thrt it would rest h to support the sami
man in sink -.ws, as well as health, it
goo1 nr hiseasons, to nurture him whet
young :o support him .when old. and a
all tun's to furnish him with good food
comfortable raiment, and safe mediea
assistance, and to Ho likewise for the fee
hie and Hccrepid of his family. It is tin
doubtedly the t une, so far as the ngrieul
turi?f, on!v, is concerned But what i;
done hy him for Ins negro slaves, mn
he done to some extent by the conununi
ty at large, for the equally helpless fr*t
laborer. Poor laws and alms giving ahif
frem 'he agricultural to the other classes
the harden of keeping him alive, nn<
supporting his lamilv. when his service
are not needed, or he is unable to rende
them, and it isor.lv inasmuch as he i:
worse lodged, clothed, and fed, than th<
negro slave, or is cut off by starvation o
disease, before he has ceased to he nbl<
to work, that the cost of his labor, is ii
reality less than that of the slave, (fo ih
community at large.) Let the phiinn
thropists of other countries, enjoy the ad
vantages of such economy as this, an<
thank God that they are not as othe
m?n are, we are content to follow the ex
ample of the ancient patriarchs?to up
hold the institutions regulated bv th<
inspired lawgiver of the Old, and neithe
almlished or condemned, by the immacu
late Author of the New Testament; wel
pleased to pay a higher price for ou la
bor, if it goes to prolong the life, or in
Crease the comforts of that invaluahh
class, which has existed, and is destinec
f A ovist in all i ? . J
Mr vV ail ll 11109 mill l/1?Ulllllf^ WII*IM
lot it in, literally 44 to earn their bread by
the sweat of their brow."
Your committee cannot conclude these
desultory and incomplete remarks, with
out adding, that with every care and at
tention, in the cultivation of cotton, aftei
the adoption of every improvement, ant
Using the utmost economy in every ar
rangement, there is no planter in our sec
tion, if there be any in the S'ate, whf
can make the legal interest c? 7 per cent
per annum., on his investments, bv plant
irigcottton. at present prices. There art
very few of them, on our best lands, whr
can realize this much, at 10 cents per lb
nett, and not many who can doit at
cents. If prices do not improve, most ol
us will be compelled to abandon cotton.
If they fall lower, it will be difficult to say
who ran plant, in this section, at least,
A very few years more, will decide out
fate. It will he tiie part of wisdom to gr
on, and endeavor to perfect the art ol
planting, that we may he able, if it i?
possible, to compete with richer soils, ant
more congenial climes; but it would br
fnllv, if we did not, at the same time
look an und us,* to see what our country
is capable of yielding, and encouragr
liberally, every effort, to develope our re
sources, diversify our productions, and
introduce new sIodIcs.
I
J. H. Hammond,
Chairman.
fm'l- -i
state legislature.
in sknatr.
Tuesday, Nov. 23d. Mr. Boyce from
Charleston, was sworn and took his scat.
The election of Mr. B. was contested at
the last session for alleged bribery and
other corruption He thereupon resign
ed, was again a candidate, and was elected.
A t the tune of beif g sworn he made
a speech in reply to the charges made
purest him last winter.
Mr. linger, of Charleston. offered .1 hill
(which viii he found in another column)
to ai a:i t the appointment of anv person
to receive the State's share of the
.. ? . c i.. ft: i- 1
p tc ec :s me puuuc m n.s
Tb:: ."'< .! <*r p;?Tt o| two daVS WCfe
eonst'ined !?v ,M? >sra. Quash. Mc Willie
and Hu?kr in delivering speeches in favor
of the bill and in most virulent abuse
of Congress for attempting, as was alleged
to brine the staffs bv offer ins to
distribute money anions them. The
only speaker against the bill was Mr.
Vefdikb from one of the parishes. The
hill parsed the Senate on the 80th Nov.,
thft- being only four votes against it.
>1r Felrler submitted a Resolution,
requiring the Committee on Internal Improveiuents
to report the best plan of <iisposing
of the Public Works of this State,
*nd the Superintendence thereof, so that
the State he discharged from all further
A. C - I
oxpense on account of inesame.
