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From the Marion American. The Palmetto Regiment.1 or ONK or TUK TWO Ul'NUUKO. NO. VI. Adieu! Adieu! my native shore Fades o'er the waters b.ue The night wiiui* gjgli, the breakers roar And bhrieks tlw? wild sea mew. Yon sun that s?-Ih ufxtii the ae* We follow in his ilighl Farewell awhile to him. and thee My native land?good night On the 26; h of January the I'aluicttoes einbaiked from Mobile lor aii un- : known destination. Major Gladden will) three companies embarked on the ship ; Ederslie on the 2Cili of January ; on the 28tli Lieut. Col. Dickenson with three companies embarked oil the ship Oregon, I and on the same evening Col. Holier ai d j the remaining four companies embarked on the old Alhainbra. The Oregon and A'hninbra laid that iiiohi in M.o.o.. It-.v Early on tlih timming of the 'Jtfth under a bright sky, and m stiff, freshening breeze, we weighed xnchor, tmfured uur sails, aud soon were tar out on the stormy bosotu of the <luif of Mexico. I will nut attempt to describe theswelling emotions of our hearts as we stood with steadfast eyes, gxzn.g oil the faiiit, blue crest of uur native land as 11 Jaded iuto indistinctness, and finally sank be neatli the waiert horizon. \V??rienu? out oil the wide Mint xlonm (Jud; be Death us only the blue waves?above us only the blue skies, and around us a waste | of waters?I he sun went down in a bed j of crimson glory, the stars came out from the quiet sky, we bade our native land "good night," and reiired loonr tir?t sleep upon the Imisoiii of the deep, if tl.e throng- ' fug, fond memories of home, and friends | would permit us u> sleep i? ?? e were lining, we knew iml where. I We had embarked ti?<lwr sealed oidei*, j winch were ti??l to l?e u|?eiietl until we | were out at sea. WIi-ii opened wo weie informed that Vera CniZ Was our desli ' nation, and we knew thai in a lew da\we would have stern woik to do. We started wi;h the old Adiatubfii as our companion, hut lite greater speed ol | the Oregon, in a few limns lett the sio.v lumbering Alhainhra lost in the distance. The sun of the second da}' ruse clear and bright, and with a fa voting hrerze we ped naily on. We passed itie mouth of the Mississippi, wliicli freshens the guil for a ho ndied miles with its tut lad wa ter*. Jt will nut mingle with the waters of tlie gulf. At the distance of sixu miles from its mouili, 1 could have put my finger on the line ut distinctiveness hud separatum keLween tlm suit hlue ol the gulf water, and the muddy green ol the Mississippi. Al! was well, until the veiling of ilia third day, when a tierce terriiic norther came upon us with n slid denness which almost snapped the in sis and capsized the vessel. Through the peaking trumpet the captain cave Ins i quick, prompt, telegraphic commands, tin* i bailors merrily climbed the masts, and with every rag of sail taken down, under bare poles, the ship was nr?*p ired to ride out the furv of the storm. A i hiilimr drove us below deck, where in darkness And g'oom and terror, amid noise ami c??n fusion indescribable, in a sickening, fetid, loathsome, pent up air, we passed a night I of suffering whose horrors no language can portray. All of ns were Muttering the first throes and qualms ot sea sickness, whose heatings responded to the heaving waves. The howling winds kepi tii tnu sic to thai night of horrors. Our stout achs were churned to gall, our heads al most bursting with sea sick agony, as we | tossed, and turned that night upon our hard beds, wooing a sleep which cuine not. as a brisf respite to otir suileriiigM.? The morning came hut it brought little j mitigation or our sullenugs. The inoun j tail waves slill dashed with terrible f'ur\ against our ship. she tossed and heaved and pilclied, wliile every timber creaked and groaned with the shocks, and Uie waves dashed over her prow, ar.d swept down her decks- It Wis a feu11'ul and an awful scene. Wecould not stand on deck without imminent danger of being throw n overboard, ami the lew who braved it, were seen hugging the mast, and clinging On to the ropes, to save them fioin l-eing ; dashed to dealii again t the vessel's sides, j or thrown over into the gulf. Another night of honor came and the simui still raged in its fury. Two or (hr?*e Mines the vessel caught on fire, Ko reek'C's had 1 become that when at night the cry was heard that the ship was on fiu?, I never rose from my lied. Let it burn was I my answer, for death wilt be a relief to us. I Such IS I til* iLatiiifuli.vn "" - ... ...? 