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ot nou.rtr . EDGEFIELD C. 11. WEDNESDAY, Oc-r. 18, 1848. The Weathcr.-On Friday last, there wa quite a fall of rain in this section of country Fiost.-Fost fell at this place on the morning of the 16th of October. The thermomelor at morning stood at 45 deg Adjournment of Court.-The Court of Corm mon Pleas adjourned on Thursday last, Several cases were dirposcd of, but a consid erable number were continued on account of unavoidab!e circumstances. We subjoin a letter from the Ollicers of the Company of "96 Loys" to Thos. G. Bacon, Esq. It will be seen that these gentlemen have deposited the Company Flag for safe keeping in the Office of' the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas. Under this Flag, 108 men were enrollede and only 28 retut tied with it from Mexico. Edgefiold C. H., ? Oct. 16th1, 1848. Thus. G. Bacon, Esq.. C C. P. Dear Sir -As. the representatives of Company D, (-96 B--ys") Palmetto Re giment. We have the honor to place into your keeping and that of your successors in office, the accompanying "attle Flag" presented to our corps by one of our own fair countrywomen and baptized 'in the purest of Carolita's best blood. We present it to the People of Edge, field District, as a voucher of the patriot. - ism and gallantry of hier children, devout ly hoping that mild vizaaed peace will long permit it ts remain a District Record, and in full confidence that should South Carolina lie called again to the field it will have "a place in the picture." Respectfully your ob't serv'ts, P. S. BROOKS. WM. C. MORAGNE, -- here express, our regret for havin g unintentionally omitted to give the proper credit to. un original article copied from the Coltmbia Telegraph into onr paper. To Correspon-lents.-We have received from. some. unkno*n writer, two notices. of Marriages, The writer does not even state by .whomthe parties were matied. We'publish.all Marria;es-aod Obituar Notices: ratia.;b1n very instance they w ts the camp agntoffC the -.,egislature of So. Ca., ie over, we catn breathe mnore freely. We arc no longer bord witht excessively polite attentions from these gentlemen. We are suff'ered to go and aomnefrom our littleoffiein peacenunnoticed and .mncared for. We are nothing now, but eom nton printers. No body now, asks particularly thout our health, or that of every member of air family, from our oldest boy down to otur ittle babe, and negroes besides. They may all e sick now and even dead, atnd our frien none the wiser. So be it. WV o uin the candidates for relaxing ti hatily to us or to otherm'; for they y e been play" fired of the part whlich of our friends among ing. We hajpe, that0 nffended with the above. tIhe canmdidates whm respiect for them -generally Vehvbe a" candidate ourselves, so, we abtore them with our politeness. .Southern .Quarterly Raeteo.-T he number for.inly of the present year is before us. We h~lave not had ain opportuntity of reading it until very recently, as it did not reach this Post Office, unitil a late period. On this accoutit and the frequent delay in receiving the Revie w in this sectioni' of country, we thinik. that the stubscribers have good reason to compillain. We often see in thte Charleston papers, some notice of thme numbers as they appear, and after a conusiderable lapse of time, the Reviewv reaches t;dgefield Court lionse. This is provokingE etnonghi. Will the ptublisher or agent look to this matterl '1The number oni our table contains ten articles. They gemierally pomssess merit equmal to that of former articles in this Periodical, but others have searcely any merit at all For instance. the article entitled "The army iti Te.xis." Th~lis is a bit ter satire tupom the p)resent Administratioun and we doubt if Mr. Polk can survive thme tremen donts fire of his critic. Certainly, thme latter has dune his best to pepper hitn, or at least his Seretary Wim. L. Marcy for the mannier mi -which tihe war in Mexico was carried on. This article looks vary munch like the produec tion of a grntnbling Whig, who has selected a literary jonrnal to potur out hisi spite against an Admninistration which lie dislikes. Anmong the articles of merit, will be found an article etititled " Progress of' Political economrmy." -.South