JVor. 24. Mr. Aiken submitted a Res.
olution requiring the committee on Edti.
ration to report as to the expediency of
the State's subscribing two thousand dollar#
for Strum's History of South Carolina,
for distribution among the Free
Schools ; which was considered and ad<>p.
ted.
Mr. linger presented a Memorial of
atindrv citizens of Charleston, praving for
an extension of the time for the pavment
of Instalments under the Fire Loan :
Referred to the committee on Finance
and Banks.
JVor. 26th. Col. F J Moses. Senator
elect from Claremont, appeared and took
his seat.
Pursuant to notice, Mr. Folder introduced
a Bill to prohibit the Public Officers
of this State from receiving in payment
of Public Dues, the Bills of all such
Rank* of this State, as have neglected ot
refused to comply with the terms and pro.
visions of an A-t passed in December,
I94U, en'iuefl "An act to provide against
the suspension of specie Payments bv the
Banks of th.s State which was reed thf
first time, and referred to the committee
<->n Finance and Banks, and ordered to he
printed.
JY00. 27th. Mr. Rnett, from tin com
mittee on Internal Improvements and Ag
nculture, submitted a Report on so mucl
of the Governor's Message No. 1, as re
lates to an Agricultural and Geologirn
Survev of this State, recommending thf
adoption of resolutions authorizing tht
Governor to appoint a proper person tc
make such surveys: Ordered fur conside
5 ration on Monday next, and to be printed, a
1 Pursuant to notice, Mr. Hagood intro- ti
i duced a bill to alter the Constitution, so rr
t as to divide Pendleton into two election u
, Districts; which was read the first time, d<
. referred to the committee on the Judicia.
ry, and ordered to be printed. o!
Mr. Gregg presented the Petition of
. the State Agricultural Society, proving o
s for legislative encouragement: Referred tl
t to ihe committee on Internal Improve- ft
ments and Ag: (culture. n
?. Dec. Tiie Sena e then proceed ;d to g
i the general orders of the day, and took up ti
. lor consideration, the report of the Com- n
I mitteeon Agriculture and Internal Im- a
s prnvements on so much of (he Governor s a
r Message No. 1, as relates to the Geologic. r?
s ?l and Agricultural Survey of the Sffcte, o:
? recommending the appointment of a suit- tl
r ble person to make such survey, with a S
b salary of $3 000 and that the Governor tl
i he specially charged with the selection of C
?. such person to execute the same. t<
Mr. Verdior moved to postpone the
. further consideration of the report to the fr
I 1st day of January next, which question f(
r the Yeas and Nays were demanded, or.
dered, and taken as follows: Yeas 19, tl
. Navs 20. So the further consideration p
b of the report was not postponed. On the p
r question of agreeing to the report the t<
. Yeas and Navs wereagain demanded, or- tl
I dered, and ;aken as follows: Yeas 19, w
Navs 21. ISo the report was not agreed ti
. to and consequently rejected. ti
3 Dec. 2.?A bill to alter and amend an I
j act, entitled an act to authorize the Prcsi- it
? dent and Directors of the L. C. & C. R.
r R. Company to increase the rates of B
transportation on the Charleston and si
; Hamburg Road, and to grant certain lots p
. in the town of Columbia, passed 19ih z<
. Dec. 1838, was laid on the table. Ad- h
r journed. pi
I Messsage No. 2 was received from ai
His Excellency the Governor, transmit- ?
- ting a report in relation to the banks jv
i which had lefiised to accept of the net to ai
. provide against the suspension of specie tl
- payments by the hanks of this State d:c., ?
? house op representatives. a!
) Nov. 23rZ.?VI r. Blakenev presented ft
the Petition of the Cheraw Bridgr Com- ci
\ j pany, for a new Charter Referred to the h<
f J Committee on Roads. v<
Nov. 24/A. Mr. Dudly gave notice ri
r j that to-morrow, he will ask leave to in.
i r>:11_ _i. i .: _rL_ u:__ o
, ; imuuce a r?jo ??? auer lime 01 running i i?
