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VShb*-'Men and Things at Washington?-A friend,sojotiming fora'fewdaysat Washingloo, has gi yen us his impressions of men *nd things at the Capitol, which wo deem sufficiently interesting lo spread before our readers. He says: It would naturally be supposed that the war was the engrossing subject of discussion and deliberation here; but 1 assure you it is looked Upon bv manv as onlv n nart of the game for the Presidency. Thu Presidential question is like Aaron'? rod: it swallows up all others. I believe the President is not unwilling for peace himself, and is nt t disposed to push oar military operations so far aa \o make the subjugation and annexation of M oxico a part of our policy; but there j are many here who would look on a speedy peace as a. misfortune. Western statesmen ere ambitious and reckless beyond any thingthut you in the South can well believe; end for the Atlantic States, and especially the Southern to interpose opposition, is like us. ii? u 1? ~.:.l i.i_ -i-i UI9 IIHFUIGI HClCUifS. Willi IIIS CIU11 raised over her head. It would gratify you to witness the respect and admirution commanded by Mr. Calhoun. Ilis views will have an important influence upon puMic opinion, but [ fear they cannot arrest the current of event^.over which Ambitious d.'m igogues have acquired t< o much influence. Gen. Cass is an aspirant, and lias a facility of disposition almost amounting to easy virtue. Mr Rtirhs Main ri iq rtl int\ r\f cArnatolial ? ? I'v 1 -" y""1" accommodating, with a rather a" friendly feeling toward the South. Mr. Dallas is more open and decided, and has more will, but wants more comprehension. Judge Woodbury is in doctrinc sound, and although a northern man, hasnosecttional bigotry. He would make a good President, but he is not one of Juno's iavorites?not imperial in his character Mr. Clay is here, and chafing like a lion. ?Some of the whigs arc afraid to oppose htin, and would be glad he was at Ashland. Others think no one else will do but him. But he is so old, and has been go often beaten, that the selfish mrn of the party look for one more availa!>!.>. Judge McLean is a man of talents, but he wants the power of inspiring enthusiasm, and will not he taken up. Gen. Scott has a great many friends and an effort will be made to make a diversion for him. Gen. Tavlor is r:i !!??- 1 ? wl?inr - j - " "'t> but it is thought he is not sound in Whig doctrines, and that he would not be thorough in his party adhe?ions ; that he would not make ail whig appointments, and that he is averse to a whig nomination. He has however, honesty and firmness, and ifhe had political rip*-fiance, might make a good Presided'. So far at ? can learn, upon all the questions in which th?* South is interested, he i? with us?on Free Trade, the Slave queatioa, and the Bank ; but I i^sr that he mightprove rather latiiuiiinariau on Internal ImnrovfmRnii 1 will write you again# from New York, which, by the by, is very fully represented here by her politicians agd lHtnen of business.' I From the Columbia Telegraph. it* V Greenville and Columbia Rail Road. M*. Editor:?A writer in the Charleston Mercury over the signature of 41 C." makes some remarks in regard to the Greenville and Columbia Rail Road which J 1 _ r * " * uciuanu nonce irom tne iriends ot this enterprise. The design of the article alluded to, M to show that with the present subscription the Road cannot be constructed for a Sufficient distance to become profitable as an investment, or of benefit (o the up-country. We propose to prove to the contrary. *Fhe estimates " C." presents, are doubtless correct, but there is no reason to believe, as assorted,*liat the entire subscription will not be paid, and that it cannot he very considerably increased. Aa vet there has hcpn iin forfeitures of stuck, and the subscriptions ore increasing. }i The estimates for grading bridging-presented by the engineers Newberry convention, weie based ttpmpricec exceeding the bids received this week for the construction of the first *t?teen miles, It will not, therefore, be jganasonable to assume that the grading jean be executed within the estimates. The ujpentructure and irou were estimated for * heavy rail?heavier the iron, the better the Raadi ' Bat, nevertheless, as the poor Vii^ -who cannot afford broadcloth is con cent with bo me-spun, and if he cannot live ttiapalace, i? very happy in a cottage; so J^Atocfcfaoklers ofthe Greenville and Columbia RaH Road if (hey cannot rival the will not disdain to^eupoo a road equal in accominodaUon? to tbree-fourths of those now in operation in the United State*. We meao that W lk^ vrith a light rail it better than none "The distance froria Columbia to AhderMon it one hundred and twentir-eightmile*? *ta?