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? MP? mmaaxmKr^aaammtMssxuMmmammmam^aaaBKmaBmakBm South Caroliua Raiload Company, and Southwestern Railroad Bank* Charleston, Feb. 8 1853* *1 lie Annual meeting of the Stockholders of the South Carolina Rail Road Company, and of the South Western Rail Road Bank, convened in the Bank Hall, this day at 11 o'clock, a m 41? <*i. On motion of \V. R. Prlngle, Esq., Dr. W. " Anderson, of Sumter, was called to the Chair, the Secretary of the Cumpatiy acting as Secretary of the meeting. Vacancies having occurred since ihe appointments at the last Annual meeting in the Committee on Proxies, and in the Board of Managers of Elections, the Chair was requested to supply them ; he appointed as The Committee on Proxies.?Messrs. John Y. Stock, C.- D. Carr, Jacob Cohen. The ManHgers of Elections.?Messrs. Theo. Iluehet, W. ii. Bartless, Edwin II. Locke. Mr. John Bryce introduced the following extract from the minutes of a meeting of the South Carolina Annual Conference, held at Sumterville, January 8, 1858. Resolved, That a Representative be appointed to represent the Stock held by this Con ference in the S. C. R. R. Company, at the next meeting of the Stockholders. In accordance with the above action, the Rev. Dr. NVhitefoord Smith was duly appointed the Representative of the Conference in the matter referred to in the Resolution. (Signed) W. A. Game well, Secretary S. C. Annual Conference. From the journal. Unionville, January 25th, 1852. And moved that the Rev. Dr. Wliitefoord Smith l?e received as the Representative of the So. Ca. Annual Conference, and invited to a participation in the business of this ConvenL Hon. Adopted. James Rose, Esq., President of Bank, sub- 1 it mitted the Annual Report of the condition of j that institution, which, on motion of G. A. 1 / Trenholm, Esq., was adopted; and on further motion, in pursuance to the suggestion made ' in the Report respecting the appointment of a 1 Committee to examine its affairs durinjj the 1 recess, and report at the next Annual Meeting, the Chair was requested to appoint a Commit- ' tee of Five for that purpose. appointed Messrs. G. A. TrenhoTm, RwhJdjb^oodlev, B. H. Rioc, John Caldwell, T. Henry W. Conner, Esq.,^ro<4$?JQj' l^e' ' Rail Road Company, submitted tnbr-Apnual Reports of iis affairs, accompanied by the Auditor's Statements and Tables, and the Reports of the Superintendents of the Road and of the Transportation and Machinery Departments, which on motion of George Gibbon, Esq., werp accepted and adopted. * The Rev. Dr. Whitefoord Smith presented |r' "the Memorial of the South Carolina Annua! L Conference," touching the desecration of the Ki Lord's day by the operations of the CompaThe President of the Company requested, before any action was taken on the subject, to ^ submit a statement showing what work was K done in such of the Departments as did work ' 1 ] on Sundhy, and why and to what extent it was fi? done^nd obliged to be done, and that it should J ? be placed with and taken up for action in con& > nection with tlie memorial. After the reading of the statement by the J k President of the Company, Mr. Sondley moved ' p. the following resolutions : Resolved, That it is the sense of this meet- ' \ ing that the claims of humanity and the respect ( b. due to the laws, require that steps be immediately taken to prevent the common use of ' i pf the Sabbath for purposes of labor on the P South Carolina Rail Road. Resolved, That the officers of this company be instructed to put an immediate stop to the . loading and unloading of freight cars, the re- 1 \ ceiviii" and delivering of all produce or other 1 i . * i P . a 1 sion/) tormim nf tKo ^ fc? freignt at tue vsnuus ucuuio uuu ? iu.ui ?..w ltoad on Sunday; and also to discontinue the 1 y'nning of all freight trains on that day. j Mr. McCarler moved that the entire matr be referred to the Board of Directors of fe Company. j *Col. Gadsden moved to modify, by a referee to the Board, with nn expression of opin- ' a from this meeting that the running of freight 1 tins on Sunday should be done away with as \ t soon as possible. 1 Mr. McCarter preferred not to modify but \ ^ to refer without the expression of such ah 1 k~ opinion. A prolonged discussion arose, participated in ( by lev. Dr. Smith, Messrs. Moise, Bryce. ' Sondley, Edmondston and others. ' Mr Conner requested that the Secretary shouW read the Deport of Col. Elmore, Chairman of a Joint Committee from the Stock- ( holders and the Directors, submitted at the 1 annual meeting in Columbia, November, 1843, 1 u in reference to the discontinuance of Sun- 1 day service upon the Iload, die.," but the [/ reading of it was prevented by a motion of 1 fT 1 <?o.,w ?fi urlinti rn I hp flphntft until ' I ?IC(I. 11. - ? w--11 o'clock, A. M. to-morrow, which motion ' was carried. 