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>1< "We wilt cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our Liberties, w i. fall, we will Perisirmidst the Ruins." VOLUME X111S. 1O.24 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. BY WM. F. DURISOE. EDITOR & PROPRtETOR. NEWi' TERMSi TWoDOLLAtS and FrFTY CENTS, per annum if paid in advance -$3 if not paid within six months from the date of subscription, and $4 if not paid before the expiration of the year. All subscriptions will be continned, unless otherwise ordered before the expira tion of the yea'; but no paper will be dis. continued until all arrearages are paid, un less at the option of the Publisher. Any person procaring five responsible Sub Ascribers, riall receive the paper for one year, gratis. ADvaaTISa;.TS conspicuousryinsertedat73 cents per square, (12 lines, oriMss,) for the Erstinsertion. and 37. for each continuance. Those published monthly or quarterly, will be charge'1 $1 per square. Advertisements not having the number of insertions marked on them, will be continued uutilordered out and charged accordingly. Commuinications, post paid, will be prompt 1y and strictly attended to. 07 The following gentlemen are announced by their friends as candidates for the Office of Tax Collector, at the ensuing election: Col JOHN QUATTLEBUM, GEORGE J. SHEPPARD, EDMUND MORRIS. SAMPSON B, MAYS, Maj. S. C. SCOTT, LEVI R. WiLSON. JAMES SPANN. 07WE are authorisud. to announce DAN IEL HOLLAND. Esq.. as a candidate for re election to a seat in the House of Delegates. 07*We are authorised to announce B. C. YANCEY, Esqr.. as a candidate for a seat in the House .of Repreentatives, at the ensuing election. March 29 to 10 The friends of Col. R. B. BOUENIGST, announce him as a Candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives, at the ensu ing election, 7 03 We are authorized to announce W. A HARRIS. Esqr., as a candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives, at the -next elec tion. ,february 9 tf 3 The friends ofMaj. JOHN TOMKINS an nounce him as a candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives at the ensuing elec tion. May 3 The friendsofDr.JOHN:LAKE'announce. Rep reseotauives, at the ensuing?election... March 14 if 8. '-The friendsof Maj. ABRAHAM JON FS announce him as a candidate for re-election to the Legislature. 1-3 The friends of PETER Q,UATTLE BUM. Esgt.. 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- 0 B-1The friends of WESLEY BODIE, Esgr., announce him as a candidate for the Office of Sheriff of this District, at the ensuing election. january 14 - tf 51 - h7 The.friends.of HENi:Y T. WRIGHT. Fsqr., announce him an a candidate for the of fice of Ordiuary of this District, at the ensuing election. may 24 tf 18 Notice. T HE Estate of Marshal R. Smith, deceased, being without administration, and there fore derelict, all person having papers pertain ing to the estate, are requested to hand them over to me by the earliest practicable time, and all those indebted to the estate to make pay ment, and those having demands to present them properly attested. JOHN HILL, O. E. D. june 14 .6tn 21 ,*Hamburg Journal will please copy. INOT ICE. .BY THE CONSENT OF PARTIES. T lIE Papers pertaining to the estate of SWilliam Ferguson. dec'd.. being in moy hands, all those indebted to the estate: by noto made payable to Cullen O'Neal, Ex-tor., in right of his wife. are required to make pay meat,, and those having deniands to preseut them properly atteaied tn mre. JOHN HILL, 0 E. D. * may 31 3m 19 .WVO T iCE. A LL those indebted to the estate of Bazil iSLowe, decensed, are requested to make payment, and those having demands to p)resent them properly attested JOHN HILL, 0. E. D. mnay 31 8t 19 -Look at this also. A,L persons indebted to the estate of B. JUWise, either by note or account, are re qui red to mirlie immedia e payment. and those having demands to present them properly at tested. JOHN HILL, 0. E D. * may24 8t 18 .Udministrator's AWotice. A LL persons indebted to the estate of B. M.l Rodgers, deceased, are required to make iminediate payment, and those havinag demands tender them in properly ttested. to - JAS G. 0. WILKINSON, Adm'r. may 31 3m I19 . 