171 flO'l niCKIH'.M. I It make* men pray for death, I believe I * the veriest coward, under violent sea sick ties* would we'come death, For three days an I mghu the storm pent its furv upon us without abatement, after which it gradually sulniided, and tiie fourth broke on us as calm an quiet an ai> infant's slumber. It wa* a de?i| eaini.? Not a breeze stirred, the sols lung droop ing with their weight, and tiie Itosjin ol the fruit' was placid and wave less as the blue sky above lis. Such was the scene on the Oregon.? ' From the narrative, ol a brother so.dutr, who was on the Adiambra, I will (jive a description of the storm, and its etfects on the Alhamhra. ' Hie Ilegiiiient embarked under sealed orders to be opened at sea, the purpose being to prevent newspaper publications concerning the object ol the expedition AH were eager to learn their destination, and as soon as the distant traces of the land had disappeared, ai.d the deep blue >v*ter was reached, the seals were broken ?their destination was known?their hopes were realized?they were bound for Vera Crug and the (jails of the Moniezu mas; and llie three transport slops, (ajar ing ilieir Cargoes of living sous, crowded II sail and bore away across the stormy gulf for die tittle isle ol the Lob is. Not the least ditri'ult and dangerous part of the long transit to the hold of operations ws? this voyage. Most of the men weielrouj the rurral districts of the State and unused to tiie water. They were all huddled toaaiher-^iwo ??r hundred in numt*r, in tined merchant hip*; ehicb had been engaged in great haste fur ihe'uceaaion, and were ununited both in atmcmre hikI preparation fur (lie 1 transport of troop*. Many of the 'veaeela njyloyevl by the Government u iranv > I. * k. ~ + " ' ports were commanded by iuen w ho scarce- I l_V knew the ruiliiuenis ol scieitlilic navi 1 Ration. Ti?o (iiiif ol Mexico, swept hn it is lieijueutly, indeed aiuio*t periodically, l>v I lie terrible northers which pour theuist*Ivs down from tlie AuZeti (teaks or the ' C< rdilleras, is considered n ore stormy and tiautjoroiis than tlie dreaded lta_\ ol liisc t v. Mem??r\ calls to mind mote than one tearful nijflit, when amidst roarinoof the storm the hatches were naiied down upon the sntloeaiino sea sti k soldiers, w ho .umhied together in a common inie with barrels of in.iL- jnul 1.O..1 ....... I *" ? "Vi? rolled from side to side ill confusion, darkness and appalling uncertainty. Oil deck ?iie liornes?broketied from tbeir nulls, and frantic with fright, were only saved from trampling each other to death, l?y | being hv\ ept together into the deep. Cap ; tain Wibon ai.d Ins motley crew stood aghast, and the Alhatnbra, cracking and creaking in ad her joints thri Hietwd with evert lee lurch to go down to the hot ! tool." The Alhatnbra narrrowly escaped ship 1 wreck. She was blown upon the Mexican c<>asi, near enough to see it distinctly. I Tlte >teauier Ondiaka, having on board abott 300 men of the Louisana liegiinent [ 1 undei C"l. I>e Ituasey was wrecked, during | tin*, norihei, on the Mexican coast. Tiiey I weie soon discovered by a largn ixajy of ' &iexi"aii? under (ieu. Cos,and summoned | to surrenderiiiiiuediaieiv. Tbey h id lost their guns in the wreck, and were at the j mercy of the Mexicans, yet the brave and wily Col U<* iiu?sev effected by strata gem what under oilier circumstances In? won <1 have effected by force. lie drew tip Inn men in ordei of battle as if awaiting an attack, and declined | the summons to surrender, bv replvmg : that be would think of ii, and answer ; that evening. Having thus gamed lime, | mil late in the evening, he had camp j flies lighted, and other apparent prepara lions lor passing the night. The Mexi | cans have no (ancv for night attacks, and ' postponed tlie at tact until morning.? Availing himself of the darkness of the night, C>*|. L)e li<i**ey leaving Ins cgmp files binning brightly, formed his men and drew off stlemlv and stealthily. My I ' a rapid march, l.e reached Tainpico in | safety without the loss of a man. This *hk the coolest, and most brilliant nid masterly act petfortnel during the war. Who hut I>e k'issev, whei. assailed hv a force three or lour tunes as large as ! Ins own, without a musket in Ins halall { ton, unarmed, and defenceless, and far from help, on an unknown coast, would for a moment have hesitated to sin render i or thought ofsuch an apparent imposihil { ity as escape ? Vet he did sell the Mexi- . can General most elegantly- Who wjl j nui uirow up ih.h c>ipf hii I siiy t'arpa cheer* i'i.i Col. I)e Kinoey. as we the I'alinelloes fill! when we heard the paiticulars of liis gallant action ? I presume that few of the I'ahneltoes have forgotten Col. lint let's spee.lt on th.it moon hgiit night,on | L ?ho?, when the news reached us of Co!. I >e Kussey's efcape. I delight to perpet I iiate the name of such a man as Do ltu* j sey. Ii deserve* to ho immortal. I he point of reinleZfUts for the amy ' was the litile Islet of Lobo*, ly<ng he j tweeti Vera Cruz and Tainpeo, about DIG miles fiotn the former ; about half thai j distance from the latter. Mini about twelve j ini'.es from the coast of Mexico. [ OoHilcnsnl from the South Carolinim.] j Legislature of South Carolina. 