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From tie Cori espondctwe of the Courik.r. Cogregs.sontil Pioceedist;-r. WVASnIIt.wro.,, Feb. 2.1. General Tnylor received visiters to-day. le looks rrther fechle. If cehaw of habits and mental anxiety, Connected w.:ii the aSSUrfptioI of new atIl tintiiil duties. do not seriotusly nfllect his healihh it will be remarkable, and to the country providen * tial. The Senate was enchanied, to day. "r some time, by the brilliant pn,:)ges ho tween Mr. Webster and Mr. Calhoun. I hearl several -entlenien of the Sennflo speak of this brief converatioi a the very gICIof i he-session. A Southern meiner of distinetiont remarked to o tliat e'had nevcr bcen so much impreisedI hefore with the.fact of the existence of a loig interval between Wobster and Calhoun. on oe hand, and the whole Congress on:he other. A few others held a differen. ianguage. There are persons who live to COVt. There are those who hate even the mellow beams of the declinimg stn. T:ere are those to whom the diamond is mit brilliant, because it is of the fIrst wa'cr. The Sea tite .paid an involntary homage to iis intellectual display by devoted, admiring, and silent aitetition. 'There was no oratory-no alrection of display-no personal excitiemen-nothing but a b. ight, sudden,;detertmined, and mas sive clasb of dialectics. The question was one that had incidten tally arisen as to the extension of the Con stitution to the newly acquired territories. Mr. Walker's project extends the Consti tution over them, Mr. Dayton's and Air. Webster's.do not. Mr. Webster's invests the President with discretionary power to provide suitable laws for the territories. Mr. Dayton made a point in his argument that was noticed, at the moment, by Mr. Butler, against the extension of the Consti tution, for the reason that ite Southern Senators had claimed that the Constitu tion would take slavery under its wing into Wihatever place it was carried. A most impudont and gratuitous, and, after all, unmeaning remark, because Mr. Dayton was himself of the opinion that slavery was not tolerated by the Constitution. Mr. Butler got his friend Dayton on the hip as to that matter. - To understand what followed, in discus sion of hours, that would fill as much of a volume as the whole of the New Testa ment, I must remark that the debate on projects for rhe temporary government of California, &c.-, was opened by Mr. Wal, ker, a new and rather young Scnator from a new.-State. Mr. Walker, in his long discourse, talk.ed about. Boston and Mlas sachusetts, as a sort of head quarters for treasdnable notions. He gravely accused the folks of the Day State of existing com binationa to dissolve the Union. Ile spoke alsoof the Hartford Convention and men tioned, on ihe authority of John Q. Adams. thag , "- -t narty.had gone ofar as Mr., Webster .u i to, aiterivardls, and heard wyhat htid passed, Mr. Butler being then on the floor. I speak as one who. looks on, fro'n the gallery, andI the lookers on are most of the game. I saw Mlr. Web ster's brow knit and his face blacken. Mr. Butler was rceplying to 3Mr. Dayton, and * ~ with gteat spirit and acuteness, still _dle * ~ precating, howrever, the agitating of- tbis qjuestion, and expressitng his willing~ness to make ainy compromise of it, at great sacrt * ~ fice, provided dhat rte compromise be ob served. 'But he had seen etnotugh to show that tho North, ifthey could rhakermoney .it. There was no use in ntaking compro - mise. Thecomptomnise ofthe Constitu tion, he was bold to say, had not bcen ob nerved by the North. - I am a little before my story. Mr. HIalo b ad, before Mr. Brutier rose, thrown oltone of his most extravagant arnd rhetorical declamationis, and int his utsual style of perfect boldness and frankness, which eommatnds attention and a certain diegree or respect. Mr. little demnanded an issue -a fair trial-a htearinig ont all sides * ~ throwinig aside all fulso anid evastvo issues. No would submit to a decision, but not .utitil lie had cxerted his last effort, &c. The substance atnd spirit or Mr. liale's barrangue were well summtted up) by the Sonuth Carolinra Settator, in Isk pnroposi - tion-hnt thne South must passively sub mnir, or that tife North woul dissolve tIhe Union. It