8 The Hamburg Journal is regnested to copy the above three months. N6TICE. MjR. ROFF, who held conditionally an.in ?Aterest in the right of Ed'efield District, to Hoehkiss' Reaction Mill 'Shreefs, (Patent) has never complied'with said condition, thero. fore he-holds no intenst,-inid has no right to sell or ma e any contract 'for maid WVheels. We, the undersigned are the owners, of said right, and a right purchased from any other, unless our agent, will not be good.: . Mr. J. T. W EBRER, we authorise, with full power to act as our agent. , na .m.COTHIRAN & 00RE. From the Greenville Mountaineer; WHIG NOMINATION FOR PRE . SIDENT. The Whig Convention, which assembl ed at Philadelphia on the 7th June, have nominated General Taylor as their candidate for President, and Millard Fill more, of New York, as their candidate for Vice President. A portion of the Convention's sittings at Philadelphia were held secretly, and the public entirely excluded from all hearing of their doings. This is - some thing new in the proceedings of s.ch Conventions, but the design is obvious. The session was held in the dark, and they have determined to remain dark before the people, if possible, as to what constitutes their platform of principles. Unlike the Democratic Convention, the Whigs adjoutn without expressing, by Resolution or otherivise, any principle of party cohesion or purpose. They re quire their partizans to "go it blind" for their nominees, Gen. Taylor and Mill ard Fillmore. Gen. Taylor himself has avowed no political principle but one, and that is, under the present posture of affairs, particularly obnoxious; we mean his hostility to the exercise of the Veto power-the great conservative power for the protection of minorities, and the Constitu!ion itself, against the usurpa tions of Congress. A surrender of the Veto power, or more properly, a pledge not to exeicise it on any measures which have been heretofore passed and become precedents, is p-obably enough to reconcile to Gen. T.'s supput r the Northern and Western Whigs who re present the majority section of the Un ion, and who probably now feel thtm selves thereby prospectively licensed to "wcrk their will" in the subject of the Bank, Tariff, Iaternal Improvements and genet al Bankrupt Liws, and even on the subject of Slavery in the Terri tories jtst now acqutted from Mexico. The Northern Whigs. then, are ex pected to support -Gen. Taylor because he will let them have their own way in political measures, without regard to support Gen. Tayor, is the fact tha at present he is a resident of a Southern State,.and a Southern property holder. Gen. Taylor has been a good officer, a brave and fortunate commander, and an honorably man-as such we honor him, and shall continue to do so; but we cannot support Gen. Taylor, or Gener al anybody else, without knowing a sin gle political principle which is to go vern his Administration, if elected; and it is difficult for us to understand. hoa it is possible for any other Democrat to support him under such circumstances, and we presume that there are exdeed. ine few independent men of that party in this State, or any twhere else, who will think of wheeling, their eyes blind folded, into the ranks of the Whig party, because a successful General in the ijexican war is the chosen instrument and nominee of their party. The nomi nation of Gen. Taylor has been made to catch the vo:es of the multitude by the Whigs. We are confident. in our own mind, ihmt the politicians assembled in the Philadelphia Convetiton who made the nomitnauion, and many others else where who have favored it, care noth ing for Gen. Taylor; only as an instru ment to gain power and place for them selves. This sentiment has been, thatr the mass of the people, of both parties, care very little for political principles, and know less; and the no.nination of a General was the only thing necessary to carry the Whiigs into power. Just as matters are arranged in Mexico, where the Pr iest-ridden populace are transferr ed every year, almast quarterly, first to the support of one General and then another, sometimes for Santa Anna and sometimes for Bustamente, and then a gain for Paredes. We should not besumprised, however, if the WVhigs are mistaken this time in their sagacious calculations of catching votes by bating with a General. The Democrats lhke the General and the bait, "in and of itself," just as well as the Whigs, but they do not like the trap and the motives of the tranppers. They ohject to being caught like coons, to be skined andsold for the support of their old antagonists, the Whigs. It is a very silly bird that can be caught in a snare "laid in sight-of ii;" but there is .a part of the bait served up wvith the Gen'l which is enough to turn the stomachs of of all Democrats, and Southern men of ull par ties: We mean Millard Fillmore, the Vice