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EDGE~luD 6ADV RT ISR .44 - t 5silltruBigyts 31ios poitis, era 2nttint, Cihurautre,' J1raifia, Erittetrne, aiititire, &C. "We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our Li crties, and if it must fall, we will Perish amidst the Ruins." W. F. DURISOE,. Proprictor* ~ EDGEFIELD, S. C., DECEMBER a, 152L.V-NO--"-" [Fromt the Palmnetto Stetinel.] A WIFE WAETED. Ye fair ones attend, I've an otffering to nake you, In llynaen's soft banns, I ama anxious to Lve, For better, for worse, a onpaatni-an I'd take me; Provided she fills the driseripton I give. I neither exieet nor e-m hope ft.r a perfection, Fur that never was in a bachrlor's lot : But, chanosing a wire, I wouhl snake a selection, Wh:ch inany in ny sxtuatian would not. I'd have, let mne s.-e-I'd notlave a beiaty, For beaut ful wae.nen are apt to be vain, Yet with a satall share, I woult ternm it a duty To take her, be thankful. and never comnpalain. Hler form mnust be go.1, no art to conrtrain it, And rather above, than below naiiddlie s:ze, A some thing-:t puzzle" nay bra*n to (-xplain it, Like eloquent language niust flow from her eves. She must be well bred, er I cnulal not respect hi-r, (od a tured uaA m.dest, but not very coy ; IIrr m:nd well inf'orm-d, 'tis the purified nectar, That sweeten's the cup of hy:anenaal joy. Ier hone she mustt love, :n1 a]onwestie employment, Iave pract:eal knowleJg.- of hous-hol a'i'r.4, And make it a part of her higheet enjoyaenat T,, lessen the tails of illy life and its cares. H1er ag,, I woubl have it at least to be twelty, But not to exceed twenty-five at the :nost, An 1 the girls of that age being everywhere plenty, I hope to get one of that numvrous host. No fortun- I ask, for I've no prediletion, For glitterinsg splurge, nor the pantail of high life But wish to be bound by the cord of alleetion And na>w I have drawn you a sketch of a wife. Ir any ptsses the above requisition, And wi.h to b., bonti by the conjugal bann, They will please to step forward-th-y know the condition - Inquire of the printer-I'an always on liand. From the Star Spansgled 1 Aftciner. I PART FROM THEE, DEAR NATIVE HOME! I part from thee. dlear :ative lioae, But oh ! lisy leart's not aine, For. thoulgh far fron thee I roa:n, 1)ear spot, ny h<-art is thine! Ilark I through the Jeepenitzng gloom I ltar On Ahispcring wiaads athe village b.'ll, FIA oil, flow on:i thou lingering tear, Sweet hope. it is thy knell. Dark is my patah-a gloomy veil Ilidos fron lay view tle dawninsg morrow It cannot oothe mlay rantkling sorrow When far fromn the, dear nat've hone, N sceaecs any heart woul'l cheer I'll turn from them anal weep alte, For you, oy al, a tear. I feel th., pangs, the soul-felt grief, That tears nay leart in twain The anguish, as a ho n I leave, I ne'er may see again ! Steeh is aasy sorrow-suea my thought Teso keen th.:se pang< would be, If frain this earth. Almighty God, I could not lo4ok to thee! A SAFE BET. Anorr the tite oil* the first influx of im migration into California, a little seene ne curred on the steamer Tennessee, during one of her upward cruizes in the aceific Ocean, which we do naot remembeatr of s,-e'ingz ins prisnt, buat ever pubalishied or slot, will, we thinak, hear recpeatinag.Ot Onec of the'se motralfugi society i genecral parhlace by the.'sonabrignect of' "blhack legs," hsad spreasd ai temuptinag bu~it, isa thte way oif a little fasro, before a paromtiscuonas asasesmbl age of suckers, IH oresiers, Bnekeyes,~ Coranerackers, &c., whlo wtere ons their way1 way to the Newv El Doado. Among the miunbtlers was a sttardy Kentuackiana whlo ina humbaille suait of hsomaespuns, stood watchaingr the gasme with interest. " hlere old feller, I lost a tent, thant timse, anad here's the moaney." " low is thaat," exclazimed thse shaarper, " I saw yout make ano bet ?" "Well you see, I sez to myselIf, sez 1, that jack's beena an untcommlson Iucky keard, a dod darnt myt pieters, ef I doan't bet ai tean ont it ; so the pesaky jack lost, anad you've got Th'linking lie had picked sap a green horn, .the gambller gavte a sly winak at the few "ksnowinag ones," whon encircled himz, anad wvent oat witha the game. After a fewtt deals, our cornt cracker ssmacsk ed his fist emphabathenlly ona the tabhle, anad ex elsiaied: " Dod rababit it, Ihar gates anothier ' sw-biuck,' on the plagnsey jacek, here take it old haorse fi. Witha ast ill'sutppressed grin of saiisfnectiona the sha~rper took the moneyW), and addeltd it to thec raidcly growinlg pile before himt. In (lue course of timec, the jack cnme uap triumpant, ansd otur yeomana, jump~insg up nearly to the ear lines, cracked his heels to-' ge ther anad exclasimed: " By G-d, 1 tron fifiy that time ; so fork up yo'ru lovely old cuss yo. The "sell" was so evident, that the gam-. bIer land nothisng else to do than to pay the monelay wtith the resmaurk thtat " the ntext tirme thse Kesntuekian madle a bet. he wntted him to putt the smoney down's."