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Those desirinig to advertise by the- year can do io on liberal terms.-it being distinctly under stood that contracts for yearly advertising are eon fined to the immediate,'legit'imate business of the firm or individtual contracting. Transient. Adver tisements iuast be paid for in advance. For anr.a.cing a Candidate, Three Dollars, in advance. For Advertising Estrays Tolled, Two Dollars, to be paid by the Magistrate adverti!ing. Decline in Cotton. We have, says the Charleston Sun, received the following solution of the causes which have induced the decline in Cotton, from a foreign journal: - "As the advices per Canada from Liverpool of 18th January, are so contrary to the gen eral anticip:ttions on this side. it is interesting to asevrtain the cause of the disappointment. The circnlars received attribute it to several causes, some to the fact that spinniers having bought freely at the close of December, are now working their imported Cottons, and neglecting the Liverpool market, in order to depress prices and buy l:irgely on this side at reduced limits, others to the apprehension en terLtained that the Bank of' Enland will again advance her rate of discount, but the iajori ty to the increased estimates of crop advised by. Africa, January 1st. The receipts at all the ports at the date of her departure were 30,000 bales less than at the correspjinding period last season, and es timates were published and advised of 2,300, 000 to 2,400,000 bales, which may easily be inagined funnd ready believers in Mancester, and the increased receipt., (the deficiency having been eat down from 58,000 to 31,000 bales in one week) weakened tle confidence even of those who were disposed to credit moderate estimates. This latter then, name ly, the convenient change of opinion in re gard to the extent of the crop, we believe to have been the cause of the decline. Looking forward,therefore, to later advices from Liverpool, what have we to anticipate but declining prices responding to heavy re eeipts itt the ports weekly, sweeping of' the entire deficit, and showing as at the present moment, an excess of 40.000 bales, and des tined to shov a still heavier one, when the statement is made up commencing 1st Febru nry, at New-Orleans; when the excess at that A,ta was 64,000 bales. M oderate estimates *egarded, and Manchester will adopt -h suit her interest, and in forward -ys to depress prices,will be assist .always hans been, by the Bank of One of our correspondents, under .iverpool, Jan. 171, 1851, writes as a regard to this institution. " I re ty that I a at last of the opinion &Ir. -, that theBank ofFg'n ea 'jme.-- s.on will perceive at of its advancing its rate of dis aother half per cent. has catised the thousands. And why should this be!? - it suits the manufacturing interests ent, as they do the speculation advan i Cotton, the directors must be tools .ese worthies." The result, therefore, depends on the course Southern planters adopt with the balance of their crops. bith is unshaken in a moderate crop .nly not to exceed 2,150,000 bales ; but ..... .nxiety of planters to realize, causimg early heavy receipts, will, if persisted in, weaken confidence in any estinate under 2,. 300,000 bales, or at any rate to depress prices to the point which will be considered safe, adopting that estimate as the basis of opera tions,atnd when later in the season the facet of a moderate crop is established, for whose benefit will the error be corrected ?" REsoUReES OF MIEXco.-The revenue is $12,000,000. The Minister proposes to pay $2,000,000 to the Stattes, $3,000,000 for the interest on the public debt, and $7.000.000 for the expenses of the Goverment. The foreign trade has been, in part, diverted from Tampico to Matamtoros. An extens~ve smug. gling trade is carried on by the Rio Grande. Theeexports by this line are $6,000,000, and the import is equal. The product of the sil v'er mines the latst year was $37,000,000. of which $26,000,000 were coined. T1hie ad ministration of Gen. Arista promlises to be the most beneficial ever enjoyed by Mexico. The powver of the Church has beeni weaikened by his election. The Te'hauntepee treaity ii bitterly opposed by the press. rTe feling of hostility to the United States has changed to wvartn friendship. AUGUSTA YAuNss.-WVe noticed a few days ago a large ntumber of bales of yarn being conveyed by drays to the steamer Mete**if, to be shipped to New York, Philadelphia anid Baltimore, via Savannah. We understand that there were about 400 bales in thme lot, manufactured by the mills on the canal, near this city, and intended for the Northern mar kets. This fact speaks volumes ini fatvor of the expediency and pecuniary profit of South ern cotton manufactures. in time, these establishments will not only supply the home demand for yarns and other cotton fabries, but come into successful competition with Northern articles. Thle high price of cotton recently has had the effe'ct to check invest ments in cotton mantufactories at the South to a certain extent, bitt we do not doubt their general introduction at atn early day through out the Southern States.--Auguista Rep. TANNEUT AT ED~GEFIELD C. 1.