President nonminee of the WVhigi. He~ is described by a corres pendent of the Palmetto Banner, as "an Abolitionist of the Gerrit Smith school, a high Tariff, ultra Bank Whig -the advocate of the ..Bankrupt law, champion of Imternsal Improvements, the denouncer of the Annexationi of charging that it was a Calhoun and Ty ler schemd to sttengthen the hands and enlargethe power of Slaveholders." This is the only description. we have seen of Millard Fillmore as yet, but' more of his politics will soon be known. From the Palmetto State Banner. MR. YANCEY'S PLATFORM. If the question were to be put to any Southern slaveholder, of plain, practical, common sense, whether he would prefer that the introduction of sl,vtery into the Territories should be left to the people of such Territor'es, and the progess of emigration denying to Congress all ju .risdiction or right to interference with the subject, or that we should resort to Congress to protect us in our righis-in the Territories, and thus yield the point of jurisdictio.n over the subject matter, we apprehend there would be no hesita tion in saying to Congress-"hands off -leave this matter to us-If we cannot manage it to our satisfaction, yours is the last tribunal on earth to which we would resort. We fear no flimsy territorial law-if the soil and climate are suitable for slave lab!-r, slavery wtLL.E.Aintro duced, in spite of any enactment wh,ich may be made on the subject by any mis erable Mexican and Indian Legislature, which may convene in the Territories. We have less fear of the people of the Territories than we have of Congress all we ask of you, is to let slavery: alone." Would not this be the reply which reason, experience and common sense would dictate ? And is not this the position of the D-mocratic. party and their norinee? What more could we desire ? Nearly all the delegates from the Southern. States were willing to place the rights of the South upon the platform of total non-interference laid down by the Convention. Has Virginia, North Car olina, Georgia, Mis, sissippi, Louisiana, a largo portion of. Alabama, Tennessee, and Arkansas, no interest in this question ? and shall we, separate from them -upon . an . issue, which. as a"nationjquestion,.eithr. has r$' ;l'..or nvol.esad e'o te 'etfitories niavearo rigit to decide the question of slavery within their borders, to whon shall we apply for redress, in case they should undertake to exclude ,slavery ? Shall it be to Congress ? If we carry our case before that tribuna!, and thus yield the point of jurisdiction, will we not be bound to abide by their decision? And who that has observed the proceed ings of that body in years past, can hesitate to believe that that decision would be against us? For ourselves, we prefer to keep this matter out of Congress altogether, and, leave it to the energy, enterprise, and self-interest of the citiz&.ns of the Southern and South. Western States, who would soon occupy with their slaves any Territory w hich we may acquire suitable for slave labor, "in spite of any Territorial laws which may be enacted to the contrary." Texas was populated with emigrants from the United States, and slavery introduced, whilst that country was still a Mexican province, in defiance of Mexican laws, and a M-xican popula tion. To talk oif a few thousands of miserable Mexicans anad Indians, being able to exclude Southern slava'holders, with thejir property, fromi a fertile cotton or sugar region, is an absurdity. The only mode in wvhich they ever can be excluded, is by the interferenco of Con r~e.ss. Their right to do this, the D'mocratic party and Mr. Cass, totally deny', and upon this platform, we trust. the whole South will stand firm and united. From th~e Pendleton Messenger. THE SOUTH AND THE PRESI DENCY. We had hoped to aee the State of South Carolina in relation to the apiiroaching Presidential elect ion, occupying. the sarne groud iba: she did tin former occasions, whe-n sheC wsV not estisfiedyith the princi ples of' either of the candidates presented to the, people. But in this we are disap poitnted. The -1uestion seems about to be precipitated upon her, and the position that her people shall assume becomes a matter of great importance. and shtould not be determianed without due considlera lion. That brth of the canrdidates for the -Presidency, hohld opiniatns, at war wIth the cherished principles of this State dantnot be denied. Whilsi the .people oif Sotuth Carolina, thoroughly Democratic in their principles, have sustained the great Demo cratic party of the Union, in most of their measures yet they have always main tained a degree of conservatism . whiob places them directly in opposition, to the wild sch,emes of propagandism and ,con quiest wvhich are eniertained by Mr. Cass. If he *as right on the Slavery question (which we are far from' admitting) yet his looseniess on the su'jei of .iternal im provements. andI his, reckless .disregard of the lesons of experience, infrelation to the forei6n policy of out 5overnmnr.in car rying::out Ifst destiny notions, would.