'i HLnHDAV, Dlcdmuick 17. SENATE. The SiMiate met at 11 a. in., pursuant | 10 adjournment. Mr. Wilherspoon offered the following j resolution; which was agreed to, and a( measitgu w lilt Sehl Hi Hie ll'lUseot li'*J?reseinstives Hi coidii gl), \izj Re soloed, That ;i ii)iii?ii^e be sent to the House of Represejiiativ es, proposing io i tlisi 1 ] uiso t" go into a ballot, for Tins j lues of llie South Carolina College, to morrow, at 1 p. m. Mr. Irby effereJ the following resolu ' tions : Resolved, That it he referred to the Committee on Finance and Han't*, to in i quire into the expediency of going the j guaranty of the State on the bonds of the i Laurens Railroad Company, to an amount not excelling fifty thousand dollars. U< >L'SK OK KEl'lJKSEN FA I IVKS. I The II ou*e met at 11 o'clock, pursuant : to Kiljoiiruiiieiit. The journal hm ing been read tiie House proceeded to business. Leave of absence was a*ked for and granted to the follow lug uiemliers : Messrs \V . t r. (ireeii, J. Harlesion R**ai|, Jr., J. ' C. Nelson, A. (r Job list hi, II. C. Smart, ' W. M. Shuler, Z. NV. Carlisle and J. T. ' K. I>elk. | J The Senate returned to the House an : A<*t to declare and define the military di- I visions of Clareiiion and Sumter; was'4 ordered 'o the Committee oil Enoiuesed i Acts. 1 1 The rcjiort of tiie Committee on the ! 1 Lunatic Asylum, in relation to the A*y* ' luii) for the I leaf, 1 >itiiiS arid Hlind. ap j propriating %7 000 for the support of tiie 1 institution ; $10,000 for constinoting the j? building now hi progress, and ordering j * three bundled copies of the annual report { 1 to be printed for circulation. A bill to alter and amend the Constilion, to the effect that the business of the treasury sli ?uld be transacted in Columbia i ant) thai ibe treasurer be required to re j side and keep his oflice in Columbia.? Mr. Nleininiiigsr Spoke briefly it: support . of the bill and was replied lo in opposi- 1 lion. This beim? a eoiistiiuiio..*! on**. r- 1 ! lion, tii?* vole >v;tn taken by jhhs and nays | him I resulted: \ i'hh 81, days 16. 68 vote* b**n>K a constitutional majority, tbe bill wan consequently lort. A bill lor I he better protection of gaina gave rise to *otn? debate hihI the present iiienl of sundry amendments, each of ! wlitcli wh? discussed. Tlie bill wna amended ho ha to provide against the killing of deer mh<I wild turkey* ai improper ?eaHOIIH. Tbe House took reoess. KVKHIMI ftCBAION, The hill miner discussion the hour of recess, vizf h bill for the better protection of game, the question of Bending the lull to the Senate, ibe vole whs: yens 63, nays 31. Tbe bill w?e therefore seul 10 ibc Semite, t The following bdls were read a second time Htnl ordered to he sent to the Senate: A bill to alter the law in rotation to grant) of Catawba Indian lands2 a hill to alter the law in relation to actions in trover; a Iaji t<> incorporate 'lie Santeeand Sam jiit Canal Company ; a hill to alter and j amend 'lie law in relation to the dislribu I tion of intestate eetates. A lull to reform the system of proceed j ing in the Courts of i.hw in this State.? This h.ll ts to shorten proceedings in re- I coverv of debts. (Tl ie hill was advocated ' hv Mr. lVrrv and opposed by Mnllins.? | The hill, ">? motion of Mr. Mnllins, was j laid on tli4 table. The question was de- I elded hv yeas ami navs?veils 50, tiavs | 39 J A bill tosecnre the purity of elections, j was nevt in order. The it?!I disqualified voters receiving I ribes or persons giving hrilies from serving on a jury, or giving testimony. Mr. Meminiuger opposed the disqualifying features, auk proposed instead, a disqualification as to voting for district officers. Ilis amendment was adopted, as was also ?n amendment of j fered by Mr. Mc(>owan, inserting the words "knowingly and cunuptly*' in to- ! latino to voting. An amendment, offered by Mr. J. T. Ijreen, proposing the iidlection of corpo real punishment, was laid on the table. The bill was ordered to the Senate. A bill to make offences, such as inaiming animals, cutting trees and fences, <fce., the property of oilier*, indictable; rend a see- ' oud time and ordered to the Senate. Friday, Dkckmmck 18. KF.X ATE. The Senate met at 1 1 o'clock A. M., i pursuant to adjournment. A bill to authorize the issue of bonds or stock, for the purpose of continuing i ilie construction of tlie New State House, ( being before the Senate on the second reading, Mr Mazyck moved to strike out ! all after the enacting clause, for tlie pur I pose of inserting a substitute for tlie en- t lire tiill* w............1 ? , ????> Mrierij i?;, mil] WJIS i ordered to l>e returned to the House of j The ur.frvorahle reports of the Com i iniitee on ihe Judiciary, on tie following bills from tlie Mouse of Representatives, were agreed to, an.I tlie lolls were reject ed. viz: a hill to punish professional gamin?f, l?y whipping ; a |,j,| to change the limes of holding elections for Cleik ami Sheriff of Ilorrv Districts, and Ordinary of Anderson District. Mr. M >ses, from i!-e Committee nppoin ted on the part of the Senate to conn', hat lots for Trustees of the South Carolina College, reported thai II. \V. Darn well received 134 votes; W. P. DeSaassure, 1 31; J. Izard Middleton. 