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^ that there is a total diflR-rence of opinion bo tween us 00 this subject. But he n?istate< me in regard to the tariff and I therefor* thought it my duty to say what 1 have djp on that point, and I trust this will serve wuli the Senate as my apology. Mr. Calhoun. I uiUnot eW-r info flu argument, but merely way of cornment on iheiSjyjfifor's, remarks, that bis schemeinrfgwj l0 rhe public lands, is one ^'^^JHwlifications for assuming the* Slate anc^? 'n oP'n'0n? 'l ,s *':c mosl ^^Seonstitufiona} and ruinous ihat can h<> im^^^^agined. But I trust the Senator from TenW nessee [Mr. Grundy] will give us an op* portunity soon to enter fully into the subW ject?(alluding to the expected report on J Mr. Benton's resolutions adverse to the assumption of debts by the States.) It is time to act; and in my opinion, wo are ut the point where we were when the American System was adopted?the revival of which would be followed by incalculable injury. I am ready to meet that point, and to show that the whole system is the reverse ut our true policy. Mr. Clay. The gentleman chooses to #?f?U ?!>;?? r)i.?trihution of the land oro ceeds) a a assumption of the S ate debts.? Why, sir, the proposition was made long before any Sate was in debt, o.*, if any, only for & trifling sum ; and the gentleman says this is an assumption of the St.r e debts !? But how! Ou what grounds did I inuke my proposition T We are in possess on of a fund belonging to the States, helJ in trust solely for their benefit; and { suiJ we ough now to distribute its proceeds among the States. And the gentleman says this is an assumption of the State debts! Sir, h<?w is it so? And whose i? this property ? It will go to the States that owe no debt; and if those States receive it, they get only what > they are entitled to. In respect to the American Sys'em, I am ready to engage in the discussion oil that subject; but when 1 do so, I hope the honorable Senator from South Carolina will remember the part he took in 1816 as the originator of that system; and that I was then his humble follower on that subject; hut when I do so, I hope the honorable Senator from South Carolina will remain- j berthe part he took in 13i6 as the orig n ator of that system ; and that I was then tils humble follower on that subject and for years afterwards; and I believe the country is now fifty years ahead of what it would have been but for that system; and if it had not been for that system, we should he now in the state we were before the Revolution, when '.here was no paper ar.d no ciurency, except as tobacco and oher articles of trade were used as a medium. I shall then be re^dy 10 show lwt domes ^ tic causes produced the greater portion ot the distress in which the coun:ry is involT ved ; but of foreign caus? s, the main one \ has been that wc producrTToo ii tie at home, *4 and send for too much abroad; and I be- j treve the imports are enlarged not merdv by the wan' of duty on luxur e*. but the list of free articles is more than u moiety of the whole imports of the country. Mr. Grundy said, without intending to declare any opinion on the merits of the debate in which the gentlemen who preceded him had engag- d, he expressed the hope that the subject of the assumption of State debts by ti c General Government would not be worn out before it came properly before the Senate. The Select Commit ee to which that matter had been referred, woul J 'n a few days make a report in which u!l the qtieshons connected with subject would be presented, fully and fairly, \ for the action of the S t ate, ond every Senator would have an opportunity of proseating his sentiments on them. The memorial was then referred to the Committee on Munufac:urcs. Correspondence oi me soumern ratriot. Wcsluvgton^Jan. 14. SENATE. A great number of petitions were presented fchd referred. Among them was one relating to au invention to prevent the bursting oi Steam Boilers, and which from the remarks made, will furnish an effectual remedy. It consists in the application of a self acting Safety Valve, and consists of two valves,? one opening upwards and the other down, wards, upon the top of the b >iler, and con- 1 nected with a weight inside the boiler. It is ' founded upon the principle that a body i;n. mersed in water is lighter than when suspen*. ded in any medium less dense than water; ( and loses by immersion an amount of weight exactly equal to the weigM of water displaced by it. Its operation is as follows: When the Water in the boiler is in due quantity for safe- I tnnilu m wmil; ig.j j?