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Legislative Paoeeeding-s. IN TlE SKSATE CAUntaR, ? Ducenber 19, 1819. 5 The Senate took up for considpratiot the following Resolution, which had beef previously olfered by Mr. 'elder I Whereas, the Presidett and Director of the Bank of the State of South Caroli na in their Annual Report to the Legisla tore, of November, 153, state the sitio four hundred anti seventy-three thoisa five humired and firly-eight till,rs ;at sixty-six cents (.17.3,558 Ws) to be lipst it had debts; and since that time, in otle successive annual repuris state the fur the sum of one hundred and ihirty. one t hio s1d antil eighty-rur dollars awld forty fo cents (131,9S4 41) to be alsot list in ha debts, which two sums amouti to the suo or six hundred and four thoutsand six hi dred and forty-thtie dollars and tetn cett ($601.61:1 10) to lie last by caid lank i lhad debts, and placed the same unide:' th lisle or amount catried to profit and lozs Therefore Resolved, That the Presilent orf tih said Bank 'report as soon as practicable, t this or Lhe next Seiate, ithe namtes of Il thoe )cprsons by vhmn the atiid sui) (fsi; hundred and four thousand six humire antd forty-three diollars and tenctii-t (604. 013 10 have been los', specifying" Ith amount and date of each l)s, and th name ofithe person by who inst." The Resolution was adviecanedt:a y '%it Felder, and opposed by Messrs. Moes an. Black. Mr. Black then mwe I a ce-ll of it Senate, wvhieb Mr. Feldfer opposedl. Thi Senate, ie thotutht, 11 olal mot he flle than it was then, an-l flen, ;nd11 it he them'to -enme tp to tie serntch nn-l viot directly (nit (Air) the Rteolttiin.' Th call having gone on som iln". Mr. ricl moved to send fPor alseiceA: and 'om dontht beitng mnwilifeled as to tle deiilo oi this question, 31r. Moses c;alled ltr ih ayes antd noes-wishing to see (!s hte sta ted) who did not wish a ftll Senate. I was accordin;;ly dtciled that abeinte shouldi he suminoneel. by a voite of 21 to I -and the Senate iaving been reported I fnil. the question n:a, litally taken onl i Felder's ILesolution, which was agreed t by a vote of 21 ayes to IS ones. The rest of tile Sessipon was principall takeo up w'vh reports and resoluition which had been for somei tioe ini thlee h! ami which present 'tiing of very genet -N T E ';Decetner I9, 1 9 0n, eufMr.I es. i. ealende .favOrre from itary committei, on a r lion o qiry as to the pr ieiy to cetivn-the sae6f I the surplus from tih Onited asftdi - -o wluil tie Stat is entitl prm 04flii tu tlar p irposes - .n,., .. eve ine stumts deue (h State from the L'tnited States Treaesvry. The following rcsolution fromn the See ate, was thenm taken til: Resolved,. That it becomes the dtyt the Bank of the Sante of Socuth Caerohitm in view of the determiniation of this Genet ral Assembly, aet its last sessint that ii wa inexpdhient to renew the e~arter of iht said Bank so to shape its peoliey ats to pere pare for the apeproacheitg terintat ion c said charter. Mr. J. P. Reed mnoved a post ponement of the resolutioei ;wherteunie A call of the I Ituse was orered, atn after sundry summotniintgs andt slemlines, th motieon to pospone was lost-t) A yes 5 Noes. Trhe resoelution was fmal~ely agrceed t, lhaving been amretnded, on mtottione iof N1 Mtemmting~er, so as to require the tellieers the Bank to report to cte next Leeislitur what plan they may leave adopted ini vie' of thte cireumtstaneces. Another discussion arose oni the rerole, lions offered by Neesrs. J. P. Reed,. L M. Keitt, aand B. C. Yae'ey. Alter afr and full discussion, in whlit:ha 31essrs. Rece Scabrook, Keiet, Yanicey. Aeida-ns, Mem~t miniger, Cunninghamtn, Illeger. Sumente and Lyles participated. Mr. Keit t's Rese lutioni was adopted unianimtously. It is the following effect: Resolvedl, That we cordiatlly npprev of the course of those Seetaheren Mlemerte in Congress who haeve refused tie vote f any member tof thtat body as Speaker. the slightest degree teietred with unsoumi ness on the Slaevety q'eestion-and Ib we futlly respond to thte sentimaenet oCf ot Delegation-exprSssedI by tote of themai "That if Slavery hee abolialhed itn the Di. trict of Columibia by Con::trees, or thi WNilmrot Proviso adopte:l, the Union woul be eissolved." Thec following are decisions by thte Cool of A ppeals. Munoday, D~ec. 17, 1349: Court ofEerrors.