Carolina in thme Revotionu" an admir able vindication of our State. "The fugitive -poetry of A mermca." " The danger ant safety of the Republic." "Tme French Re ptublic" and others Thmese will well repay pert:sal amid from them, the reader cman derive profl;able instruction. At a late Whig wueetintg ini tIme City of Wash ington, Col..John A. Rogers now of Pennsyl vania, an officer of thme North-.west army fran Tennessee, who had served with Col. Cas and General Hfartison during the late war was iniroduced and made an address highly abusive of Cass. We make the following extract ii ...hain in General Taelor. It will he seen that General Taylor is a Whig beyond all doubt. Ile says it himself and all his friends say it for him. And now, fellow-citizens, a word for Gen. Taylor. It would be presumption in me to pretend. to. inform you who al ready know his history. But I will. say that I am personally and intimately ac quainted with him, and have been so for many years; and I can truly say that I believe him to be one of the purest men this nation has over produced; and he will in my opinion. administer the Gov ernment on its fundamental principles. more to the satisfaction and happiness of the American people, than any other man has done since the administration of Gen. Washington. He is a whole Whig in princlple and in practice, - I kntow him to be such. I have always been a Whig myself in psinciple-and I. am willing in risk Gen. Taylor, from the knowledge I have of his unsullied integrity, and perfect compeency. I know that there are few men possessing more solid informatinn on all subjects-or, withal, more modest and retiring The military character of General Cass. The Whies have detracted much from the military character of Cass. The annexed correspondence copied from the Washington Union, will show that he has some merit as a soldier; Whig atthority to the contrary, not withstanding. From the hamburg Republican. We take pleasure in -calling especial attention of the annexed letter from Gov. Gilmore of Georgia. written in reply to an initation to attend a public dinner in1 Putnatn County of that State. The ex alted position which the gentleman has held in the political history of the Country, aililed to his private worth and great in tolligence. entitles his opinions to much weight. In fact we may well be surpris to find any portion of the South arrayed against the Democratic nominees. Cass and Butler, when we find such patriots as Gilmore and Troup supporting them. I From the Fccer:d Union. LEXiNGTo.. 16th bept. 1848 J Genleman:-I cannot he at your har becue, and if I were, doubt whether I I could speak. I will however, take the t liberty of exrressing to you my desire. 1 that your ellorts and those who think with you may he successful in electing Gov Cass President. . * . I have known Gov. Cass for a long time both by personal and official intercourse. He has been in public life for forty years, and most ofthat time in-situations which I have made him acquainted with those de- I artments of the public service, of which s ' nt should be specially cognis ant. e more Indian treaties, f and acquired t - ory for our peo. -i ple. than any citizen of t - States. g He. is the only distinguished nia , North. who ventured to ajd in setting pub. lie opinion right, when the Ssljte of Gebr I gia was grossly slandered for its policy 1 towards the Indians within its jurisdiction. Gov. Cass did good service as an officer t and a soldier in the war with Great Bri. si tain. He is well acquainted with territori- I al and state government of Michigan. I * lf WO aul ith the whole 0 u~l residential duties. ie understands. well,- the foreign rela. b tions of tiiis coutry, having beetd Minis- . ter to France, .wheti he manged so ad. : mirably ,the matters commnitied to his 0 charge, as to defend successfully the mar itime interests of the U .ted , gainst a enmbinattio .-. ' urop'e. ul and commterci n the Senate of the 3as made him well versed e-iy of Congressional legislation. . Oaus has talents of ihe highest or- E .and trell cultivated, set off by a no- s ble presence and polished manners. Gent. TaylQr is a diligent man and brave soldier His life has been spent in eamtiitng mtornina reports. issuing pro-e vision orders, drilling raw soldiers, and enjoying conversation and segars In the mess room.