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Those desiring to advertise by the year can do so on liberal terms.-it being distinctly under siod that contracts for yearly advertising are con fined to the immediate, legitimate business of the firm or individual contracting. Transient Adver tisements most be paid for in advance. For anrca.cing a Candidate, Three Dollars, in advance. For Advertising Estrays Tolled, Two Dollars, to be paid by the Magistrate advertising. From the Charleston Mercury. Northern Priends and Enemies. The election of Sumner, the violent Aboli tionist, to the United States Senate, from Massathusetts, is a new light on the disputed question of the devotion of that State to the Union, and law and order, and other trum- I pery watchwords of the Compromise party. The Massachusetts Legislature have been fighting this Senatorial question since Janua. ry. The number of ballots has been great, and the amount of intrigueing, lying, bribing, cursing and sputtering, incredible. All this, i for a long time, left the difficulty just where it t found it. Mr. Sumner could not be elected. The fuitiv-e Crafts was apprehended, and es caped, but no decisive el'ect was produced (in the state of parties. The other fugitive- I we have forgot his name-was rescued out of r the Court House, to the great indignation of Nr. Fillmore and others, but still neither Sumner nor any body else could be elected Senator. But finally, a fugitive' slave is re stored to his owner, (at a cost of fire times his value;) the dignity of the law is vindica. I ted in Boston; it is triumphantly proved to the satisfaction of all Compromisers, that the great body of the people of Massachusetts are sound on the subject of the Constitution al obligations,-and, lo, at the very next trial 1 after this event, Massachusetts elects an uin- c mittigated Abolitionist to the United States % Senate. This is the echo which she sends back in answer to the extravagant eulogies and rejoicings of the Administration press, North and South. It is-not indeed the first indication, but itis v the most significant. The indignity offered 1 to Mr. Webster was a hint from Boston mere ly; this is the voice of the whole State. We have, then, Massachusetts declaring herself in the most solemn form, against the execution of the Fugitive Law, and electing to the high est office iu her gift, a man notorious for insti gating the mob to oppose its execution by vio lence. This is the State for which the Presi dent and his Secretaries, and his organs, have kept up a stream of specious promise, pledging themselves that its feeling was lny al, and a little time would prove that all 'the I disturbances were the:work of a few -dema gogues at the head of a few fools. Nowv, the reason why the triumph of law has been followed by such consequences, is worth considering. -There is but one conclu uion-that tho people of Massachusetts are,t with very few exceptions, Abolitionists, practical, determined, and bitter A bolitionists.t The fact is indeed abundantly proven by all their declarations of opinion,-but on no oth er ground could we adeount for this result, that the excution of the_fugitive law hasc suddenly raised the violent ant-bgavery party to supr'emacy. The " triumpi or-law " has merely preceded thme triumph ofa-Suuiner. It has broulrbt the mutter to a test, and this isr the result.r It must inevitably have so ended, now or; soon, for-the reason that those who vindicat ted the law, have, nine-tenths of them, done ~ it in a wvay to weaken rathier than confirm it. -" 'rhe "friends of the South" in Massnehu- '] aetts have sought a hearing from the people, a by professing to be enemies of the South; Ray, claiming to be more sure and deadly en emies than the headstrong party wvhich songht C to gain all by the mad onset of violence. l We make a single quotation to prove this, i and every one familiar with the Northernt p ross, knows that it is only one out of a mil bao similar declarations. * The Boston Jour- E nal is understood to be the friend of Mr. Webster. It had warmly sustained the Uni- r ted States authorities in the recent fugitive i ease, and devoted much good wvriting to thme eause of peace, compromtse, and the Admin istration. In a recent article it states that v Boston has suffered much in her commercial .9 interests by the withdrawal of Southerneusi- t torn, and has the prospect of suffering much more, unless things mend. The Journal makes this the text of an earnest discourse to its readers, to put down the excesses of I the Abolitionists, and it caps the climax ofd its argument as follows: "We believe that our mercantile are as deeply imbued with the spirit of humanity as any other class of our citizens. They be-t lieve that the present and futture good of the a bondman would be consulted should the t slavery question no longer be brought into the arena of partisan politics. They believe I that the cause of emnancipattion will be better suisserved by a continuance of the Union t than by a dissolution, which will inevitably ti follow a sectional division. They believe, in i, short, that nothing but unmitigated evil will . result from the course pursued by the abolia ~ tionists. Believing all this, caxn there be any wonder at their restiveness under a policy , which threatens bankruptcy and general ruin" This is the language of our "friends," of ~ those who love the Constitution and law~s.