^ed in* the water; the two valves are then because they baiai.ee each other; the JP^^xpansi'. e force of the steam within the boiler operate to close the inside valve and thus, keep both firm to their respective seats. The inside weight thus immersed in water we'ghs nothing, and therefore does not open the valves. But when the water in the boiler falls l/v ine> >A mnirrlit >?/? lolVPH 3DV nOftlOll UU1VW IVI UIOI ITVlglli) UKU *v- * v. ?V I of it uncovered, tbis weight falls, f^opens boih valves, and enables the steam to escapeIt has the sanction of the Navy Department, and is, I understand, to be appii d to all Government Steam vessels. The inventor wi6he6 Congress the patent/ight. Front the Tallahassee Meridian of 11th. \Ve noticed some weeks ago the r?-sul' of the fatal duel between Gen* Leigh Rend and Col. Augustus Alston, in which the l itter was killed. On Sunday evening last, Gen. Read while at ;hc City Hotel, and about to take his place at the supper table was assaulted by Willis Alston, the brother of the deceased who arrived that evening from Texas, and shot through the body just above the hips. Alston fired two pistols at Gen. Read, but the last missed. After receiving the shot, Gen. Read, armed with bis cane and a small pocket pistol, pursued his assailant to the front door of the Hotel, where he fired, and it is said wounded Alston ff^he hand. As Gen. R?'ad was falling in the arms of his friends, and stugg?ring through the crowd, Alston returned and stabbed him severely in the abdomen with a bowie knife, and again fled. Measures were immediately taken to effect his arrest but without success. Although Gen. Read's ! wou .(is are excecdinplv ~rrDro and dan J [ gorous we arc ,;uppy to hoar of the probi i? j ui his recovery. O hers have b -o accused of being implicated in this aifemf i at assass,nation. but as the ma ter is to un dergo judicial investigation we for car par 1 ticular allusion to the subject. From th universal expression of indignation at til act, and the active exertions of the citizen to eflf-ct the appro .ension o( the perpe rator we have confidence that reason has in som< measure been restored to the m ?ss of tin cornmuniiy. For the last few moaihs i would seem as if ihe only law known in ihii city was force, and the only arbin r of righ the pistol or bowie knife. Yes here in tin very heart of the TVrri.ory, in its metropolis the resid -nee of the Executive, whose duty it is to see the laws faith'ully execu ed, the j peace and good order of our town h s b- en violated by hosti'e and armed parties, of our ! citiRons arrayed against each other, and j threatening blood shed and murder. In ' vain, with a few ot era of the inferior magistrates of the county, have our weak tdlorts been exerted to repress and prevent these outrages. We have received li tie support from some officers of the law, and in one instance could not even procure the service of a writ to apprehend the violators of the peace. We have no jail in which to con. finecrimin ds. Wlvn offenders are indicted, and, after the law's delay, are convicted, they cannor be imprisoned. Although repeated atrocious murders have been com? m>tted n this district since 1835, no exej cution has been had for murder since thai j of Waters which rook place that year, the ' felons having in some instances b oken jail, and generally escaped by flight either b-fore oraf?T conviciion. Resistance from Alston being apprehended bv the offi tors to whom the warrants for aircst were given, Gov. R -id with great promptitude, ordered a military force to their assistance. Frow ihe New VorK Journal of Commerce. Incidents of the Lexington.?The fob lowing siories show on how snail a circumstance our lif< sometimes depends ; When the Philadelphia morning boafar. rived on Monday, the 13 li, one of the gentlemen passengers called a hack, and agreed v\ith the driver to take him o Eighth street. Another g- n Innar. being nbou' to get in, .he fornvr admonished ;he driver that he must no z'g zag about the citv, bu' go d irt-c ly to