-English aeds. Il iller a case decidedl at last Term Opintio delivered to..day by Judge Wardlaw Judgte O'Neal dissentiteg. R. RI. Bank adls. Johunn-(a Charle, totn case argued here at this tertm.) Opit ion to bo delivered in Charleston in Jar uary next. Banks ads, Gracey. Decree reformed. Equt i. King vs. Anghtry. D)ecree tmodliie' Ex'rs of Cames vs. Allbrit tetm. A ppe; dismidssed. Courtney vs. Caeldwell. A ppeal tdismn'ei Davenport vs. Davenpeort. do. Roilf vs. Ruff. dIt lienson vs. Kinard. do. R.ichardson vs. Vaughan. do. Fiuley vs. Hunter. Decree tmodified. LAW. Anelcy ads. M1urphy-motion refused. Meudy ads. Devore. dto. Wray ads. Bank oflflamr'g. dll. (Gautdey vs. Yancey. d e. Graydoti adls. Mosely. (10. Valk vs. Gaillardl. do. MlcCracken vs. Ausaly. dto. Posey vs. Ramney &C Sureties. do. Cottrel ads. ltriggss- tdr arrai- as Ca,-..1c. do. LIST OF AUTS. The fo)lloiwinig is a list of the A eis. passed by the Geceral Assembly oif this State, diu" ring i's Sessiou which closed on lat Wed n esday: I 1. An Act to conlinue in office he ic ate Conimisiuoers of the Puor for York Dis hic. 2. An act to alter the Constitution so as to chan-e the name of Sax,- Gothu. 10 r I.exintltion, an.d extend its ho-uiidarics to its preseni J udicitl litoi. 3. An Act 10 amiIorize he fornation of the Spartanibirg It ilroad C otiay. r 4. An Act to incorporate the Vilage roi York. 5. An Aer to renew ilte charter of St. r 'ewrs Church, Charleston. G. Ani Act to iticurporti Ih larinc (hlitch of Charleston, and Ior othur pur-. poses. 7. An Act lo nlior the law in relation io Slaves hiri ng their ov Lilime, and fur other -pnvposes. 8. An Act to incorporate the town of Clhe ter. 9. An Act to iicorporate the ton or Darlington 10. Ani Avt to incorporate the Sieiety for the relil (4f hie fanihies) of1 derened I land disabled indigent memibers of the State of Sooth C.irlilta. I1. An Aet to amend the lia w in relation to the rights oh suretie:s. It. Ali Act to esinblish the M.Pleas ant Ferry Company. 13. Ani Act it, :im-d thei Act incorpo. rating tie Keowee Turit ike Cmoiany. D 14. An Act to extend the limits of tlie e city of Charleston. r 15. An Act to a rnmnd the laiv in relation I th ie Hle of judlynet-v. L: 1(. An Act to require Comnrni4sioner3 of Publhic B il'ni tin;s. ut the several liis-ric-t oflI this State, to furrish the Shertffs the hooks reriired to he kept by them. A. 1 17. Ai Act to ves in Sunn C-molly all ' thu ri;;it. title, andI interest of the -Stafe - in certain escheated property. IS. An Act to authtorie th6City Coun cil of Clh'alelSto. idYrprevent itttermfent-I 5 ithin said"il; .withiouit proper certifi. s ca'es, and for other purpoeo.n - 19. An Act to amend Ai t entitled t A li I Act to anthorize the 1o tionofwrthe Greenville and Columisia R1. road "Com pany;". an et'entitled An Act -to .amiendfan iiie the.. formiti in e of 'lie d Clutiibia Rail-oad Compa 0. 4n 3tto a in cbostructtng Ie Lanrens Ruilriau. 21. Aln Ac to antendtiteaw concernijm plition or Sherifra' Suis fur PkP L District . 2. AAct to ipoint Coinmissiotieri in llorry District to clear out Little be l)ee River and for other purpoNes. 23. Ai Act to Apportion the e 0, e seitVaiont of the State. 24. An A-t to establish. 0"' c i't andu inte muof n...C estat'e of John M. O'Ne:ile. . 2S. Arn Act to vest the right and title of the Staie in andI io a tract oh lbnd in Chtes f Ier Disict ini Davidi Lyle antd his heirs. 29. Au Act to amnod an Art entiiled an -Xci to preventi the obstruerin t) the hpas 3 sag of ih tiy Lynchtes Creek. e30J. An Act to raise suppiies fur thme year .commireting October. 