- t They believe that thme Union can be made the y instrument for slowly and surely destroying j., the South, and therefore they denounce the violeubassaults which, by awatkening the vii.- 0 tims to resistance, defeat their own object. h Lsater from Eavana. The steam ship Isabel, Captain Bollins, ar rived here yesterday from Havana, bringing 0 accounts to the 22d inst. nI A great deal of excitement exists on no- lI count of the expected invasion which wans re ported would take place on the 19th. Up to the time of the Isabel's sailing, no news had reached Havana that a landing had been of- s feeted. Despatches from New-Orleans arei said to have reached the Captain General that i the expedition had sailed, consequently the soldiers slept on their arms; ;horses wvers kept saddled, and the entire army and navy were r in a moment's warning ready for the fight.- c One steamer is kept steam upon at aHl hours, s so it is said by some of the .personal friends a of his Excellency. A Spaniard was to be "garoted," on thme morniug of the 23d, having been betrayed by one of the Spanish Pilots as a spy, of Gen. L It seems this man had offered twelve Doub- d ionsn to the pitt if he wvould join the exne- o ition, and net as pilot for them. lie reeeiv a the money, and then informed the Captain leneral, who immediately had the Spaniard rrested, tried and condemned to die on the 3d instant. A gentleman from the Island, and one who as been travelling much of late, informs us iat all over the Island the most anxious de ire is manifested for the invasion of the sland by the Americans and probably the cople were never so ardent and eager to ise en masse and join the invaders as at the resent moment. We give these rumors as they reach u. 'he position of affairs in Cuba is doubtless ritical, and whether actual demonstrations re in progress or not is a question which re iains undecided. Every preparation has been mde by the authoritieq to meet the expected ut-break.-Charleston Courier, 26th inst. EDGEFIELD, 8. C. THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1851. -gr WE are requested to state that the outhern Rights Association will hold a ieeting in the Court House on Saleday next, nd that political speeches may be expected. -- -- THE COMMERCIAL TRANSCRIPT. WE have received several copies of this icatly planned and well printed sheet. It is ublished in Columbia. by Messrs. HAIGHT nd BROUGHTON, and edited by Mr. S. OLIN ALLEY. The editor is a Southern Confederacy ad ocate. So are we all, if there is any road o its attainment that does not involve unrca onable risks and sacrifices. If no such road an be clearly seen, we suppose our new rother of the quill will say " why, then we re for South Carolina moving firmly on, f it must be so." Are we righti ABBEVILLE BANNER. WE have, undesignedly, omitted to men ion that this staunch paper has undergone ecently a change in its editorial department. Ve regret having lost from our ranks so able , coadjutor as Mr. NOBLE proved himself to ie. Although he has been induced, by other ngagements, to abdicate the chair editorial, ro hope that he will not, on that account, ease to wield his effective pen in the good ause. Mr. KEiRR, in a number we have seen, gives i earrest of his ability and determination to :eep the paper fully up to the high position t has hitherto occupied. We perceive that he has associated Mr. IooRE with him as co-editor, but have not een a number of the paper under their joint nnagement. -e THE GREENVILLE MOUNTAINEER. We desire to enlist for this old and well onducted Journal, a share of the mipport and atronage of our District. Perhaps it has, A this time, a smaller circulat' n among us, han any of the other papers that come by ur upper mail. We do not, of course, de ign to ma'rk it out as w-orthy of encourage sent beyond these other papers; but we v~ould only call the attention of our readers o the peculiar circumstances of its present ondition. It is nowv the immediate competitor of the nly ra.bid Union Press in South Carolina. This Union paper, which has come into exis ence under the auspices of a compamny of ameless gentlemen, with several thousand egroes at their backs, and with the help, ab itio, of Federal patronage, is, from its o'en ecount, fioc rishing to a most amazing excess, nd therefore needs no help at our hands. ~he Mountaineer, on the other hand, wvhich ukes no pretension to such high-sounding erms ofeconfidence and power, is nevertheless ne of the most respectable and trust-wvorthy apers of the State, and, as we perceive from s last issue, has now quite equalled the Pa riot's very neat and finished external ap earance, of which we have heard so much. The Mountaineer is evidently determined ot to be outstripped, even in externals, by .s new and singularly lucky neighbor. But, wing to the fact, that party feeling has run cry high in Greenville upon the exciting is ue of Resistance vs. Submission, the Moun iineer has, as we understand. lost subscri ers, and that too, simply for continuing to rge, in mild terms, the necessity of preserv ig our State, unshaken, in the attitude of etermined resistance to the aggressions of e Federal Government, and the importance f seizing the present opportunity for ending e controversy by a resort to a course of