was an indication of theo,stortt that was cotming-the gull was flying ahead of it. Ile would not say that the gull conducted the stormi, bunt that it gene rally precedled it. lie closed his reply to Mr. Dayton by repeating that compromiises were Oct of rte qutestiont, atnd that lie united with the New-Hlampshire Senator in wish ing art issue. M'r. Wecbster had fountd bieforo himn a worthy opponent. lie.would ntot go back to notice a new Scnator of utntried mtettle. Hie was evidetitly tiikitng of what Mr. * ~ Walker had said, as it had bseeti reported -to him, but lie directed his remniarks to Mr. . Butler. lie rose ttndcr mtatnifest excite. ment, and with all rthe dignity anti self possessiotn of the orator. 'I have nto ntote of his words, arid thle point of~ such things dlependls on words-he said the Senator from ~South Carolinta has alledged that the Norib has broken, or failed to observe the comprotmises of the Constitution. I have no righit to appear as the champion of te * North; liut if the htonorablo Senator will .make his allegation specific, instead of general, and if lie will nmention in what parti'eular the Commionwealth of M'nassa chusetts, which I, in part, have rho hotter to represent, bas forborne .to observe, or broken the compromises of the Constitu tiop, lie will find in me a comrbatant. Let other States answer for thiemselves. This was something like the spirit of -remark. Mr. Butler. If the honorable Senator asks me a question .in good faith, 1 will answer it. - . Mr. Webster. I have not yielded the * floor, but will sit down and listen to the Senator with pleasure. Several Seniators -no qtuestioni is asked. Mr. Ru'ler. I ain ready to answer a q ues'tion . Mr. Webster. who had sat down-I al ways listen to the Senator with reapect and nttcnion-I will hear him with the greatest pleasure. 5Nr. lTtler explained "that ho had no remark to make, unless ho was called upon hy the Senator. Mr. Welsier- reiterated that he wns ready to mieet any specilic allegation of the Se:nalmr as to the faith of the Coin ironwerbih o-f iMassachusetts. lie went then ito the question pending. as in the extensimon of the Constitution of tho United States over the territories, ar guine tdhat the Con-oitution did not, yro Irio rigore, extend to territories, and that it, prOvis:in m1uIst lie extended by act of Congres!, &c., and that those' principles ofe Constiimfion, suitable to the condi. thin of Calilornia, were extended by his project, &c. II is main object was to bhwnv that the principles of the Constitution did not. prol jo vigure. extend over terriories of the United States. lie illustrated his views b1y.instances. Air. Calhoilln had been, meanwhile, vigi la t. Ile-had listened intently to the de hate, sometimes expressing by hi-s eye, ithcr by gestore. his approbation or dis approbation of what was said. lie rose, for almost the first time this session, to an s,ver the arg;ument of Messrs. Dayton and Hale, which, he said, was partially sup ported by the Settator.fiomn Massachusetts. He took hib issue upon the views of Mr.. Webster, discarding all others, and here commenced the most brilliant display of dialectics, deliberate, but not unimpassion.. ed, between Mr. Calhoun and Mr..Web ster, which delighted, surprised, and in structed the auditory. It is impossible for the regular reporters to do any justice to it; because they could not write to short hand, what to the most accomplished men was new, and which was said in a sort of short' hand way. They were speaking of knotty points, which to them were as familiar as their garter-but not so to all. I noticed that the rcgular reporters threiv down their pencils in despair. Neither could the two. Senators themselves write out what they said, but, of course, they can.each present an argumeat! but with the loss of all that gave fire, and point to the vivid dialogue. I state this, in order to show that you may he disappointed when you read the regular reports in the Intelligencer and the Union. Mr. Douglas rose afterwards, but the Senate was iti no humor to hear him, after what had passed. I think there is some probability. of the adoption of Mr. Walker's amendments. The. House has-got up their Bill estab lishing the territorial government of Cali fornia, with the Wilmot Pr1oviso, pass it they will. f-om Lexin on, gentleman 1* thi ates that Mr. C the cabinet. will not allow er*e to do it. 