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The Tripartite Treaty.
As we have not,room for the whole of th(
Message of the President, and accompanying
Documents, touchhuT^ho nrunosed Trinartat
Treaty between England, France and the Unite*
States, in regard to Cuba, wo give the following
! summary from the 'Baltimore Sun:
fey" 41 A message, with sundry accompanying doc
anient*, was transrffitted to the Senate 01
Wednesday, in answer to a call from that bod;
\ m>r information respecting the proposed tripru
late convention. The Aationol Intelligencer, c
yesterday, contains copies of a portion of th
s same, from which we make the following-ah
g ?stracl :
" "The letter of interest is from the Enri c
t: Malmsbury to Mr. Crampton,British Ministei
-dated April S, 1852, communicating the propo
sition to this governmoht'to enter into a conven
tion with England and France tosecure thepos
session of Cuba to Spain henceforth and forevei
The communication expresses the interest c
Great Britain in the matter, and the anxiety c
Her Majesty's, government that the friendly re
lutions existing with this should not be endan
^ -ggred, as tliey might be by a ix?petition of suel
attacks :is had been made Upon Cuba from thi
country.
'The declaration of the United States, that i
V coald not see with indifference the Island of Cu
-j ba fall into the possession of any other powe
I than Spain, is responded to in the same terms b
Jp Great Britain and France, and the desire cxpres
j scd to place the matter oir such a footing assha!
I preclude -all hazard of collision between either c
^ the three Powers ia the event of the aggressi'o:
GwhaJieipg repeated- A project of-tho con
ventiofl, *iycn is mWxFuoSo mttt. thw ustal"p!f
Kv liminaries, Shakes tKeypnrtter severally and xol
KT l(*tivelvr disclaim, both now and for hereaftei
F all intention to obtain possession of the Island c
I Cuba; and tlrey-respectivcly bind themselves t
fly, discountenance all such attempts to that effee
>| - ou the part of any Power or individual whatevei
Each pledges itself not to obtain or maintain an;
\ exclusive control over said island, hor assmc no
^tiT^ciWae^dowiion over the same.
KSBF "On the 29th Apri^i Mr. Webster ad
Stressed the Count qc'sBlgjjCwJn reply to a simi
liar proposition made by himVlE^tekinstruction
\ Jf from M. de Turgot, the French Minister of Fot
eign Affairs. Mr. Webster intimates
Itiimeu i3iaies nave no uesign upon v^aoa tnesg
selves, and that if Spain should refrain'from
volontary cession of the Island to any other Ei
ropcao power, she might rely upon the count*
nance and friendship of the United States to &
sist her in the defence and preservation of tha
Island. At tho same time it has always bee
declared to Spain that the government of th
United States oould not be expected to acquiesc
in the cession of Cuba to a European power.
"Mr. Webster adverts to that policy which ha
induced the United States to avoid as far as pof
sible, alliance or agreements with other State
except such as affect the interests of the Unite
States themselves. But adds, how far it ma
be necessary to make this case of Cuba an ej
ceptfon will be maturely considered.
The principal communication is that of M
Everett, bearing date of December 1,1852, whic
meets the issue and declines the proposition. 1
opens with a reference to the death of Mr. Wei
star as the ckuae of delay in responding to th
proposal. The terms of the convention are the
\auoted. M*. Everett then proceeds to say ths
the President fully concurs with his predecessoi
that the U. S. could not see with indifference th
Island of Cuba fell into the hards of any oth*
European government than Spain. Not tha
. be should be disappointed with the natural ic
crease of territory and power, by England c
ml France. Aud in this connection, the acquis!
tiops rnadeby the United States are adverte
to, and the feet stated that they have been fo
lowed "hiRo by a great increase of mutually bent
ficial commercial intercourse between the Unite
States and Europe.
The difference in reference to the transfer <
Cuba from Spain to any other European Pow
er is then referred to, and illustrated by the ligli
in which France and England would view tb
acquisition of some important island in "the Mt
diterranean by the United States.
Mr. Everett remarks that the proposed con
r vention assumes the United States to have n
other or greater interest in the question tha
^ England or France; whereas it is necessary onl
i to cast oue's eye upon tho map to see how r(
mote are the relations of Europe, and how int
mate those of the United States vrith this islanc
The objections of the President to become
I party to the proposed compact arc then set forti
^ First, he is of opinion that it would not be vieu
(f ed vith favor by the Senate. And its certaii
| rejection by that body would leave the question
| of Cuba in a more ^settled position than it i
now. Further, the convention would be of n
service unless it were lasting, and hence th
terms in which it is proposed. But it is doubt
cd whether the Constitution of the United State
rwouiu anow iue ixeHty-ujiiMng power w iui(.*u?