1849. r 31I. Ant Act to intcorporahte the G;rantite ville Plankl Road Comipany. J2. Anl Act tm icorpuraie I iatmburg anid Eiktelield Plank Road Con many. 3 :. An~ Act to Chiarier the C heraw atid aDarlington Rlailronail Copatny. S31. An Act to inceorporate certaint So ci-ls arid Companies. atnd to reuiew andh ameit certi nt ChIarters he-retofore granted. :13. Ani Act to mauke asppropriit iiir.s for th de year commetcing Octotber, 1849. somtaimnes ve-ry dlaniger~ous tinig. tot. .lThey are like lire arme~, ntid shuld lie .hawilecd very cairefully. II a'e a c are of . yiiur no ls tir you matnry hutrt sometody whelnn yon dii not tme-ani to. A ma n's "grubm" maly deei npon his~ niblbor's - rammenr, aintd ucensattlto. of htorritble sints nat-eow out of niotin but syniitax. A iwort hy clergy man once came necar lisin _ his ''living"' in this wany-and a tan's living is the next thiing to his4 lilfe. It hrJp. peced~t thIius: The in ister's namein wais r menOtioned in t ermns o r eulogy oine eveningii i att a sori:l ga terintg in his pairishi, wvhenci a .terson prese-n', solemtn licedI, wnggi-lh fel t low ifrconviviatl hiabits, (obse'rvedl that lie quiite ;:.:reedl w iith the rest in their piraise of ir. A. *.We havie orien draiik brantdiy anid waiier tigei ber," said due bon ricant. 'and I consider hint one of the plensameltst ifellows [ ever knew !" A pretty compii ment to a lergymflan anid a teetiitauler! The stmry got to the lleacons amid ithe iden cotns brotight it up in the chunrch. The !mnarson was arraligned and contfronted his accuser, whit declared that wha;t he sntid -was strictly true, hut was obviotusly mii u nderstotid. "it is a solemn fact."' sasid the wities, "ihait your excettent minister and myself have dranik btrandly andl water tiget her-but then I drantk br-andy and lie drank the water!"' And ihat wais die wihole story that haud mnade so much dis Su rblance it the parishi, and hiad wellnigh rniinedl thle parson.-hioitn Post. Coyeytonusts Funt A Pnl'zh, nlY A Nt.w - II.vr.:s L.in)Y.-Whly is tthe last iday or IFebruary like one of Shnkespear's plays ? IBecause it's Wititer's Tfail. E LECTioN oF OFriers -['le Lecis' Inture have electeid the following gentle lmen, President atnd Direcemrs iof the Batik of' the S tate of Southi Cairolina: Directors.-D.. C. Webb. WV. C. Dukee, Tihomtas Le'hre. J. P. DjeVeatix. R. G. Stone, II. I. Shaickleford. R. Cabmlwell. E'. Carsoin, S. L. Glover, F. aL. Cohen, J. S. Chamubers andi Geo. Robertson. Mrs. Pairtingm n expresses great a ppre henstoni thau the people in Califrmai wil ice io Id eathI, as cever:y papert- site picks tip ED GEAIIEJID C. I. 0T1P he specl of the ln. N. .L. G iiri. I the Senite inl reply to Mr. Mmias, in the liII tI place the Balt, in liiniikina, has breen r.ceived, but can ot a:lpem in onrjpresent issie 117 The article ignied - Teu-r I " lais bmen received. We iegret tit it cannot, aecording" to regnest. appenr in this week's paper. 1t4 lengtl, ail lie Chritimas tlot'idays force its to posiponle it till the iext issue. 11T A wriler in the Soth Cairoliniann nomi iiites the i1on. F. W. Pickei as it cnndiiate f1or niext Governor. Gen. Mleans. Gen. 11tuch .111n, an el R.. Puineett, nre, also, p-ropus,.d as candulates. 9[7 [I will lie seen by refereice to another colim that the. aplieals of Miartin Posy. who w;as conviecled as uccessrv Iii the murder of his w.ifil, aid in rlerer of hi, negZro A pp, have been dismissed ; aid that tile court h-is sentieced him Ito be iiged on the ht Friday inl February net. 97 Cill. J. J. Seibles. it native of Cobmtbi-, So. Cu. and late it Oflicer inl tile Mexic.ani war, hns ikeui elerge of tll, lditori if depart tnent of iJie "Adverliser ni Sii Gazette," a strong Soiutheri Iipar. publisheid at Almit aomery.Jii. We wili Air Seibles a liapypy and sneccessftl eareer in his new and ardouns avocation. 