'rankfort was, ., s session. If this -bes,yo --on it, Mr. Clay has-advised ...iy r to it; and WVhig measures are to tcommence'at once, and such Clay Whig measures Crittenden has the sagaci ty to see are to be attended with trouble, from which he would keep aloof. There is a rumor in town that Mr. Clay is to have a mission to France. I cannot learn how ir originated; nor can I put nmuch con fidence in it. if lhe finds that he can rule at Washington, he will not go. If other wise, ho may honorably retire in that way. "The course of Mr. Stephens of Georgia has filled the Democratic party here with indignation; and so far as I catn learn, meets with but little favor among tho Whigs. I htave'heard several of them de nounce it. Emnanei.pntion is dead in Kent tucky beyond the expectation of the great est opp)onents. There can be to doubt at all that the course of the abolition party in Congress has led,to this result. There is tne doubt, either, that it was once quite a strong p)arty; but until it is seen whlat the aboli:ionists determnino to do through the Gencral Governmetnt, nothing will lie done to favor emfancip)ationl in the slave States." In connection with this letter, we stubjoitn the following statemet fromu the Louis ville Journal of the 17th. "We learn from Franikfurt that Genteral Taylor, uputn his recent arrival ini Fratnk fort, gave, or rather renewed the ol'er to Alr. Crittemiden of the Secretaryship of. State. and thtat Mr. Crittenidetn withi many tatks to the old General for the com, plimetut, dethte'd the appointment. All the Whlig members of thme Legislature had united in thme writtenm expression of a desireu that Mir. C. should take the Sccretaryshmip if tetndered to him, lint lie, for reasons sat isfactory to his own pure, patriotic, anid enigened intd, decided otherwise, lie will remain at l"rankfort in the quiet atd faithful discharge of the duties of Gover nor throughout tIme terrri for wvhich lie was elected. We have reasons to ktnow that there are innumerable. Whig patriots all over- the country who will feel much dis apoiitmentt andt extreme regret at Mr. Crittenden's decisiotn against taking the Secretaryship of State, yet we are cotnfi dent that thme high otlice in question wvill be most tnubly and worthily filled. With out having any peculiar means of itnforma ton, we are well and fully convinced that the ollice will be tendeted to that pure man, high hearted patriot, and great states man, J. M1. Clayton, aud that it will be accepted by him," Mir. Clayton is in his palnty stato at this monent. Let hime enjoy it-whilst Ito may, if atlast ever enjoys a moment's relief. Hie has to organize thme cabinet; disappoint five friends for evety one who is not disap pon ted; and satisfy, if it be within mnortal meanus to achieve it, the eager aspirations of a~thoumsand cormnorants for of!ice.~ No one can etnvy him the nomination which he has obt ained. 5Mr. Crittenden had the discretion to decline-Union. Acceptance of Gov. Setsard-A com nunication from Win. HI. Seward, accep ting the appointment as a Settator ofthle United States, from the State of New-York, was laid'beforo bioth Ilouscsof the Legis intreoan thme 0hh ein r aper~ sine dAni-igtr - e P. rot ED G EF1 E LD C. U1. WEDINESDAY. MARCH 5, iO4<. u17,CVc oall attention to 1he Cornmuuji&aiion. in oiir papeir sigied 11 AtiiZigotr.'AWe. t cannot fully endor3e the views of the wiriter; but his article is icell icriten'and wil taillo excite interest. - Court of Conim WnoPMe The Court of Common, Pleas and Sesions conImenccd its sit,1im: at this 01 on Monday last, to continue for two weekwa.A ge Ev.%ss, presiding. Laurensville Herald C The last number of this paper cani Is in a uch improved form. Its Editor .Mr-GoD .x, deserves great credit for his .a.tva orts to render his paper useful and interesing.