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From the Charleston Mercury. Letter from Mon. D. Wallace. \VASHING TOS, April 12, 1852. My DEAR SIa: I have received your let ter of the 25th ult. You ask me what, in my judgment, the Convention, soon to as asemble in South-Carolina, should do? Be fore this question can be wisely answered, we must form a just conception of the con dition of things, in reference to which the Convention must shape its action. Events have very clearly indicated what the action of the Conventi'on should be. The people of the South have decided that there shall be no resistance to the Compromise mea sures of the last Congress. The Conven tion, then, can do no act, that will produce resistance for past wrongs, either within the State, or beyond her borders. It is true. that a large majority of the members of the Con vention are in favor of secession. But it is equally true, that a majority of the people of South Carolina have decided against immedi ate secession, unless, in co-operation with the Southern States. This co-operation can not be obtained now, and the decision of our people is, therefore, and acquiescence, at least for the present, in the Compromise. The majority of our people being thus opposed to the only form of resistance, which, under existing eircumstances, the State could adopt, it will not, in my opinion, be either proper or expedient for the Convention to pass an ordinance of Secession; for I deem it to be the plain duty of the Convention, to conform to the expressed will of the people in this regard. The State should not resort to se cession, without a large majority of the peo ple be in favor of it, and as that majority is opposed to it, I consider the question as be ing settled for the present. The question then arises, what can the Convention do to promote the publie good within our own borders? Before this ques tion can be determined, we should know whether evils exist in the State, which admit of a remedy, and if so, what are they, and ,what is the remedy? In November, 1850, we wete a united people. Events which have happened since have made us a divi ded people; and while we continue to be thus divided, our political and moral power, which should be exerted alone in opposition to the usurpation and injustice of the Federal Government, will be exhausted in demoraliz. inw and unprofitable conflicts among our seives. This is an unnatural condition of things, and ought not to continue; for while if continues, we not only cannot advance. but must recede, according to an admitted principle of political science; and unless our intestine divisions sh:all cease, a Oorern ment party will at no distant date be formed, and acquire strength and consequence in the State. Recent events in the South have clearly demonstrated the proposition that the time for a dissolution of the Union ha% not arrived. If that event shall ever happen, it will be brought about, by the gradual pro gress of public opinion, which in conse quence of the abuse of power, by the Federal Government, las within the last few years, made a rapid advance in that direction. A great event like this, cannot be forced in ad vance of public opinion. The public mind must be ripe for it before it will ever take place. This adapnation of the public mind, to the exigency of the times, has ever prece ded all revolutions, and all attempts to ac comuplish a fundamental change in the exist ing form of government, before the public mind was prepared for, and willed such change, have ever resulted in failure. Nor can another canvass in South.Carolina. issues presented by the central government without success, and I cannot bring my mind to thme conclusion, that another struggle would result differently from that which we have already realized. The people of our s~ister States have not symnpathuised with us, to the extent of our hopes, and we should learn wisdom from the past. Anothter fail ure to achieve success, in resistance to wrong will do our catuse infinite mischief. What we want now, is a reunion of our people up on our old State Rights, Republican plat form; and until this re-union shall take pilace, it is clear that we can do nothing to advanuce the great cause of Southern rights. The intestine divi-,ions which now exist in the State, are therefore an evil, which in my judgment the Convention should remedy, if possible. It is with much diffidence, that I venture to indicate the policy, which the Convention ought to pursue; but ais you, ais a nmemuber of the Convention, ask for an expression of my opinion, I will comply with your request with frankness anud candor. Those wvho lead a State, in times of great puillec danger, are bound to acheir'e succ.%s, if within the cotmpass of human means. The Convention about to assemble. should not lose sight of this principle. We wcant no more failures. The question is not now, what wye would do, but wvhat can wve do ? The Convention should act according to the circumstances in which we are placed, and not other wvise. Its first aim should be, to use all the means within its power, to res tore to the State the power it has lost, by the divisions wvhich now so unhappily pre vail among our peop~le. You inform me, that thme opinion is enter tained by some, that the members of the Con vention, who are in favor of secession, ought to resign. I do not believe, that any maem ber ought to resign, under any circumstan ces which exist now, or which are likely to arise; but that every member of the Con vention outght to go into that body, not as ihe partisans of a party, but as Carolinians, act for the honor and happiness of the whole State; and as the public voice has deter mined, authoritatively, that there shall be no separate action, this expressed will of the people should be obeyed. The Convention will deserve, and I think receive, the appro bation, if it shall heal, and not widen, the differences which nowv distract and paralyze the energies and