1 ^ Mr. Tnythojm sabmitted the following Resolution . , Whereas, it is the?unse of this meeting that a double tract between Charleston and Branch- ' ville, is now essential to the~convenience of the public and the interests of the Company.? Therefore ? Rewired, That the Directors be, and they are hereby authorized and instructed to build ^ a second tract from Charleston to Branchville, as speedily as a proper regard to economy will t- permit. He wired, 'I hat to raise the necessary funds for this object, the Directors be, and they are lierebv authorized to issue and sell new Shares in tiie* Road, and the Shares owned by this Companv in the Camden branch, and borrow f money on the credit of the Company, by the : sale of Bonds, and one or more of these means * to ra!>e an amount not exceeding one million of dollars if so much shall be found necessary. The said bonds to be made payable at such time or times, and bear such rate of interest, jis thrv may determine upon, with authority, i!l< ir Uiscreiion, IU mam- mc Bitmc C"H>CIII1 We at the option of the holder, into shares in the Capital Stock of the Company, and sub ' jpct to su h other provisions and conditions as shall appear to them essential or beneficial to the f interests of the Company. Col. Gadsden moved that they be laiJ upon i the table, and the Stockholders re-affirm the Resolution reported at the last annual meeting approving of an additional tract from Branchville; and appropriate 8100,000 of the income i. for said subject. Some di-c?B?ion ensued, which resulted in the adoption of a motion to make the Resold jions introduced hv Mr.Trenhqlm the special [' i Hk-.v , J [ -J Sl -rS^ j. -. Xorder, of business, for 12) o'clock) 31. to-morrow. tl The Secretary was directed to give public notice of the action, of the meeting, upon the b Resolutions offered by Mr. Sondly and upon s| those offered by Mr. Trenholm. d On motion of YV. B. Prlngle, Esq., the meet* e< ingthen adjourned to meet in the same place tomorrow, at 10 o'clock, A. M. ai r< CitATttEstoJf, Feh. 9, 1853, ai Pursuant tn adjournment, the meeting convened at 10 o'clock, a. m, In the Bank Hall, Dr. W, YV. Anderson in the chair. The minutes of Tuesday the 8th instant, ^ were read and confirmed. w At 11 o'cluck, a. m. the Resolutions intro- fc duced by Mr. Sondley were taken up, and in compliance with the request made by the c] President of the Company yesterday, the re- s, port of Col. Elmore, referred to by him, was e] read by the Secretary. - o Mr. Chapman requested the reading of a 0 memorial of sundry inhabitants of South C( Carolina, professing the Jewish religion, in sj cuiiimuii wiiii uuici uiii^ciis, mat iivuuui^auicu q\ that report. Complied with. j(1 After a protracted discussion/and upon the p withdrawal by Mr. Sondley of the resolutions 9 ofTered by hitn, Col. James Gadscn introduced Q the follow ing : S Resolved, That it is expedient that one day d in seven should be a day of rest from labor, w and from business pursuits. T Resolved, That in conformity with the usage ;l] of a majority of our people, Suiflilay be set apart by this Company for that purpose, and di all labor, not absolutely requisite to the mail rc train, or to preserve the property of the Com- p, pany,rbe discontinued. M Metolved, That the Directors be instructed 0 to carry out these resolutions according to their ,3, spirit and intent, Mr. Trenholm moved that they be laid upon c, the table. Lost, as Mr. furman moved to take up tne resom- ai tions separately, which being agreed to, and the question put upon the first of them, it was 0| unanimously adopted. fc Mr. Furman then moved that the remaining C( unes be laid upon the table, and called for a p, stock vote upon his motion. ^ Mr. Trenholm suggested the course of ta- SJ king the stock vote upon the resolutions them- f? selves, and not upon the motion to lay upon the table, as the readier mode of arriving at the opinion of the stockholders; and, after jn some consultation. Mr. Furman withdrew his 0] notion and call, that Mr. Yeadon might sub- ^ nit the following, accepted by the mover as a al substitute for"those of his resolutions under j[, jonsidcration : . *w Resolved, That it is the sense of this meet- ting that all Sunday labor on the South Caroli- p, la Railroad, and its branches, should be dis- | jontinued, except as regards the carrying of p, he public Mail, and other cases of emergency; t|, ind that the Directors be requested to efTect ^ :his desirable end as far and as soon as prac- w icable. th The question being taken upon the substi :ute, it was adopted. Mr. J. E. Calhoun demanded a stock vote ipon the substitute, and moved that it be ta- n] ten at 10 a. m., to-morrow. C( Mr. Rice moved that when this meeting ad- j,, ourns, it adjourn to G p. m. Carried; and on tc urther motion the meeting adjourned. Sl Six o'clock p. m., Feb 9,1653.?Pursuant t|( to adjournment, the meeting was called to orler. Dr. W. W. Anderson in the chair. ^ The minutes of the morning session were I1( ead and confirmed. th Mr. J. E. Calhoun withdrew his call for a w ?toek vote upon the substitute of Mr. Yeadon tj, Adopted by acclamation. w Gen. J. H. Adams called up the resolutions t|, ntroduced by Mr. Trenholm, which had been jn iiade the special order for 12 m., whereupon p, i prolonged discussion ensued, resulting in the a, idoption of the following substitute, submit- m :ed by Mr. C. Mordecai, and accepted by Air. Trenholm: ?. aj Resolved, That the Directors be authorized p. lo contract for the construction of a Double Track between this city and