&<NMaod eight hundred and forty five fret.' The cost ofgraduation, and masonry, ggl >Qd?mg will be ^ *381,8*8 The cost of superstructure and j^^^j^rweighmd chain me ^ 4*1 KS?$'1;. ': SSv-;?1?*' / ' ' ''-* :<'. ' ": Road can be built for the sum we have specified, and we htzifd nothing in saying that if it were offered to contractors, it would be taken by responsible persons in less than sixty days. Why then should it fail? Assuredly, it will notl It must not! While Carolinu is exulting over the prowess and heroism of her sons abroad, shall those at home falter in a noble civic enterprise destined equally to exalt the reputation of I (Ka Vhtota of. /I ' I-'? *4' uv utuiv, uuu iiikicugi; lliCttlbUlilUiy 1(3 wealth anJ resources ? B. From the Hamburg Journal. THE BANK OF THE STATE. We publish to day, from the Charleston Mercury, the concluding number of " AnnDebt" on the Bank of the Slate. No. 20 will appear next week. The proceeding numbers, on the same subject, refer to the origin of this Institution, and in abstruse figures, to the various funds entrusted to it by the Legislature, and their repeated j transfers. We defer them, until sufficient | interest is awakened by the present article, to induce our readers to give them the careful and thorough examination, they demand. Public men, generally, have heretofore, either deetried it supererogatory to probe the concerns of the Hank, or dared not molest the monster power, that could blight their aspirations. Its political influence has usu| ally succeeded in crushing oppositions, and ! silencing complaint. A Governor of the j Stale made the first serious attack upon it j in 1843. This attracted universal atten j lion. Intelligent men every where, not j won by the favors of the Banlc, nor seduced j by its blandishments, nor terrified by its | frowns, prepared themselves for the contest, j B :t the retirement of the leader suspended j all effort. They only aioait now, a rallying \ point ami a signal, for united, and vigorous j action. The author of u Anti-Debt," while j defying the malice of the Banlc, institutes a seuciiing inquiry inio its operations and present position ; such as has never been done before, during the thirty-five years of its existence. With a masterly hand, he exposes its hollow condition, its corrupting tendencies, and its vast power?rarely if ever exerted for the public good. He has taken the bull?the object hitherto of so much dread?firmly by the horns, and holds him steadily to public scrutiny. We are reminded forcibly, of the conflict ofGeneral Jackson and the United States Bank, an Institution in most respects similario ours? yet less dangerous, because operating upon a wider sohere?and if ih#? nnnnlA r*ntn?? | r - I' the rescue now, as on thai. occasion, there will be the same success in its overthrow. The funds of the Bank constitute a part of?it has almost wholly absorbed?the Public Treasury. The people are the source of its supply. It is, therefore, their privilege and their duty, to watch jealously the guardian of iheir money?to inquire minutely into its conduct?to know every deviation from the rules they prescribed for its government, and every perversion of its funds from the purposes, for which they dp.sinrnfCrl On tl>o <->r ?vy i? ktiw> v T iui. l?\?U U1 111 iO~ conduct, as there is before us, it is their duty likewise, to enforce the penalty. The creature of their will,?and with no le gal impediment to its abolishment, it is for them to determine, how much longer an Institution shall exist, which labors under the grave charges. That for eight years past has made annually but 5 1-2 percent on its capital?that has pretended (as it was directed) to pay the debt of the State, while it abstracts indirertlv from ihn people, more than a dollar, for every dollar it pays,?that by deceptive reports stimulates the Legislature to lavish and profitless expenditure?that disregards the terms of its charter, whenever its interest prompts, that "wields a power fourteen times greater than that of all the other departments of the State Government"?that i* "irresponsible to the people or tho Legislature, and subjected practically to no control, but its own will" ?that by favoritism in loans,?thus being converted into a mammoth political machine?it preserves and extends its power with infiucntiaLclasses?and most astounding of ali, that has now actually due from its own PftESIDENT AND DIRECTORS, the enormous sum of $765,0001?over twoTHittDB of its proper capital! 