07 The Bill to anli nex Charlestoin neck to fihe City piaciei lie iniise of liepresenttives bya vote of 76 io 31;. It also passed the Sen. ate,,nnd is now become -an act. Mich excite mentTgrew ont of the discussion of the imatter, especily am onieig those coilnected with thle city an the Neck. liff renders are aware hiat the 1s 'if the latter were opposed tothe mens T hey have been aiexed, thereiore, inst their consent. But it seemis to ibe ai Itied, that Leislature, upon gruinds of public -rjight to anitlorize the ainn will of the inhabi Ian gr'a Ily disieissed before coin, mil I learnd and experiened coiisel. Tile Legislitire, therefoure, must have acted ad. wielcomer it hack Iint.the line o0 (f piatriolie d ilty withi feihngts of nmuch salt afnetiun. Trite, its tranigraesins lit've bieen ma~lny : it tias strauyedl ir awaiy iromii the walks iif pol itieni righltcoins ieses and truihi, am1 yielded In uiiamy devices of the~ evil one; buti we are tanghlt tio believe on goiod aithiirity, thiat lte vuesL lrasiessor umyi retu aind aineeC at is nevecr Loo tlt tu du go'od, we should eindeavor to extend the chatrity ofr forgiveniess to our erranti brother, Ifbs reainrrt to duty shtud, pierha~ps, lhe the occasion iif re joicing~s ini ottr idcst ; fr is it tnt written oni a iloly page, that there ' shall be joy itn heaven over otte sinnter that r peni'eth ?"' In our course towards outr birothier of the Semtinel, we feel, thiat we hiave acte~d the part of ditty and sinicerity. W~hie he ie piposeid thei Southi, we rebukeid him: now, th.it hie espouses ter cause, weJ forgive anid upplantd himi. Aind is ntot this tight ? '" If thy btnother tresassit4a agatm.t thee, rebuke hiimi; anid if lie repieit, fur give him. To the Buutler Rilnmen. T'he Cotmipaniy meiit ont Satiinrday 1 5th inast coseu thle ntamte oif " Bu-r.xtI R ir.Ks," nut1 l ap poimted the secoind Saturdny in Febrttary next as a daty to lie iinspeted andl received. Every tmember iof the Company is requeistedc terefiire 1o give in his mteaist re as sooni asipo slde. to M~ r. Lyon, T1ailor at the Village, in or der that his uit iojrmi .ny be cut in time ti tie made by the day if inspiectioni. VTe cloth has untived, amid is ready fur do livery. Let ito mam lie backward itn this mnatter. WVe have all undhertatken thist comipaniy in good ear nett it is to lie hoeped, annd let ontr lpipsne lie ca.rriedi out with :eul. -Let every tman coime Irwurd at once, nnJi do what is required of himt. It is the ontly wnvy to succeed iii aimy tinig. A4~ll should taike a pride in the Comipa. iy, antd strive to make it worthy of themtselves and of the Distr ict. It is necessary that f00 ment. ihotuld be preeen1 and in uniform on the 2d Saittuday ini Februiary, or the company cattnoit lie received. lliiw itm prtnt, thiceefirc, bor every miant to be pronspt unid arctirc ! Recolhi'ct. a thing thaet is orth de ing at all, is reorthd doing well! Ilear in mnitid, ailso, tat the Officers of the Coinpaniy have asutmed the resepoitsibity itt purchaing the cloth for the untiformos. The moey has to lie pitid withtin a shtort timle. anid uless the memctberse pay tip their $;10 protmptly, the Oflicers themselves w.ill have to advance the motley. IIt is sincerely hoped. thtat every miatn w.ill be punctual, likewise, in Ibis matter! The Ifollowinig gentlemen, were elected Trus tees of th~e Sonth Carolina. Collegec: David Juihntson, WV. F. DeSanisttre, G. G. Memiinger, J. L. Manning, RL. W. Blarnwell, T. N. Dawkins, J. Bnchtannn, W. Ilamaptonl, J. N. Whitner. R. F. WV. Aleston, J. D. With, erspoon, E. Bellittger, Jr., J. L. Petigrn, Thtos SittldF. 11. Wardlauw, Jus. H. Aidamns, D. F Perry, II. (C. Yotung, Jito. S. Prestoti, and J. I linhe~ie. iF Tfe n ie and beansoli i State C:poitol at Mlooontgomery. Ala. was destroyed by 'fire oi Friday the .14th inst., dirmng the sessim of the Legislature. llow the fire arose, is ut-known. Congrviess. Every lover of his country mnst be shncked at the bite proceeditigs in onr toatioinl Legisli 1oire. Three weeks have beeni coisnimed inl nosek leillottiog- and hitter wranglinigs with '0ont any election lor spenker of -the Iose. During tih is canivaiss all tie arts of trickery and liligic have beeni emliployel. in at mianbner moost disgracefil to the nation. Seeret plo's have been foormed to cheat a piortion of tihe cotiiry dout of its rights. and, Imt for limevily discoovery, might have brouglt intto effect 1hC llost iipions designs". Onie of these deserves to be laid before the country, in order that it oay meet the meri:ed reike of ain indignani people. The lion. W. 1. Brown of idiana, boy