fagPMBB?POWMMBBgig?w??m
The first offcers hold their offices until the
re.xt annuil meeting', which should be held
at the capital of that State which had furnish.
?d the greatest number of members at the
lime when the President of the society should
i*?ue h a proclamation to convene the second
meeting. I
'J'he place of uacfrannual meeting should he
fixed at the preceding one, in some other state
than 'ho one where it w is then held, so as to '
give the members in each state an easier opjHiriunitv
of attending.
An in the formation of all such associations
it is n?ce-?sary to have some c ish funds, are I
you wiiling to donate "a mite" to accomplish j
this great national ohjcctJ
If so, an opportunity will h^reaftor ho offered
you to do so. Upen some of you I hope to
make a personal caii ior that purpose, should
it be thought advisable, after due reflection, i
fogve this subject your serious considers. .
lion.
if you should aid in the f rmafion of this ,
society, will not your children "rise up and bless J
you ?" For one of the first objects of the Na.
li nal Agricultural Society should be to con- |
aiect with it a "National Agricultural School." |
Not suf h a " National School" as is tte I
only one we now have, which has. with too i
" I
much truth, been caneu "a nurerrj ui ?nowv i
,raey"?whore the humble eon of a farmer is j
^rarely admitted, what, is he taught? Not how j
to cultivate his mother earth, and make her
sons glad; not how to increase life, but the
.art of Jest runt ion. 'he trade of blood ! ! Such
is now your only national school.
Such will not. be the only one, in a few
short y-ars. if you will lend your energies to ;
form a national society, whose motto will be, i
"to elevate the character and standing of the !
cultivators of the American soil." For w hen
once organized, you will soort show a united
force of many thousand, whose voice will he
heard in the halls of Congress, demanding
our hirihright* Be assured wo shall be heard.
Let all our energies be concentrated, and we
can do any thing in the power of man; but
oitrided aud scattered as we are, we sppnd
our forces, a* it were, drop by drop; w hereas,
* ,J ?- ?-'~l.#.? .. >>
Unwn WOUta IW**C U9 nngin*Gi um/i u I(/(ich<
We can, shall we sav we will form such a tor.
Tent as will overwhelm our politicrl ruler*, unless
they will do justice to the agricultural
class of the community.
As soon as the National Agricultural Society
is formed, let us ask Congress to appropriate
the "Smithsonian fund" of half a inil ion of
dollars to establish a National School. If I
we unite as we should do, our "torrent" will
be too strong for time serving politicians to
resist.
I look'upon he National Agricultural
School as the greatest blessing to flow
from the National Society.
But the Journal of the Society will also
prove of immense advantage: It will
embody a vast amount of matter, useful ;
and interesting to every cultivator in the !
Union, The most carefully prepared ta- j
Mes of the protections of the earth, from
every section of the Union, will be kept
constantly before the reader totally ditfer.
eut from those vehicles of deception, and J
often fraud upon the farmer, called " prices
current." It is by the quantity produced,
and the probable demand therefore, that
we can understand whether it is for our
interest to sell our crops now, or store
tnem up. At every meeting there would
be numbers from every state in the Union,
as ready to impart as receive infor.
mation.
.. ?ii .L. ? i l r .i _ i
.am int; i nuut;*.* me ins 01 me uumhcxi
ol a National Society, a National Fair,
and a national School," and the honor of
being n member of such a society, would
be enough, I think, to make us all feel
that it would he a greater honor to he 1
elected a state delegate to one of the an.
nual meetings of the National Society !
than to he elected a member of Congress.
It cannot he expected in this short address.
that 1 should point out ail the good j
thai would flow from the action of the j
projiosed society. But if we are convio.
ted that the effect would conduce to the
interest and happiness <>f the great mass
ut agriculturists of the Union, let u.*< act
and with spirit too. I
And now, my friends, one and all, do j
you approve of the plan of organization ? |
Speak out boldly if you do not object, the
leading friends of the measure will fix ]
upon a day for the first meeting, and ,
proceed in the manner proposed.