1 If satisfied of their truth and that the Bank is an evil rather than a benefit?and we think these papers demonstrate it conclusively-?it is for them to apply the remedy, which is in their hands, and which resides no where eke. They can make it a test question at the coming election for the Legislature. They can demand the opinions of their can* didates?compel them to investigate and undeistand the subject?and if desirous of being more fully enlightened themselves, can require discussions at every election precinct, and on every muster-ground. It is a great practical question, for present consideration, and early decision. Nor can it be long, deferred, without incurring the ha ?ara oi oisasirous consequences. We invoke the people, the arbiters of its fate, to actitit. Let not another Legislature convene, without your explicit instructions, to purge the State of this blot on her Legislation?to wind up the Bank, and appropriate its proceeds at an early period, to the payment of the Public Debt From the developments of the last fifteen yoin, we areMMinced, that Bank and Qlalu aWnuU Church and jState, Their union conflicts witMhe. simpitcity of our institutions, and with tho parity of lb* administration of our Governihcnf-~Statet as well ar F$fe.raf: It is injurious and ami-republican to'exI tract from tho people, more than is nccessarfMNu^t df fovimbent. -?e' ^ ? f It is dangerous in the. extreme for Government to accumulate wealth. A. State Bank is based upon the means of the people, and these are furnished directly by taxation, or indirectly by borrowing, thus fastening on them and their posterity, a lasting debt. It becomes really the c?*.. * rr* l-i-i oiiiie x reusury, oeyona me supervision ol its proper guardian. It erects an influence behind the throne (the people,) greater than the throne itself, for secret in its operations, or if exhibited, shown only in delusive or incomprehensible terms, it becomes irresponsible. All irresponsible power is essentially hostile to popular liberty. Increasing in power, and not accountable for its exercise, ere long, if controlled as it ultimately would be, by ambitious and dishonest men, it could, by a Jesuitical policy, insidiously direct its poisonous influence, into every channel of business?into every ramification of society?and finally, waving its golden wand over all the social and political elements, would become the sole I power of the Stute I The withering conse- | quence of all power in such hands upon governmental institutions?upon popular rights?and the moral condition of a people, are readily conceived. Such is the tendency of an unlimited monied power in corrupt hands?such is the inevitable destiny of a system of Banking on State capital. Foster the present Bank?continue it without wise restraint?without full exposure of all its movements?yield to its grasping for more and more of power to be used at will, and submit its control to uu,:: Lncipaled and designing men, and not many generations, perhaps not one?will disappear, before the picture we have drawn will be realized. We speak plainly of the Bank, but mean | no disrespect to its President. We entertain for him high esteem, and his eminent ability is generally acknowledged. The Bank itself u is the living embodied fraud." Its policy has long been fixed, nnd the inI f^rnnsitinn nf nn mnn nniilrl nhnnnrn it A -? ? - l ~ .V. ?.? enlightened Legislature, urged by an honest and vigilent people, are alone competent to change it permanently, by destro ing it altogether. O When Napoleon signed the treaty ceding Louisiana to the United States, rubbing his hands, he exclaimed. uThere! I have given England a rival that in fifty years will master her." l wenty states have Democratic Governors; and nine States Whig. A Duff Green, Esq. has started ''The Times" newspaper in Washington. It advocates Taylorism. Gen. Scott estimates the annual revenue