-HIe is a General, whom the country delighis to honor as such. If he has not been flattered ei.oiigh for his con dut at M~onterey. and Palo Alto. let him re ceive anoither Brevet, or be put at the head of the Army.-B'it do not make him Chief Magistrate, lest the honor which he has worthily earned, be sullied by misma nagitg whiat he knows nothing about. We do not employ a Blacksmith for a Sichool-master, not seleCt a Sheriff for a Judge of the Courts. It is a wise say ing that every man is to be trusted in his own alt. Trho Cobler to his awl. The Farmer to his plough. The Officer to his sword. The Statesman to the Council Clumber. Tthe country wants a President to direct intercourse with the .Indian tribes; pre serve Peace and extend the commerce of our country with foreignt naions; toap point faith ful arid intelligent public on-l fcers; and to give to the Senate and H utrse of Representatives, the advice of wisidomt and experience. Rough and Ready are the appeflations given to Gen. Traylor lay his friends. Rough may do for knocking down or cuf liog a negligent soldier, as Ready is a no cessary accomplishment for a fuglemnen or at pistolling. But the Country requ:res.a polished nman aid a courteous, wise coun sllor for President. The Georgia House of Representatives once chose Patrick Carnes, and old law yer, for spea.ker. After serving for a wvhile, he raise and addressed the House, saying nat through all his porfessional life he had been accnstomed to look at but one side of the question. and that now he found it impossible to look at both sides at a time. asked the members to choose another speaker, and left the Chair. Gen. Taylor -looks fat pubtic affairs as a soldier. Gov. Cass looks at public af fairs as a soldier and as a statesman. Very resptefnlly, yours. GEORGE R. GILMORE. To Messrs. Hudson, Dennis. Trippe, Rose. Rlied. &c. &e. Our Raulroad---The Charleston Mercury Iof the 3, inst says. We are glad io learn Ithat our Railroad has done a very per itable business during the past month the recipts having greatly exceeded those for the ame tmonth in 1847. SFor Lhe 2diver Higgins Ferry,-Oie t 848. Mr. tditor.-Since lhe idates poor fellova, have done "dec tg thei sentimeta" .in your coloni-.1 .havi thought. that perhaps there ni be rooa for a --little nonsense now and t!! fron me, believing the couph'tto be e,-WhicI ays, "A little nonsense now and a . is relished by the bert of~it Speaking- of the Candida re"mand me laf:an idea that came.iitio -1 1nd1h other day-if indeed it- canl b aed ar idea, .(I believe according to 'a Ark it is a rea[ idea-I do not tnea he N.al sif the Deluge, but th'egNu,th bpellin: Book anti Dictionary notorietv) t is this Hereafter, as soon as all the ndidate are announced, let there. he tceetini called of the people, "of .thie .le pea pie," at the "centre,"' where*a he Can didates should be required .to tend an declare "their sentiments fully t'ely ani frankly" upon all points touehit fle.pub lic interest, and then let the, return . I !heir plows, " toork-shops" ".-and at tend to their own business utittl to day a electioi. Then let the peoplelo up ani vote for whom they please. au let th6s who may be so (ut)furtunat ~s to b elected, go and .attend to t people, business in the beat way the can, fre and unpletged. In this way mr h troubl and expense will be saved on 1a part c he poor Caudidate', without: ny addi innal trouble or expense to aprintet If those genilemen, Messrs,'4lany Va ers" and "Responsible Vote iare per nitted to go on in the way they are bee promising for some years past they wi soon run all the Candidates o 'the fiek tud in a few years no man.o ;itmno punk will venture to come ouas.a Catu idate for the Legislature. ow Mu Editor", what do you think of y idea i it not a sublime one? I now volunteer my eervice' Chait nan of the Meeting. I I coul explain its objects in. a ropriat erms" as Nual's Arlk canfu lndee think the honor of the ci " wonl ustly belong to me; yet sho -here b inother, whom the great pe ,shouI refer to me, I would of-cot, 'yiel z claims and sacrifice my Jel to t ublic good." Ahemn ! After a very long and witheringdrougl nil old Damo Saluda's bemig almo: s low as she