prof.ssing a wat m regard for Sonthierio rights, had enticed to his iupport for the speak ership. a large body of tle Southen Whigs and De:mocrat.i. li the mean time lie had formed a most dikgraceful coalition wa:h ilhe " Free-soiilers "-the proof of whib is furni-hed by tihe fIllmvinog r orrespondence between him and Mr. Wilmot, which was discovered and bromiglt to light by the vigilance of one or two .Sootheri meibers: December 10, 1819. DErn Sim: li tio conversaiian which I load withi von thi:. evenim, you were free to say that if electeid Spenker of the Hoo se oilf l1iepresoet, tatives you wV 1ould cloinstiil he Committees oil Trerritories. thle Jidiciaty, -mod tlie l)itri.t ot* Cohimbia, in a manne r that shoild be suitisf* o ;:iry toi myself and the friends with whiom I ave toad tde lonir to net. I imve connomoica led this to ily fiounids; aod if, inl reply to this note y1113 call give them tho e i-,me asuorm:ce, they will give you ai ileerfol and cofial sup po .Reuspecuiully yours, D. WILMOT. lion. W.4. J. Brnwr. WAsnIIiGTnOs CITY, December 10. DFRt Sit: Ii anoswer to ynntrg of this datle, I will state that, should I be eleefeul Speaker of the I nse lo iepresentatives. I will constitite the Conminicei onio the District of iohnmin, oi0 Territories, and on the Judiciary, in such manner as shill he satislactory to youiself and voomir frie-nds. I ni a reoresetiltaive fromi a Iree State, and have always beeni!, ssed to tiot exten.ion of slavery, and biliii i the lederal goveroinen should be relievd fromoi O retsionisibiity of slavery where they have 00e costitutionil piwer to aoolishedjcr- 11 I am yours, truly, - V. 4. BROWN. Dy ti e means of iis secret iid disgracefoul maneiivreinog. he came withiOB two votes of beintg elected Stcaker. Blut-his trickery heinog discovered, his prospects <-ere at conce blight ed. lie ought to be satisfied it' his naie is not consigIted to ionfamy. Mr. Brown is a Dem. o crat. A sharp and somewhat angry debate arose oi the di.selnsnre of tie above correspondence in which o r immediate Ropresentative Mr. 'ti, il euonnectioin wilt otlher-A. disavowed aill 's kowol.dge of it, and asserted, "lhat I kuomrc of lhaus corrrspn!vd:nce. |/gat_ CJUno as saar,50)i'C. I s. Ma. E~ot-ro,-ln m iy last ct omunica. tioin I cave you thme vote of' the lImiose, oon be Bill for is indoint Ut) the Blank o~f the State olf Sounth Catrolhina. On mtotion to htuy t ho Bill 0n the I able, or to. postpone it iiteidnhiitely, it wa-s enrriedl b' twvo vo'ies maiflly, 60 tur nnd G2 agaoinst ihe Biill. in lhe Sentiet' the disenosioon tvas caontin ned two dayos loinge'r, arid o here. was some sarp shiout ing on both sides, die vote was however takeno on Saotuorthy to postpon the hurt her consideratian of the liill; t here were 10 in faivor rind 25 noainst the Bil, sop the Bill was lost. T 'hole matter will be referred to the peopts anid I thuik very poroperly ; and let the pes'ple decide so imprtant a matter, foor ihemtselve-s. Jt is thoe people's Bank. and they should have a voice as to its rc charter. A Bank thait ha~s been mnanagedl so well, andio done~ so muchl foir lie State, in paying its debts, and1( relievinig thle poeoplo fromi nxatioin, shoouldl :ot ho crippoled, withlot mtture re'flecuion and0 great deliberation. Th'be joino commri itee, ( with a maojoori ty o'aiti-Bank men,) appiotedo last Sesaioni of the Legistture. to examii Batik of te S'ate', reported ohe Ban sound and hoealthy~ cotnditioni, andt h.v. ftuly sue. inited the Reo~torts of formnet bommoooitt'es, and alsuo, the Rtepoorts of tho *Cmnptroiller Gjeneralh. So you perceive at otice. fromo w henice thle ooppos'io ion0 has 20i. All the infltence that could hoe rso ght to bien;~ ginitst the Bank this Sesg,, was done to break hoer down, lout fortunately for die lx pagers of the cotuntry, thme Banik foully usaiined heorsoelf, ngnint all opposmtabn. Tie war upon the llanik, commtnenecd with Gov.. Ilarmond, who Ionppenoed 0 hoe sneod iy the lanik fur foorty thtousanid (-10.000,.) dollars, and made to pay i, ats security to) Gen. llamilton. The next winter Gen. Hammontd, was