counsels of the State. The present party distinctionus shtould not be per mitted to exist any longer. No good man or true patriot can desire their continuance. The Compromise measum'es have broken all the great parties in the Union into fragments. The party divisions and. disti'netions, which these measures have caused in our own State, should be sacri'fieed upon the altes of the public good: Every consideration of sound policy and patriotism require this at our hands. H~ow is this end which is so de sirable to be accomplished'? No one should be required' to abandon his principles. It is not necessary that any such sacrifice should be made, arnd, it is indeed most fortunate that ft is so. All our people are State Rights and Southern Rights meon, or if not all, the ex eeptions are too- few to reqsuire notice. All believe the South has suffered great wrong. Upon these propositions, all, I hope, can unite, and' again, form- one party-a party wvhich will retore the State to her former unanimity, in opposition to- the- principles upon which the central Government is ad ministered, -md re-establish her individuality. If this be not done, there is danger that,.at no distant date, the State will be absorbed in th. nity and nationality of the -emnire, to which the Union is verging, and a state of things must intvitably follow-at which the worst enemies of the State would rejoice, and at the utterance of whichla blush would mantle the cheek of every true Carolinian. In my judgment therefore, the Convention should frame and publish an address to the people of the State, earnestly recommending and advising them, that the party lines and party names. which now exist should cease, and urging them from high considerations of patriotism, and public policy, to re.unite up on the position we occupied in November 1850, under the name of the State Rights Republican Party, and with the motto, " State Rijhts, State Socereignty, the right of Seces sion, and resistance to Federal aggresson," inscribed upon our old banner, with which South Carolina has been so long identified, under the lead of her departed statesmen, we can once inure assemble under its folds, bury our past differences, and again advance and abide our tine. - I believe a propositin of this kind, coming from the Convention. which embodies the sovereign power of the State, would be singularly proper and appro priate. No feeling of mere party pride or etiquette, should prevent the tender of this peace off..ring to the State. In times of public danger, a true patriot will never refuse to be magnanimous. We should rise now above the mere quibbles of party tnetics. In addition to this, it mayl be proper for the Convention to pass an Ordinance, afir. ming the rizht to secede from the Union, whenever in the judgment of the State such act shall be deemed necessary to secure the peace, safety, and happinres "of her people, and announcing to, our sister States of the South, that South Carolina is ready to unite with them at any time to resist the usurpa. tions of the Federal Government, and to se cure, in any manner which may become ne cessary; the inalienable rights of free gov ernment. If the Convention can do more, or better than this, I confess my inability to see how it can do it. it tle propositions which I have indicated, be submitted to the people of the State by the Coiven-ion, I cannot doubt that the (-feet will be rmost happy and salutary. None. it seems to me, could urge an objection to it, but such as desire a continuance of our party divisions, with the hope of profiting by them in con. tests for office, State and Federal. These, I contidently believe, will be found few in number, and would doubtless be overruled by the *good sense, sound judgment, and p atriotism of the great majority ( f our peo ple. The elfect of such a policy, on the par of the Convention, would, I think have also a happy influence abroad. ]i the present confusion and disjointed condit ion, of the great republican party in the South, thi avo(wal of the old republican creed. and th new organization (if a Stale and Southern Rights party, under an appropriate name, would indicante a rallying point for the fritnds of the South everywhere. If our rights be ever secured, and the blessirgs of free gov ernment gnarrantied to the Soutlh, it rust be done under the auspices of snch a party and if South Carolina shall now by her ac. lion, give a new imrputlee to the cherished principles of the States Rig!ts reptiblicrn school, she will have less cause to regret th labors of the late struggle than many havt supposed ; for if such be the result, as I con; fidentliv believe it. will, sie will have niehn-ve 4n additional clim to the gratitude of th South. If I, by any arinner of means hr:vt contributed nmv mit'e, to produce such ar re sult, I shall iiever regret the toil and labo thart it has cost moe. I am, dear sir, with much respect, Gen. 3.11. Adams. The Winsboro Register publishes- the fo' lowing letter, from Gen. Adarms, in ref~erne to the Congressional election ini that district; GAsmEN, A pril 6th, 1852. Dear Sir :-I perceive that I have beer suggested in your columns as a suitable sue. eessur to tire Hion. Joseph A. Woodward wvho has announced his determination niot ti le a candidate for re-election. While I :am grateful to thre friend whoi (desires to see thi. honor confe-rred on rme, I munst respiectfulll decline being considered a c:rmdidate for the place. I have nio amubirtion for Federal Ihon. rs. Those who secretilv love* thre Union are mnure proper persinrs to ofliciate at its altar, than urie whou feels it to be aun engine of in justice and oppresasioni. aind wvho regards its existence as incormphat ible wi :h the pireserva tion of Southern Institutions. Warned by tire great Calhoun that we had lost ail! power of self-protection uinder the Constitution ; arid told by Chreves that the measure of our insult, arid inquiry was full t% overflowing, arid thant we were'livini tnder a vulgar tyranny, I ilabured during thec late canvass, (it is true to tno purpose) to persuade my fellow-citizens to withdraw f.om such a union, arid encoturnter all1 thne haz ads ofanr untried resistance, rather than re serve thremselves for thre inlevirtlble ruin that aaitcd thetm ini it. Under ditrerent coun s -Is they rhave decided for sui~mission rather than resistance. Let those who choose, en joy thre horror arid the emlolumttent of serving a tyranny they profess to Ihate, but uniwil ling to resist. I will not. Your obdt serv't. 3. HI. ADAMS. A'REMAKA BL.E MAN.