-Cinscisnnati Costa maercial. Tnsn followiatg rieba scene recenatly occur red in one of our conrts of jtastice bettweeni thte judge anld a Dutch witness all the way fronm Iotterdasm: Jntdge-Wehat 'as y'Our native lasngun~ge ? Witness-l lie sao n1ative, l'se a Duatchant. J.-Wthatt is yourn mothser tonaguec? W1.-Oh, fader says she be all tonague. J.-(isn asa irritable tone)-Whtat lanagulage did you speak in the cradle? W.--J did not speak any language ian the cradle at all, I only cried1 in Dooch. "Yousa~ mtan, do you kanowv whaat rela tioans you saustaitn in thais wtorld !" said a minister of otar acquainatar-Ce to a yoaung man of thec chaurcha. " Yes, sir," sasid the hsopeful conavert, " twvo couzsians anad a grand mother, baut I dotn't inltend~ to sustaim thema [PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE No-r having room to give the Message of President FILLMORE in full, we have taken the trouble of reading it closely, with the purpose of selecting such extracts as might occur to us as being of greatest interest. The sum and substance of the rest we give in our own aniguage as briefly as possible. With all due respect for his Presidential Highness we must premise our extracts by saying that the very first short sentence we meet wilh, is an utter mistake. A more "ex traordinary political eveit" than PIERCE's alost unanimous elevation to the Presiden cv, involving (as it has done) the entire overthrow of the Whig Party, has not per haps occurred since the Revolution. Ap. propriate brevity characterises the remaining portion of the exordium. Fellou-Cifi:cns of the Senate and Iouse <f Rej-resentatirers: The brief space which has elapsed since the close of yonr list Session has beenl marked by no extraordina.iy political event. The quadreinial electinit of Chief Miagis tr:te Is passed off with less thani the usual excitemeint. However individuals and par ties may have been disappointed in the re sult, it is nevertheless a ruhject of national cotigratulationi thatt tie choice has ien ef fected by the independent suffrages of a free peollit, utlisiturbed by those influences which in other countries have too often af fected the purity of popular elections. Our grateful thanks are due to an All mercifil Providence, not only for staying the pestilence whic-h in diflierent forms has I(desolated some of our cities, but fir crown hig the lalmbors of the huslandman with an abiudant harvest, and the nation generall v with the blessings of peace and prosperity. Within a Cew weeks the public mind has been deeply affiected by the death of Daniel Webster, fillinig at his decease the ollice of Secretary of State. His associates in the Executive government have sincerely sym patlized with his famnil'y and the iublic gen:. erally on this mournfid occasion. His con manding taleits, his great political and pro fessiuinal eminence, his well-tried patriotismn, and his loig and faithful services, in the most important pubilic trusts, have caused his death to lie lamented throughout the country, and have earned for him a lasting place in our history. After this.ilows a paragraph or two about the Ftisleriss. Thatile-mffrdment ty het ween our Government and England in this matter has leen terminated every news paper reader knows. The President anti ipates that the rernaining points at issue will be settled amicably during the ensuing witer. In reference to Cula, the Message con tainls the following statement and opinions: The alrairs of Cuba formed a prominent topic inl my hast annual message. They re ma i in l uneasy condition, and a feeling of alarm and irritation on the part of the Cuban authorities appeatrs to exist. This feeliig Ias interfered with the regular com mercial intercourse between the Uiited States and the iland, and led to some acts of which ve have a right to complain. But the Captain General of Can is clothed withI no power to treat with foreign governments, nor is he in any dege'e under thme control of the Spanish Minister at Washington. Any communientio~n which lie may hold with an agent of a foreign power is informial and matter of courtesy. Anxions to puit an end to the existing inconvenienmces, (whieb seem to rest on a mnisconcepmtion,) I directed the newly appointed Minibter to Mexico to visit lavanam, ona his way to Vera Cruz. He was respectfumlly received lay thme Captain Geni eral, who conferred with hiim freely on the recenit occumrrences; lbut no permanent ar raiigieent was effected. lIn the mean time, the refusal of thme- Cap tiii Genierail to allow passengers and the mil to be landed in certain cases, for a rca son whlich does nott furnish ini the opinion of this G overnnment e*ven a gZood presut mptive grund foar stuch a prohibition, has been made the subject of a serious renmonstranmce at Madr id ; and I have no0 reaisoni to dhoubt that due respect w ill lbe paid by the gov ernoin-nt of Her Catholie Majesty to the representations whlich our Minister has been instructed to make un the subject. It is baut justice to thme Captamin General to add, that his conduct towards the steamers emplloyedl to carry the mais of the United States to IHavana hmas, with the exceptions aonve :alluded to, been marked with kinid ness and