.... . ..ii
1 here has neen an argument raisea against
organizing such a society at pre- \
sent, " because the public mind has not
been sufficiently instructed, and docs not
sufficiently appreciate the advantages of
such an association to render it successful."
How it is on this very account that the j
friends of the proposed National Society;
w*sh to see it established, that the operations
thereof may wake up an excitement
throughout our " wide scattered population,"
that shall be the moving cause of
changing the " condition of the country."
It is also argued that the failure of t
several state and county societies is prcof
that a national one must fail also.
Let me ask if this is a valid argument?
This short quotation, in my mind, is I
sufficient to throw the whole force of
the argument into nonetity : " Divided j
and scattered as w<? a'p, we spend our j
forces as it were,drop by drop, whereas
union would make us mightier than a tor- i
rent."
The object of all state and county societies
has been of a local nature. Their
existence has been known only in their
own locality, and they have been too
weak in numbers tc command legislative
aid. Who cr,n tell what would have
been the effects if all he members of the
local societies in the Union had been
attached to one National Society? If
*M the exertions, of all these societies,
.. . . . i "j ii_. i i i
collectively and maiviauaiiy, uuu neen
concentrated upon our ooject, woukf it
not have formed a " torrent as mighty,
comparatively speaking, as the thundering.
N ;m; ira. If the nation, instead of
Individual*, ! H received all the light of
the intelligent minds thai have been devoted
to these local societies, would it
now be said " that! he public mind was
not sufficiently enlightened to appreciate
the advantages to be derived from a Na-1
tional Society ?" Kail the money that
has been devoted 44 drop bv drop" upon j
44 model farms" and local sc hools had t
been concentrated, should we not have on ,
institution worthy the great country wy
inhabit ?
If our population is scattered ; if44 long
distance intervene between the most effi.
cient friends of agricultural improvement,"
s<-> much the more need of forming such a
society as shall draw tiiam together in
44 one strong bond of brotherhood." ;
Is it a fact,4 that the time has not yet!
arrived when such an "issociation can be
ArMi.ired with a reasonable eortaintv of
success ?" If such is (he fact, I am His.
appointed in the character and energy of
my countryman.
Once more I c ^llupon you to answer'
me this question am I so disappointed J
in vour character ?
Do not refuse your countenance to the |
measure because it does not originate in
high places. For * if we ire ever to have
a National Society of Agriculture, it must
he got up by the farmers themselves;"
and as one of that class I now address
you.
If the present attempt at organization
fail the matter sleeps until you and I are
past waking ?
I am a devoted friend to present organization
of a National Society of Agriculture,
and a National School, that tr'dl elev
tie. the ckararter and standing of the citl.
valors of the American soi,'t And your
?riend and brother,
SOLON ROBINSON.
Lake C- II. Ia., April 1, 1841.?Albany
Culttvafor. j
PRESE.NT ATI ON OF THE TiPPE- j
CANOE FLAG.
To the President of the United Slates*
New York, May 1, 1841..
In May last, on the Tippecanoe battleground,
in presence of somclhirty thousand
people, I .was intrusted by the sum*,
ving soldiers of that memorable field with I
ihefiag that was in the midst and thicknfthp
strife, which f was commanded '
to take to this commercial metropolis, to
be displayed here, before o?ir fellow-cifizens,
as a living, speaking emblem of the
valor of their old commander, and of the
perils he had undergone. When the political
contest was*over, (in which his
courage had been questioned) and the j
People had seated him as President in the
White House at Washington, I was also
to bear it there, and, in the name of his
fcllow-soldiprs, request him to deposit it among
the honored trophies of the Republic.
I promised on that ground to execute
this commission, and with an earnest
conviction of coming success?ihat
the forty-two pounder of the Empire State
should herald its arrival there; but in the
midst of scenes jo eventful as those of
March, I put off* the duty in the hope of a
more quiet day, when, now, alas! there is
the quiet of the grave ! .