elected Governor. ando thern camne the aneing Message, referred oo; and it hies beeni kept op from year to year, biy those having caopitol in the p)ri vate Bantks, and those mwonied nmen thlrotugh the cou ntry, n hki are in thme habit of skin virn pnlper, at a dtiscounit oaf fr'om 12 io 20 oer eoni. They feel the influence of the Brank of the State, oii thleir coapitod, there. fore, 'hey are the moure anxious to break it doni Look around you, in your owvn District. Edgtichol, anod I venture to saoy. there is not a man, who is in the habit of shaving pa per, bout whoat is op~posedl to the Batik. Thre will lie wartn tines next summter, t roughiout thbe State, antd it will beo tkie duty of every man, to get all the informao tin lie cn on the subject of Banks. before he cani make tip his mnind, as to what course he will pursooe. There will lie very little donie this Ses Sio, as5 most of ii, has beeni taken tip in the discussioni of the Batnk question. rThe Cotmittee appoiunted to imvestigate the charges made by Capt. Marshall, against the Ohlicers of the Bank, are still at work. It a day or two, they w'ill make their re port. 'Mr. Martin ohf A bbeville, is Coutisel ior Ma~rshoall anid Mr. Petigru, for the Bank. On Saturday, Mr. Marshall, Senator ro. Abbhmvillt, in his pnien ina the Senate. staled that the course Mr. Mlanning, ptir. sued towards him, in asking of the Seuate, to appoiiiit a Committea, to itivestigate t:-ie pr ivate notes of his. (.ulrshall's,1 had been, constrtuel by many as an insult, and he wished the gentleiatn to explain himself, l ether lie intended to insult him or not. Mr. Manning replied, he had no explana tion to nake. If their intids don't uiiter l"ere. somle-hing serious may be the couse gpeence. The Legislature will adjourn on the 19 hI. The Members are anxianus to leave Columbia, aid retuin home toetlteir fani lie,. ani pariake or the good thin-gs. their wivcs nill -have in siore for them, it the way of a Chrisnus DilnUer. Yours truly, Q. FOR TIM ADVFtRTtSER. MR. EDITOR :-Sir, believing that a great inany of your readers, seldom see any temperance paper,-I would aik you to give the following selections frotm the Old aind New Testament, it -corner in .your paper-which I find in the Temperance Bunner; believing that they are calculated tio greatly benefit the temperance c-suse, and particularly the order of the Sons of Temperance. Rtcspectfully, yo1rs. A SoN IF TF.aPFR.ANCE. Mr. Banner :-It is ofien said that the church is eiough for christian perple-to join n% ithout huimni instituiution, hav'ing any claimtn onl sneh professiors. Now I think that i le lricillles of the stons of Tempe rantce nre not of human origin. nmid I shall now olTer those scriptures inat I ibiuk give the authority. ]at. The privilego tn vow and to pay nioney for it. Leviticus 27th chap. 1st to Sih verse. 2nd. Te privilege to vow n vow of a Nazarite. Numbers 6th chap. Ist to 4th verse. 3rd. The scripture authorizitig the so crel, Judges, 13th chap. Id8h verse. The two first passagei authorizing the Israelites or church members. The third has direct reference it the Lord manking a lNazarite himself. and as the Lord made one under the old and one inder tie new dispensaii-on. Luke 1st chas. .5 v., I am satisfied that lie is the uthor,andl not man, and that church members ought to be $ons of Temperance; more particularly mnrinisiers of the Gospcl, for they are coin. m'anled not to drink wine nir strong drink fir ever, Leviticus 10h chap. Oih. 10t and l Ih verses, and I can't ind that ever that comr:iand has been repealed. he liberly is Itiven to every body else to vov'and pay money and have a secret, t, the nir sters are coma-tnnded not to drink. ir you should.ihiitk proper to publishthe above I would ask.any of your nutioerous readers to correct ne if I draw wrong coln clusions from h;above passages of scrip ture. urs in L. P1. & F. S AMiETR .A recn riid ereid, th.a .-.: quoestion is closed for~ the prn-sent session, nnd thii~unisouinil ins ittution n ill lie pierittted for anii iher Scar toC sen-1 for th its i-sue--iu thioril too by a Le'gislatui e arid lpen p51e whto chinm to be par excellencee ati huik mten, and ini faivor of a "divorce of Bllank and Ste." Oh, corn.i.i-ency, thou art a jewel."