liberalitv, and indicates no general pups of interfering wvith the commercial correspondenice amid iintercourse between the island and this country. Early in the prescent year official notes were receivedh from the Ministers ol Framnce aiid Eniglaiid, inviting the Government of the United States to become a party with Great Bitaini and France to a tripartite Conven~ton, ini virtue of which thme three powe'rs should severally antd collectively (is elaim, nowv and for the future, all intention to obtain possession of the Island of Cuba, and should bind themselves to discounte nance all attempts to that effect on the part of any power or indhividlual whalntever. This invitation has been respectfully declined, for reasons which it would occupy too mneh space in this communication to state in dle tail, but which led mec to think that thme pro posedh measure wvould be of doubtful con stitutionality, impolitic, and unavailing. I have, howvever, in common with several of my predecessors, directed the- Ministers of France and England to be assuredi that the United States entertain no designs against Cuba; but that, on the contrary, 1 should regard its incorporation into the Union at tme piresent time as fraught with serious peril. Were this island comparatively destitute of inhabitants, or occupied by a kindred by Spain. as a most desirable acquisition.-| But, under existing circumstances, I should look upon its incorporation into our Union as a very hazardous measure. It would bring into the Conflederacy a population of a diferent national stock, speaking a diffier ent hnguage, and not likely to hannonize with the other members. It would probably iffct in a prejudicial manner the industrial interests of the South ; and it might revive tiose coiicts of opinion betweei the dif flerent sectiois of the country, which lately shook the Union to its centre, and which have been so happily compromised. After this, the President goes on to speak of the projected ship-canal across the Isth mus of Suez, to which it seems Costa Ricu aid the Mosquito Indians have assented, while Nicaragua still stands aloof, with seh gradually relaxing sternness however that it it hoped sle will :lso soon he in a consent ing moo.I.-Venezuela is said to have ac kiowledged some claims of our citizens The new Confederacy of States in South America is to be approached by our Minis ter and Charge (I airs inl that section on the subject of Commercial privileges, and it is hoped the extensive countries upon the La Plata will soon be opened to our trade. To the treaty with Uruguay there is the following brief allusion: A treaty of commerce has been coneln. ded between the United States and the Ori ental ieptulic of Uruguay, which will lie id before the Senate. Should this Con enlion go inlto operation, it will open to the commercial enterprise of our citizens a coun try of great extent and unsnrpassed in natu. al resonrces,but from which foreign nations have hitherto been albost wholly excluded. The title of Peru to the Lobos Islands is sffited as being now beyond a doubt. Am. pe apology has been made for the wrong done her iv our shipping. She is disposed to be friendly and to give us facilities in the Guano trade.-The account of our Pacitic prospects is interesting. We give it entire. Our settlements on the shores of the Pa cific have already given a great extension, and in some respects a new direction, to our commerce in that ocean. A direct and ra idly.inerensinig intercourse has sprung tip with Easterna Asia. The waters of the Northern Pacific, even into the Arctic sea, iave of late years been frequented by our halemen. lTe application of steam to the reerxprum of navigatonu ow.,bqqu A iily more common, and makes -if JeiiT to o.btain fNel and other necessary supplies t conivenient points oi the route between Asia and our Pacific shores. Our unfortu. ate countrymen who from time to time stmffer shipweck on the coasts of the eastern eas are entitled to protection. Besides these specific objects, the general prosperit f our States on the Pacific requires that i ttempt shonld he made to opten the oJ)pn site regions of Asia to a mutually beneicial ntercourse. It i.4 obvious that this attempt could be made by no power to so great advantage as av the United States, whose constitutional Bsytem excludes every idea of distalit cdio. nial dependencics. I have accordinglybeer led to order an appropriate.naval forcetoia at, under the conmmnid-of: discreetiid itelligenut oficer of the higheat.'rank known o our service. lie is-instruotddto endeavor o obtain from the governmient6 etat couna ry somie relaxation of-the-.inhosjskble and at i-social system whichite~haspursued lfor bout two centuries. - He- has b'een directed ya-rinlarly to remonistrato in the strongest anguage against the cruel treatment to which ur shipwrecked mariners have often beenR smhjeted, and~ to insist that they shall bi reted wvith humanilty. He is itnsta-ucted owever at the sameotiqtyto give that gor rnent the amaplest assurances that the ob ets of the United States are such and such nly as I have indicated, and