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CorresJundenice of the Baltimore Sun. Congressional Proceedings. WASHINGTON Dec. 8, 1848. The weather: to.day is very unseasuoa ble-more like-July than December. Mr. Dugiessi-Charinan of the Senato Cominittee on 'Territories, I learn, will introduce his California and Territorial bills ou Monday,-certainly the former of these. Many of the Washington cor. respondents have mistaken. in some im portant point. the features of the proposed bills, last* referred to, for the admission of Cahfornia, as a State, into the Union. A careful persual enables me iosay. that,i it shall hecome a law, in its ptesent shape, it will include within its boundaries all territory acquired by the la!e treaty with Mexico-New Nexico as well as CalifZr uia. Mr. Du2less, I understand, when lie gave notice of this important bill, intend ed to include only California. Since then. fur reasons deemed invulneraltc, he has concluded to inelude New Mexico. The permanent bounJary of the new State, wtll be the Sierria Madre. or Cali fornia trountains. and the coast. from the boundary of Oregon north. to Lower Cal. lilornia, south-but until.other States shall have been forted fron the territory not included within this pelmanent boundary also will constitute part and parcel of the State of California. This new State, it is proposed. to divi de into two judicial districts-the east ern and the western-with two distinct judges, attorne)s, &c.-one of these in the eastern, (New Mexico.) and the other in the weastern, (Califlornia)-these courts to lie held annually. Iii addition to two United States Senators, it is proposed two representative in Congress-oce forn the east and the otier from the west. By uniting California and New Mlexi co, at this time, as one Stte, it is believed the interest of both will be promoted. Ca lifornia nould altvay. he the 1"big--card" (if such an union and her representntives, from the inevitable direction of emigra tion would always have the proponder. attce in the legislature. The representives from California, in that legislature would .lways be Anteri can-those from New Mexico. Mexican This union of the two in one State, there fore, would give to the inhabitauts of New Mexico time to study the character of our institution before other States were form ed 'from territory lying east of the Sierra Madre. Another difficulty would also be over come by this "Union"-that in regard to the requisite population for the admission of a new State i-ito the federal union. The two territorties would contain that requisitie population. The- territorial 'bills for Minesnta and Nebraska will contain no provisions in regard to slavery. - In the former, slavery is now prohihited, in one half, by the or dinance of 1787. and in the other half, by the 8th section of the Missouri compromttise AgtOhaNebraska slavery is now excluded altogetber by the terms of the Missoari Compromise. r business in the Senate. Mr. Benmon rose and presented a petition, received by himself atid the Sen ator form Delaware, (Mr. Clayton) from a convention of t he people of Mew Mexi en, signedt by the Presidetnt and Secratary of that Convention, and dated Santa Fe, Nov, 14. 1846, addressed to the Congress of the United States, and praying that a Territorial Governiment, purely civil in its character may be provided for thtem. - The petitioners state that the la we in force * in September,1848 would be acceptable to them-protest against dismenmberment, in favor of Texas, or in any other manner and express their uppsition to the intro duction of slavery. The conclude witth the remark that as the territory now con tains form 75.000 to 100,000 inhabitants, they trust tbat their prayer may ntin be deemed utnreasonable. [A pritited copy of the laws referred to accompany the me morial.] Mr. hienton moveil that the petition lhe referred to the Ter-ritorial Commitee, anid printed. Mr Calhoun said he should vote against the reception, for the reasons stat ed heretofore, attd because of the reasons now assigned by the Senators from Flori da and Mississppi. The question was then taken, bty yeas * ~ and nays. attd the memorial received, 33 to 14, as follows: Aves-Messrs, Allen, Atchison, Ather ton, Badger, Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury, Ureese, Butler, Carr.eron, Clarke, Clay - ton, Corwin, Dayton, Dickinson, Dix, Dodge. Bouglass, Felch, Fitzgerald, 11 ale, Hamlin, Johnson of Md. Johnson, of La. M%etcalfe, Miller, Niles, Penrce, Sproatnce, Sturgeon, Underwood, Upbami, Walke -33. NAY.