r j Courts in the Northern Circuit. fc
>{ Mr. Magrath, pursuant to notice, in. te
fl troduced a Bill to repeal so much of th ; cj
i| Act passed in 1831, entitled An Act con. a\
I cerning the Bank of the State of South e/
Carolina, as makes provision, for taking e<
, of Oaths of secrecy, bv the Presi- si
dent, Directors and officers, of the said di
! Bank, and its Branches: And Mr. Sims, in
pursuant to.notice, introduced a Bill to tl
I exempt real estate from levy and sale, and
for other purposes : All read the first re
time, and ordered for a second reading 111
to-morrow. in
Mr. Mcmminger presented the Memo, ei
morial of citizens of Charleston, for an o
extension of the time of payment of debts S
contracted under the Fire Loan Act: Re. ly
(erred to the Coinmitte of Ways and nr
Means: fl
Mr. Hagood gave notice that he will, a
to-morrow, ask leave to introduce a Bill ir
to alter the Constitution, so as to divide
Pendleton into two Election Districts. nr
Mr. Dudley, of Marlborough olfered a fi
resolution proposing to institute proceed- ti
ings for the purpose of removing Judge pi
Gantt from the Bench; nnd Mr. Rhett ti
gave notice that he would move so to ir
amend the resolution as to include all
judges who render themselves incompe- t?
tent hy intemperance. tS
Pursuant to notice, the following Bills In
were introduced, read a first time, and p<
ordered for a second reading to-morrow: m
By Mr. W.J Alston, to niter and amend
i the 2nd Section of the 9th Article of the tl
Constitution of this State: Bv Mr. H. tl
Smith, to repeal "An Act to amend an ni
Act concerning .Hawkers," passed in m
1835. 'By Mr. Bellinger to repeat " An
Act to provide Weights and Measures in w
each District," passed in 1840: And hy qi
Mr. Riiett, to amend the Constitution, in re
relation to grafting Charters of Incorpor- st]
alion ; arid to prevent the citizens of New L
r York from carrying Slaves out of this
Stale; and to prevent the escape of per- tit
sons charged with the Commission of any In
Crime. er
Pursuant to notice given, the following e<:
hills were introduced, read the first time,
and ordered for a second reading on w
Monday next: By Mr. Cothran, a hill to m
alter and amend the 1st Section of the te
3d Article of the constitution : By Mr. pc
Brown, a hill to alter and amend the law ro
in relation to Bail: Atid by Mr. Chiles, th
a hill to amend the constitution so as to
suppress duelling. ti<
Mr. Diidb v <>n leave granted, with, th
Arc* 11/ ttlO P CiOnllltlAr* t n rolotinn Tn/I.rn PI
I UH/'? ! *> HVOUUUIUil lii IVIUIUJII IW <J lUi^t 1 '
Gantt. hi
jVoj*. 26^. Pursuant to notice, the to
following bills were introduced, rend the cr
i first time, and ordered for a second rend- ' B
| ing to-morrow: By Mr. Porter, n bill to j la
i alter and amend the law in relation to the 1 ta
: duties of garnishees : By Mr. Middh'ton. ! th
a hill to provide for the publication of the \ fn
acts of Assembly in tin? public NVwspa- | B
, | pers: By .Mr. Ferguson, a hill to legalize ar
, I the acts of certain officers heretofore a p. ! c<
11 nointod : Bv Mr. Kunhnrdt. a hill tnjrive ! to
j interest on open aemunteand u ?liquid ?'e,! ! st
J demands; and a l>ill to alt?r the law in j
> criminal rases : By Mr. Bellinger, ? bill *
> to suspend the election of members of ( C
Congress fiom this S.nte : Bv Mr. Sy- | ar
. i rnour, a bill to alter the law in civil cases, j
. 1 and for other purposes: By Mr. Jaini-son, | d?
i; a hill to repeal the 1st, 21, and 3d Sections th
. j of " An,act to alter and amend the Mili ' P
I tia laws of this State, and for other pur- 1 ai
? poses;" By Mr. Myers, a bill to reduce all ni
? acts and clauses of acts in relation to the I ol
> powers and duties of the Commissioners J ei
. of roads, into onu act, and to make sundry I
mendmcntsi And by Mr. Black, a bill
i prevent the emancipation of slaves by
leans of Wills, Deed*, or other Settle,
icnts, intended to take effect after the
eo .h of the owners. [.
The House agreed, to a report in favor
f a new jail for Georgetown District.