that the expe (lition is frienidly and peaceful. Notwith. stadinig the jealousy with whlich the govern aents of Eastern Asia re(gard all overtures frim foreigners, I am not without hopes of a Geeficial result of the expedition. Should it ie crowned with success, the .advantages wvill not be confined to the United States, ut, as in the case of China, will he equally tnjoyed lhv all the other maritime powers. I h:ve mouch satisfaction in stating that ini all the steps preparatory to this expieditiont the Governmnit of the United States has been materially aided by the good olice'rs of the Kiing of the Ne-therahnds, the only En ropean power having any commtercial rela tios with Japan. The Treasury, anfter paying the expendi tres of the fiscal year eniding June 30th and a p~ortion of the Public Debt (including the last instalment to Mexico) had fourteen millions left. During the same time tho country hats imported to the amount of $207. 20,101, andl has exported to the amount of $107,000,000, besides $12,000,000 of specie. The message next maititains the necessity of'a moderate discriminating TariiT for protection, reiterating the old arguments. It then recommends that duties lie levied according to the val uo of merchandise in our poirts, ntot, as nowi, according to the es timte at the place of shipment. The main reason for this is to prevent fraud by false invoices.-Common humanity backs the fol lowiig suggestioan in referetnce to our In dian affair: The Senate not having thought proper to ratiy the treaties which had been negotiated with the tribes of Indians in California and Oregon, our relations wvith them hiave been left in a very unsatisfactory condition. Ini other parts of our territory particular districts of country have been set apart for the exclusive occupation of the Indians, andl their right to the landls within those limits has been acknowledged and~ respected. But in California anud Oregon there has beeni no ..mcogni itn by the Governienit of the ex elusive right of the Indians to any part of the country. They are therefore mere tenants at sufferance, and liatble to be driven from place to place, at the pleasure of the whites. The treaties whrith have been rejected proposed to remedy this evil by allotting to the diff'erent tribes districts of country snita ble to their habiti of life, and sufficient for their support. This ffovision, more than any other, it is helieved,led to their rejection, and as no substitute for it has been adopted by Congress, it hias not been deemed advisa. le to attempt to enter into new treaties of a permnanent characer, although no cffort has been spared by 1tmporary arrangements to preserve friendly relations with them. If it be the desire 6f Congress to remove them from the country altogether, or to'as. sign to them particular districts more remote from the settlements of the whites, it will be porper to set apart hy. law the territory which they are to occupy, and to provide the means necessary for removin, them to it. Justice alike to onr own citizens and to the Indians reqnires the promptiaction of Congress on this subject. From facts known to the Government, a general emigration of the Seminoles is pro mised at an early dy.-The report of the General Land office shows that near five millions of acres ofrthe public domain have been disposed of within the last fiscal year, in the way of sales, location of land war rants,&c. For internal improvements, three iniilions of acres la e hoen appropriated. The survey of the "territory acquired from Mexico is not yet coipleted, the work hav ving been stopped from some deficiency in the provision made by Congress for defray. ing the expenses thdreof.-Several improve ments of the Distri4t of Columbia, such as a supply of water, gaving the streets &c., are recommended bj Congress, under whose pecial care that Nistrict is.-Out of our army of 11,000 meb, 8,000 have been em played in protectin our frontier, which they ave done with g tifying success.-lt is urged upon Texas t set apart a small por tion of her vast te tory, for the occupancy 3f the Indians withii her borders, to prevent iimosities which 4ould prove troublesome to the General Go rnmuent.-Some appro. )riation is recomanf ded for fortifications on :he Atlantic const- Additional appropria ions wvill e rquir l for the completion of '' aroenact nent" narks upon our Nival affairs are not with. >ut interest: The report from the Navy Department will inform you of the prosperous condition >f the branch of the public service commit :ed to its charge. It presents to your con sideration many topics and suggestions of hich I ask your approval. It exhibits an mnusual degree of activity in the operation f the Department during the past h'e preparati.n.i for the Japan expedition, t wvhicl I have already alluded ; the arra '. neits made for the 'exploratiomi and su f f ie China Seas, the N orthern Pacific, and Behrig's Straits; the incipient measures aken towaii a reconnoisance of the conti eiit of Africa eastward of Liber ia ; the pre. ration for' an early examination of thie tri jutaries of the