of Mexico at $22,275,000. Secretary Walker is named for President, wuh Gen. Worth for Vice President. A process hns been explained to the Paris Academy of Sciences, and a patent obtained for it, wherbv artificial stone of every I;* I j. . - i f iju.iiiiy may oe prouuceu irom artificial granite to statuary marble. ETlVotice.?The undersigned would inform their friends and tho public generally,, that they have this day associated themselves together in the Practice of Medicine. Whilst they feel grateful for the confidence and patronage which has been extended to them individually, they hope to make themselyes more useful in their united capacity. In all serious cases, their patients will have the advice of both, without additional charge. They may be found during the day, when not professionally engaged, at their Drug Store; at night, at their respective homes. J. J. WARDLAW, M D. T. B. DENDY, M.D. Abbeville C. H., Jan. 1, 1848. 48tf [ "The Ahh0vill? PamihIo A ?*? <! einy willj bo re-oponed the second Monday in January next. Principal, D. McNeill Turner. Assnistant, . Teacher of Music, Miss Harrison. Boarding and Tuition at the usual prices. Dec 21 43tf D. McNEILL TURNftR. Attention Light Infantry. You are commanded to appear on your usual Parade Ground, at Abbeville C. H., on SATURDAY NEXT, armed and equipped for Inspection and Drill. By order of Capt. J. N. Cochran: J. R. McCLINTON, O. S. Feb 9 . * 49 It NOTICE. All persons indebted to Edward B. Wilton, dec'd., by note or account, ape requested to settle the same by the first Monday in M&rch; and all persons having demands against the deceased will present them properly attested by the same time, as I wish tp close the affairs of the estate. Feb 9 49'4t L. J. WILSON, Adm'r. Partition in Ordinary. Lewis J, Wilson vb Jane A Wilson and others. Will be sold, en the first Monday in March nest, the Real Estate of John Wilson, dec'd, on which Griiisells Wilson died, near Abbeville ,C. H., containing One Hundred and Fifty-nine acres, about 100 acres finely timhnfxH. An ttmaAi* ? ? ! ??? ?- ?t w?. ?iv?ip wi vao biiu iw* jrcaia ivi partition t)r order of the Ordinary. A. C. HAWTHORN; ?beii<r. r Fcb 9 , 40 4t ~ *v *v 1 * ?'si'*':? Partition in Ordmtiry* Mary A Dyson v. John Sadler, guardian, ad titert. 'v "-v.-'-' ^ ' -r-:= Ma?d#jr iatrtfng eighty-four acr^t, on a c^WU^of 12 A* Sh?' 0. Carriage Making. The subscriber, thankful for fonner patronage, still oilers his services to tho public, and is prepared at thin timo to make or repair Carriages Harness, den., With neatness and despatch, at his shop in Loundsvillo. Ho feels confident that he will be enabled to give entiro satisfaction to those who may fuvor him with their work. G. W. KELLV. Louudsville, Feb 9 49 3t Johnston co., N. C., Oct 5, 1846. iiiiB cenines, mai in April, i?4;>, | way taken with tho measles, from which I had not fully recovered when in August following I was exposed to tho water (whilo building a mill) which resulted in an uttack of chills and fever, which I took largo quantities of fever and aguo medicine, without finding any relief, until January, 184(>, from which time I missed my chills uutil tho first of Juno, when they returned in a more violent and aggravated form?my skin boenmo swarthy and my eyes turned yellow?I tried various mcdicines, but with 110 success, until I procured of Williams &, Haywood, Druggists, at Raleigh, a Bottle of Spencer's Bitters and a box of Pills ; and in two wcek'6 steady use of them in accordance with directions, j I cffccted a permanent and radical cure?and from that time to the present I havo enjoyed good health, much better than I had enjoyed for sometime previous to the attack of tho measles. N. G. GULLY. Tho abovo medicine is for salo by Drs. Wardlaw & Dendy, and by John McLaren. Feb 9 39 lm NOTICED " There will be a meeting of the Executive Committee of tlie Abbeville and Edgefield tt..: c??? ? t* i .i vjuiuii tunic ouuiciy un i uusuay me w, jp "coma ry next, at my house. Mi-mbers are requested to be punctual in their attendance. WM. ROYALL, Ch'n. February 9 49 tf The State of South Carolina, abbeville district, hi the Court of Covimou Pleas. J. F. Underwood, who has been arrested, and ia now confined within the bounds of the jail of Abbeville District, by virtue of a writ of capias ad satisfaciendum, at the suit of John Oliver, having filed his petition, with a schedule, on oath, of his whole estate and effects, ~u.