easures, based upon the old Carolina doe rine of State's Rights. For this grievous ifence, the old South Carolina Press is to e deserted, and the new Union bantling is >be met wvith open arms, and carried up to ie very pinnacle of popular favor. This is ideed a wvondrous strainge thing to happen ithe Palmetto State. WVe really must say, that we do not under tnd the pecople of Greenville. We had not upposed that defection wvould thus readily ike root among the mountain boys. And et so-it is. We do not blame Mr. PERRY; r, to say the truth, lie is but acting the part f a consistent manm. If we are not mistaken, o has always been what he now is, an open ad devoted advocate of preserving the in >grity of the Union unimpaired "to the last ttremity." But we do deprecate the blind es and infatuation of those who, at a time ke the present, recant the old political creed -the creed of CALHOUN, MCDUFFIE., and [ANE, and adopt the principles of WEB TERL and of CL.AY. Against these dangerous innovations upon ur ancient doctrines, the Mountaineer is do ig the State all the service it is capable of ndering. But it is with a minority in its wn District, and needs some assistance to stain the fight as it should be done. We ppal to our people in its behalf. gW A FINE BUILDNG.-The Marble Pal se of Stewart, in New York, for the sale of ry goods, is valued on the Assessor's book r the Sith Ward, for tis year, at $90,000. REVEREND IR. READ. Ir is but an act of justice that some public testimony should be given, in Edgefield, of the faithful and able services of this highly ifted Minister of the Gospel, during his so ourn among us. We take pleasure in mak ing our paper the medium of this tribute. Mr. READ may be now safely classed among the most intellectual and cultivated Divines of the South. This is, at any rate, the cher ished belief of those among us, who have had the gratification of hearing and becoming familiar with his finished style, his lucid rea soning, his chaste and fervid eloquence. Dif ficult indeed will it be for our friends of the Episcopal Church here, to supply his place with his equal. They have only realised, to the full, his extraordinary merit, since having been deprived of his pastoral supervision. Mr. READ, some years ago, married amon us, and we had hoped that lie might have fixed upon Edgefield as his permanent abode. We can only hope that, wherever he may-go, his merit may secure to him such a position as his modesty will never seek. We wish for him a sphere of action com mensurate with his distinguished abilities. And this we know to be the feeling of all who knew him here. Since writing the above, we learn by the Columbia papers that Professor THoRNWELL has just made known his determination to re sign his seat among the Faculty of our Col lege. We have no hesitation in suggesting the gentleman, whose name heads this para graph, as one exactly suited for this vacant chair. 1. 0. 0. F. CELEBR.TION. THuRSDAY last was quite an occasion with us of Edgefield. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows held, on that day, their annual festival, which drew out an unusual assem blage of ladies and gentlemen, from the dis trict at large. The proceedings were con ducted throughout with strict decorum and very commendable propriety. About 12 o'clock, the Odd Fellows issued in procession from their Lodge Room, under the direction of Col. G. D. Mists, Marshal of the day, and, having marched up and down main street, they proceeded to the Baptist Church to attend upon the delivery of their Anniversary Oration. The Church was crow. ded to jamming-and the array of beauty and taste was truly dazling. The Odd Fellows should feel much encouraged by such flatter ing evidences of favor and approbation. as have been exhilited towards them by all our citizens, but, more especially, by the ladies. Say what you will of the purely impulsive nature of the softer sex, we would rather trust to their instinet, or rathertheir intuition, for discriminating between the good and the bad, thn to all the reasoning of the schools. What woman openrfy approves wvith her smiles, must be good. She has thus approved Odd Fellowship in Edgefield. Ergo, it must be a good institution. As we were saying, however, the church was a scene of unusual brilliany-not from the beautiful and appro priate emblems and. badges of the Order which were placed around the Orator's stand in such an effective manner, nor from the very rich dress regamlias of the members of the Lodge, but from the beaming eyes, the wreathed smiles, the joyous dimples and the rosy-tinted cheeks of Edgefield's fair daugh ters. It was indeed a most refreshing sight ! It was, we are sure, enough to have awaken edone feeble pulsation, even in the withered heart of the veriest old bachelor that cum bereth society. The ceremonies of the hour we-rc commen eed by a brief and simple, but earnest and appropriate prayer, by Dr. J. C. READY, wvho acted as Chaplain pro temn. After wthich, an Ode, prepared for the occasion, was sung, the choir being supported by a Melodeon, recent ly purchased by the Lodge. Mr. ABNEY, the Orator of the day, then arose and spoke for almost an hour, in a manner worthy of himself and the occasion. His subject was the Bible, and he presented some striking views of its essential impor tance to human society, independent