Branchville with ill possible despatch, and that they be further luthorized to borrow any sums that may be leficient from time to time, as is required, by ssuing bonds bearing an interest of not more , than seven per cent per annum, recdeemable J In not longer than ten years. k Provided, The sum borrowed shall not ex;eed on the whole one million of dollars, and ^ that no bond issued under the authority of (o this resolution be sold below par. Col. Gadsden submitted the following: Resolved, 'That a committee be appointed lo Sl: jonfer with the Northeastern Railroad, and as _ n< jertain on wnai conditions a joini .uepoi, on the waters of Cooper river, for the mutual advantages of both companies, can be arranged. j Resolved, That the same Committee be au ^ thorized to confer and ascertain the conditions >n which the two Roads mav be absorbed iu j jne, (if practicable,) and managed under one ,jt administration. On motion of Mr. Gibbon the resolutions (^1 were referred to the Board of Directors. Mr. Trenholm moved that the.chair be re- . piested to appoint at his leisure a Committee if Proxies and a Board of Managers of Elec- 's Lions for the next annual meeting. Concur red in. l? On motion of the same gentleman, the Committee of Proxies was authorized to make a requisition upon either the President of the |j' Road or the Bank for clerical assistance, if it ^ should be found necessary. Col. Gadsden moved the following, which | was adopted : Heiolvcd, iliat all proxies given previous to (| the annual meeting of 1853 be abrogated, and sealed up in a common package, and left deposited in the Southwestern Railroad Rink; and that notice be given in the public prints |,; by the Secretary that new proxies will bo re- ^ quired hereafter. The reports of the ,"Managers of Elections, announcing the result of the elections held this ' day for Directors in the Road and in the Rank, ' were received and accepted. Dibkctokb ov the Koao.?II. W. Connor, ^ Wade Hampton, Andrew Wallace, C. M. Fur- V( inan^C. J. Shannon, W. C. Dukes, Henry Gourdin, John Caldwell, Jno. Bryce, A Burn- J ' side, Alfred Iluger Kerr Boyce, W. B. Priugle, (( G. A. Trenholm, L. J. Patterson. ^ Directorr op the Bank.?Jas Rose, II. a " ?? i ii i it i n> W. Pcrroneau, u. n. liOcne, i". j. l orcner, ?t. ,r C. Gatewood, M. C. Mordecai^ I. S. Cohen, u, W. Put ton, G. A. Iloploy, O. B. Hillard, Jas. j? Legnre, W. J. Grayson. Jas. Gadsden. S( On motion of Mr. Wallace, the Chairman V vacated !iis seat, and Mr. John Springs was requested to take the (.'hair. vj ? ' \ . . v ' \ * ~ Jf"" ~*.? The following complimentary resolution was nitv, ten unanimously adopted . this Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting rath< e, and they are hereby* tendered to the re- cd.? pected gentleman who has presided over the ?? elibcrations of our sessions with so much surteousness and ability. Dr. Anderson having resumed the Chair, rid the resolution just adopted having been ?ad, on motion of Air. Wallace, the meeting jjourned sine die. From the Carolina Spartan. jt j In answer to the many questions respecting death te education of the Blind of this State, I circui -oiild say that it is my intention to provide w'< >r them as soon as possible. int01 i trust tnat tne parents ana mends oi .sucti our C( hildren will not regard it as a want of proper curre rmpathy, that we have not heretofore bestow- tigatd as much attention on the Blind, as we have 11 the Deaf and Dumb. It has been the want ljave f means to prepare suitable rooms and obtain jt. jmpetent instructors. We now think it pos- ^ ble, that we may receive a class of some eight r ten in 1854. We have a plan for a build- j ig before us, which, it is believed, when com- " leted, will meet the approbation of the State, copy of which will be transmitted to the tain rovcrnor, and may be seen,-1 presume, in the put0 ecretary's office. Three thousand five hun- 8orte< red dollars hare been placed at my disposal, Youn hich, it is thought will build the first wing. Pcnrs he entire cost of the building will probably he sll0t' bout twenty-two thousand dollars. tain I In looking over the various Reports of the diffici liferent Institutions of the kind both in Eu- ately>pe and America, I see there is a general dis- Ho osition prevailing with those who fcive the curasi leans to settle the endowments, annuities, dec , eratio n such institutions thereby perpetuating their "Wt sefulness under the care of State or otherwise, can o This institution is, at present, private prop- nityo ty but it is my intention, at a proper time, to ing ai >k the State of South Carolina to receive it, id carry out the plan. In the mean time, should any citizen of this We rany other State, desire to contribute in any this t irm or amount to aid, at once, the building be tin mtemplatcd, even yet while it is private operty, we are desirous that thcy.should be ratified, and that too in a manner, that the T]i( ime may be applied to the benefit of the un- gjcctj rtnnnte, and not to individual interest.. I, ture # lercforc, propose that such person or -persons ^ isiring to settle on the institution any amount i any form, forward the same to the Govern- 18 r, who is chairman of