- I The Herald neri:s extensive patrone./, Fadirfield Berad'-NP. We have received the first numbrr A per by the above name, published at Ib4ia rough, Fairfield District, by Mr. E. H Barr TON, formerly at the head of the , tiern Chronicle, Columbia. It promisesj. be a highly useful and interesting Jour.,-1 Postag Treat The Presideit has issued his prociaaisboa.of< the postage t-eaty between Englaridand. the United Stales. ''he respective ratifitions.of I the two Governments were cchange'dal.Lon- I don on the 26th day of January lat,i dn the- t treaty now goes immediately into.6e .jt a contains twenty-three articles. Gen. Taylor's Ca The following is the last of the inQ c tures as to Ceon. Taylor's Cabinet: - Secretary of. State-11r. Clayton. Secretary of the Treasury-Mr. i1b. Secretary of War-Ali. Crawfordil.. Secretary of the Navy-Ar. Prest J'TVa- C Post blaster General-Air. Ewi:1g.-,'' Attorney General-Mr. Jonson M - land. Wilnot ProvisQ ' This nefarious measure in the:.. lal - District ua-Arc V . By a reent pttiiiitoif'of-t oC .As aemibly we niote the following apoinents for Edgeflid District: a' Coroner-Erasmus J. Youngblo . - Commissioners of Public Buihi 'dg-F. H!. Wardllaw, IC. T.' Mims, B. C. Br s, Ayory Bland, John Hluiet, James Griffhi Simeon: Christie. ' Slagislrates-David Shaw, GeoIge W. Nix oin, D). C. Hart. MIANAGERs OF Et.EcTIONs. At Long's-Caleb Douknight, vit:e Felix E. Dodie. At Whlittle's-Wesha'y Harris and Mfark B. Whittle, vice Ambrose Whittle anif Jesse 151. ala ss. At ltochell's-Blartin N. Mlims, vice Win. Rtobertsoun. - A t iloward's-Wmn. IHolmes, WiidT. Wiest, and Bartley Mlartin, vice E.-H. <trnberam;~ -J. A. Tralbert, anid I. Ihoward. M . A t Ilamburg-Wim. Sa le, vice Geo. Parrott. At aloor's-iWilliami Carter, Julin 0'Neall, and Nathianiel IIenderson, vice-Wm. P. An drcws, F. G. 51Jartini and WVillis Rtoss. .ChaarlestOni Meeting. A large aid highly respectabile racetinig has been held in Charlcston to respond to the Southerni Address. Th'le length ,of the pro ceedinigs prev'ents us from giviathems iln full to our re'aders. The treamnble and resulntiibus are strong, maly and to the point. Tihey.ore wvorthiy of the initel ligenice and liatriotisma of our little nietropolis. Though the sentiments they express lEve already been felt anid uttered pretty generally ini the back counIry;,they will serve to animuate anew the already determined splirit of the pecople. They will bsvc an active inifluence throughiout the State. The move' metit of Charleston at a serious, juncture of our piolitical afliairs is always viewed with deep interest antd solicitude by the whole tip couIV try. Our Fellowv Citizens at ji e sea-board, should, therefore, be prompt to act, and decisi-ce ini their action. They command the inlet, through wvhich ntearly all the political news ef-the nlation, eni ters our State. AWard 0 ".onOr WVe conicuir in the stuggsuio made in lie Cosluimbia tpapers to award to Col. GL.ADDNz, the medal bcquteathed by Gen. Jackson, ini case the public may tirink, it should be bestow.. ed uipotn one of the P'almetto'Regimsat. We were an eye witness to Col. Gladden's conduct in any of theo most trying, scenes of the late campafligy. arid from his skill as an officer and his gallant bearing on the'fiefd of battle, we think, of all the living of the Regiment, -his claims to the intended honor, are decidedly the strongest. Dat there are others to be -admitted to the competition ftr do distinguished a prize. The twelfth Infantry of Regulars contained matny gallant officers from our State, an.Imuany Care linians figured very .handsorgly during the battles in Mlexico in various'iljanchea .of the Rcgular service. Among the: latter, is one ,whose namo. every South Carolidan may take pride in imentionitng-a gentlemin and a soldscr, every way worthy of his nativf State-an or mitment to the '.rmy-and ana ii4or to his couni rv. We jilunde to Col. B. F. Iluna., better :iown as Capt. HUGER, if the Ordinance De artment. llis ellicient'and daring condet be Dre 'Vera Cruz, .nd at the storming of Cha. ultepec-as, likewise, his important scientific abors throughout the campaign, deserve to be vrittel on a prominent page in'Carolina Histo. y. , The clainis of a man so pro cninent in vorth and gallantry, cannot he nverloiked in warding honors to the "most valiant! rhe New Administration. Efforts are already making by 'the wdrm -0ar izans 'f Gen. TAyr.o't, to apologize for any landers he mhy cominmit during his adminis. ration. -In an Editorial of the New York Jerald, February 22d, we