of its Evangelical character. He gave some elo quent illustrations of its unrecognised pres enec' for good, even in communities that scoff at its teachings wvith atheistic presumption. But we will not attempt an outline of Mr. ANEY'S address, having frequently seen and sometimes experienced, how very far short of justice these hurried sketches usually stop. At the conclusion of the speech, the audience testified their satisfaction by goneral applause. Another original Ode was then sung in good style. We cannot pass over in silence, the spirit, zeal and taste, exhibited by this fra ternity,.in advancing the cause of their Order. We predict that its benign influence will spread wider and stronger, until our whole people. shall be forced to acknowledge the high importance of cherishing and encoura ging it. From the church, the large crowd proceed d to another part of the village, where, un der an extensive shelter, two tables, each '75 or 80 feet in length, were loaded with every thing good, solids and sweets, in almost end less variety. We happened to be located, with several ladies, in close proximity to.a trout of enormous dimensions-(its wveight was some 10 or 12 pounds,) the product of sne of our piny-woods mill-ponds. It must aye been " a glorious nibble " indeed, when Ais fellowv struck the hook ; and there cer ~ainly wvas a good deal of glorious nibbling ver his well-browned and highly-spiced car ase, as we can fully testify. But, though :he trout was number I, yet there were ma iy oilher rarities and delicacies, not one whit ehind his trout-ship. In the pastry line, our ocabulary has not sufficient diversity to war nt us in broaching a description of the long ist of pies, cakes, et cetera which came un ir our observation, as we made our way iround the tables. Altogether, the dinner was admirably gotten up, admirably sustain fg. praise is due the efficienlommittee of ar- m rangements, in whose hands -was placed the 1W control and direction of teast. These anniversaries, are* etting to be the most general and agreeane public merry- th makings we have. It is- be hoped that at they will be continued. ere is nothing 01 like drawing people toge on social occa sions like these, for the ning of nar row and groundless preju and jealousies. 4 There is nothing supen Alem, for the a promotion of the bless! of.." Friendship, Love and Truth." A HO. A E Tms gentleman has deae. his position to tl the editors of the Laureizle Herald. That paper says: t< "We have received a longable and interes ting letter from this distinguished and Taith ful Representative, in w*de.he portrays in tr vivid and truthful colors ' ;real position of t the South, and imminent . not only of our cherished institutions butbf Our liberties and independence as a people if ie remain in the Union, and proves by rgiAents irresistabile: tI and conclusive the absolu(eeeessity of a 8 dissolution of this Union, or ruin and dis- d g-race to the slave States. - . " The letter was written in reply to one addressed to him by us, stating that it was 0 rumored here he was opposed to separate g State secession, and asking his views on the 1 subject. He defines hisposition clearly ard 0 forcibly, and Fays he desires S. Carolina to take such steps as will surely lead her out of 1 the Union, in company if: we can get it, with- tI out company if we can't get it." v b - 0 WHAT THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DARED TO DO IN 1;74-5. When Boston was Moekaded on account of the rebellious dispositigtblof her citizens, t4 manifested by the act of#hgwing overboard ti the East India Company'#tea, the Colony of n South Carolina immedi& hold a mass meeting in Charlestown, .was then called. a A very great number ase led from every part of the province, a ' pon hearing the b matter explained to themW ey adopted reso- o lutions for supporting the people of Boston C by roluntar contribution, for organizing va rious committees, and 'for-appointing Dele- e gates to a general Congress. "This Con- ti vention of~the people, and these resolutions," b says RAjrsAr, "id the foundation of all the subse nt prbceedings;" which, in two years, ted in a Revolution. N We adduce this fact to remind Carolinians d of this day, of the prqmpt, decisive and de- g termined conduct of those from whom we -, are descended, in resistingthe very approach s of unjust legislation. P They knew that the prospect of success, in E a contest with the power of the Brother Coun- n try, was altogether cheerless; and yet they p) moved right on to it, because the other nlter- n A native was eubmission-to wrong and conse quentydisgrace. Thc knew it was against ir their present interest totake the step. They n were prosperous and Sonifisinig-thieir pro vinee, the chief faivoritisof Royalty. "In no colonhas there a s g-a bond of-inion, from a reciprocity of benefits, or a fainter prospect of interrne~nd 'conteritinn. Thes colony consumed an immensity of British ti manufactures, wvhich she could neither make ti for herself nor purchase elsewvhere on eqnal o terms, and for the payment of which, she hadd amle means in her valuable native comnmo- e dities. The exchange of one for the other 8j was a basis of profitable commerce." Happy ti in her connexion with Great Brittan, Carolina was moved upon by every feeling of kindness and every suggestion of private