ft permanent, disability on the American Gov
} crnment, lor all coming time, and prevent il
under any future change of circurnsfances, fror
doing what has beetl so often done in time
past. ^
A further objection consists in the provetbia
hostility of the people to "entangling alliances
with other powers. I hit a graver objection i
found in the fact that the compact, though cqur
in its terms, would be very unequal in substanc<
It is contended that England and France woul
simply (li able themselves from obtaining po=
se-simi of an island remote from their seats c
government, and to which tliey can have no n:i
tur.tl light under any circumstances; while tli
l .'uii' d Stoles, on the other hand, would disabl
t!i> iii-cives from making :;ti acquisition vvliic
might take place without any disturbance of e>
i-iing foreign relations,and in the natural orde
< f thing-. The island of Cuba lies at our door?
says Mr. Everett, and if such an island, belong
ing : > tli Spanish crown, guarded 1 lie entranc
of the Thames .".nil the Seine, and the Unite*
States should propose a convention like this t
England and France, those powers would a<stn
.11 v f- ! that l!?" disability assumed by oui
s: 1, - was far !?*ss serious than that which w
a-k> d tliem to a-same.
A general and proper allusion is made to tli
-itu eriiv and ellici<'!icv with which the J'rcsideti
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has u>' ?lthc whole force of his constitutions
|i<iw? r all illegal attacks upon tlie island
W hile tIn* coinse n| the Captain Coneral c
Cuba, in excluding passengers ami mails of tin
I'nitcd Slater, is adverted t?? as a very cxlraot
dinary mode of animadverting upon a suppose*
abuse of the liberty of the press, by the subjec
(ciii/vii) of a f?r. igu government ill hi; uatlvi
count's". la 'his connection the sentiments <j
the 1 .;lt. * i:>< coi-r '.meat are speflMcalb
ml hm (1. ''.<! directly agree with those hereto
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the Crescent City excitement. .
.Mr. Eyecefct then proceeds to a review of hisr
toricalrincidents-in the career of this- country,
and the rcfetioB-of Enropean powers thereto;s
and deduces from them the impolicy that would
? characterise the acquiescence of this government
9 with the proposition before it.
i A final objection to the proposed conventioa is
? forcibly put in "the subjoined paragraphs: _
"Lord- Malmsbury ana M. do Turgot put forward
as tjje reason for entering into such a com1
pact 'the attacks which have lately been made
F on the Island of Cuba by lawless bauds of adventurers
from the United States, with. the
'f avowed design of taking possession of that island.'
The President is convinced that the conclusion
- of such a treaty, instead of putting a stop".to
these lawless proceedings, would give a new and
f powerful impulse to them. It-'would strike a
"} death blow to the conservative policy, hitherto
: pursued in this country toward Cuba.
o/trhinictr'itiniV Of this (rovcrninenL how- I
- ever strong in'the public confidence in other re'
spocts, could, ^ stand "a day under the odium of.
'f' having stipulated with the great powers of Eu'f
roj>e that, in no future-time, under no change of
i- circumstances-; by-no amicable arrangement
- with Spain; by no actrof lawful war, shouldh'
that calamity; unfortunately occur; by no cons
sent of the inhabitants of the island, should they,
like the possessions of Spain on the American
t continent, succeed in rendering themselves inde
pendent; in fine, by no overruling necessity of
r self-preservation should the United States ever
Y make the acquisition of Cuba."
'< For the reasons set forth in this coramunicaII
tion, tile-President feels constrained to decline,
f respectfully, the invitation of England and.France
a to become parties of the proposed convention.
of the IVicaragnan Minister.
' The Secretary of State has addressed the
following letter of dismissal to Mr. Marcoleta,
0 Minister from Nicaragua to the Uv. S. Govern..
meet :
" BErAnTiiF.NT OF STATU, ( .
Washington, Dee. 30, 1852. J
r " Sir? Some months ago, Mr. Kerr was instructed
to request that you should be.recalled,
and some other person appointed as represens
tative from Nicaragua to this Government.
u A*Vli>?nateh was vesterdnv received from
c Mr. Kerr transmitting a copy of a letter to
t him from Sennr Castellon^ the Minister for
a" Ebteign Affairs, who declines, on the part of.
h the Nicarflguan^overnnjcnt to comply with
y the Presidtnt's reqafe^aniLe^presses a wish
.r that the reason on which ittsfoM^a?dbegiven
^ to be submitted to the Nicaragua 'Chamber.
n "This course would be followed by discm?
c sions of a most unprofitable character; and
0 besides the President cannot consent that any
condition be attached to the compliance of the
s Nicaraguan Government with a-request war5.
ranted by the principles of public law and the
3) practice of civilized States. I have, therefore,
J directed Mr. Kerr to renew the request for
v your recall and the appointment of another
[_ minister.
" Meantime, 1 have to inform you that no
r> communication can be received from you as
h Nicaraguan Envoy. Personally, I regret that
[t it is my duty to address yon a letter of this
y character.
,e "I have the honor to be, &c.,
o EDWARD EVERETT."
"ToSenorDon Jose do Marcoleta, etc.,
"s ?tcn etc.,
e The Washington Correspondent of the New
,r York Tribune assigns the following reasons
& for this 6tep on the part of our Government ;
i- It grew out of Mr. Marcoleta'scourse pend,r
ing the negotiation of tbo famous treaty of
i- mediation and settlement between England
d the United States, and Costo Rica, which Mr.