the Board of Comlissioners, directing in what mariner such 1J liount is to be applied, which will be pubcly apknowledgod in the annual Repcrt which e propose henceforward to publish. And for ic better security of such gratuity thus appro- c riated, until this becomes a State Institution, 101131 will, at all times, keep, in the care of some tCK*aJ roper person, a Will, by which I wl.l place A&cn le Institution in a condition that the State m possess it, through her Commissioners, ithin five years from and after my death? iey being, in that case, negotiators between at ^,c le State and my heirs. S?utl1 Should I live to petition the State to accept rc,al? le institution, men, in mat case, saia torn- ",l3 u lissioners on the part of the State, and by my been jnsent, and pledge heretofore given, shall work ive the right, as may be directed by the State, follow i value the property, and therefrom deduct made, ich amount or amounts as may have been set Road, ed on the institution by individuals. Tlu I have thought proper to submit this plan to Smith ic public, not because I intend, or believe it an al> jcessary, to beg individual subscriptions for Sundt ic support of this institution, the wants of pnsiti hich, have been so promptly met thus far by the la le Legislature of the State, but to meet the unabl ishes of any who may feel disposed, (rom Road eir abundance, by gratuity, to lend their help- nght g hand for the more speedily uprearing of a t0 0p, jrpetuul State Institution /or the Deaf, Dumb id Blind of our State, add for all whose lot rjgi)tj ay be cast with us. _ n0 an Such individual aid woula, without doubt, be ftn(j 0 iprecintcd not only by the imme'diate particimts, but also to those perhaps yet unborn. ' ? N P. WALKER. 3 _ , _ . , , _ ,or.? passei Cedar Spring Asylum, Jan. load. ag ^ of son Drowned. order A negro woman belonging to Mrs. Elton in ^rcg. ic lower part of this county was drowned in man t eedy Crock on Sunday evening lGtli inst. It tho L ipears that she and her husband had attended jn ^ negro auction in the neighborhood, where they itwrc >th got drunk. On their return home, having rat, cross the creek, the womaiti fell in. when her thcjr lsbnnd, being unable to give the necessary asstance, she was drowued. - . It would be unnecessary to ask where these tQ ?groc*s got the spirits from, upon which they 0 c! it drunk, for such interrogatory would scarcely 10", > answered. It is pretty certain, however, that 11 ere are places where negrbes can always ob- t-v rcr in liquor when they want it, and these places lrovl e generally legally authorized to keep and sell b1iou1( We are aware also that it is considered an dares tack upon the liberty of the people to call in a icstion the propriety of having these houses law? tablished throughout the land, and one lays consu inself open to the charge of fanaticism, ultra- tho cc in, jesuitism and what not, who says anything mcrcl jainst them. i Como There is a law prohibiting certain publications of gnii the State or even the sale of them ; yet what be dc Lght has any one to say that a man who lias a and u 'inting press and types may not use them to sire t< int what book he pleases ? At least might not "nar iclaw regulate this matter, by selling a license ferenc \ a publisher to issue unworthy publications ? "nan would produce revenue to the State ana at jts jj, ie same time secure to the owners of printing exciu tablishmcnts the right to use their property in nn(11) ie manner they chose. "But," says an object- scattc , "such publications have a deleterious effect jt; [ion the morals of society, and it is, therefore, ^ tc ght that they should be entirely prohibited by ? w." Ah! yes; we perceived we had overoked the point altogether. We forgot that 0Tnj :i worthy publications have an immoral tendency, ra id that tippling shops and rum holes have a .1S m ndency to build up and sustain morality ! 11 maThen wc will try it on another tack. The H,l0W nleiice in this case of drowning showed that tllo8? ie nogto was drunk. Well she got the liquor RC'VOf marline to get drunk on. We would just ask doest ave owners if this so common sale of liquor to keep cgroes is not an evil that they are especially in- Tlii resicu in removing i vu t lie present prices ot j SL< aves, citizens of Warren county have sustained i ?f u" loss of fifteen hundred dollars within twelve ?? wli lonths, from the death of slaves while drunk, f" I10 r>t counting the injury to slaves in other res- influo tcts. There is an evil attached to this traffic in is too >me way, that seems to require a remedy.? dieter that that remedy should he is for those inter- ntanj sted to determine. It is a maxima that "indi- tliis n iduals wst suffer for the good of the cornmn- has si '* W ' " but it does seem to us that, in regard to at tbi matter, individual sacrifice is becoming there ;r disproportioncd to the public good attain- Road - Warrenton N. C. News. doctr i i Is it (Hmniifn Ulffkli) Journal 4 slioul 1 the p Tuesday, February 15, 1853. matt? THO. J. WARREN, Editor. must ==zz=zz=zz==== SUlt I Sad Occurrence. ^10 f is with extreme regret that wo announce tho i of Mrs. Jane D. Young, of this District, under *a^er' oondq nstanccs of a most painful and shocking character. 