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Those desiring to advertise by the year can do so on -liberal terns.-it being distinctly under stood that contracts for yearly advertising are con fined to the immediate, legitimate business of the .irm.or individual contracting. Transient Adver tisements ruust be paid for in advance.. For anr.ca.cing a Candidate, Three Dollars, in advance. For Advertising Estrays Tolled, Two Dollars, to be paid by thi Magistrate advertising. state Convention. The following gentlemen were elected Delegates to the State Convention: S.Charleston- angdon Cheves, W. P. Fin Jey, Edward Frost, R. W. Barnwell, Ciarles M. Furman, D. E. Huger, Chas. Macbeth, B. F. Dunkin, A. P. Butler,. Isaac W. Hayne, Dr. John Bellinger, Mitchell King, Thomas Lebre, T. G. Simons, C. G. Memminger, Ed. ward McCrady,J. Cuningham, A. G. Magrath, J. Schnierle, T. 0. Elliott. Richiand.-Jas. U. Adams, Maxey Gregg, W. F. DeSaussure, A. H. Gladden, C. Book ter. Newberry.-Drayton Nance, Peter Moon, J. H. Williams, F. B. Higgins. Lexington.-Gen. Henry. Arthur, J. C. Hope, I J. Caughman. Chester.-C. T. Scaife, Samuel McAliley, Isaiah Mobley, W. A. Rosborough. Union.-J. S. Sims, B. H. Rice, Gen. Gad berry, W. 3. Bobo. Greenelle.-B. F. Perry, P. E. Duncan, T. P. Brockman, V. McBee, Jesse Senter. Orange.-Donald Rowe, M. GramblingD. F. Jamison. . Claremont.-W. Haynesworth, T. R. Eng lish, F. Sumter, A. C. Spain. Clarendon.-J. P. Richardson, D. St. P. Dubose, S. W. Witherspoon. St. Matthetes.-O. M.Dantzler, H. A. Haig ler. St. Andrews.-John Rivers, Alexander H. Brown. Edgefld.-James Jones, F. H. Wardlaw, J. Lake, M. L. Bonham, F. W. Pickens, R. B. Bouknight, W. Harrison. Barnteell.-E. Bellinger, S. V. Trotti, J. V. Martin, A. P. Aldrich, W. Graham. St. Thomas and St. Dennis.-George Elfe, .-S. 'Hear. St. Bartholomews.-E. St. P. Bellinger, L. 0'Bryan, David Walker, Daniel S. Henderson. St. Helena.-John Fripp, Edward Rhett. Kershaw.-John Cantev, Thomas Long, L. J. Patterson. Chesterfield.-Rev. Hugh Craigs, W. J. Hanna, Rev. J. C. Coit. Lancaster.-J. D. Mellwaine, J. Williams, A ee. L. Wardlaw, T. C. Perrin, J. F. Livingston, Jno. Garlington, G. McCalla, G. W. Presaley. :LanS:=HrC(.tYoungt, 3. I. Irby, T. F. Jones, I. D. Williams, George Anderson. Pengton.-F. Burt, John Maxwell, J. N. Whitner, W. Hunter, J. Martin, . -ax. u-*iiiines, Win. Sio rg.-J. G. Landrum, Ja.Frrowv, Jahn Winsmith, P. M. Wallace, Rt. C. Poole, J. J. Vernon. .&t. Stephen's.-Wm. M. Porcher, T. L. Gourdin. &t Paul's.-E. B. Scott, J.-B. Grimball. .Yor-k.--W. A.Latta, Rev. A. White, Rev. R. Y. Russol, Dr. Rt. T. Allison, J. S. Moore. Williamsburg.-A. W. Dozier, D. M. Ma son, Samuel Graham. St. John's Colleton.-Whitemnarsh B. Sea brook, Hugh Wilson, jr., E. M. Whaley. Prince George, Winyah.-J. Harleston Read,~s r., James Heyward Trapier, B. HI. Wilson, Samuel T. Atkinson. *All Saints.-T. Piekney Alston, P. Vapght. .Gn. Qumurx !Y CoCar.-In the United States Circuit Court, at New Orleans, on Fri day morning, "7th inst, at 11 o'elock, while Mr. Benjamin was proceeding wvith the argu ment in the. ease against John Henderson, Gen John A. Quitman, late Governor of the SState of Mississippi, appeared in court, ne com ied y Mr FiedingDavis, the U. S Masa for the Sonthern District of Missis sippi, and the Hon. A. T. McMurran, a dis tinguished lawyer from Nacthez and a former partner of Gen, Quitman. The U. S. Mar. ahal, Fielding Davis, having returned the writ of arrest to the court, Gen. Quitman arose and stated that, wvaiving the reading of the indictment, he desired to enter the plea of not guilty, and should demand a speedy trial. as he had resigned his office as Governor for the purpose of obeying the summons of the court. Ho desired to he bailed, and was prepared to enter into a recognizance to ap pear from day to day until his trial. The court ordered the clerk, Mr. J. WV. Gurley, to take the recognizance of Gen. Quitman in the sum of $1,000. The General then en tered into bond, with Mr. Henry WV. Hill as surety. The Court stated to Gen. Quit man that it should give him as speedy a trial as was in its power. Mr. Benjamin then resum ed his argument,. THE GovERNoR ( F YtaGINIA AND Souni EnI Rssrrs.