-Messrs. Berrien, Borland, Cal hotmn. Davis of Mississippi. Downs, Fitz patrick Fuote, [lonston, Hotnter. King, Rtusk, Turney, Westcott, Yulee-14. It was then referred to the committee on territories, and ordered to be printed. -Correspondence of the N. Y. Sun. LETTER FROM WASHIINGTON. am portant action of thre Government in Reference to the Gold Region. \VassINGToN, Dec. 1N. GENTS.-1t is rumored, and I have every reason to believe that the rumor is true thai tthe Government in Ca bioei Coun cil. on Saturday last, decided to sen im., mediately a number of small ves.sels of war, brigs and schoners, to enforce an em bargo upon all merchant vessels going into the harbors of Monterey. San Fran cisco and other parts on the coast of Cali furttia. requirinig them to come under bonds not to receive on board for transpor tation, any part of the Gold ore dug from the public lands or mitnes on the Sacra.. mento or other parts of the Gold regi. n in Alta California. This decision has been come to doubt less, to prevent European vessels, as well as those of Sonth America. from tratns porting vast quantities of the Gold ore to be coined in foreign mints without paying the righttfu'l tax or' per centage to the Government of the United State,. This prompt action of the Government wilt I have the effect to secure the greater part of the ore for our mints, and followeil up by the establishmeni of a ina in-Cialifor nia and the organization of an efficient revenue department, wil.prevent the drain of millions which would otherwise ensue. The Government is fully awake to the importance of ihe' Gold region, and the Cahiiiet undoubtedly regret that a iit lbr California was not acted upon at the last session. before the close of %% hicb tbey had an inkling at the Gold region. A State Government will undoubtedly be at once orgatnised in Califuirnia, and the mines taken posseqsion of by the United States troops. The final methods for securinc the mining regious to the Uov ernmen have not yet been decided on. The opiinn of all itelligent men here is, that we must have a Railroad from the Mississippi to the Pacific at once, and that the building of it can be readily accoa plikhed within five years, if we strike tow, while the iron is hot. Messrs. Howland and Aspinwell, and Stevens of your city, have at bill for a route across the Isthenus of Panama, asking mail contracts for twenty years and other monopolies, but Congress will probably reject it in favor of a road on our own soil. There is no doubt about the gold. I have seen pounds of it at the Pateti Office, brought over by a government officer. It is the greatest gold discovery on record, and will make the United States the richest nation on earth, if we lay it out in great iiiterijal works. Truly, SENECA. From the Correspondence of the Mercury. WAsHtrToN Dec. 13, 1848. The slavery question ias been ite prin. cipal topic ini the House to-day-the top ic debate in the Senate, and of action in the House. The ball was opened in the Senate by Mr. Benton, who presented a memorcal from New Mexico, asking for the establish ment of civil governmeut. the exclusion of slavery, and the on-mutilation of their territory by incorporating any portion of it wth Texas. He though this was a very teason-ible. and proper. and pertuenit petition. and that it ought to be referred to the Commit tee on Territories. Mr. Calhoun. on the other hand, thought it was an itisolent and unreasonable peti tion, and that it came utnder the class of Abolition petitions. the qestion of receiv ing which had always been laid on the table in the Senate, and hoped that course would be pursued with this. Ileteupou arose a very spirited and somewhat tart debate, wherein Mestrs, Benton, Calhoun, Westcott, Berrien. Foote Claylon, and Hale participated, and which was finally terminated by the re ception of the petition, by a vote of 33 14 noes, and its reference to the Commit tee on Territories. It is said that President Polk and his accomplished lady will pass ih ough your city on his way home, after he has laid down the honors, of the Presidency. . I am sure the people hf Charleston will be