129; J. A. liiglis 128; .1. I. Manning, 127; J. I. IVttigrew, 127; .lames Fat row. 120; C. (1. Meininin i cer, 123: M. R. Cam. 124: Thomas Smith I 128; I II Means, 121; T. N. Dawkins. j 120; J. II. Ad una, 1 18; S. Mc>\lilev M 7J..I... e. its, ,i. II. riiornwcll, I 1 1; K J. Moses, 108; T C. Peri in, 102; 1 John lliiehaiian, 88; II. K l'errr, 80; J. ; S K- L-'gare. 80. N ineteen were elected, I the last two names lining a tie. Mr. Ingli s gave notice of a resolution to amend the 45lh rule of the House. The ! amendment conicinnlales a fhamro in I 1 I ^ . ... II laliou to motion* for reconsideration, and provides thai on motion of any member |, who voted on the prevailing side of the ! question, tlie vote may oe reconsidered ; , provnh'il that no reconsideration ' an he J had, if llie paper so voted on hn? left the | 11-nise, Mr. M Mire, from the committee appoin- , ted in relation to Indian atlairs, made a I report. Til's report recommends for llie I removal of the Choctaw and Catawba ' ! Indians, that the (Jovenor should coric*- | ' pond will th? Indian Bureau at \\ ash I ingtol), in relation to the removal of these ? Indians, and lliHt our Senators and Uep {r resenlatives in Congrats, he instructed to I | endeavor lo obtain all appropriation of ! j $5 000, as an outfit for the Indians re. |. moving. Agreed to. Mr. Sullivan, from the Committee on ! Education, made a report on the returns ' f of 'he Commissioners of Free Schools in ! ^ the Slate. The report states that 19,373 i " scholars attend these Schools, and that the i i tuition fees amount to over $87,000. It I (< also represents tlo spools in a more pros* v parous condition than heretofore regarded, t. 'I'l . i lie report appropriating So.OUO to j j tlie South Carolina Institute, was agreed | ? A minority report of the Committee on j Federal Uelaliutis was submitted by Mr. J I). l'ope; which whs made the Spctial ! I dnlerfor to-morrow, at 'J p. in., together j miIi ilie majority report, and ilie resolu- (| ions introduced by Sir. F. 1). Richaidson. t I'lii# report recommends no Hction in re ^ ation to K<n*a# affair# and expresses lonridence in tlie Administration. The Senate bill for the further maintelam-e of the peace of the Senate in rel/i-!' ion to dueling wn? read a second time i" tnd sent back to tlie Senate. 11 A bill to establish a Normal School in [r his Slate was read t second time and lent back Lo the Senate. Mr. Meininili&er r > lie red an amendment, which conteutpla f led the establishment of such schools in 1 f other districts of the State besides Charles ( Ion. Agreed to. KVKNIN'O Skshion. The greater part of this session was de- J voted to the consideration of tolls in rela i \ lion to tlie banks aa amended by the Son- t ate, upon the various sections of which a t warm discussion arise. We will not pre j lend l<> give hii Htu?trMri of the dehats. i ^ The amendment which. metead of sue- ( pending the A ci of 1840, directed the; Comptroller General to suspend the eol lection of the penalty, was disagreed to hy 1' a voto of yeas 43 lo 62 nays. * The amendment striking out the pro- 1 vision appointing a ooiniuiasion, was also disagreed lo. I The amendment, empowering the | Comptroller General lo make a personal t examination of the hooka, dtc., was agreed | to. A The amendment, prohibiting, after the ( 1st of January, 1860, the iseutt of bills toiler $10 was agreed to. The amendment in relation to the rate cf discount was not agreed to. The hill thus amended was passed by a ( Tote of 6$ yeas to 44 nays, J <T ljiv Ifriii}pr. lancasterville, s.c. WEDXESDAY MOKXIXfl, DEC., 2i<l, 1867. j Money! Money!! Money!!! Owing to the stringency of the times for the Inst few months, *e have refrained from j calling upon our patrons tor money, al- j though, during the time alluded to, we have 1 not received one fourth that is necessary i for our current expenses. Our demands are generally small and of but little eonsc* J quenue to the debtor, but collectively, they constitute the means of sustaining our ' hu'inoM. We hope this intimation of our ! wants will be sufficient for those who are ] in arrears upon our books. We do not j wish to be hard at a season like the prcs- I ent and will be content with a part of what , is due us in every case. We have a good i many names upon our books?men of am- J pie means too?who have paid us nothing since we have been in this business. This j we doubt not is unintentional neglect, and j we trust that this notice will have the efleet j of arresting their attention. Tlone of our j subscribers in other States who wishto nnnfSntin lluiir ? * ?,......w.iu ouuxiij'iiuin, ilium pay up arrearages and rciirw. We will send no papers out of the State unions to parties whom we know to be prompt and responsible. We will from time to time send lills j to those in arrears. None, however, need | wait to he served with them. Ch.lstmts. As thecoming week embraces the Christ mas holy-days, when all trades and probes- , sions are allowed to indulge in reeruation ? printers as well as the rest,? will he is- I sued Irom our office only a half sheet, prilli-ipallv for the benefit of advertisers. ??mmm <? ??Christmas Story. This beautiful story, written for otir columns, w ill be found on our lirst page. Our renders, we are sure, will appreciate it as a j treat for *he holidays, The Carolina Times. This paper is forwarded to us again, and we tin el in it n note lo exchanges, from w hieli j se ate u-u iu oner mui me tuiluiv ui c.? change, complained of in our lout, was un- 1 intentional. Religious Notice. We are requested to slate that