I see, therefore, no way so proper to
obey the orders of the brave men of Tippecanoe
as to lay this flag before you, the
successor, for whom were the (lying in
junctions of their illustrious Chief, and j
upon whom his office, and I trust, his spirit;
has fallen, with the roquet; that you wil!1
carry out the wish of his corppr.'rjrN >r.!
arms by depositing it among the 'rcphie
the Republic. I heg you, in th<ur on k\ j
most tenderly co cherish ir. Ot.j*,r ' rgs!
of our countrymen, have no doubt, b?. ..n
as gallantly defended, and were as g'oiiouson
land or sea; while they may have
won but a single ship, or a single field,
this has the honor of winning whole j
States, of conquering empires, ind ed.?
An old Eagle !il:e thir., borne by the pioneersofthe
wilderness, that has added to
the reign of liberty and law, become a holy
emblem, with its in hocsigno pinc.es upon
if. crying out as from the spirit of the
p. st to the future, and which as the coun.
try becomes oldc ai.d greater becomes
to all posterity holier and dearer.
I have th? honor to be yours, resncctfullv,
JAMES BROOKS."
THE PRESIDENT'S REI LY.
To James Ttrool s, Ksq.
Washington, May 4, 1341.
''The flag which was in the midst and
thickest of the strife," and was committed
to your care on the Tipp?;c?u.;>e hattie-ground
by the surviving soldiers of t hat
memorable field, and which they commanded
you to hear to tins metropolis as
an emblem of the valor of their old commander
and of the perils he had undergone,
has - been delivered into my hands,
and will be placed by me among the
honored trophies of the Republic. The
account which was given me some
years ago, by the gallant English, now
no more, who upheld that banner amid
the perils of the fight, had prepared me
to expect to see it as it is, gashed by the
nnmK'Ui'!; ami rpnf hv halls. That En-1!
IIMJIU I jt?, TV r% i?K\l !?/.? ? J _ _
sign alone, by all the officers, with but i
twenty men of the gallant company over <
which, when the sun went down, that flag I
so proudly waved, survived to tell in the <
morning the hazards of that terrible night, i
From that brave soldier, who afterwards <
held a high place in the hearts of the i
people of Indiana, I learned properly to i
appreciate the feat less bearing and con- i
duct of the patriotic citizen who has so i
recently exchanged this earthly taber- <
nacle of clay for one that endureth for j i
ever. Death is the common heritage of 11
- - * -4 ,1.4 ,
all mankind; so to Jive oui as mai me ?
darkness of the grave shall not obscure I
our names, and that they be placed in <
close association with the names of the i
great and good who have gone before and i
who are to come after us makes death i
, " j
itsplf a consummation rather to be wished I
thnr. feed, and throws a light of glorv i
over the grave. Such now, is the oondi- <
lion of 4,the old commander" ir?to whose !
hand*, when yuu received this Hag, you i
1
so joyously anticipated its delivery. His
deeds are now''enrolled in the Capital,"
and this banner shall hie preserved as a
memorial oi a battle welj fought, and of a
victory most nebly won. ^ i
I pray you, sir, to accept assurances of <
"nrjv great respect. JOHi\ TYLER.
The bearer of the flag at the battle of
Tippecanoe, alluded to in the above reply
of the President, some of our readers may
not recollect, was Ensign Tipton, a Tennesseean
by birth, who started from home
with only his axe for a patrimony, and
who subsequently became a Senator in (1
the Congress of the United States, and j
one of the first men in Indiana. Of him | 1
ihe anecdote is rarrated, we have seen in ,
the public journals, whers Geu. Harrison | <
is represented as riding up in the heart'
of the battle, inquiring of the young Tip- 1
ton, " Where is your Captain ?" 44 Dead '
sir." 44 Your Lieutenant V* 'Dead ! sir." |
"Your second Lieutenant?" "Dead I sir." 1
"Your Ensign?" "He sta nds before you!" 1
where Tipton then stood, holding and de- '
fending this very flag, but so covered witii j
dirt anu so besmeared witjb, blood that I
Gen. Harrison scarcely Tipew him. <
' Hold on." said Harrison "for a moment i
I
| longer;" "I will reinforce voy;" and he i
! rode off and led up there the ^ompany of
! Capt. Robbfbv which time, or soon sifter, (
of the seventy-five men under Capt, i
Spencer, there were only ten or twelve I
left not killed or wounded; inihis company
was this flag.?Nat., Intel,
hogan pardoned. j
The Little Rock Gazette of the 24th i
ult. savs the following letter was address, t
ked by Abner D. Hogan, n. soldier, who was j
convicted of murder at the last term of *
the U. S. District Court, but recom- j
mended to the mercy of the President. I
He concluded to pardon himself and broke <
out of the new State prison. r
To the gentlemen of Little Rock, Ark: i
State Prison, April 21, 1841. t
Gentle/ten and fellow citizens of Arkan- f
sas:?I will give you all to understand s
that I have msite my elopement, and give <
you my reasons /or so doing, and I hope 1
you wont blame me. The President is ?