gled..of the opportntity of taking by.thie hand, one who has been so faiihful in the South. so true to Deocracy. His Ad ministration has been more truly Repub neau it ns pottuc-than unycAdmtinistration since the days of Jefferson, and has closed with berilliacicy unsurpassed by any of his predecessors. That he has bteeni reviled Rnd denounCed; is most true, but so was Washington, so was Jeiferson, so will any man be who does his duty, and is true to the Constitution. President Polk is proba.. ble more hated by the Federa! party than any man who ever entered the Presi dency, excepting Jefferson. The reason is obvious. Jefferson first laid down the principles of the Demcocratic party, and Polk has suscainced and approved them. with most entirenesa. December 18. In the Senate, memorials were presenat ed asking aid for thte construction of a Railroad and line of Magnetic Telegraph frocm the Mississippi to the Pacific. On motion by Mr. Douglass, the hill for the admtission of California as a State into the Untione was taken up, and he cmoved its reference to the Comrmittee on Terri-. tories. Mr. Berrien moved that it he referred to the Corumittee on tne Judicinry. An itt teresting debate enesued inc which Messrs Berrien, Doulass, Butler, Yuley, lirighbc. WVestcott, and Niles participated. whenc the' questiont was taken on the motion of Mr-. Douglass to refer the bill to the Comtnititee on the Judiciary. T'he importance of this result is derived from the fact that the Commtittee on the Territories consists of fotur members from the l'ree States, and but one from the Slave States; ehereas the Committee on thte Judiciary has a majority from the Slaves States. Thue President this day transmitted to the Senate the nominaci nc of Hen A. H . Sevier as Commissioner, attd A. B. Gray, as Surveyor, to run the Boundary Itie between Mexico and United States. THE ISTHMUs Or DARtEN-As this is the mnost direct route to Californcia aced as the United States Mail Steamers will soon forrn a monthly line from New Yotrk t) Satn Francisco via Chagres and Panama, we have meade some inquciry in relation to the journey across the isthmecs. The whole dist ance is sixty miles, forty of which is up the Chagres river, and is performed in canoes, the balance of t wenty miles is made on mules--the whole joiurney takes abouc two days. We understaed that the steam boat Onus has been purchased at this port, and will be placed permanently on the Chagres rivTer in contnection with the mail steamers, and thus will reduce the journey timne across to sea to ten hours.-N. Y, Express. A DEICATE HcNT.-The Secretary of the Navy recently received a letter, in a lady's hand-writitg, which enclosed the announcement, cet from a newspaper, of the marriage of a youneg officer in the Navy, and a reference to the cwenty-.fourth chcapter of Deneeroniomy, and the fifteen vecrse, which is as followvs ".When a mani hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be chatged with any buuiniess; but he shall be free at home one year, and shtallI cheer up his wife which he hath taken." Very delicatly done. it is doubtful if the Secretaryem ge nt over Scrintrer. Firom the-Daily-Tekr%. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEP.NGS. COLUMBA,,De 18 The Senate was -occupied4d'uring iti morning session with the- transaction 0 business of an unimportant chdaacter. The Senate adjourned at 3 d'clock u participate in the funeral rolemnitieq it honor of the late James A. Black. In the House. the third readiig7of h Appropriation Bill conslmed*Aiit of thi morning session. which gave- r46to 9ot1 discussion on certain appropriations there. in contained. The proceedings of the session of tho night preceding, were rendered - nugalori at one rell swoop, by the abrogj'tion of thi appropriatious miade for dundry Cour Houses and Jails on that occasion by th efforts and eloquence or the members rep resenting the interests of the Districts 1o which they were intended. Mr. Meinminger, as Chairtna of thi Committee of Way,4 and Meats, rose or the first reading or the Bill, anideclared i those amendments were adopted..Jhe ap. proprintions fir the next )Oar, wouk create a deficit in the Treasb . of- $91, 000, and suggested the proprietyof lopping Off some oi tlie more recent a ppriaiions so as to make the liberality Of ihe Statt commensurate with ita means. ' The pro priety and force of this buggestion %ere sc obvious, tha: the House recoanidered iti previous action, and withdrew the appro priamions for the construction ';r improve fleni of Court Houses at Edgdefield, New berry. and Marlborough. as wel as for the Marion Jail, which reduced-the sum ap propriated. to a reasonable limit. . After the transaction of some unimpor tant business, the House adjourned. From the Daily TelegrWph. LIST OF ACTS. PAssED BY TiE LErt.LATURE AT ITS SESstoN OF 1848. 