-Auguista Chronicle. Outr nr-iiabhor rarely alf'ordh us the op portutnity of ngrceing with it otn any rines iion, nor cnn we endoirse it.s viens abhove as to the unisoundness'~ of the Brink aie* i:ng its isues or oilier nbli gations. T1he faithi of the State is pletdged for every nol lar of liability it maty incur, antd will pay lie nttermost fairthintg. This om1 Genr gia friends know. and this ithe foireigni cred iiors kinow, thou gh hot h wontil mauke al'ectedl igtnoraince a hanidle for ill'erent pu~iispos. Both ni ill lenrti in dlue timec thua te Ste smutnin thc llatnk-uot the Bauuk the SIa te.-Soui b Ca ridinian. Tite BOS-rON Tnaunr.-The verdict of the Coroner's J ury, on the rcemains foum!r in the M edhical College; ni Boston. stipplosedl to lie those of Dr. Pairkmn. was tenidiredl on Thursday eveniing~ the 13ih, at 6 o'clock. T1he jury was emnpantnell er1 otn Snturday. the ist inst., and have been eniunued ten wvorkinig days. a very large number of witnesses hate been ex amtined, and eighty four pages of large foolsen p pa per, closely writ ten, have lbeen ucoveredi with the testimony In the case. TIhis testimony, however is to be kept private, to lie laid before the grand jury which will be in session on the lirst olf Jutn niry. Tihe verdiet of the jury, which alonte is made public, dleclares the remains found in the college to ho those ofl Di. George Parkmnant, and charges Dr. J. W. Webster, witht beinig the miurderer. TRIAL OF MARTIN POSEY. Til E STATE Inicitmet.-Mnrder vs. of the wife of~ the pjri MA RTIN POSEY. )soner. Ti STAT E g hidictmentt.-Mutrder vr.. of hiii ownt stuave, App MA RTIN POSEY. or Apphtng. In these cases tihe prisriner's nhtiotns in arrest oif jtudgmnt amli for-newv trial, were on Mondaty dismined. The prsnr Tues day morning at 10 A M., was putt to) the lar, and thle indict monts being read to him, attd his conivictiotn thereon, and the resubi of his tno'i'un in ilie Court of A ppeals, an nouncedl to him, and upont being asked bty the Clerk of the Court of A ppeals, in each case, '- have you anythting to say, why the jdgment uf the law should nt be pro nneed." and answering nothitng, Judge Withers, who tried htim and who delivered thte judgmentt of the Court olf Appeals, after a tmist eloquent antd i ,pressive ebarge, sentenced him io be banged on the st Friday in Foebruary next.-Trempe. rancee Advocate. REsIGNATIoN.-It is stated that Ciol Fremont has writ ten tt the Department at Washington. icndering his resignaition as Comtmissioner to runt the bounidary liue tw..ecn thc torritory and New Mexico. BY LAST NIGHT'S MAL'. The following extrnct froim she Wash. ngton Correspoindeice oif the Charleston Courier alhtiles, we sppoe. to the recep. ilon thfere of resoeti on(s of approval aidop L-'d by our Legislatmue, in resohition to the enurse pursuided i by our own Delegation uimd other Soutlheri me'tmiber4. "Some sens~ation 1was produced in ite Ilouse io-day by the tod-raph report frorr (olubinhji, Siouth Caroliinn, thiat the Leg ilature of that Staie has passed resolntion-1 idverse 10 sisny organiz:aiion ofi the House, with a Speaker who is not'sond Tupon' rhe slavery (itesitini. 'T'his will alone ren ler some Southern members very cau-, 10s Of ilteir movements. The United States Seitte 1a10 under consideration, it is stated, a new Treaty uhmitted by the Presidtent on 17th idAl., between this country and Brazil. A new Post Office has been established it Hopkins' Turn Out, Richland Distriet, S. C., mnd Martiii Cahill. E~eg., appointed ost Master. The -Pst Ollice at Parnas 6ns, inelherough District, S. C., has beeu Siscoti nned. ALWAYs PAY Fot routs N.wISPAPY.R. Fhe mot ietnarkahie case of remnorse iviihin our experiens, which has been somewhnt Inree, has occurred lately. Willinmn R. V. X.