interest, to ri condemn and oppose a rnpture. And yet o there was not a moment's hesitation, on her" part, to DARE ALL THINGs AND R11SK ALL I TIIusGs for the maintenance of a principle. o Can weo not draw a lesson from this noble example ?s M1ODERATgaBUT FIRM. t Those ofus who prefer anything to degrada- te tion, hazardous resistance to inexensable sub- a mission are denoniinated "madme~n" "firc- e eaters," "factious and turbulent ultraists," by ~ way of reproach. We are not wounded, in h the least, by these epithets, harsh though they i may appear. The mati. who conscientiously e walks in what he believe to be the path of 1 duty and of honor, regards not a lowv and ~foul aspersion whihleknows to be utterly J] without foundation. " Calling names" is the e peculiar business of spoilt children; in grown ri men it is entirely ridiculous, and always be- si nenth notice. .t If wve may be permitled to speak for our selves, we say that wve are resisting as steadi ly, as firmly and as moderately as any party t ever did, the tyranny. of an oppressive gov- g enent. We are willing t~o stop awhile by the way for our good brothers, until all hope ~ of the speedy help and co.operation of other States is gone. When this shall have be- ei come clear, why then'we say; the voice of et Prudence admonishes us to take our own t cause into our own hands. It is the only sv hope of escape for us. Dangers and difieul- tI ties may lie in the way ; but. that God, who ti holds in his hands the destinies of nations, b will bear us up amid them all, if wve trust in the strength of His arm and our own righte- ' ous canse. -v Upon the combination of firmness and moderation, by which the efforts of our peo ple are guided, the following remarks of the - Darlinglon Flag, are to the purpose. m We announced in conversation that our til views were moderate but firm--and such is he: the position we still occupy. But all hope off tii coopration by the States as States is gone, t and the question of separate action is pre- IIs sented. We have read and pondered the eoc subject with all the powers of intellect which I c God has given us, and our reason compels us! fo to choose separate State action in prefeirence er to ultimate submission. We can compare Idi: present submission to nothinig ibut the or song of the Syren, which lures but to des- oil troy ; we wvill 'Ae getting weaker while our enemies will be growing stronger every ay; like the huge boa eonstrictc'r, they will be mi winding their folds about their -slumbering ed victim, until, alas ! it will be too late to es- tn cape to " the city,.of refuge." jf we have of bemn in enrnest in nnue namnlaints and rc-. cal Dnstrances-if all that we have said and ritten has not been like " A tale Told by an idiot. full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing" en it is time to nerve ourselves and boldly rike for our " homes and firesides, God and ir native land." OUR MILITARY ACADEMIES. We are indebted te the politeness of Gen. orEs, Chairman of the Board of Visitors, for copy of the "Regulations of the Citadel eademy at Charleston,'and of the Arsenal endemy at Columbi,"-also, for the " O tl Register of the Officers and Cadets" ofI ose Institutions. From the latter, it appears that these nd irable establishments are coming fully up the expectations of their wise projectors. he admissions in Charleston, for 1850, a aunt to forty-four, those in Columbia, to venty-nin,-making in all, seventy-three. nder the able and very zealous eare of the ord of Visitors, the skilful guidance of ieir Superintendants and the thorough in ruetion of the several Professors, these Aea mies have proved themselves worthy of be g ranked among the very first Institutions our country. The State may well con atulate herself upon this fortunate experi ent. We will soon be entirely independent F West Point, for all the purposes of civil or ilitary engineering. In the troublous times at may soon come upon us, much good ser cc may be expected from these fosterings r Carolina, recent as they are. Come peace, me war, we look to them with hope and ride. We append a few explanatory remarks ken from one of the pamphlets above-men oned. They contain a brief and plain state ient, which may be interesting to many. "The Military Schools were established, id are supported by the State of S. Caro na; one at Charleston and one at Colum ia; the latter auxiliary to the former. Tzca rsenals, containing the arms nod munitions r war of the State, are located, one iN harleston and the other in Columbia, which 'ere formerly guarded by two companies of alisted soldiers, at an annual expense of 24,000. In 1842, this appropriation was ansferred, by an Act of the General Assem ly, to the support of two schools, which e;re organized upon the basis of the U. S. [ilitary Academy at West Point, in the be inning of 1843, by a permanent Board of isitors, appointed by the Governor, the Ca ts at which, perform all the duties of a uard for the Arsenals. " The Cadets admitted consist of two elas A, Benrficiary and Pay Cadets. The State ipplies to the Beneficiary Cadet all his ex .nses. The Pay Cadet pays $200 per year ir every charge, including clothing. The eneficiary Cadets are selected from those at able to bear their own expenses. Ap ications for admission are made to the Chair an of the Board of Visitors prior to the