fiid the rollowing emarkable language: One thing is c(rtain at the beginning of lie new adIministration, General Taylor, fromi is hnbits, his life, his history, ahd the mode of is clecton, cannot be held responsible frr any aistakes he-may make in his adninistration. le disclaims all s.uperior knowledge of states ianship, and brings into the White flonse imply honesty, integrity and common ?ense. -ts inodesty takes away much responsibihity, nd places the omns on the shoulders of tie abinet. who will be respoosible' lor the ndvice vlich they may give him in all the practical oneerns and details of the government. For 11 errors and mistakes that may be inade-and to err is human "-we shall, therefore, hold lie cabinet of the new administration respon ible, and so we believe will the people ol the Jaited Slates. Idt ub therefoke watch and ray." We cahhot go iite so rar as the HeVald it aying, that Gen. Taylor " cannot be held re ponsible for any mistakes lie may make in his dmninistration. This language sounds too nucui of the mere partizan. It proclaims mi bsolute faith in mere individual steadiness and ntegrity, while it takes away all accountability rom the now President-a doctrine as danger us in politics as in morals. Strongly confiding a the personal integriiy of Gen. Taylor, we till regard him as the servant or trustee of the 'ublic, and claim the right to subject his ac. ions, as well as the actions of all other public gents, to the standard of correct condoct, hold 3g him reasonably responsible for his mis akes as well of action as of opinion, to be adged of according to the circumstances under Aich they are made. But we will not jndge iim by anticipattion. If his administration be uch as to inspire our confidence, by teijding s we may believe to the good of the country' vd claim the right to give it a c'rdial support therwise, we will feel it our duty to expose its leects and to oppose its measures-a'ways, loever, with a respectful regard for the many Dfny virtUes of the man, who has already done o much in another line of duty to confer re town upon his cotntry. S FOP. TUE ADYERTISER. MR. EnToR,-yhilst it is the boast 6U r political institutions that -freedom of )ught freelj expressed, is positively guar ntied'to every ciizen, yet as by itatten w i lter t. onys t... . - ,. ., - 2- - .:. nd unrasoable in the abstraet, or how Iadapted' to 'the nature of men, and the icumslances df society. Iisneedless to say that these reflections, ave been suggested by the change in the onduct, spirit, - and the principles of the' 'emperance Reformers, and by the un :hristian and oppressive procetdures on heir part which result therefrom. Herio. ore their motto has been "moral suasion." Ii their speeches and resolutions, they inve again and again, wiith much compla :ncy published this as their only- means >f promoting their great moral reform. In fact they have resolved solemnly, that his was the only legitimate means under aur laws, and the onily one in accordance witht the chtristian religion, and authorized ay its righteous founder. hut-now ho* changed ! They ask for he aiil of the Legislature, whilst many of hem are so impatient amidst their fanati ~ism, as to anticipate the support of the aw. Maii is naturally inclined to dog iatize rules for the government of his ellow man. Of course, therefore, the otno ;ovesed, is as much chafed and etnragetd, a the one governitig is elated, atnd p.re jumptous. rThis is the foutndation of that principle in ehenientary law, the right to resist 'aforco by force." I trnst that I am too vell acquainted with the history and unture of men, to suppose that any argu riutit wvhich I may adduce, will alter the predetermined resolution, of any member if the Towvn Council of Edgefield, wiho nay be bent uponi catering to the wvishes uf his relatives or connections, regardless af an cqutal consideration of the ititerest andt feelings, of that class of citizens who tand opposed to his strintgent notionsoci Tecmperace-b ut of whose said ittterest and feelings, lie has been constituted equal y the representative. The argument will Io entertained bay thosb of dur fellow-citi r.es, religious as well as irreligiops, whose :onservative vie*s, sooner or later, will rescue fi-om untjust