-The last Edgefield Advertiser, enlls the attention of the pnblic to the tannery of Dr. R. TI. Minms. "This tannery is iocated in the suburbs of our town, (Edgefield) and is nowv in ftill anid successful operattion. The leather is pro nounced by judges to be fine in quality." We trust that the manufacturers in Co lumbia will direct their attention and patron age to Dr. Mims' establishment. We are in formed by a gentleman who resides at Edge field, that the leather mianufactutred.by Dr M. is - of a very stuperior qualhity, and we kniow they could not patronize a more worthy man. Dr. Minis has both thme enterprise and campital to succeed in whatever lie undertakes, and with adequate patronage there is no doubt his es tablishment will be a puerimanenit one.-Tem peratnce Advocate. TowA.-RateS of' interest upon imionmey have bieen abolished by the Legislatture of Iowa. Parties are left free to paty what they please, tie law interfering onily so far as to compel the fulihucat of the contract, whatever it GEORGLI.-Tho following is an extract of a letter from a gentlemAntof much expericue in the polities-of his Stat, and"Xiwo is in.a position to judge accurately of the movements of public opinion. his statements are of an important and. cheering charaeter, and we place entire confidence in their accuracy. Charleston Mercury. " MACO, Feb. 20. * * Great eflorts will be made by the submission press, and leaders in this and other Southern States, to inculeate the impression, that if South Carolina should secede, she will meet with no sympathy from her sisters. This is a great mistake. Not-: withstanding the shameless back out of Geor gia last November, more than half her -citi zens to-day sympathize with South Carolina, and should she lead off, thousandsand tens of thousands of as good and true men. as ever fluttered on this side of the Savannah, would rush to the rescue. With the good and true, in this State. decisive action by S. Carolina is regarded as the only thing that can save the South now. All eyes here are turned to her as the custodian of the rights, the honor, and the eivilization of her Southern Sisters; and I trust in God she will give Clay and Fil more an opportunity of testing the strength of a Government which is now, according to their own statements, defied by. a few half starved negroes in Boston. Yours, truly." EDGEFIELD. S. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1851. NOTZCE. THE Committee appointetd to nominate Officers for the Edgefield Southern Rights Association, are requested to meet at Edge. ield C. II., on Monday the 17th instant, at 1 o'clock, 1. M. TIIOS. G. BACON, Cu.n'x. March 5, 1851. " THE Rev. JAMES M. CHIEs, Will I preach (by divine permission) in the Baptist meeting house of this place on next Lord's Day at the usual hours. f" TaE Court of Common Pleas, for this District, commenced its Session on Mon day last, his Honor, Judge Fros-r presiding. The Sum. Pro. return has not much exceeded one hundred cases. There is only cae indict ment for murder. Cj" TIE article published to-day and signed " DEFENcE," has not, of course, un dergone our revision. It has been accepted as a matter of special accomodation to the author. The kindness of one of our printers, has rectified many detects in orthography. We hope the writer, if lie offies another piece, will-have it more carefully prepared. THE FARMER AND PLANTER, PUBLISIED at old Pendleton Village and edited by SEABORN & GILMAN. We desire to call the particular attenibn of all whoi read this, tio the~ Agricultural Mag azine ".ntioned above. It is unnecessary to say-anythingin reference to theiigorjance of sustaining in ouii~inidst, an enterprize of this sort. Thie old prejudice against book farming, will not apply to a paper conducted. as we perceive this to be. It abounds, not so much in abstract dissertations upon chemi cal agriculture, as in practical statements of the :nettial experiments, made by planters, liv ing neighbors to us and with a climate and soil precisely our own. We earnestly solicit, from our farmers generally, help for this praise-worthy under taking. We venture to say tha~t we can point to several numbers, either of which will prove amply compensatory for thme prie of sub scription. CANCER CURED. A worthy gentleman of our acquaintance, who had been sufl'ering seriously from what w-as either a cancer, or something very like orne, ha~s been cured entirely by thme following simple application. We give it, hoping that it may relieve some other individua', similarly situated. Make a strong decoetion of red-oak hark let it be boiled unitil it is as still' as ordinary adhmesive plaster. Spread it onm a patch of silk cloth,:mnd apply it to the dise~ased pa~rt. Let it remain unmil it emes off of' itself renew it, u ntil the sore is healed. Let no water conic neair thme plaice, during the treat ment. RISING OF THlE D'HOYS. Oca quiet and peamceamble village was, on Tuesdamy night, the scene of an amusinig out break of youthful fire and fun. A dioramnie exhibition, wvhich had been her alded by flaming red hand-bills, wams opened at the appointed hour, and a goodly number of the young men about town, flocked