nnual Meeting of the Board, wlich takes ace on Friday next after the fourth Monday November, by whom appointments are ade at that time, for both classes of Cadets; sect being had to a due alpportionment a ong the several Judicial Distriets of the tate." Fronm tha/State-Rights Republican. TXhe Evil Working its Own Cure. The practical effect of the pseudo-philan-1 ropie policy of the British Government in e emancipation of the colored population its West India Colonies, has incontestibly ~monstrated that impulses of the lhe::rt,are equently not based on the dictates, either of >mmon sense, or real charity. British tatesmen are now beginninig to perceive nt the designs of the great Architect of me Universe are indeed inserutabile, and that iy had done far better for the eause of suf ring humanity, had they attended to the -al deplorable condition of millions of' their wn countrym:en, instead of futilely endeav ring to raise, fronm the position in which it 1d been placed biy its Crea:tor, a race, whose it is, ha:s, and ever will be, to be "a servant F servants" ut o mnnmkind. Our Canadian neighbors, whose maudlin msibility for the sleek, well fed blaek, and erfet i'ndiiference for the unfortunamte of eir own race is piroverblial, are alike having icir eyes opened to the same tinet. A re nt Toronto p:aper states, that it hais received letter from Chiathinm, complaining that the mntry in that vicinity is being inmndated lih negroes from the~ Untited States-that icy are allowed equally with the whlite popu tiont, the right to vote-to be elected to of re-and sit as Jurors. The writer also >mplaints thmat o fourth of the votes at the te municipal election, were polled by ne roes; and suggests that, as Lord John nssell intimated, in a late speech in thte ritish House of Commons, that as the reumstances of Colonies are differentt, and quire different Constitutions, so provision ould be ma:de to deprive the colored raee F the rights enjoyed by the white popula on of Canada. The same writer likewise most significant asks whether a further influx of negroes ight not be prevented and a reciprocal free de obtained, by the Can~adians agreeing to ve up fugitive slais? Whreupon the Rochester Adlrerfiser admti bly observes: " So it seems, after all, that is boasted British love of liberty and equal: .and phlilanthropy, are ready to be ex mnged for free-trade in Cotton antd Brend uffs; and we should not be surprised if this I old be the ultimate result of inundating i e Canadas with fugitive negroes. The ite ptopulaition will soon become cured of ir theoritienl philanithtropy. wh'len they finid eselves likely to be egnalled, or ontnum red by a race whose nature, habits andt raetei are so little cottgenial to their own. heir love of the negro wiill vanish with that istance which lends enchantment to the ' ASHGTON, April 27. PoCLAnAT~oN OF PREsIDENT FILL3MORE. The papers of this city yesterday morning ntained a proelamation of President Fill re, warning all persons against p'irticipa- ( mg in an imtvasion of Cuba. The President s reasons to believe that a military expedi m is fitting out, contposed principally of reigners in the United States, atgaiast thet land ot Cuba. HeJ forwarns all persons uneted with said expedition, that they be-. me amenable to heavy penalties, and will rfeit thme protection of the Ameriean Gov ament. He exhorts all good citizens to sountenance such enterprise, and calls up- e civil and military officers to arrest such r 'enders for punishment. SLARGE Cr.ni.-The Board of Coin- t ssioners on the Mexican claims have allow- e the claim of L. S. Hargous, amounting to i ele hundred thousand dollars, for supplies cnnon, &c. furnished for refitting thme ~ mstln of San Juan d'Uiua. FOR THE ADVERTIRERL MR. EDrroR,-Inasmuch as my article was ;o unfortunate rs to reach you too late for ts complete insertion, last week, I prefer to nodify and abbreviate the remaining portion. Should "Independence" think proper to -eply to what I have already written upon he general question, then what I had intend >d further to have said upon it, will be, per. taps, more opportune and forcible in a future -ommunieation. At present, I design to nake a few observations in reference to that 1art of the article of "Independence:" which akes issue with me upon the following ques ion:-" have our Representatives done more han carry out the clearly implied wishes of t large majority of each and every section of he District?" "Independence" loses sight )f fairness, so far as to reply to this question is though it were thus worded-" have our Representatives done more than obeyed the express instructions of their Constituency ? Now, common sagacity will teach any one that " express instructions" and "clearly im plied wishes" are very different things. Had [ believed that our people looked to the call of a State Convention as the great object of the lst session, I should, of course, have used in my question, the former expression, %s being the stronger. But, knowing that uch was not the case, I used the latter, more guarded expression, the truth of which call be easily maintained. For although the par ticular qiestion of a Convention was not aanvassed, yet it is notorious that, at our pub. lie gatherings over the District, the warmest expressions in favor of the unflinching resist. lnee of South Carolina to