- , having dfad d all his crelitors, ahquainlited sudaWi0. y to Alabammy. Ile left the premises ntirely utibeknown to them, and while hey were inspe'cting tlhir leilynrds to see hai he owed them. casing up the debir nd-the credit side of the ackeount. he was tafely swimmin' his horse over the creek t Werumvky. The next day he sot up a egar store in thai t.i. But remorse vould'ut let him rest while lie was tzis ing up his tohucky. li-e stood it a good hile like a sodger. but at last he was bliged to cry vou "Oh! oh!" anti tumii'tig own Onto his cot. he cied like a thld. ]e writes us word that he stood every hink like a man; stood the debt that lie wed Mr. Arkelarns for bread; stood Mir. Pepperell's bill for gr6ceiies'; sMood the )angs of conscience because lie owed flatk Timmins ror hiitn' his- ti pony; ui when lie come to think that he had read the Bunkin Flug S10f, and come f'without setti4n.' his heari was hust. He rolled onto the. floor a time or two-then nin' in it) his olice. gin sip. He enelosed as thet money, which we have received his day, and hereby acknowledge. Our. ldvice to Vou. dear friend. is to keep your aitnd froim pickin' and stealin,' iak Flag Staff; but to keepyourself from.te pishing. pay in adeance. Can you Fily thing for us in Wetumpky! Cerk' ly. Cir kelate! ciikelate!!-Knicker A CuanosiTr iN CoSiaiRcul: *Acrtns.-A le'ter from Letp" Nov. 10th. received in New Y&'kT lst seauier hus been shown to u n-ntiouas the extrnordinaryfact ofr f a lot of cotton thir!. I .hea-1 n , ' -.-.se in this hales of vinmlr of .. at 1S17, 10ItJK . aeul1 G 6d. Thej gritiwily d, anud it is esitmated-trha~l rrom tnemuninlg to the cnd, i4 abont, -or say eqmunl htere to about :2t Tois fact thows the xtraordia rss of the cotton tr ide duirinin ttt thirty or forty years; the price ofib pe in 1817 hiving been 18d per.p while now ni tremendottius excitetti.b rreted if the prtice reachies 6Ad or'ti per poutnd. DANGYIR oF UsiNG Cmmtho oFai.- " melnchtoly accident, which oreurred re Cetly in G3lascowv, Scotlantd, frrdin the use rif tilulroform. is related by the Ljondona edical Tlimets. l)r. Adams, resident physician to thle Clyde-st.. htospitalI, ha v ng occasion in use tie chloroform, inhal ed it himself, to try ifs strenigith, but with Iut any serious conse'quientces; repelntng, hweve'r this exp--rimient, and1 in'cntinusly incenesing tho dose, the effect was fatal; me ell back at-l immetdia:oly expired. Tttr PCNIsaTI.SaRY Scusats-On Fri ny evening latst. the lionse iook up the ill presented by .Mr. hi 1. Perry, Chair Yan Elf the special Committee on tre Peitentiary, to establish a Commission o revise our Criminal Code, and report isystem of punishment adopted to a Penireniflry with "'siditary confinemsrent ind hard labor." Some discussion was 'xcited, itt which Mdessrs. TPompso, Ilay, Simuonts, Cunninghian andl J. ii Perry nriicipated, and the HI pased -the louse,.the vote being 50 nycs, 3S noes. olumbtlia T1elegraph. Why is an enraR~d womta-, like a car pen ter at work upon a building'! Because she's apt to use tnails. CIIARILESTON, Dec. 24. The Cottoin market hise been otntnsally active ind anitmated to-day. andi a good demand hay mg very genterally prevailed, a hinge and heavy Iusi ness wasdtoe. HI 'lders eflered thein stocks rreely. which were 'is freely accepted by pttrw -hers, eveni.nt uiadvaced rate.s over those cnr.. rent the dl~iy p)rece~dinig, The transnetions reached 5000( thale's, (ncnrly as heavy a bonms is done during any previous dtay this season ) it a range of 'roml 10 a 11 cents. beimi a in:r .her imoprovetmentt, makitng a gait of half cenat roon theo lowest point. Fair 10.4 cts. A UGUSTA, Dec. 20. The cotton marke t to-day hats exhibitedl cony siderble netivity and rices have advanced i a [c. abiove theo rates current prior to the arriaJa if the stenmer. Wec quote f'air 1t.{ cetnts. OBIT UARY. Died, at Columbin, S. C., on the 21st >f December, MAR Euizanis'r, daughi er of Professor ILanonRo, of S. C, Col lege, in her fifth year. DtF.D At the residence of Mr. Silas Woody, no Spring Creek, Butncombe County, N. C., on the 17th ult., William Woodyv. Sr., aged 114 years. ile ,was a soldier~ in the war of I ndependenuce, and fr a great maniy yenrs anm orderly and ac c.p,,blo m..mthe~r of the Bantist Church.