1. An Act to incopniate ihe Kiag's Mountaiin Rail Road CUmpaT. 2. An Act to incorporate te Laurel Falls Manufacturing 'ompany. 3.. An Act to abolish the Oice of Super intetideut of Ptiblic Works, and for other purposes. 4. A n Act to confirm a grag6to James M. Harri., which bsy tmistake issued to Jag. W. Harris. . r 5. An Act to aid in the C3 ruction of the Wilmington ard Mancbester Rail Road Company. 6. An Act to incorporate4bTe town of Winnsboro'. 7. An Act to alord aid in constructing the Rail Roads from Coluinbii to Green ville and Charlotte. 8. An Act to authoriie ni empower the Commissionars of Free Schols, of the Parishes of S. Philip's and St Michael's. to raisr a fund .fur the builditu of school houses and for other purposesi . 9. An Act to amead-ah Act.'ntitled "an Act more effectually io, reve tree' ne groes and other personis,tr.1i r -"ate% ring into ii-St e; aidr r urpo see." passed 19ih D'cimber, .; 7 10. -An Act to amend an-Aer entitled "An Act to grant the use,:f vacant lot in the Town of Columbia, of al ltar rUa6- N-. 0, ur t1fenddpia t Ordor of DId Fellows. 11. hAn Act to declare P.ijk Swamp in st. George's Parish, a navigabfb stream. 12. An Act to establish the allowance f d :ys of grace, upon hills of Exchange. 13. Arn Act to vest the right and title of :he State io and to the estate of Elizabeth Kerr, deceased, in Hiamilton Bol:,nd. 14. An A ct to alter the sit ings of the Courts of Equity in the third Circuit, atnd o est allish a Court of Equity in Marlbo rough District. 15. An Act to authorize -the Utited States to pturchase a sufficient quantity of land in this State, for the erection of a Custotm house and for other puirposes. 16. Au- Act to raise supp)liei for the year. commencing in October 1848. 17. A.n Act to incorporate certain Socie ies andh Companies. and to renew certain :hartere heretofore granted. 18. An Act to amend the charters of the Spartauhurg and Union Rail Road Cotr pany. 19. Au Act to authorize the admissint if persons of color into the Lunatic Asylum itdu for other puirpos.es. 20. An Act to incorporate the Green v~ille R;,il Road Company 21. An Act to amend an Act, enititled -An Act tto incorporate the Laurens Rail Road Comnpaoy. 22 An Act to incorporate the Keowee rurnpike Company. 23. An Act to amend the law.in relation o the education or the deaf, dumb and Ilind children of this State. 24 An Aer directing the Census to be aken of the free white itnbahitants of tbis State. 25. An Art to prdvide for a special election for Tax Collector, for Lauren. D)ietrict. 26. An Act to provide foi- fnnding of the debt or the Soitib Carolina Rail Road Company to the State. 27. An Act to establish certain Roads, Bridges alnd Ferries. 28. Au Act to produce conformity in the charters granted to the Chtarlotte and South Carolina Rail Road Company. by he States of North and South Carolina. 29. An Act to increase the powers of thte Town Contcil of Columhia. 30. An Act to make appropriations for the year, commencing in October. 1848. 31. An Act to incorporIate the Bradford Springs Female Institution, &.c. THE GENERAL AS9EtiBLY OF SOD'TH CARoLt NA-Both htanches of the Legisla ture adjourned on the 20th, after a session 2( 24 days. The Bank.-The following Jotint (om mitteen. have been appointed by the Legi. lature to examine into the condition of the Bank and branches during. the, ecess of that body: For the Parent Bank.-Mesers. Mazycht and Marshall of the Senate; andi Messrs. F. D. Richardenn. B. J. Johnson. Charles Macbeth. of the House. For the Columbia Branch.-Mesrs. Gist and Caldwell of the Sekuate; and Messrs. John S. Preston. E. P. Smnith, and W. A. Owens, of the House. For the Camden Branch.--.gessrs. I. D. Wilson and Barnes, of the Stqname; and Messrs.. G. W. Witlams, J. B. Wither spoon, and James Cantcy, o,f the House, From he Cnarleston Corr. ARRIVAL OF TIlE CANADA. LATER FROM ENGLAND PoiTIcAL NEws.