- ren it. impossible for our State to su pt ( election without an ahan :doemen principles for the than. Neitlisr'ibe ssociatioas nor the claims of paiyeti' ake a people swerve from their prinb who are placed in such a .peculiar s1ttilih as we are. The"d " e. that slight differences of opinions be given- up, for the sake of'harmop and succesa, does not apply to the S1W in the prese'nt instance. The Democra[t party has forfeited whatever claims the'migbt have had. to their sup pbrt by tlei*i tter disregard in the selection of a 'caidit for the Presidency. of their sectional interest. Wehold. tai the whole South has been released frm 'their obligations to the dewocratie y, and its nominees, and that it is oly her right, but her duty, to rally. aro,ad some man,- who is a true friend of berinstitutions, and exponent of her prineip, and sustain him at the polls even if ould not he able to carry a singl : .This course would give us a postti ad which in the end every man WIE Muth who bad her welfare at heart, ' d who was not looking for the loaves and fishes would rally. It is a his torical fact that in all the great contests for power it.,our Government, the united action of the, South has never faile.t to comaiebdsenccess. And now what a hu tmiliatingitipemlo it is to see a people poses/ih.ansoy of the elements of greatnessiand power whose very existence is threatened.ianging around the skirts of a party and;aidiug to pot them in office from whom they have nothing to expect but insultandinjury. We have,slwals thought and so -said that ihe quetion of slavery was with us paramount all others, that we recog nized no ma as uur friend, or entitled to our support w ho was unsound. upon it. We have'beartily approved of the resolu tionsof Alubama and Florida, and appre ciated-th t position assumed " that no politica. ity should'Make us support a man ;W*th 'presidency who was not with us on this' stion." How any southern mang wh bscribed to the resolutions adopted by ese conventi-s can sustain the eleco Gee. C'- repudia ting- :..m, is a mys . o.rrere of the pdp"us ct!' l party. . From -ie Meclengl.urg Jeferaonian. " OCO FOCO.' Every ptty driveller in the Whig ranks--evejy miserble abortion that calls itself a pap--every empty headed pen ny-a-liner, I ho is about as competent to conduct a Ir>lic press, as lie is to deliver lectures on the ancient history of his very respect ble friends the lunatics, pardon us, a mean, of course, the lunar inhabitants, pust needs spit his loathsome abuse againt the Democratic party, and as the ne pl's ultra of his wit, the very height of hi ambition, denominates its members "oct Fucos." From these smail fry, e look for nothing better, md we re rd them with all the pity that such c atures merit. Liko Uncle Toby, wee n freely say, '-Go thy ways, poor devils there's room enough in the world for b It thee and me." Bit from papers pret nding to an honorable po sition, claining for themselves and their party "Al the decency," ye might naturally e pect sonetihng different we might r sonably suppose that some thing wouh be offeired beyond that same stale, stere typed jargon of abuse, be ginning an -etiding with "Loco Focos," and each esh diatrabe, like David's Psalms "a >ther of the same." But in tbis expec tion we would be most mis erably disa pointed, not one of them hyas sense or d ency enoneh to drop these abusive e thets, or sufficient confidenc.i in his caus to take up the matter, as wve have alwa done, simply upon princi ples. W let our opponents take what name the please-we are anxious to substitute he appellation of Tory or Fedlealist r that of Whig, as we believe that neith of these would be cotmpettnt t0oexpre the depth or infamy which he Whig arty leaders have attained by their c rse during this war. A con, duct whic we punhesitatingly pronounce unparalle in the history of the coun try, -pass ing elements of treason mod want patriotism suigeneris, and uknown 'ther, to the TEories or thu Blue- ligh - When the.so things shiall have pass. ed away when in. after-times the im partial h' riatn comes to record his verdict u a the conduct of the. heated partisan, en will men, whose names have bee enrolled in the lists of op position t their country shrink from the' records a heii-deeds. and the name of Whig be e a title of reproach and be shunned an- unclean thing. No, no, we woul ay to all who'glory in bear'. ing the b nerpof Whiggery, No, gen,. lemen, dopsot wish to interfere wvith youg qui ossession of your party name -nqe we witned to:call you. the wars adie. .