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C* "We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our Libertiet,w must falliwe will Perish amidst the Ruins." VOLUME XIII. NO. 29. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY Wil. F. DURICOE. EDITOR & PROPRIETOR. NEW1' TERMy' T',o DOLLARS and FIFT' CEN's, per annum If paid in advance--$3 i Inot paid within six months from the date of subscription, and $- if not paid before the expiration of the year. All subscriptions will be continued, unless otherwise ordered before the expira tion of the year ; but no paper will be dis continued until all arrearages are paid, un less at the option of the Publisher. Any person procuring fire responsible Sub scribers, shall receive the paper for one year, gratis. ADVERT:s EETS ConsplCotrstyinsertedat75 cents per square. (12 lines, or less,) for the lirstinsertion. and 37& for each continuance. Those published monthly.Ir quarterly, will be charge: $1 per square. Advertisements not having tire number of insertions marked on them, will be continued uutilordered out and charged accordingly.. Cornmtacations, post paid, will be prompt ty and strictly attended to. 8' The followng gentlemen are announced by their friends as candidates for the Office of Tax Collector. at the ensuing election: Vol JOHN QUATTLEBUM, 'GEOlE 5. SHEPPARD, EDMUTD MORRIS. SAM'SON B. MIAYS, t iiaj. S. C. SCOTT, .LEVI R. WiLSON. -JAMES SPANN. 07WEare authorised to announce DAN IEL HOLLAND. Esq.. as a candidate for re election to a seat in the House of Delegates. 7'We are anthorised to announce B. C. YANCEY, Esqr.. as a candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives, at the ensuing election. March 29 to 10 The friends of Col. R. B. BouKNIGRT, annoitunce him as a Candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives, at the ensu ing election, 7 07 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. lebruary 9 - if 3 The friends of Maj. JOHN TOMKINS an nounce him as a candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives at the ensuing elec tion. May 3 The friends of Dr. JOHN LAKE, announce him as a Candidate for a seat-in the, House of 7The friends of Maj, AB,RA HAM JONES announce him as a candidate for re-election to the Legislature. T7The friends of PETER QUATTLE BUM, Esqt.. announce him as a candidate for the Office of Clerk of the Court of Commou Pleas, of this District, at the ensning election January 14 50 The f'riends of WESLEY BODIE, Esqr., announce him as a candidate fur the office of Sheriff of this District. at the ensuing election. January 14 tf 51 07 The friends of HENRY T. WRIGHT. Esqr., announce him as a candidate for the of fice of ordinary of this Distit, at the ensuing election. may 24 tf 18 Notice.6 T H E Estate of M arshal R. Smith, deceased, being without administration, and there fore derelict, all persons having papers pert.in. 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 presen them properly attested. JOHN HILL, O. E. D. -uno_14' 6m 21 * Hmb.rg oural illplesecopy. .Basket an oprWare. NEW style French Key. Work and Travel ling Baskets, 183 etls. to $1,75 Market Baskets. 374 ets. to 75 cis. Clothes Baskets. $1.00 to $1.75 each. Cedar Pails and Tubs, 25 eta. 01p to $2,00. Wood Churns at $1.50 ems. each. Barrel Churns, a ncwe artidle, 'it $3.00. For sale by R. S. ROBERTS. July 26 tf 27 Notice I s hereby given, that the next Legislature will be petitioned, praying the opening of a Public Road. near J. G. Burnett's, to run by 3. W. and . Coopes's residence, into thei Island Ford Reed, near T. C. Griffin's-thence across it by James C2resswell's residence, on thron-b N. L. Grifin'm plantatation, into the old CIaieston Road, near his quarter. July 19, 1848 26 3m Barbaeue .Knites V OLUNTEERS for the approaching round of Barbacues will find it an advan tange io secure one of those magnificent two bladed Barbacue Knives, which will enable them to share in the luxuries offered. Price SI150 to $2 00, just aeceived by R. S. ROBERTS. July 266tf 27 'Votice. A LL those indebted to the