1- Marcoleta utterly opposed, and Nicaragua afu
terwards rejected. During this time, it is al
(3 legcd, that finding himself crowded, and the
interests of Nicaragua likely to be sacrificed
>f to England, and Costa Rica, the protege of
England, he indulged in some rather undiplo
t matic language with respect to Mr. Webster
o and the Administration, and also undiploma*
(. tically made public the date of the negotiations
throughout the journals of this country. For
L- this Mr. Webster demanded his recall. It is
o said also that Mr. Everett feels himself agn
grieved by the late publication of Mr. Mary
coleta, or with his consent, of the official note
addressed to the Nicaragua Minister, as well
i- as to all the other members of the diplomatic
I. corps here, of Mr. Everett on his accession to
a office. It was published to show that this
i. Government recognized Mr. M. as an Envoy
- in g?x>d standing, when it was by no means
a intended by its author to go before the world
rv as an indorsement of Mr. M.'s official characs
tcr.
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c Tlie Homestead Law.
At the recent session of our Legislature, nua
merous bills were introduced to repeal the
e Homestead Law, which were severally referred
^ - -t r i* rr?i _ n
v tottic uommmeeon ineduoiciary. ine v>om^
mittce made the following report:
n " Your Committee think the act of the last
8 session quite too recent to admit of its repeal
without a fair trial, and recommend that no
,1 legislation is now called for on the subject.
" Those who live upon the improvidence of the
s poor, by seducing them into credit beyond
tl their means, such as shop-keepers, and cspccially
dealers in the tempting article of spiritj
uous liquor, may clamor at a law that protects
j. the shelter of a thriftless father. But credit is
>f itself always dangerous to the very poor,
t They forget that the pay day will one time
e overtake them, and then the spider who has
o deliberately woven his web, darts upon his
|, hampered victim. Credit is useful to the merchant
to anticipate the sale of his goods. To
r tho mechanic who undertakes large contracts
j to enable him to lay in his materials; but to
j go in debt for daily bread, and especially for
o i mere luxuries, ends in the ruin of those who
J live on their daily earnings. Credit is temptac,
tion. Storekeepers and liquor dealers use
- I small credits to poor men, to absord their
- : whole substance. If a man has health, he can
e ' at least earn his daily dread. If he is sick,
the public will take care he does not want the
c necessaries of life. "Thedebtor is the slavo
t of the creditor." l his applies most strangely
il to the indigent. Wo want 110 slavery among
I, (far whito citizens. To see his home sold by
if the Sheriff, his little means of feeding his wife
e land children taken away, breaks his spirit and
v cows that manliness of character which makes
1 a freeman a soldier of the State, ready to det
fend it. The law now exempts his musket
r? ft should protect his home for the sake of his
f family, and he will the bettor do his duty in
j the field. No complaints from any quarter,
not tainted with the suspicion of interested
f! motives, have reached the'Committee. But
i:iii wwiwinan
one year has elapsed since a law, similar to bi
thoiSe in .forapall over the Republic, was passed sti
?w? nre<tfifposed to let time test a policy ea
which at leaWAas humanity to recommend it. th
F. HUNT, Chairman. th
SojUb-Carolina Coiitcrauce. Tl
APj&INTMEXTS FOR 1803.
CHARITON DISTRICT?C. Betta, P. E.
Charleston, -Cumberland, W. Smith, Sup't.
Cumberland, John T. Wightman.
TrinityPp. II. Pritchard. Cj
Bethel^; Jos. Cross. pc
St. James. Alien McCorquodale. sa
W \-f WirtKfmon nrlif/ir flf f.lIP S f! A t\I'A
cale. ^E' lis
B. Jenkins an3 C. Taylor, Missionaries to th
China. C<
Black Swamp Circuit, M. A. McKibben, 0. A. P,
Darby. N
Savannah River Mission, J. J.Fleming; one ul
to he supplied.
Oakittee, one to l^stipplicd. bi
Beaufort, G. W. Moore, J. \V. Faulkner. ar
. Walterboro Circuit, ' A. M. Cbrietzberg, G.
W. Joy. . m
Combaliee Mission, J. R. Coburn, A. H. liar- vi
* 1
mon. wj
Ashepoo Mission, P. G. Bowman. ev
Round 0 Mission, P. A. M. Williams. d(
Orangeburg Circuit, W. H. Fleming, J. S.
Erwin. _ pr
Barnwell Circuit, W. Crook, W. II. Lawton. tb
Graniteville and Aiken, J. R. Pickett. m
? tTr rw -ar tit tit r r.
Cypress tjitcuit, vv. r. luouzon, w. w.uuues. m
Poti Ppi^i&lssion, W. C. Kirkland. A
Edisto'jeliossee, C. Wilson, H. A. Bass. in
Cooper River Circuit, J. T. Kilgo, J. D. M. hi
Crook. h<
" " Mission, D. Q. Simons. tr
St. Andrews Mission, to be supplied. w
COKE?BURY DISTRICT.?S. LF.ard, P. E. 01
,t Cokesbury Circuit, R. J. Boyd, W. M. Crayton.