--The Richmond (Va) Southern Rig'hts Asseeiation have elected Governor Floyd, of that State, an honorary member, in accepting which he sends them a long letter on the objects in view, the compelling the North to observe the peace towards them in the matter of slavery, by discrimina tion in favor of Southern manufactures and articles of trade on the part of Southerners. The Governor goes for direct Southern trade with Europe, by lines of steamers from from Baltimore, Norfolk, &c., and says the proposed diserindnation is a sure and peaceful means of accomplishing the desired result. The following extract indicates his general tone: "Show to capital that danger besets its path, and it will speedily put forth all its energies to remove it away. And here lies the only certain hope for the redress of Southern wrongs. The capital of the Uuion is concentraited at the North. The South are apparently weak, but in reality strong, for the commerce of this mioahty republic rests upon the products or the ?:.uth. Our cotton, rice, sugar and tobacco up:hold and sustain the trade of Ameriear Destroy these crops, and you obliterate North- Ameriea frc m the com mnercial map of nations. Divert them from the channels in which- they now flow, and you leave New-York and the North like the bottom of the sea, which the waters have bdeserted-dismal and forsaken. Mr A LUMP OF Ga.D has been found near PAPER MANFACTL:E.-At a meeting of the South Carolina- Paper Manufacturing Company, held on Tuesday, the following gentlemin were duly elected officers: Ker Boyce, President. Joseph Walker, Secretary and Treasurer. Directors.-B. C. Pressley, H. S. Hayden, W. Gregg, Joseph Walker. S. Brown, Superintendent. Joseph Waiker, Agent, ofice No. 1.01 East Bav. 8peaking of this Company, the Courier says: " We learn that the company have pur chased a most favorable location on Horse Creek, a few miles below Graniteville, and within one hundred feet of the railroad track, and have secured what is of the utmost im portance, an abundant supply of pure spring water. The mill is to be of the largest class, and the machinery of the most approved kind. " The Superintendent is a gentleman of large experience in the business, hiving been successfully engaged in the -manufacture of paper for many years. The work has leen commenced already, and will be completed in about six months, and ready for operations. FATAL RENCoUNTER.-The Macon Tele graph of the 11th instant, says: A rencoun ter took place in East Macon on Saturday night. between Edwards and-West, which resulted in the death of the latter. Edwards had just been pardoned from the penitentiary, where he had been confined for an assault with intent to murder. He has made his escape. EDGEFIELD, S. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1851. PUBLIC NOTICE. A district meeting will be held at this place on the FIRST MONDAY in next month, to dis cuss the grave political questions that now agitate our people. " AT an election held on Monday, 3rd inst. for an Intendant and six Wardens, for the Town of Hamburg, the following gentlemen were elected for the ensuing year. Intendant-If. GRAY, Esq. Wardens-Wam. SPIRES, GEo. RonmsoN, y. J. KENNEDY, M. OKEEFFE, C. M'DONALD and S. E. BOWERs. CONVENTION OF S. R. ASSOCIATIONS. WE are much pleased with the proposition, made by the Beaufort State Rights Associa tion, to hold a meeting of Delegates from the various associations throughout the State, in May next. There har never yet been one organised in our district-but Edgefield has all along been right-is so still, and, we trust, will remain so to the last. We are to have a public meeting on Sale-day next, and one of its purposes is to form an association of this kind. Name the day and we'll be there. gal WE calI attention to the advertise ment of Dr . .T. Mr s' tannery. This es tablishment is located in the suburbs of our town, and is now in full and successful ope. ration. The leather is pronounced by judges, to be fine in- quality.. All desirous of being wveil supplied in this line, would do tem selves 'and the proprietor a service bygvxng him a trial. 80UTH CAROLINA COLLEGE. WVe are indebted to our former townsman, Professor LABORDE for a " catalogue-of the Trustees, Faculty and Students" of this in valuable Institution. From it wve extract the following items. The total number of students is 184. LIBR AR TES. Thme College Library containsabouteighteen thousand volumes: a liberal sum annually granted by the Legislature, provides for the constant increase of the number of books. Th~e Library is opened every day in the week, except Sundays. for the accommodation of the Students. Resident graduates, in comn mon with the undergraduates, have the privi le~ge of taking out books. Besides the College Library there are Li brasries belonging to the t wo literary Socie ties, which are respectively reserved for the use of their members. EXPENSEs. The stated expenses of the College term, consisting of nine months, paid quarterly in advance, exelusive of books, clothes, room furniture and travelling expenses, are as fol lows, viz: Board, about 40 weeks, at $2 50 per week,..... .... .... .... ....... $100 Tuition, room rent and use of Library,. 50 Fuel,............................. 14 Washing, from 12 to.... .......... ..15 Servant Hire,.......................9 Lights, about........ ... .... ...... 