has ever been ;koa n to b ince the first dawning of the'i mory < hat ancient, though tnst.wi iy. ind 'idual, the "oldest inhahitan.'o hav ad several very fine showefih ich hav nado the "earth rejoice and.iuk .glad, ud strengthened and invigoraied .the ir abitants thereof-all except Vnypelf wh el very much in need .of -rejiairs. .W ave indeed had a very:i ytime; f athering cotton, and the..consaence at we are pretty far adva ". in th I think the peoIjA oerall ve. alre -out, about " e leir crops-. I" ah'eaa r I haveoi't sm~ee h nths and' (in-enth:i.f tmn .1 bav me to cipher out thcprec efractiot low you are ready_to-asii m hJiy H urr ', a e man say. be has made )good on' et I think we shall all have-enough r read, in feed the horses, and 'to give ii "i a little now arnd Ahen . .1n% tle, they m.; .n the . - tocer y you:r ~~- ENA. Election Returns. GREENVILLE DISTRICT. Senator..T. E. Ware. House of Representative-Ed Ward I] arle, Elias Earle, G. F. Townoes, H ANDERSON AND PICKENS DISTRItCTS. For State Legislature-TaylOr..Pick us, hlunter, Reed, Alexander, Whitfieldj orris. ABBEVILLE' DISTRICT. Senator-Ca pt. J. F. Marshall H ouse of Representatives-B. 1. M1ar , Thos. Thotmson. B. C. Presdey, Joe aith, and Edward Noble.' L AUR ENS DISTrRlI%' Houe of Rrpresenltative-C.P. Sualhi an. J. H- lrby,.P. L. Calhon aid 3. D Villiams. 4 RICHLAND.DITll House of Representativue8-J. 3. Pres on, J. HI. Adams, WV. D. Desussure, on Wallace. iT. PHILIP AND ST. MI(i;AEL Seator-WVm. D). Porter, 4. House of Repr.esentatives-Jam' Sim ins. W. G. Desausattrre. Dr. E. liDeas, ~elson Miitchell, Charles MacbetbW. A. 'rigle, C. G. MemaMnger, Jana Tup. uer. 'T. 0. Elliott, D.~ Huger, ji John . Carew, F. Lanneag . Cui ~ham, . H. Houstotn, A. 1.DnnkktR. F. eynolds, F. DI. Richafdqpn. ' YORlK DISTR(ICT. Sentor-J. B. Witherspoon. *o House of Rersnaies-R -c w, George WV. Williams, W js. I, . A. Springs-. NEWBERRY UISTRIC, Senator-P. 5. CaIdwell. . ar House of Repreentatives-R.~ iman, H. Summers. R. Pitts. UNION DISTRC Hous of ReprentaitseAohnt igh t, t. Scheik, Dr. John A. Metts, W. Thonpson. Correspondentce of the Washinsglo ion. WAsamO-roN, Sept. 23 . Sir: A speech recently deli by the Hon. Trhon; as Butler King,. r gia, at Paterson N. Jersey. con: he rollowing: -.Gen. Cas; is* the of Hull's surretnder. Ordered away n. Hull, before the attack upon D by the British Gen. Cass recetved n Its gence of the disaster till hte wss e ded by a single British oficer ( .n miles from Detroit) to yield. ant id yield. With two or three regi of men, Gent. Cams surrendered .to le British 'officer, fourteen miles fr y other enemy. If Gen. Hulh co d treason, is not Gen. Cass a truitor. h is an aiss and a t'llain. N le. hae leen glredanehaung- - e s1-oul- have been tried -ai shot"at that time. Beleivii -the above statesmentts to be direct perversions historic truth, and tMat I they 'do great ini-stice nut only to Gen. Cass, but to'he other uflieers and men ctmposing the detaehment of troops refer. ed-to, and learning that you were the ad -jutantt gener;al of the army under the comr.. ,tiand of Gen. Ilull, which possitioti gave you the be;t opportunity of knowing all the facts and circuamstancesctinneeted wih the sending out of the detachment and its surrender, I take the liberty of calling your. attention. to the subject, and of re questing information in regard to thesitua tion of the detachment at the titn of Hll's capitulationt; whehether it was not tclud ed therein. and by the laws of war was not hound to surrender with therest of the troops; who commanded it; what was G-'u Cass's position in connexion witt It; anu whether he was in any way guilty of any. thing unbecoming a brave and gallani of ricer ? Though I name these specific poiits. I should be pleased to receive in. iformation on any others you may consider f it necessary to notice. in order to give a correct history of the m:tter. I make the request a sincere inquirer after truth ; and it is proper to apprize you thnt it is my in % tention, should ,:ou favor mu with an an 5 swer. to have it published. a With respectful consideration. Your obedient aervent. ROBRRT SMITII. Maj. Gen. Tho'uas S. Jessup. Washington city. D. C. WAsntNGToN CITY. Sept. 26. 1848. Sir.