- ,cou,d thi:k, it would not be Tory nor Federal-st, but simply Whig-Whig of'48. For our own appellation-since an adherence to the country is denominated Loco Fotoism-since all who cannot bow down to the golden image of a mon ster Bank-nor swear allegiance to their principle of a restrictive Tariff-nor denounce'their own Government to their eagerness to sympathize with the Mex icans, are Loco Fucos, theti are we Loco Foci s and nothing but Loco Focos-fur none of these things will we do. From the Baltimore Amrrican. BARNBURNERS' CONVEN TION. ASSEMBLED AT UTICA, N. Y. JUNE 23. Second Day's Procecdings.- The Convention re,assembled this morning at eight o'clock. acrording to adjourn ment. The officers and members took their seats, and the minutes of yesterday were read and approved. A lotter from Illinois relative to the objects of the meeting was opened in the Convention and read. It approved of the measures taken by the Barnbuner leaders, wishing well to the success o; their project, and prumi,ing co.rdial co. operation ftom that State. It closed substantiafly as follows, viz: "Wb want Mar.in Van Buren for our Candidate. The slave power broke him down in 1844; and we'll break that power down in 1843." -A motion wis then made to nominate a candidate for President, viva voce. This -was amended by recommnending the nomination of~Mr. Van Buren, and so amended the motion was carried w-ith enthusiastic applause. A motion was afterwards made nomi nating Ex Governor Henry Dodge, of Wisconsin,'(now U. S. Senator,) for V. President. 'his, too, was carried by acclamation. The Convention was still in session when our despatch closed. Thus, it will be seen, that the Barn burners scism has reached a focus in the omination mn.iu their r6oks the' 8earbo ii 'AfRTIN VAN BRIQE . ndidatefrtePre sidency, and HENRY DODGE, of Wisconsin, for the Vice Presidency. These nominations were made unani mously, and with every e'vidence of par ty satisfaction. It was stated positively in the Con vention, that Mr. Van Buten will ac cept the n.iination. Convention still in session, but will, doubtless, adjourn to-day sine die. From the Columbia Telegraplh. March of Improvement -Ve live in a progressive age, and the Old wotld, as well a3 the N--w, feels its stir and pressure. It has long been die remark of tourists, that Egypt constituted an ex ception to the.movement prevailing else where, and that the manners, customs and habits of her people had remained unchanged since the days of the Patri arrhs. The East seemed to be the last strong hold of ancient usages and mod, s of life, but even that fstness is now giving way. The introduction of the European costume, by Mehemet Ali, wats the first blow, fi>r chiarater and costume oftdh re-act upon osne another; and a great step was takern on a new path when French boots be.came a part of the court dress, and the Fez cap w.as superseded by a high liat. Oilher and mnore important changes have followed with great rapidity, until Egypt bid fair entirely to lose the distinctive mtarks whicLh so- long have chairacterig.d it, to followv in the wake of lier y"imsger but more enlightened sisters.-Thae followvin g extract from sheletter nf a late traveller, dated Cairo,Dec. 27, 1847,gives a very graphic descript ion ofthe changes recent. ly wrought in "the old mother of dead empires. " We would not be surprised if some of our own enterprising country men were to attempt to make "a good specubation" out of the pyranmids. The idea of an omnibus in -the city of_ the Pharoahs is indeed startling. "They say in Europe that the Ameri cans are fond of novelties. Well, reader, we can retort the charge. What is the old wvorld of romance coming to? Pen, pie nowt-a-days actually tide thu ough the streets of ancient Alexandriai in omtnibus es, anti go d rivirig up the niore ancient and almost hallowed Nile. in a steamboat. Y.ot- take an omnibus from your hotel to the canal about two miles, then one of the common 'Nile- boats, drawn by a steam ing boai witha screwv prop-iler, along the canal to the Nile, into which you enter by a lock .descendinig eight feet perhaps; and ther.o you are trans ferred to a nice English built steamer, a bou.the size of the -New-York ferry boats.