to the showv. They' at once saw that they were most egregiously "sucked in," and deter mined to get thme worth of their quarters by a little sport of their own making. Accor dingly, having permitted the lecturer and ex positor of the "Grand Diora.ma" to com pilete his performance, they at once comnmen eed theirs by a simultaneous at tack upon the IRevolution, its battles and heroes, with sticks, Ipocket-knives amid finger-nails. The enchant Iment of art fell before thier charge, and in one brief minute, the grand artistic represen tation was torn into a hundred fragments. The proprintor fled in dismay, aind, we aire told, was discovered this morning perched upon a ten-pin alley, and endeavoring to conceal himself behind a chimney. Poor fellow ! His feelings miust be gloomy; but this will teach him perhaps to bewairc howv lie practises such gross frauds in future. " A RiT ! DEAD FOR A DUCAT !"-Hamlet. WE have jiceked up no more remarkable incident, to record this week, than the follow ing: Fifty-six rats (round under one board pile) were murderously slaughtered a few dhay aSigo by a citizen of E'dgehilk. The fifty-seventh and last of thiN, once flourish ing, but now almost ainnihilated flmnimiy, es capedl by uncomnmon shirewdnmess aind :m-tivity, to bear the ad intellige.nce to his inunitml' THE AUGUSTA CONSTITUTIONALIST. W e nfdriflicalWhe course of the Aivuiti Conitutonalist made pliIn,, in refercnee. to tie .:plicy ot Southern.Edsistanc. .From persoiiil knowl. edge, we hd expected better thigs from that source. Blasted be the influences that have operated to lead astray a heart and a head,.fittcd tb chieve laurellrin a iioblef feld. That which was a dashing caseade, from a pure fountain, hastening to contribute its all to the free "ocean wave," has been conver ted, by the ditchlie dfutillita'idnism, ifo the tributary of.a stagnant pond. Be it-so. It. is hard to part company with an old friend; but it is harder still to follow him in'the "way that leadeth to destruction." The definite expose to which .we allude, is] made in a recent article of his, entitled. "Plain talk for the Sceessioists." This "plain talk" is little more than a plain acknowl edgement -of past errors and a plain adoption of a new political phase, as expounded in the Mobile Register. This latter paperlias virulently attacked the Secession resolutions of the Alabama State-Rights Convention, and has styled this attempt to carry Alabama for, secession, "Quixotic." With this the Constitutionalist "co-incides" and then, going a step farther, he pronounces it "intolerant arrogance." This is a- harsh expression truly, and on'e that should never be applied to* any man, or set of men, without the fullest evidence to conviction. To whom is it here alplied, and for what? To a body of inttelligent .piri ots, any one of whom, periaps, is as rational and as considerate and as enlightenedas he who hurls this shaft at them. And, the rea son for sending the missile is, because they ventured to q/fer, (not to dictate, as the Con stitutionalist implies,) a plat-form for the Southern Rights party of Alabama. Where then is the feature that deserves the appella tion of "intolerant arrogance?" We answer it has no existence, unless it be in the brain of him who made the charge. But we will nut entertain the belief that an imagination, once so glowing and so full of noble impul ses, has been metanorphosed into a generator of the noxious gases of spleen and susnicion and distrust. We prefer to think that this wrs a slip of the pen, or at least, that the full force of the words-used were not carefully considered. But it is also worthy of observation, that this party, thus characterised, are not from i section inimical to our interests and institu tions. This would have been to us somecx cuse for even stronger language. No-t'ey are Southerners, like ourselves, struggling to find the most direct road to. Freedom and Equality. Their conscientions conivietions lead them to h'eW-ve that South Carolia'h found tht road, and they therefore advise the theople of Alabamato .the sanme line of poli y. It is because they arc, ats Southerners, thoroughly.idenztified; with us, because .they are b)on oneaan~kfld~fl -n * bcuseth11iy ealise the mightyfd'angers that hang over our common'de'stiny, that they venture to make known thieir belief as to'the oly adequate course for the preservation'o~f our liberties. And for this, an Alabamian calls them a set of crazed fools, and a Georgian adds the term "intolerant arroganmee!" But we do not design being unfair in our estimate of the Constitutionalist's views, as set rorth in the article alluded to. We wvill therefore give a brief delineation of his poli tis, nearly in his own language, and make our comments in passing. It will serve per hps to show our readers what we have to expect fronm Georgia politicians of this com llxion. We trust there are not maniy, so deeply "dyed in the wool." The Constitutionialist says that in Georgia and in erery other Southern State (except Car olina) the ideat of secession for past griecan rs is obsete. This is a sweeping assump tion of our neighbor's, which rests partly upon his individual sirmuise. It is wrong to