6 __ 194 27' THE Columbia Telegraph of the 5th instant, says: We learn with regret, that Newvberry District has lost one of her promlinent citizens, Tno~Iss H. POPE, Esq., who expired on Mon day evening. We have not been informed as to particulars, but believe that Mr. Pope had been suffering for some time under a disease wvhich wve suppose finally proved fatal. Mr. Pope was a leading member of the Bar of Newberry, and had represented his District in our Legislature. ADMIINISTERING A " NOSTRUMI." WE never heard Senator BENTON on tme floor of the Senate more than once ; but this was sufficient to convince us of his deficiency in scholarship. In the course of the debate, he had cause to speak of occurrences " with in our seas," and, preferring the Latin phrase, he repeated several times, with marked em. phasis, "intra nostram mare," in violation of the commonest rule of grammar. A polished Senator from South Carolina, (now President of our College) having the reply, piquantly administered the "nostrum" to the waywvard scholar, thereby producing a general titter in the gallery at old Bullion's expense. 0" T HE noblest sentiment ever uttered by Gen. TAvton, was this: ".I waill naerer, alive, icace my u-ounded behind mec !" An able writer, in a late number of the Southern Re view, says, "It should be inscribed upon every chieftain's banner and enshrined in eve ry enoldicr' heart. MR. RICHARD'S LECTURES. W9 perceive that tie citizehs of Charles ton liate been enjoying a rich " feast of rea son" in the shape of philosophical lectures and experiments by Mr. W. C. RICHARDS of the Literary Gazette. Columbia is also about to come in for a share of this enjoy. ment. Treats of this sort are some of the very enviable advantages cities. and large towns have over our villiges. Circuses, monkey-shows and an occasional half-handed concert, are almost the only sights and sounds, out of the usual routine, that greet our eyes and ears. These we frequently force our selves to enjoy, and sometimes, to say the truth, there is not so mueh of the forcing in the matter either. For we have once or twice known it to be the case, after a long dearth of amusement, that a eommon bag-piper or a "man with a dog " brought down the (Court) House, benches, prisoner's box and all. As a general thing however, our people have taste enoiugh to detect a hoax or a failure, and good humor enough not to grumble at the price of admission after it's all over. We will any more-they have taste and educa tion enough to appreciate things of a much higher order than these Harlequin exhibitions. And this brings us back to Mr. RICHARD'S Lectures. What we wish to know is, how large a subscription would induce that gen tieman to come, with all his apparatus, and give us a set of these discourses? We are in earnest, and hope, if he sees this, he will reply either privately or publicly. 6 WE Clip from a correspondent of the Mountain Signal, Ga:, (which paper, bye the bye, presents this week a handsome appear ance) the following specimen of Scotch Met aphysics, Boston Trinseendentalism, or what ever the reader may choose to term it. "May not mind, in its mutations and chan ges, for ages past, frequently light upon ob jects, and bye-gone ages, and scenes .be brought to bear upon its present sfate, in lines of recognition, and yet not with suffli cient distinctness to arouse distinct memories sufficient to absolutely define the objects?" A writer in the issue, now before us, calls upon the Press universal for an elucidation of its meaning. We give it up. There was once in our community an old man-(a very old man, inasmuch as his birth dated back to a time " whereof the memory of man run neth not to the contrary,") and this old man, (he was a good old man too, for he had been every thing from a metaphysician to a preach er,)-this old man, we say, might, if he were alive, give some light upon the subject. We think lie might have done so, because lie used to repeat to us, in our boyish days, the fol lowing as the key to his knowledge. Said he, "By the induction of heterogeneous particu lars and antipodistical principles, I have fram ed a set of philosophical rules, applicable to :orality and the extension of mentality and he receptivity of the recipients." Froin this emark, especially the receptivity part, we udge he might have unravelled the mystery f the -above extract. - But .thebold Delphic authority at hand, we enter a plea y default. Editorial Snummy,) WITH AN OCeASIONAL CoMMIENT. W EL PASO is a town upon the Rio rande, containing between 4 and 5,000 in inbitants. Deans, onions and pumpkins are he chief food of its people. This town is in the diocese of the Bishop f Durango, whose residence is 900 miles istant from that place. A good ride for the ld man. Its women are far more intelligent and in ustrious than its men. Rain is seldom seen in that country-they are sometimes without t for eight or nine months. Dig Gen. WINFIELD SCOTT has