Divine I service will be held at the new Presbyterian Church, four miles West ot this place, near the Douglass Old Field, ou Saturday nui Sunday, M'li and tilth January next.? ! Preaching to eommeiiee at 11 o'clock on I I Saturday. The Rev's .Mr. M.inks, Mr. Me- | * I'ormiek, and .Mr. Harrison are expected iu iitendaoce. Judge Douglass' Speech t We are indebted to I tie lion S. A. Don- ^ ;!ass for a copy of his speech delivered ill , Jongresa upon the subject ot Kansas afFiirn le takes issue with the President in re- | ipeet to submitting the slavery article, and ^ in other, of lliu Conslitntiou of the late V.iiis.,s Convention to the people, lie proloses that a new Convention he called for ^ lie purpose of framing a Constitution, and , iverv clause in which bo submitted to the for their r?eo*-|?ti??n or rejection.? Vilhotji this, ho conceives that the people 1 if Km mas tvi'l not have justice done them lis positions ate clearly and forcibly ex. * ireftsed, ami it is slated that his remarks ' r?rc received with great favor. This nn- 1 toomsni of the " l.illle (iiie.il " with the ; ' 'resident, it is feared, will result in a split 1 i the Democratic ranks, ? t nortnern flanks. ( The Bank* of New York City, Boston, , ilbany, and of several other* of the New '"nolanJ eilios, have resumed r>peiie pay. ( ueni* These bunk* are stronger in respect , u ihu niuou.nl of specie on hand than they | iftve ever been betore Tlie New York | tanks have SJb.OOO.Ol/O rrore of *pcci?i tioi) they have ever before had at uny one , | ime. Were our bank* placed upon an sol- 1 ( d foundations, they would not be ne- j ( ek-itated to petition the la-gislalure for elief. It in to be hoped that thin resumption of eoiilar husine** at the fountain of the inunciul disturbance, will produce n salutay elfeet upon the depressed condition of lie country. Foreign Items. The Steamer KuroPa reached New York, < villi Liverpool date* to the 'i8lh ult. Cot- I on had declined ?d on all discriptions since he last udvices. The advice* frojp India state that the fu- i (i lives from Delhi had been defeated at several points. Lucknow was rtill safe and | urong, and reinforcements were near. The ( initiiieurs had also been defeated at Agra, | villi a loss of forty-three gun* and one | housand killed. j upon ;ne meeting or Parliament, the , driiiah \Jinnttry wilt recommend the abro- , (ulioii of (he Kuat India Company's char- | < r, reioforuetneiU* to the amount of ?ix> , .homutrid men to bo landed in India, and , hat the King of Delhi be tried by u militu* , j commission, and two more of his sons | itiot. Lord Clarsndo* had announced that the French emigration scheme, for the purchase >f "free" mgroa on the eoaal of Africa, ia ! >robably abandoned. I There has been no more failures in the American trade. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of discount one per cent. The Steamer Canada brings Liverpool dates to the 6th inst. Cotton had advanced from id to id since the last advices. Other news ur.important. Exchanges. GoDF.r's I.auv's Book.?Godey presents i us with another splem id number of the La- j dy'? Book, for January 'bU; one which he ! deties any publisher to equal. The engra- | vinga: * Family Prayer," " American CusJi- j ion," u Fashions in Dillic allies" ami " Fash- i tuna in Comfort," arc among the bot that t U.. I.J.v.. itwnf r - I -- ~ ..x V V . VI occ?. CALTl'US IIDjr other Magazine iu lh;s respect. Wo would suggest t j our readers liiut this is a good time to sul scribe. The literary feature of j the Hook for the next year pruuiis.-s to be excellent. Southkk* Monitor.?Our attention has been directed to u new Prospectus, lor the J 2d volume, of this excellent Family Weekly. ; It is a la rye sheet of twelve pa;'es, devoted to Sontliern Rights, l.itetature and the j News ; published in I'hilud -Iphia at $3. per annum, in advance for single copy ; two eo? ' pies $5.; four copies, and one to getter up ofelub.flO. The positions of this Jo urnu I upon the slavery question are unexcepliotuw ble, occupying as stiong, or stronger ' grounds than many Soutnero papers. I1 delends tire constitutional and moral right of the Southern people, not only to hold i the r slave property, out to carry it wherev- j er they may carry any other property. Address, J. B. Jones, Kdilor, Philadelphia. 117--L: _ - - ? ? evaajjaugion items. We condense I'rutu our exchange* llie fol- j lowing items of neWit from llie Capitol re- j ceived since our last. The Deiiuier.iti; Senatorial cuueus hat j agreed mi the Planning Coiniiiillct*. Sen- j utor Mason of Virginia it lo continue at the | Chairman of the Committee oil Foielgn A I- I lairt ; Senator Doitglat of llliuott, at llie Chairman ofliic Committee on Territories ; Senator iiunter ol Virginia at the Ch.iiijniit of llie Coiumillee on Finance; Senator Stuart of Michigan* an ('haiiliian of the Committee on i'uldie Lands; Seiiatoi Jtayurd of Delaware, at Chairman of llie Committee on tin Judiciary ; Senator Brown of Mis*i*tip pi, an Chairuiini of the Committee on the Ditaiiet of Columbia ; and Senator Yulee ot Florida as Chairman o( the Conimit.ee on I'oif Olliccs. The very large exeats of expeiidiluret over the receipts of the I'ost Uilirn, will strike public attention. The mini required nt meet nit) dciiciency ot revenue in this IK-partinciit it j 4 1 ,uuu. The income ol? the Department is mil reckoned among I ho receipts of Ino Treasury. 