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Nose to our mind, it eppmhi very at c^eor that tlte oolj aure and-jrafountni in?v cirtass of depth 'baths B?r,1i to hs had by ^ISPP^L**0 ' ****- ?* Hwth Inlet. ry Which wiut the obioct before us?w* think It *W; more proper to ceU outlet. This can bo ef \y' fected by dropping uroee ballast across tiib m ouk% from the North end of North Island, P* to ^ csposite point of Dehordicu's, till a ill coawetkberrH-r of stone is raised from rs shore fir shore, a loot or tro above the highijflfeeft spring titles. The send, put in motion W By the water and blown from the now oonw nected shores, will in a brief spacs of time Kt fill all ths interstices In, and cover the top it oftho embankment, milking it impervious c. to water, and hurting, as the vrorid. The tn sure consequence of closing this passage r i win am, uiai mreaa or two currrqnts flowing or I through - different ehannete to thu Ooean, ly l theje Will bo but one, which moving onwnra with increased volume velocity, and power, pill fret away, and deepen the pas. a. sage through the botr, carrying the drift aand of for into de*p water. By. this natural action el of the water, .we should in eery fee years ?t h ive depth pnough, to pa?? any merchant ij. ship over our bar, and then Will Georgetown :h become afrat her vaat back river and other of natuniThdvaWta;?a seem to have destined ij. her 16 be. To this suggestion it may be aa objected, that the drift sand will form another fcd shoal, and we admit, that it will either do ne thitf, or, bjriseuling upoo ihe present shoals, ir- elevate them into islands. Which we con. er ??five to be a matter of wo irhpottanco, for 8, thteldiift will not be deposited any where, till y, it shall have ceased to feel the impetus which of removed it from the bar ; ao that, whelwr a hew altoal be formed, or an old one frhns. ir. formed into an Island, is a matter of no inops. moot, there being necessarily a deep, end le spacWvy channel between, either, and the It. Bar. Another g'cutadvautuge of our prora poshfoo is that tbeiyork once done, it will ip never require repair; These are crude K- ideas, but we venture nevertheless, to ask ?f for them the calm consideration, which the great imimrtuuce to our Port of a ship channel, requires ofthoso whose duty, ft is, to act upon such matters. Suppose the Legislature, is requests our delegation, to nan vo Congress. <ui ii.u ...i.: J? '? ... - ?.. ...w ?wuja;i?UOCS UIOffHMM WM1 JKT v back omnirjr, ask too much t We refer , h to *(m) Tex re.urns, and challenge an answer - iu the affirmative. . .. .1 *" * Ge<C Town American. l! TWENTV-tflXTM CONGRESS, u * R?,.rx OrMKMBKfcKOfXBKSKNATKAND HOUSE * OT SEPBESKNTAT1VES. t , - ^ SENATE. t Maine. . S. Curofino. j J John Rugglcs ,*iohn C Calhoun * Reuel Williams Wm C Preston o New Hampshire, Georgia. 8 Henry Hubbard. Wilson Lumpkin Franklin Pierce Alfred Cuthbert j"' Vermont. V t . Alabama. n Samuel ^rsnt.yf Win A King n* Samuel S Phelps Clement C Clay ; s? Massachuacts. Mississippi, g John Davis RJ Walker. S? DonM W?h.la. I-C- " - t , 1 *wu itonucnvn ? J^bdrWand. Louisiana. V Kn'ght R C Nic'<ola? T* Wjiu h Dtxaon, Alex. Morton &**<&?*, Tennessee. j ass. ?*? ? sww?i!f! j j c"wi' ' ' ^ Ono vacancy Henry Ciay *, Now jwfr; Ohio. 11 ?a,r^',D Wdl Wm Allen 0 S L Southard Beaj Tappan W Pennsylvania. In liana. , ?r ffmc* Buchanan Oliver H Smith 1 ?,w vacancy Alberl S lV|,|te Delaware. Illinois, j! Thomas Clayton J M Rob titon One vac?p?y R M Young rt Maryland Missouri " 5*7" a*"* Lewis P Linn John S.Sponco T H Benton Virnioio. Michigan. il^SrT r Nw;vtli * ,"> One vacancy n No*V>iiftUfr1. Arkansas. 