River La Plata, which a recent decree of a provisional JdefI of the Argentine Confederation has od to nua rigationi; all these enterprises, a .e means fIjtwhich they are proposed 'acconh ried; have commanded my pproba oigj,and I haive no doubt wizll ductive ~fthe most useful results. Tw*o officers of the navy wer 'ofore instructed to explore the whbole ex f the Amazon river from the confines of'a to its mouth. The return of one of th~ -has placed in the possession of the Gove iisent in interestinig and valuabile account of the :brater and resources of a country a bound tg in the materials of commerce, and which, f opened to the industry of the world, will 'rove an inexhaustible fund of wealth. The repor t of this exploration will he comnmuni uated to you as soon as itis completed. Among other subjects offered to your no ti'e by the Secretary ot the Navy, I select r special .oimmendation, ini view of its connexion with the interests of the navy, the plant submtitted by binm for the establismient of a permianenit corps oh seamen, and the suggetions he ha reeted for the r-r ganizationm of the Naval Acatdemny. In reference to the first of these I take occasion to say that I think it will greatly impove the etliciency of the service, and that I regard it as stilt more entitled to favor for the salutary influence it must exert upon the naval discipline, now greatly disturbed by the increasing spirit of insubordination, resulting from our piresent system. T1he planm proposed for the organization of the seamen furnishes a judicious substitute for the lawv of September, 1850, abolishinig cor poad punishmuent, and satisfactorily sustains the policy of that act, under conditions well adapted to maintain the authority of comn nmnd, and the order and security of our ships. It is believed that any change which propo ses permanently to dispense with this mode of punishment, should be preceded by a sys tem of enlistment which shall supply the navy wvith seamen of then most meritorious class, whose good deportment and pride of character may preclude all occasion for a resort to penalties of a harsh or degrading nature. The safety of a ship and her crew is often dependant upon immediate obedience to a command, and the authority to enforce it must lie equally ready. The arrest of a refractory seaman, in such moments, not only deprives the ship of indispcnsablhe aid, ut imposes a ntecessity for double service on others wvhose fidelity to their duties may be relied upon in such an emergency. The exposure to this increased and arduous labor, since the passage of the act o~f 1850, has alreatdy had, to a most observable and inju -ious extent, the eaf'ect no' nreentineg the en listment of the best seamen in the navy. The pln: now suggested is designed to pro. mote a condition of service in which this objeclion will no longer exist. The details of this plan may he established in great part, if not altogether, by the Executive, under the authority of existing laws; but I have thought it proper, in accordance with the anggestion of the Secretary of the Navy, to submit it to your approval. Thie establishment of a corps of appren. tices for the navy, or boys to be enlisted un till they become of age, and to bo employed under such regulations as the Navy Depart. ment may devise, as proposed in the report, I cordially approve and commend to your consideration ; and I also concur in the sug. gestion that this system for the early training of seamen may be most usofully engrafted upon the service of our merchant marine. The receipts of the P. 0. Department are less by $1,431,000 than in the preceding fiscal year, owing to the reduction of post age. 'he President still recommends an adhesion to the late law.-The next long paragraph enumerates the various things to which President Fillmore has called the at tention of Congress in former messages, but which Congress has not thought proper to act upon, and concludes by recommending them again and for the last time.-Then comes an allusion to the Cabinet and the dangers of corruption, which we give as being decidedly good: I think it due to the several executive De partments of this Government to bear testi. maly to the elliciency and integrity with which they are conducted. With all the careful superintendaice which it is possible for the heads of those departments to exercise still the due administration and guardianship of the public money must very much depend on the vigilance, the intelligence, and fidelity of the silbordinate officers and clerks, and especially on those entrusted with the settle. ment and ad justment of claims and account. I am gratified to believe that they have gen. rally nerformed their duties faithfully and well. 