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L'-JLU ?p??BHPu ? m i ?w? from the origin of the Government, will at the j ] ^same time furnish to the country a sound pa- i W per medium, and atford reasonable facilities 1 for regulating the exchanges. When sub' i mitted, you will perceive in it a plan amenda- : tory of the existing laws in relation to the 1 Treasury Department?subordinate in all re~ i spects to the will of Congress directly, and the l will of the People indirectly?-self-sustaining, i should it be found in practice to realize its < promises in theory, and repealable at the plea* i sure of Congress. It proposes, by effectual j i restraints bv invoking the true spirit of our j i institutions,"to separate the purse from the 1 aword ; or, more properly to speak, denies any ther control to the President over the agents ' who may be selected to carry it into execution, but what may be indtspenably necessary 1 to secure the fidelity of such agents; and, by < wise regulations, keeps plainly apart from I each other private and publie funds. It con. 1 templates the establishment of a board of con- i trol at the seat of Government, with agencies ' at prominent commercial points, or wherever 11 else Congress shall direct for the 6afe-keoping < and disbursement of the public moneys, and a substitution, at the option of the public cred- ' itor,ot Treasury notes in lieu of gold and silver < It proposes to limit the issues to an amount. J hot to exceed 815,000, w ithout the express sanction of legislative power. It also autho- i rizes the receipt of individual deposites of gold i and silver to a limited amount, and the gran- i ting certificates of deposite, divided into such < suras as may be called for by the depositee. j < It proceeds a step further, and authorizes fhe j | purchase and 6ale of domestic bills and drafts. (j -- testing on a real and substantial basis, paya- j I b!e at sight, or having but a short time to run, j and drawn on places not less than one hun- j dred miles apart?which authority, except in ; o far at; may be necessary fur Government purposes exclusively, is only to be exerted upon the express condition that its exercise shall not be prohibited by the State in which tie agency is situated. fa order to cover the expenses incident to: the plan, it will he authorized to receive moderate premiums for certificate issued on deposit*?. and on bills bought and sold; and ' thus as far as its dealings extend, to furnish | ft facilities to commercial intercourse at the lowest possible rans,and to subduct from the earnings uf iuduttry tiie least pcosible sum. j It uses the State banks at a distance from the ! agencies as auxiliaries, without imparting any ' power to trade in its name. It is subjected ; to such guards and restraints as have appeared to be necessary It is the creature of latv, and exists only at the pleasure of the Legislature. It is made to rest on an actual specie basis, in order to redeem the n -tes at the places of issue?produces no dangerous ' redundancy of circulation?affords no I temptation to spec lation?is attended by no ! inflation of prices?is equable in its operation < ?makes the Treasury notes, which it may j' use along with the certificates of deposite. and j' the notes of specie-paying banks, convertible 1 at the place where cokected, receivable in 1 payment of Government dues; and, without 1 1 violating any principle of the .Constitution, J < atfords the Government and the People such 1 facilities as are called for by tiie wants of both, j( Such, it has appeared to me, are its' | recommendations, and in view of them it will ' be submitted, whenever you may require, it to 1 your consideration. !' I am not able to perceive that any fair and j candid objection can he urged against the i 1 plan, the principal out'mes of which I have 1( thus presented. ( cannot doubt but that the J < ix>r<*" which it propose* to furnish, at the vol-; ? 4 untary option of the poMic creditor, issued in 1 1' lieu of the revenue and its certificates of do- 1 " - pi?si:e, will he maintained at an equality with y gold and silvr*r everywhere. They are re- ,1 definable in gold and silver on demand, at ( the places oi issue. They are receivable ! everywhere in payment of Governmon* dues. < The Treasury notes are limited to an amount' I of one-fourth less than the estimated annual 1 receipts of the Treasury; and, in addition,:' they rest upon the faith of the Goveri tn it,' for their redemption. If all these assurances 1 ar* noi sufficient to make them available, 1 then the idea, as it seems to me, ??f furnishing 1 a sound paper medium of exchanges rnnv be 1 ; O entirely abandoned. a If a frar be inriu'ir^t! 1 hnl the Government ; may bo tempt <-d r,, run into excess in :Ts issues ; I ai anv future dav, it seems to me that no such i 1 apprehension can reisonab'v be entertained j I until all confidence in the R'uresetitatives of | 1 the States and of the People, as well as of; I the People themselves, shall he lost. The 1 weightiest considerations of policy require that 1 the restraints now proposed to be thrown ' around the measure should not, for light; * causes, he removed. To argue against any j < proposed plan ifs liability to possible abuse, ' i* to reject everv expedient, since everything v dependent on turn iti action is liah'e to abuse. ( Fifteen uiihions of Treasury notes may be isrued as the Maximum, but a discretionary ( power is to b?