domination, those rights rid interests, which otlierwise, would be0 rashed itn ihe whirling eddy of a specula ive philosophy, for which there is no au thorityi in thme laws o God aitd no justi|~i ation in the m.rperience of our country. hi fact, wherever the experimenit has bee made, to apply the law, in order to suppress the use of wines and lignors, the ase of Temperance has waned before the opp)osition thereby excited. If there ror, the disposition to dictate and rule, was duly supplanted by a willingness.to use the best means to affet a good end, the experience of other- Districts, would teach a lesson of moderation at least ; in place of.thte reckless spirit, to experiment it the sacrificeof others. The indirect appli a tion of the law, to destroy the use of wines and liquors by cutting off the supply is in di, rect opposition to the settled principle of political economy, that "rhe supply is teg ulated by the demand." Assoming the enverse of .this axiom, to bci true, the Temperance party expect to regulate the :lemand or use by controling the supply. The spirit of this principle is as much a violation of tmoral philosophy, as the -out obicuring his meaning by his brevity. Aller the Oration, the Association ad jdurned.to the lall of the Soisih Carolin& Societjy, %vhere a sunp;uous entertai"men had been ordered by - the Stewards of the Association. and which was served upon a Lee's wSually elega.nt style; On Wedne,day, the frollowing genilerma6 were elecied the Board of Counsellors of the Snut/ Carolina Medical Asoa for 18-19: Abberille-r. J. P. Barratt. r Barnwell-A-Dr. Armory Coflin. Charlesion-b>r.. James'* H oullrie.E Ilorlbeck. Thns. Y. Simons, J. P. Jevey, F. Y. Porcher, S.. W. .arker, R. Lobby, I r. J. C. MrKe,6, O. Rayenel, T. Curtis, . V. M. Itobertsnn, W. T. Wragg, D. J. U. Cain. J. Rellinger, W. G. Ramsay.; Chesterfield-Dr. A. Williams - Chester-l)r. Zohn. Douglas. Culleton-Dr. S. H. HParniltoi EdegeJield-Drs. J. C. Ready, A. W. Youngblood. e . I s Fairfield-Dr. Thomas ..klobe'ison Georeown-Dr. H1. L. Bvd. Kershaw-Drs. W. J. McKain, k. Johnson. Lancaster-:Dr. R. E. Wylie. Lexington-Dr. Thos. H. Simmon Newberry-Dr. J. McCants. - Orangeburg-Drs.. D. Geiger, T. A El Iot, T. J. Good wyn. ichland-Dr. S. Fair. Num'lr--lr. A. . layes. Union-Dr. W. . Sirns. ' Yor'k-Dr. $. E. Bration.. Afier the adjournmen't of h' Asoci, kion on Thursday. th6 rollo*n' knile men wer6 elected, by the 6Id .. sellors, Officers of the Association io'r u'e - year 1849: Dr. JAMIES im.OtJrTRIE, tresidedVI Dr. .R. E-, .WYL.IE, V. PrI Dr.JOHN DOUGLAS. idents ' Dr. D. J; C. Cain, Recording Secr- - Dr. J. A. MAYES, Corresponding Sec'y Dr. .W. T. WRAGG. Treasurer. Dr. J. H1. BALRiT', - Oiatli 4 - 1850. - AoAn ihe Solternait d.. SOUIIERN BAPTIST' TRIENNIAL' CONVENTION. A. Next session to be held . with the Firstr,. Baptist Church, Nashtille, Tsinessee..' MaS 2, 1849. bA AmpI6 arrangemenis havig bee perz,, feeted for the aceomrhddation o6Ae ate and dbeirs; *fib desiili ittendidi ti n'ext meeting of the Trienial.Conen.id, iti earnest requested talat on -theii di-val , thif city, they repair witidut ,delay-to. Book Store of Messrs. Gravs & SilanE land, (Arcade bdildidge, tnion.street, t,ow, doors fromi the Bank - of.ennessee;) and report -their names, whore a :drihltd. *ill be in attendance.for%tbe purposei escorting,1lier thieditable homes-provid for theia di.nA-theih.stayR-a-the.clty is anticiphted: that adgenunbe~o d rhid1~ iria nd. lay.brethre f ;"d' ill.be inattendo4e,n foeo eXon-ltee Soc:z-rr.-The next Xia l'Meein' the Stidihern Baptist Puilidtion.Soceeig will be held at .Nastiville t Ten e neetitin willi ilie .Nou.;hein Confantion; which rheets at tlidt placb oil WVetnbadd the 2dof May net~ By orilbr of the EBd borre&poddtg Sbc'ry. S. ii. P.S. , tad1ariPrTO of Niinaist i * in Vid .. otrA.