make any such surmise, the basis, even in ptrt, of so express an asseveration. It is about equivalent to what the logicians term a petitio principii." Ile further says, thait "the movement to wards a Southern Congress may be looked a1)1 pon as acompicCe break down." Anmd this lie denomninates one of those~ stubborn facts which the high excitement of the resistance party, is unwilling to look steadily ini the face. Let this fauct be first es tablished by the action of the Mississippi Convention, before it is declared to be a set ted point. That noble State may yet, des pite these vaticinary dreams, determine to send delegates to s'ich Congress, and South Carolina certainly has already declared her preparedness " to meet wyith any single sis ter. Here then at least mamy be a Congress of two independent States, and although it will not be a Congress of the Southern States, )poperly speaking,.it will yet be a Southern Congress; for besides being a meet ing of Southern sovereignities, its objects will be Southern, and thme principles and feelings by which its members will be guided and ac uated will be Southern, out and out. Nor vill it " fail to carry with it that moral weight which is necessary to make it useful," at least as far as those States are concerned. Aye, ad we will "hazard the prediction that even Georgia might be induced to hasten her piurpose of secession," seeing that two sisters thoroughly identiled with her, in interest and in honor, had determained to take the step at once. We fear, however, from the rery prospcclre oloring of the following remairk that the Constitutionalist may be among the last to accord to such action its due weight. Speak ing of the advantage of waiting until we are n a condition to act properly, lie says, "the conviction may become, 'at the South, general amd universal that secession is a ne essity, forced upon us, by the anti-slavery p~irit, which perrades the minds of a nijou ity of the A merican people, and which may shape eder.dl Legi-'lation to its Abolition pur This sentence se th, we suppose, what fte.2titutio gards as th 1 mb 'omif'ition of s that Ux arIv rant thern It is eviden. rom ;his uspof t e ," which w1 Ve italeiese in ie qu n,) that he rega the future existene this particular combi nation, as a bare po ity. And well may leinWs regiir V203n6ifalry to couple with the ective "general," the still more wide-sp term "universal," to convey his idea o4b e c of "conviction," n*4s0" of'icureudse, at anyfm. '' d*' a quisite to triumphant Sun action, a condition, that ;it ii s orpeh, : entire; ananim -ift is t et of S'outh-Caroli mna.secessiniiM, t.,rn nonrer this now, than we ywil. 0 ereafter. And they come to thiscnl fro a careful exam ination of the the present. Ten years ago, i' 6 eVrn insult to a Southerner,'to l yit thiime was near at iid,'wieit h Al i C-n ress would ro himn of i" g ession in provin ces, for thkacqu i I( b, he had per illed his life u t field; yet this is co'mecto p4s u. eed.. has been sane tioned.by-some of _iverymen who would then havebmaintad the.impossibility of such a consummatio with their life-blood. Wherein-do thossotllis- day; who londly swear thir~enm i futrtie het of Fed eral 'Tyrinnf, diolielf-dluded rmen who .iavdeon ._before e We, in South Cdlina o1 se pir e enough to be conviridYt i f-aiiion.grows but stronger with ee pceeding trial of its truth. We feel h the:hbabitof,"postpon ing till.toQuorrpw' can as well ;be done to-day,"; is, in th in: every thing else, frought with, imlsiiit danger of ultimate ruin. We. believe,"that. if this course be foolishly-petievoreain, by the people of the Sonth, theoday isaot'iifr distant, when the fou 'fiend of'l ) on, "wildly lauriing anthihe'.rdei .l gur R.epubhican system'i, M ill bt Iwrd I R t-. baid-r tistrIcken ianks, Ye wou ildies and victis and sieare. : i -But,to:return i e bove quoted remark of the! Constitut w ev'ery one must be struck -vith the. s gh'incongruity'of its parts. " The'd con 6nnay 1bee6me ge'neral and untvhrsaT' t ession is a necessity for&ed-iipn is.st? By any opposi tion'to 6ur ciiftAI o spring up? No, t by c .b in .full and flourishing existepo'at, this moment, ".tre anti-slavery spiuzi*r h(already) perrades the mindf a .. 'oriy of the American people.". Adri he. quarrels with -those, who haver disco he-full scope of this baneful spiiity iderMined to resist it, while yctetii Ranse'the general and "iniaed ~ ytoie to Nob a inae be rait.Y 9%. r. . Aindostlag gardshas-sopened iidrow,!gy~cyo-lids, and~we .'ubit~hat the opmzn omay:be deduced from Th'erd:are scveriiother pioints, in wh'lich the Constitutioialist i equally vulnerable ; but we'mu'steo'iseideleithm s bridf-notice of' but one of thomn. We allude to the paragraph which bmcgng with- the " wise sawv "-what has bee'ndone,js oe. This wonderful truth is fulloyed up,.with the. announcement of the fact that the people of the South (South Carolina excepted,).hav'e made up-thieir minds to aequieseb~in.whiat: hae been done.y Then come a few-sentencesdof balder-dash which we lhad no't ixpbefed'ever to hear from a Southei-iessidueted by'Southern meni. They iniply thiat'te South l,:s not the com nion sagjdelty'to unferstand her strength