Edgcfi^fl, M. Puckett, A. L. Smith. a
Pendleton, S. II. Browne, W. B. Clinic bi
Pickens,J|ps. Parkeiv- ' v<
Greenville Station, J. A. Mood.
^(rccn^fe Circuit, S. Townscnd. le
Mt. .Tjr^an Mission, D. I). Byers. q
Union (prcuit, W. A. Gaincwell, A. K. Lexer. tj
Laurens Circuit, II. Bass.
NewberFy, C. S. Walker, A. B. McGilvaiy.
J as. W. Wightman, Teacher in Cokesbury g(
scbooi. ~ g
COLUMBIA DISTRICT.?S. W. Capers,
p-E- W' tc
C Columbia Washington station, C. Murchison.
Marion station, II. C. Parsons.
Columbia Circuit, M. L. Banks. ^
Congarew Mission, N. Talley. ,
Lekiugt^h Circuit, J. W. J. Harris, E. A. Trice. w
V-aWInsboro' Circuit, J. A. Porter, W llliamson _
SMS2
Lancaster Circuit, A. J. Cautlien. J,
CamdeMY. Martin. . '
WatereeTMBssion, D. G. McDaniel; one to be
Long Town Mission, L. A. Johnson.
Darlington Circuit, S. Jones, A. P. Martin.
Sumtervillc Station, F. A. Mood. ^
Siuntcrville Circuital. McLeod, W. W. Mood. j;
Santee Circuit, J. W. North.
Upper Santee Million, A. P. Avaut; one to ^
be supplied.
II. Spain, Agent wPSunday Schools. a
GEORGETOWN DISTRICT.?D. Derrick,
r. E. " 1
Georgetown, II. A. C. Wfclkcr. 11
Santee Mission, M. Eadv. \
Sam pit Mission, Thomas Ray so r. n
Black River and Pee Dee, J. L. Sbuford and
W. A. Clarke.
Black River Circuit, H. E. Ogburn, G. W.
Stokes.
Black Mingo Mission, F. Rush.
Conwavboro Circuit, D. McDonald.
Waccamaw Mission, J. A. Mibick, \V. Carson.
Marion, J. Stacy. rj
Marion Circuit, A. W. Walker, W. M. Easteriing.
Benucttsvillc, R. P. Franks.
Society Ilill Mission, J. P. Hii#hes.
Cberaw, E. J. Mcynardei. ?
Cberaw Mission, W.J. Jackson.
Chesterfield Circuit, D. W. Seale.
Wadesboro, T. Mitchell. ^ w
Wadesboro Circuit, J. ILJjZiinmcrman, W.
Ilutto.
Albemarle, A. Ewing.
T. R. Walsh, President Cflrolina Femalo ColTiNCOLfON
DISTRip.-II. II. Durant, ra
Charlotte, J. W. MilleC L
Charlotte Circuit, P. FjKistlcr, D. May.
^ ttr U
rieasani urove, vv.u. rauerson.
Concord, W. S. Hal torn. ~
Lincolnton, L. M. Little.
Spartanbur^h Circuit,* II. M. Mood.
lluthcrford, J. IL Robinson.
Catawba, L. Scarborough.
South Mountain, to be supplied.
Shelby, C. '0. LaMptte.
Morganton, W. C. Clarke, J. Finger.
Lenoir, A. G. Stacy.
Yorkvillc, W. E. Boone.
Yorkville Circuit, A. R. L. Abcrnatliy.
A. M. Shipp, Prof. N". C. University. ,.
Jas. T. Mundsleft without an appointment on '
account of ill health; '
J. W. Kelly and S. W. Davie-*,^transferred to rthe
Pacific Annual Conference.
J. M. Bradley, without "anointment on account
of family affliction. m
<i?? th
South Carolina Conference. *'
This body assembled at Sumtervillo, on
Wednesday, the 5th inst., and closed on Tues- 0
day evening,'the 12th inst. Bishop CfJpers pre- P'
sided, greatly to the gratification oflthe mem- m
bers. The session was very ploasent and. liar. V
monious. .
South Carolina maintaius her proud position
among her sister Conference with regard to !?c
her missionary collections?amounting the
past year to Twenty-two Thousand Dollar*.?
The member ship within the beunds of the Con.
ference is, Whites, 32,050; Colored, 40,560, .m
showing an increase of membership the past ,n
Conference year of 205 whites and upwards of m
3,000 colored members. c*
An important movement was made in relation
to the establishment of a Femalo College re
in this State, the resolution adopted, being an
invitation lor propositions to estaonsn sucn an
institution in any central or suitable placo in lei
the State. Columbia, we trust, will not be
backward in this movement; she has the ad- yt
vantages of location, health, and means to 24
recommend its location amongst us. Tho fol- ]]
lowing members of the Conferenoc have been Tl
appointed a Coinni'ttec on the subject: llev. c|,
W. M. Wight man, D. P., II. II. I) u rant, W. 01]
A. ( Jamewell. pn
The report of tho Trustees of the WotTord j th
College, in Spartanburg, states that the College | 4]
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rildings are now ia progress, and that the in
itution"Will probably commence operation
rly in the ensuing year. It will be seen tha
e Rev. C. Murchinson has been appointed t<
e Washington Street and Rev. H. C. Parson
the Marion -Street Church in this towr
le next Conference will be held in Ncwberrj
South Carolinian.