-At a late hour a r second dispiatch came to hand, giving ut the heads of the political intelligence fGr nio6hed by ,he Canada. F..Ar4e.-'he stale of affairs in this counar) remaoin unchanged, in any impor tant degree. from what they were when the previous steamnr left. La'eartite has again beetj brought for ward as a candidale for the Presidency of the French Rs-public. The French. funds rose on Thursday, 23d uit., on account of the probability that none of the Presidential candidates would receive two million of votes, the number necessary to elect. In this event the As semhly would elect General Cavaignac. The movements of the rel republicano and socialists are CueUly iratchrd, nod much fenr entertained as to their efect. Gon Caivniensc is urgent to present and r adopt a law forcing the closina of tihe clubs but the governnent declined. Gre:at ex citement prevailed in Paris. on account of fears of another insurrectionaty movement CoNraINraTAL AFARS.-Ttle indica tions are that it is about the beginning rather than the end of the general siruggle between the Ministry and the Damocraq:. Each are convinced that the sword must be the only arbiter. Berlini and Vienna are both ripe for revolt. Efforis were ma king on the part of the petple in secure the Constitution. and restrain mouarchical power. The King, meanwhile, was con centratitg all the available military forces to sostain his power atid authority. The Prince of Prussia makes the de claration that if the throne must fall that it shall fall with honor. There is a slum bering insurrectiouary feeling existitg. which the most trival act would awaken into fearful enerey. CHINA.-By the overland mail we have advices from long Kong t the 29ih Sep iember. The overland Friend of China notices a dis-agreement between the Impe rial Conmissionecr at Canton and Mr. Davis, the A-a-erican Commisioner there. Moore specific details are contained in a posicript to the follon ing letter front Can tot. (dated the 271 September.) to the editor of the Straits Times at Singapore: CANTON, Sept. 27. The new Governor or Canton, who affects a supercilious bearing towarda all foreigters. and refused some months ago to grant an interview to the Spanish ant baussador, has contrived to get into an awful squabble with the Minister of the United r3 ates. For some time tite Governor re fused to fix a day fur reciving Mr. Davis, and when he at last appointed one, he-did io while that geutleman wax absent at Macau. Mr Davis. as soon as the itimation was conveyed to him, sent word that he would wait on his excellency at the time appoint ed, and left Macao without'delay, but was retdrded in his progress up the river by contrary winds, and reached Canton a day too late. -He sent an explanation and ex pression of -his regret to the Governor, (Seu.) requesting that anotber day might be fixed. - T4b-"; appNeAte'00.8anleno -vallorr turned of so insolietra tenor, that Mr. Davis deemed it inad missible, and returned it with a note to the following effect :-'I shall wiait a few days more for an apology. antd tf that is withheld. it remaitns b r me to decide whether at once to blockade the river or ao procced to the northward to see what I can do there.--The Plymtoth and Preble (-Thips-of..war) tnow here, and the Ohio. lineuof-battle-ship, the Doulphint, 10 gun brig, and the Princeton, steamer, shortly expected, afibrd ample means to enforce my demands.' VtEN NA --The city is partially traaquil. lt has passed through an awful crises. The details fturnishted by English re-.idents are terrible. Wessenhtausser, the Commandant of Viennta was shot ott abe 15th ult. The accounts of executions in the streets of Vienna, are confirmed, and coosed great excitlementt. lIIRLN.-The complete slate of uiege is maita.ined, and the peoptle subjected to martiatl lan', but no bloaod has yet been shed by Gen. Wrattgel. The Diet hasa been again and again dispersedl at Bresiatn and other towns. Gen.- Wranagel steadily follow, up his' de terminatint to breuk up the Burgher (;uardls. Int the mtean time deputations bave been b-trne back and forward begging the Kitti to retrace his steres. PitatA. -It is su pposed the ing will .grattt a Consittution sitatlar to ther of Belgium, which is hiahly liberal. Uuos seldorif was.declatted in a state ttf siege on the 22d nit. 