dead, and there is a poo? prospect of my t
being pardoned hy the Vic.3 President, be. c
ing he is not a military man; I don't i
think I deserve to die for this act of^dis*
cretion. If I had done this for malice 0?1 e
animosity, I would not have said one word p
against^the verdict, and ycu cannot c
blame me. 1 intend never to show mv p
face to a white man again as long as I g
live. If I get clear I will go amongst my n
red brethren in the prairies, the Cumanch- k
es, Pawnees, Kiowas and Toweaskies, for n
I can speak their languages very well, h
and if I can get to them before 1 am ta* u
ken, I may be of some service to the Uni. a
ted States, for I will <eep them from
committing depredations on the frontiers . F
and traders, and try to iribke them work si
for their living and be honest. " n
I am very well equipped forthjs expe- *
dirion; I hnve a rifle, a brace of pistols, F
a Howie knife and plenty of ammunition ; i t<
a first-rate horse, snddle?and briddle, and ' tl
some money to take me through the *
Choctaw Nation, and if I get through I p
am safe, for I am not afraid of the Indi. i 'I
ans. If I can get to old Tabbaquena, the nr
Cumanche war chief, I am at home; for ci
he wanted me to go with him the Inst a1
i;nM , sr.w bim, and he said he would give p
it I "ighter, and now is my time, a
I v!. 1>l at si loss for nothing but tcbac- b
co. Oh. if I hud some seed I would be o
i.xed. You may think it strange that I tl
should flee to them for protection, but to ri
tell the truth, they are i:he most friendly A
human being on earth, when they takea
notion to any person, and they would lose o
their lives for you. For the Lord's sake j>
don't advertise me, on account of my h
mother, and let me go in peace and I will i*
not bother any of you any more. I warn a1
ali men from using ma t liquor, for you j n
? 9. whaMt has brought rue to; or. account ?
of that I have to fiee to savage3 for pro. i 71
tcction.
Gentlemen, I hnve cnc friend in Ar- j #
kinsas, unknown to any person here?t4a 11
frie.nd in need is a frier d irdeed." If I a
am pardoned, it is so much the better, and 0
I may sometime hear of it; and if so I can
come back, and if not I won't. It will "
be no satisfaction to see me hanged like c'
a dog. Let me go in peace and harmony.
Nothing more, than I am vour friend until 94
death. ABNER D. HOGAN. a
N. B. I know it is against ^the laws o'
of my country to break out of priron, but I ?
cannot help it now, for I am in a close ,r
place, and life is sweet, is it not? I do P1
not want todie like a fe on. Itfwouldbe ^
a disgrace to mv native state; Gentle- 91
men, I am a Kentucki&n by birth.