the wrongs of the past, were always met with the most decided applause. Although there was, then as now, beart-felt anxiety to obtain the co-operation f our sister States, yet the almost universal :termination was that our State at least, nust "stand to her arms," let others do as Ihey would. Although there was, then as ow, a willingness even to follow the lead of ome other sister State, to secure united ac ion, yet no one had then dreamed of carrying this complaisance so far, as to follow any iuch lead, if it even looked towards acquies ence in the measures of CLAY's Compro ise. Undying hostility to these measures was every where loudly proclaimed and un istakeably sanctioned. The position, in vhich South Carolina was placed by her po itical leaders and advisers, was perhaps a vise one, but it was certainly a forced, unea ,y and unnatural one. She was induced, by :onsiderations of prudence. to waive her indis utable right to the first rank in the great no ion, and, purely to conciliate other States, or -ather to stimulate them to a high and honor tble course, she declared herself ready to ight under any banncr that should first take he field. Much of this assumed diffidence vas intended to produce the desired effect in 3orgia. But the action of her Convention :learly proved the futility of the scheme. I neption this merely to-show that our people vre; last summer, endeavoring- to, a le semblance of waiting patiently tliejae. ion of some other slave State. And yet, ven under these restraining circumstances, here were many and oft-repeated declarations f their intention to resist the action of ongress, "at all hazards and to the last ex. remity !" I have before me, an edition of he Advertiser for 1850, from which .many mech sentiments can be gathered in the shape of toasts and resolutions at public meetings. But, lest I might be too prolix, I abstain from using them until they are demanded of me. One thing is perfectly clear, that sub mission, or if another phrase be prefered, ac Imusence in the lnte acts of Congress was not contemplated in any portion of the Dis rict, under any circnmsfances. Well, our members go to Columbia, with he reasonable and perfectly jns liiable con ict ion that Edgefield is as determined upon the great question of resistance as any other part of South Carolina-resistance, wvith telp, if possible, but resistance at all ecents. The Nashville Convention (of wvhich "Inde pendence" speaks as a thing of sneh moment) as tact, in the meantime, and before our Legislature adopts any course of proceeding, s generally regarded as a failure. It proves o be very little more, indeed, than a Con ~ention of Delegates from Southm Carolina md Mississippi. They agree upon a South. ~rn Congress. In the latter State, a Con. 'ntion is called to meet wvithin a year from nte, to consider the grievances under which uhe is laboring. In South Carolina, it is pre ieted upon reasonable grounds that the southern Congress must prove a failure. l'he most active party, towards calling this Jongress, except South Carolina, has def'er nined upon a Convention. South Carolina mmediately seconds this move of the only ster State that seems disposed to gc with er her, heart and hand, by eralling a Conven on of her sovreignty also, to consider the nestion of direct and immediate resistance, ~or doing this, it is said that our Representa vs have exceeded the clearly implied wishes f thme people they represent. "Exceeded heir wishes" by placing the State in a posi ion where she can, whken the proper times ar ires, act promptly and efficiently? "Ex. eded their wishes" by providing for thte tate's being represented properly in a South. in Congress, and by calling into existence a ~onvention of the people to take cognisance f the recommendations of that Congress r, should the Congress fail, to take measures hat the Republic .suffered no detriment? Vould a hundred men in the District have bjeted to this course, because it woas ultra ? Independence" surely cannot think so. Our lgislators have not, by this course, defraud d the people of their consciences, or their ight to shtape their own course of action. 'hey have but thrown thme great question pon them, where the right of ultimate de ision certainly rests. The only feature in eir legislation which could, with any show f reason, be perverted into a transcending f their legitimate thereawea the oulre of active-preparation for the approaching eme. geney, which necessarily involved an increase of taxation. But this, I am glad to perceive, " Indepen. dence " most heartily approves-and further says that " he would have the State do more," indicating the adoption of a course of " iil. tary training for oursyoung men" as a thing to be desired. We lre pleasantly surprised to hear an opponent of separate State seces. sion advocating the most prompt and -Iij. rous course of military preparation, cost what it may. Greenville was carried against action, because of this very piece of legisi. tion, which "Independence " so highly ap. proves. - So it appears that a Greenvilli sul. missionist and an Edgefield temporizer are two entirely different and dis.si611itliiji. This is what I had all along hoped, and what. I now recognise with -satisfction. In con clusion, I most say that- still. indulgrth further hope that our people will- soon dome together on all