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Mffc f&tsrtlliititBiis linns. J ^ r . Washin?t??x, January 2n?The i I oust ? ! Representatives, to-day, resumed ilie con?i.i? i at ion of the hill granting iheri^lit of wav and making a donation of the public lands. and to aid in the construction of a Railroad from toe Mississippi valley tfcfahe Pa< ifie Ocean. After some debate, tin* amendment of Mr Davis,of Indiana, to strike out all that jti? of the hill which provides for the construction of three roads, and to insert ;i provision provi v ding tor the construction ot a central r??au, i>< commence on the western limits of'the Mississippi States, somewhere botween (lie 30th ami 43d parallels of nortli latitude, and to pursue the most practicable route to the City of San Franscisco on the Pacific Const and for two branch roads diverging from the main road at some point east of the liocky Mountains, to run through the Territories of the U. S.; the one "" in the direction of Tennessee, and the other to some point on the weiJern shore of Lake Superior, was adopted by a vote of 104 to 91. The bill as. amended appropriates also, public lands equal to alternate sections for the space of twelve miles on each side of the road, from the eastern to the western terminus, and provides for the publication of advertisements inviting proposals for the construction of the road and a line of telemat h. The bill was reported to the Home and read ?third time, l?y a vote of 104 to 07. Pcwfing, however, the consideration of its passage, The (louse adjourned. Want toSkndThkm South.?Some years since, it was charged upon the then (iovenor of New York, Mr. Seward, that he had offered to exchange foreign immigrants arriving in this Stale 6>c an equal number of Virginia negroes. It would seem from the folowing article 'in the Richmond Enquirer that a projio-i lion to ship -off some of our immigrants has *ctu?Hy been made on a late occasion by the muniohffal authorities of N. York to those of Richmond Tire Enquirer says: ""Not many days ago the authorities of this Southern city ??f Richmond received letters from pauper snpei vis-us in New York city, inquiring whether thU slaveh- Ming to\*n ?/? un.oJdu I'.i' livn lltltiflr?*<i nf* Vi UUIO VVUIU IIVI |?n>? I\*v I -I the destitute pauper freeman of that metropo. iHs of wealth during the winter. Our authorities, reflecting that it would l>c more appropr late for tliein to applv to the phiiiiithn pi-ts at home who are in the habit of paying large Sums of money for <t.- .I'u-r our slaves I'roai us and spiriting them mo inward to sweli t inmass of pauperism there, turned a very deaf ear to theoverture. Not many mouths ago the Tribune was valuing every white citizen of the N-*riii, sod especially every foreign immigrant thaIsnqed there, at s thousand dollars. The pauper supervisor* of Now York do not take the Tribune,s views of the subject, or i-l-e they are disposed to he surprisingly liberal to the city of Richmond, for their generous proffer of five hundred paupers would have been, by the Tribune's estimate, equivalent to the mag?/ficent donation of half a million of dollars/'? ? Tremendous Stokm at Baltimore.?The weather yesterday was showery all day. rain falling at intervals, but to no great excni; ujjiuii tvflve nVlnck last. ni^bf. hnwoi-or, -I'" ?' suddenly changed to the south-west, anil blew a perfect hurricane, accompanied l?v a delude of rain, heavy peals of thunder, and vivid flashes of lightning, which continued at intervals till near daylight. It was the most awlul and destructive storm that has visited this lattitude for a great number of years. Four Schooners were captized and sunk at the County wharf, at the foot of Broadway. Their names are the George Stuart, belonging to Mr. Philip Baneel; the Aliar Parker, belonging to Capt. Watson, nad the Marion and Wasp. We did not learn to whom the last two belonged. Mr. Watson's loss will be about 1400 ?the others not so great. Some hundred cords of wood floated ofT from the wharf, which will be a total loss to the owners. Further down towards Canton, the destruc tion was still greater. At the warehouse wharf six schooners were sunk, and several so badly injured by being knocked against each other, that they have been rendered almost useless. Here, too, on immense amount of wood and timber was swept from the several wharves. A brig, name unknown, at anchor in the stream parted her cables and went down. Between Canton and the Fort, four schooners at anchor upon the Middle Ground, were capsized, and it is said that the crews of two of them, consisting of nine persons, were drowned. We fear the report is too true. Individuals were engaged this morning in endeavoring to raise the vessels and recover the bodies, but up to twelve o'clock, the names of the schooners were not even known Farther down Canton towards the old race course, ?rre:tt destruction has taken place. The most of the wharfs were swept entirely