11'I hoy wore include <.1 in (he general statement, the croiiil ami debit side ol' ill." account Would be Increased about &7,U0U,U0U. II is understood that Governor Walker lias tendered Ina resignation. A caucus of Democratic Senators has nominated lion. Win. A. Harris, l.ditor of the I'nion, as Printer of the Senate. It is reported that instructions have heen lent to the Southern ports to prevent suplilies from being taken from this country to Lien. Walker in Nicaragua ; also to lihcl the itcamer Fashion upon her return to Mobiie. Judge Douglass' bill, although similar in ts details to that of .Mr, Tombs, contains lie additional clause that the Constitution, vlien formed by the Convention, mast be lubuiitlcd entire to the people of Kansas, Senator Gain lias received a large mum >er of letters from California, in which the vriters express an intense desire to he inns- j cred into the service ? I' tlie United Suites i igainsl ilie Mormons, who it is mentioned I lave etnissaiies itir ouglioiit that Slate, and ire meditntidg most serious mischief. Mr. Allen submitted a resolution containiitf a list of the Standing (.'oil) mil tees.? 1'1>is was strongly opposed bv the Republish Senators, on the ground that they would >e in the nuno.it) in nil the impi riant Coinniltces. The ruso'ulicn niid lot were finaly adopted, by a s'riet party vote of 30 o 19. The House has tsken possession of the tew Hall. Great dissatisfaction is express d among the reporters ami press generally, vith regard to ttieir accommodations. Mr. Cox, of Ohio, on motion to print do,>00 copies extra of tiie President's Message I n.ule sn elaborate speech, condemning the laecompton movement as unconstitutional, iiui made no direct condemnation of slavery Mr. (iwin, of California, hsa introduced into the Senate a bill fur the Territorial liuwrnsient of Arizouia ; also, for the con- i ilruclion of the Pacific Railway. Mr. Hunter, of Virginia, according to prerioua notion, introduced a bill into the Senile providing for the issue of S'dO,000,001) of treturnry Dotea. Imtnnr, of Trial, has been confirmed an Minister from thu United Stales to Central America. In the Senate Mr. Douglas*, of Illinois, '. cording to previous notice, introduced a l>il! for thu admission of Kansas into the Union. A bill for the admission of Kansas was introduced und referred. Tha letter of Gov. Walker in defence of Ilia course in Kansas was published this j morning addressed to Gen. Cass. It is s nice elaboration of Stanton's message to j the Legislature of Kansas. lie say* that he i acceptud the Governorship on the express nondition that the Constitution should he ?ubinitted to the people?that he repented ill eve views in his inuuguurl and that it was not objected to by the Cabinet. The tone uf the letter is argumentative, and there is nothing in it reflecting on thu Aduiinist ra% lion. L*nr?nsville Herald. Mr. R M. Stokes, tha proprietor of tho Laiirensvill* Herald, offers that pao?r for 1*1*. Jt is naid to bo doing a good bustoeas. > iv II - ( !.} IfrwK v South Garelinft Legislature. I The WH in relation to the suspension of Ranks?to remit the five percent penalty? wan passed in the House of Representatives on Saturday 12th inst., by a vote ofbU to 41. The bill providts that the Act of 1840 be Nuspended until the 1st Jnnuary 1859, rc? 1 notes the restriction as to paying out the bills of other banks, and that no execution shall l?e forced on judgements obtained by I banks not paying specie?the debtors, how- 1 ever, paying interest every sixty days at 1 | per cent per annum. The bill passed alter a number of amendments to it had been I submitted and rejected. Some able speeches, (Mill in favor of and opposed to the bill, arc reported ill the ('aruiinian. The provision in the hill for suspending i the execution of judgements obtained by Banks not paying specie, makes the whole some less objectionable, though it in no wise changes the main feature?the remission of the 5 per cent penalty- The hill, should it become a law, establishes a bad precedent; j banks will presume upon it and hereafter j inflate and suspend at pleasure. Sonic of ; the friends of the bill urged its passage, as j they stated, not so much for the good of the ) banks as for the relief of the people, and there is reason attached to this view of it. The people at large will, perhaps, be tern- j poranly benefitted by it. One member sta- | i..a >._ !.- I i- ? * - It u mm. me oaiins CMVffl I<> UK* pulilie about ! tH.'ioij.0(?U, while tin* public owed (o the i banks about &J7,000,000. The banks would j of course force collections of their claims if the Act ol 1810 remained in force S?