estate or Charity Johnson, dec'd., are requested to make immediate payment, and those havIng demands to prsn them properly attested. C. B. GOULDEN, SIMEON ATTA WAY, Administrators. Jdmnistrator's Notice. A L L persons indebted to the estate of B. M Rodgers. deceased, are required to make immediate payment. and those having demands render them in paroperly attested. to JAS. G. 0. WILKINSON. Adm'r. m a y331'Om 19 IU7 The Hamburg Journal is requested te From the Charleston Me cury. 22d ull. DEMOCRATIC TAYLOR MEETING. The meeting on Thursday night. at the Theatre, of the Democracy of Charleston favorable to the nomination of Gen. Tay lor for the Presidency, was a powerful de monstration, both in point of numbers and of entbusiasm. The Theatre, including the lobbies, was full to overflowing, from the parquet to the thi.d tier of boxes. Over the stage were shields inscribed with the names of officers who had signalized themselves under the lead of Gen. Taylor, and with mottoes, consisting of aentiments and declarations to which he had given ut terance. On either side of the stage, near the footlights, were the busts of Mr. Cal houn and Gen. Taylor, upon neat pedes tals.. The nomination of Gen. Taylor for the Presidency, and of Gen. Butler for the Vice Presidency, was recieved with a hear ty demonstration of applause and cheers; while the manner in which the meeting re sponded to the various *speakers gave unequivocal evidence that the heari of the great assemblage w as in full unison with the avowed purposes of the meeting. The meeting was organized, on motion of Major P. C. Gaillard, by calling Wm. Bull Pringle. Et.q., to the Chair; and, on motion at Col. Jas. Simmons, the follow ing gentlemen were appointed as Vice Presidents: lon. J. Bond I'On, G. N. Reynolds, Sr. Hon. John S. Ashe, W. Gilmore Simms, Hon. Ker Boyce, John H. Honour, Hon. John Huger, W. H. Houston. James Rose, H. A. DeSaussure, Chas. T. Lowndes, James Chapman, James Robertson, Dr. Edward North, Robert Martin, W. M. Lawton, Gen. J. Schnierle. F. D- Fanning, Gen. S. Cruikahank, William Kirkwood, Col. C. Kanapaux. Capt. W. P. Lea, Col. J. Gadsden, Thus. F. Capers, Dr. Tidyman, James S. Burges, Edward Sebring, Geo. Thomson, Abm. Tobias. Benj. Fuller, Dr. Thomas Y. Simons. The following gentlemen were reques ted to act as Secretaries, viz : Thos. P. J. Barbot, Ttos. M. Hanckel, and R. Wain right Bacot. The P.resident, on taking the Chair, re turned his acknowledgments- for the hon or conferred on bfm, and after referring to the objects which brought the meeting to gether. passed a high eulogitwm on : the be. admiiistred . Col. M. I..Keith came forward and of fered the following Preamble and Resolu tions, ptefacing them with some appropri ato remarks : 1. Resolved, That we reiteratp the lan guage of the 10th Resolution unanimously adopted at the late meeting of the -Demo cratic party of Charleston District, and de clare " that the Democratic party of Char leston Disiriet had neither lot nor part in the late Baltimore Convention; and that the resolutions of the Convention,- the nomination of General Cass, and the pro ceedings generally, are unsatisfactory and objectionable; and the action of that Con vention is disavowed by us and imposes no obligation on the Democrats of this Dis. Irict.' 2. Resolved, That we most heartily ap prove and adopt the language of a leading journal of this State, when it declares that " the proceediugs of that body (alluding to the late Baltimore Convention) have fallen like the startling tones of an alarm bell on the ears of the South. Its nomi nation of Gen. Cass-its resolution about slavery-its entire proceedings from begin nig to end. fill us with apprehensions al most amounting to dismay. The opinions of Gien. Cass, promulgated in his late let ter, that the inhabitants of a Territory, be fore they are invested withI the a'tributes of self-government and soveretgnty-ten ants of the public lands at the sufferance of the States-nere squatters-have the right to appropriate the territory that may be acquired by the