of their contents. The early hour at which the Patriot goes to press, pre eludes the possibility of our giving any thing like* detailed and accurate account in this at* teraeao's issue. The destruction about town hy the Mowing down of chirnuies, unroofing of lhoases, dee., has been great. The large warehouse <<Af Mes*r?. Hay ward and Bartlett, on Cight-sticeet, was completely unroofed, as was jalso a new three story brick house on Ann street. Locust Point came in for ;ts share of 4damttge Mr. Cooper's St. Charles Hotel. offered considerably, as well as several ware Jwuees in the iuim'tliate neighborhood. At this time, no estimate can he made <if the loss but it must be great. We shall doubtless hear of much damage to shipping in the bay if not tof loss of life. We shall endeavor to morrow, o give full particulars.?Baltimore Patriot of flfonday. Touching Incident.?Under this head the Petersburg Exprefis/i'laies the following touching scene in that city last. week. There are * ' .... iin?</iu?. ttliii have not IOW UI "MI IVM'JV. , , . .. in the .:?urie oj tbeir lii<? had tlnir liea?ts melted by MtnjJar i whin it> : During tV part ??<-k we were fluattendwns ?} <??, >h?} fin,end s?dmi- m? ' . ewvt and i ivstii.jr ?-!i:J?i ?Ji i -_>j ( >.A VO/il'S of iisjo. woo ii;i(i b??ei: s;n; :.\ *tn. from the hoir." r voire fi! r ! vi:i; " at tlio young 'm;! verdant oi:v ( <. j-, ; . . n(. bv the whirlwind. I lie afliiclion had <*;t' i i> i v sorrow t?> mrc v !". > ' ::< . if ih<> mi S; aembiy, an-i mim m o ii.o cou lenaru-e o; pver^ individual corapoiing it. But of all the V . -V, ::: ?; ; agonized inmates <?f that house of inoiMiing. i: there was no"D upon whom the Mow seemed r to have fallen with a more crushing weight! J thai. iifK'ii lhe coimcri nurse of the child, whose n a i uuf-h v.vum-i Jo recognise no limit and no, r r consolation, lie? v\ ceij I lie sjiiit which once I auimnU-d the little hum that lay there all stark i < . i mi tin, nnil flint fifli'C* tint 1*1* (* I | MIM1 ?.. . ..v . - ? J lllirso. lill-1 existed ;l til', tl.C MUlpphlg .if* wliicli ; t j I l)iM be attended w it!i tlie direst of lacer- ! < I atioiis. atiil the callous ami ii.difli'rent of ! t j >j?*rlators eoiild le t have tailed to leaped .lis. j ; tress so appalling and iue"i:sol.?hle. As we j I sat. wilhiti hearing of her s<>l?s, the thought j | I raine upon us irresistibly?what a tender re- t ! latiou is that of the slave nurse to its precious ? charge, and under what other form ofservi- < j tude in the world would feelings such as these : I we have here seen manifested spring up be < j tueen the superior and inferior classes! It i 1 was a spectacle to he long remembered for its ; | moral beauty, and we could only wish that i | some of the better class of abolitionists who < I arc sincere in their belief of the cruelly of slave- i ry were present to witness it." i ? O- I cuatton of Nkoro Stf.ai.ing.?Yesterday ' morning, personally appeared Edward M. I Prendergast before Justices Hart and Iiusscl. . j and made affidavit that one Daniel Lemmon, ! I as he calls himself, had olTered to sell to him. j ' j Prendergast. a slave named Sam, alias John, j 1 said t<> belong to the estate ol Samuel uourdin, of St. Stephen's Parish, South Carolina? j that lie oefired to sell him first for S700, then 1 ! for GOO and finally for fiOO?promising to give a warrantee title. Mr. Prendergast's suspij cions being aroused, he arrested Lcmmon on ! the spot, when the prisoner confessed that lie j brought the negro off oil the 18th instant, ta ' king the Charleston boat, Saturday morning I for this city. His object was to raise money, j Upon examination of the ease, the court order- < ! ed the prisoner to he committed to jail, where j he awaits the requisition of the Governor of j South Cafioiina. ? Savannah Georgian. Cause and ErEKcr.? A correspondent of j the Philadelphia Ledger attributes the immense amount of distress existing in New | York to the great increase of hanks and paper j money, lie says: Within the Inst four years, the number of j banks in the city of New York Ins doubled.? 1 j They are now fiftv-six? Is it surprising, in view | of such a state of things, that there should be the mo>t extravagant luxury prevailing among j j tlie litany? Thi- iiufease of paper money hafurnished the favored ela-s with the means of; j riotous living. tin?f has so lai-id (lie pries of I j the neeca^sai ies ??f I fe, 111;>t lho misery of the working ilasses i> extreme. In Philadelphia, the hanking capital is less ilinti il was eighteen years ago. and yet Phi la j delpliia is twieo as large as it was then, andinI ealeulahly more wealthy*. The distress of the j j pom* here is great no dm'nf, hut they an: not j to he compared with what the New York poor I are suffering. Here we have had no meetings i of n rsons ??uf of employment in this city, clt? * | inair'ipg w<nk. and threatening to | Insider the i | rieli if it is not given t?. them. Such things j j Iiav.j oecuired lately in our hank ridden sister I oily. I ! rnrcvcit 1>i.">ad It.wi.uoAi>. ? We have rent! i with great intereet a le'ter in the Carolina Baptist ft con (h-n. W\ F. Jones upon the advantuui' tlir fiL-iicii Broad route for form?'