The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, December 23, 1857, Image 2
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
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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.
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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.
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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- |
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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?? ? * '
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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 ,
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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.
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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