and that heis,~a asoe,.tlhe miserable subject of vagecfances of her,.weakness and inability to cope with the forinidable adversary of' Federal oppression.: And lhe advises to a course of legislative progress, whic'h is to place our people in a more complete knowvl edge of :their resources. This last idea would be somb-what- ess repugnant to our feelings than is;, Wrire it coupled with a re solve to resist certainly ait somec coming day. But this is jiot theeease. Omi the contrary, he expressly. s.y that the. object of this de lay is to place our people in a condition to resist, or to stibm it; or to use his own words "to taike EITHEE course according as their sense of 'ifht'iind "of solf-respect should pr-ompt. It'ieferly'deducible from this that the Constitu tionalist regards the course of submission to fr'thier aggressions " aLs one that may yet be chosen by the people of the South, as comporting .with their " sense of right, and of self-respect." Else why present it in the alternative to be decided? And in this latter viewnwe concur, regarding every yer's delay in r'esisting aggression, as a comn promise of principle which must in the end, vitiate, If not'desi-othis "sense of right and of self- sjhct. WVe will only. say, in conclusion, of the evident spirit, thaitipervades the article, wider consideration, to hold up :South Carolina to the South as the only State having the te merity no to-resist, he has unintentionally bestowed upon us the highest meed of praise. We know the'p'asitionx wc have taken, we "look the facts of the -erisis steadily in the face," and, aih ad - help, we wvill more right on to the consummation of our purpose, let all theyorl ei dIe .ery, "shame upon you." .. OUR SE ~ORs .--1 is rcp'orted by Wash ington letter-riters that 31r. Rhectt has inti mated an intcntioa oi' re'.sgning his seat in the Sena'te, and thnt Judge Entler means to sij at honielirpnater WVe doubt the truth of' thme repott gargmldan.. Tiwnian~h pyfor- his niewsipaper in avance was -inpurofhimee yesterday. l16 and hmi family escaped the deluge, and we learn that'he hiq n~t liad a i1' rson in his fami RIGHT I RIGHT! RIGHT I " HALL'here, you men of the Press," said in individulil, rapping at our door on Monday lust, " open, Sesime." " What now !" replied the Foremau. "Who dat knockin?" added nother typo. "What do you want? asked the Editor. "I want to pay for the pIper." "Oh!" exclaimed the Foreman. "Ah-ha" echoi6d the Typo. " Certainly, sir," said the Editor advancing to open the door. And he, whom we style an individual above, proved himself e-,ery inch a gentleman, by forthivithplacing the silver in our hands, and by adding this remark-" I make it a point, to pay the printer before any one else, when I come to town to settle my bills; and I do this, because I consider him the least exorbi tant workman of the age." Look at this, friends, then come and do likewise. Wehavemany paying subscribers, like this one. There are a few, however, who might be profited, or at least might profit us, by studying the example here given. ONE OR TWO QUEER ItEASONS FOR NOT TA. KING THE PAPERS. "This thing of taking newspapers, has done ine a great deal of harm, in my tinie," said a blanketed traveller to us the other day, "and I rather think we would all be better off without them." "How so, sir?" exclaimed we with surprise. "Why, first and foremost, when a man gets his paper, lie's as apt as not, to read it; and after a while, he begins to think he knows something about politics. Well, he goes off from home, and the very first crowd he gets into, he's mighty sure to let 'em see, how much he knows about.' matters and things in ginerad.' And, all of [a sudden, some cute chap pokes in his gab, ' turns him down low,' and makes him feel dreadful bad all over. Now, you see, sir, if he had'nt took a paper, he would'nt have got into any such a scrape." "But don't you perceive," we replied, "that he would come to the conflict next time with his wits shatrpened and" " Yes, yes," said he, interrupting us, " but that aint nigh all the harm the papers do. Laist fall, sir, I myself, lost more than a hun dred dollars by 'em." " Al ! bought out some broken down print ing establishment perhaps!" . "No, sir, no-excuse me, sir, from that," said he with an air of indignation. "But 'll tell you what I did buy-a lot of hogs." "I-logs, sir! And pray let ine ask, what's hogs to papers or papers to hogs ?' "Have patience, sir," returned he, and I will show yon as how it stands. I buy my lot of hogs-I go home with them to-night, thinking to start off to Louisville to-mor row. I takes up my paper which my little son has just brought from the Post Office, and the first thing I see is, six or seven great big capital letters that spell " CurOEn A," and worso than all, the Tppe says its a raging in Louisville. Nowv, Sir, this comes to me, about like the hand-writingon'the.wall come ti the ld Bile keing. "fs I, " Wife, what's to be' done, I cnn't go to Louisville, and its a loosing business to feed the hogs." I had always said, thait I would sooner meet up with the most dreadful varmints of the forest, with a few Dl-s from below mixed in among 'emi, than to hit against the Cholera. Wecll, the up-shot of the matter was, I went off next day, in a fright to a young man in my neighborhood and sold my hogs for fifty dol lars less than they wtere worth. This done, I goes home, thanking God, that it was no worse. Just exactly one ?Ceek from that day, my paiper conmes again-I opens it and I reads, SFailse report of Cholera--pork advancing." Anid, to give the~ finishing stroke, ny young neighbor comes galloping by the gaite just at that tiume, amnd hollers out to mte, "I only tmade one hundred dollars on the bargain." I had been dreading the Cholera for many years, but that night, I/had it " YOR THE ADvERTIsEn. Tributo of Respect. At a regular meeting of Butler Lodge, No. 17 I. 0. 