Eighth street. "Yes s.r," said ihe <!r ver, " 1 will tak'-vou firs; ; i: will not be out oflh<? way for this gentleman." When the hack had gone on some distance, the two gon'leman fell into a conversation, and ihe s< coni one s ated that he w is on his way to B.?s'on, and was then going to the Provid-nee boat. 4* To the Providence boat, sir !" exclaimed the other ; win', wo started from the very next pa r to the Providence boa', arid here this ras tnl nf hackm.in is taking ycu .?Jbdrney of three miles, and von will certainly be too Jate. Such was * la fact ; bu' the gentleman imposed upon, was out of health, andcoul i not help himself, and so had to go he round, arid probably pay for it too, and be made too late besides, for die L? xii gtott had gone when the hack returned, and so 'he man's hie was saved. This story show's Ihe advantage of being cheat d, and is calculated, not to i. r c. t ~ limit; us appruvt- ui ir.iuu, uwi u icjwiuu | bui there is a Providence which can bring so inu?'h good out of so vexatious nn evil* One of our citi2'*ns who was very anxious to go to Bos'on in the boat of Monday eve. nmg, was, bv a series of apparen ly untoward circumstance*, prevented from tin'sh.. ing liis business at Piiiladelphia in timM to return her* on Sa urdnv, and as lie could not conscientiously travel on Sunday, lie remained at Philadelphia until Monday. His Boston trip was accordingly deferred, and thus i is life was saved. This shows the advantage of keeping th?* Sabbath. Another gentlemen had made all hrs ar rangetnents on the Saturday previous, to take the bo-it on Monday for S oningtm. But learning that a cr-ditor who h Id a demand against hint, was watching h'soppor. tunity to catch him, and r fleeting thut the boat would b<? th" place at wlii *h he would b-* sure to be found, be determined on la* king the New |] ?ven route, and so bis life was saved. This shows the udvantage of being in debt. L'*t no man complain of his lo', in this respect. Doubtless there are many more eases in which some li lie oc. curr nc:e, seeming unmeaning* prev* n'ed persons from being on board. Oil ' tlia it had pleased the good Being who guides ourd< s:iny, to have urned all feet away fiom the Lexington on that day* Cap*. 11 liard, whose aecojnf lias furpi^j[?ed_our c*lii<*t knowledge of the disaster* I le t the buaTirnr^^ThnnTas J half an hour after the fire broke out. 'I he i Lexington had run within two miles of the shore, and ten mii.utes more would have laid her on the boa eh ; but the helm gave out ; the bouts had been thrown away, and each one was left to himself. Cap*. Htllinrd then made a copartnership with Mr. Cox, one of the hands of the Lexington, for life or death, They took a h.rge square hale of eo'ton. and in the first place Cut si me sail clo'h ino strips, and passed them around the centre of the bale, to hold on by. They then passed a rope round each en t of the bale, ond the other end of the rope a. round the rail of the boat, ond so gently lo wered them stives down the bile, and hav. ing tnk n their position cast off, hauled in the rojx s, ami floated away? They might ! have buil: a raft of cotton bales, but in the consternation which then existed, they supposed that any such craft being discovered would be instantly overloaded, and that sr tlv ir own treble hopes would be destroyed, They picked up a piece of board directly which, beting used as a paddle enabled their to keep their vessel bead on to the sea, ant in tli s way ti?oy rode, nearly dry, si'tin< ' face to face, for several hours. Then a se? heavier thnn the rest, or striking more un fairly, capsized the bale, and threw both int< the sea. They were however fust by tin ropes, ond by means of the strap around they were able to recover their |>osition They were both wet, however, which mad a vast difference in the power of the col i- upon them, and b"sid's, their paddle was t- lost. Mr. Cox began not long afterwards n to sp uk despondingly. C.ipt. Milliard en>t doiirored to cheer tiirn up, and sustain Ins i spiri's, but hey continued to droop, and at ' 8 o'clock he lid] front the b ile, as lids been e already stated, and was lost, e Capf. Milliard was in trie cabin when he s heard the cry of fire, and ran on deek. The fire was then blazing uut through the t* casement around the smoke-pipe, and