-Leaving Alexandria in the. morn, yu reachl the Nile in aboutnin bours,.. and Cairo in about thirty-two houri, paying three pounds (about $15), for the. passage. It is the Pasha's line; and t'ough the engineer is English and the conductor French. the captain and all - the subordinate officers and crew are Arabs-the Pasha's newly educated young men; and a fine, intelligent look ing set they are too." From the Columbia Telegraph. CrAP AND VALUABLE Fiat AND WA TER PR--op PAtNT.-An esteemed and public spirited friend, has placed in our hands a specimen of an article, having the above named propertirs, which in our opinion, promises to be invaluable as a suhtitvte for :etn or metaic cover ing to buildings; or for any put pose for which a sn-r protectio:: against tire and ..vater is desiatle. The specimen has the a.ppearance of polished slate-is impervious to-water, and, as ip most positively averred, after many experinments, effectually to resist fire. Upon the score of economy, -it commends itself not less strongly to pub lic favor. Three dollats worth of this compound, and the same amount of Lin seed Oil, will make paint enough to co ver 1200 or more feet. It is being ex tensively used by Rail Road Companies at the North and West, to protect their buildings from fire, and it possasses some other valutble qalities. which are: et forth in the following account, which,1 has been furnished our friend, at his -re quest. The specimen may be sean at - our. office. - Black's Mletalic Firc,Proof Paint. This invaluable article was found about three years since in the township of ShAron, Medina Co., Ohio; it lies about 29 feet below the surface, and is a very singular deposit; it appears as if there had been an excavation in the rock a bout five feet deep over a sp.rce of three of four acres, and the space filled 'with this metal. When taken from the mine . it has about the consistency of .la taI low but an .exposure.toAhe ajr,ten o afteiis itf ae o again to stonie, forming.con oln covering to whatever applied . .Docfir Chilton, of New York city,.shows it to be dne of the best fire-proofs that it., be used, ie found it to contain'the following substances: . . Magnesia, 25 per ct: Alumina, 20 " Silex, 20 . Black Oxide of Iron, 10 " Lime, 10 " Carbon, 4 t It will therefore be seen that it con- a tains a very large proportion of Magne sia and Alumnia, two the best protec tives against fire that can be used up,on. woodan roofs. It is estimated that forty million of property wvas destroyed by. fire in the United States the last year, and probably three-fourths of the build ings in cities took fire upon the roofs from contiguous burning buildings; it therefore is a duty .that each ditizen owees, not only to himself, but to his neighbor, to use all the means that come within his reach,{and not too expensive,) to jzuard against this devoring~ element. It not only is a p)rotection against fire, but antainst the action .of weather, as you hiave.to all intents a per fect Slate Roof! It has been found valuable for the fol lowing uses; for covering toofs, for car riage p)aintling, fire-proof safes, for ce ment to put in joints of air-tight stoves, for decks to steanm boats, for fences, and. in all cases whore black paint is used. . It is sold at $3 per 100 pounds, thes which wvill cover the rouf of a building 30 by 45; the cost of the oll is about the same as that of the material, the wvhole expense therefo-e for the composition ready to putt on, will not exceed $6 per 1200 square feet. It is sufficiently finn to mix with the oil without gw ir.ding. New Invention.-WVe understand that a mach'ine has been recently invented in this town for folding newspapers and other. printed naitwer. It is to be con nected with a cylinder or improved Adams press, so that the sheets come forth from whe press folded in the re qutired form. The inventors warrant it to fold 3(300 per honr, of any size, with the greatest accuracy.. As we have not yet seen it applied to any,.press, we must say with fither Ritchwie,. -tos uerrons -Springfield Rep. Blood of an Inebriat.-Dr. Pray recetmly bled a toper and fr.u al that the. watery elements wvere nearly gone 'and. alcohol supplied their place. He app1i - ed a torch to the blood and it igitied.- - It hand such an -effect on the inebriate~ that hn aeformed.