5 have not tho right, nor the disposition, to enter ve^rl he details of this case, and from thence to draw inclusions; the true merits of this unfortunate oc- j nco can only be obtained through a judicial inveson. .. ..... . , that t j arc in possession of no positive information and ... ., more nothing more than mere rumor. ^ ^ s said that on Friday last, about ten o'clock, Oapt. t? plnlr ir? it 1. u3> a . av. v* uug iyiowiv.1. HVUl wU JJL1 3. X UUIlli 3 ? no rip c .purpose of settling a difficulty * hich had occur- ^ jetwccn two of their negroes. Capt. John D. <j g, the son of Mrs. Young, was called out by Cap- . ^ Jlair, and in the courso of the interview, a disaroso between them, whereupon blows were rc1 to. Ia the engagement a brother of Captain ^ , g's became also involved. Mrs. Young, it ap- wayj , came, out of the house into tho yard, and was p0S(; ly a negro, named Iliram, the property of Cap(lair, who was one of tho negroes involved in the tanbu llty. Mrs. Young, we understand, died immodi- 2fa has b w the negro came by the gun, and the full cirlances of tho case, are matters not for our consid- Col in, but Car a legal tribunal to determine. addre ) therefore forbear further note or comment, and tho 7 nly mingle our regrets with those of tho commu- well ] in the occurrence of a circumstance so heart-rend- many id appaliug. Ex Congressional Election. 0f oi s ask attention to tho notice of the Managers for trodu district. Next Monday and Tuesday week will !mr>oi b days for holding said Election. jfa Managers of Elections. of the 3 following new appointments of Managers of them ions for this District, were made by tho Legisla- citizc it its last session: but o oton's Mills: B. F. Watkins vice John Motley. will s cnby's: Jacob Ellis vice L. W. It. Blair; J. J. urin vice Daniel Bethune. Tin erty Hill: Alcx.^Mathcson vice n. Summerville. borro Bdwyn's Store: A. McDowell vice Win. Clyburn. run : ~~ ?? whicl To Travellers. lie, in i ask attention to the Advertisementofthe Charles- const; id Florida Steam Packet Line, found in our paper t. Mr. John W. Caldwell, of Charleston, is the Th< t# are m ?. 8;x s, Sunday Work. ed on s are gratified to sec that this sul ject was discussed then i recent annual meeting of the Stockholders of the i Carolina Rail Road Company, and that so far as J0S s to the freight trains running on ihe Sabbath, ^roiu ay is to be observed hereafter. - One step has *nJun taken towards a cessation of the evil of Sunday on our Rail Road. Wo hope another will soon ^ ', and that a due observance of this day will be k"0' when no work at all shall bo allowed on U.oPVa3C j memorial presented by Rev. Dr. Wjiitefookd ^ r, on behalf of the South Carolina Conference, was 0 1c one, and sets forth in its true light the evils of ' ei ly labor on the Road. This custom is a direct and ro violation of Diviuo law?on Infringement on ws of the land. No one can deny it. "Wo are ? e to see how it is that the South Carolina Rail 4 ume < Company have any more tho special and absolute ^ ^ to employ this day, than a private individual has 0 ?n liis store, and sell Ins goods, or pursue liis e(yQrt day avocations. Tho fact is, they have not the w],jcj and it is an assumption of power, which there is thority for in the Bible, or in the statute book, nc which ought to be stopped. Perhaps at this we are met by a wise objector, who says, that lblic accommodation requires that the mail and jn a nger cars at least, should run on that day as well alic| y other. Suppose it does suit the accommodation lougi ne persons to violate tho rules of law and good Pier is that a sufficient reason why it should be done ? heart ty not If it is a moral and legal wrong for a ed." o build a house, or otherwise profane tho day of At ord, which wc are commanded to keep holy, and aboli icli we are to do no work, then most assuredly is the J ing for a company of persons, who are each sepa- lie o| and distinctly as individuals, responsible for in fa actions to employ as a body, a day in which they of th no right to do any work. whie s wrong for these men, having it in their power n?se 5p employed on the Lord's clay, in direct opposi- *0 s* 0 the command of God, "The stranger that is r'in^ 1 their gates." The dictates of common humani- 'le }' [Uirc that rest should be given to man and beast. 'ie/ls dcnco has made abundant provision that this 1 be done; but man in his presumptuous egotism, " .x to oppose his puny will to that ofthe gioat I am* sk what is tho real cause of this violation of God's , h snc y Is it not to make money? Does the Company , I It the comfort and accommodation of one part of .j^ immunity, in opposition to tho wishes of another, ^ y from benevolent motives or a desire to please? , down to the real truth, and say, is not tho idea ^ | a at the bottom cf tho whole matter? It cannot . ? ? ... ... , . . . . his c nied that such is the case; and it is agratuitious jo njust assumption for any man to say that tho de* ^jiret ) see the Sabbath kept inviolable proceeds from re&( row minded bigotry," or tho least wish of11 inter- (jr j-(J e with religious liberty." It is not so. It is |jjg ^ 'ow