~:? .? ? UI mir pill |IU.1C Ul uuinilllll|r I llti IIUIH'IIL OI IOC Acts of the General Assembly commonly c?l h;d ?Hhe Insolvent Debtors Act:"?Public Notice is hereby given that the petition of the said J F Underwood will be heard and considered in the Court of Common Plena to b? holden for Abbeville District, at Abbeville Court House, on the third Mo.iday in March next, or on such other day thereafter as the said Court may order; and all the creditors of the said J F Underwood are hereby summoned personally or by attorney to be and up. pear then and there, in the said Court, to shew cause, if any they can, why the benefit of the acts aforesaid should not be granted to the said J F Underwood, upon his taking the oath, and executing the assignment required by the Acts aforesaid. T P SPIER1N, Clerk. Clerk's Office, Dec 26, 1647 49 Gw DR. LEROY'S ~ VEGETABLE UNIVERSAL PILLS, Are a Strengthening, Putgalive and Puri fying loiiic. These Pills have become celebrated lor their extraordinary and iminediute powers of restoring perfect health 10 persons suffering under nearly every kind of disease to which the human frame ijs liable. They are particularly recommended to all tho&c persons who are afflicted with any kind of chronic or lingering complaint, as there is no medicine before the public which has so natural and happy an effect upon the cystem. in correcting the stomach and liver, and to the formation of healthy chyle, and in purifying the blood. They aro acknowledged by the hundreds and thousands who are Musing them, to be not only the most mild and pleasunt in their operation, but the most innocent, safe and effi cient medicine ever offered to the public. Those who once make a trial of these Pills never afterward feel willing to be without them, which is sufficient proof of their good qualities. Headache?Sick and Nervous. Those who are suffering with this distressing complaint, will find Dr Lf Roy's Pills a remedy at once certain and immediate effects. As a remedy in summer complaints they display their wonderful powers to admiration, and are far superior to any thing in use tor those compluints. In dyspepsia and liver complaint they stand unrivalled. Many hnve been cured in a tew weeks after having suf. fered under that dreadful complaint foi years. In habitual costiveness they are decidedly superior to any medicine ever broagiit before the public, and one 25 cent box will establish their surprising virtues and place them beyond the reach of doubt in the estimation of everv individnul. They are invaluable in nervous and hypocondriacal affections, loss of a|i|#cviiU| emu on tuiupiuuuD iu which lumaieH alone aro subject. They are mild in their action, and convoy almost immediate conviction of their utility from the first do9*. They may be taken by persons of uny age, and the feeble, the infirm, the nervous and delicate, are strengthened by their operation, because they clear the system of bad humors, quiet nervous irritability, and invariably produce sound health. As an anti~bilious medicine, no family should bo without them. A single trial is more satisfactory than a thousand cor*tificates. Be careful to ask for Dr. LeRoy's Vegetable Pills, and take no otber. Price 25 cts per box. Principal office, 147 Greenwich ltA?AA* AfT Skai^M TWAMI V#M?1r VVIHVI VI UIUCI IJ DU7Qit Iicw * UIA* ; For sale by WARDLAW & DENfiflf, and at the Post Office by JNOV McLAREN. Feb 9 49 3m ... Land- for Sale. Will WdH, po.iti.eljv flrat Mond?/ i0: Marcfvnext, on a credit till first January next, One Hundred Acm V i*nd, the >R**i Ea. laie or ,ai?ry*>u<?ne, aeca aajoming jandft Of ChM Dendy, J no Adams And others. ^ Feb 9 4?.?t * . D> tESL,T, **?"' "itrA'i^iHb ?*" * c '-Pi MA All senortrimlskted to theEeUWof Dr. B. ^drttjr, tfAlT d? m? imrato?11 ion c*b bo made of ?aid Bttate tHl the HHUftdtfttofe tin &vb< certained. AQ comrouorailJon* by mail moat be free of poatage. j/jtfULEY, Adm'r. 8i6nf p5#Om m 47 \ -t -t'iRV>,*- '"QittZMRW " RING THE CHANGES." New Arrangement. mOSLEY HOTEL REMOVED. i Tlie Hubscriber would inform the public generally and his friends in pdfrticular, that he lias recently purchased the' Planter's Hotel, ^ lately occupied by M. D. Roche, where he is now prepared as Hotel keeper, to receive a continuance of that patronage so liberally bestowed on him the last four years. As the whole establishment