-[ have received your letter, dated the 23.1 inst. calling my atieution to cer tain charges said to have been made h' the Hon. Thomas Butler King against Ge.t eral Cams, in a sp"eech lately delivered by him at Paterson. New Jersey, in the fo. lowing %%ords. viz: "Gen. Cass is the hero of Mull's surrender. Ordered aouy by j Gcn. Hull before the attack upon Detroit D by the Brithish. Gen. Cass receired no in j telligence of the disaster till he was sum 1 muned by a single British of eer, fourt:en a miles from Detroit. to yield, and he did i yield. With two or three regiments ofmen, d Gen Cass surrender to a single British e officer, fourteen miles from any other enemy. And in compliance with your request that I should give such information as I possess in regard to the sitiunton of the detach e ment referred -to by Mr. King, at the time , of Hull's capitulation, "and the position of Gen. Cass in relation to It, and. whather a the General was in any way guilty of any. e hiing unbecoming a brave and gallant of ficer." I have the honor to state. in re ply, that the charges made by Mr. King n relate, to the surrender of a detachment e sent by order of Gett. Hull, on the 14th of r August. 1S12, to teert a convoy of provis ions, under the command of Capt. Henry lRrush of Ohio, supposed thou to be-on the route from the river Ratisin to the army at i Detroit. As thio -acting adjutant general of the ary' -I detailed 'that detabinaut, nnd, -iy.tihorder- of Ge.' Hull, 'placed Col McArther, (not Col. Cas.) in command h of it. The General directed that the de accompany it. a tIre the detachtrin itmarched, a number of volunteers joined ii r from bo rpeimenta, so that t :e ag;ro rce when it left camp witaS about .for hhndred men. ~Cot. Cas. w as nota past .of- the detaiIl-he joined as a volun teer. Whleni I tunderstnool that he desired~ to go, I objected to two colonels going with so small a dletac~hmnent: hut the service was considered by us all as extentely perilious. Cal. Cass'claimed it as a rigrht to share the datngers wvith his md:., and he was liar mitted by the General, not ordered, to ac -company thtem. 'Ott the 16t h of Audiust Glen. Hlull stur rendered thte fort and Amen can army by capitulation, to the British forces under Ibe command of Major pen. Brock, and ~ittcludecd McArthur's detachment in the 'capitulation. The Colonel had been order ce1 by express to return to Detroit, and he was withini fonr or five r,iles of the fort when he receiv'ed intelligence of the sur -render. Heu felil back about three tmilrs to I the river Huron,. whore lie received the articles of cupitulation,~ with an order fromn Hull to surrender. The Colonrel was I helieve bountd in gooid faith to surrender; but whether he was or nut, he was com pelled to submi?, foir he hail not a day's sttbsistance, nor a dozen rounds of amtuni tion for his cotmmand. He was as gallant 'tinoldier, anid as patiotic a citizen. uts the country could boast; and he did all that was possible under the circumstamnces; but whether,. the surrentder of the detachtment was right or wrotng, lie altone was respon sible for it. Colonel (now General) Cass had no mare to do with it than the hon rable gent leman who makes the charges against him. From the foregoing staremenit, yoa per ceive that there was not evena a sinigle re gimetnt to surrender, nor was Cal. Cas it commatnd at that time and on the oc-. casion referred to by Mr. Kittg. Thtai gettlemnan hast been so unfortunare in the random stattement of his facts, as not toi have stumbileid upon a single truth. H is charges I know tio he utterly unifoundiedi from beginnting to end. There is nothing in the history of the counrtry. written or, un written, tojmustify any one of them itt the I smallest degree. As to Gen. Cass, I served I with him in tswo canmaignts, a part of the' time under his. orders and attachedl to his brigade. I ha.ve seen him i.t situ lions and under circumustentces that wvould test the courage of any man, and he never fal- I tered; but always acted in aceordatice with the dier ates of high courage and patriotism. Whatsoever may be thie course of others, he is never the apologist of the' emenay. but is always found ont the side of the country.I I am, sir,iwith great re.sqtuet rourrobedi nt servant. T HOMAS S. JESUJP. Hon. Robert Smit, Washington City. From the Temperance Advocate. TO THI' FRIENDS OF TEMPER ANCE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Beloved Bret hren :-T he ti me a pyroacha es-indleed, is almost at hand. when our Tenth Annual Meeting is to be heltd. Can not-will not every Temperance Soieety in. the State, be folly represented ? 