treasure or gallantry of all the States,~and to exclude fromt its limn its the property of fourteen of the States has been repudiated by the press and the people of the whiole South. --IT IS A JJoc TRINE '0o BMoE4TRt)Us TO BE TOLERATED -Ar' OSTRACIsM TOO DEORADINO TO BE ENDURED" 3. Resoltved, That we regard the issue now made between the States of ibis Union, styling themselves the free States and the States in which the institution of domestic servitude exists, as paramount to all questions which can be presented. That the Convention of delegates from fif teen sovereign States for the accomplish ment of a purpose which is the first step towards the abolition of .alave.uy in the States, and consequently the ruin of the people in the loss of their property, and their degradation in this lawless violatiou of their right., admonishes us of a stern necessity that calls for our immediate, promp)t, and decided action. That in seek ing one uudcr whose lead we shall look for the best guidance in our difficulties, we turn to him, who in the simplicity of his habits illustrates the equality of our privi leges, and in his devotion to his country teaches us the reverence dlue to the insti tutions developed by our Revolution. That with such a leader, we tay hope thal the dangers which surround us may be happily averted. But if this hope is dis appointed, we shall be best prepared tc maintain our just rights, and the integrity of our whole country under i direction; who has already announced to the enemiet of his country that "6tznar, Tanoi NKvzR SntRREDEREi." 4. Resolved, That the Democracy o Charleston District now assembled, art satisfied with the tried integrity, undoubi. ed firmness, and incorruptible patriotisn of Zachary Taylor. That under his al ministration they feel assured the rights o the States will be respected and preserved and they cordially concur in that nomina tion of him for the Presidency of tbis Union, which has been made by the peo ple of the United States irrespective of parties, and independent of politicians. 5. Resolved, That the Democracy of Charleston District assembled have evet been and are p,-Fred to maintain the great cardinal p. -.,les of the Democrat ic party whenever the same are attacked or exposed to danger. That they feel them. selves competent to judge for themselves when these great principles are attacked, and will then be prepared, as they ever have been, to act in their support in that mode which they shall deem most consis tent with their obligations to their State and their country. 'T'hat they do not consider these principles are now at'acked or expo sed to danger; and they feel under no ob ligations to support, as the nominee- of an irresponsible body, styling irself the Democratic candidate, one whose opinions on a subject to them of paramount impor tarco, has been marked by singular vascil lation, and whose support of some of the leading doctrines of the Democratic creed may be considered more than doubtful. 6. Resolved, That the name of William 0. Butler is recommended to us by his hoa. est discharge of his duty when in the Con gress of the United States, and we rejoice in the opportunity which he has recently enjoyed and so well improved, of illustra ting the excellence of our institutions, so readily converting the citizen, who is prom inent in the halls of peace into the soldier, distinguished in the fields of war. That his integrity, consistency, and firmness qualify him iso the high position of Vice President of these United States, and to him we pledge our cordial support. 