Bills to alter and amend the 2d Section
f the 9;h Article of the Constitution of
lis State ; to repeal an Act concerning
lawkers and Pedlars, passed in 1835,
nd to al:er the Cons' button in relation
ranting Charter* of IncorporAtiin, were
ik jn up for a second reading and refer.
?d to the Committee of Ways and Means
Bill to repeal an Act lo provide ^Weights
nd Measures in each District, was refers
;d to the Committee on District,.
ffi;es and officers; And a Bill to prevent
ie citizens of New York- from carvin?r
laves out of this State, and to prevent |
le escape of persons charged with the j
lommission of any crhne, was referred;
) ihe Judiciary Committee.
Nov. 27'th?Mr. Carrol, submitted the
dlowing Resolutions, which were ordered
>r consideration to-morrow.
Resolved, That when th? States en.
U9ted the Federal Government with the
owers of declaring war And making
ecce, of regulating commerce, and injrnational
intercourse, they did sio under
ie solemn assurance, that these powers
miild be exercised, not only in vindica.
ng the Federal honor, but for the protec01
of each and every State in this
frion from foreign aggression, direct or
lciirect, open or disguised.
Resolved, That the conduct of Great
Intain, in detaining and searching our
lips on fhe high seas, during a time of
[ ace?her refusal to indemnify our citi.
ens for th"ir slave property, oast nway
y perils of the sea on her West India
rovinces, and there emancipated? her
rrogant interference in the Ami-stud case i
- ier approval of the conduct of '/ier sub. 1
clwho violated our neutrality, hv an .
rrn??d invasion of the territory of one of
ie sovereign State* of this confederacy !
-ind her tardiness to come to n peace- '
adjustment of the North Eastern '
mindarv. manifestly show <>n h? r part J
ther a reckless disregard for the Federal !
!
aior, or a deliberate intention to pro. j
>ke, by a series of aggressions, the dis .
iption of our friendly relations.
Resolved, That the practice of Great ;
ritsin, detaining and searching our ships j
>r slaves, on the high seas, and her dc.
irmination to emancipate th^m when
ist away within her territories, without
charily, or ? special convention to thai
fret, if not at once rebuked and arrest.
1. will grrm to a precedent, by which
le and other nations may hereafter, tin.
nr the samo false nretences, attempt to
iterrupt the. commerce in slaves between
us and other S ates in this confederacy.
Resolved) That our Senators and Repisentatives
in Congress, he requested to
rge, through the Federal Executive, an
nrnediate demand on tho.British Gov*
nment, for indemnification or restitution
f the property of citizens of the United
tates, wrongfully destroyed or detained
y her authority, and a prompt adjustlent
with her of all the differences that
ireaten the peace of the two countries,
nd the rights of the slave-holding States
i particular.
fllov. 29lh, Mr Koper, from the tornlittee
on Agriculture, onso much of ih??
overnor's Message as relates toAgricul.
ire, made a report, with Resolutions,
roviding for an agricultural survey of
ic State: Ordered for consideration to.
mrrovv, and to he printed.
Mr. Sims, from the judiciary Commit,
e made a minority Report in favor of
ie passage of a Rill 1o exempt Real Es.
ite from lew and sale, and for other
irposes: Ordered for considetation tomrrow,
and to he printed.
On motion Mr. Tradewell, the use of
ie Representatives flail wa9 granted to
ie State Temperance Sority, for its Anivcrsary
Meeting, on Thursday evening
avf
l/.l I
Mr. Singleton submitted a Resolution,
hich was considered and agreed to, reliring
the Committe on Education to
port as to the propriety of th > State's j
ibscribing to the second edition of
nek wood's Geography.
Mr. R. C. Griffin submitted a Resoln >n,
requiring the Committee on Internal
nprovements to report as to the expediicy
of selling the Public Works: OrderI
for consideration to-morrow.
Mr. Middleton submitted a Resolution,
hich was ordered for consideration tool
row, requiring the Committee on Inrnal
Improvements to report on the exidiency
of constructing two Turnpike
ads, nm* from York to Columbia, and
c other from Greenville to Columbia.