1 sin. cereltutil is t e an, fr, snnauetio $a bly mclia depena ol tilfeniion to the. ..frequent asseinabliig-if ourselves,togs h er." We thereby gai t confi.Iettce, and imptess sentiments of respect upon the minds of thtose who are not with us. Ev ery one who ever atteaded a meeting of the State Temperance Society -aill say that he was heuelit'ed int every respect, and that he thereby br-came a more ex pert, and a more thuroughiy armed ,old -:r Ir the coniest wih Intoxicating Drinks. At this time, surely, there is much to n:rake us anxious it) be realy Ir the bitt,- Ia this great cause. Our Capital is in dan ger. intoxicating driu!t is de-r,ag ite freemen ol Richland District to the condi tion of mere .erfs of the Candidates. Other Districts n.ty be eitniltarly situut-d. The election is now pr,yt and over. Now is the time to preuent similar results for the future. South Carolina must be tabe.r, and to you, my brethren, she looks for the great work of smaking her ;U. Withaiut ir reverence, the beautiful anetguage of ispi. ration may be well placed im her mouth, as addrsesed to you . " Come up to the help of the Lord, against the mighl/." Dtrin;: the past vear, w v i.vt' ad a State Temperatice Lectttrer, Lient. Chas. H. Duryee, in tho field. He launred inost efficiently. and moe' successfully in Char lestor. Liurens. and Spartanburg . nod we hope his ltttmrs tm uther parts if thte tato will he signally blessed before our atttual meeting. ie will be present witlh uts. 1t is well worth a trip taI Columbia to hear him. At our approuciting tmcctin:a, we shall he allowed, I hope, to see representatives from the Sons of Temperance, thr Rtecha bits, and the Juvenile Col-d Water Ar-r:ius recently organized in our Sta:e. Nothing can interest yotn more than to have the prmeciples of Love. Purit y. Fidelity. Temi petance. Benevolence anil Religton, which characierize the Orders of the Sins of 'Irnmperance antd the Ruchabits. properly explained and set before you. The Scrip' ltres tell us, a tree stmuld be judged by its fruits. These two Orders triust be judged itt the ante way. and if they exhibit marks of love, tercy. refortmation, temperance and religion, (as I am sure they can.) then they will be met with an open haud by .ve'ry friend of temperance and humanity. I hope the delegates of these Orders will coime with their Regalia. The Culd Wa ter Armies. interesting as th uflt'ering of youth and innocence on the altars of Tem perauce. will deserve the countenance and encouragement of every friend of the cause. Te I hope, will be fully repre sented, and bring with them their banners and their insignia. At our anu al- meeting, officers are it be elected, and the pl.'ce for ouruextsetmi" annual meeting is to be fixed. These are very irnportant matters, and worthy of ve' ry serious attention. The ltatter become unusually important frot the fact. ihal it is proposed to hold our next Setni-An uual meeting on the next 4th of July. anid in the Town of Columbia. It is hopet that it_snay equal.-in that way. the grew ineeuing: hold. iCharleston.:- At it, (iti summer meeiiu:) :ie htave the promise u the presence of, Georgia's.gifted eons Lumpkin, Sftnsatan'd J ooters,.." Fach Soziei -, including the Ktecbtttites y e nit_ heldW n better. The.mcettng u ill .le heldin lb Carolina Hall on the' Wednesday aleritt 4th Monday in Novemiier, being the 2i day of the month. The Presidentt or ith Washtington Temperancee Society of Co lumbia, and the Exeutive -Committee il the -mme',~ inl coiinediotn .with the WV. P. of Taylor Divistioun No. 8. Sons of Teum peratnce, are requested to arrantge for a pro. cession, t'ake place otn Wednesdayv night, from the Crolinat Halt to the State Ho.:se or Meltodist Church, (which.ever place they may select anid obtaiat ) .Th-e Rev. W. HI. l3aruwell, James Tupper, Esq., Rev. WV. BI. Yates of Charleston-.aaian G. Bowan of Columbian-W. Thurho'w Casmon of Camden, and Charles H. Dur yee of New York, 'will be expected to de. liver ad dresses. Two evenings will be as signed foir id:iresses shtould nail one eutiice. JOHN BE LTON O'NEAL L, Prest. of the Stste Temperattce Socie y. Columbia, Oct. 4. 