>ine resolutions offered in the Senate ! bv Mr. Wilherspoon, on the same day of the | passage of the above bill in the llnuee, in i reference to Banks, onbracvs. in our opinion, the Inst measures that we have seen proposed. These resolutions were referred to the committee of the whole and are as follows: /{fio/irr/, That any hank in this State w Inch has now suspended, or may hereafter | suspend specie payment, shall be stopped Iruni instituting or carrying on suit against any of its debtors, \\ liitsl said bank continues in a stale of suspension. That whenever any bank in Ibis Sl.ite shall suspend specie payment, interest shall cease to run against the debtors of . said b.t.ik, for and during the time of s .id j suspension. The House of Representatives returned to tlm Senate the bill to amend the law in relation to trading with slaves; which re* ceived the third reading and was changed to an Act. One or two examples under this law would tend greatly towards reliev* in*? the country of this common nuisance. I'lic Act tdes : "Tluit if any person who had been eonvictcii el dealing. Iraning "r tralHciug willi a slave, contrary to the acts of the (ieticrul Assembly now ol I'oiee, shall be a second tnue convicted of like otleliec, hiicIi person (not being a white f. male) shall, for such -e. ond or subsequent olleuce, in addition to lire penalties t ow prescribed by law, be whipped not exceeding thirty-nine lashes. firot ukd, that the said punishment shall not extend to any conviction for an offence com- J milted prior to the passing of this Aet. The hill for the greater punishment of professional gamblers, pas-edtlie House on Monday by a vote of (?3 to 31. Should it ! become a law, it will create some stir among j these gentry. The bill provides lor mi inMiction of not over 3Vt lashes in addition to 1 the penalties now imposed by law. Among llie proceedings of Tuesday, we i liod some resolutions otfered in llie Senate by Mr. To wii send, the purport of which was that tlie Commissioner of the New Stale j House confer with the Architect and sub- j mil to the Senate, without delay, a plan of I the building now in progress of construction, how many yetus it will piub.ibly take I to complete the same, aud what will l.k?>!v be tin final cowl Mil It un annual npprnpriilion of three hundred thousaud dollars.? '1 lie revolutions were considered immediate* I ly mid agreed to. 'I lie re|M>rt, w hen subnutted ar.d published, will be a source of in- | lere.it to the people. An election held for President and Direc- | tors of the It.mk of the Slate of South Cur- j olina resulted as follows : fur I'rtsiJ nt?C. M. Furmnn. fur Director*?W. C. Dukes, J. II. Shop- j purd, Thos. Lehre, J. II. Nlciiimeyer, J, P. I DcVeaux, II. F. Stroheeker, J. Co Lock, Thos. Rxan, \. Simonds, P. C. ( liliard, W. Y. Pax ton, A. Klfu. The Committee to whom it h id been referred. reported unfavorably upon the hid 1 submitted by Mr. Perry for the re organization of the South Carolina College, and a , motion to lay the report upon the bible was lost. (ion. Jas. Jones was re-elected Commissioner of the New State House. On Wednesday. the Senate, in Committee of the Whole, luhinteit K?? ? * ' . , -j .? i?re ??i ?<J i<> | 19, the hi!! from the H >u*? Tor ihe relief of , the Banks. with some amendments. The 1 bill lie passed by the Senate, we leurn from the C(tti4inian, provide* Hint the "Act of 1840 be suspended until the lnt January, i I85H, on the condition that no execution, laaued upon Judgment alieudy obtained or hereafter to be obtuined by any non-speciepaying bank, aha. I be enforced until auch bank reaunie?and that each debtor, under execution, ahnll pay to the bank interest ev. ery sixty days, on the amount of the judg. ; muni. ut Ihe rate of 7 per cent, per annum. ; or be deprived of the benefit of the act. ' That the 6th section of the Act of 1862, chartering and re-chartering banks, be also suspended for the same time. Tli.it a committee of seven be appointed by the Gov ernur to examine the books of the suspended bank|. and to report to the next General Assembly results and suggestions for a general bunking system. From the 1st Januaty, 1880, no amount of notes issued by any b.ink ia to exceed three timea the amount of its specie, ucluully its property in ita banking house, more than fifteen sucoeaaive daya? under a penally of $600 for caoh and every day of suuh iaaue?th? C'ashisr of ovory bank to transmit, on every Monday, to the Comptroller Uenaral, reports of the amount of lie uoUe in circalation on each and every day during the week coding oa Saturdayale*, an account of ita gold a?d silver, ita , ' J' jT ~ r _ property on hand in its banking house?such account* to bo verified on oath by the President or Cashier, before a Magistrate?the Comptroller General to cbllatc and publish monthly statements in some newspapers.? Any bank failing to tran&nlit auch aceouuts to the Comptroller, lb be fined {tlUU per day for every day of neglect. That the Comptroller General pfbsfceute any bank that has incut red atty forfeiture uuder litis act?through the Attorney General or Solicitor of its Circuit?if h? ha'vti HHy ftilr picion of false reports, he shall have authority to make a personal examination of the books, and any officer refusing to submit the hooks of any bank for examination to lie subject to fine and imprisonment.? That after 