been nom iated for the Presidency by the Whigs of ndiana. Wonder if he'll win this fiel? W' THE Whigs show a majority in the Clifornia Legislature. ggy Tu HECaliforia Courier gives an ac ount of a " turnip that could not get into a lour barrel." We have seen several brick bats that could'nt climb a tree. ggy StR HENRY BULWER, it is thought, will soon resign and return to England on account of inliirm health. gig Col. JOHN PRAGEY, of KossUTn's ar my, is about to establish a Hungarian Colony ini Texas. g~g THE escape of fugitives from the South has not been diminished by the law of the last Session. A commentary upon the eficiency of our government, as it exists. g~g TuE lands in Arkansaw are rapidly rising in value. Some rate as high as $35 per acre. Should'nt be surprised if this turn ed out to be the land of promise after all. WVe have heard from a veritable traveller re ently, glowing accounts of her prolific soil. IIe is going to prove his faith by his works, and nmore out, at any rate. Why is this tray. eller like Noah when the flood began to come? Because lhe looked at the Ark-and-sawv (Ar kansaw)-all righit-wvent back to his family and prepared to embark his fortunes on her broad bottoms. Dig A correspondent of the National Era, says of the population of Newv Mexico "that it is sunk into the most profound depth of degradation human nature will admit of," and a little while after, lhe assures us that " their extreme urbanity is only equalled by that of the French, and far transcends that of the States." Singular incongruity this, to our view--but perhaps icc hav'nt seen the Elephant. gig AT Berlin the mantua-makers aro a.ll men. May it be long before this Berlin hab it of haabiing the fair sex hiabet auctoritatem, on this side the water. . giif MAR TIN VAN BURnEN.-The defunct po litician is to be sent to the World's Fair, not for exhibition, but as a delegate on the part BiSHOP CAPER. As A POLITICIAN. "Shall wd resign ,6 liopes, renounce our rights, Forget our wrongs, becauso a voice, that comes From ulitred priest, i'iee, ,ie it so!" To be forced to relinquish, or even to qual ify, a long-cherishedAdmirdion of a fellow creature, who has been to is the very ' beau ideal' of excellence' in his particular voca tion, is one of the mlost unpleasant circum stances of life. It produccs a feeling not unlike that experieneed by one, traversing a wilderness at night, when he observes an ill boding cloud concealn one of- the brighest stars, by which he had'guided his course. If this be true of the ular pursuits of life, how much more is i4,iof that "high calling," which is of God, the *hvisible and the Eter nal. When a mere man of the world for fits, by some rash 'step, the'power he had been wont to exer4 over his kind, though the hearts of his followers may be deeply pained for a time,' yet may the effects of his indiscretion ultimat rebound only upon himself.. But whe'n oj el with the higli and saered authority of a minister in holy things, swerves from the strict line of propriety, and and so far forgets ths exalted dignity of that service for which he has been solely set apart, as even to lend the *eight of his indfuence to any particular ine f.temporal policy, evil results of a more general and serious charnc ter may well be anticipated; For, while mor tification and regret yvill be the only effects produced upon manyIit may still be diffieult to estimate the number of those who, in spite of their. convictions,nwill follow'blindly the aberrations of the Ido, rather than tear loose its hold upon their Affections. And hence the greater danger of-sich an error. We have been led to these reflections from observing the line of eonductadopted by sev eral eminent Divines bof oitrState, within the last few weeks; in rehtioheto the political course of South Cagolina. While we wil tingly absolve these ly men, as far as our opinion goes, from a -pure or sinister de sign in striking outimis-' singular course for themselves, we are 'inot ,the less impressed wvith the dangerous-lendency of the prece 3ent and the unhappify aults that may, in this instance, flow f66m it. . To contribute our mite towards counteracting these influ inees, is our only aimin writing this article. When the Great rHead of the Church "dwelt among menHe, on several occa iions, pointedly rebuted the efforts of those 6vho sought to entangle-him with their tem poral affairs and civi 4putes.m "Who made me a. judge or a di over you?" was a juestion of deep im and came from the ips of Infinite Wisdo Render unto Cm uar, the things that arief ar's, and unto God, 'he things that are G wasa marked ex pression of his det9 *on only to'point aut the general rul it, without lescending-to the d ticular case. And ' te general tenor o. ;ought to~ in to inrth go~infe. . -i endom, since that da *inly bears us out ai the assertion