minded" avarice which presumes to filch from eraj| iker every moment of time, and appropriate to its that, sivo uso for purposes of selfish aggrandizement, saj|,t io accumulation of sordid dust, which is as easily ja\vy red to tho four winds by tho breath of Heaven, a s for man himself - a ' frail child of tho dust"?to hand earth. und t pericnco teaches that, with all man's energy, econ- of C: ind management, there is a higher power beyond and I mrtal ken, which may bo brought to boar against end ighticst works; and in tho twinkling of an eyo have y come, as with tho bosom of destruction, only to some how gront man was?how weak he is. Even to ct who call it narrow minded bigotry" aro them- seild i no more able to avert the danger, and say what nienl thou? than wc who profess to lovcuud desiro to liis o tho Sabbath day. M s subject is one which interests all persons. It is very jtional mutter, emcnuting from, or for the benefit trine y particular denomination of christians, but one "Ovi licli every good citizen is dooply concerned, wlictli- agnii bo a member of any Cliuroh or not. Tho moral M nee growing out of tho obscrvnncc of the Sabbath, to re much a matter of fact, to bo successfully contra- liim ! 1 by modern infidelity; and tho attempt to slur intoll > sect or denomination of christians who move in cans latter, is unjust, as well as ungenerous. Religion Jirst iflerod too long without being destroyed, to yield Pcan i?_l j* n'f J i J-iawMteykimfi-r V.v.?. '' M1i n? J ir J? 1 y Is day to influences which oppose it; and that was any attempt to control thcaction of the Rail Company to suit any particular set of Church ines, no sane or unprejudiced mind will believe, it objected that the government require the mails carried on Sunday ? This is no reason why it d be dono. The government is in the hands of coplc, and they have the right to direct in all such srs, and public opinion has the power to say what and shall be doile. 1'he people have the right to themselves, and the government should act as icople say, and the people should act as the of God directs. What if the mails are one day are there not, even now, hundreds and thouof circumstances, which can and do intervene, often, to cause the mail to be one day later t ien tbe floods come, and carrv off the bridires and up the roads, and sometimes the mail is lost then ? Can the wish of the government help the ir at all ? The fact is it must come to this at last, lie laws of Heaven as well as of Earth, must be respected by the people of our nation, otherwise arful visitation of Divine wrath will bo sent upon nd the South Carolina Rail Road Company have jht to expect prosperity as long as they openly, rith impunity, violate one of the plainest lawB of ecalogue?"Remember the Sabbath day to keep y." ' Post Office*. aew Post Office has been established at BroadNewberry District, and EL Anderson appointed Master. tcontinued ?The Post Office at Union Line, Sparirg District, has been discontinued. me Changed.?Legal Law P. 0., Chester District, een changed to Taylor's Creek. . Moses and Col. Boyce, candidates fir Congress, J ssed thefpeople of York at the Court House on ( th inst. The Miscellany says every body was tlnnoA/1 OAmn lil/orl atia onrl cnmft tlin aI 1in* r. A 7JCCWCU OUUIU lUkCU vuv bllV VbUCl, ttliU | likiDg both. ? tending the Area op Freedom.?In the Senate j lio a series of resolutions have been recently in- , ced, from which we take the following as the most taut: wived, That if it be Heaven's will, as wo think it consecrate the whole continent, with the islands s sea adjacent thereto, to freedom; and to place under the protection of our flag, true American ns will nft murmur at the decrees of Providence, n the contrary, with all other good Christians, iay, "God's will be done." e State of North Carolina has issued proposals to w $500,000 on its bonds, having thirty years to 0 maturity; bearing six percent, annual interest, 1 is payable halfyearly at the Bank of the Rep'ubi New York. The bonds arc issued to aid in the ruction of the North Carolina Rail Road. c three States of Illinois, Indiana, and "Wisconsin, ow entitled to twenty-three Representatives and inators. Not many years since, the whole forme Congressional District, and the delegate who represented it is now alive. i. Damont, ofNew Orleans, has recovered $7,000 the New Orleans and Carrollton Rail Road, for es sustained by his daughter. a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank nth Carolina on the 9th inst., "William Birnie, Esq., lected President of that Institution. U. S. Senator. in R. Thompson was, on Friday last, elected U. lator by tho Legislature of New Jersey, in place >n. Robert F Stockton, resigned. The Lancaster Ledger. 