-Thre Germantown (Ohio) Emiporiumn hasw an obituary notice of Mir. John Schaffe.r, who died in that vicinity on tire 24th of 3March, aged 62 years. The notice concludes with these surprising state mets: Tire deceased w~as the largest mian that we ever saw. Tire collin was sntliciently large to contain five inern of ordinary size: mienr surinig in width three feet four inches irr tire clear, arid three feet in heighrt. Three men eduld have worked in it at the sanme time, with convenience. It required six men to take him from the bed on which lie expired. This wvas done by raising a platform--remov ing thre head board of thre beadstead and ta. king him out endwise. They could not get tie coffin into the house, but by taking off tie door facings of an old vacated house that stood in tire yard, they got it int'o that, and carried the corpse thithrer on three empty bags. A wagon arid four horses stood pre pared, arid ten mna placed tire coffin and its contents upon it. Irn letting down thre coffin into to the grave, they had t wo lines doubled -one at each ear! and one large well rope in in the middle ; arnd seventeen men to let down this great sprinkle of mortality into its last hoe en earth. His weight was not known. NEW ORLEAss, April 16th. GREAT RioT AT JIAvANA-Loss of Life. Advics from.Havana t o the 7th instant state that on that day a number of drunken A mer. icani and English sailors got into- a difficulty, which enrded in. a bloody fight, in which knives, pistols andrm other deadly weapons wvere freuly used.. Several on each side were killed arid wounded, and it was finally found necessary -to-call on the- military, who sue eeeded in- queflinig the disturbance and arres EGsF-1ELD, 5 THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1852. 9j WE call the attention of our subsctibers and the public, to the advertisement of Mr. H. B. JACKSON of Hamburg. The advertisement will be found on another column, and will speak for itself. Those wishing to purchase will, we are assured, be highly' pleased by calling oi Mr. JAcKSoN. -- EPISCOPAL ELECTION. AT an election recently held for Wardens and Vestrymen of TRI-TY Cnuacit, Fdgefield, the following gentlemen were chosen for the ensuing Iyear. Wardens. C. B. WALKER, I F. II. WAtDLAW. Vestrymen. W. A. HAnRis, F. W. PjcxENs, J. P. CARaOLL, A. P. BUTLER, W. C. MoRAGNE, G. D. TiLMAN, E. BILAND, JOSEPi ADNEY. Jolly ACON. * WE are requested to state, additionally, that those desirous of obtaining sittings, at this Church, are requested to apply at once to any one of the above named officers. CONSISTENCY VS, CONSISTANCY. THE Editor of the Georgetwown Republic, in an article to which our publisher has just called our attention, intimates that we are shifting about with various winds of doctrine so much as to be chargeable with inconsistancy, as lie writes it. Ile thinks it well to remind us of this at the pre. sent early stage of our editorial career. We think it equally proper to call his attention to the blunder in spelling, twice repeated, which graces his notice of us. It may be of service to him at this early stage of his orthographical career. When the editor points out onr departure from a direct line, we will attend to him. PRESIDENTIAL. Tu Whig caucus he'd at Washington on Friday last, has by a division among its members defeated the ends for which it was called. The Southern Whigs have heretofore made every con cession to their Northern brethren, and in return have been refused even the miserable pittance of a ratification of the compromise by that party. The SEwARD %%ing appeared quite sanguine of success, and with the utmost arrogance refused to make any concessions whatever. It appears that neither the Whig nor Demo. cratic party can ngree upon their enndidate for the Presidency. The correspondent of the Charleston Mercury says that" on the Democratic side, the star of CAss is now in the ascendant." We do not think he will be acceptable to the South under any disguise whatever. However, political shuffling and electioneering have become so excessive in these days of the Republic, that it is hard to say what will come of it. CAss, or SCOTT, or DouG .AsS or BuchANAN, or any other named competitor may ride into power, as party aggrandizement shall suggest. SOUTH CAROLINA HATS, By the subjoined paragraph, which we extrct I from a late " Family Friend," it will be seen that the town of Columbia can now show a hat-manu. factory that will corupare favorably with any similar one at the North or elsewhere. It is but right that such estalblishments, wvhen fairly com peting as in this instance, should he liberally en couraged. We call the attention of ours mar. will send on for a sample of these Carolina hats. The expevinment would in all probability result in proving a Ihawley of Colutmbia to be as tasteful a a Ileebe of New York. Why shoiuld'nt lie he A SOU-rttaui MANIIPAcTOR.-" Our readers we are sure, witl be glad to learn, that the prnise. worthy efihirta oif od'r friend liawley-whose skill in his husiniess, is only excelled by his urbiane niannets, and obliging disposit ion-'have proved Ienrinenatly successful.