'rThe civic auards were or dered to give up their armns. and troops occupied the city. Antother cotnspiracy hats been detected in Lisbon, and thtose engaged in it were puntishted, Turkey is all tranquil, nothing of mo ment transpiring. . AN INqTEatESTtre ENTKRsE,-We are happy to learnt that a ntew and impor tant expetiment has been commenced in tis vicinity, which, int its resutlts. may pr.ave advantaueous to the upper counttry of this St ate, th a atny enterprise hit herto attempltedl We allude to te cultivation of the Tea Plunt. A gentleman is now 'en a vicir to this ptlace foar lIhe pttrpose of test. ing the adaptation of nour soil and climate to te production of Ten. and has hut little uduuha of succeedling. Hie has brought on 5011 plants andl a box of seed, and is pre paring the ground for their reception. He is an intelligent and enter prising mian, and we ne.-d scarcely remiark that r'e wish him ample success in his utndertaking -Green ile Mouniaineer. RE CHASTER OF THE lBRtDGE.-IO the Road and Ferry Bill passed at abe late Session, were two clauses, granting the charter of the Augusta Bridge. wvhich ex piredl on the 18th instant, to Henry Shultz, and John MIcKinney. IWe unaderstand that Mr. Shultz has obtained a twelve pounder, and intends fi ring oafl a saltu e from Sholtz's Hill, at H-ambutrg, in hotnor of his success.in ob tainitng this re-charter. The great btenefits wh'ch have scerned to this State from the entergy of the Po.mn der af Hatnnburg, have entitled him to the thanks of all, who ha'.e so largely bene' ferted by ir.-elanrA V EDGEFIELD C. U. WEDNrEUDAY. DECEtmBER 27. 1848 A PROPOSITION. We propose to all our Subscribers who will obtain us one additional Sub&criber, onl or before the comneneemen' of our new volume in February next, to reduce the sub, scription of our paper to T WO DOLLAR' per annum. Will our friends accept our ofret? We also propose to procure new Type a--d enlarge our paper if our patronage should wairant it. Some original articles are postponed for the want of room. Extraordinarg speU of Weather.-For some weeks past, the weather has been uncommonly warm for the season. We have scarcely had I moe thau three or four days of cool weather at i a time. C Noticeto Ddinquent*Subscribers.-We find it 11 absolutely necessary to remind onr subscribers, ( who.are in arrears, that we must have money, or we mjay be forced to take steps fur collecting r our dues-equally unpleasant to us and to them. We earnestly request them to settle without delay. The Nt!w Year is rapidly ap. proaching. and we think it a very good tine to pay all old debts. aid then to make new ones. Mor,ey we must have,-our 'eredit is pretty v low-we want casA to pay our hands, for our L hired servants, 'or printing paper, for new type, new ink and various otter matters, for our office. Besides, we must eat, dress, though on the cheap scale, school our children, pay the pprson, and a hundred other things too tedi ons to mention. Come then like gentlemen. and pay us, and we will remember you with grati tude. If we cannot obtain our dues from you. before the commencement of the next volume, we must charge thefau price orsubscription, that d is three dollars a year. This rule we shall be compelled to follow most rigidly in future. We would much piefer receiving from oir subscri- It bers the lwest subscription price, cash, instead r of the highest figure on a long credit ai 7he New York Tribune.-this an old and t able paper of the Whig school ul politics. It w ia one of the most neful Northern papers tip. on our excha ige list. It is published at New t York, by Greely & McCrath. The Daily a Tribune is published on 3 fair royal sheet, of f which three edimous are issued every day, but p Sundjy. at $5 pbr inum.. The Semi.weeklb The welkl ribune is' p rinted on a large . donble .medium sheet, taking eight pages of six columns eaeb, containing the choicest mat I ter of the daily, nearly destitute of advertise mnet. rThe corresponidetnce of this paper is of a very valuable character. 