Rills were introduced, pursuant to no
:e, rend the first time, and ordered for
e second rending to-morrow: Bv Mr.
riillips, to convert the Arsenal at Columa
into a Military School: Bv Mr Rhe.'t.
irnvnnl (ho iiitorrmrpvin(T nf ivkilo nml
' /lV>f 1 III ?||W >>111 ? hij; ?n ?w Hill' n if'i
dored people. and for other purposes :
v Mr. Singleton, to amend the road
vvs in rertain particulars. and a Rid to .
v certain free persons of color, cal'im* I
icnvs Ives Gvpsies, or Egyptians nr' ;
r o'her nurpn^e.s therein men'ionc1: i
v Mr. FoMer. to allow mileage to Grand
id Relit jurors in addition to .'he present |
unpen sat ion : And l?v Mr. .Tiu 1 Sm:!li.
i incorporate the fVikeshmv Fenial'* In- i
it ife of A ti'ievdle.
Xtr 3()7i ? Mr Adams suhmi'fe 1 R >. !
dtifio'is of eo'^d-dcn'M* on the d- a!h of
enoral Harrison, whi-h were ng-eed to,
id sent to the Senate f??r coneiirrence.
Pnrsaianf to notiee. Bills were intro.lu |
iced, read the first time, and ordered f"r .
ie seeond reading to-morrow ; Rv Mr. '
hillins, to give the elect inn of Governor
id Lieutenant Governor to (he tieople ;
a I hv Mr. Speers, further tn regulate the
ffiee of the Comptroller and theTre snrr-S.
Resolutions of enquiry, at to the ejpe- [
diencv of selling the Public Works; and
i ns to the expediency of constructing
! Turnpike Roads, from Yorkvillo dtc. to
Columbia, were f greed to.
A Bill to exempt Real Estate from levy
and sale, and for other pur pases, accompanied
by the Report of the minority of
the Judicary Committee on the said Bill,
win taken up for a second rending: Mr.
Myers moved that it be postponed inrlefi.
I nitely : aod the yeas andynays being de!
mantled, they were ordered and taken, as
follows.?Yeas 42 ; Nays 66.
So the motion for postponement was
lost; aod a question on postponing it
till Friday next, was decided in the affir- 1
mative j
Columbia, Dec. 1.
The monotony of ordinary business
loutinc was agreeably interrupted yesterday,
(Tuesday) by a discussion on Col.
Hunt's brll to extend the Jail Bounds to i
the limits of the Judicial District. This i
bill is in essence the same with the one |
introduced by Mr. Porter' last session but
which did not pass. Col. Hunt made a (
few remarks on the policy and propriety !
of the proposed change. Mr. Rhett sus. I
tained Col. Hunt's views. Mr. Dudley, s
from 3farlboro\ in a speech of some
length, opposed the bill. He conceived
that a creditor had rights as well as a f
debtor, and that frequently the only mean9 1
to compel pnyment was nmnrceration. i
Mr. W D Porter mnde his maiden (
speech in reply to Mr. Dudley, and advo.
cated the policy, the justice, humanity
| and expediency of the hill. Mr. B F I
Perry, of Greenville, followed on the op. i
positeside and repeated the arguments of
Mr. Dudley with an interspersion of anec.
dotes more or less to the pomt, and a '
degree of ridiculf as to the eminent hardship
of a few days imprisonment. In
reply to his remarks and in vindication of f
his hill, Col. Hunt took the floor and oc. (
copied the Hoimc for some time with a |
speech of great ibiility and force. The I
question was called for immediately upon j r
tile conclusion of Col Hunt's remarks,
and carried in the affirmative, do the
s
bill was ordered to the Senate for concur.
t
rcnce.
Dec. 1. Mr. Roper, from the commit- I
tec on Agriculture, made a report on the
petition of (he State Agricultural Socie- !
ty. / h
Mr. Dudley gave notice, that to-morrow t
ho will n*k leave to introduce a hid to
change the time of holding Courts in tne
third Equity Circuit, and to make altera- t
tions in the sameA
Bill relative to an Act of Congress, (
passed on the 4 h day of September,
eighteen hundred and forty-one. entitled .
li i _ 4 .1 I. /I, a/*
Art AU f? iwc inn vj
the Sales of the Public Lands, and! to
grant Pre-emption rights."