2 last number, being the first of tho second volutins pa per, comes to us enlarged and improved ailv deserves, as he doubtless will receive, liberal iragement from the citizens of Lancaster, in bis s*to render his paper worthy of the District in j it is published. Correspondence of the Camden Journal. Washington*, Feb. 8, 1853. le Ides of March are fast approaching, and few days the Telegraph will inform you, the many thousand editors, throughout the ;h and breadth of this Union, that Gin I ce is kum, and a few days more the "few Ls will be gladdened and the many sadden- : n attempt has been made in the House, to ish Capitul Punishment in this District,but Till met with a most signal defeat. Pubpinion now-a-days seems to be altogether vor of the criminal, or murderer, instead e murdered, and in the recent tragic scene, h transpired in this city, under the very of Congress, Senators voluntarily offered ; and as bail for Schaurnburg before a war- 1 was issued for his arrest; and even now ICS KA CI' rM fl'l tlllT A 1 t ll rt ?%AA?\] A rr\ ao AAI ll iin mu i-j inpiimj i/i tuv pcupic, luovuiiu i incarcerated in the walls of the District and there is little or no sympathy felt for , ictim (Fuller) who is now lying at the t of death. Some time ago a man in this riet, deliberately cut his wife's throat while vas lying in bed, and was condemned to ung, and even that punishment was too i for him. Mr. Fillmore assumed omnipoi, and commuted the sentence to imprison- 1 t for life. What will be the result? Af- ' liis murderer has served some ten years in j ell, and time silvers his head by age, he 1 grow devoutly pious?will read -two or 1 s chapters in the bible, and pray in the ' mce of his brothers in crime, and sing three ur psalms through his nose in hearing of < eeper; and as keepers of prisons are geny humane men, he will spread the tidings 1 this murderer is a changed man, a perfect . Petitions for his release, signed by the < er who prosecuted, the jury who condemn- t nd the judge who sentenced him, will be ed to the President, who will pardon htm 1 urn him loose in the world with the mark iiin upon his brow. "Hegoeth to his own, his own receiveth him not," and "his last will he worse than the first." "Hut we i no right to take human life," cries out i s saint. Neither has the husband the right it the throat of his wife and children and J them to an awful eternity without a mo- ( ts warning. Ilis handhasshed blood and 1 iwii life shall pay the forfeit, r. Clemens, of Ala., has just concluded a eloquent speech in opposition to the doe- c of "Progress," '.Manifest Destiny'' and a trruling Necessity," or, in plain English, ' ist the acquisition of Cuba. f r. Cass replied briefly, and took occasion ad some extracts from a letter received by v from Paris, and written by one of the most * ligent Americans in Europe, (all Ameriare the most intelligent and are from the * families, as soon as they tread the Euro- t shores) in which he said that the speech- a es delivered 1 y Messrs. Gut anJ Mason in the Senate, in January last, on the Muuroe DoC? trine," had put all Europe in commotion, (alarming that) and that all the Americans in Paris coincided with Mr. Cass'opinions. The House is all in a stir to-day ahout a pint of ?. order, as Jim Boyd Mould say, hut from the noise they are now making, I take it they are contending for a quart of order, or tioo pints, which is all one. We have no news about the Cabinet yet.? Pierce, still holds the bit in his mouth, and as he lias his head turned the "other way," the , office-seekers shy off from him for fear he might bolt. The City is fast filling up with strangers, ^ and the streets present as worthy a sight as ^k Fallstaff's army did when that valiant General 9 reviewed them, though our crowd has more ^k than a "shirt and a half between tliem," if one . 1 can judge from the dimensions of the slanders J worn by the beaux. A "green 'un" might ^ A think some of tliem had dressed in a hurry and thrown their under mcntionable " wrong end ^ up. Mr. Munlock, the "American Star," opens I an engagement this evening at the National, in the play of Hamlet, and of course he will . "draw" like a "Jew David." ' Madam Bishop has been in our midst very j lately, and left vs, minus a dollar. Her sing- I ing was delightful, however, especially the French songs, but the word3 were all French to some*of her audience. CATO. Fire! Fire!! Fire!!!?It is proved by statistics, although it seems perhaps hardly probable, that more deaths and serious accidents annually occur from the use of burning fluid in the United States, than from steamboat explosions and railroad accidents combine d.?Ext. We hardly open an exchange mail that does not contain at least one confirmation of the nkntra n tom tiiivto oiuivuiciib. nun ocuaiuic pcupiu can continue to use the burning fluid at the constant hazard of their own and their neighbors' Jives and property, is to us a mystery. There are no considerations of cheapness or convenience which can justify it. The property which has been destroyed through its use, in the United States, during the past ten years, has cost hundreds of times the amount that its use has saved, leaving out of consideration the amount of human suffering and loss of human life which it has occasioned. The immense fire which laid one-third of the city of Brooklyn in ashes a few years since, was caused by the upsetting of a fluid lamp. In many of the towns in the Northern States its use is very properly prohibited by law. It has been used to a very limited extent in Greenville, and we have already known of one or two narrow escapes from fire on account of it. It should be every where prohibited, according to that legal maxim, which is as old as the common law itself, 'Make use of your property in such a manner as not to injure that of another."