4 Bedford BroWn ? Wm S Pulton 9 Robert Strange A H Sevier I House of kbpresen Fatives. e Maine. j ,r Ndtbsa CUflord * Virg.l D Parris Albert Bed#* Hugh t And? ruon - Benjamin Randall Joshua A Lowell | OnirflBhM Thomas Davce ] New Hampshire. < j Charles 0 Athertoo Edmund Burke f ^arad W W*Miaa?e? Ira A Ess man J J Abbot Lawrence Wm B Calhoun 1 LeeyiH ftnlftinrnfl Wm8 Hastings * Henry Williama John R t-d tart Liwoln John Q Adam. ^1"wBUi-.S!le^ocjr) ! fa. L TillingW R B Ccaaaton 1 Connecticut. > i foeeph Trumbull Thee B Oeb?ro? I IViHiam L Storre Truman Smith n?o. W WdUan* Joo H Broekway l Vermont. * i Etibnd Hall J oh. Smith < WilUiam Siade laaac Fhrtcher i Horace Everett |s* Ne% York. , i FhA B Jiekton John G.Floyd lua do la Mobmyne p.vid P Breaker < gdt-n HoSmun Tho C Crittenden < Edward Curtia John II Prantiis 1 Mom. H Grinnell Judaon Alk>ji Jam*-a Monron John C Clark < Gouvernnur Kemble S B Leonard I Chail?* Jotmion Amusn Dana 1 Nathaniel J out. Edward Roger. R'ufu* Palnn Nuliemnh tl Earl Aaron Vanderpocl ChrialoVr Morgan John Ely. Thereto R. Strong Hire in PHttnt" ' * Fr?nei? Granger Daniel P Barnard . Meredith Mullory Anion Biown *? - ' Ttioa Kempshall David Rueell ' - Seth M G??f?-a Augustus C Hand Luther U Peek John Fine Richard P Marvin Peter J VVegner Mulurd Fillmore Andrew \V Doig Char's F Mitchell New Jeraev. John R Avcrigg Jo. F Randolph John P B Maxwell Cher's C Sir uto~ WilHum Haleted Tbos J Yorke Penneylvanie. Lemuel Payntcr Jninre Cooper John Sergeant Wm S Rumaey Geo W 'Poland Geo M?*Culloh Charles Naylor David Pexnkin Edward Dnvivs R II Hammond Prano;s James Sand W Morris John Howards ChurlcsOglo Joseph Fornanec A (i Marclmnd John Davis Enos Hook David D Wagoner Isaac Leet Pelef NcwImuI RK-tiard liiddlo Goo M Keim William Beauy William S monlon Thos Henry James Gerry John Uailbraith Delaware. Thomas Robinson. Maryland. John Dennis Solomon Hdlen Jr Philip F Thomas - W m Cost Johnson J T H WoriUingion Proncis Thomas James Carroll Daniel Jenifer Virginia. Henry A Wise Wulier Coles Joel Hollemnn Janiet Garland Francis E Rives Wm L Goggini John M Butts William Lucas R M T Hunter Geo B Samuel John Taliaferro (lolnrt Craig Cuerfas F Mercer Geo W Hopkins Linn Banks Andrew Burn* Geo C Dromgoole Joseph Johnson John W Jenos Lows S.ciurod John T Ilill North Carolina. Kenneth Rayner Wm Montgomery Je?s? A Bynuin , John Hill Edward Stanley Charles Fisher Charles Shepard Henry W Connor Jumss J McKay James Graham M.cujuh T Hawkins Lewis Willjpms BJwun4 IMxirij South Carolina, fmnc E Holmes Ti os D Summer WudJy Thompson Jr. Sampson 11 Bu'ler Francis VV Pic kens R B.irnw* II Khett John Campbell John K Gnfltn fames Rogers Georgia. j Lou Warren R VV ilaiierslmnt i ? A Nisbct Win C Dawson T B King J C AI ford Maik A Cooper lvlwurd J Black W T Colquitt ' i Kentucky. Linn Boyd Wm J Graves Philip Triplet John While Jus R Underwood Richard llawes Sherrod Williams L VV Andrews Slim-on VV Anderson Garret Davis Willis Green Wiu O Boiler Johu Pope Tennessee. Willinm BCarter Meredith P Gentry Abraham MrClellan H M Water-on Joseph L VVillliams Aaron V Brown Julius W Blar-kwell Cave Johnson Hopkins l? Tum?y John VV Crockett Wrn B Campbell C II Wiil'uins John Bell x ni.u V||(VI Alexnnder Duncan Isaac Parish John B Waller Jonathan Taylor Patrick G Goo?lo D P Leadbctier Thomas Cor win G?o Sweeny William Doino John W \l|cn Calvary Morris Joshua R Gddings Win K Bond John Hastings Joseph tLdgwny D A Starkweather William "ledill Iknry Swcarmgen Sum son Mason Louisiana. Kdwurd D White Rico Garlnnd Kdward Cliinn , Indiana. r;-?r. a John Davis WmW Wick 1 fohn Cttrr T A Howard riiomns Smith Miss'saippi. V G Drown J Thompson Illinois. , fohh Reynolds John T Siunrt < c""*ok Casey < Alabumn. 5 ' Di*on ? !*??? ! srfer1 c"?-" : Missouri. lohn Miller ^ John Jumor?n 1 >S Michigan. ' " Isaac E Crafy. r Arkansas. EdvrorcJ Cross. # ? 1 1,1 1 1 STAtE LEGI8LATTRE. It ZStUTB. ( No*. 