W/tcrpa.f, in the aforesaid Act, Con- 1
gross have undertaken, after providing 1
for certain claims and expenses, to divide
the proceeds of the sales of the public
lands among the twenty-six States of the t
Union, and the District of Columbia, and j
the Territories of Wisonsin, Iowa, and
Florida, according to their respective federal
representative population, as nscer- j
tainod by the last census, to he applied by
the Legislature of the said States, to such 1
purposes as the said Legislatures may '
direct. I
And, wherein, there is no warrant for ,
this proceeding ho the Constitution of the
U, States, and from the history of the Government
could not have been one of the j
purposes for which it was formed: And .
wheras, if the Federal GovernmMtf has
the right to subsidise all theS'atm. it has ,
the right to subsidise one or more; and if ,
the States can he induced to take subsi- 4
dies from the Federal Government, they
may be taught to take them from other I
Governments.
And, whereas, the Federal Government j
cannot justify this proceeding, from the j *
excess in their Treasury, as they cotein- j '
poraneously increased the taxes, and pas- s
sed an Act for borrowing twelve millions I
of dollars: And whereas, it is best to confine
the Federal Government within the
limits prescribed in the Constitution, and 1
to leave the States to manage their own t
affairs in their own way. y
Be, inhere fore enacted, Bv the Senate 4J
V # * t
and House of Representatives, now met
and sitting in General Assembly, and by ^
the authority of the same, That no person
shall be appointed to receive any part of
the said subsidy, for this Stato.
: I
Tribute to President Barnwell.?
Extract from the proceedings of the Board
of Trustees of South Carolina College, (
24th Nov.. 1841: <
The Honorable A. P. Butler submitted .
the following Resolutions :
Resolved, That the loss of Mr. Barn- a
well's services produces in this Board
deep ret;ret. and great anxiety.
Resolved. That his conduct as Prosi. J
dent of the College, has been eminently h
successful, and conducive to the prosperi. a
ly of the institution, and has been appro, j
ved hy an enlightened public opinion.
Resolved. That the repu'ation of such a ri
mail, is k just source < f n*u!?* ' . 'h oo<- ; a
pie of S??uti; ('?roitr. ?. i.;<i it s ir; a
rnuWtiii.>tciM * * i' !r<*r!s in# j
College, is < aici?i;<?od to exeri a w-efn
influence over i's ?Ics:im.
On morion (.} the ifoi-nriihlc .Judjjr j i
Cvjps, it was (Jrdered Tiiat the R? s- In- t|>
icns be unanimous')/ u.Ioy.'t I. ;,,
On ni'iti.m of Mi. M Cord. Ordered, i
That tin R solutions be published, and a j
copy thrr- (?r furnished so Mr. Barnwell, |n
by the Puiiden'of the Board. ( n
The New Jersey State Prison has cl i- j u
ring the p^t year been made to realize j
a profit of$4000 and thai too with but c
lftl convicts; a
~ l>
ADVEKTISINO. ^
Herri's a good idea on the subject of
advertising: "If a dealer has an article a
of which he wishes to iwke a quick return 1
and consequently is willing to sell at a
small profit, he is sure to advertise it;
but if he means to make a large profit
out of his customers, he is generally sly
about it. Men and women who have
their eye-teeth cut, wiil never deal at a
store where they do not advertise." Remember
that when you come to town,
reader.
i I I iSi -j
CflERAW GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY, December 8,1841.
The Committe on agriculture reported
to the Senate on the 1st, inst, againist a
geological survey of the State; But in
favor of an Agricultural survey.. Mr.
Verdicr, a foreigner from one of the little
Parishes among the low country swamps,
moved to postpone the report till January;
which motion failed by a majority of only
one; the vote standing 19 to 20. The
question was then taken on agreeing to
:he report, and lost by a vote of 10 to 21.
Sad the report been in favor a telescopic mrvey
of the moon it would have been
much more ant to mnpf with farn. frnm
? ? -(? " " I??VI fl VIII
;ither branch of the Legislature of South i
Jarolinn; that in, if past history is any i
ndex to the present character of that bo.
'y- .
Alexander M. McIvkr, Esq. of this
town, has been elected Solicitor of the
Northern circuit, in place of Mr. Weth;rs,
who declined a re-election.