will be put immediately in complete and thorqugh repair, he can witn confidence assure those who may patronize him, that the grand essentials of a well kept hotel, viz: faithful servants.comfortable.rooms, and a Well supplied table, shall not be wantin?, which, with good stables, attentive osU lers, and a desire to please all, he flutters himself' t hat no one who has called once will be unwilling to cull again. All he desires is an opportunity to prove the truth of his pledges. To those who have heretofore patronized his Hotel, he would now return his sincere thanks; to tlwisp U'hn hnvp lint na unt- nartnl/on r\l hia faro, he would respectfully Bay come and see and judge for yourselves. He w ould also inform Ins distant friends and the travelling public, that all the stages stop at his Hotel; also that he is prepared to accommodate his patrons and those who arriveat his Hotel in the different stages, with Carriages of every description, good gentle horses and careful drivers, with which he will convey passengers to any place they desire^ on the most reasonable terms. He hopes his long experience as Hotel keeper, and his desire to accommodate,, will be rJllIu nnnmrMnfti/l !??? \i?o Pkinn*1 o omt rinkltn M u I ? vvlUbUU UJ IliO IIIVIIUC uuu IfllV puuuvt To those wIjo trade in all kinds of live stock, he would say, that he has fine lots with water convenient, plenty of grain of all kinds, which he will furnish them at the low** est prices and is in every way prepared to accommodate them. T. P. MOSLEY. Abbeville C. H., Jan 10 46 tf HOGAN ^ THOMPSON, WHOLESALE . BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS & PUBLISHERS No. 30, North Fourth Street, Philadelphia, A lk-:_ 1 I * - nuuuuiivc iu njcir n i'juua, ami iu iimrciiaiua generally, that their stock of"Books andSta* fionery tor the coming business seasons of 1848 will be larger.and better assorted than at any former period* It will embrace every art title in the trude w,htch js required for the sales of the country merchant. . In consequence of the change in their terms * of selling, i hev are ena'bledlo offer SCHOOL AND MISCELLANEOUS B O O K S; BLANK BOOKS, PAPERS, &c:, at prices bo greatly reduced from former rates, as to make it to the interest of all who deal in those articles to purchase from,their stock. Hitherto the system of crediting small amounts lias involved.pn expense in their coU taction, and as H. & T now sell only for CASH, or such negotiable notes as are suro to be paid in bank at their maturity, the sa? ving to thoso who choo&u to deal m this manner will be a very considerable petjceniage on their purchases. V ; ^ Few dealers in the countrybujf . morethan $200 worth of stationery in aseason, many not over one-half, and a larjjg portion Hiot more than one-fourth that amount. There is not a deale?, therefore, who visiis1 Philadel* phia who would be inconvenienced by>payiog these small sums in Cash, and as. t?ach;can save money by doin^ so,, H- & T.? believe * ^ ^ ; * a. . # ' k *1 T inuy art- uu*"niig uil liiuuccmeill WfllCIl Will gladly be t?tnbraced by those who make tjjeir purchases in Philadelphia. ., Those who enter into such an arrangementwill5fcfe enabled to sell at price's much below their forrter rates at homeland will consequently reap:a Jarger aggregate profit from the increased amount of their sales. j Having a Printing Office for .copperplate and type work,, and an extensive Bindery, H. & T. are prepare^ to "fill orders from Banks and Public Offices,* when foruratdedthrough merchants, at cxtremelv low Dricesi February 2 48 " i 4t , i 7 .1 . x " CITATION. ? Whereas, J B Brit ftpplies to.yme to grant him Letters of Ad mi n istrat ion on the :E?tat? of Isaac Leroy, decease*}: *? .' These are therefore to cite the kmdrea'aQd creditors of the Said deceased to.Wpp?a r^tfe^ for* me in the Court Of Ordihiiry to ho holden 1 for Abbeville District at Abbeville C. If. Ott the 11th FebVy to show cauie^Wby*said'Administration should not be g ran t e d.*;(3iyepi ;x under my hand this 2&tb J an aary^l^J^^uS^v ' - tut-nrvti m a ivim .ci>.a,xt tn ?. jmruivj!Ai\i oiijua: On the 15th of Febrnarf next Will be sold, join the 15<if^FcbhiaryJnextvikt. the resrdeiiceof the^ ubiBctfter^.^W'? 30 or 35 Likely NegBOpaT tmong:?0,h: ?,e m.n^ in this District, and now in a ; cultivation, containingabout 7Q0 v-V' . -? ' f n,. 7'" '*$ ' ' ' ' a J'?' '' v ' -' '"*. "' '