18-48. The New York Journal of Monday. says :-"ln spite of what can lie donue to drawv nut the specie, it cottes in too fast. atd etilh acetnmulates. Thte receipt.: fromt dties th'e past tent days. amo t to $655.. 000, -anad the payimients ont Trensiiry draft. to $721 250, Ia uving th-- sp,aeio on hand last Saturday ntght, 82.720.000. Dlepairted this life on the 6thb Insta'nt at Edgefield C. H-., S. C.. MATTHEw .Vits, Esq.. in thea 00th yeatr of his age The deceased was ait the time of' his death. tIhe oldest inhabhi tt of the Town. Faor many yeatrs. in the ynng'r part of bia lire, he held the Office of~ Clerk of the Coturt of Commiunt Pleas foir Edgeield Di.etrict, the duties of whic't ho per formead o ith praomtpttess anda propriety. heI was bsrtnght to the ktnwledge of the truth itt hsis 29t.: year. antd pnttinig on Chtristi by Baptism, lie unsited hitmself to thei Baptist' Church at Asitiochi. He wats o,te aof the a)ri:2i nal Mlemubersm of thei Chuirchu in her airgatniza tiin at thsts place nttudi sotiu within a few years if his dentht (whtein declininsg health untfitta'd hir't for personsat l,boms ) heo took1 a very do. iead and nr-tive part in hter afars.-F'ar he took ple.asure in her stones, and favored the dust thereof. As Daeacons and Clerk of the Chinch, anid Clerk of thse Associ;atinn for imny years. this oo tnatn rendsered valuable aervices to both these Bodies. As a friend to itrmht and righst eonstesa, to mournshty ansd educistion, lie was over readly to advansco their intere<ts by conttrs tons of onotey and personarl se*tviei. Heo gave liberally to the Fitrmans Instituationt.nntd stirrdntp others to giv.-libernuttyalso. Chargead a Deacain witit the c-olleitio of htsMiiiister's Salary. it wass with imt a m:atter of caonsc'ien tions dnty to make thse caole-etioss and the pay ments with remasrkable pnnetsu!itv It was the privilege of onr dlepanre brother to witness the gracious revivals of 1831 snnds years following in this place. dutrin,g which, our of his sains anad his only daiugter wvere rotht itnto the Memnber.sliip of the samne hichs with hitmself In these sonusons of mer ifutl visitation, in which hte bosre an active anud useful part, his soul. waiulsd be filledl with Itulv joy. assd his sos of praise tao God would resound long anid lond. Te pstactice or D)eacn Mimns wast to rtire,. three times a dlay for secret prayer. a practice that he continned-dttring lhis protracted india positin. In this season a.f triatlino -fear of ueath alarmed him. and in viewv of his dissoltu ion h.. ... l o.: e - a......, ,,. ,a ito othe a.o,ndence thao Christ. but 1 douot fl i lsiuel s w I tie nutr to dn:i "' '' Oi tihi morning of tim e day' dti Mcif ie'. died, he dr-,,ed lnineI-f at-4 tl"etame and left Is roont. Ater sone ineffecitnal atenmpta toswal; ow, .e iaid himseal' dutwns on tle. sofa,.ofiE seemd to fll asleep B5ut it was the sleep of ,Imestl withnot a stru_",lem or a gr an. Blessed are they that sleep in. Jesus. fir God will bring the., with hin. 1licerefore c,m fort "u anotlher wtith !t..sc uc.rfs. ti .:parted brother has g ia to that rest. even .1 it r:t that resmainetlk fr the pwple of God. It lias h.lf a wife1 cludrrn, grand cnildien and iammerotrs relativer nrl fri+nds to nmorn litir ines. Edgefield C. Hf., Oct. 1dth. 1848. Dt:o--On the 21st of Soptrmbe: Instj - Mr. Josrutl S Fl uttr, of Edgcfield Dist. iii the tweity"cight year of lis agei hi! hefe was exemplnr i:n .all the social and domnistte relaiions in which he moved, ho his left a wire and one child, an aged Mother, iwo Sisters and two Brothers, to 1momuru his Lo4s. A F1a1END. Executive Deparfment. Of the State of South Carulina. By His Execltency DAVID JOHNSON, -- Governor aud Cumnder-in-Chirf, is. and over the State of outk Carohna. Te, the Hunoratle the Setrators.and Mem bers of the House of te,resentatives .of' the G,.