? connection between our State ami the West. (Jen. Join s est iljlislies tiis position in a clear ! and lucid manner, and leaves his readers satis fie I with the correctness nf his view This ili.> I'ifdi'liii mi.' wilt. us. and whilst, j the question \v:?s still ati upon one. wo wore disposed to urge i:s claims; I>i;t since this Re gislature have decided the Rabun (Jap route is preferable, and have appropriated so huge an 1 amount to huild it, we deem Author agitation upon the subject, at least for (he present, useless. We hope the time will soon come j when we can have a road down the valley of; ] the 1'ivitch i>road. '1 lie North Carolina L?- i gislature has granted a charter for the road; s and the matter rests in a great measure with private capital. Let us not hesitate too long. : Spuriaubiirij Express. < Pacific Ram.koao Bii.l.?The following are ' the provisions of the Pacific Railroad Bill a> it is about to pass the House of Roprosenta 1 lives. I The hill provides for one grand trunk central 1 railroad and telegraphic line from some point on the western boundary of Missouri or Iowa lintwni.ii tho thirtv sixth anil forty-third decree ; of North latitude, on the nearest and ino-t eligible route t<> San Francisco; and two branch railroad ami telegraphic lines, one diverging from said central railroad at sonic eligible ] point cast, of the Rocky mountains, between the one hundred and third and fifth parallels I of We-t longitude and running through the i territories of tin; United States in this direction j of Memphis Tennessee; and one diverging from ' I the central railroad at the point last aforesaid, ! ] and running through the territories of the Uni- i j ted States to the most eligible point on the j western shore of Lake Superior. For this i purpose it appropriates public lands equal to the alternate sections for a space twelve miles on each -ide of the road from the eastern to the western termini. It is made the duty of the Secretary of War , the Secretary of the Navy ; I and the Postmaster (Jeneral to cause adver-1 | lisi'iinMiU to he published in two newspapers j in each State and Di-trict of C<duin ia inviting ! . / . ?; ? . ,i , ... i proposals f -i" lilt' cini>iru? iiuii hi uiu ruau aim j telegraph mi the terms stated. The reporter j observes that the section!) of the bill other than the first do tint accord with the biil'iii its amended form. The prevalence of the previous question ami unanimous consent being withheld prevented the necessary modifications. Cost of the Wau.?On the interestingqnes tion of the cost of the. war to England, the city article of the London times makes the follow iug statements: With regard to the future the absorbing | question is as :o the means by which the. war 1 is to he carried on. At present there is no want j of m i-ie.v. and the eslima'es for the coming 1 y n a e expected, a< far as revenue is concern1 j . :i\in.l>!e. lint it would perhaps, he ton i !i- that it will be sufficient and the !?: :?? ir.? NlflO a>liiili<>ll;il :k. .. : I III.MV Ho l<*(| : L'd Iflii ? *?.! . -di-.i iiiraising i!. whether Ssv iiu-u .:si-i ion m* l>y l??:xn '.''lie ex . . < ! ;it? u . . iff:i'.-'i'l' 'f'.vs fli.it there | ' f i- :! ') j i- ; ' Mr..unit ut ire.-li i.iX.t i.in ittijV'r-ttd iu uk'fjj.iiig by the ncome tax, the spirit duties, and tbo oxgise on i ii.-ilt v\ ;i- ? 10,000.0;>0. :iml lliis was the os'.i nate of what our armaments would cost up to Vpril, 185"). The balances in the exchequer n unites ted that, notwithstanding the more scrims proportions the conflict has sin *e assumed, he provision made was in a great degree adeIMJllo. It i- true tliat those balances have hecn forifieu by the proceeds of ?53,000,000 of ex hequer homls, t>ut. it dues not jet appear that hi- extra sum must he considered to have been ih?nr!?ed. It was rai-od, originally, not as a nan, in the ordinary sen>i\ but. merely to sup ilv funds in anticipation of taxes which, til ; hough authorized, eonlil not !> ? collected under I ;evoral months. If it should piove, til the end j >f the financial \ car that any of those taxes ! tie still in arrears, and that the treasury is nev- \ jrtheless. out of debt, then the amount so re-I training to be eollected will figure asaset-ofi"| tgaitist the bonds; or, supposing there are no irrears due, hut that a surplus is held of revenue over expenditure, then such surplus will represent the portion of their proceeds still remaining unexpended. Assuming, however that the whole will have been used, ?10, 300.