90th. Mr. B?noett, pursuant to < wide given on S*\u\rday, introduced it Bill o regulate the futuro issue of B II*. by the J Bunk of the Statu of South Carolina, under t he denomination of F?ve Dollars: Rwul t Ike first none* and referred. I Dec. 9d . Mr. Evans presented the Pe- j lition of sundry Citizens of Marion Disirict, i graying Legislative aid for the culture of i S*lk: Referred to Committee on Agriculture and In; ems I Improvements. Mr. Huger, the Memorial of the City , Council of Clwrlcston, praying sn annual tppropriation by the Legislature, for the endowment of the Coltuge and high school of Charleston ; All of which, were referred lo the committee on Education. A message was received from the House, of Representatives, informing the Senate that th? Mouse had appointed a Committed of nine, composed of Messrs. Frost, Davi<& W in. Reed, Withersfoon, Brock man, j Wardlaw, Irhy, Jamison, and Henderson, to attend on the part of the State, the meeting of the Rail Rond Company, which is to tHke place to-morrow, to investigate thn affairs of thai company, and report the same to the House? aim requesting the S-nato to appoiot a similar Committee, to tnoot the Committee on the purt of the House. A messag*' of noncurrence was ordered, and Messrs. iluger, Allston, lleriot, Higg ns, and Gregg, were appointed on tho part of llie Sennto. Dec. 5. Mr. Gregg, from the Committee under a resolution of the lost Session, in relation to the expediency of purchasing the Library of Dr. Thos. Cooper, deceased, submitted a report, accompanied.by a cntnloguu of the Library, built of which were referred to the Committee on the Library. Dec. 0. Mr. Hug> r. pursuant to notice, introduced a Bill to excuse the Honorable Judge Guntt from further duty, and for other purposes: Read the fi. st time, or. dcred to be printed, nod referred to iho Committee on the Judiciary. Dec. 7. A Bill to authorize the Sheriff of Marlboro/ to lodge in the jdil of uny adjoin, ing District, prisoner* committed to his charge, and for other purposes, which had been reported by tlio Judiciary Commit'ec, whs read the second tunc and ordered to bo sent to the Senate. HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. Nov. 80/A. Mr. Phillips introduced the following Resolution : Resolved. That it be referred to a Special Committee to enquire and report how far several Banks of this Stato have violated and forfeited tlt'dr respective charters, bv suspending specie payments, and by refusing to extend the usual uccommodai.on to tho citizens of tins Slate. On motion of Mr. Bwllingc-r, the Resolution was amended, by adding "uud that tire said Committee bo directed to enquire and report u hat course ii becomes this Legislature to pursue on lie subject. The Resolution an amended, was agreed tu by the House, and the following gentle. j men were appointed to compose the Commil ee; Messrs Pnillips, Bellinger, Gourdin, Irhy, and Burt. Mr. Perry, from the Special Committee, to whom was re/erred tho Preamble und Resolutions, on the subject of collec'ing informnticn on iU? Penitentiary System, submilted n Report, recommending the establishment of a Penitentiary in this State ; und a Bill on the same subject, which was read the first time, and ordered for the sc. cond reading to morrow : nitd the Repor and accompanying document*, were ordered to be printed. Dec. 3d. Mr. David, pursuant to notice, introduced a Bill to amend the Law in relation to R< tiding Spirituous Liquors ; which was rend first time, and ordered for a second rending to-morrow. Resolved, Thut a Committee of Nino be appointed on the part of tho State, to attend the adjourned meeting of the Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston R ill Bond Com. pnn>,to >nko place to-morrow, to obtuin information on the condition of and to invet'i. gate the nfluirs of thut Company, und Report the same to this House ; und that n trn li t e?H? ia. 11?.. ^ * - ? * * w o. <ii .?# tun ot-uiiir, 10 men on(j act with the Committee of the House. Messrs. Frost, David, Wm. Reed. With* erspoun, Hroekman, Wnrdlaw, Irby, Jamison. un<l Henderson, were appointed the Committee on the part of the llouse under the above R*-solu ion. Message No. 4, was received from His Exccllen'-y the Governor, informing tho Houso that he had b< en r quested by the Hoard of Trusties of the South Curolinn College to npply to tho legislature for an appropriation for the completion of the Li* brnry Hall : R? f.