'They are appointed to guard the ap proaches to the public treasury, and they oe upy positions that expose them to all the temptations and seductions which the cupid. ity of peculators and fiandulent claimants can prompt them to employ. It will he but a wise precaution to protect the Government against that source of mischief and corrup. tion, as far as it can be done, by the enact. merit of all proper legal penalties. The laws, in this respect, are supposed to be de it- mycuty to callyour'attention E TpotU AUnjems aus%!..M - commend that provision be made by law for the puiiishmeilnt not only of those wilo shall accept bribes, but also of those who shall promise, give, or offer to give to any of those officerssqr elT a bribe or reward, touching or relatin matter of their official ac tion .or d portion of the message we j-uj V out mutilation. Many of ections contained therein are just tone is good. As the parting adino nition of an American President it merits the attention of every American citizen. It has been the uniform policy of this Government from its fonndation to the pre sent day to abstain from all interference in the doiiestic affahirs of other naitioins. The consequenoe has been that wvhile tie nations of Eudjl have been engaged in desolating wars, dur coountry has p hursu'its peaceful 56iirse to unexampled prosl and hap. pies 'rhe wars in which .ave been enipelled to engage, ill e of the rt''hnor of tile coun -ave beeni orli 'ofsotduration.- uring the terrific . of nation aginstnai, which succee ~cFrench revolution, we were enabled by the wisdom aiid firmness of President Washington to maintain our neu trality. While other nations were drawn into this wide sweeping whirlpool, we sat giiet and unmoved upon our owin shores. While the Ilower of their numerous armlies was wasted by disease or perished 1y liun dreds of thlousandsl upon the battle-field, the youth (if this fatvored land were permitted to enjoy the blessinigs of pence beneath the paterial roof. While the States of Europe incurred einormouls debts, under the burden1 of wvhich their subjects still groan, and wibi must absorb no0 small plart ofi the pie. luct of the honest inldustry of those couni tries for generaitionis to caine, thle United States have once been enlabledl to exlhbit the proud spectacle of a nation free from pulhic debt ; amid, if permlitted to pursue our pros perons way for a fewv years loinger in pence, we may do tihe same again. But it is now said by some that this poli cy must be changed. Europe is no longer separated from us by a voyage of months, but steam navigalioni has brought her with i a few days' sail of our shores. We see more of her movenments, and take a deeper interest in her controversies. Although no one proposes that we should join the frater ity of' potentates wvho have for ages lavish ed tihe blood and treasnre of their subjects in naintaininlg " tile balance of power," yet it is said that we ought to inlterfere between contendinlg sovereigns anmd their subjects, for the purpose0 of overthrowing the mon archies of Europe and establishing ini thieir place republican institultions1. It is alleged that we hlave heretofore pursued a different course from ia senise of our weakness, but tt now our conscious strength dictates a change of policy, and that it is consequent hy our duty to mingle ill these conltests and aid those who are struggling for liberty. This is a most seductive but dangerous appeal to tile generous sympathies of free. mn. Enjoyinmg as we do thme blessings ofta free governmifent, there is no man who has an Americanl heart that would not rejoice to see these blessings extended to all other nattions. WVe canlnot witne'ss the struggvle between the oppressed and his oppressor anyhere withmout tihe dleepest sympathy for the former, and the most anxious desire for is: tiuh.:- Nevetheles is it prudent or is it wise to involve ourselves in these for. eign wars I Is it indeed true that we have heretofore refrained from doing so merely from the degrading motive of a conscious weakness I For the honor of the patriots who have gone before us, I cannot admit it. Men of the Revolution who drew the sword against the oppressions of the mother country, and pledged to Heaven " their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor" to maintain their freedom, could never have been actuated by so unworthy a motive. They knew no weakness or fear where right or duty pointed the way, and it is a libel upon their fair fame for us, while we enjoy the blessings for which they so nobly fought and bled, to insinuate it. The truth is that the course which they pursued was dictated by a stern sense of international justice, by a statesmanlike prudence and a farseeing wisdom, looking not merely to the present necessities, but to the permanent safety and interest of the country. They knew that the world is governed less by sympathy than by reason and force; that it was not possible for this nation to become a " propagandist" of free principles without arraying against it the combined powers of Europe; and that the result was more like. ly to be (lie overthrow of republican liberty here than its establishment there. History has been written in vain for those who car# doubt this. France had no sooner estab lished a republican form of government than she manifested a desire to force its blessings on all the world. Her own histo. rian informs us that, hearing of some petty acts of tyranny in a neighboring