that elhave been few de martures from tliesk a -.wise injunctions, un Lttenlded with disaat~ois visitations of his ower, both temporal and spii-itual. WVe presume, howe'ver, that it is scarcely icessary, in this, day, to demonstrate the im >ropriety of Go'spel-instructors volunteering *o advise a people, under 'any circumstances, ipon measures of State policy. This im ropriety becomes the more palpable, in pro >ortion to the insuffielency of the grounds iet forth as excusing the interference. It is ,vell then, carefully to scan the political Epis :hes that have recently emanated from certain Chiristian Pastors in our midst, that we may irrive at a just appreciation of their extenua ;ing points, if any such there be. We wilt it this time confine ourselves to the circular af Bishop Capers. It seems that the Reverend Bishop had just returned from a denominational tour th:-ough the States of Tenn., Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia, much influenced by the hue and cry, that was raised on the par ticular route he happened to take, against his native State. He speaks wvith precisely such reelings of alarm as one might have, who Find just discovered that South Carolina poli tics had many enemies in the West-an item tending to showv, that, for a political adviser, his general informationi is rather stale. And rrom this discovery, the at once deduces a broad conclusion, unwvarranted even by the facets lie developes, as we will endeavor to show. Thast lie had, during the period of his ab sence, given but little of his attention to the political action of our Legislature, is evident; ror he wvas, according to his own account, un requainted with the fact, that the action of that body looked to secession, as a probable and not a very distant event. All his politi mal conversations then, white abroad, could have had no bearing upon South Carolina, only as a State resolved to resist with the co operation of other States. H~e was unaware of the true issue that existed, until his return home. How then could tie have ascertained the feeling, even of that portion of thie Wies tern people -with whom he had intercourse, upon the true position of our State, when neither he nor his Western friends really knew what that position was? It may be said in reply, that if he knew they were op posed to the State, when merely proposing united Southern action, it was but fair to conclude, that they were opposed to tier acting singly and for herself. This is by no means, a necessary sequence. Many thcre are, we trust and believe, who, while caution ing us to " beware of entrance into this quar rel," from a fraternal solicitude as to the dan gers that may attend it, would nevertheless pray that "once in, -ye might so conduct ourselves, that oinr opposers may beware of us. The very men, who asserted to hinm that in the Acts of the Federal Congress, might have used very different- linguage, had the question been narrowed down to the simple one, "has f'outh Carolina the right to deter mine, for herself, the extent of grievance, which will warrant her withdrawal from the Union, and should she exercise this right peaceably and without restraint from the Fed eral Government?" We submit that Bishop Capers, in asserting that three fourths of the people of the above mentioned States, were utterly opposed to. the course of our State, came to this conclusion from remarks he heard, made upon a wrong understanding of the true issue. And even granting that three. fourths of the opinions lie heard expressed, were opposed to separate State action, under any circumstances, does this prove that such was the sentiment of three fourths of the en tire people. This were to suppose that three fourths of a particular denomination were an index to the whole population. We think it fair then to infer, from his own statements, that his conclusions are not legitimate, or, at least, that they are too weak to form the ba sis of an oracular announcement from so au gust a personage as a Bishop. When we add to wh:.t is said above, that abundant other testimony directly conflicts with his, in refer ence to the States of Mississippi and Alabama, it is not going too far to say that his positive assertions are only supported by "ex parte " information. When he says then, "that a majority of the wise and virtuous of other States, greatly outnumbering us, hold the op. posite opinion," lie cannot speak in reference to the real isssue we seek, nor from full and proper evidence for a definite conclusion. But, granting that portion of the Bishop's premises, upon which he lay- such stress the undoubted opposition of three fourths of the Western people-does it follow, as a mat ter of course, that we must, review our course and rapidly retrace our steps? Is it come to this, that a. Carolinian and a Christian can even renotely suggest the hateful principle, that a'majority, however over-whelming, is to determine the correctness of an opinion ? As a Carolinian, let him call to mind that we were once more completely alone upon the great question of Free-trade. As a Chris tian, let him remember that his holy religion was once in the keeping of a few, humble fishermen, with the world arrayed against them. The religious creed and the political doctrine have alike been triumphant-proving I that the strength of a cause is not to be found in the numbers of its advocates, but in the purity and truth of its principles. Be- h anse three fourths of the Western people ire opposed to us, are we therefore wrong? 