-rred to Commith e on Edu* cut ion, and ordered to be printed. Dec 4. Mr. John Douglas* submitted an unfavorable Report of the Committee on Agriculture, on the Memorial of sundry citizens of Marion District, in relution to the cultivation ol Silk ; ordered for consid. oration to-morrow. f Dec. 6. M . John Douglass presented .lie momorial of tho Agricultural Convon. 'ion, praying that an appropriation be madw for a Geologcal and Agricultural Survey of this State, dec.: Referred to the Com* m tteu on Agriculture : iwc fv'.rr. trout the Cjmtiiit.ee or, I'cJ* prul Relations, to whom wai referred so much of the Governor's Message ns relates |A ,u ?A..t? - " >w uiu luiiiiuvrny ouiwwn (no oaes ?t Georgia mid Maine, submitted a Report, with the following Resolutions ; Rrsolved, Tlint it is the diry, as well ns hi- right of anv Stnte, to insiait on * faithful ib?ervijnce of the Federal Constitution, by acb State in the Union, Renotvtd* Thnt to demand the surrender md removal of fugitives from its justice, is, )y thn Constit t ion, n right, and ihe arrest ind surrendei,.. uuty ; thnt tho denial or mpairment of that right, is inconsistent with ho rons'i utionnl obligations of a Stnte, and 1 ubve'sive of tlto nonce and good govern* 1 nent of the other States. < l/y-ohed, Thnt (his fight haa keen im. 1 wireo,jf not denied, by tlie auihoritias of ' Wnino, ana that this State will neecr con?cnl 1 j i inn that ?ny Slate shall become an asylum for thoso, who are fugitives from the juslumgP ? other 8taica. Re*olv*4% That the Executive o^Us State be requested to transmit to the Ettm [ivtst of the aeeeral States, to be laid befftRj * ihnir respective Lcgidutuns; .to the President of the United States, and to our 3?>aa ora nnd Representative* in Congress, to be laid before thut body ; a copy of the hove Report, and oftheae ResolutionsThe Report and Resolution# were or. dered to be printed, and made the special order of the day fur Tuesday next, at 1 o'clock. Mr. Elmore, submitted the report of the Commissioners appointed u?d<r a resolution of the Legislature, passed at its last Session, to enquire and leport as to the pro. pri?*ty of purchasing the Library of Dr. Titos. Cooper, to be added to the Legislative Library, the College Library, and the Library of tiw Appeal Cuurt, at Columbia, p-commending that the said library he not Eurcltua d Referred tu tho Commi toe on Juration. , Mr. DSaussurc, from the Committee on the Judiciary, 'submitted unfavorable Reports on so much of the Governor's Mes. " Sr? as rolat' S to County Courts, Public Executions in capitul esses, Judges c argiug Juries as to maters offact in civil ennes; snd the communication of D- Brent, Esq., U. S. Consul at Pans. Mr. I)eSaussur<?, from the samo Committee, reported by Bill, on so uiu<'li of the Governor's Message, as relates to the manner of impannelling jurh-s in civil cases, allowing the p;ir>irs litigant tu strike from tho panel two jurors, without showing muse; which was rend the first time, and ordered fur the second rouding to-morrow. Mr. Bellinger presented (lie annual Report of the Mtorney Genorul, on the condition of the District Offices of the Eastern Circut : Referred to tho Committee on District Offices nnd Officers. The Rev. Robert Henry, D. D. hns been elected ProfV'Ssor of Logic, Rhvoric and Mets physics, in the South Carolina C>?|. lege, in the place or Prof. Thorkwkll, who j hat resigned. Tho profound and varied i learning of Prof. Henry must command no ordinary respect. li must, loo. have boon gratifying to his feelings to have had this Professorship oflfi-red 10 him without his of. furing himself aa a candidate, lie filled tho Chair of Metaphysics when we were in College soma ten years ago. We admired him them, for Ins frank, manly and inde. pendent course as u disciplinarian, oven though we canto i:i for a share Of its exercise, and loved him as a mat. for his kindness and paternal admonitions. May peace and honor attend him. S. C. Temperance Advocate. The Kev. Mr. HoorEtt, formerly n Professor in the University of North Carolina, and recently of tho Furmun Ins tuition in Fairfield District, has been elected to fill the vncany, occasioned by the resignation of Prof Stuart, in the South Carolina College. Those who know Mr. Hooper speak of him as n gentleman of cfcimablc character.?