-A bill has been introduced in thde lidusOe drDelegated which is aibloel 'A bill to protect the prolperty tif Mart'ied We . mba." Thie biill protides that tiie real and pei'sdttal property of ady' worhan whd - may hereafter marry; and wvhihh Sheoshalla own at the time of her marriage, ind ti1e rents, issues and jirofits thbeoedf shall not be suhject to lhoedisp.osald?hierhu.sband not .Jbe liab for his debte, blit sktull cen tinute her s6lesd eparatb pi-opsi-ty at f she -wvere a Single wmni. It also pro-. vides hliat It shall be lawfuNe r.ang rastri e ed woman to receive by gilJeis-k. bequest, from arty pierstilldoher thad.her" hustand atid to hold to her tote and iepai(" ate itse, at if shie tiete a Sidgle wvomad, real and profits thereol, which shall not ljV subject to tho diisposaI edr lIable fdr t'.': debts of her htusbaud, provided howeteF~ that the rents, &c., ofsuch estate for any oec year shall bo'liablo for contracis md' " by her' husdadd wilifi that year in the' put chase of ai-ticles fur ite use of his famid' ly. To secure the benefits of this act, the woinan must cause an accitrate idventory of her 6state td be recdrded in'the d1utdfy or corpo.rdtion court ivliero shte resides within 8 month after her martiige, or 8: months after coming in possession of any gift, &c. Clerk, df the bdo't to publish a description of such insedtories. The to-natt is trot auth'rized by the' act to make sale of any of her estate, but the County, Corporation of Superior Courts, upbD.the joint petition of herself and her hn'sband may order the sale of an, - portion of her estate. and direct the pro. coeds to be loaned out or .iny,ested for her1 sold add separate use.: The bill farthes -provides that in case the husband survi.ves the wife, she leavIng issue, he shall have a life estate in all her p)roperty; and ita case she dies without issue, ho- shall have a fall title forever to all her personal prow perty.-Richmnond Republicana. H o,. WV. C. PR Es'oN.-TheCoin ia Telegraph of the 2d inst- sys:: We are pleased to lear:) from a private letter, that The health of this distinguished gentleman continues to improve. [Ho is at presont on a visit to. his- friend Col.M3cCord, at St. Matthews-his friends insisting upoft his not ;eturning t'o his ardouis duties until his healt.h'is entirely reinstated. Fanily Tr'easures.-The most worthl'ess of all family treasures ar.e indolent females'. Ifsa wife knows nothing of dostic dbfies heyoned the parlor or tho boudoir, she is not a helpate for a mnan, but att iumbrance upon his exertions. and srice others are to think for las. "we choose to adopt the autliority of an able writer, whose work. I thlnk, is now a text-book in our Colleges." This anthor remarks "we are prepared to understand and to explain, several correct naxims, which are in the mouths of many persons, but not al ways with a just understanding of their imporl." ''We must not do evil that good may come," thnt is we must not violate a general principle, for the sake of any particular and immediate good conse quence, which ilny result from such vio Watinit. ' The converse of this maxim couched in very dil'reut. terms, is often cited thus e-the end sanctifies tie means," -A dangerous maxim, and the mote so, because men of worth and of the best in tentions. having good objocis to accom plish, have someines acted upon it. They seem to have made this mistake by look ing so intensly at their good object, that they did not scrutinize the means by which they propose to attain il. In truth there is always an inclination to view the mcans in the favorable' light, which the end reflects upoil tbem. We know how apt persons are to con?ider the course good, which they wish .to see advanced ; and on the strength o'fthis maxim 'they are temp ted to be ainscrupulous in using any means which they deem likely to pro:h6te it. A god object thould be consistently advan ced by bad meanir. Moreover, we sodie times hear this maxim, 6iDe must do ou duty Without shrinking. and leatFe the con sequences to God." But we have seen that one tebt by whi'ch we ale to judge of our duty the consel6aences which may probably sult from dur conduc't. If *e foresee that the consequences of a particu lar line of conduct will probably be evil, or that the evil will probably pieponderate over the gootl ie ought to abstain from such iyv of conduct. This maxim is often used by the inexperi enced, the rash, the passionate, the enthu siastic and the fanatical to justify their con duct. Thus speaks a moral philosopher. It is now admitted in all christian counries, that these sources by which conscience is enlightened and guided are subordinate; "and the supreme authority which