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.
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Some original articles are postponed for the
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Extraordinarg speU of Weather.-For some
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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!