Frinci. pality. " The National Convention declared that he would afIfrd succor and fraternity to all nations who wished to recover their lib. erty; and she gave it in charge to the execu Live power to give orders to the generals Df the French armies to aid all citizens who might have been or should be oppressed in the cause of liberty." Here was the false step which led to her subsequent misfor tunes. She soon fonnd herself involved in var with all the rest of Europe. In less han ten years her government was changed Irom a republic to an empire: and finally, ifter shedding rivers of blood, foreign pow. rs restored her exiled dynasty, and exhaust. d Europe sought peace and repose in the inquestioned ascendency of monarchial irinciples. Let us learn wisdom from her mxample. Let us remember that revolutions lo not always establish freedom. Our own 'roe institutions were not the off'spring of >ur Revolution. They existed before. They 6vere planted in the free charters of self government under which the English colo. and re power, whose government was atrvaanetr vith those institutions. But European na. :ions have had no such training for self gov. rnment, and every effort to establish it by loody revolutions have been, and must, ithout that preparation, continue to be a 'ilure. Liberty, unregulated by law, de. enerates into anarchy, which soon becomes he most horrid all despotisins. Our olicy is wisely ! ver eves, hereby to set sueh> eqxamn ustice, prosperity, and true each to all nations the blessings. otlf overnment, and the unparalleled- enterprise mnd success of a free people.- - We live in an age of pvogruss.and ours s emihatically a country' of progress. Within the last half dentuystherutinher of tates in this Uniion'has nearlydibled, the opulation has almost quadrupled, and >oundaries have been extended fr~P Wississippi to the Pacific. Our territory is bequered over withl railroads, and furrowved vith canals. The inventive talent of our ountry is excited to the highest pitchl, anid lie numerous applications for patents for raluable improvements distinguishl this age mnd this people from all others. The genius f one American has enabled our commerce o move against wind and tide, and that of mtothler has annihilated distance in thme ransmission of intelligence. The whole ountry is full of enterprise. Our common chools are difiusing intelligence among the >eople, and our industry is fast accumulating he comforts and luxuries of life. This is n part owing to our peculiar position, to >ur fertile soil, and comparatively sparse >ouationl; but muach of it is also owing to he popular institutions under which wve live, :o the freedom- which every man feels to mgage in any useful plursuit, according to is taste or inclination, and to the entire :onfidence that his person and property will > protected by the laws. But whatever naly lbe the cause of this unpiaralleled growth ni population, intelligence, and wvealth, one hing is clear, that the Government must ~eep pace with the progress of the people. It must p)articipate in their spirit of enter rise, and wvhile it exacts obedienee to the laws, and restrains all unauthorized invasions of the rights of neighboring States, it shol foster and protect home industry, ad lend its powerful strength to the im. provement 'of such means of intercommu nition as are necessary to promote our internal commerce amid strengthen the ties which bind us together as a people. It is not strange, however much it may be regretted, that such an exuberance of enter prise should cause some individuals to mis take change for progress, anid the invasion of the rights of others for national prowess and glory. The former are constantly agi tating for some chanige in the organic lawv, or urging newv and untried theories of hu. man rights. The latter are ever ready to engage in aniy wild crusade against a neigh boring people, regardless of the justice of the enterprise, and without looking at the ~aad consequence to ourselves and to the canse of popular government. Such expe. ditions, howvever, are often stimulated by mercenary individuals, who expect to share the plunlder or profit of the enterprise with out exposing themselves to danger, and led on by some irresponsible foreigner, wvho abuses the hospitality of our own Govern ment b~y seducing the younig and ignorant to join in his scheme of personal ambition or revenge, nmler the fale and d.lusi-e ne. ten-e of extending the area of freedom. These reprehensible aggressions but retard the true progress of our nation and tarnish. its fair fame. They should, therefore, re ceive the indignant frowns of every good citizen who sincerely loves his country, and -takes a pride in its prosperity and honor. Our Constitution, though not perfect, is doubtless the best that ever was formed. Therefore let every proposition to change it be well weighed, and if found beneficial cautiously adopted. Every patriot will re joice to see its authority so exerted as to advance the prosperity and honor of the nation, whilst he will watch with jealousy any attempt to mutilate this charter