he ' tli nks it might have been extinguished easily ? vvi.h a few buckets of water, if they had * h- en instantly applied. i ? ? The H rtford Times "ells did fol'owing , anecdote ol the Connecticut L''gisla u?e : A eei t.in city member whose vanity his ' heretofore led him into various parts of the i county and sta e, to make a display barrel " eloquence,'* was so frequently upon his feet ( I to ut er some pointl- ss r-mark in a pompi ous mnnu*-r. as at lengtii to musaate the stomachs of his own partv. The usual t preface :o his exhibition of*4 s rong lungs ' with a weak lira u." w s a declanncr of every thing hut common 3 nsej and a no less arrogant claim to the possession of thai "ii viable faculiy. " I d ? c| inn to he a inilnof common sense, M Speaker,'* had be? n so often repeated, an I followed bv the immediate proof of the want of if, that n wig of his own party declire l that he would tak* the s nse of the Hous upon it, <f the gemlein <n from Mar ford p?rsist'*d in so tin founded a I i * * i ?: ........ I,,... ....... Claim. /\('COrU II^iy >?iini mr tmnuni" pi' fice was again repeated, ' 1 do claim to teaman of common sense, Mr. Speaker," he reply was immediately heard, * Mr. Speaker, I demand the yeas and nays on hat question." A proposit on is before the P"nns>lvania Legislature to sell the Public Improvements of the State. A resolution to the following purport passed the lower House on Wednesday last: Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be instructed to inquire into the expediency of passing n la v authorising ihe sale of the public improvements of the Commonwealth, und to report as soon us practicable. rail r<>ad accident. On Friil iy 17'h insr. Mr. Hale Young of Biookficl i, Mass. was pa^s ng t' e rail- : road a' Brook fi' Id, in a sleigh, he drove upon the track and stopped. The engine was at |ha moment coming round a curve and ihe sleigh was noi seen all very near. The bell was rung and the engine reversed but 100 late, as it crushed ihe sleigh to atoms and the cars took off* the head of Mr. Young instan aneonsly. The fl-?r??n?hirv Sentinel contain8 tU?- following no'ice : T ?. The Keene Window Glass Company are now manufacturing Chrystal-zed Quartz into glass : an en'in ly new material tor window i?I >?.? rnaL-iiirf rolirlorv It much KlfOntf K.-.-o ,.6, ~ ^ | i r and 'dearer, an I gives it a peculiar and - beau iful lustre. By the statement oft e State Treasurer, wo l"arn that the debt of Alabama is $15,400,000! There are two cl ss?js of bonds, called long and short bonds. The latter are issued at two, four, and six years, amount to $5,000,000, and bear annual interest of $300,000. The other class of bonds amount to $10,406,000, fall due at different periods between the year 1850 and 1S88, and bear a semi-annual interest of 8260,5u0. Columbus Enquirer. i Extraordinary Fasting.?Calvin Morgan, of Uroton, Conn,, on the 28 h of November last, commenced a fast oi forty days from all food, taking nothing but a little col I water, say half a pint in every 24 hours for the w hole tune. During the 1 titer part of li s abstinence, he was visited by the physician of the place almost every dav. H* was able to go about and continued to do so even in the very cold days of last week. In 21 da>s of his abstinence, nullum sed unani evacvaUonem habuit. Ids pulse varied from 40 to 50 in a minute, and veiy feeble; and there wus nothin., but onc?\ u> indicate any aclivry of the bowels. On Tuesday evening of the present monih, with his mind tranquil and pleasant, he commenced eating, .i... - ?r rl.r, 1 mil it,et liic JUKI Oil I'll; nut-rill"'" vm ><<u tvi'i phy?d"iun called to visii him, but found him absent on a visit to bis father, who resides about tiir-'f miles from 'bis place. It ap p -ars that Mr. Morgan has been actuated 5 by some religious nio ive in he above lino of conduct* Mr. Webster's Account Tc*?r.? AM'ifl^sponuenl of the Journal of Commerce who was pr'sent at the dinner re_ cently giv< n to Mr* Webster at Boston, writes as follows : He gave us u v?ry pleasant, rapid sketch of his g- nerul impression abroad?talked about English verdure?the air of autiquit) in that land which strikes an American so forcibly?