'The latest and ~ tmost important European ne ws, will always be a hound in its columns. A stumtmary of domestic I; ne ws anid various other matter will also be found si in the TIrihune. Clergymeni will be suipplied d with the weekly Tributne at $1 per year. a ti Work on Insanity -We have on our table, * A treatise on insanity, the only work of the d kind in the United States, or perhaps in the a known world, fountded on general observation a and truth, by G. G,aates an inniste of the Lu,. b natic Asylum of Tennessee." Stuch is the h somnewhatt pompons title of a strange patmph- . let which wen have recenitly read. The follow i ing ate the subjects treated in the work before us. -The athor's case, its causo and trent. mnetnt; insantity, its treatment; generarn retmur ks; si iiliotismti; jutri.prudence oh inisanitvy; suicide; li apm-tiiey fronm religion; youth and futrr life " ii The. work containis a portit r.f the athor, .U and n grimu lo.kitg mortal lie is 'Te authtlor ii htitmself lately~ ravoredl us with his comupny, a fol!omig thet hustmess of pe'ddling his books. hi It must be conf"ssed, that there are some very good su!!:estionsi ont the subject of inusanity in the book h'elbre its. The anthor seems ton have dipped into the works of s.ome celebrated wrii tets on the snbject., and hasa at his tongue.'s end, Combo, Pineh, E&quiroh, and othiet great r utames. We nust say however. that Mr. h Grimres says manmy stranoge sod sometimes abi. h sturd things. There cant be no dotubt of his 2 crazintess when he wrote the hook. The work bear. indubitable miarks of the peculiar state of a his mind when he composed it. The writer complains very much abotut the ill treatmetnt a which he for years experienuced from various h persons. at it seems that he was defranded of his proper. L1 ty by swindling parttners, and that when he was It evidently dletanged, he was badly treated by ea near relaitives anid others. In consequence of a this, he makes strong atppe--ls throughout hiis a book in behalf of this utnfortunate elass of his fellow creattures. lie is certainly right int nrging d that their ceties as soontuas insanity shows itself, ,i should tnot be neglected s tninute, bitt should C he entrusted to the care of skillful and experi- ni eniced physicians in an asylum of character.- i The most enlighttented persons on thme stibject e of lunacy all conicur wvith him ini this matter.-__ A mong tither k inds of oppressiotn to which theh aiutho w.L subject, hie tilfered from calumniom.a reports. The following are somec. lie says: " I see another writer charges mie with haev. ing shipped twenty moillions of souls to Jamai ca, tad thus betrayed my country I never shtippued a soul to Jamtaica ori atny other govern. nwent in my life; itor was I ever beyond the ti limits of the United States, either in p-rsun or b correspondence IL would be a stratnge phe It nomena in a man's life il ho could do all thtese t i things and be itt his own country sll the time. a I have been told that other wri'ers have as smorted that it was nme who bruingbt the cholera from another country to this, which is errone ons. and would be egnally strange to even sup. pose that a mian c-,mid btinug the cholera from g France to this country when the wide ocean is. i bctween the two governens andh the t,- d Ier st of the Unitt -dstatis. non ili~W heir broad and unfounded assertions atid Prob ems for themtiselves to dsve. Thi very faceof hely assertions boara the color of falsehood." These are %icked charges surely, an'd 6une f s would patientl, endure them. Through. )ut the pamphlet is a sufficient qiiantity of 7hymes, aid on different subjects. The author iel r his book for the support of hi ftamilv t praiseworthy object. We will clope with ie following verses of our own, which will' ;urve- for the epita,.h of Mr. Grimes, when h Poor Grimes is dead, that man insane, On earth we ne er shall see him mose; He wrote a book on crazy men, its like %%as never seen before. The rollowing genletnen were appoint d as the Board of Visitors for the ensuing* -ear. bv the Trusteos of the South Caro--, .m College. ai their la%r meeting Himn. . U. Calhtut. P.