A; D. H. aL
-i tl
From the Charleston Courier,
anthon's classical pictionaky. w
The incessant devotion of Professor hi
Anthon to the cause of classical literature ai
has he en already evinced by his publication
of a series (not completed) of the an- tl
oient Greek and, Romar classic auth-^-s; is
his ability and fideltv, in the cxe~u ?^n w
of the arduous task, have be^n tested by z
the almost universal use of his editions tl
of the classics in the seminaries of our 2
own country, and their general adoption d;
in the most eminent schools of Great Bri- tl
tain and Ireland, as we lasbythe warm p<
sulogies bestowed upon his labors by some s<
of the most distinguished philologists tr
in both hemispheres. Independent of tr
such incontestible proofs of superior schol- tl"
?l:_ iu. : 1 n: _r D.n ?,
firsuip, .uit: Vyiassicai yiijiiunnn ui i "*
fcssor Anthon would of itself bo a suffi- ir
cient to establish his rep itation as a schol- si
arof profounderudition, untiring industry, es
and interminable research. A thorough h<
acquaintance with the Germah language w
has given the Professor free access.to the
inexhaustible mines o! German literature, ir
which he has spread with an unsparing h
hand throughout the pagos of the diction- sf
arv: the works of modern tourists and ai
mglwimmwmwawbmmwww whhiii
geographors have been consulted, and se. 1
iectiomi have been made and inserted in t
the respective articles, which not only t
terest the reader, but^in many instances d
elucidate what was nitherto considered \
doubtful or obscure. The author has t
throughout his work been ever mindful of f
.he maxim of the Roman satirist,
iNil.dictu foedum, visque hacc litninia
tnngat,
Intra quae puerest.
The narratives of gross impurity, which
defiled thrt pages of Lempricre, are utterly
excluded by Professor Anthon, and we V
can say with confidence, that Anthon:s 1
Classical Dictionarv cannot fail to prove ^
acceptable to the ecclesiastic, the gentleman,
the schrlar, the professional man,
or the reader of whatever description, tl
who seeks for information upon subjects of tl
antiquity. c
Some twenty?five yesrs since, any ^
person who'advanced the idea of editing a
Greek or Roman classical author, upoii b
the reputation of American scholarship, If
would ho considered insane. Is it not
gratifying to our national pride, to reflect
that Professor Anthon has elevated the k
character of our classical literature, even
in the country which produced a Bcntlcy j
j _ t? 4 |d<
inn a rorson
Mr. Babcock, in Ring-street, has a few w
sopiesof this work, and we presume that ai
in a few days it can be obtained at all |r
the bookstores in our city.
ARI3TARCHUS. "
The Van Rensselaer tenants have had
i "general meeting" and passed of notable tl
esolutions; one of which informs that as r(
:he Declarationof American independence
iffirms that ail manjjgnd are created equal .
ind the Constitution of the Uuited States lr
guarantees a republican government to
he several States they are df opinion, se- 0
:undus, that the holding of so much land j)
is is held by the patroon of Rensselaerwick j(
s in direct violation of the said declaraion
and repugnant to the constitution af.
bresaid. It was therefore solemnly re. w
mlved that the tendants would petition m
Congress for a "redress of our grievances.' te
Vay'they further resolved that they would
50 into a ten years contest with the pa.
roon unless they obtained before the end pr
>f that time, a redress of their before
nentoned "grievances.
It is a little mortifying to find that the ar
inlightened state of New-York?the **ro- 01
ire member of the Union, as she is or
ertainly ought to be in population, enterrise,
commerce, manufactures and intel- de
ence, can musterwithin her borders any
utnber of citizens dark enough in intel- ^
ict and debased pnough in the knowledge
* ?? ah ? a r tlio fi ro
iccessary to kwjj prupic wu? ?i mv ...v.,
i entertain such notions as these. It is vv<
'orse than the doctrines of Brownson, and nc
Imost low enough forSkidmoreism.
Mr. John Jacob Astor, Mr. Girard, of '
Philadelphia, and the late Mr. Gray to
ly nothing of some ten or a dozen o*her ? ,
lillionarics in the United States arc, and j
rere worth twine as much as Mr. Van
'uncssniffir, and Mr. Astor, we venture cc
) say, has as many tenants. Why dont da
icy refuse to pay the rent which thay SU|
rere glad to agree upon in obtaining the jm
riviledgeof living upon the premeses??