-and so on | the lend-ng great men he had seen?the Courts, Parliament, &<\ As to all these his remark was. in brief, tha he was struck with the general correctness of the notions which prevail about them selves. On the whole, we understand tnem about as well as the mass of the British public do Boston, he thought^ considering its far greater proportion of readers, was i quite ahead of Dublin in this r? sp"ct. And 1 ? f,r u*? rinse. there was . ? nc8s and freedom of communication now enjoyed. &e. Tne difference was thai "we I are a hide /tiler"?some ten or twelve days, > or so?nothing more. As to his own re , ception, he was qnite modest of course, and , said little more than enough to show that i he had heen greatly gratified. He thought I a fine feel.ng towards Us generallv prevails i in the father-land. To L wis Philhpe he i paid a very high compliment tor his personal - qualities. The King, ite intimated, eh- ritsfe. :> ed a warm regard for America, which is n much enhanced by personal attachments ; I, and you of course ure aware that his JVlaj. esty figured here in Boston as a teacher e some half a century ago and was treated d t\i:b a good deal of hospitality at the time. i An old genllemail the other day, pointe out to m'1 the she in Stain g'reet (near Gloh Bank) wnere he hired his room of a tailo Mr. Webster went on with li s Scotch toi ?.said fie had b-en among the agriculfun districts there?had omitted going Id Svvi z 'rlan<l, &c. with his family, for lb'* sake ( tli-no and oth?*r consideration* in Gr?'t Britain?finally heetnhsirked for home No veinlx r 22 I, full of admiration for man tilings and many men In; had seen, but mor of an Aiwricuin than ever. F A II MERS' GAZE T T E . FRIDAY, JANUARY 31. 1840. Mr. Ta.lm adge lias b?*en efectbd U? S S' tiator by the Legislature, nod had setou t'or Washing on. The L 'gisl -lure ol Virginia had filet WcJuesd i) lust us ttie day for electing i Sena tor. Mr. Jetse Speight, formerly of North Caro. lina, is novv Speaker of tnc House of Repre scntativea of Mississippi. North Eastern Boundary Question ? From a communication to the President fron the Governor of Ma;ne it appears that twt rnrl-lnjnioc nf Rritish ha VP taken noS' ...... ^..v.wl. session of a portion of the territory in dispute The Senate have adopted a resolution, calling upon the President for information on this subject. While this resolution, was under dis cushion, Mr. Buchanan, Chairman of the Cim mittee of Foreign Relations, in the course o some remarks on the subject, threw but the following significant hints. Allow me, said Mr. B. to make one genera remark uefore, I take my seat. 1 am very apprehensive that we may have serious difficulties with ike British authorities before the clo>e of this controversy. \ly earnest desire is, ther fore, that * ur proceedings may be marked with such justice, moderation, and firmness as to ju-tify us in the eyes of al mankind. A contest must be avoided, if this be possible consistency with the national honor ; and then, if it should be forced upon us, we shall be a united People. Mr. Buchanan, owing to his official, and party relations would probably be apprised of any danger to the peace of the country as early as any one out of the cabinet. The fears ex. pressed by him of serious difficulties with the British authorities, before the boundary question shall be settled, are therefore to be understood as a semi-official announcement that the peace of the country is in danger. Since the above was in ty pe we see that the President has 6ent to the Senate the correspondence on the subject between Mr Forsyth and Mr. Fox, the British Minister. The difficulty seems to have originated from a report that the authorities of Maine intended tc take possession of some part of the disputed territory, in violatfon of the agreement betweec the U. S. and British Governments. Thi? induced the British author.ti"* to send troops into the country. It is hoped the difference may still be peaceably settled. We entertain very great hopes that the ridiculous extent to which the doctrine of in ftrucling Senators ts carried by some of the S ates wi1' work us own euro. Attached, ouiselves, to the rght of instruc'ton. in the sense in which that rig.it w as contended for and used by the Democratic party in former limes, we are mortified to see the foolish extremes to which it is pushed by the ,4pat em" demoerutsof the present day. Wnerc a State ctrertaiuS a