7. Resolved, That a committee of fit. teen from each Ward, thirty from the Neck, and thirty from the District at large, be appointed-to be styled "The Demo cratic Taylor Executive Committee " who shall be charged with the general su perintendeuce of all measures in their judgment necessary for the consummatiou of the purposes contemplated by this meert Ing. ~ -~ States, as may be proper for effecting a concert of action between the friends of General Taylor throughout the United States, and that this committee be directed to confer in all matters with the commitee appointed under the 7th resolution. The resolutions were then seconded in an able and elequent address by A. C. Magrath, Esq., followed by W. D. Poe ter, P. D. Torre, and. James Topper, Esgs., in argumentative speeches of groat force and effect. The question was then taken on the pas sage of the preamble. and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted, W. Gilmore Simms, Esq, was then loudly called for. and responded in a speech of great wit .nd humor, which was receiv ed by the audience with loud and frequent demonstrations of applause. WM. BULL PRINGLE. Chairman. THomAs RtEILLY, P. J. BAROT Tuns. M. HANcREL, Secretaries. R. W. BACOT, J From 1he N. Y. Her.Id. MAJOR GENERAL PILLOW. We have carefully perused the defence of Mtaj. Gen. Pillow: and notwithstand ing all the censure which has been heaped upon that officer, and notwithstanding a reeling of prejudice towards him, which we acknowledge did oxist in our mind utntil very recently, we are persuaded that Gen. Pillow is more sinned against than sinning. We shall do justice in every case, as far as in our powver, no mUtter what the consequences may be, or whom the parties are; and in asserting that Gen. Pillow has triumphantly succeeded in clearing his skirts of all the dirty insinua tions that have been cast upon him, we do no more than justice to him as a soldier and a man. It may be said that one side of a story is good till the other is told, and therefore, we should not give n opinion on the merits of this case, until we have perused the statement of the prosecution. Thi we concede to be a good maxim, but will not be inappropriate to. apply it.to-th case under consideratin, for a very obv ous and sound reason. The testimot and statements on the part of the prosee tion, as well as Gen. Pillow's defence I fore the. Court of Inquiry, were all, rid carefully by twe members of that CoV , and that Court having acquitted (n2. Pillow, we are bound, by all the prl'i pies of justice and equality--havingpn-. fidence in the justice, impartiality,nd honor of the medmbers of the Cont-to believe the defence. Believing it, pre fore, we do naot hesitate .to say, uhafen. Pillow is a much abused man, and,1the cause of right and.justice,awe. arglad that he succeeded so, well as lie as, in passinig the ordeal to which he hjbeen subjected. unscathed. As to the gein vein which runs through someif ni. reporta and letters,. we do. not ihp that Gen. Scoti shoula not east,the fistone, untiltbe "soup" of the learry cespon deunen inhnihI- be noperly digestei the Charleston Eve. Nrews. A N: .AY TO ABANDON OLI P PLES,OR THE MANNEI OF ING ON TWO STOOL! W. UT FALLING ON THI . GR D. I. im yourself a Democrat, an1 vote_ big. 2;:. allegiance to Democracy, an be a amp follower. 3. Lewis Cass for President and -Gen. Butler for Vice Presi dent e they both have the sam politi, ciples, and are the candidate of th :party. 4. the Tariff. the Bank, and al the- of the Whig party, and ad vocal nominee. 5.. rt Taylor, and oppose Fill more, e they run on the samt ticket 6. Taylor in June as an un pledge didate, and support hin ir July. e you are Democrats, and he has 'su ed himself to be disposed of by the s for the sake of their nom,i nation 7 dlutions in June and reverse ther' ahd proclaim to the world that ..as "immutable" as the moun, or h; ty candidate of the Whigs 8.: at the Democrats of Charles tou. am of their -own opinions. dou'tI themselves, and shiver in every and thus save them from ihe t of the State, by placing theri .. its notice. 9--iiM gt Hunkers delude the De m,ocra rieston to> all these things, and ein the confidence of the Dem. rty as wise statetnen, inno cent ulliug. 10 jiate between the log cabin ndueid t irel of 1840, and the old brown B6d white curse of 1848. 