1 South Carolinians, is this a compliment to your sagacity and experience? Is it a recog nition of the gallant lead you have ever taken in the cause of Southern Rights 1 Is it not rather advising yoifo~ relinquish the position ou.have so well egned She advaneced ' at righ trijeau :Heed i~ o, th attl ny i*as and every lingei ril say to you, " heed it not." There have been and there now are men, who from a mistaken notion of prudence, or from blindness, or from perverseness, say to you, "sta'y your hand," " bide your time," and the like ; but,1 in opposition to these remonstrances, the voice of thme past urges you to yield to your destiny and save the South. Bishop Capers, in conclusion, asserts a few iews, which arc so singularly dogmatical, as to need but little reply. They are as follows: 1. Secession must prove ruinous. 2. The General Government will put us down. 3. Charleston will perish. 4. And so will all the State. 5. We will aill be sacrificed. In support of these several "dicta," there4 is nothing but thme writer's "ipse dixit ;" in1 other words, it has occurred to Bishop Capers4 that auch things may come to pass-ergo, they will come to pass. A re such unsupported as- 1 sumptions, fellow-citizens, entitled to your eonsideration ?-But we must conclude. If: we have spoken somewhat freely of a vener-< able Minister of Religion, it has not been] from an illiberal appreciation of him in thati eharacter. Some of the most tender and de- 1 lightful reminiscences we can recall, owe their < existence to an aesociation with him as Pro fessor and Adviser. We have ever loved the man-we love him still. Yet this is no ar gument against condemning a course, which, from mistaken views, lhe has been induced to adopt. Tributo of Respect.. At a regular meeting of.Butler Lodge No. 17, L. 0. 0. F., the following preamble and Resolutions were passed without dissent. WHVatnEAs it hath pleasedl the Almighty in his inscrutable wisdom, to remove from us, our brother JA3mEs CoCHtRAN, who was bound to us in brotherly affetion, and who was an upright, h~onorablc and consistent member of our order. Therefore, I. Resolecd, That in the death of brother CocnA, we have lost an ornament and a worthy aid to this Lodge. 2. Resolred, That as an expression of our1 ppreciation of his worth, a blank leaf of the Seretary's book be appropriated to his memo ry, and that his name be recorded in the Bible1 of this Lodge, now rendered more dear as being a gift from his own hands. 3. Resolced, That our sympathies be ex tended to his bereaved family, and that our thanks be tendered to Palmetto Lodge, for its devoted attentions to him ini his last ill ness, and its kind expressions to this Lodge; amid that copies of these resolutions be for warded under the seal of this Lodge, to bro ther Cocanax's family, and to the Palmetto Lodge No. 5 at Columbia. JOSEPH ABNEY, Secretary. EASY TDIEs. cerkC employed in a city store, writes home to his father thus: "Dear father-I have an easy time of it nowv; noth ing to do but lie on the counter and smoke ilaans, Our honueidos no~t advertise." FOR THE ADVERTISER. To the People of Edgeield. NUMBER TWO. I have shown that there were no solid constitutional objections to the -Southern Congress bill, and that the difference of our Legislators was a difference in their policy, and in regard to the time and mode of action. When the issne' thus became narrowed down, in the Legislature, between ultimate secession by this State alone, and no action except in concert with the other Southern States, it was soon perceived, that there ere very few members, who could have the irdihood or tameness of spirit, in the face Df their constituents, to advise and follow the latter unworthy and humiliating course. rhe consequence was, that nearly the whole egislature voted for the Convention Bill as It passed. Some of those who voted in the minority, did so expressly because the provi ,ions of the bill were not strong enough, and the time of separate action wias fixed too far ihead. Of the three Senators who thus roted, one of them distinctly and boldly arve those as the reasons for his vote. He vas a man, as lion-hearted and incorruptible is any that ever enjoyed a seat in that Hall. [e said, with great manliness, that lie oppos d the bill on account of the diffidence and iesitation manifested by it.