'hey have the same right, and what is -ve
tore, the industrious mechanic of th is evil
v, who by his own hard work and pru- pa
ent management has become tho owner
f more houses than one may just as reasonbly
be resisted in the payment of rent ^
y the tenant who has no house but the t0
nc he is glad to hire of his neighbor, as de
le Alb. ny landlord who happens to be e.\
cher than these sturdy republicans of
lensselierwick. ,
We bad heretofore thought that it was 3
ne of the blessings of our system that it &>'
rotected every man in the enjoyment of
is own, at the same time that every man l0
i left at libertv 'n make his own as large jr<
? he could. We wonder whether weare
listaken in these views of the nature of ?'
ur Government!?iY. Y. Cow 4*
I Iht
uirer. Rt
The Liberated Africans.?A meet- 03
ig was held in the tabernacle yesterday in
fternoor at which a number of Africans cn
f the Amistad were present. Notwith- on
andiner the sudden and heavy shower
iat had occured quite a full audience was
ollected.
In consequence of the necessary ahmce
of the Expresident? Mr. J. Q. Ad. mf
ms. who was expected to be to present
n the occason, Mr. Lewis Tappen pro- ^
eeded to state the business of the meet. ^
?g. It was to show to the public the irnrovement
which the Africans made ;? r
> excite an inter s in a religious mis- (,n
on to Mcndi, their country to raise mon- an
tr to defray the expence of supporting UR
ncf educating them here, and of returning | of
lem to their conntry. I Rr
*""** A * ? Lr* nlnoo I i I-w
J Heir reuirn is expecieu iu innc |M?IW 1 ill*
hen such sufficient information shall th<
ave been obtained as to render it safe s,.
nd certain. j
Some facts and incidents respecting 0p
lem were then staled by Mr. Booth who ^
at present acting as their teacher. It I (
ould seem that a higher degree of civilation
prevails in the inlandjpart of Africa
mn was generally supposed. T hese ne- (
roesalmost spurn the question puttotheni
y any curious person?if in their country .
iey have well formed hojses? Their lai
eoplo live in cities and vilages and not ?ei
mattered as on the highways in this conn- i
y. Jn the cities forms of justice arees- W]
Lblished, But what is a chief hindrance to era
leir progress in learning, and what broke < I<;
In rtiro nr tu'e instances at this meet
ig is a deep seated and an absorbing do- j anre
to see their homes, their fathers, and .jlC
jpecialiy their mothers, who seem to
old in their hearts an equal place with t^f
ives and children.
f*\ |
Fifteen of these Africans were present J
i that meeting. Each one of them ox. ''
ibitod his improvement in reading and so'
>elling. A hymn was sung by them, ,a3
ad alio tu o or three of their native songs.
account of the cr in the A
ad wag related by one of them in
iroken English is could however be
lerstood by a quick ear, and a
vards repeated by Cinquez in his ni
onguc. An impression very much in
avor seamed to he felt bv the audi<
N. Y. Jour, of Coi
CHERAW GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY, Junk 2.
Hogs or no Hogs 7 That's the question;
^hoiner 'tis boUsr for the Town to suffer,
'lie stings nn I odors of the swinish mulli
?r war against them, to the ki.ife, deuoam
.nd by impounding end them.
We have been requested to give nc
lat a meeting of the citizens will he
lis afternoon at hn!f pasi fouro'ciocl
onsidcr the subject of requesting
ouncil to pass an Ordinance prohibi
ogs, and other animals, from runnin
irgc in the streets.
Having ourselves, in former d
nnwn experimentally, the delicious:
f Rhubarb Pies, we are moved by a
able benevolence to furnish our rea
ith the information contained in
rticle on our first page in reference to
lode of cultivating the plant, and pr<
ng it for use.
At a meeting of citizens assemblet
ie Town Hall on the 26th inst. it
solved that Saturday, the 3d July n
muld be celebrated in the usual man
i lieu of the Fourth.
Alexander Gregg Esq. was chc
>rator, and John Long Esq. reader of
eclaration. Messrs. W. Godfrey,
Dhnson, D. Mallov, D. McNair, Dr.
i. Powe, F. Turner and H. T. Chapn
ere appointed a Committee of Arrai
ients, and Felix Long Esq. was reqi
id to act as Marshall of the day.
The elections for members of Cong
om the States of M^yland and Teni
chave been heard from since our 1
id have resulted as was anticipated
ir exhibit of parties.