-idletou. lion D J'htson. Uni.n. Rev. S. Gilinmi. Charleston, Rev. S. 8 Davis. Camden. Rev. C. C Jones. Columbia. Rev. M. A. Curtis, Society Hill. Hoe. W. Elliotr. Beaufort. Dr. T. Smith. Society Hill. Dr. R . W. Gibbes, Columbia. The Charlesion Courier. or the 20th nt. says: "A despatch from our Colum... in currespondent. received last evening, ufr-ne us that the appropriation of $50, 00 for the erection of a monument to the fficers and privates of the Palmetto Regio tient, killed in hattle in Mexico. was laid n the table, together with other various ther propositions for appropriations. The easons given in debate for pursuing this:., ourse was that the state of public treasury. ras such as not to warrant the expending f such an amount of money as was called r by. the various hills niTered. Tthe appropriation of $15,000 for the ,unatic Asylum has passed. The measure mas advocated by Mr. Preston, of Rich. ind, in a most eloquent speech. The funeral ceremooies of the Hon. J. . Black, late member of Congress. took lace yesterday afternoon, at half 3 o'clock t the Presbyterian Church. Both Houses. f toe Legislature and a numereus audi. rice were in attendance. From ihe Constitutionalist. THE GOLD MANIA. It would seem to the enthusiastic can idates for a voyage to California like nitating the fox -in the fable, for iny one ho is fixed by circumslances to his present eation, to cry out "sour grapes," and dse a warning voice agaiite being carried-' vay by the gold mania. Bti we will that hazard venture the opinion that ionjands who are flocking -to California ith gowing anticipations, will 'returnir ey return at all. deleated and dishear . ted. - % - .' -e Trhe emigration is already imrAjebs-, Id a vast population will soon be-on the ining:district producing!a degree of ci. Btjtionin labor, that must soon e6, yet of -.this,- therfavored 141poti ry large daily r thor,- must be limited5 and -wilisbn:hbt tonopoilized. Thea from the nature of' te case, the expenses of livijis will e ttue to he very great. Those who nile ut little will have to pay as mruch to live those who make a great deal. Th. t4cina:tiont of the pursuit,_ho wever, will ill keep the great mass employed int.pld iggtng to ithe neglect of every thing else,. nid the strugr,le for the tmeans of subsis.w. tmee will be very severe, While, there.. ire, many poor men are doubtless desti ed to he .uccessful, there will be a greats. cal oif sutffering and disappointment. snd lanty will comne back as poor aa they went way. It is not every one that will come uick laden tnith gold dust after paying all is expenses. and debts, atnd contracts into thich necesaity in part, atnd in part the tfeeltious spirit of speculation will tempt tin. We cordially wish all such whto go.will tAet with success. But we thitnk it is a spi to lbe taken only after much cool de, "-ration. There are alway's two sides to pictuie. Some, after getting ti Califor in. tmay look hack wvith longing eyes 'wnrds the homes they berva left, and :-1 fihd it toilqome anti diticult to get aek. Even ;atloirs' wages will tnot always emnin at 575 or $100 per month for.the oumeward voyage, and many landsmnen ill ha glad to work their -passage back tr 'oining.. DtAuuiens. Too!-Extiact of a letter -ceived by M'r Bulfomn or this city, froms is son. E'lw:trd Gould Builum,dated Pue lo deo los Atngelos. Upper California, July I: Persons who have been to the "placers" ' ty there is ample room for fifty thiousad.' eaple to wvork fifty years. It is doubtless te richest place in the world. Within a week or two Fast, diamonds and p)latine ave also heen found. These stories, rang~e as they may seem. are strictly ue. l.know them to be so. There will pro ably he a great emigration to the country - a soon as the news gets spread at home,. nid I wish you would show-tis letter, ad recomDmen.d to him to come by oW eans. r'here is no humbug about this. Fen places are beitng discovered every sy. and Pero and Mexico will ere ltng nk into insignifcanice compared with slifornia. Everything connected with tuitng, as well as all goods and provisions . re 't'llitg in the mining region at most corbiant prices. Pickaxes are worth rty dollars each. Shovels twentywftve - :,llars. hioes ten dollars. Flour $100 a irr-el. Cotton cloth 81 50 a yard, and usrything else in proportion. Otito I.EGlSLATURE.-The latest des* atch dated Friday, 6 P. M1., states .that a organization bad not taken place at at titme. In the Senate a motion -had ceo made to take up Mr. Ashbold's reso lion, recotma.eutding the non patynTient of ixes-rejected hy a vote of 6 1o 30, on hich the mover --Mr. Gouddar-d said that it made but cry little difl'e,ence w'hether the resolu.' on was takeni op or ,4)t. T'he fiat haa )te forth, and tnorhing short of the bayo et could collect taxes during the preserM Isurglauatio f.tb oi Assembly.v . e!