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Arrival of the Humboldt.
The United States mail steamship Humboldi
lptain J. D. Lines, arrived off the New Yor
irt at 12 o'clock on Sunday night, after a pa*
ge from the English coast of about sixteen day*
She left Havre at 8 A. M., on the 24th ult
iving been delayed two days by the lowness (
c tides on the French coast, and touched o
jwes for the English mails and passengers, at
, M., of the same day, but did not leave ft
ew York till early on the morning of the 25t
t. The
Humboldt brings only a few passenger
it a very large ana valuable cargo ot i'renc
id other manufactures, shipped afHavre.
The upward tendency of the London cor
arket has been slightly checked, but the pr<
ous week's pricCs for good samples of Englis
heat were obtained?inferior descriptions, liov
er, being lower. Foreign wheat was in fai
jmand.
The accounts of the state of trade in th
evinces showed less activity at Manchester, a
eugh there was a steady business. At Bii
ingham farther large orders had been receive
Din the River Plate, the North of Europe, an
ustralin. The difficulty in getting orders fc
od accepted was undiminished. At Nottinr
lm, business was active with hosiery orders fc
ime use, and from the United States and Aw
alia. The woolen districts, on the other ham
ere rather dull. The Irish linen markets witl
it variation.
The Liverpool cotton market was steady, wit
moderate demand. Sales on the 20th, 6,00
Uesr at previous- rates;?Market" on~Th<Tlft
jry taiue?:8ales 4,000 bales.
Acconnts'from Paris state that the Emp';n
ft the capital on the 18th of December, f<
ompeigne, where he had an enthusiastic recoj
on from the authorities.
A meeting of the Town Council of Mancho
:r had passed a resolution to invite Mr. Inge
>11, the American Minister in London, to a pu
3 banquet, in the second week in January.
Mr. Ingtrsoll had already accepted invitatioi
> dine with the Chamber of Commerce at Live
ool, on the 4th, and with the Mayor of Live
ool, on the 5th January.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's stear
lip Ripon left Southampton on the 20th ul
ith the outward India and China mails, takir
at specie, value ?498,000 sterling, (twomillio;
mr hundred and ninety thousand dollars,) chit
r in silver, for India and China.
The steamship Tagus arrived at Southampt<
a the 23d, at midnight, with dates from Lisbc
) the 19th ult. She brought accounts that
riegraphic despatch had been received in tl
'ortugucse capital, from Paris, to the effect th
le frencn government ^to wnom naa been r
srrod an arbitration of the claim,) had decidt
irerscly to the demands of the United States (
'ortugal, in respect to the Gencial Armslron
5 stated last week in the New York Herald.
The most important news brought by tl
[uraboldt is, of cour e, that relating to tl
linisterial crisis in Englaud.
The following is the role of the Aberdeen ai
linistration.
Earl of Aberdeen, First Lord of tlieTreasur
Lord Cranworth, Lord Chancellor.
Mr. Gladstone, Chancellor of Exchequer.
Lord Palmers ton, Uoine Secretary.
Lord John Russel, Foreign Secretary.
Duke of New Castle, Colonial Secretary.
Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Adin
ilty. .
Earl Granville, President of the Council.
Duke of Argyle, Lord Privy Seal.
Hon. Sydney Herbert, Secretary at War.
Sir C. Wood, Pres't of Board of Control.
Sir W. Molesworth, First Coram'r Pnbl
forks.
Marquis of Lansdowne, a seat in the Cabinc
ithout office.
The above form the Cabinet.
Mr. Cardwell, Pres't Board of Trade.
Sir A. Cockburn, Attorney General.
Sir W. P. Wood, Solicitor General.
Hon. W. F. Uowper, Unc ot Lords of Adm
ilty. * .
Rt. Hon. Ed. Strutt, Chancellor of Duchy <
an.
Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice Charab. of Queen
Id.
Rt. Hon. M. T. Baines, President of Poor La
oard.
Earl Mnsgrave, Treasurer of Queen's Hid.
Sir John Young, Sec. to Ld. Lieut, of Irelam
Lord St. Germans, Lord Leut. of Ireland.
Hon. M. Brady, Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Brewster, Attorney General for Irelam
C. P. Villiers, Judge Advocate General.
Sadler, one of Lords of Treasury.
Frederic Peel, Under Sec. for Colonies,
lion. G. Hayter, Secretary of the Treasury.
R. Lowe and A. II. Layard, Joint 8ec. to Ii
an Bd. Con.
