par% ties, so that tlhe contes1 might be car ried on with that firmness and energy which accompany deep conviction, and with as little personal asperity as political divisions permit, we should da mor- for the great cause of human freedom thro' out the wvorld, than by any other tribute wecoauld render to its value. WVe have a government founded by the wvill of all, responsible to the power of' all, and administered for the go'od of all. The very first .,ticle in the Demaocratic creed teaches that the people arc comn petent to govern themselves; it is, in deed, rather an axi.'m than alt articie of political faith. Fronm the days of Gen. [lamnilton to our days, the party opposed to us-of whbose principles lhe was tie great exponent, if not the founder--whileI it has changed its name, has preserved essentially its identity of character; and thu doubt he entertained and taught of the capacity of man for self-government, has exerted a marked influence upon its action and opinions. Here is the very starting point of the difference between the tiwo great parties which divide our country. All other ditferences are but subordinate and auxiliary to ibis, anid may, in fact, be resolved inito it. Look-. ing'with doubt upon the issue of sell government, one party is prone to think the public authoriry should be strength ened, and to fear any change, lest that change might weaken the necessay force of the ,governmnent ; while the other, strong in its convictions of the in telligence and virtue of the people, be lieves that original power is safer than. delegated, and that the solution of the great problem of good government con sists in governing with the least force, and leaving individual action as free froi restraint as is compatible with the pre servation of the social system, thereby secur'mg to each all the freedom which is not essential to the well-being of the wyhni. As a party, we ought not to mistake the signs of the times; but should bear in mind, that this is an age of progress-of advancement in all the elements of in tellectual posers, and in the opinions of the world. The general government should assume no powers-it should ex ercise none which have not been clearly granted by the parties to the federal compact. We ought to construe the constitution strictly, according to the received and sound principles of the Jef ferson schooi. But while rash experi ments should be deprecated, if the gov enment is stationary in its principles of action, and refuses to accommodate its measures, within its constitutional sphere --cautiously indeed, but wisely and cheerfully--to the advancing sentiments and necessities of the age, it will find its moral force impaired, and the public will determined to do what the public author ity itself should readily do, when the in dications of popular sentiment are clear and clearly expressed. With great respect, gentlemen,'I have the honor to be your obedient servant, LEWIS CASS. lion. A. Stevenson, President cf the Democratic Convention, and the Vice Presidents of the same. A Brave and Generous Act.-Wo take pleasure in recording an act of gen4 erous heroism by a boy of this, (Augus ta, Ga.) which occurred-on Tuesday last at Mr. James L. Coleman's Mill. A mischievous boy, named - Cables, about ten years old, enticed two little children, a girl about seven, and a boy about four years of age, children of Mrs. McNuhly, upon a plank extended across the n.ill race, and while thus crossing the swift running stream, he shook them off into the water. This occurred about one hundred feet above - the poipt where the stream makes a perpendicu lar pitch of thirteen feet into the return channel. William Harper, Jr., son of Mr. William Harper, a boy of 12 years of age, immediately ran to their assist ance, jumped in, and the children clung Jo, himl Intl .;ab ee..#.r.e.r sedg b. . ,, work soma disiice. a y.Y . he reached them, they we-very-near the brink of the fall, and in a few seconds more would have been swept over Augusta Constitutionalist, 7th inst. SPECIIENS oF PLAIN ENoLIsH.-The moralist sometimes inquires how it would be if all people were accustormed to speak exactly as they think. That question we do not pretend to answer; tut we believe that if some people spoke precisely as they thought we should hear occasionally, such dialogues as the fol lowing : The Lovers.-.Youth--The time, deafest, has now arrived at which I feel that we should no longer delay our union. One only doubt, sweet girl, prevents me from proposing that out marriage should instantly take place. My doubt, fairest creature, is simply how much your papa will really leave you at his his death. Maiden-I always feared that you did not. love ner for myself alone. and now I see clearly that you only want me for my mioney, you selfish fellow. Youthr-No love, not exactly so. I d:.n't seek to marry you merely foryouir nmoney; but I should not like to marry ymar withourt your nmoney. [ hope what I h.mve said has not offended you, swveeta cst. Maidecn-Yes it has; and .1 do not thitnk, now, that we wecre made for one aniother, so we had better break our en gagemeent off. Youth-I am grieved to hear you say so; f'or I certainly like you a good deal, and should your papar, one of these days. leave you what lie said he w'ruld, 1 shall deeply regret that I did not make von mine. 'Maiden-Now go away instantly, and and never let me see your face again. Youth-Well; I surppose that is the bust timg I can do. I lrop$e you will return all my presents. Maiden-I will, since I shall other wise be thought mean; but.; I would very much rather keep them. The Piety athe World Hlates.-It is not true that the world hates piety. The moudest and unobstrusive *piety n hich fills the heart with all humarn - charities, and makes a man gentle to others and severtt to himself, is an object of universal love and veneration. But mankind hates the lust of power,wvhen it is veiled under the garb of piety; they hate canting and hypocrisy; they hate advertisers and quacks in piety; they do not choose to be insulted; they love to tear folly and impudence from the altar, whirh should .only be- a sanctwary for the wretched and the good.-SrDNEY