0. F. on the 24th Februatry, the fol lowing Preamble and Rosohutions were unani mionshy adopted. Whercas, Th'le Ruler of' the Universe, and the liisposer of' all thitngs, ha~s depirived us of the society, and the pleasant fellowshiip of our esteemet.d and beloved brother E. F. TEAGc UE, who departed this life on the 23d inst., after a short illness, during wvhich lhe resigned himself perfectly into the hands of his maker. Resoired, That we deeply symapathise with his fammily and friends, in their painful be reavement. Resnled, That in testimony of our high regard for the wvorth and character of brother TEAoUE, which shone conspicuously in all his intercourse with men, and especially in that with his brothers in Odd Fellowship, we cause his name to be recoirded on aL separate page of the Seeretanry's boo(k, and his deaith to be registered in the Bible of the Lodge. Resolced, That copies of these resolutions bj" furni.,bed to the fami'y of the deceased, and to thme Edgehield Advertiser. .JOSEPH1 AB3NEY, S~e'RY. PrLAN-ELs' AM) MaerANres BANK.-THE~ Cheraw Gazette of' the enth ult. says: "We were shtown yesterday a 85 counterfeit bull ion the Planters' and Mechanie'.Thank of thist State, which waLs put upon one of our citizens in the dusk of the evening by a stage passen ger. The general appealrance of the bill would prevenlt imposition under ordinary cir cumstance. It is numbered 98, letter G., dated May 4th, 18.16, and payable to HI. Mar tin. The signatures of the Cashier :and Pre sident are baidly executed. It purports to be signed by C. HI. GoodwAin, President, and T. S. Robeson, Cashier." Mllr. SPExcER.-We would call the atten tioin of the public to the last trick in magic of the H-on, gent. above mentioned, by which le succeeded in eloping and leaving behind his advertising account untpaidl, which lhe was successful enotighi to swvell to no very trilling amount. We reqtuest all paipers to give this notice insertion, and at the same time beware of su .succesful an operator un their interctmi and ind.,.1,. e.-. e.....1,. . , THE PKLIC MEETING ON MONDAY LAST. A very large nieeting of thocitikens of this District was Hield, in the Court House on Mondaf- the 3d inst. On motion of Hon. N. L. Garrm,' Col. CAnom was called to the chair, and Col. Simns was requested to net as Secretary. Mr. Abney then offered the following reso lutions which.wero unanimously adopted-. A 1. Resolred, That the government of the United States is not a pure Democracy in which the majority has the unrestrained right of governing, but is a constitutional Repub lie, deriving its powers from an agreement entered into by the sovereign States of the Union, separately in their political capacities; which agreement or compact being subject to the ordinary rules applicable in such cases, a violation or non-fulfilment of it, by some of the parties thereto, would release the others from the obligations it imposes on them. 2. Resolced, That the very purpose of the constitution was to guard the integrity and rights of the the States, and of every part of this great Commonwealth, so as to prevent the strong from domineering over the weak, and so as to enable every member and every section of this broad Confederacy to enjoy as much freedom as is consistent with good government. 3. Resolved, That the course of the pre sent rovernment of the United States has a rapid and fearful tendency to consolidation and tyranny; that, it has already destroyed the equilibrium of the sections, and defeated the object of the Constitution, by a system of partial legislation, directed to the increase of the wealth, power, and population of the North, at the expense and ruin of the South ; and that, the recent encouragement it has given to the agitation of the question of sla very in the country, by a system of measures, enlied the "compromise," whereby the South hns been deprived of all interest in the terri tory nquired from Mexico, at so much ex pense in treasure and life, and has been foully wronged out of a large portion of the terri tory of Texas, and has had the feelings and sentiments of her people wantonly outraged by the abolition of the slave trade in the Dis't of Columbia,-violates, in letter and spirit, im portant and fundamental articles of our coin poct with our sisters, and constitutes such a grievance as demands any teasure of redress. 