The Hon. I) L Wardlaw has been
Iccted Judge of the courts of Law in
dace of Judge (iantt resigned; and Mr*
^oleock of Prince William Parish has
icon elected Speaker ??f the l!ou*e of Rep. :
vscntatives in place"of Mr. Wardlaw.
Col. F J Moses has been elected State
icnator from Olaremont county- in Sum- |
cr district, in place of the Hon. James i
Snglish, deceased.
It is rumored that the Hon. S H Butler
s about to resign bin seat in Congress and I
cniove to the Sooth West* I
Tlie proceedings of the State Agricultural
Society, we ahall copy next week. (
The Military Committee of the House
?f Representatives have reported on the
>nrl of the Governor's Message refered
o litem, and earnestly recommend the
estonilion of Brigade Encampments, and
he passage of a bill reported by a Comnission
to the Legislature, in 1839, mod
lying the militia laws.
The mmnr that Senator Clay, of Xen- 1
uckv, was about to resign turns out to ^
lave been untruo. ,
Mrs. Rives, the lady ol the Hon. Wm. '
dtvEg. of Virginia, has published a book,
inder the title of Souviners 'of a Ren |
irnr.e in Europe : by a Lady of Virginia. (
[t is well spoken of by those who have I
ead it.
Wm. Laval has been elected by the :
egislature Comptroller General, and B.
ft. Carroll Treasurer of the Lower Di.
rision.
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S'ovelty in thk agricultural link.
We see advertised in Columbia, "bul i'
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vu/v O LIH-LSC.
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The train of cars from Philadelphia *
o Baltimore was thrown off the track, f
lear Wilmington, on the 1st inst. by 1
entitling which were laid across the road i
>y sotne murderous villian. t
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As the fool dtktii.?A Doctor and i
lawyer, of Johnsenburg Ky., hoih got- t
ing into a love scrape with the same lady s
igreed to settle the matter hy shootingai |
iach other with rifles, at a distance of 12 t
?aces; which they did,and w ere both killed. t
The Montgomery (Ala) Journal con
radicts the report that the Hon. Dixon t
I. Lewis is dead. , j
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A correspondent ot the Charleston
Courier states that Gen, J. H. Hammond, |
?ol VV. M. McWillik and the Hon. F. i
Y. Pickens, are spoken of, in Columbia, j r
s candidates for (he office of Governor. (
The hill introduced into the Senate by y
udgc Huger,and parsed by that body, will v
e found in another column. It is rather 8
curious specimen of legislation. Pro- r
ibilorv enactments are designed com- 0
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innlv to restrain or to act upon indiv.!, t
U, F*tins in v (.--if.n! ' the b.i! become . f
I:* iv) is ti? M^r.?.d lo restrain trie so/if* h
eisfn Siivu- of Scuiii aroiin.i in.ru noting I p
n a specified case. Suppose the said | "
Mvereigu State should take it into her j v
cad to act in 'he premises* not withstand- ; ,
ig iMo aforesaid prohibitory legislation,
-hat is Hio ptMialty ? Would she render s
ersoll' liable to line 7?or to imprison- s
lent? Wiio is to try the case, and h
ward and execute the punishment ? e
The able lawyers and statesmen who n
coupi'.d so much of the time of the Sen. /
tc in discussing the merits of the bill, we
resume explained all this, and honorable? (:
enators. when they return home, will he tl
hie to explain it to their constituents.? p
'he prominent 'delators and actors in the. ^
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matter were Union men. Do they utterly
repudiate all degree* of state sovereign^
ty, and have they convinced the Senate,
that a State, like a petty corporation or
a private criminal, is subject to arrangement
before judicial tribunals for infractions
of statutory enactments ?
Tko Cra mnr nf #K? Kill
A ilw IKIIIIU. VI ?l*v Mill WVUW IV lltfQ
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made the very notable discovery, that "if
the Federal Government has the right to
subsidise all the States, it has the right to
subsidise one or more ?that ia, the
whole includes the several parts.
VVe cannot but feel somewhat aurpriiied
at the very serious apprehension entertained
by Honorable Senators that the
"highminded chivalrous little State of
South Carolina" is in market, ready to
be subsidised by bribes from the "Federal
Government" or any "other Governments?"