11. ""great storm in 1844 and '46 about tes avowing their political opiraio a 1848 drown all principles to se uts for oae who declares he hap l~e our indepcndence of party leadg - ay have pretended to man age . by displacing them as a maeare a insolent overseer, but by ruo "from your principles, and destr party. Wh things have been accom i.sjoi a party on the'principle I ! ar ument.are not. to-be , ke - der io.1na e row and leia(e tfa ed to the dull old Hunk era. . ISHMAEL. Gener Cab.-We advise those edi tors who r 'defaming Gen. Case, because it was his I to be a gallant Colonel early in the w' f 1812, and to have served his country ri pro,minent positions ever since -those vaho are abusing Cass because the Demucrs of the Nation have selected him as th 'r standard hearer to deteat the plans of dern Whiggery under the spe cious garb. of military " availability," we advise tl such to peruse what Abbott Lawren:e of Mass. says of Lewis Cass. Mr. Law ce, it is known, came near be ing the no tines of the Whigs (assembled last tnonth t Philadelphia) for Vice Pres ident. Mr. Lat ence is a gentleman, who Mr. Thomas tier King will not deny, is a good Wit --a good protective Tariff Whig. Mr. L ence, gentleman as he is, crushes iu e bud all tho vile slander, (call it party se dal, if you please.) which the scullions the Whig party are dissemi nating. We w tinot repeat them here. The coluamns other presses have a patent rig/d to m which wye will not infringe. Honor as Lewis Case is for qualities of the lie, he relies nut upon his oppo, nents iii dmiration, wvhich wvas freely lavished him when not a nomi.,ee fur President~ ile de -lI on his friends-on the prin ciples wit -hich he has been identified. fi- it is# aider ev-en to intimate that Obn. Ca a political changeling. His aw .as wiell as his pen, has been vieldied a defence of "Free tade and Jailor's hts." Comp wvith his opponent, he loses in to one tr f character, while for cat'ac ty for lb gh office to which both aspire, yven his onents will concede hium more hrilliant itis,g ard more experience. But to th tract : Gener ass's Personal Character. A bbott ence, the great Massachusette Whig in peech at a Taylor mneetinag at Burlingto last week, made this retnark af the De -rartic candidate for the Presi Jencp: "I know ~rim well. I have, broken bread with hing4 is own house, and he with mie in min He .is a gentleman-a man f'unblemi 4d personal character, against which uoIig can justly be said."-Sa sannah Geian. Mr. Vagren has written a letter to-e :ommittee. :the Industrial Convention. which as.ssa led-in this city, 'in which lie takesgrou l'r the freedom of the public ends to aacj~ I: settlers, and give. his rea ions for a . elscing in his nomination for he Eresid y:by the Utica Convention. -Pilat&iletin. GEe t*aoWae--TheLimeric Chro aicle say$ a iofficer, the military dicta or;ofPatj4wboisuppressed the insurrec-, Lion,.is of(i h descent, and of the once princeLy.if of- the Kavanaiugha of Bar [Correspondence of the Mercury.] ) WASHINGTON, July 28, 1848 t My anticipations are realized, and the i Compromise Bill is defeated in the House. The vote you will see is 112 yeas to 97 nays being a majority against the hill of 1 15.- The vote on the bill was as follows: Whigs in Italics. YEAS. Messrs. Abbott. Adams, Ashman, Belcher, Bingman, Blanchard. Boyden, Buckner, Butler, Canby, Clapp, "olumar, Collins, Conger, Cranston, Crowell, Cro zier. Carling, Dickey, Di.con, Donnell, Duer, D. Duncan. Dunn, IEckert, Ed. woards, Embree. N. Evans, Faran Farrel ly. Fisher, Freedley. Fries, Giddings, Gott Gregory, Grinnell, Hale. N. K. Hall, Hatnmons. J. G- Hamptton, M. Hampton, Henley, Henry. E B. Holmes, Hubbard, ludson. J. R. Ingersol, Irwin Jenkins, D. P. King. Lahm, IV. ''. Lawrence, S. Lawrence, Lincoln. Lord Lynde Maclay, It. McClelland, McIlvaine, Horace Mann, Marsh, Marvin. Morris, Mullin. Nelson, Ness, Newell, Nicoll, Palfrey, Peasloy, Peck, Pendleton, Petrie, I ollock, Pntnam Reynolds. Julius Rockwell, John A. Rock well, Rose, Rumnsey jr., St. John, Schenk, Sherrell, Silvester, S ingerland, Smart. C. B. Smith, K. Smith. T. Smith. Stark weather, Stephens, A. Stewart, Chas. E. Stewart, atroh n. Strong. Talmadge, J. Thompson, Tuylor, R. IV. Thompson, J. B. Twmpson. W. Thompson. Thurston. Tuck, Vau Dyke, Vinton, 1Varren, Went worth, White, Wiley, Wiltnot.