of our liberties, or pervert its powers to acts of aggression or injustice. Thus shall conser vatism and progress blend their harmonious action in preserving the form and spirit of. the Constitution, and at the same time car ry forward the great improvements of the country with a rapidity and energy which freemen only can display. In closing this, my last annual communi cation, permit me, fellow citizens, to congrat' ulate you on the prosperous condition of our beloved country. Abroad its relations with all foreign powers are friendly; its rights are respected, and its high place in the family of nations cheerfully recognised. At home we enjoy an amount of happiness, public and private, which has probably never fallen to the lot of any other people. Besides afford-' ing to our own citizens a degree of prosper ity, of which on -so large a scale I know of no other instance, our country is annually affording a refuge and a home to multitudes, altogether without example, from the Old World. We owe these blessings, under Heaven, to, the happy Constitution and Government which were bequeathed to as by our fathers, and which it is our sawced duty to transmit in all their integrity to our children. We must all consider it a great distinction and privilege to have been chosen by the people. to bear a part in the administration of such a Government. Called by an unexpected dispensation to its highest trust at a season. of embarrassment and alarm, I entered upon its arduous duties with extreme diffidence. I claim only to have discharged them to the best of an humble ability, with a single eye to the publie good; and it is with devout grati tude, in retiring from office, that I leave the country in a state of peace and prosperity. MILLARD FILLMORE. WAslIINGToN, December 6, 1852 ruaP T8 LOO OUT: "Twenty-four Pedlars all in a Row." On Monday morning last, twenty-four Irish well supplied goods, consisting of silks, laces, musins lin ens, &c., &c., which they will, no doubt, en deavor to dispose of without the usual taxes levied on merchants and regular pedlars. It therefore, behooves those who pay taves for the privilege of selling goods, to keep a sharp look out for these characters. When these characters first made their appearance in this neighborhood, it was to sell a little lin. MEthe produce of their own hands, to sup. p dear wife and children with potatoes, or. ."move them to this " blessed coon try;',d their pitiful tales excited sympa. thgotugh in their behalf, to enable them toitgood business. This fact added to thme1V number, until the whole country is over run with them. *It may not be generally known, but never theless, such is the fact, that the business is systematically prosecuted, not only by these foot-pads, but by men of wealth. In Newv York there are several Large establishments, which import all the goods, smuggling in as many as possile. These establishments sent out the foot.pads all over the country to retail the gaods, in direct violation o law. -Hence their ability to undersell the honest dealer, who pays the duties and tax es. 'The system has grown, until it has be. come a serious evil, and should be put a sto to. W~e do not doubt there are many who for the sake of getting bargains, will buy o these men, and keep their secret; but a ve little effort on the part of those whose inter et are irost affected, will arrest thme evil It is possible these men may be abolitio emmissaries, and that they may be as inten tly sowing the seeds of incendiarism, as u on sellinggoods.-Cheraw Gazette. 16n. CAILuOUN's OPINxo~s wITH REGAR TO CUBA.-'The New York Journal of Co merce prev'ous to a weldl reasoned article o the policy of the South in relation to Cu makes the followving statement: "'The great Statesman wvho so long and ably represented South Carolina in the cou cils of the nation, once observed to us in conversation relating to this island, that'C ban was forbidden fruit to the United Sta Hie spoke at great length and with mu earnestness, of the dangers from the attem to absorb it, and declared that our poll with respect to it shonld be limited to preve its being acquired by any of the strong G eruments of the world; that it was in hands o fa weak power,wvhich held it sort of stakeholder between the nations the earth ; that through our commerce were quietly but effectually enjoying all t we could claim or expect of its industry ; its Government wvas improving through example; that life and property were cooming entirely safe there, and that the quisition of the island through conquest, e taining as it did a foreign, and, also, a al population, wvould be fraught with great gers to us, and must be prevented." CoUNTrFErIT.--We were yesterday sh a counterfeit 620 bill on the Comme Bank of this town. The note has a vil ous look, bad paper and badly executed, head of the vignette runs into the curved at the top of the bill " Columbia South olina." 'rho signatures of the Cashier President, A. J. Crawford and A. BI are evidently written with the same ink. word " T wenty," on the left hand lower ner of the bill, is very much bA