()0()is I lie total tax at which the war expenses lor the twelve months will Aland. Next year a great exten-ion of operations may be achieved for the same money, since much wisliom has already been bought. Taking, however, ?20,000,000 as the probable amount, [lu-ro will then be ?10.000,000 to bp raised! iimiun11 v as bum as the war may hist cither by | ;ui appeal to the money market, or by doubling the fresh burdens recently placed upon the tax payers." Tiie Florida Conference of the M. E. Church South, met in Madison Florida, the 3d inst and closed on the 81I1 Bishop Capers was present in usual health, and presided with his accustomed dignity and ability, preaching on Sabbath, to a very large audience one of his most Fatherly and Apostle sermons addressed mainly to the ministry. A gracious work progressed in the congregation during the session, and souls were added to the church. The various reports from the conference district disclosed a very cheering tact?that the important interests of the Church in our con I'ercnee hoards are all increasing; a large mis. siotiarv collection wasbrougit up amounting r. t /?AA \iv. i. i V to over O i.ouv. ?* v. n;iu ;i vi-rv uuercsuog j missionary meeting on Saturday night, (hiring I hi* eoiill'reiK P. J. R. Phunmer, recently from Tennessee, stud Dr. Toy lor, one of our mis si'-naties from Ciena, address the meeting. ami 1 ab nit S 100 were raised on tlie oecasi n fin the j stipi>o: t of missions. We now have over 5M travelling pro-tellers in I llie conference, and membership of more than 10.0;|0, showing an increase in the ministiy a- (1 membership among ns. The next conference is to he held at Rninbridge Cia. The lime was not given by the IJis| op ? perhaps i:. will he the first week in January m-xt. TlutmasviUc Wulrji wan. A dispatch from Cineinalti. dated the 22d j ins'ant sa\ ?: The Supreme (Vint of the State, on Satur i dav, decided the liquor law passed liy the last j Legislature, to be constitutional. It prohibits ! the ictaiiing of Ibpior. with the exception old na'ivc wines, beer and cider, under a penal'y : f f-- : : v I t,... .,."i | oi I1I1C I 111 j M l I U II I* It'll L , Ul". L'lHI V<i|K*l"IIUUOL' tlllll lliili'l 11IV ; I iet"!'s H'l'fi1 rl*i ?.t? #! mil i-otit ict.xl ..f violating the- law some months since, on whom sentence was mferrod by I heir appeal to the Su|-eino Court, will now be imprisoned for 20 days. Public sentiment favors the law. Its enforcement will break up all the diitiking establishment. in the State. The weather is very cold here. On Saturday ; the thermometer was up to 70 degrees, but it! isunw only 1<J decrees above zoro. The New Orleans Pi civ mm of Sundays says: j Our city is now one of the healthiest ? per- j taps the very healthiest throughout the length , iiikI breadth of the Union People do get j sick ami die, of course, as the day and the j night come and depart. Hut the proportion of' sickness and mortality is very small, in 'he! ordinary cour-e of business r.o s:gns of either ; llie one or uu: ouier-are iiuu"< m, mm n. ia wu- , lv where they are agrigated thai tleir pic-1 nil.-no becomes nieterialily appreciable. And I'Vi'ii there llirir present clients are not heavy; j llii? Charity Hospital rot urns showing a total i of onlp Ibrtyfuur deaths during the past week, i With such weather as we are enjoying we j may hope to enjoy a eontiiuianee of our pros ; ent favor in this iuo?t important respect. ..?? The Washington Union contradicts in the most positive terms, a newspaper report that the Hon. James Gulliiie, Secretary o( the t Treasury, intends to te.-ign. It says: "Such an idea was never entertained for one moment, either by the President or th<- Score tary, and we may as well a>ld, that the tumors which have gained circulation within (lie last eighteen months with regard to contemplated changes in the cabinet, and all rumors < fdis-en : sions between any of them and the President, ; arc each and all absolutely and entirely groundless.1' ? -4 ? Statuk ok Jackson.?We learn from the Pieayitne, that Clark Mills. Esq., the artist and ?culptor, is on a visit t<> New Orleans on husi 11ess connected witIi tlie erection of tlio statue of Jackson, which ho has been engaged to cxe cute for thai city. He is full of energy and hope, notwithstanding the revetses with which hehas lately met. and he will no douht sue ' ces'fully tiieiiiph over all difficulties. The Pic nvuiic is very ui.ich pleased with a model shown by Mr. Mills. Kcupsks in tiik Yrar 1855.?There will he this year four eclipses, two of the sun and two of the moon : The first is a total echpse of the moon, May 1, at 10 o'clock, 58 minutes, in the* evening; visible The second, 11 partial eclipse of the Sim, May ! 10, at 0 o'clock, 0 minutes, iri the evening; in visible here?only visible, towaids the North Pole, Groe'ilaiid, and the north part of North Anicri.a. latitude 00 mid 01, The third a total eclipse of the moon, Oeto- . her25, at 2 o'clock, 05 ininutos in the in.nut- { ioy; invi?;ble. Tii. fourth, a (initial i.clip<e of the sun. No vemher (h ;il 3 ? clock, '10 minute* in the niter- | norm; invisible bote, .n.d only visible at the Not lb Polo. Tin "ongaici. House Columbia S. C., lias been sold. Messrs Glazo and Maybin ire the purchasers, at the sum of $32,500. ?B? ii 1 jneag g _ WOMB???a Cljc (Cautlicit lllffhlij jtonnttu. | Tuesday, January 30, 1?55. , THO. J. WARREN, Editor. Wanted at this Office, j f A JOURNEYMAN PRINTER. One who under- ' '? . stands Job and Pros* work will receive a permanent 1 ? 