Do Senators feel themselves,
and believe their constituents to be tub*
sidiseablel Or is their jealousy only for
the purity of other States?
Three Senators voted against the bill on
its passage, viz: Messrs. Gnuse. Hagood
and Verdier. Mr. Murdock, who was
absent, afterwards asked and obtained
leave to record his vote against it.
Mississippi bonds.?Unusual interest
is fell in the result of the late state election
in Mississippi, because one of thw
questions on which the election turned
was, whether the state would pay
or repudiate her own bonds. And the
party opposed to paying them has sue.
reeded hy a majority of several 4)
thousand votes. This most disgraceful*
und dishonest refusal of a single state,.
by her popular vote, to pay her just debts
iias very materially affected the credit of
the state*, and will inflict a severeblow
upon the character of the country ,
i broad. Many holders of other ttfalfr
docks arc alarmed, and anxietto to soil,
while dealers in stocks are afraid' of
them. The consequence if a depreciav
tjon in their value. To what extent
State Stocks generally will ultimately ho
affected Uv the occurrence is yet uncertain.
State debts are mere debts-of honor.
They cannot l>e rceoveredl by suit
at law, like debts against individuals and
corporations. If states choone to re ft we
payment, there is no compulsory process
hy which it can he enforced^ .Every
state in the Union has hitherto scrupulously
and honorably fulfilled .ts. pccuniary
engagement. Mississippi is the first
:o fail. Wnicli will l>e the first to.follow
the base example, or whether any will
I*-?ll/?ur entnntnu In Ka ennn
IUIR/TT llf ICIMIIfll n U' IT. 9WII?
Like most- swindlers, lite anti-lwndfiaycrs
in Mississippi set up pretexts in
justification of their dishonesty. They
illrge frauds in the execution und sale of
the bonds; which, they say, justify
lusal to pay them. The facts, so far as wt
have been able to collect them from the
iiflferenr publications on the subject which
have fallen under our notice, are ns follows.
Tile Legislature of Mississippi passed
in art in. 1837 incorporating the Union
Bank of Mississippi. This net authorized1
bonds of the state to be issued to the ^
imount of ten millions of dollars, p-ivnhle T
in current money of the United States,
it.snch place as might be named in the
indorsement on the bonds severally ?
Hie honds wore fo be delivered to the
Bank, and the Bank was empowered to
<ell thcin at par, and at an interest not
wceeding five per cent per annum, pay.
ible half yearly. The money to l?e realZed
from the honds was to he paid into
he Bank, for the purpose, we suppose, of
instituting its capital, though that fact
s not mentioned in the statements before
is. Nor is it materinl, inasmuch as it ik
Mated tiiat according to tUc act of the Le. *
islaUire the money was to be pawl into
he Bank. The bonds weveduly executed
md passed over to the Bank by the Go'A*
;rnor of the Slate, for the purpose of beng
sold. The amount of $5,000,000 of
he bonds was sold by the Bank, in Au.
just 1838, to Nicholas Biddlk, then
President of the U. S. Bank of Pennsylvania;
the bonds and interest made payable
at the agency of said Bank in London,
n Sterling money of Great Britain, at the
ate of four shillings and six pence to the
lollnr; the purchase money payable in five
qual instalments, the last in less than a
rear after the date of sale. The money
i as all paid into the Union Bank of Mi*
issippi, according to contract, and as
cquired by the law authorising the.sale
f the bonds. The bonds are now held
n Europe, and are guaranteed by the
Jnion B.ink of Mississippi and the (J. S.
Sink of Pa. But both those securities
ave fa led, and the State, who is the
rmcipal, refuses to pay; so that the
oljers of the bonds are likely to lose the A
rh'ole amount. *
Since the late election in Mississippi,
Jovernor McNuft of that S:ate, the leader
f tho "anfi-bonu" party has published a
taiement in the Richmond Knquirer,
ettinc forth the grounds on which he and
n ~
is party object to the State's paying
ither the interest or princip;>l of the
mncy which she borrowed. For the
ransnction was really and literally nothng
more or has than borrowing money.
1 The first reason assigned by the
iovernor against paying the money is
hat in the sale of the bonds they are nude
ayable "in Sterling money of Great
Ir.tain," and not "in current money of
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