supplies their deficiencies is the sacred Scriptures." In arguing against the Pledge of the Ssn of Temperance, we are willing to stand or fall by the sacred Scriptures. For we not only contend, as above, that they violate set; tIed rules of political and moral philo'dphy but, as moral reformers, have no cuntenanc'e from.Him who is perfect holinesi and 14nd respecter of persons." in fact, th'ey seem to be afficted with moral monomania. For while they disclaim all pretensions to r'eli gion-they negativqly allow all iihmoralities save drunkeness, A man may be a worthy Son of Temperance-live according io its published Constitution, be the ardent advo cate of this handmaid of religion, as it is called, and yet In the language of St. Padl, be '-filled with all unrighteousness, fornication ivickedness, covetousness, maliciousneist fill of envy, murder, debate, deceit, whisperers backbiters, haters of God, despiteftil, proud -boasters, inventors-of evil thing,:.disobedi 'ent-to parents, withoui adeistan'aiig, cove'% --.kers-without natural affectf66.V rality is monstrous ! A system' of' moyality' which incerporates this notion, will fid itinell very properly rebuked by-our Saviour in the 23rd chap. of Matt., ' we uqto you, scribea and pharinces, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselite, and when he is made, ye make him two fold more the child of bell than yourselves. Wo unto you ye blind guides which say, whosoever shall swear by the temple is nothing-but whoso ever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. For whether is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifleth the gold? For ye pay tithe of mint,- anise and cumming and have omilted the theightier mattet~s oj the Mdw-judgment, n1ercy and faIth." It is well khown that theeb men ivere the greatest 'lecturers abdtit in-orality-and tho most intelligent, wealthy and influ.ential class of citizens in all that country. They had it in their power to establish whatever public setiment their reason, caprice, or peculiar taste might suggest, and if necessai-g enaci any law to sanction their popular notions. But because they " omitted the wecightier matters of the lato," our Saviour denounces them as blind "guides, which strain at a gnat and swallow a camel." We may have occasion, Sir, to beg your iudulgence a little further, while we submit somne general remarks as respects the theory and nalurb of this society- before we enter upon the argument strictly whether their PLaEDGE, as contained in the 2nd .Art. Con. In concluding this article, permit me to say, once for all, that I am no bneomy to Temper ance. I met ely contend that rthe Temperance Reformers arc neither a religious er moral society-that thcir Pledge is not one of moral obligation-that vicewed as a political bedy they wvill, like the altohitionists, bent upon eradicating what thcy conceive to be a poli tical and moral cvii, become unscrupulous as to the means, ArTrI-BGOoRnY.. The Chaarleston Courier of thec 24th inst: SOUTH CAIlObLNA lEnICAL AS4 SOCIATION. The Antniversary meeting of the South Carolina Medical Association was held at the Hall of the A pprentices' Library So ciety, on Wednesday, the 2.1st of Feb. rary. Tfho meeting wvas large antd res pectable-many members present bcind gentlemen of the Medical profession from distant portions of tire State. Great un animimy of opinion and sentimnent prevail ed, and aull sented actuated by the one motive-the desire of doing somothing to elevate the character of the tpedi.cal pro fossiun in the State of Sotuth Carolina. At o'ne o'clock, the Annivecrsary Ura tion was delivered by Dr. P. C. Gaillard, an able and elogefm piaoductiott, and which refects much honor uj1otn its author, al ready so favorably krinovn to the medical profession. The subject discussed was Public Hygene-one peculiarly interse ting at this time, as our contry hasjust been visited by an epidemic, at the very metion of wvhich nations tremp lle-thte Cholera. The amotunt of information comprised itn the brief compass of an Ora tion is, most generally, small; but in the present instance, we mnust accord to Dr. Gaillurd the happy faculty of compression a vast amounrt of it'iformation in a spjiall sncc: of being' concisc and caIlicit. with