- Thle Southlertn HaIt Mann factory, we know from our own observation and kinowledge, is making as beautiful and durable hams, as any that are implorted from the North Iwhilst at the same time, they are furnished at Ilower rates, in proportiion tom thiirgo:rlity. TJhose who wish to encoturage 17unnie enterprise, and at the same time get a lint that is a hxtt. nn reasona bile terms, will ind it to their interest: to-eeiat the Store of RI. Ihawley & Co. -*--0 0 W00ODMAN, SPARlE THIAT 'fiREE.fi I3tMEnZATRI.Y on the road to' ott? r'e.sdence, and neat the outskirts of our village,-lies the field of Mr. LA--R. We have nothhng to' do with tihe interior of said fieldl. hit our attention has been attracted several times of late to the beautiful row of native trees wvhichi lie on that edge of it which is houtided by the pubhlic road. And we say it was good taste which first prompt. ed the leaving of these trees, better taste which suflered them to remain even to the detritment of the crop within, atnd still better, which has caused said trees to lie kept regularly trimmed and topped until they have assumed well-propormioned shapes. TIhis sacrifice of utility (for there is certainly a loss to the producetion of the field by this border of oaks) to comfort and beauty, is commendable. A small private loss should al ways he thus encountered for the general gratifi cation. It evinces ntot only good taste but a proper degree of public spirit. For nothing is more pleasant or more beautiful thtan an abun dance of shade trees (native ones are thme best) upon thme various promenades and drives which, usually, make up the most agreeable features of village scenery. We are sorry to see that some of our suburbans have ruthlessly departed from this rule of taste. CHARLIESTON ITEal, WEs find in the Mercury of the 19th, a high compliment to his Honor Judge VsITHlEis, for thme "abdlity, dignity and devotion to the exacting duties of his oflice," duritng the session of the Court in that city. The Mercury also reports the verdict of the Jury against the three boys, ROUSE, M cH EL,, and CAmtuI.I,. Rol'sE was found guilty of tmatslaughter. and recommended, Onl accounit of his youth, to executive clemency. The rest were acquitted. " It wvill be remembered," says the Mercury, " that ROUSE, DmctmEa. and CA tiLLt had been previously convicted of manslaughter, on the indictment for murder of slave John." They are sentenced to six mouths imprisonmenlt, and a fine of $500 each. "Fur the killing of McGorEY, the white boy ROUsE is to-reteive an additional imprisonment of one year, and $100 fine." U? TnitE N~tional Intell igencer, after annomflca ing the resignation of Mir. A. WV. DoztEit, a de. gate elect from Williamsburg to the State Con vention, concludes, as follows, that lie, Ms. DOZIER, " thinks that in view of the last October election, the Convention can do nothing, and he| is not disposed to take part in a lndicroos show." Now did Mr. DOZIER say this, er does the InteL ligenicer, very kindly, think so for hirm? We have no dosbt but that the Jntelligencer wonld like to represent the Convention as It ondierous show ;" but as there-are no prophets in our land, we think0 he had better abide'its result. I'owever, be that what it may. (unless for actual submission) it will appear " ludicrous" in the eyes of the latellt LET PEA~CE 9E RESTORED, 'IrrHts the last twelve months, South Caroli na has been the scene of more bitter political altercation and more ttious political divisions than have fallen to her lot throughout the whole of her previous history. As might have been expected from such asateof things, her position, at present, is less hdnorable to herself and less useful.to Southern interests than it has ever before been. Could the unpreceaented sehisms and un fortunate dissensions of the past enmer have been counted upon, at tbis time last year, with any degree of- probability, there are many who would have shunned these evils in their filst ap proaches. But human whsdont, vveok at the best, was in this Instance, led astray by seemingly rational conclusions. Ircould not fe-adily be an ticipated that a State, which had been always characterized by loftiness of intentiorn and bold ness of exectition, would ever become vacillating and irresolute, howeveir 'trying the emergency which presented itself., It could not easily be imagined that a people, who hadalways indicated as their creed, " millions for the defence 'f their Rights," could be suddenly metamorphosed into a calculating race, cautiously weighing the costs of resistance to, against the evils of acquiescence in measures of extreme oppression. It could not be expected that a population which had been for many years instructed to itermine their course for themselves and of thetgelves, and to depend upon their own right arms for maintaining that course, could so soon have declared their inclina tions and desires subservient to the decision of others, even though these others were friends. Yet such things as these have taken place among us. Thus it is that'many have been bit terly deceived. Thus it is that a political enter prize of a daring and, it.may be, desperate char neter was speedily set on, foot, and as speedily condemned. It was doubtless regarded by its originators as the safest beause the boldest and most imposing mode of proceedure in defence of our interests and privileges as freemen. In esti mating its virtue and efficacy, they had not in view the possibility ofihultings or falterings or doubts in our own ranks, deeming that these could never he. And herein did they fail in fore-cast. The impartial judge of the Carolina character will decide that they had good reason to cherish this belief, however wide of the reality. That they reckoned incorrectly here, cannot then be charged against them as even an obvious error, much less as a fault. ind Yet it has resulted in placing us in the unenviable position of a com monwealth promising great things and doing nothing. We will not say how much of the odium, (if odium there be,) which attaclies to this condition of things, is chargeable upon another party in our midst. Our wish now is to see peace restored to our lately distracted ranks. and to feel that we are all, again, brothers in deed and in truth. Union at home has made for us whatever of char acter we enjoy as a State, and has given to us whatever of influence we possess amdng the American governments. It is indeed, with small republics especially, "the ene thing needful," " the peril of great price." Without it, they sink into weakness andi insignificance. With it, they are morally if not physically strong, and can ap peal with mighty effect to' the public opinion of the civilized world. Far greater are the dangers to he apprehended from the blighting influences of civil strife, in a country situated like tbi dir fair Carolina. She is (or has the name of being) a Free and Indepen dnti member of a Con'federatio~n. 