Matrimony in Russia.?On Whitsuntid
ter noon, there are to be seen in the summe
irdens of St. Petersburg, the daughters of th
iddling class, ranged in long rows, dressed i
icir best, and often bedecked with costly jevi
s. Matrimony is the object of the display
oung bachelors walk up and down the lin
' damsels, critically inspecting them as the
iss. Should their eye indicate that they hav
ado a choice a matchmking friend of th
jung lady's steps out of the rear rank, join
ie would-bo wooner, informing him of th
rl's circumstances, of her family, dowry, c
;r housewifery qualities, etc., and obtain
om him similar information concerning hire
If. Should they come to an understands
ie matchmaker conducts her candidate to he
other, who introduces him to her daughtei
vitoa him to her house, and a wedding is th
OBt usual result of the acquaintance thu
>mmenced. Some may sinile at this fact, bu
ie cynical will declare that that custom is i
ality by no means peculiar to Kussia.
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Hiavv Exports of Cotton.?The New Oi
ans Bulletin of Saturday says :
Tho clearances of cotton at the Customhous
jsterday, amounted to 30,507 bales, of whic
1,408 were for Liverpool, 2057 for Tricstt
109 for Barcelona, and 2931 Coastwise. lis
is believod to be the largest quantity eve
eared from any port in tho United States ii
ic day. Tlie exports to Liverpool during th
ist three days amounted to 43,100 bales, am
e entire exports for the same period to 50,
.6 bales.
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J Tuesday)^ oaTy~i?, ;;l 853. I
(S THO. J.^w ARREN, Editor.
Term# of our Paper. i
Our Paper will be published at Two Dollars per i
annum payable jnraijfvaiice.' After three months
^ expires, Two Dollars and Cents wiiibe-re-1
quired. At the end ot the year Three. Dollars
will be claimed. .
}> All orders out of the State must be accornpani.
ed with the Cash'
>f We have stricken a number of names from
ff books, for nonpayment cf dues, and wili'endeavor
5 to avoid for thd future, as far as we can acchmu- ,
? lating upon ourlists, names worse than useless
We must bejtaid, or we cannot send the paper.?
s We shalijtry in the future conduct*>f our*paper '
to conform* to the rules laid down t>y the South '
Carolina; Press Association) As a^geiieral rule
n no new name will be entered on our list without
i. at least six months' subscription is paid lor in adh
vance.
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jr Masonic.
yhe following Brethren have been installed Officers
e ofKeraliaw Lodge No. 29, A. F. AL, for ,the ensuing
1- year:......
r. P. II. Jos. B. Kershaw", V>". II.
rl Cbas. A. McDonald, S. TV.
d P. M. Thos. \V. Pdguaa, J. "W.
>r Jas. L Villepigvi^ . Treasurer,
r- P. M. "W. E. IFughson, Secrct'y.
>r B. J. Kuykendal, S. D.
5- J. J. Micklo, J. D.
1, F. J. Oaks, ;Tiler.
i- Ciiabitt CosntiTTEE.-^John N; Gagiewell, Jacob S.
Dcrass, E. M. Boykin, Thos. Salmoud, W. E. Hugh-'
h son.
st Earthquake in Georgia.
Tlio Millcdgeville^Federal Thiion, of the 11th inst.,
ar says:?"About 8 o'clock"ou the evening of Saturday,
jr the 8th inst.. a slight shock of an earthquake was felt
p- by the citizens of MDledgevillo and tho surrounding
country. It was preceded by" a low rumbling noise,
s- like distant thunder. As it appeared to strike the
r- house in which we' were sitting, the windows rattled
and tho whole house trembled. Somo othora in our
vicinity described" it as mudh more severe. It lasted
is but a moment."
ir. Withdrawn.
Col. J. D. .^snilqbe. of Sumter, and tlio Hon. J. A.
n- Black, of Richland, have withdrawn their names as
t., candidates to represent Iho Sixth' Congressional Dis>g
trict in the Xationafjegislaturc.
f- Changes of Life.
Life is full of change? to-day it may bo well with us;
),! to-morrow, adversity'may bo upon us. Truly, man in
)ii his best estate is altogether vanity. Thoracis no one
a entirely exempt from the ills which deans neirto, and
ie it is the very height or-folly and presumption, for one to
at tell another, I uill do thus or so. Wo cannot tell what
e- a day may bring forth; and wo should therefore be
?d exceedingly guarded in all our actioua^thoughts and
)tt words. Each one is alone responsible for his copduct,
g, and the laws of Heaven and Earth, require that each
must answer for hiinsolf; therefore, it will av^il us
,c nothing if wo neglect our duty, because others do not
ie choose to walk in the paths of truth and virtuo. *
Whilst it is true, in our evory-day intercourse w'itli
men, wc meet with much that is not pleasant to our
senses, much that is coarse and obnoxious?aye, and
) some who may basely deceive us?yet, there is much
upon which we may look with delight and complacency,
for we do meet with genuine friendship occasionally.