-" Senators!" he mc.laimed, "Place my liberty and honor be 'ore me, and I will pursue them to the death -point me to the eagle's nest that devours ny lambs, and I will tear it down; but I will iot consent basely to fawn, and cringe, and irawl to the accomplishment of an object, ,vhich requires manly fortitude and upright ess of spirit." It occurs to me then, from this plain state nent, that the only escape from separate State ttion left us, is in the possibility of an uni ersal change of sentiment, in the South, md in the speedy formation of a Southern oonfederney, by the concerted action of all he Slave-holding States. Is an end so desi able of attainment in any degree probable? lave we the slighest indicatiens that any of r aggrieved sisters will aid us in a move nent so just and noble. We have every proof o the contrary, and he that still hopes is in- t htuated. We have coaxed ind waited for v hem until the bare idea excites either ridi- r ule or disgust in the mind. We patted Vir inia on the back, for a time, telling her to trike, and we would follow; but Virginia I nly shook her drowsy head and relapsed into ( er former slumbers. We then turned to the c ,llant game cock, Georgia, and she flapped t, er wings and boisterously crowed, aid strut- v ed out of the ring. We next looked to- u rards Mississippi, a proud little State,: and if a er people are as fearless in counsel, as they C ro brave and devoted in the field, she and idbh.Carolina,-whose chivalrous regimeonts: oopolized thielory of the Mexican War' heir sons. Ibhave, in a great measifrkthough~ st confidence even in Mississippi,and I am re uced to the conlurion that our own banner , ifirst to be brought on the field solitary andj lone, it is a banner that never yet has a een struck, and if it goes down in this con. it et, it will sintk-with all that is brave, and ti enrous, and noble- in the Palmetto State, a erishing with it, and shrowded in its tatter- si d folds. There will be no concert of action. Some tate must move first. That most danger- in us and most honorable position is best suit- t1 d to South Carolina. Let her occupy it-let t er advance; and in less thtan a twelve month -a 'force be attempted against her, her stand- n rd will be upheld by two hundred thousand f the bravest hearts in the South,-a South- n rn confederaicy will be established,-our Ii- a erties will be secured,-and our p)oitical re-. ti lemption will be wrought out forever. ec But Fellow citizens, there are some checks, T hank God, even to the most tyrannical go- g ~ernmnts, and to onrs, blinded and reckless rc s it is, there are some hinderances, which it y an neither disregard nor safely surmount.- '3 f we secede, it will never seriously attempt o force us back into the Union. There will ec a very grave question to decide before it an adopt such a course, with any prospect of uccess. I presume, that on our final seces ion, which will take place, with all the form d solemnity that can invest a movement so nomentous, Commissioners will be sent to i >Vashington to arrange the terms of our with. t4 trawal, to bind the State to the payment of P ir portion of the public debt which has al- I edy accrued, and to establish finally the re- n tions and the intercourse which are to sub- ri ist in future, between the independent P overnments of the United States and South I Jarolinta. The President, of course, will h sue a proclamaution after the manner of a akson, or he will send a message to Con- d ress notifying that body of the rebellious " rocedings in South Carolina, and demand- a uga sufficient authority to use the military i nd naval forces for collecting the revenue in he ports of the refractory member. A bill, ~ nther force bill, to that efl'ect, will be moved ~ y some freesoil leader either from Vermont e rn Massachusetts. It wvill awaken such a de- e ate in Congress as has never been heard in b hose halls. For consistency's sake, for their t >wn safety, and for that of their families; md also in obedience to the will of their tate Legislatures, the Southern and West r members will maintain, that the right of i ecession is indisputable, and that though ~ ey disagree with South Carolina as to the uflicieney of her provocation, yet admitting tl he right of secession to exist, and admitting e he States to be sovereign, and the Union to t > the result of a compact, it is only the arties thereto that can be the proper judges a f its infraction ; and therefore, they will bo k :ompelled to oppose the bill. The Bill will e defeated, and South Carolina will be left done to pursue her own glorious career. nt supposing it to be afhervi,nd m hat r lhe bill should. ledgdto thewd Stat