The report of Judge Earle's opir
live red in the case of The Staters. C
ristorc, ffScriff of Marlborough J)isti
rnisficd by our esteemed correspond
ached us too tote for insertion in
jek's paper but shall appear in
?xt.
CONGRESS.
The twenty seventh Congress me
ctra Session on Monday Jast the 5
:. From the arrival of members anno
din the Washington papers for sc
ys past, a full attendenee may be p
med. This session will be the m
portant that has taken place for mc
a**s, and groat results for good or
il will certainly follow it. The W
rty have a decided majority in e;
inch, and, therefore have it in tf
wer to mould the legislation accord
their own views. In the present dis
red condition of the country, and in
cited state of public expectation,
;ponsibiIity is a most heavy one.
all see whether the recent contest!
r principles or for men.
The subjects on which the people se
expert the immediate action ofCongr
1. Thf disposition of the Procei
the public lands?2. The revision
3 Tariff with a view to .in increase
; venue?and 3d a National Bank?1
rnestly hope that patriotism, wisd
d moderation may control their del
itions and conduct them to right issi
these important and abUating si
its.
Domestic News of ma Week.
A very numerous and enthussas
meting of the friend* of the present
nisiration was held in Charleston
turdny the 22nd ult. The Hon. Th
>wxdes presided, assisted by fourV
esidents, and, on taking the Chair, i
3ssed the meeting in a few beauti
d impressive remarks. James L Pe
u Esq. as Chairman of a Commit
thirty-two, introduced a Preamble a
solutions expressive of the opinions
meeting on the subjects likely to fo
> leading measures of the apprcachi
ssion of Congress. These resolutic
irm the constitutionality and necessi
a National Bank; the propriety of pi
~ . ? r* /? t1 Tl
ling tor the (Jenciency or ine neven
a revision of the Tariff, consistenl
th the Compromise Act of 1833; a
. justice and expediency of distributi
? proceeds of the Sales of the pub
ids among the States: They also si
n and commend the political course
nator Preston.
Ma. Preston, Mr. Legare and IV]
llde, being present and called for,
lly addressed the meeting with gre
quencc and effect,
lodge Earle, has declined hearing t
[ument in the Scire facias case agaii
i Hanks, on the ground that, as a ho!
of Stock, he is personally interested
question. It was, in consequen*
)ected that it would be heard befr
ige Butler in a special Court, and,
that it would commence on Tliursd
t. The Counsel for the State are 1
.1lbv, Esq. Attorney General, and 1
.mis. G. Memminuer and A. Bust, Esquires^
such retained by his Excellency, the Gover;
un- nor. The Bank of Charleston will be
fter- represented by J. L. Petigru, Esq., A
itive State Bank, by Henry A. Desaxjssuse,
their j Esq., and the Bank of South-Carolina, by
ence the Hon. Hugh S. Leo are, and J axes
n M. Walkeh, Esq.
The Hon. II. S. Legare has been re.
! quested to deliver the Eulogy on Gen.
; Harrison, in Charleston.
The argument before the Supreme
Court of N. York in the caseofMcLeod,
tude, has been concluded, but it is not expected
ce, ' that the Court will make their decision
uimi i lie juijf h i 111# t lie ijuciiiiuii iu uo
^,ce decided is, whether he shall be discharged
held without trial. If the Court decide in the
k. to affirmative, that ends the Dsatter judithe
cially; if negatively, he will appeal to the
tins Court of Errors, which is the State Senate,
and ultimately, if necessary, to the
^ 8 Supreme Court of the U. States. In the
meantime, he will be confined in the
House of Detention in Centre 8treet,
' though doubtless he will bo permitted
npqa ?
to enjoy all reasonable inculgencies.
lau-1 pion# Thoxas Glascock, formerders
; |y Member of Congress from Georgia died
the recently in consequence of injuries in,ihe
curred by a fall from his horse.
B Letters from Washington say that the
Hon. John M. Clayton, of Delaware
will be appointed Minister to England
I jn ro succeed Mr. Stevenson, who, some
time since, asked leave to return.