thorough and settled conviction on any great point of public policy, and her Senator should differ from his Sta'e.in his views with regard to that pariicu. lar measure of policy,the State,in our humble opinion, may instruct, and the Senutor ought to obey. But to be instructing Senators out of their seats, on all the miserable petty political questions of the day?instructed, too, by accidental party majorities i. the Legislature, which majorities may be changed in six months?is too absurd ! It is high time for independent statesman to resist this thing. Lot the Consiitu ion be placed above the reach of the two penny pul ticians in the Legi^a tires. Alexandria Gazette. The Alexandria Gazelle, which uttered the above p iragraph is a highly respectable paper; though, if we mistake hot, it was no advocate of "the Democratic /fiarty in former times." But tcmpora niiltantur.? Sensible "jeh will, however sometimes be ! d o utter loolish things in support ot loo!is!i theories. If a State Legislature has the right of instructing senators out of their seats" at all, who may restrict or control them in the ex tciso of that right f It requires but little acquaintance with human nature to know that '*miserable petty political questions of the day" are the very quessiom on which such right, or assumed right, i> most apt to t)e exercised. The wise framers nnd udoofei s oftiie dons' itution, aware of this. an J profiting by be experience of t'ie Coun. try, under the ' Articles of Confederation' confered no such right. The securities whi?:h tb?*y provided for the faithful an< siise odm ni< rnt'on of the Government urt of a different kmd. Hxrd Times in Mississippi.?The follow, ing advertisement, which we copy from Rai riond (Mi) Tim< s, is evidence strong as neet bit, of the scarcity of money m that region. A'A A ACRES unimproved land ii 6 V v Holmes CoUnty eight miles cas of L?iington, about three Ffom Fig Dlack grow'Ji, hickory, large red oak Arid pino, Sev cral wrings of fine water upon the land, Ai execfont situation for a Steam-Saw Mill, ther being.tho greatest plenty of water?ftno timbei and t good market for the lumber, <yc. To b giver, away for fifty cents an acre, cash. Wan of mcney solo cause of sale. Apply to, C. S. RANNELLS, Raymond. i d CONGRESS. e senate, r. Jan. 21. The resolution submit ir yesterday by Mr S.range, asking the Cc il m it tee o? Judiciary to mqu re into he < t- podiency of so mending the lavr as to i )f eulate, tree ot postage, in trie respect i' Suites, such papers as should pub, > ihe laws of the United States, was taken \ when some discussion arose as 10 the pro| e eommitieejo which the resolution slio b" referred ; when a Mr. Davis remarked that he thought I subject ought to be h-ferred to the Co miltee oil the Office and Pos: Ron to which committee the memorials for i duction of postage, dec. had been sent. I thought it time thul the Post Office la t should be revised and amended. The resolution was referred to hatco mit'ee. i Jan. 22 and 23, were spent in discussi j he Sub.Treasury bill, on ?ts third roadi Messrs. Clay, Henderson, Merrick, and t vs, suoke against the bill and Mess - Buch iiian, ami Walk'r, in fivor of it. was then finally passed, and ordered to t House by dp* following vole. Yeas?Messrs. A fen, Benton, Bro# " Buchanan, C dhoun, Clay, of Alahanr 1 Cut ihert, Ful on. Giundv, Hubbard. Kin i L nn, Lumpkin, Mouton, N??rvell, I't^rc - Rome, 9 vief, Smith, of Conn?*Ctic . Strange. Tappan, Walker, VVillian r Wrigit?24. Nays?a Messrs. Belts, Clav, of Kentuc] Clayton, Cri fendeii, Davis. Dixon, He derson, Kmcht* Meffick, Nicholas, Pliel| ^ Prentiss, Preston, Robinson, Rug^h Smith, of Indiana,:Wmte, Young?18. House ot Representatives, j Jan. 21.?Mr. Garland who was entitl r td the floor on Mr. Thomson's resolutii to I y abolition petitions and papers on t , lubic without debate; yielded to Mr. Proflfi who ottered the following reso'utton. Resolved That the Secretary of War I diree'ed o inform t!.i? House, a' his eatlii ' convenience, whether he has or bus not c. 1 derod or autnortsed the use of blood houn in the war with the Indians in Florida ; a!' if such order or authority has been give . .. _ .?? Iwiwiner uny inip"Tiuuim m u.uuunuuii lias been ordered, and from what country also, the name of the agent employed lo pu chase and & leet said bloodnounds ; uls ' the number of bloodhounds ordered ; als whether any bloodhounds have truully a rived ; and also, if the use of bloodhoun . is determined on, the Secretary of War ; further directed to sta e the name of tl officer in the American Army under who , immediu e chargejand command suid bloc hounds are to be used. Afa r ihe resolution was read, some mei bor making objection to its introduce ! Mr. Proffiti withdrew it, and expressed I " purpose of introducing it as soon us it wot 1 be in order to do so. I Tlie r^mtiiniUr i?l ihe day i discussing Mr. Thomson's resolution ? Mr. Adams, in the course of the duy offt i ed as an amendment a resolu ion providii i that every petition on whatever subject, sh be received, unless objection is made, so, the name of the m-mbvr who ohjec and his reasons shall be entered on tl journal, and ihen the question shall I , Shall the petition be rejected ? The House continued to bo occupy with this subject from d>?y to day to tl , date of the latest accounts. "The Tallahassee Star of the 9th im says. "Col. Fitzpatrick arrived on Tue ' day, at St. M irks from Cubt, with thirl I three blood hounds, and six Spaniards# the trainers and keepers. Daniel Sturgeon, (Adm.) was on 15 intt. elected u LJ. S. Senator from Pent s\ Ivania. I J The smnfl pox is said to he raging to c alarming extent in the Nortiiern L:berti< of Pniladelphin. The New York Journal oc Commen say a that $16 000 were insured in the Ne York Life Insurance nnd Trust Compan; on th lives of persons lost in the Lexinj ton. A blank man died of lockjaw, at Romne Vu. aii'W days ago, produced by having hi his feet severe y frozen. Seventy, seven deaths occurredat Bostt from small pox wi;hin the last few week Th<* same disease is prevalent at Ne' Bedford. , i >11 ?i?i r - r r $10 Keward. RAN AWAY from the Subscriber near Ch< terfieid C. H., S. C. on the 25th of 1 comber last, my negro woman MENDER, abc ' 37 years of age, froi.t teeth out?no other mar I recollected, The above reward will be paid I , the apprehension, or confinement in any Jail that I in ay get her. ( LEWIS DOATRIGHT. January 28th, 1840. 5 12 3t Office of Comptroller Gci eral. Charleston, Jan. 10: h, 1840. i fin HE Legislature at their last Session, h; I JL ing enacted that the Genera' Taxes sh be paid in specie, paper medium, or tho notes ? tho specie paving B inks of this State, the T Collectors and Sheriffs throughout tho Sta'e ovorn themselves accordingly. Jurors a Constables Certificates are also receivable in p; merit of taxes, as heretofore. WM. ED. HAYNE, , Comptroller General. 1 12 13t r. Notice. 1 rjIIHE Committee appointed by the cong 5 JL gation of Hopewell, Marion District, S. to receive proposals for letting out the buildi n of their new Church, will meet at Hopewell 0 that purpose, on Saturday I5t of Febra r? next, at twelve o'clock. For specificatio 0 apply to tho editor of the Fanners' G. xct l* also to Mr. David Lide, Darl-ngton, and J Archibald Mclntyre, Marion Court House. January 31, 1810. .12 . ... . 2 Notice. STRAYED from the Town of Cheraw oh the night of the 17th inst. a light sorrel mi- Horse with a white face, a roan spot on the exs r'ght shoulder (natural) and another on the right loin, supposed to be seven or eight years old, *.,r~ no other marks recollected. Any person deli/, ive ering the above Horse to me in the Town of |ish Cheraw, will be liberally rewarded, or any infor. matioa thankfully received. UP' G. H, MO YE.' January 31, 1840. uld 12 - tf New Orleans & Trinidad MOLASSES. M -m IIHDS. New Orleans & Trinida ' JL V *'olasses of very superior quality store and for sale by D. MALLQY. [,e Notice. \VS 4 THE Subscriber having disposed of his enlko stock in trade earnestly calls on all those m* indebted to him or the late firm of Scott & Keelbr to call and settle the same before the ng first of March. Those who neglect to do so ng will find their accounts in the hands of an Atla tornev for collection without discrimination. rs. " S. KEELER. i, Cheraw 25ih Jan. 1840. a it tf he ?: Spring Grove Acudemy. rn, THE Trustees of "Spring Grove Academy*'* m, take pleasure in announcing to the public, ? that they have again employed, Miss Sarah IVJcAlpen to take charge of this Institution. ' ' Miss McAlpeh has had charge of this Acaderay for the last two years, and nas given unu 18? versal satisfaction to those who have patronized her. ky The exercises will be resumed on the 1st n. Monday in February next, under the direction 1Sf and control of the Trustees. s' Terms of Tuition. ' For Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic, (per quarter,) 83 00 " The above, with Geography, En,,d gli h Grammar, History, and fhilopopby, 4 00 nil .. .. ... . r/. ." 