-1 bid. j .. COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT* On Monday last, went off with an eclat very gratifying to the friends of this noblinstitution. I was attended by a concourse ofthe tnwliigcnt. d?e distinguished, and the beautiful, from all pan* of iUP State. Tin? literary performances of tho young g*milemen weru very creditable to them, und the udJress of tho President ov(*<w?l,i><,lw im. - ... ?-R7 "" prcssive, admirably sui cd lo make a most Ins ing and beneficial impression on his youthful auditory. Col. Telescope. Tho Washington correspondent of the New York Herald says ? Anoi cr marriage is spoken of ns about to take place in n few months. Too nuptials, it is supposed, will exc e l in splendor, any th'ng of the kind ever before witnessed in this district, Tho huppy man is the po lished and magnificent representative of tho limp'Tor Nicholas, ond ihe equally Icppy fair on<i is the young and benmhil daughter of a citizen of (J< oigetowo.?Every body thinks it will be a brilliant match, and every body hits a right to think so. Tho ladies are all envious of her good fortune. Tho other foreign ministers tiro unniurri-d, and possibly some of thvm may fancy American wives, ns acveral hnvo done before. The American women are d- cidedly superior in point of personal beauty und fascination to :ho European, and how can foreigners resisl ? We understand ihil the Bunk of Charles, ton, S. C., is now Checking on New York, for the Notes of the different Hanks in this City, os well us her ow n. Courier. Dreadful death Jrom spontaneous combuction.?An unfortunate being residing in a miserable nbodu in Eldndge streot, N- 7. was on Monday burned to death, it is supposed by spontaneous combustion. Between 12 and 1 o'clock the neighbors were alarm, rd by voluni 's of smoke issuing from the windows of the victim's apartment. On rushing in they discovered tho women lying :i> iiSf bud snveiopi.d fi.iutca, tllu Ueii partially consumed and still burning. With great difficulty the fire was extinguished, and the woman conveyed to tho Hospital. w here at about 6 o'clock last evening she died. No cause for the fire can b g ven. The woman was discovered lying in bud? herself und the centre of the bed in flames? hut no truces of how tho fire was rommuni. cuted could be dis uiguished. It it there* fore presumed that the miserable woman lost tier life by that well attested, but very rare occurrence, spoutaneuos fomentation. The iiHmn of tho burned woman did r.ot transpire, ns it hub unknown to those who conveyed her to the Hospital, and she hers* If w as speechless from tito ex rut of her lufTerings. An inquest was held on the tody, and the jury returned a verdict that he deceased unknown women was barnod 1 o dsatb. N. V. Express. y*- s * MJypMfcMltLUSftCt O# fMHW iXD PXKJU- f who will look back a few year* eyU#?ell the sentiments or distrust and * Mnbiitsred lioetility with which the adherents to the Nullification and Union parties view. < ed each othsfr can doubt the truth of these remarks. \V? remember when about to settie hs pastor of a Church about that time, dining one day with a N ollifier, and he declaim d that be did not believe there woo an hon. est man in the Union party, and the very n?