WAS t mm
The President has appointed the Hon,
ex*' Joseph Eve of Kentucky, charge d'aflairs
ner? to the Republic of Texas,
The Abolitionists have nominated
)sen James G. Bikney of Kentucky, and
the Thomas Morris of Ohio, as their candij)#
dates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency
of the United States in 1844. , 4}
ian "A lady is at present engaged in de'
livering public lectures to crowded audi}?e"
ences in Baltimore, upon the subject of?
l,e8* Anatomy! ! There is novelty in this withi
a vengeance, but what becomes of propriety,
delicacy and taste."
The Democratic Party in the city of
nes' Charleston held a meeting on Thuwdsy
aati last, at which Mr. Calhoun; and! other
I in distinguished members of tie party wereSf
present. A further notice of thier proceedings
will be given in onr neat,
lion
reo. FOREIGN.
'id, | The Caledonia, of Cunard's line of
|e(,t | Steamers, arrived at Boston on the 19th
thjg ult., having left Liverpool oa the 4th and
our bringing papers of tnat city up to the day
of sailing, and of London to the 3rd.
No intelligence whatever of the Steamship
President, had reached England, a!.
. though about two months, from the date*
tin * *
of her departure from New York, had
5 elapsed. No plausible conjecture can acun*
count for such a state of circumstances*.
>me except the most appalling <sie, that, with'
u ?- her priceless freight of human souls,
10Rt has been the victim of the elements.
The news of President Harrison's deal b
- had reached England, and public meet
(.r ingsof American citizens had been held
'"8 in Liverpool and London to express their
ach sentiments on the occasion. That at
>eir London was held in the home of IVf r. Steing
venson the American Minister who pcesiior
ded at the meeting.
The British Ministry hai been defeat,
ed in two successive votes of the House of
T | Commons on different sections of the Irisfv ?
e 1 Registration Bill.
lVas ] The most interesting ratdftgence
I brought by ihe Caledonia, w of a demon
em 1 st ration maie by the Ministry of a diapoess
sit?on to modify the revenue law* of that
e(j?, ' country. Notice had been giver* to tho
! House of Commons of an intended prepfposal
to reduce the duties on foreign
Sugars and Timber, and, vhat is more
e important still to the grain growing weom
tions of our country, and gratifying to
lib- humanity, movements of the Ministry
jcs i seem to contemplate a revision of tfce
jb. | Corn Laws, and a substituti*n of a mod;
erate duty on foreign gr.i in f#rthe present
prohibitory impost. This tax upon
In Md, for the benefit of thelani owner*
tic and farmers, has long been a subject of
Id- complaint with the mass of the people,
on and the present unexpected movement of
os. j the Government seems to be fxciting in*
ice , tease feeling.
id- j "The commercial intelligence by this
ful arrival is not favorable. Coton had de.
ti- ! clined 1-8 of a penny. U. & Bank had
tee fallen to a lower point than e'er abroatf,
nd and all confidence seemed to be lost in
of the stock. U. S. Stocks were dull."
rm
nS? Counterfeit hard xosey.?We
>ns i saw a few days ago, a very wel executed
ity counterfeit Mexican dollar, an< learn that
ro. many such are in circulation It was
ue made of Copper, glossed over iith silver,
tly and required some examinatioi to detect
nd fraud. Our readers would do weu to
ng he on the look out.
Ijc It is said that there is a Mht for the
Jp coinage of this kind of hard money, in
of Moore County. If it be so, onnot (he
good people of Moore get someclueto its
. location, and break it up ? It is due to
R' themselves and the public thatthe effort
iV' should be made.?Fayet. Obs,
?at 1
The Crops.?From a convention with
he the Superintendant of Publi: Worjra,
ist who has just completed an exteisive tour
Id- through the State, we learned that the
in prospect for the next crop is very dis.
oouraging in every part of tto State hp .
ire has visited, except some parts ? St. Mat.
if thews. The crops are more ppmiaing in
av that Parish than any part of t|e State ho
If. has visited.
C. From some p ;rta of the up>cwntry, wo
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