'The central organ of thiutconfederatiimnt in palrt her creation, has become giganlic a* overhearing in its pro potos t enec wlo up the original ing yearly moi-c pialpdle and'dangerous. Its power, thus directed, is at war with the interests of the Southern States, continually; and will eventually succeed in stripping thetn of thcir equality andl, perhaps. of-the commonest benefits of freedom, if suffered'.to go on unchecked by the proper opposing influence. These influences are only to be fuundh in the determined resistance of each sovreign State acting for itself. The centtral organ atid its engines understand well that this is the only diflicuilty which impedes their progress to absolutism. Therefore it is that they watch, with transport, divisions irn the States, and artfully foster them into distracting quarrels. Trherefore it is that they bribe prominent Sotherners to trason ugainst their own homes. Therefore it is that they exert their wthole patronage (which is already enoermous and rapidly icreasing) to beget among us a party n hto wtill how down to the su preme cntral authority and obey its behests even > the sacrifice of their native hearths and ancient privileges. Ihere is the danger that impends andI threatens soon to) number the story of A merican freedom amtong the brief but beautiful visions of the past. Enmtit'y to Smshtltty prosl'ity utt remit, but never ceases. We may be calmed, by political anodynes skiiefully administered, into occasional repose ; but we are not suffered tosleep long before we are again aroused by the st'ng of oppression's hash. Again are tu-e Ielled, andl again oppressed. And ikb dreadful process may work out our c-om phete destuction in the-end. So thought the Secessionists last year, and this apprehension, -as much as any osther cause, prompted them to declare for immediate resis tance. But the time has passed-the sting is partially fomrgottn-and shall we fall againa into the sleep of indifyerence ? Shall we suffer the State to roll on sluggishly into the maelstrom of Federal cor ruption ? Will Co-operationists consent to this ? Can Secessionists abide' the tought i If not, then we say to them, shake off every feeling of opposition among yourselves-drop the party names whicht you yet bear, (they do not become' you now)-and be once more what you were but two short years ago, e're yet your noble CAL1Ious expired-Carlinans-nothinig more, nothing less. as ambition entered thme bosoms of any ? ambi tion to reach an eminence through party influenice which~ it is feared, cannbt be attained by indi vida'merit and worth ? iLet it be banished as a poisonous plant muited onity to the udank beds of corrption anl' vice. flas envy been lengendered aog those who have hitherto felt towards eiach other a warth of kindness and cordiality, al most equal to that which pervades the -domestic circle ? Let it be rooted out at once, and let for mer confidence be restored. Thus alone can wve expect to make oarseleves felt again in thme politics of the country. Thus alone can we resunme our wonted position in defen'ce of Southern Rights. Planting ourselves thten *ih~ ananinmity upon this position, let us repel the assaults of Federal power in suich manner aat w*e. may. waiting pa tiently for the day when Southern priofe shalhl be folly aroused for die attainment of Southern mndpendenes Is not this, niow, the part of wis dom, the part of patriotibmi To otr Convsention, 'which meets in a few days, we woul not presume-tos speak the Imrnguage of advice, far less of dictation. Bat we would re spectfully recommend to them, us the first and greatest objects to be effected by their deliberations, the restration of peace at home, the planting of our State onco more lipgn thme high ground of Democratic State's Rights Republicanism, and: the discomfitre of that Union faction which is' begitnning to show its -liateful visa'ge but too bold lyit-iin our borders. . But if nothing else can be done, still, let reconciliation be their guiding star, HOTCE-FOTCH, No 2. Tnv weather is now fitful and ugly in the ex n-me. How long it will remain to is difficult to ell. For this is the changeful month of April. Ab ! April was the word, eh ! Well, let us see. kpril is said to be derived from the Latin word tperio, signifying to open ; because the buds then ,pen, and genial Spring opens her lap full of flow :rs. Would that some diminutive human hearts would follow shit and open then also! Better mnce a year than lever. But a misee is not afto ,ether unlike April either. The only diflerence 4 that one is full of change and the other of :hanges. And that reminds us that it is time to change the ubject, our object being to " ring the changes" ts fast as possible. " Ring that bell," bawled out one of our hotel. ceepers the other day, about 12 M. "What!" raid a stranger-" dinner at this time of day 1" Bven so it was. And even so it is, every day, xmong these ravenous villagers of Edgefield. A nan, who lives fdur miles out, has sererecly time o eat his breakfast, ride into town, open his office sid read the papers, before the dinmer hells greet ei ears. Of corse its none of oof butsiness. Doubtless it is a custom well adapted to the busi niess purposes of our citizens-but it is certainly hurrying