1- a 1- if situation by applying immcunuciy. A Rule With Us. We have a rule in our odioc to pay no attention to , < letter* from a distance, requesting our paper, unless i the cash accompanies the order, particularly when we < are taxed nearly double postage for the privilege of 1 furnishing our paper on time. This tuglecl on the j part of correspondents exhibits either consummate ig- 1 norance or impudence, either of which is bad* enough I in this enlightened day. 1 1 This wil account for our paper not being sent toccr- ! < tain persons who have ordered it. If our paper is j wanted, send Two Dollars for it and it will be certain ; i to go. ] Timely Notice. I On tho first of March we intend to take off the names of such subscribers who have paid us nothing , for the last st veral years. The high price of mate- ( rials and labor compels us to adopt the most economi cai system ol operations we nave suuicicia iu tain us well, without the names of tiiosc who pay semi-occasionally, and we can perceive no {rood reason why our paper should be furnished any longer fur nothing. We want no deadheads on onrbouks. They cost us as much in trouble and expense as our cash paying subscribers. , ' MBMEBEBStw.?rmiiu.il?Mij.jijc? Death of Major K. S. Moffat. . ,/ We arc pained o announce the deatii of our friend and fellow citizen, Major K. S. Moffat, which occurred on the 17th inst. at Orange Springs Florida. For several months past his health had been feeble and lie suffered much from a cough, which had been produced by a severe cold, that fell upon his lungs, and hastily terminated his earthly existence. He was an estimable citizen, and highly esteemed l?v those who know him, for his many amiable and excellent social qualities. In 18-14 he was elected Captain of the DeKalb Rifle Guards, and continued in the command of that corps to the day of his death. Deserved will) luieiity ana distinction in mo war | with Mexico as Captain of Company C. Palmetto Kesri me t, and towards ilic close of the war was elected a Major in said Regiment. lie was a member of our town council at the time of his death, and had often received marked proofs of the confidence and respect of his fellow citizens. We s mpathi.se with his hot caved friends in this severe and mournful dispensation, but we must not murmur against him who doelh all things well, hut with Iriml.le submission bow to the divine will, and mourn, not as those who have no liopo. We trust that the . change is for his eternal good. Election of Sheriff Edwin Barnes, Esq. was elected Sheriff of this District on the 22d inst. Waterce Division No- 9, S. of T. The following are the officers of this Division for the present term: Tlio. J. Warren. W. P. 0. A. McDonald. T. H. J. McCreight, W. A. W. M. Billings, 0. P. Sheoni, R. S. Z. .1. Pel lay. A. 0. P. 15. Woods A. Ii. S. J. R. A mints, I S. J, T. Ballard, F. S. W*. 0. .Voore. 0. S. Grand Division of S. C. On Thursday last the Urand Division of this State, assembled in our town. The meeting was presided over by the Grand Worthy Patriarch, Major II. I). Townsend, of Marlborough District, llina whom there ! is no better or nobler specimen of a man, or a genu-| ine tiiorough gon.g Son of Temperance. On Thursday evening an address was delivered in the Baptist Church, by the Grand Chaplain, Rev. Alexander Gregg, of Client w. and to Mr. Gregg is the order greatly indebted for thisptiblic meeting. Several distinguished speakers bad boon invited to speak oil tiiis occasion, but wore necessarily prevented from being with us. Mr. Gregg, on a very short notice consented to speak, and accordingly (rave us an admirable speech, llic true sentiment was embodied in { this address, and forcibly impressed upon l.is bearers by an earnest appeal to their reason and better judgment. lie maintained that our cause was one of mercy?that we were doing good to our fellow men. and that society had the right to protect itself from the monster curse of intemperance, and that laws, penal or prohibitory, were just, and should be strictly enforced against the traffic in ardent spirits. Wo regret that wo cannot give a more extended notice of this address. It was closed with a most earnest and fraternal appeal to the order, to continue in their labors of love, purity and fidelity, assuring them that in "due season they should reap if they faint not." The session was closed on Fridav, and passed off liivru iJivunaiiu > , .tint \\\; 1114m jnt MI UIUM . & I1U IIIUIII hers from .a distance seemed pleased with their visit to our town, and we liopo another opportunity will ho afforded