material points, and that old Edgefield will yet go forward in the .great cause of life and liberty, that now demands her earnest attention, with that unanimity which has heretofore characterised her. A single circumstance I had, until. now, forgotten to mention--it is that "eiream. stance of decided meaning" to which' In dependence" alludes, viz: "the fact that one of our members who voted against the.Coa.. vention Bill, received about double as-many votes, as did any delegate to the Convention." "Independence's" manner of stating this "circumstance of .decided meaning" s eer tainly calculated to lead off the public mind from the fact as it really was; and, doubtliss, the writer penned the remark without a knowledge of the real position of the mem ber to whom he alludes. This member is Gen. WEAVER. He certainly ran higb upon the ticket in October last, and it is equally certain that, from the beginning to the and. of the session, he was one the - staunchest advocates of secession at the earliest practi cab!e day. It was his warm attacihment to the stronger Bill of the Senate, and.da alone, which caused him, with several other deter mined and thoroughgoing gentlemen,tostand aloof from the support of any measure that proposed a more undecided course. "nde - pendence" will perceive that he has selected, to enforce his views, "a singular. cireum. stance," which tells with singular'-fore. against him. . But I have been longer than I intended, and must conclude with the assurance that I shall only tax the patience of your readers in future, as circumstances may require. DECISioN OF 1850. From the Columbia Telegraph, 28th inst. Profossor Thornwefl's Reignatio. The following correspondence 'vilbbe read. with regretby all friends of our College, anA especially by the Alumni of the lasit, thirtegn years, w!ho. have enjoyed the benefit of Tro 'fessor Thornwell's labors, both pastoral ais professional, and have witnessed the self-sao rificing~and earnest spirit with whiehf& ha however, Mldeh- bav .m. . us a p must be acqjuiesced in and apprechtted bal, and indicate that wvith Protessor Thornwel duty and not inelination or interistil'para mount. He wvill probably retain iis profei sorship nntil December niext-all resqnaifonis according~ to the College laws, being an nounced0 six months in advance, unless par tieular circumstances constitute an exception: SOUTH CozouxA COL.LEG E, April 8th, 1851. - Rev. James HI. Thormceli: Dear Sir: At a meeting held by the Stu dents of the South Carolina-College, the fol lowing motion was made and adoyted: " Moved that a Committee be appointed to express our regret at hearing of Dr. Thorn well's intention to resign his Professorship, and to offer our solicirations for his continu ance in officee; and that the Commit.tee be re quested to obtain the signatures of the Stu dents, in order thus to express more fully the feelings of the College." In the discharge of our duty, we, the Com mittee, would say, in behalf of the College, that we intend by this no empty compliment, or parade of wo'rdhs, for we are not so blind and ungrateful as not to perceive and. feel that you have fithfully labored for our good, and that the wvelfare of the College depends upon your continuance in oficee. We believe that your place cannot be filled by another so able to expound the great truths of reli gion, or so faithful and earnest in striving.to impress them upon our minds. Being con sions therefore of the loss, which we must sustain in your resignation we have brought forward this request with the earnest hope, that von will be able to comply with it. But should we be unsuccessful, we will at least. enjoy the satisfaction of having paid this slight tribute of our respect, admiration and love, to one wvho has always aimed only at those ends, which are "his, country's and lia God's. D. F. JONEs, J1. ELLuOr, FRANK S. GILEsPIE, Coin SAMUEL GaIXtmaD, mittee. WV. R. JToNEs, .T. C. BAserr, Sourn CAnozrAx COLLEGE, ? .April 23, 1851. % Gentlemen :-Your communication in be half of the Students of the College was re eeived two weeks ago, and would -have been answered immediately after the adjournment of the Presbytery had not a sudden and share attack of illness prevented me from attend-. ing to any public duties. I need not say tot you that the terms of kindness and commen dation in which you have spoken of mnysejif personally, and of my labors, as the Chap. lain of the Institution, hare gone to my hart; and Ilean never cease to cherish, with affectionate remembrance, the names of those who have exhibited a warmth and cordiality of attachment, for which I am much more in. debted to the generosity of their natures than to any merits of my own. You have given a pregnant proof, Gentlemen, that honest and patient and conscientious exertions for their good, will never be lost upon the generous hearts of the young. It is a gratifying reflection, that!I leave the College, after thirteen years of labor withia its walls, without leavingsa single student be. hind me, to charge me with nught inconsis tent with the duties of my station orthe dig, nity of my office asan ambasador of Cbist. I am deeply conscious thatiladh frp sessing the eminent qualifications irhieb yar confidence has accorded to me. -BettetrinenI, I trust, can readily be foundito ,ttcte. Bn am su,, .. ha .o.ean bslci~dndwho