4. Resolred, That, in 'case of a gross and palpable infringement of the constitution, by some of the parties thereto, it is better for the rest to withdraw from the Union, rather than to convulse the country by an effort to restore their interests and privileges in it. 5. Resolrer, That we are rcady, wi:h all onr means, to sustain South Carolina, in whatever course she may deem it consistent to pursue for the proteetion of her interests, and for the security of her honor. 6. Resolred, That to effect a more perfect co-operation with the other Districts of the State, for the support of our rights, and for the vindication of our principles, it is expedi ent that a " Southern Rights Association" be organized for Edgefield District. Col. B3USKETT called the attention of the meeting, to the main object had in view in coming together, which was the formation of a Southern Rights Association for Edgefield. Having pointed out the necessity of the step in a few remarks of characteristic pertinence and force, lie moved that a committee of nine be forthwith appointed by the chair, to pre pare and present .for -the adoption of this meeting, a Constitution for said Association. Which motion being carried, the chair ap pointed the following gentlemen, the comn mitte-Me'ssrs. AnuY, B.USErrT, E. WAr sen, A. Jo~#s, T. LAKE, S. WIasOs, and R. JENNINSs. The committe, after a brief ab sence, reported the following Constitution, which was presented seriatim, and unani mously approved. CONSTITUTION. A RTICLE. .--The nmem of this association shall be the Edgehield Southern Rights As sociation, its objects shall be, to organize the citizens of Edlgefield District in support of the interests of the South, to insure con eert of action among the citizens of this District with the other Districts of this State, to vIndiente and maintain our rights, and sup. port thme State authorities of South Carolina, in any measures she may adopt for her. de fencee against the wrongs and aggressions of the North. AnTrCer~ II.-Every person friendly to the objects of this association, sha~ll becomue a member upon subscribing to this constitution. AnITICrL: 1II.--Thme officers of this Associ ation shall consist of a President, five Vice Presidents, one Recording Secretary, two Corresponding Secretaries, and a Treasurer. to be chosen annually. AnicLE IV.--There shall be a council of saf~yto onsstof sixty miemnbers, ten from edl by this Assoeinmtlon at a regular mneeting~. and to continue in oflice for onme year, of which conei, tho ollicers omf this Association shall be members cx officeio. ARICL.E V.-ieig of this Association shall be held at Edgefield Court House, at such times ams the President or a majority of' the Vice Presidents. or of one third of the council of safety, shall appoint, of wvhich public notice shall be duly given, and such shall be considered regular meetings. But any meeting when in session, may adjourn to any other time it shall appoint. A RTICLE VI.-This Associat ion, in meet ing shall appoint delegates to other Associa tions or meetings, having similar objects and purposes, whenever it shall deem it proper so to do. It was then moved and agreed to, that a committee of nine be appointed by the chair to nominate oflicers under the constitution, and to report to the first regular meeting of the Assoeiamtion, to be hcld en sale-day in April next. The ehn~ir accordingly appointed the fol lowing committee: Messrs. T. G. BACoN, Jas. Siwrann, J. C. R EADY, WasuIsa ToN W~E WI.EY TIAR RIsoN, JAS. S.'IY LE Y, M. GRtAY, J. E. SEIBL.Es and R. 11. IBoLKNI T. Spirited speeches were made by Gen. Box 11AMo, l~lr. AENEY and Mr. MOR AGNE, during the mecetig, which we regret not being able, from want of room, to report. On motion of Mr. GRt1FFiN, the Constitu tion was lift upon the Clerk's table, to re main there during thme sessIon of Court, for signatures. Mr. ADDIsoN moved that the procedings be piublishmed; which being agreed to, the meeting adjourned, to mieet as an Associa tion, on the first Monday in April next. J, P. CARROLL, Ch'm. A. Srmsms, Sec. A new Post Office has been established at Buttrsville, Anderson Distriet, S. C., and T-mes Jo nnnointed 1'stmimstcr. FOR THE ADVERTISER. FEUioW-CrnzEs:-Think not -hard of a man.who wishes to address you in a few %Aids, but in a condensed form. He was bori in your State and Distriet, and has a large'flimily of children that must share the good or bad as it may be. He stands upon his honor at )resent and forever. :'Thd se:itlar6 is calculated to draw out all the views of those that .have them, to be compared with each other, to find the pro per course that we should tnke as a people, who are about to be brought into slavevile service to a monopolising .pwer batha originated from the annexation of interest in Congress. ... It is evident before o eye' thai i ,"Ife ancient Rome, has her temple with.heri. r court and her outer court, and we, (the South) cannot be permitted no more to enter the inner court which has: her philesopherq magicians and politicians, who use, the prhi& ing press for their sword, ivhich .Is rusing like a complicated machine throughout the United States. Recently many have seen the correct views of the noble CALOU in refusing to vote for the prosecuting of war against Mexico. The United States like ancient Rome,'are