for 11 pleasant re-union of fooling and scnti merit with our temperance friends. The whole proceedings will appear in our next Mr. Boyce's Speech. Wo regret not being able to publish to-day, the speech lately delivered in Congress on the Cuban , question, by our distinguished representative, Mr. Boyco. It has been highly complimented and his views arc sound and true. We agreo with him fully 1 ! upon this question, and shall embrace an early opportunity to publish bis remarks. Tin Carolina Times says, it is an available and irrofragable argument against the acquisition ot Cuba, 1 whether the mcasuro bo consummated by purchase or ' by conquest. ( New Books. We have received from the publishers, Messrs. Lippincott, Grambo & Co., tho following new books, for which onr thanks are returned: May and Decemuf.r?A sprightly looking work of two neat volumes by Mrs. Iiubback, author of " tho Wife's sister; or tho Forbidden Marriage," etc. 4 4 _ I _ -C ... . iNKL.LT i>KAVK.n.n?u. wio ui ioriy years ago, by , Arinio Chambors Bradford. We have not had time to review theso books, and our pressing engagements will pi event our doing so. We will try however, and as-' certain their merits and notify our readers accordingly. They aie to bo found at tho Book Store of Mr. A. . Young. Congressional Favor*. To Senators Evans and Butler, and Hon W.W. Bovee i we return our thanks for recent lavors. The South Catoliolan. We omitted in our last to note tlie pleasant fact, that our much cstcomed contemporary, tlie Carolinian, is again a daily visitor. We groot its re-appearance with much pleasuro and satisfaction, and are pleasod to find ita former solf so well sustained. I Another Fire in Columbia. The Carolinian of Saturday ( ays. the alarm of fire vas given yesterday about hall-past 11 o'clock, n. m., vlicn it was discovered that the Chapel of the South Carolina College in the Campus was ou fire in the cu" >ola. The wind was blowing almost a gale, and the j lames, althou-'h burning slowly, soon destroyed tho milding together with tho cast wing, (Rutledgc Col ego.) Every eflbrt was made to save this portion of ,hc bieck, but all proved unavailing, from the want of valor Tho Independent Fire Company, ITook and Ladder. Company, and town engines were on the ground, but were rendered inoflivient by not having a full supply )f water. The Legislature of South Carolina at its ast session refused to make a small appropriation to ?ive the town an increased supply, and here iu a few tours the property of the State to a larger amount than the appropriation asked for was destroyed. Wo hope this will serve as a warning to such very conservative and economical legislators. The firemen worked as well as thoy could, and we ire pleased to notice that tho Professors in tho College appreciated their labors and exertions by gener ously furnishing tlicm with an abundant supply of refreshments. The cause of the firo is universally attributed to a spark from one of the chimneys, lodging in the cupola of the chapel. Gcdey's Ladys' Book. The number of this excellent magazine for February has been received. The bonk combines the useful with the ornamental to a charm, and is well calculated to please the ladies. VTill Mr. Godev send us the January number?? Ours failed to conic. Pktkuso.v's Magazine is also an attractive monthly, and contains much interesting and pleasant matter for light and transient reading. The price of tho work is only two dollars. To clubs it isfurnished even lower. " I Havc'nt Sold my Cotton." The above has become a most familiar phrase among our peopl.*, ami is considered a sufficient reply to all demands lor a settlement of existing liabilities between the planter and those to whom lie i- indebted; and, o< gnu izrrl as I he business uf this country i-, ill relation to t!u? -abject ? ! credit, wIiii*l look- t<i an ailjii-I incut of the a.Tiirs of the current yea?. at >r about Christina-, or iltninj (lie cotton seHto" sea son, (lie -ale of cut: on is tin* jjlcat lever iijioii which lite whole iealicr turns, ami as hum as liii* planter's crop r? mains in his "in house, or -lured in the warehouse, it i- tint to til' expected that the owner can respond to the demands of his i-reuitms. Ve;) <ri;ivu questions however, ati.-e as in what extent the i-lanti r i: jn-tilied ? on ilie score of jioliey, or his liahili ies incurred on the -ti-noth o. the all tici|i:i!ch rale his crop, i!:<! ie::ll/.itioti of the ; roeeeds at the Usual time ?in imlclinilely n-tstpoiiin^ from iiioiith to nioiith the oonwr -inn of his cotton into aV ti diic til-an-to ?ij Claire the debts for uh-rii it i- impliidlv [hedged; ln?w far he ouoht to 01 call coti-i-t 1111v speculate upon the uncertainties of the Cotton market. So fai as the litli .-oncerns himself only, the que.