up the victuals with clattering rapidity. Speaking of hurrying, there are other things we would like to see getting on with a little more elerity. Among these, the one which occurs to us at this moment is the Plank Road. We would be very glad to hear of the workmen being on the upper end of the road. The warm days are com ing on, and t hat heavy sand, bet ween the upper terminus and the Pine House, is terrible to get over. I3r. K- k, do come along with your dirt-carts and diggers. "Diggers!" Well, "diggers" rhymes with "niggers," and " niggers" are selling still at the tallest prices. And the qtestion at once arises, what is it that keeps theraup! Any one who will silve this question on one page of foolsenp. and send it to us, will do the Adrctirser office a favor, and tho Advertiscr in return. will offer him what ever thanks may he found due. Talking aboutt "being found doe," we were glancing over certain little hills, dne to us, the other day, which we would he extremely delighted to have duely cashed. For in due time we pro. pose, as we said some weeks ago, to enlarge our sheet and make a few ornamental additions to its pages, which -,ill cost us some five or six hundred dollars, certain. Indeed we have already sent on for the new type and enlarged paper, and in a month or six weeks, perhaps in less time, we will come out in our new dress. "New dresses!" why they are decidedly the order of the day. Old t'ame Nature has just assumed a most beautiful one. The woods are clothed in freshest green-the gardens shine ou in all the colors of the rain.bow-:he little girls are donning their gay spring apparel- the young lMdies are blending about their lovely persons, in most becoming rontrast. hues well ndapted to the season-the young gents are flaunting their parti colored n,,ek-ties and fancy vests-and even the old gentlem n and ladies are freshening tip theii externals considerably. Nor can we see anythin of vanity in it, for it is bit following the exampht of all nature, animate and inanimate. This brings us, some how or other, to speak o inanimation-we mean in the light of a persona chameteris-ic. It is one which too often attach es to girls in their teens. Parents shoild stud) to banish it. Sprightliness, girlish sprightlines is charming-but an absence of animation, glee fulness, vivacity, is ani utnfortunate defect, espe eially ini the yottng. With some, perhaps, it is tmost, howeover, it is nothing more than a bmt habit. Wec exht irt you, girls, to correct it, utnlesi you ihh to be "wadl-flowerze" when yont entei societyand mier household fixtures when yotu get married. Let this dullness of demeanor grow upm you and it will become a second nature and, whether a dunce or not, yotn will be apt tt pass for one all the days oif your life. And so furth. To Joseph Abney, Esq. DEAat Sttt :-It gives mte pleatsure, to aC knwledge thle receipt of voutr cotnrteous lette~ro0 the 20th, inst. I notice particularly its Inst patra. graph, witht fe'elings deep~ly alive to thte truth it cntatiitis. You say, " Tyranny antd profligney arc rampant in the land', and spereatding throttgh it, a resistless tide of crruptiont, whtich will as certntinly ove'rwhebu~ tis ats we exist, utle'ss it be stenmmed by thte bold hearts of our pcope." Yes Sir, it is "a tide of corrtuptiont," likena pmi. sotnous Ethiopian wittd, which has already blight ed thte tree of tour liberty, bid ba:re its ttoble branches, withered its fruit, and destroyed the Republican principles of our government. T~he Untitedl States is no0w nothing but a prac/tial absolute nmonarehy, prostituted by thte old cry of " Uniotn" antd " Coimpromuise" to cheat and rob by staffnte, the So~uthern people,. of " the land of tteir l'awful inhteritance," aned, in the end, to biud themt downl in chuins of vassalage antd tri bute to the Northern-Pilgdim,. Peritaa, and Free soil Alliatnce atnd Confederatiol. That clause of Southernt lantd ro'bberv itn thie " Ordinanice of 1 87" was exhumed itt the. name tof DAVID'1 WtL~toT, front the Journal of the oldI Continental Cotngress, and sent to California, an a sine-qua-nont, .without the adoptiotn of which in her State Cottstitutiont, preparatory fur the mere sanction of congress, she could have no authoritative governtttnt granted hter fronm thte City of Waschintgton. This was dotte by thte odly descendants of the Pilgrhn' Fathers, and by the Freesoil ers headed by ailr. WrVast~A and th Nortern Co-.wokers itt deep felontious in a igue outside of Congress, atnd not witint its valls. Ansl whett the new State Constitutiotn 2me up for a hearing, it was referred to a Comt nittee, of whieh- hi?. Doe'GLAss, tho Sentator rom Tiwa, was Chairman, whto reported the oilowing~ Preanmble nd bil! which were adop~ted :y the Natiooa? Legistatore, and appro'ved by Mr. Ftta~toaF, as President, en the 9th of Sep embetr, 1 850.-To wit " Whereas, tihe peopic Of Cutifornia have pre ented a Constifation. and asked admission into, he Ulnion,-whicht Constitution, ont due exant nation, is fouttd to be Republican in its form of govenment s-Be it enacted, &c." here follow three short Sections-the 2d attd Id pritcipally prohibiting California, uttder her 'ew State governoment, front asstuminhg any eon rel over, or front taxing the public lands, and :losing with a Proviso to the 3d Sectioni, as ollw. "Proeided, That nothing herein contained shall re construed as recognizitng or rejectitng the ropositions tendered by the people of California, Is articles of contpact itt the Ordlinanee adopted y the Convention whticht formed the Constitua ion of thte State."' 