-112. NAYs-Messrs.. Atkinson, Barringer. Barrow, Bayly. Beale, Bediager, Birdsall, Bu"cock. Botls, Bewdon, Bowlin, Boyd, Brownhead Wn. G. Brown, Charles Brown, A. G. Bro,vn, Burt, Cabell, Cathcart, Chapman Franklin Clark, Be verly L. Clark, Clingman. Howell Cobb, W. R. W- Cobb, Crocke, Criafield, Dan iel Dickinson, Alex, Evens, Featherston. Ficklin, Flourncy. French, Felton. Gale, Gentery Goggin, Green, W. P. Hall. Ha ralson, Harmauson, Harris, Hill, Hilliard Isaac E. Holmes, C. S. Houston, J. W. Houston, Inge, Chas. J. Ingersol, Iverson, Jameison, A. Johnson, R- W. Johnson, G. W. Jones, John W. Jones, Kaufman, 'Kennon, T. Butler King, La Sere, Lig on, Lumkin, McClernand, McDowell, McKay, McLane. J. Mann, Meade, Mil ler, Morehead, Outlaw, Pettit, Peyton, Pillsberry, Preston, Rhett, Richardson, Riebey. Robinson, Ro'klill, Sawyer, She d. Simpson, Sims St ton, Tki. Vtnable, . . ace,. , Williams-97. The motion to lay tho bill on-the table was made by Mr. Stevens of Georgia, who with seven other Southern Whigs vo. ted in favor of it. Had they voted against the motion to lay it on the table, it would not have prevailed; and if this vote is a fair exponent ofthose in favor ofor against the bill, then eight Southern Whigs could have passed the. bill. Every Southern de= mocrat, you will perceive voted against the motion to lay the bill on the table, and every Northern and Western Whig voted for it, while 21 democrats from the non slaveholding States voted with the South eru democrats. But the vote by no means shows the opposition to the bill on the part of Southern Whigs. Mr. Hilliard declared, on last Monday, that Ie was opposed to the bill. Mr.'Toombs of Geor. gia, Mr. Gentry. of Tennessee, Mr 'res ton of Virginia, and many other Southern Whigs had declared their determination not to vote for the bill, yet they voted n gainst the motion to lay on the table. Still with all their jockying, the responsibility of the defeat of the bill nuot rest on the eight Southern Whigs who voted to lay it ona the table. Btut I think there is yet another chance for the settlement of this qutestioni. Th'Ie Senate has amended the resolution of the House fixing a day for the adjournent, by substituting the 14th of August. This will give time for aesion in the Hlouse on the Oregon bill, and when it is se..t to the Senate, thej will amtend it by striking it all out, and substituting the Compromise bill. So the bill may come up again in the Hotuse, and should this be so, you will find some eight or ten additional democrats from the North and WVe:t who will vote for the bill. and thus throw the whole re sponsibility of defeating the measure ott; the Southern Whigs. I think, however, that they will be unwilling to take the ro sponsibilily, and that it yet possible the Compromise of the Senate mtay be adop ted. Emory College -The Columbus En-. quirer of the 25th inst., says-"We are pleased to learn that the Rev. George F. Ih Pierce, at present the stationed preacher; of the Methodist Episcopal Church in this a city, has been elected President of Emory a College. No man is more competent to discharge the high duties of the responsi, ~ ble station, and none could assumtie the t alfice with more of the public confidence. ~ -Augusta Constitutionalist. The loftiest mountain in the United 4i States east of the Mississippi, is in Nnrth i. Carolina. It is called Mitchell's Peak, a anmd lies in-Buncombe and Yancy counties. Its heighiris 6, 720 feet above the level of a the occean-being nearly 50& feet higher than the White Mountains in New Hamip- e shire. The British Royal Astronomical Sn ml ciety, baa ndmed thie new planet discovered n in April last, Metis, and tbe namie has e beetY adopted at the National ~Observatory d inWnnhingtonn THE COMPROMISE BILL. As was predicted by our correspondent, the compromise bill has been lost in the House, and that by the action of men re presenting Southern constituencies. ,Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, moved to lay the bill on the table, and seven other South ern Whigs voted for the motion, and by their votes carried it. On reference to the yeas and nays on the question. as given by our correspond. ent, it will be perceived th-at Stephens of Ga. and Giddings, Boyden of N. C. and Palfrey,-Crozier, of Teun. and Tuck. fig ure together in this operation, no doubt for reasons perfectly satisfactory to them selves, but so far as the Southern men are concerned, imperatively demanded by the public. We annex an analysis of the the vote by States and Parties on the mo tion to lay on the table.