using persuasion to some and compulsion to others, To enlarge their borders the States are all restless for fear that they will be enslaved by an overruling majority in Congress, to'rhieh the last action in Congress gave the alarming views of our distressed conditiozi, and we think that the last territory has beenI fought for, that ever will be fought for by a joint Union. But the mischief is, they will keep in Congress a sufficient number to overpower the South. The prey that was taken from Mexico was intended to be the eltching nle, and CALtHOU, with an augur eye, saw this when he refused to support the war. The monopolist at the North, are not wit ling to free the negroes, but they wish to make us the guardians,.while they will reap the profit; they did not care for California only to hem us in as slaves, -hence Fellow Citizens, these are undenflibrits' that cal eulating men may see. No& e speak of separate State action'iri *this case-we may declare ourselves free from the Union.. The Federal Government .ill contend for her revenue, and the State and government would come in eollisio'n, and the State' will not have the power to dofnd herseTf,. and would be butchered by an overwhelming military force. There is but oie odfe. and sure plan to pursuc :-If. ie Isaligedarne ters of five or six States will meet in -Con ...... ..'............., vention and a joint preparation in. arms, am munition and ships of.war, &c.,then-4he people of all the Slave States would willing ly split the Union,.and:ewo cotild.affect this peaceably. The free -soil.- party:would not like to come in collision with a strpnggfore-~ that is well prepared for' -,. -g -; o Kitr ED.-On Tuesday IasCoujnor .ayl9 of three women nimed DBetsf EfeD.ialdi . Bride Cov'and NanerKeirnian who-a're killed on Eggeston's section ofthe rail'troad, near the vitlage of Hyde Park. . The particulars oft this melancholy accident are as follows. It appears that Mrs. Mc.. Donald, who occupied the shanty 4ere they were~ killed, was taken ill that morning; and the two other females- named *above lit& ealed in and were near her bad ministei-ing to her wants. At about half past 8 o'clock.a blast was discharged on the line of the roil ronad, a short distance from the shanty, anda huge mass of rock, weighing about one thou sand pounds, was thrown into the air, whieh descended directly upon the roof of'the bul ing and was seen by the men at work to pdn etrate it. They immediately repaired to* the' shanty and upon entering it beheld the mang led and lifeless bodies of two of the femalep, and the third prostrated and bleedingbut not quite dead, although she lived but a few un conscious moments afterwards. The wvomen wer all of them married. One was 40 years of age, and leaves five children. Mrs. McDonald was 26 years of age and leaves two children, one of them 4-mere in fant. The third victim was 24 years old and hadl been married about a year.-Poughkcep se Eagle. Socu Cano!iNA TRUE TO HERsELF.-In despite of all the prophecies to the contrary; in deliance of vituperative epithets, and indi rect threats, South Carolina has maintained thme proud position she has assumed, and pro veai true to herself, the interests of the South and the rights of States. She is, b her course, in the present gloomy state of thng's creating for herself a name, establishIng a character, which will excite the admiration of every lover of liberty and justice; and merit thme thanks of every true son of the injured southi. We rejoice to see her discomfiting her. enemies, by giving the lie to their false char. ges of treason. hot-headedness and fanati eismn, by her noble, calm and collected "' ing. Surely no one will nowv dare cgeh her with vaseillation ; no one have the impui dence to assert that shoe is prompted by a spirit of bragargtism and show. She i pru dentlv and calmly pursuing that couree which she (,elieves best calculated to secure thme rights, interest and prosperIty of the south. The minds of her people are fixed, and no sophistry or jngling, no throats or' menaces, will be able to turn her from her purpose. The political opinions and condition of S. Carolina are not the off-spring of a day or a year, but have been gradually grows~n and mat uring for many years, consequenmtly the are permanent, firmly and immutally fi'e South Catrolina is the'ehampion of outhern Rihts. 'The first to resist aggression, the boldness to maintain that resistaneo, and the last to submit to it, and if sihe ever does sub nit it will be when her last son sleeps the sleep of death beneath his beloved Palmetto. -Charlott Hornet's Nest. TnE DISCovEER or STEAM PowER.-A9 mong the great mem by whom France is honored, it is wvell known that 'we rank Denis Papin, who is, after Salomon do Causs,'the first inventor of steam. There is nouddubt that Papin wrote, in 16S2, a book,: b which team could be applied to make wvhee . AOve-. HeI afterwards, in 1690, added to.hisdiscovc rv that of thme safety-valve. To su. saant no stine has vet been erected, but'th tonm mon Council of' the city of Bloish'eef~dd that a nhonumnent shall be dedicated Denms Papin, and that his statute. eat: mf bronze. shall be eteeted onu the grand plaeefot the