-iton is without iflicnlty beyond mere ( ' n-nieratious of jm?li--v, but wlien the inteiest,' the credit, ami the solved cv of others me involve I witli litem, and all the loss witli unite of the ;.r.aiii. fails to the -hare of that latter, the case in its moral aspect b comes more cotiij |icat< d. We are at this tin e in the midst of a trying cri-is riieoie.it scarcity of mmie* is a subject of universal complaint. Collect ions are said to amount to little or iiofliue' ami tieenniarv distress prevails through-- tit. liif >iititr\. ' i "f??cotton statements from tin* vainms e'lic-. show large stocks on ft-ii??I,??f which. in tin* in land tn*>vlist |> irlieuho I v, a large pro, nti-m i stored on account of planteis ? thus locking up ii; tin* \vaii !|oii?i?s a vast amount id m?? to whi-di would otherwise have iiei-n in ooriila linn. M n il ol this rollon lias l> I'll stoied at Scents, some :it mote and s.>tn-. at less; |?'jt n is coaee ieij on ail hands, tli;it the proceeds, even at the present piiees, would materially relieve the (I llienllies under which we at present lahor. The questions we now make are these? Are not our planters wrong in all easein failing In sell when their Cotton will I>riii2 a remunerating price, and tlie proceeds are due to their creditor- ? And secondly, having failed to do so, are they not now called upon I'V tin* exigencies ul'"the limes, to sell a portion of their crops, at leu-t. even at present prices, tln.t the proceed- may. to some extent, relieve the pressing ncce-silies which have in a great, degree, Im-cii i-oiisi-qin-nf upon thcii failinc t<? du so heretofore ? Is it right that our merchants :111(! ??llicT.-, \vl??? have looked t<> the proceeds of Iliis cotton to |?r?>tt?ct their liabilities, should he forced to the necessity of rnUi-iug money for this purpose at a ruinous rate ?f interest?or in default of this, to suffer in creditor end in bankruptcy, because, forsooth, the planter considers eight cents, or seven cents, or six cents, too little for his cotton, or, in his opinion, prices will lu? better in the spiing ? Wo are ever disposed to counsel forli a mi ice and patient eon the part of creditors; liul something is due from debtors, that forhearance may iu>t < ca-e to he a virtue, or patience become a fault "We .k as ill.to wise men; judge ye."?Columbus (Gro.) Enquirer. rn in the Carolina Times we loam that a Pi*lions accident occurred on the S. C Rail Road on Tuesday night ln?t, near Fort Motto by tlit! fall of a fireman front oil* the tender, between tlio w heel? of tlio engine, the train pas? ing over his leg ent'ing oil' his leet near the uncles. He was si ill living at the latest dates. Dikkct Taxation?Mr. Morse, Attorney General of Louisiana, offered several resolulions, on the sixth day of the Southern Convention lately held at. New Orleans, in favor of tint abolition o> the present sy-tem of collectng the revenue of the General Government, and substituting llieretor a system or oireei raxation. He made a few remarks in support of thesc propositions, showing in a forcible nrgunuiit the inetptaliiv of the present mode of j i-aying and collecting taxes'for tile support of I ilie Federal Cnuei mnenl. The object of the mover was to excite inquiry on this impoitanl subject. J)r. Wilkinson, of Plaquemines, opposed the resolutions very warmly?he is a stigat p'anler, we presume?and moved to lay litem on the table. Judge Larue, of New Or leans snpporied the resolutions and egretted lliere were >n lew meinhcis of the Convention mesont, and. therefore, moved that the subject be postponed '.??the next meeting of the Convention, when he proposes to discuss it more fuily and elaborately. It rejoices us to observo that the attention of >!.? Pnn.rundntl mSnVflf whOBO mOtU bUK UVUIIKIU J ? . ^ - tjjjPlg * - ' age jg !! tmmt mtnmemmamaBmrnmmmmmmmmmmrnrnA bcrs ate men of profound statesmanship, and largely represent the opinions and free trade principles <>| the people ol the couth has been called t<> this subject, which is one of gravo impoitance and deep interest to the producers of the great staples on which the commerce of the whole country is based, and which are the ; chief contributors of the revenue of the Fnderal Government. We trust that the movement of Attorney Gcneial Morse is hut the beginning I of agitation on this subject. We trust that the : agitation will go on, until the whole of the South shall demand, in the name of justice and equalitv and in tones which shall not brook denial that tin* oivst'iit svslom of ndroiflv filch inj: from t!.e industrial sources of the South r i for I lie benefit of a few pampered manufacturers of the Noi tli shall be forever abandoned. Carolina Simes. | A dispatch fiorn Chicago -ays the fine steamboat Garden City, formerly running in the Illinois river, was burnt to the watcr'sedge, on the 13th inst.. near the mouth of the Arltansas river. rl he Garden City. left St. Louis on th" 1 Oth for New Orleans, with a cargo of (bur, baik, and oats, but caught fire below N polcon. The passengers and crew all got ashore in safety with their baggage. The caryo is a total loss. The boat was valued at ?30,000 and insured for ?25,000.. The cargo was insured at Do-ton and New Orleans. 