?Greenville Patriot. OBITUARY. DIED?At his residence in Kirkwood, on Saturday, the 5th inst., Alexander Joiissox, Esq., in the 42d year of his age. "When the good die, there is a propriety in recalling and dwelling upon the memory of their virtues. It soothes our melancholy while bowing under the chastening rod of a wise, but inscrutable Providence. The character of our deceased fnend was one which may bo contemplated with profit. There was nothing in it either dazzling or brilliant, by which the gaze ol the multitude might be attracted?on the contraiy, it was nniot modest and unostentatious. He had been a resident in this community for nearly thirty years, the last half of which was spent in intimate association with the writer of tfeia brief trftTUte to his memory In all the relations of life, he was most exemplary; an affectionate husband, kind and indulgent father, and a humane master. As a friend, he was candid and sincere. Ho was a good citizen, faithful in the discharge of all his duties; giving his aid cheerfully and liberally to every public enterprise utility and benevolence. To the poor, he was ever ready to extend relief, and none, who were worthy, ever applied to him in vain. All his principles and instincts were for the right He was an able advocate of morals and religion, not that he preached either, but he did that which was calculated to make a far deeper and more lasting impression?lie lived them! He gave the influence of his character and his example to the cause of Temperance early in life, and was attached to every association in this community, formed to promote its advancement and died a Son of Temperance. For the last twenty years of his life, he was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, illustrating the religion he professed, by a careful, conscientious and diligent attention to all its duties. His piety was not impulsive, but rather the result of firmly fixed religious principle. True, in times of special religious effort his spirit seemed to be more deeply stirred within him, but he was at all times profoundly alive to his religious responsibilities, and it was this constant recognition of his obligations to God which enabled him in his last moments, to put, with so much confidence, his trust in the merits of his Redeemer. He Jus left a wife and three children to mourn his loss. Ifav that God who " tempers the wind to the shorn lamb,''comfort and console them under Ibis heavy bereavement. TriDnce 01 ncspeci. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bant of Camden, South Carolina, on Wednesday the 9th inst, Mr. Thomas La kg offered the following Preamble and Resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: It has pleased Almighty God, in the dispensation of flis Providence, to roraove, by death, from the community and from hisplaco as an officer of this Bank, our friend and fellow-citizen, Alexander Johnson, Esq. The deceased had been an officer of this Institution [Vom the commencement of its operat.ons, now nearly wventeeen years; and had endeared himself to all his associates by his amiable and unassuming manners, and by his uniform kindness and courtesy; as an officer, [lis duties were, at all times, faithfully and efficiently performed; and this Board, in common with the wholo community, deeply deplore his loss. Therefore be it Resolved, That in the death of Alexander Johnson, Esq., this Bank has lost a zealous, faithful and efficient jfficer, a..d the community a good citizen. Resolved, That we tender to his bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy in this sad dispensation of Proviience. Resolved That the Cashier of this Bank be instructed to furnish ' the family of the deceased, with a copy of theso proceedings. Resolved, That this Preamble and Resolutions be mhlished iu the Camden Journal. W. D. mcl?u tv a lb, unatrman. Tribnle of Respect. At a meeting of Waterec Division No 9, S. ofT., mid on Thursday evening, Feb. 10,1853, the following iroamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted: Whereas, it has pleased God to remove from our lumber, in the meridian of life, our late brother Alexander Johnson, we tnourn his loss as one in whoso laily walk was examplitied the principles- of Truth, i'irtue and Honor. In him our Division has lost a conistent member; the Church, a faithful patron ofebrisianity, and the community a valuable citizen. Bo it Resolved, That wo tender to the family of our deeased brother, our sincere condolence at their irreparblo loss, and humbly hope that the widow's God who ias promised to be a Father to the fatherless will be heir stay in this bereavement, and their guide through uture days. Resolved, That a blank page in our Record Book, ritli lus name and age inscribed thereon, bo dedicated o perpetuate his memory. Resolved That as a token of our esteem, we will vear the usual badge of mourning for 30 days. Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing be* furnished ho family and published in tbo Temperance Advccatg ind Camden Journal.