1st January, 1860, no note under ten dollars to he issued by any bank, under a penalty of $100 for every such note issued." Thus it wilt lie seen that the banks have gained the victory. The people alone suffer from suspension and panic. The banks hnvu only to threaten theui with the collection of their dues and they at once succumb to the decree of their masters! And uow the penalty for HUSDelision is remitted, whnt guarantee huve the people that they will be indulged b\ the banks ? If the latter shows a regari. for their internals it will be a new feature in their operations. The twentyt seven millions of dolluts estimated us due from the people to the banks, is made up in great part of merchant* paper purchased in New York at heavy discounts. These notes are only drawing seven per cent, interest, and tl>is may be considered too little by banks that have been realizing from twen'y to thirty percent. True, .they aro not allowed to force executions upon judgments, but they arc not hindered from putting their claims in suit, and many persons, especially those in businoss. as for instance merchants, would submit to heavy sacrifice# rather than be cued Mr. Witlier-poon'a vote upon this bill is recorded in the negative. and we understand that our ninmtier* in the House voted the name way. Their constituents will sustain thcin in this position. The day of adjournment has been postponed from Thursday 17111 to Monday Ulst iiist. F<ir a condensed summary of Thursday and Frid iy's proceedings, we refer to another part of our piper. i o ? ? What is Life Without Enjoyment 1 FACTS OF VITAL IMPoKTASCE. The beautiful aeini transparent envelope in which Nature has enclosed the wonderful lunch.iiiism of I lis* huinati body, is pecoliarlv sensitive to the subtle influences which for the lack of a more npe? ilic term, we call infection and con'agioii. Many eruptive diseases aru communicable by the touch, and salt rleuim, one of i lie most common cutaiiv ous maladies in this country, in genera'ly considered contagious. It is a painfil and disfiguring disorder, and In its chronic form is apt to become hereditary. Hut in w hittcvi r shape it iiiiiv appear, however exaggerated the symptoms and whether eon'r;ctcd hy accident or derived from i.n inherited taint ill the blood, it may he extirpated hy the application of that peeiless external curative, llolluvvay's Ointment.? JSciencc It-ill been yro|>if>jr fur ages after something that w <?iilil restore to the diseased >niii, its puritv, freshness. smoothness and flexibility, when Professor Hollovvav introduced this iiwstiuiable preparation,and in no superficial disorder have it# effects K'fii more salut.uy than in Sail Khcuin ? Wc have nee It it applied after the IwlNinon water*, sulphur b.ith*, and every prescrip* ti'in in the pharmacopoeia had been tried without the slightest benefit, and have known a perfect cure accomplished through ii* agency, i't six week* Sometimes the disease, after having passed through the earlier at iges of a w atery eruption ar.d a viscous suppuration, assume* a scabious form, >11 d is nut unlike certain species of leprosy. In case* of this kind the itching is almost muddenirg, and a* it is generally increased by warmth, the bed of the sufferer is only a bed of torment. Aloat physicians pronounce this phase incurable, llollowny has no such w ord in his vocabulary ; and it is w hen the scourge has reached the extreme point of virulence, that the Ointment achieved its most marvellous triumphs. A reaction at once commences. The external vessels recover their lone and vigor, the irritated nerves that torment in the skin are soothed, the pores resume their heultitfjl functions, and the virus of the disease is expelled from the exterior circulation and exhaled from the svstem. In fact it may he aaid of llolloway's Oin'ineut, as Portia said of Mercv, "It J;uL|n',!, like toe fcS.iiie uCW fruui SiesVcu upon the place beneath," eradicating by its hulmy, yet searching in* lluence, every kind of exterior ioflamma. uon. We have dwelt more particularly upon its operation in Salt Rheum, because tha complaint is so general and we are cog .1zuht of the fact here sUted. The Ointment and evapornnt ordinnrily prescribed for it, nre at the best mere palliatives, and in many instances they throw hack the external fire upon the vital organization producing seri oua nnt-ctiona of the lung* or braio. Hoi* low ay'* Ointment, on the other hand, extin* guinhi-a inatead af trnnafera. Liko hia equally celebrated internal remedy, it baa a reputation founded on tweuty year* of uninterrupted auccca*.? /V. Y. * Sunday Mklamchoiv Death.?On laat Wed* neadav, the Oili inat., s\lr. Daniel CampIkjII, of thia District, while aiding in the erection of hia Mill Hour*, fell Iroin the frame work, and ao injured hit ?pi:?e, that he died on Saturday night. Mr. Campbell occupied an enviable poeitiou in the eateem ami reaped of hia fellow citisena, and the District can ill bear the loaa of aucb a man. lie waa literally the "poor tnan'a friend," and much Buffering waa prevented by hie liberality. He leaves a large and affectionate family to ntoura their U*a.?Cfuraw