How little would there bo in this world to live
for, if every man was a close calculating niggard. If
there was uo such tiling as pure, disinterested friend1
ship?a shnne at which the burdened and oppressed
heart, with its holiest affections might bow,?
''One alone, to make sweet amends
For absent Heaven?tho bosom of a friend."
"Wo know there is'this pure and ennobling sentiment,
which has its foundation in the deep-seated affections
1C of tho heart, and he ^sudors his kind who says that
friendshin is but a creature of circumstances?
"A shade that follows wealth or fame,
And leaves the wretch to woep."
Ho does little who lives for solf?whoso first and
greatest care is self! Is this all of life??to eke out a
tolerable existence and then die, with no ono to follow
j. us to our la3t long homo, and call U3 blossbd ? The
last hours of such a man must be miserablo; how can
of they be otherwise, for?
"Tho selfish heart deserves the pain it feels."
's Tho secret of happiness, is contontment If the rich
man is content, he may be happy, if he ministers oufr
w of tho abundanco of his worldly goods to the wants of
the needy poor, and endeavors to do his duty, ho can
be happy. Those who have been moderately blessed
d. with tho things of this world, have no excuse for not
boing happy.
"A competence is vital to contont,
d. Much wealth is corpulence, if not disease;
Sick, or encumbered is our happiness,'
A competence is all wo can enjoy."
If our lives should not bo as prosperous and happy
as we desire, let us bo content; if wo are placed under
v adverse circumstances, let us learn to bear, and thus
conquer cur fate. As tho Poet has so beautifully said:
"Bo still, sad heart, and cease repining,
0 Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
mi r.i- r~ ti,A Au .
IP 1iiJ IUIU 13 luu uuuiimju ium; U1 an,
l0 Into each lifo sorao rain must fall,
n Somo days must bo dark and drear}'."
f Washington*, Jan. 14.?The House of Iieprosentae
tives to-day passed the joint resolution to prevent
y frauds on the Treasury.
e Senator Upham, of Vormont, died in tills city, this ,
e afternoon, after n brief illness.
s Ex-Senator King, of Alabama is worso.
0
Pirates in the China Seas.?The advices received
s in London by the overland mail state that a largo Clii.
ucbo junk, bound to Amoy, from Singapore, with a
g cargo valued at $20,000, had beon attacked near Naif
moa by pirates, and nineteen of the crew, including a ]
P European sailing master murdored. A despatch from
e Hong Kong, dated 20th Octobor, states that four En- (
g glish gentlemen were attackod by pirates in tho neigh- (
it borhood of Hague, on tho 17 tin The latter were driv- (
0 en of? I
Maryland.?According toilio Message of the Go- |
vernor of Maryland tho surplus rcveuuo of tho year is
$543,200, after deducting $G?7,000 for the current in- ,
tcrest of the State debt. j
h Governor op Maine.?Tho Squato of Maine has
\ cast its vote for William Goorgo Crosbjr (Whig) for Go~
vernor.
n Baptists in Mississippi.?There aro 40,000 Baptists i
e in tho Slate. At a late State Convention tho sum of 1
4 $30,000 was subscribed towards the endowment f\md ]
,- of $100,000, proposed to be raised for tho Literary and ! '
' Theological Institution located at Clinton, Mi&. I (
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More than one miEajpn ami a'ludf'of pnssengenipiiHS
Memphis, on the Mississippi .River, every year, accorling.
tq ( pliabie data. Roods will Boon baaompleted
rom Mo rfjphis to Lexington," Ky., and frorf^Jpcbigton -stw
x> Columbus, &c. <
*" ' ? " ' i Hi'. ' . ,c.'
No leas than tw<?ntv-fivo, divorces were granted at
he recent session of tiie Superior Court at New Haven,
Conn. .
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"U'ool ix ins United States?The New York
Bays:.- >-V
' ' Bjr recent soentiflc refleaie^es on the part .of P. A.
Brow^JEsq., of .Pennsylvania, it lias been established
rhat the United States can out-rivahthe world in wool
is injeottoo. Thus, Spanish sheep, yielding naturally
w'uqj. zuuu wmu men, cornea w -ungiauuj ucgcuuiaieu
t^900 to the inch, aDd hrought to the United States
recpvered'tb 2100, or finer- than the original. The fac-t
being once established that our Iclitnate and soil produco^ner-wool'than
other countries, will give our
manufactures inevitably dlte superiority in cloths, if the
manufacturer isbllied toliia interest to the gtower."
Tho value of land in the centre of ttio city of London,
is ?400,000 per acre.
The IlqnjJgm. If.'FoiVa^dJias been elected Judge
of the Eastern circuit of FlQ^^^PTplaee of Judge
"We learn from the Colombia," .Bonn#: that at the sale
of stock on "Wednesday at thoJjflantation of the late J.
C. Singleton, young cows and heifers of the Aryshiro
andDnrham breeds, sold for $5p to $65 each.