sovereigI ion, will be o tion or to abanditLe we will have millions of friend If though, as will be the, anmolested, how shall - iave a goernmenta Dperation, Which, 7 g -an be made the -orperate with our own, e a a . ,he Federal constitution, rejetinguia md those parts that will be Inap We will have a foreign trade, o .o thirty millions, which with vy luties, say twenty per een wilhA -evenue of five or six millionsof dla mnum, besides our general tax mough to establish and mainfin o -elations, to equip and k veil appointed army, and't m raordinary expenses of our e u n - vithout the imposition of one doll i ' >Urthen upon the people. Thetas -rom us by the Governmen of 3tates, for the purposes, ofre eetion to the lordly man'fe iorth, would fill our treasury to ovifdia d render us the richest and'mostThd lent little Commonwealth inexistence. he United States Governmentperf ts officers and ministers, and judicial. very State in the confedeiacy ompelled to sustain it by our U inly reason why we are blind toiehormi of our taxation is, that it is e:ueted hape of duties on imports. The - ics that you now pay to maintain the Jovernment, in case of a separiT ie applied to the support of your'6 When '-i ve become independent, we will only - me system to maintain. We noiw$ caning on us, and exhausting our -the Federal and the State governmn n ingeniusperson would make it a simple Aiernment, as we will-ha >e more expensive than the complie ve now submit to and pay fof, then, Iw gree that a separation might. raise o nd cost us money; otherwise, 1 e ain the contrary. The United ernment covers so vast an area tat ecessarily expensive, froni the numbei.o gents and agencies. From the m ize, of its territory if from -0oth ng as becoime clumsy, weak, and buthen o )ur dominions, on the other, hiaiid, ompact, our ministers will bE few, an ixes lov. - Our whole administrati. igorous; for every pulsation ,ill be instantaneouslyfel f nd every part o ody. eive its just sh s life."_ - the small on itast, and~ weaeo1l riae miles embraced in some~a~ rite egualto miany, ofth - zlkingdoms inauoea-o elgium; Switzerland that has stoo like~a npregnable tower ait the revolutiouns iat continent, and many sther.s, f iz own, might be cited, if it weeui~ rengthen the confidence, or to stbqulate he~ atriotic ardor of South Carolinians .: But I have said enough. In ;my .zeei t iake the condition of our affairs apparenst t ie weakest comprehension, I have extended* uis second communication to a length that stonishes even myself. I close with this re. mrnk; and I trust it will be heeded. Men of Edgefield,-uiless the convention '~ ow elected, arc enabled to concert a union f' the Southern States, for their mutual pro. - ection and defence, I hold it to be theirs. red duty, without delay to dissolve the con. ection of South Carolina with the Federal overnmnent ; and your own bosoms wfll beat ~sponsive to the sentimients I utter, unless au have forgotten the principles of '76 and 8, and lost the heroic temper, and-. THE SPIRIT OF '32 From the Palmetto Banner. Arrival of the Africa. ANOT HE R DECLINE IN COTT1?N. SAFETY OF THlE ATLANTIC. NEw Yoax, Feb. 16. The American Steamer Africa arrived here is morning, bringing thirteen days later in. iligence from Europe, and the Atlantic's issengers and mails. The Atlantic arrived safely at Cork, Ire. nd, where shte now is on the 22d uilt. When. ie days out, she broke her shaft and expe enced terrible weather, and her bulwarks, iddles and machinery were much damaged. will take two months to put her in repair. [er passengers speak in the highest terms of er qualities as a steamer and as an excellent ~a boat. She had completed nineteen hun red miles when the shaft broke. The pa.. mngers passed a vote of thanks to Captain VFEST. Under sail she averaged one hundred nd fifty miles per day-not so bad consider ig her bulk. At Liverpool, on the 1st instant, American ~otton had gone dowrn Id. further, and the mrket was dull. The sales for a fortnight previous totha iiling of the Africa, from Liverpool, amount. d to 50,000 bales. Stock on band 453,0& ales. Business dull in the manufaeturing dis. riets. Political news unimportant. AOT HER MIRAL..-A 4"prodigious facC' announced in the French Catholic journal. occurs in the chapel of Calvar, at 8., Sa't rni. "It is," says the account- "an, oozing f blood, producing Itself most clearly front ie different wvounds of Christ represented xtended on the lap of the Holy Virgin, In ie pietnre of' the Taking down from the ~ross, fixed over the principal altar of the hapel," One Clomont obtained some of.t1 rops in the forma of tearS on hip white j. erchief, analyzed them, and publislied~1~~ 'orld that they were genuine blood.Ib n ultra-mnontane or high Popish patyht ears the honor of getting up these 'id. ions facets" for political effect.--Waltch. 4&