'rho above extract embraces the substance of 11I thec official record that Congress can show, of legislation, In regard to the aumiusiun of Cali fornia into the Union; and by that record, it will appear, to those not acquainted with the hidden corruption which it covers, that it was all a fair Constitutional transaction. It will not stand on the Journals, that the clause or "A rticle," as expressed in the act of admission, and taken from the " Ordinance of 1787," is an official act of Congress: but is there a man in the United States of perception and reflection. who can bolieve that the Northern " majority" in Congress woud have passed the bill and ad mitted California into thie Union, unless they had knoten that the clause, or article for the pillage of tile Soutt, had been incorporated in her new Constitution ? They knew it had been forced there by their own corruption, and by taking advantage of the South, wiilst the terri tory was under the abolition " pupilage' of their " majority" in Congress. This tiley 1ift . Mr. WEDSTER inew it, for lie sai s6, itt his Speech at Buffalo, aid spokce of "tose-citfa ordinary events whief oceutred in California," for three or four years, so tiat thtey could neither grant her a Territorial or State government. It was an infamous trick to borrow that land claue referred to, nnd to apply it to that vast territory in question, and to Utah and New Mexico, in some way, by which they could effectually rob the Southerp States and people of their just estate, for which they had laviehed their trens ure and poured out their blood. Mr. Fi.LrMOE knew this as well as Mr. WE~tirri. In fact, they all knete it. They knew, that the land robbing clause was in the California Constitu tion-and their guilt, therefore, shows with a double criminality, when they annex their hypo critical Proviso to the gd Section, " That nothing herein contained shall be construed as recogni zing or rej'eeting the articles of compact in the Ordinnnee adopted by the Convention which formed the State Constitution of Califurnia."l This Proviso carries a most damning falseliold pon its very face. It shows upon the record, in an Act of Congress, that those Northern fioly-faced Puritans would induce the South aitd the broail world to belieto, tat they claim 11o right for Congress "io reeognize" any interfer ence with A neriean slave-labor in the Southern new State of Califtnig:: Wlylie, at the same time, fir three or (ft yeats, t'ief, refetld her an authoritative goverirhest, fitod tfhq forced her to adopt that objectionable clause, extracted from the old Ordinnee, alluded to, of 1787, in order to exclude slavery from her borders. They dietated to the Convention of California, by a special Government agent, TnoitAs tO-ri.v.n Kisa, sent out expressly to pander with the Convention and people there, and to procure the insertion. in their new Constitution, of an Arti cle proltibiting slavery. After all these facts. which are matters of record, for that Puritan, " Majority in Congress." to falsify their own Joernals, by inserting in their act of admission of California that. Congress does not "recog nize" the right to interfere in the matter (of slave labor, as touching California, is a blacker mnstance of. hypcrisy than ever disgraced the govern ment (of Ilerod of old, or that of Rome or Greece. I They never would, I repent, have passed that 11i1l for the adlmission of California, had thmey not known, that thme Constitution was initmical to Southern interests, and to the institution of slit to the closing third Section of the Acet carries a foul blot upion its very front: And if there is any Cotnstitutiotnal " freedom of the Press" iti this country, thtose perfidious abolitionists. ivho would enaet so base a deception titght to be ex posed and ptublished before thte people. not only of the Untited States, but of the whole civilized world. rThose hiund red guns fired by the righiteotus Pilgrims :tnd Frees',ilers in Washington City, ott the night of 9th September, 1850, thte dany Sir. F1LL~Ion.napproved the Catlifornia Bill, is fttrther proof that they knew the robbe ry wvas consumn ttated, and thaimt they did " recognize" its cotn sutmtntiont as thte onily condlitiotn of admoit i g California ittto the Union, or of gramntintg her anyv efficienit goiverniment. Those Hlundred Guns, celebrating the perpe tration of that dlark fraud, nmay justly be styled, " the Stun-down guns" of the Reptublice|-A Republic that cost WVasntysoyo and his cotm patriots seven long bloody years to establish! Such a governmnent to be dectroyed by the ruth less hands of robbers, makes the heart sick, and alumost ready to welcome even an absolute nion arehy We are to be absorbed by exhorbitant Tariffs, and the taxable resources, bluood andI treasure of the Southernt Sttes are to be wasted in lghtng battles and acquiring Territories for the " exclusive occnpancy," of these Northern. nmantufacturing atbolition States ! Sir, you never read of a more dinbolical and revolting system of oppression, in the history of thec Auttocrat of Russim, or int that of an Allinee, enlied'" lholy ,' (to mafle it more blasphemous) of the Crowned IDespots of Europte, for the pltinder,- sejegatiom, and destruction of iima einia. I pl'ead for tire fawrfo 'rertitotiah rights of the Souti ,-oni the principles of universal justice, and I regret to say, that those priniciples have be come extremely unpopular, not only ini New England and the Northern States, but among vile factions even in some of the Southern tates. So long as I cant raise a ?iafe or a voice, I never will consent, that an irresponsible politi cnl 4 manjority of Conigress," from any of the State., shall become Omnipotent, and rib the balancee of the States by Statutes of pretmedita ted fraud, of their country, of their true inheri tance, and of their blood and treasure. To those to whom these ptriniplest atre unpopu lar, 1 have no apology to make: and those who approve of them need no apology. I am, Sir, respectfully, Your obedient servant, R. V. W1. WranLso-roTO, N. C., Mar. 23. DIED, suddenly, yesterday morning, Thad deus Street, Eaq., aged '70. Mr. Street for. tnerly itn partnership with hmis brother, the late Mr. Timothy street, carried on a very extensive business in this city, atnd ever maintained the ehnrne-ter of an honorable atnd sagaeious merchant. AMter his retirement fronm business, he was for a tine presidenit of the Insmunnee and Trtrat Company. Hie was a very snselseh ma n a regard' to motcy, and seemed to take a far greater satibfuetion itt naiking his fostune servieable to his friends than in spending it upon himnsel Utder- an exterior tof reserve atnd apparent coldness, he concealed a warm and generous heart, atnd his death will be sincerely and long lamented by a large.eizelo of friends MercuryP 17th ,,,aL One Week Later from Europe. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA. HALIFAx, April 15, 1852 The R. M. steamship America, Capt. Shan non, froin Liverpool it 11 A. M., 3d inst., arrived here -it half-past 3 o'clock this morn ing. She has 65 passengers, 18 of whom I .ud here. The America arrived out at Liverpool at 8 P. M..on the 29th ult., in 12 days and 8 . hours. The Artie arrived out at half past 6 P. 3, on the 31st uit., in 11 days and 6 hours. The news possesses several features of importance. MARKETS.-The Liverpool Cotton mar kets have' been very dull, and The transin tions smaller than for sone tfime prevfoe.. Prices were irregular, and a slfght re4eti'en had taken place in all descriptionis of Ainori. can under Fair Orleans. Brown & Shipley's circular ays to the extent of fully id. . The week's sales reached 30,750 bales, of which the trade took 24,850, speculators 2170, and exporters 3730. FRANCE.-The French Chambers were opened on the 29th by President Napoleon in person, attended by a briliant staff. His ret-eption was ofrthe warmest and most en. thusiastie eharncter, both on the part of-the representativeS and people. Ile read bir speech standing, frankly and freely declaring' that it was the policy of France to keep on terms of peace, amity and friendship with all nations, and that nothing shonld be done by him to provoke a rnpture of the amicable re itions now existing between France and the. other European powers, Napoleon, in the course of hs speech also, di-claimed all intention of assuming the Em perorship, bit declared that if disaff&etion and intrigue faced him, lie would demand front the people. in the name of the repose or France, a new title which would irrevocab'y fix oin hi< head the power with which the people had invested him. le wias greeted with *immense applause dnring the reading' of his addres, aecompanied with enthusiastier shonuts of "Vive Napoleon." The President then took the onth of fidek ity t the eonstii~fon, and the-metberswere sworn to fidelit to the President. Generif Cavitigna' and Al. Carriott Were absenf. On the following day the Senate and Leg i.lative corps fi'et jin their teslectire cham bers. Martibl' i* ceased in all the Depamrtmeif from the 28th tt. The code eivil preserves its former title-="the Code Napoleon." A deputation fiom Inavre arrieed at Parie to protest :ighinst the additional duty on for eign sngar. The prsilient's dotuatin is fixed at ten' millions. The feeli 'ig increases, and the em pire may yet be declared. No further arrests are to le m'ade,-exdept 'ecording to law~. N ENIAL., MlARRIRD, on Thut:Tdy, thle 19th Fe.. hf the Rev. J. F. Peterson, Mr. Wam'oUT A DAMS and Miss C. A. PETZRsoe, all of Edgdfield, District. MARIaD, on Tlirsdry eveniig, tlie 8th-inst., by Rev. J. F. Peterson, Mr. Joux K. AnSzf and Miss REBaccV Faiscza Wurre, all of this District. Celebration! BUTLER LODGE,NlO17,10OIf a l10CESON of the M~emibers in full Rega lia. benine~ Emnblems. .Teel's, &c., nuid l1 n' Olt\TION. afret wicel tie Memlers will par tsake oif a 1)T'NNER, to be iirepayed for them atC .1. L. D~osv's lioteh. Thue Mlemhers will meet in thleir falint 11' o'clock, A. Mi. The Procession to form at. 12 "'clock, and pass to the Baptist Church, where' the Oration will be delivered. It is desired that thcecitizens generally1 liothi l~ndies and4 Gentlenheen, will'honor us *ith their' presence on t1:at oceasion. By order of the N. 0.* A. G. TEAGUE. SEC'. A pril 22 1f 14 Butler Lodge, No, 17,1 0, 0, ., * A Regular Me eting of thtis Lodge will be h.Id on Monday ev'eing next 1 o'elock. A. G'. TEAG UE, See''y. A pril 22 It 11' Masonic Notice, SAN EXTR A Communiention of' No. 50, A. F M.-, will be held at their, lI all on Monday evening,, the 3d May, at 8 o'elock P. M. By order of the W. M. RI. U. SULLIVAN, SEC'ar. A prih2% tf 1:3 Teas ! Teas ! ItST ?eCeived~ a choice lot of TEAS, ft'on I thbe Phil adelphiia Tea Company of a superior quality, warranted or no u'ale. ilyson, Gun powdef.~ hmperial and Blaek of every descrip lion, put up in small pnekages. for family use. For sale by S. E. BOWERS. Hamnburg, A pril 21 tf 1.4 Itlolasses and Syruups. -fOW Receiving a large Stuck choice Cuba .l MOLA SSES, and Georgia and New Or leans SYR UPS. 8. E. BOWERS. Hamnburg, A pril 21 tf 14 Sugar and Cofiee. .AM now receiving my Spring stock of' A SUG AR andl COFF EE, consisting of a superior articlo of Brown Sugar, Clarified, Cush~ed and Loaf-Government, Java and Rio Coffee, of a superior quality. S. E. BOWERS. Hamburg. A pril 21 .tf 14 Rags Wanted. AFAIR price will be given for RAGOS, (ali 2: Cotton) by S. E. BO WERS. Hlanburg, A pril 21 tf 14 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, IN ORDINARY, BY H.T. WRGQTEsq., Ordinary o Edefed District Whereas, B3. F. Strum, has applied to me for Letters of Administration, en all andl singular the goods and chattles, rights anid credits of Win. T. Minter, kate of the Districte aforesaid, deceased. These are,. therefore, to eite and admonisir all and sigular, the kindred and creditors of the said. deeansed, to be and appear before me at our next Ordinary's Coeuct for thes..nid Di. trit, to be- holden at Edgefield. Court House on1 the '7th of May next to show cause if' ay, why the said administration should not. be granted. Given under my hand and seal, this the 20th day of A pril, in the 'year of our Lord oeo thousand eight hundred .and fifty-two, and inl tihe seventy-sixth yenr of Americant Independence. HI. T. WRIGHT, o. e. D. Api .,.. 14:..