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nf tha A-ranS Itimdnn
T)p!p<t5iIah ftnm tho lin-Minntn; .mhrt .wish to ottoml
the meeting ^ftheGrandDiv iaipn.' in Charleston on the
27th inst., are informed, that they will'be passed.down
and b^ckonthe Charlotte, and Greenville -and Colom' ia
ltail Roads FOh OSE FaRB,^
this notice.
Correspondence, of the- Camden Journal.
' 'V-.,, Jap. 10^4653. f.
We have a "plentiful scarcity"_of.hews at present
in the city. Cabiaet speculation is at an
end, and even rumor is at a stnnds?pir. llunler
has been tendered dhe appointment of Secretary
of State, but, his unwillingnie&$0accept has caused
a considerable "flare up", in the ranks of the
Statfbern deracttrats.fr The kofftrv was made to
fiik Hunter without any- solicitation cither on
his part or on the part of his friends.
A petition lias been eigtiisjpSby a number of
gefitIemen:recommend,in^ Howell.Cubb, of On.,
as a fit person to fill a Qabi u efcwjip j i oi r 11 iu e n t.?
0ne of the surprising ^tum ups" of the day is,
that the name of Mr. Badger has been scat to
the Scoate for confirmation, as;onc of the Judges
of the Snpremc}Court..., Mixpadgcr resides without
tiw: Jiraitetof'^tlid, JudieiaLU)istrict, and his
nomination is a reflection on the District; be
sides, lie is a double, wool-dyed r edernlist, and I
hoots at the ideaofiState Rights, and Slate Sovereignty.
It is to be hoped that his name will
bo scouted from' ttic Serrate,-though it is whispered
thatr he wilt bo conhajoejfby that body,
and that one of our SehfWoi^wili support him,
and the other- js "on the fence."?
Tho RepuLlie% ?ut with-# long editorial on
the "coming Cabinet," and after trying to prove
that Gen. Scott was the. in^t abused and illtreated
man the sun ever shoDe on, winds up by
making a desperate thrust at the policy which
he thinks wiU-be pursued, by Gen. Pierce. From
this piece I take it- - if there is any dependcnco
to be placed in an editorial of that paper?that
the new Cabinet will present a grand piece of
Mosaic, composed of Barnburners and Secessionists,'
old Fogies and Disunibuisls. Gen. Bjerce
has shown the good sense to .keep Jlis intentions
to himself, and when the proper.time arrives lor
the consummation of bis wishes,.he .wih act w ithout
fear or favor. At present, the South generally
are satisfied, with him, and so long as lie
acts justly, they .will support him. :Let the
Whigs?who arc so intermingled with Free "Soilcm-and.
Abolitionists that the distinction can
scarcely be made?cease their growling*, for they
"bite a file."
The joint Resolution to confer the title of
Lieutenant General upon Geu. Scott, the Cuban
question and the Bill to add the najraes of certain
old and worn out officers of the U. S. A. to
the pension list, was brought up in the House
to-day, in committee of the whole. As might
have been expected, a stubborn debate ensued;
in the course of which the occasiojb was made to
bear down verv severely unou the Armv. Tho
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false notion which pervades our people, especially
the fair sex, that an officer in the army was a
more respectable? God save the mark?person
than a civilian, was handsomely and truthfully
commented on. The truth of this feature, in our
social relations, cannot bo denied?the sword and
epaulett have saved many $ debauchee from
the pleasure of being, introduced to some gentleman's
boot, who has the audacity to poke himselt
in decent society.
The Inauguration of the Equestrian Statue of
Jackson came off on Saturday last, and the ceremonies
were very imposing. The Statue is certainly
one of the greatest triumphs of art now
extant, and places the Artist; Clark Mills?who,
I am proud to say, is a South Carolinian?
among the ranks of the first men of his craft.
The Aztec children have "been holding their
levees for some days in this city, which were well
attended. No one can doubt the story of Gulliver
and his Lilliputian giauts, after seeing these
miniatures of the human race. They arc not
dwarfs, but they are certainly the smallest specimens
of mortal beings the present age has ever
witnessed. They weigh from 17 to *20 pounds
each, and I am told that when they travel, they
got in their keeper's coat pocket. I won't vouch
for this,;but either of them might be served up
in a coinmou siz? dish. ' CATO.
Correspondence of the Camden Journal.
Charleston January 11.
One dubbed the wisest, remarked, there was
nothing new under the sun. We are keenly
sensible at the present moment, of that ancient
saying, and the record of the little events
nf the past week or time, will only serve to
carry conviction of the truth of the above to
the breasts of your disseminating readers.
Ihe City is not very fulFf no wonder, says
the country gentleman, and he forthwith
glances at a bottle of cholera mixture, on his
mautel-piece; business is not^ite as brisk as
it ought to be, and straight waythcre is a dim
recollection of yellow fever.
Charleston is sadly victimized high and low,
md some there are u'ho turn poorly and lose
their appetite at the bare idea of visiting it at
au, woen tne tact ot tne matter is, tnat on the
whole Atlantic sea-board there is pot a healthier
plaee for any body who has the least pretension
to a well regulated mind ; despite how- ^
ever of fabulous histories the Hay seems a
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