-xt day or the day atfer, we dined with a Union men, who asserted do less broadly and bitterly that he did not believe there was an honest Nulhfier; yet, before that contest, these men had been friends as wall o^neighbora, reciprocating the kindnesses of social life and believing each in the other's intugrity. The subscribtion of this State to the Louisville. Cincinnati andCttbrleston Rail Road Company, is $1,000,000; of triileh four instiilmunts,* amounting to 9900,000, have been paid up, one instalment having been paid, since the olose of our fiscal year. The ^ shares in the Road are $100 each, those in the Bank are $50 each, so that the State ^ js s subscriber to the Batik for only $500,000, and not for $1 000,000, as stated in yesterday*# Mercury?and on her Bank subscription she has puid up one half or $250,000. The Mercury is in error in siiying that the estimated annual profit of ttn* Charleston und f Inmburg Road is but $130,000. Mr. Toppbs offers to take u lease of ii for that amount as the annual r? nt?und of course estimates its clear in, como hi considerably mor? than $120,000 P' r Nnnuin, to yield hun as lessee, an odequote profit en so heavy a transaction. I Char. Cour. FARMERS' GAZETTE. Pill DAY EVENING. DECEMBER 13. 1830. The River has fullon a little, but is still navigable for pole boats, and probably for ! our steamboats when lightened. From lliu slate Legislature we have nothing important. The B ink question has given rise to an nnimntcl debate, said to dcvclopo some symptoms of the Anti-Bank mania, so rife in some parts d?the country. *Vo haVo no apprehension hujvovir of destructive legislation. Some v&lutftlo legislation is hoped for in regard to drunkards. Poor fellows, tlioy are their own auJ families cm mies ; the s ate ought to interfere in behalf ut least of their futnilies. The ?Ving Convention at Harrisburg met last week. Wo havo accounts from the second day's meeting. It votes by states, and had five ballotings without making a choice. The first balloting Clay had 12 sta'es, Harrison 7 nnd Scott 3.? Afterwards one of tlics i deserted Scott. A new paper lias been usutd in Charleston cal ed the "Southern Medium and Impress of the Times." It is Whig in politics, and wi!| support Mr. Clay for the Presidency. It is published three limes a week, by J. M. Simons Slid J. Bailsv.nl <t<i ru>ranninn inoitvancn t\r ? - r~ " - ? V. $5 after six niorths. CONGRESS. The Senntc havo 0'g.imz"dt but cnnnot pioc ed with legislative httsioous till the other house he organized, and messages passed. Tue fust week in the llou^e was <pcnt in wrangling about the question which set of cluimantH from New Jersey are cn'itled to be enrolled as tl?u representatives from that State ; and when the question is to be settled no one run now foresee. It appears thnt the election for members of Congroosin New Jersey is by general tickut, and that in counting the vales, those given in two precincts were excluded, on uccounl of illegality in holding the elect on*. The proper oHirers mndo their returns to the Governor, without any notice of these precincts. The Governor issued his proclamation announcing the election of the p? rsons who had received the greatest number of Votes according to tint returns made to hint by tho legal officers, and cave then c?t ifieotes in the usual form. Those were (he Whig cund.dates. But it is ullogcd tlu>t if tlie r> j'-cied votes luid been counted the Van Buren candidates would hare been elected, and these latter have also corns forward to claim their seutH. When tho clerk mi rending tho roll came to the State of N>'\v Jertny lie read the name of Mr. Kan. dolph whoso election is not contested, and proposed to proceed with llio other State* leaving n blank for iho other five members from New Jersey till thrt if* or ganifcu'iun should tn'*.c up tho subject. This gave rise to an informal discussion which lusted till thuraduy evening, when Mr. A-i- ^ am* una appointed chairman of the "tnecf in#" as tho assemblage is rolled. A proposition b< ing m iJe next duy to take up ihw Mow Jersey election, and division being culled for, u debato uroso ot. the question whether or not the members from that State should bn allowed to vole, which lusted through the wei k. The Guvornor of Virginia, in his mcs- t sage to the Legislature, states thut (he 1 : J efnor of New York has refused to deliver, a when demanded us fugitives from justice, J two'men charged with carrying ofl from the ? Stis^W a slave owned by? a n ot"Norfolk.