11 icii PictcK F''it Tkasu.? Madame Dude! vant alias (Jeorge Sand for the "History of her j Life," now in course of publication in a Paris paper has been pant JS.V-iUU. A gang ?>f sixty negroes, pelonging to an estate, was sold yesterday, by P. J. Porcher, at an average of ?515. Charleston Courier 25th Tklu.okapii to Cuba.?A bill to be entitled . an net to authorize tin- Cuba ai d United States Submarine and Territorial Magnetic Telegraph Company tn pass lines through the State of | Florida, and to protect the same, has passed I in* branch of the Legislature of Florida] J John A. Moon?t Esq. has boon appointed I Cnuiiiiiviniicr of the City of Columbia. j Met'ormick. who was stabbed by Craig, in j Lmi a-tcr Lis!riet on the Ifith inst., died of j wounds on the I liursitax evening following. UJ.jiju-ToacrK. jk. imn i twm???empb???? A rs i vats at lli? Mansion House, for the week ending jan. 27. K. G. ROBINSON', PROPRIKTOR. W C Cunningham, L. Hill John Fctner. Columbia Miss Mary Uiirko. N. C. Tlios. J LaMotte, " t; K Roberts. N. V. J Cordero, " A Robertson, X. 0 J R Brcare, Lexington S 'uveas, Charleston (IT McKenzic, Charleston R T Myers. t.'Ii -ski'iieM 0 O Ayres. Orangeburg S AlexiUider. Arkansas John Barnes, Kershaw J as. Woods. Lvii'diivoiid F Gr Spann 4 Servant, II Scarborough.Sumter i Sumter i n X* i-- i J I tr IT?? *j i /> r? . ii i u i oung. i.vnciiwooa .Mrs ?v nuc & z aervts. " M P Craw !<ud, Lancaster Jas Taylor, Sumtervillc W Mna?cy, Longstrcct J Perry, Liberty Hill J 1) Melhviiini-, Lady & Mrs L A Carlisle, Geo. Servt Sumter J B Hughes, II. Rock 1! Payne. Tennesseo D M Usscry, " S P. Deem, Virginia F Ingrein, Chester C il West. Baltimore. A S J Perry. Charleston I) Ij Perry k Son, Reaver J B Twitty, C F College. Creek W J Flake, " F G .lenkiris, Sumter Mrs M Hammond k Son, J .1 Brown, " Russell Plaeo W Wilson, Flat Rock Ceo D Connor, Charleston Jus. t'lick, " N McDonald, Florida W King, Munro. X. C. W M Hamilton, N. C. J It Morgan, Charleston P B Hammond, R. Placo X Tyh c, " J C Secrest k Lady, Lanc'r CAmm PRICES CURRENT. BAGGING, pcryaid 14 to 16 BALK ROPK. per pound 11 to 15 BUTT Kit " 1G to 25 UKK 4 to 6 BACON " 91 to 12 COFFKK 12 to 14 Oil KlvSK.........." to 15 t'MTTo.V. .?. ' 5 to 7} CORN per bushel 87 to 10U FLOUR... .per barrel 900 to 950 FOB!'Kit. ...perewt 87Jto 100 LAKH per points] 12Jto 14 MOLASSKS.. per gallon 30 to 37 OATS per bushel, 50 to 62 PKAS " tolOO SUGAR... .per pound G to 12 SALT. per sack to 2 mxl. i. ?z-rrznmaBgna^?? ? Attention! DeKalb Rifle Guards. Y l>u are hereby ordered to assemble at your nsu1 al place* ?>! rcndczvouson Friday, the 2d February, at ten o'clock, A. M? in full uniform, to attend the funeral of your late Captain, K. S. Moffat Jiv order of Lieut. Hughson. Ji n. :t0. J. IV MeKINNON, 0. S. GIVE ATTENTION! ~ Tl IF subscriber wants money and must bare it.? Tin we who owe me are called upon to pay up without further dchu, as my engagements render it necessary for me to make collections bv Monday next. SAMUEL SHIVER, Rail Road Blacksmith. Jan. 30. EOU SEP AINTIN'G, DONE to order in the shortest lime. All orders either for the Town or Country, will be promptly attended to either directed to me at Colombia, or left with Mr. C. A. McDonald, in Camden. Patronage i.* respectful v solicited. Jan no?4't. JOHN FETNER. I'iiiiio For to, Orgau and Melodeon Tuning Ac. JN order to ncc<?mmodute several families who have hitherto luid both trouble and delay iu getting their I'iuno Fortes regularly tuned, Ac., the subscriber heirs to say that in future, all coders in the above branches cutiusicdlo his cure will be executed in the very beat manner. Contract* made by the venr, if desired. Orders muy be left at Mr. Young's Book-Store, or at my residence. F. DeVINE, Professor of Music. Camden, Jan. 20. Notice. THE Notes and Accounts of W. M. Watson are in my hands (us Assignee) for collection. Those indebted are requested to make immediate payment, and by so doing save costs. Jan. 30 J. DUNLAP. Assigneo. Notice. ALL persons indebted to the estate of SAmuel Benson are requested to call and pay, as longer indulgence cannot be given. Jari. 30. J- DUNLAP, Adra'r. For Sale or to Hire. TOM, a first r?te Wagoner and Coachman, healthy and of good character. Also, For Sale. A new two-horse Wagon, made by Mr. Samuel Shiver, with Iron Axles, and in perfect order in every respect. Apply to It. B. JOIIXSON. Jan. 30. 5 St Strayed or Stolen 1.'ivu.w me camp in me suourus 01 v;amaen, on tlie night of tlio Stli of January, a large black mare MULE, about seven year# aid, with marks of gear in several places. Any person finding said mule will be reosonably rewarded by delivering her to me in Snmtcr District, near Biehopville, or give inform*, tion so that I may get her. My address is Meclianicevifle, Sumter District. 9. C. Jau. 30. HENRY SCARBOROUGH. - . v * t ,V va ' * '' ! . ' ;