-Chus. Mercury. YEAS. NAYS. Dem. Whig. Dem. Wh. Maine, 3 1 2 0 N Hampshire i 1 0 0 Massaclhusettes 0 6 0 0 Vermont 1 3 0 0 Connecticut 0 4 0 0 Rhode Island I 1 0 0 New York 8 21 1 0 New Jersey, 0 4 0 0 Pennsylvania 3 4 4 0 Ohio 4 11 5 0 Mlchign 3 0 0 0 Indiana 1 4 5 0 lllittuos 4 1 4 0 Wi,consiu 2 0 0 0 Iwowa 1 0 0 0 Delaware 0 0 0 1 Maryland 0 0 2 3 Virginia 0 1 0 5 N. Carolina 0 2 3 4 S. Carolina 0 0 7 0 Georgia, 0 1 4 3 Alabama 0 0 5 2 Florida 0 0 0 1 Mississippi 0 0 3 1 Louisiana 0 0 2 1 Arkansas 0 0 1 0 m1issouri 0 0 4 0 Tennessee '0 1 5 3 Kentucky 0 3 4 1 Texas 0 0 2 0 29 83 72 25 AIR. CALHOUN'S SPEECH. After some weeks of delay, wehave l in our power to lay before our-readurs an It ere Few- of our.readees:at;! omit reading thisa able exposition of- the rights of tbe'Sotli er in common.- with the other States of the Union under the federal -compact. The positions assumed. and the arguments brought forward to sustain them, we con ceive to be unanswerable. Mr. C. de. monstrates the perfect equality of rights to. territory acquired by conquest or- treaty ampng the several States, and that while Congress has governmental power over the territories, it has not absolute and un restricted power, but is limited by the terms of- the federal compact, and by the very nature of the trust powers delegated o it for the coaimon benefit of all the States. There is another position which he com bats, and which we think deserves to be reprobated as destructive to every princi ple of law, of justice, and of common tense. We call special attention to this point, because there are presses. even in he South, having great influence upon )ublic opinion, which assume that position. It is, that as the laws of Mexico prohibit ilavery, therefore no slaveholder can move vitt his blaves and hold thern as such ipon the territury acquired by treaty from Ulexico utntil Congress passes an act re ealing thte Sloxican laws to this effect. ['his doctrine' which would place territory ecquired from Mexico, out of the reach of he citizens of the'slaveholding State,, as ffectually as the Wiltmot Proviso itself, is nialutained in our very midst.-Augusta 'onstitutionalisl. The Mass Meeting at Stone Mountain. lugust 15ith, 1848.-1'he Democracy of hie Statei (says tthe Mitlledgeville FeJeral Jtmon) should nut forget this great asseu, ly of their unterrified hosts. The place easy of access. The various Rail Road )ompanies will, withotut doubt, greatly educe their rates oif passage to those wvho tetnd. Arrangements to this end are ow in progress.-Constitutonalist. Stone Mlountain Mass Meeting, and lgricultural Fair.-Th;e several Rail toads of the $tate have judiciously rought downt the fare to the lowest rates, Lorder to accommodate the public and fOrd every facility to the people to attend tose meetings. This is judicious, as it increases the rofits of the companies, at the same time tat it increases the number of those who an enijoy the gratification of attending , mese meetings. The rate of fare on the Western and ~tlantic Rail Road is to be reduced to ro cents a mile, and the passengers to be Ilowed to return free. Specimens and articles for exhibition me to be carried free. Simtilar low rates are adopted on the annecting Roads.-Contitutiontalist. To KEEP A HOUsE COOL ALL DA.--Open te windows and doors at 5 o'clock in the torning, keep them open two hours; then lose them eli-windows, doors and win ow' shades-and .the house will remain ol during the hottest part ofr,h d.t