44 IVeedJe \YorR, ou 14 Drawing and Painting, 1 Ofi ' Boys under 12 yeara of age will be admitted. The above Academy is situated near CcJar Hill, Anson county, N. C., in one of the most 'st ' healthy and moral neighborhoods in the State. >r- ' Tf Board can be had in respectable families ds ' at ?6 per month. ;0 I Jan. 24,1810. i State of South Carolina. CHESTERFIELD DISTRICT. ? GillamKing, applicant, vs. Winifred ir- King, (widow) Levi Sowel and Gilled to, his wife. Win. King, John Moore and o, Elizabeth las wife, Nancy Newman, r' James Suggs and' Clarissa his wife, j* John Suggs, Simon Bradshaw and Winifred his wife, Allen Thomas, Bur,s pes Bass and Pethina his wife, William 1,0 Hudson and Celia his wife, William so Bass and MilSy his wife, Daniel Harrin <J? and GiUa his wife, William Jordan and Delilah his wife, Henry Biackweli and n. Elizabeth his wife, Mary Jowers, Geo. )n Jowers, James N. Jowers, Margaret D. , * Jowers, Winifred A. Jowers, and Adeline L. Jowers, Defendants. It appearing to tny satisfaction that Simon Bradshaw and Winifred his wife, and Allen -in Thomas, three of the defendants, reside with? out the limits of this State, ft it therefore >r. ordered, that they be and appear before me in A,, the Court of Ordinary for this District, to be ajj holden on Monday the 17th day of February . next, to show cause, if any they can, why the ' re'l estate of George King, deceased, should Is. not be sold or divided, or their consent will be be entered of record. Given under my band and ic, seal this 15th day of December, 1839. TURNER BRYAN, L S. d Jan. 24. O. C. IfMorus JVlulticaulis, TH E subscriber has for sals a largs number of Morus Mblticaulis cuttings. In ths qualities which give valuo for planting, viz: *" size and maturity or wood, they are believs* ed not to be surpassed, perhaps not equalled by 'y any othefs fofsale in the United States. This is >ir | owing to the great distance allowed to plant ing as well as to suitable soil and good cultivation. Owing to the present scarcity of money, and the cofiseqent depression in the prico of every thing else, they are offered at a very redi'ced price. Persons wishing to purchase should apply early because all not engaged are now offered in a distant market. Bein sides, if not sold before Spring the price may ?s then be higher. Printed directions for platting and cultivating will be furnished without charge to those who purchase. M.MACLEAN ^ Cheraw S. C. December 4tb ld39. vv ?? y, Okra Cotton. 5- SO ME "of the seed of this valuable cotton' ate left for sale at this cifice. 2 tf sy ! " ? 1 ' 'I ?. 1(J CHERAW PHICE CURRENT. Friday, January 31. ARTICLES. TER {1$ C. I $ c. Beef in market, lb 0 5 a 0 7 S. r? e ??? Ik It - 11) uacuu iiuiii u a i? 'V- by retail, lb 14 a 15 Buttor lb 13 a 25 ta. Beeswax lb 20 a 23 Bagging y*rd 18 a 25 Bale Hope Ih 10 a 12$ CotT'je lb 12$ a 15 j8* ! Cotton, lb 7 a b$ Corn, scarce bush 62$ a ^ ; Flour, Country, scarce brl 4 75 t 5 ** Feathers fin wagons lb 45 a 60 ^or , Fodder, lOOlbs 87$ a 1 60 i Glass, window 8x10, 5Ult 3 25 a 3 37$ I ?? 10x12, 50l\ 3 50 a 3 75 ; Elides, groen lb 5 a i dry lb 10 a Iron lOOlbs 5 50 a 8 50 " " Indigo lb 75 a . 2 50 1" Lime cask 4 a 4 50 ; Lard Scarce lb II a 12$ i Leather, sole lb 22 a 25 Lead, bar ih 10 a Logwood lb 10 a 15 Molasses gal 45 a 50 alJ ,y.O. gel 50 a 62$ ,c Nails, cut, assorted lb 7| a 9 , wrought lb 16 a 18 j | Oats bush 54 a 50 ! Oil, curriers gal 75 a I IX- I , , t 41 ~ ? J ! ??i lump g?n i 46*/ ?* I , linfieSd gul I 10 a 2 25 j Paints, whito lead keg 3 25 a 4 52 ' , Span. brown lb 6 a 12 j Pork iOOlbe 5 50 a 6 ~~ j Rice lOOlba 5 a (i Shot, bag 2 50 a lb 12* a 13 n Sugar lb 10 a 13$ ' Salt ?uck 3 25 a 3 50 "0gr ?. bush 1 25 a 1 50 ,rv 8teel, American lb 10 a , English lb 14 a . ! , German lb 12 a 14 Ljr' Tallow lb a 12 4 Tea .imperial lb 1 a 1 37$ i -?, hyson lb 1 a 1 25 ? Tobacco, manufactured lb " 10 SO * * . . V' A /' - . ? _