+I'ra51 Aisenul,ly of the"Sate.ofP South Carolina: Whereaa hv the .'onstittion ofthe United States each Stare is authorized .n s'.ch manner -:s the Legislatture ,ebere,or iny direct, to appoint a number of Elec more tot President stud Vice Presidett of tbr United States, eiual to tha.wi,leuiumber, of S&ntur and Itepresentativesp. which she State may he entitled in the Congress, of .lie United Siater; and the time or choosing the' Electors, and the 'day or which they shall give their vo;ea.which. shall be the same throughout.the.Uuit States, was to be deternmi'ted by Congress.. And wmhereas bmy an act :of Cougress. passed and approved on the first.day.o1 . March, .in the year of our Lord one ihmisand seven hundred and' ninety.twoi it was enacted amongst other things,: that --Etectirs shall be appointed int each State, for the "lectina i President and Vice Presi de'ut ofthc U. S-within thirty1our g y" prceeding tho first Wediesdaytn; DLcet - ber, one ihousand seven huindred aiu niae.'; tv.4wo; and .%m ithiti thirty-four.days 4;ee.. ce.ing the fit Wednesday -fo Deceet,' ' ",n- eyery fo-rth year succeding tbs t elections" "and "that thuE lec:oL. -dhall* imeet and give their votes-on . - Wednesday in Deceosber. at- eue 1, c .in each State,.as shall besdirecte -byte 'Le isiature"t.here6f.. ;? A.-;. And ."bereas 1ulteLeIslature;0 o ts. State, by 'atLi ,aeset ^otibeuhdi +, Ui,1eceatber.;i.at1 eae:o a>Ytd'to ihousai d' see til x ;0 U ' h and . - nat 'eopppinted :by i uollot on th eie precedinp Wednesday the fifth daof De. firher of the~samu. ear,.in ,ie Hoi'e ftlepreeentives at Columbia, [ihj the. .tslatu,re hf this State, of bj such persons us sh::ll he receeivedi members thereof, and <hall attendl .ou that, dany; and also thai t1:e Electors of President and Vice President shall bie appointed! by haflnt on the Toes day preceding the firs'e'Wednesday in De cermber in every fourth year succedinig the last e-le'tion.-in the the hluse Representa. - rives at -Coiumbia, bv the Legislature of 'his Stame, which shall tbe the existing, oc by such persons as shall bu returned mnem, hers, thereof, and 'shall attend on that dJay." Andi whereas ibe Congress of the Unit. edi States did by an Act i .-ie atnd appov. ed on the twetnty-uhirdl day of January ins the year of our Lord one thousand eight huntdred and forty-eix.' enact "that the Electors of Presidlent and Vice Presideng sthli e apepointced on the Tuesday next- af ter the first Motiday inihe month of No,. vember, of the yeay ini which they are to. bie appointed " Thn fourth Motnday itn November of etach year being the time ap-. pointed hv, the Constitution of this: State. lfor ilhe regular ann.ual meeting of the Le, gislatture, it followvs, that it "-ill not be in sess:on ntu the Tuesday next after the firsm ?Montday in November nest, the time at which the Electors of President and Vice President ai-e to.he appointed ac. co.rding to the A'e.t of Conaress beforei row ferred to; so that iho State will not have i ini its power to appoint Electors of Presi dent and V'ce Pensident, unless the Legis laturie he especially conver:ei tfr the pur: pose. Now therefore I, DAytDOntosson, in pursnance of the power in me rested by the Constimution of this State, authorising the Governour "on extraordinary occasions to conenie the General Assemnbly."i do. isue this my Proclama:ion, calling upon and reque.iting the Senators tif the General Assembly of this State whole terms.ofor lie have not cspired, anti those who have l'een now recently eldeted, and the item bers of the liotise of Representatives who have also been now recontly elected, to convene at Columbia. on the first Monday in November now tnexz enstuing, that they may be present in the H-ouse of Represen tives on the said Tuesday next after the said first Motndaym to appmoint Electors of Preidlent and Vice President of the Unit ed Smta in confortmity to the Act ol Con's gress almre;iid, lasti referroed to. Given numder my Hand and Seal of the st ate. at Limestone Springs, of the State afoiresaid.* the twelfth .(day of October, in the year of [.. s]) our Lord.otne thousand eight hns mred andI forty eight, and in 'the sevenity thid year ofthe lndepen, deuce of the UrnitEdl States of A. mierica. DAVID JOHNSON.' By the Governor: B. K. hiano&. S.-cretary of State. Oct 18 .. 3 39* UT The friends of IJENIIY 'T. WRIGHT Esqr., annomun,ce himn as a candidate for the of ace of Ordinary of this Iiisurict, at thma ensuing section. way 4 tf- 18 . . LI