* given to the board of control, 1j under that sum, and every consideration will! unite in leading thorn to fee! their way with caution. For the eigfit first years of the exist- ; rnco of the late D ink of the United States, its | circulation barely exceeded $1,000,000 ; and ? fur five of its most prosperous years, it was i ( about equal to $16,000,000 ; furthermore, the ' i authority given to rocetve private dep'Site? i t to a limited amount, and to issue certificates ! j ineuch sums as may he called fur by the de-! < positors, may so far fill up the channels of cir- j1 culation as greatly to diminish the necessity j, of any considerable issue of Treasury notes, j A restraint upon the amount of private depo?- 1 ites has seemed to be indispensably necessary, ' from an apprehension thought to bo well- j founded, that, in any emergency of trade, con- . fidence might be so far shaken in the banks \ as to induce a withdrawal from them of pri- i vate depositep, with a view to ensure their unquestionable safety when deposited with the Government, which might prove eminently disastrous to the State banks. Is it objected that it is proposed to authorize the agencies to deal in bills of exchange i It is answered that such dealings ate to be carried on at the lowest possible premium?are made to rest on an unquestionably sound basis?are designed to reimburse merely the expenses which would otherwise devolve upon the; Treasury, -and are in strict subordination to the decision of the Supreme Court, in the case of the #Hank of Augusta against Earle, and ether .reported cases,* and Uieiehv avoids all conflict with S'ate jurisdiction, which I hold to be indispensably requisite, it ieavrs the banking privileges of the Slates without interference? looks to tbe Treasury and the Union?and, j while furnishing every faci-ity to the first, is careful of the interests of the last. But, above ad, it is created by law, is amendable by law, and is rtpeaiable by law ; and, wedded as 1 am to no theory, hut habiting solely to the ' advancement of the public go. d. I shall be 1 amongst the very first to urge i's repeal, if it 1 be found not to subserve the the purposes and 1 -objects for which it m v he created. Nor will : "the plan be submitted in any overweening confidence in th* sudicieucy of myownjudg , merit, but with much grci'rr reliance on the , Wisdom and patriotism ot f.Vigrers. I can- , .not abandon this subject wuit ial urging upon j f-?>??HUiHL1 Ul_.LiULMJ?BBO?t you. in the most emphatic manner, whatever of may be your action on the suggestions which ?n [ have felt it to be my duty to submit, to bv relieve the Chief Executive -Magistrate, by iny and all constitutional means, trom a coniroliing power over the public Treasury. If, aj] n the plan proposed, should you deem it worhy of your consideration, that separation is yc not as complete as you may desire, you will Joubtless amend it in that particular. For myself, I disclaim all desire to have any control p0 jver the public moneys other than what is iCj indispensably necessary to execute the laws st< which you may pass. ha Nor can I fail to advert, in this connection, to the debts which many of the States of the in Union have contracted abroad, and under fx which they continue to labor. That iudebt- J8 gdness amounts to a stun not less than 8200,- .ai tmnm. anrl ivhir.h has been retributed to |D| them, fir the most part, in works of interna] *n improvement, which are destined to prove of tJj vast importance in ultimately advancing their j)e prosperity and wealth. For the debts thus contracted the States are alone responsible, f can do r.o more than express the belief that pach State will feel itself bound, by every e consideration of hornir as well a?of interest, to meet its engagements with punctuality. The failure, however, of any one State to do so, should in no degree affect the credit of * the rest; and the foreign capitalist will have no just cause to experience alarm as to all other State stocks because any one or more g of the States may neglect to provide with punctuality the means of redeeming their en- ve gagt meuts. Even such States, should there p., be any, considering the great rapidity with which their resources are developing them- a* selves, will not fail to have the means, at no ht very distant day, to redeem their obligations to the uttermost farthing; nor will I doubt but that, in view of that honorable conduct ^ which has evermore governed the States and the People of this Union, they will each and ul all resort to every legitimate expedient before ir they will forego a faithful compliance with L their obligations. From the report of the Secretary of War, IT, and other reports accompanying it you will ^ be informed of the progress which has been made in the fortificatious designed for the pro- tf tection of our principal cities, roadsteads, aud a] inland frontier, during the present year, to- ^ gether with their true state and condition.? They w ill be prosecuted to completion with all d< the expedition which the means placed by P Congress at the disposal of the Executive will \\ allow. I recommend patticularl" o yoar conside ration that portion of the Secretary's report s' which proposes the establishment of a cfnin tc of military posts from Council Biuffs to some al point on the Pacific ocean within our limits, The benefit thereby destined to accrue to our . citizens engaged in the fur-trade over that . wilderness region, added to the importance ( of cultivating friendly relations with savage lo tribes inhabiting it, and at the same time of v. TiVm.T nri.lo^lj.in tr? nnr frontier RPttloniontS. and of establishing the means of safe intercourse between the American settlements at , the mouth of the Columbia river and those an this side of the Kooky Mountains, would *eern to suggest the importance of carrying m into effect the recommendations upon this head with as little delay as m.iy be practica- ? hie. The report of the Secretary of the Navy will place you in possession of the present con. Jition of that important arm of the national C lefence. Every effort will be made to add to t( ts efficiency ; and I cannot too strongly urge lpon you liberal appropriations to that branch ^ >f the public st'ivicu. Inducements of the j ^ weightiest character exist for the adoption of * his course of policy. Our extended and oth. | iirwise exposed maritime frontier calls for J <?| protection, to the furnishing of which an a ifficient naval force is indispensable. We (1j ool; to no foreign roiujtiesls, nor do we rj impose to enter into competition with any ither nation forsnprr mary on the ocean ; but j ^ t is due not only to tlie honor, but to iho seen-1 ivy oft he i'eopenf the United States, that no mtion should be permitted to invade our j C waters at pleasure, and subject our towns i pr mil villages to corifl'oration or piiiage. ? e i (*( b'Conomy m all branches of the public service ' is due frotn all the utihl'C agpnts to the Peo- U lie; but parsimony alone would suggest the withholding of the necessary means for the protection of our domestic firesides from nvasion, and our national honor from disgrace. [ would most earnestly recommend to Congress :o abstain from all appropriations for objects to lot absolutely necessary; but I take upon nyself. without a moment of hesitancy, all he responsibility of recommending the intrease and prompt equipment of that gallant '' lavy which has lighted up every sea with its rictorirs, and spread an imperishable glory )ver the country. The report of the Postmaster General will ^ jlaim your particular attention, not only liecause . )f the valuable suggestions which it contains, * jut because of the great importiince which ul ail l? :iino8 attaches to that interesting branch of the th niblic service. The increased expense of trans. cj jorlingthe mail along the prim* pal routes necessarily claims the pii'dic attention, and has iwnkened a conc- ponuing solicit' de ori the p= rt et T the Government. The transmission of the t?i nail must keep pice with those facilities of in- (b Lere^unnunication vv hich are every day becoming greater through the building of rail ouds and the jpplicution of strain pow.-r; but it cannot he St 1 sguised ihat, in order to do so, the PostOlhce pi Department is subjected t" heavy exactions.? The ines of communication between distant , parts of the Union are, to a great extent, occu. j pied by railroads, which, in the na lire of things, | possess a complt te monopoly, and the Depart- ! Iy n ill is therefore liable to heavy and unreasona. i pi Ac charges. This evil is destdimd to n great ' jc ncrense in future, and some timely measure may ! j Kc'iiuc necessary to guard against it. I feel it my duty to bring under your conaido- jn ation a practice which has grown up in tho ad- is nimstrution of tho Government, ana wincn, i , t)j tin deep y convinced, ought to l?e corrected. I ' s(. dlude to the exercise of ine power which usage, j alitor than reason, lias vested in the Presidents f P' >f removing incumbents from office. in ortler it o su!-s?itute o hers more in favor with tho ti: lominant partv. My own conduct in this a espect has been governed by a conscientious jurpose to exercise t!ic removing power only in Mses of unfaithful ess or inabib v, or in those 01 u wh'ch its exercise appeared necessary in order o discountenance and suppress that spirit of r'tivo partisanship 01 t!ie part of holders of, iflice, which not only withdraws thetn from I . ho steady an 1 impartial discharge of f heir of. I 'J icia! dnt ? *, but exerts an Undue and injurious IC aill tenee over elections, and degrades the char, (j* tefer of the Government itsoU", in iMunch as it ;|I xhihits iin; Chief Magistrate as being a party, hrougL Ins agents, in the secret plots or open 1 workings of pol.tica! piriiex. tr Iii icsp-ci to the exercise of this power, no. J thing should ho left t?disc ctiou which may be j hi tafolv regulated by law; and it is of high inipor- jc Lance to restrain, as fur as possible, liic stimulus .. ?f personal interests in public elections. Con- ' ddcring t! 10 great increase which h is been made ' in public oifiees in tlie last fptaiter of a ce.n'nrv, tt irid tlie probability of forth r increase. we incur o< .lie lia/ irtl of witnessing violent political contests, directed too open to the smjj'c object of . retaining otfice by those who arc in, or obtaining 1 t by t!io.se who arc out. Under the influence u ' these convictions I shall cordially concur in e3 iy oonstitution.i] measures for regulating, and. sfJ - regulating, restraining tho power of removal. ^ I suggest for your consideration the propriety making, without further delay, some specific Pr plication of the funds derived under the will or Mr. Smithson, of England, for the diffusion tfo knowledge; and which luvo heretofore been af sted in public stocks until such time as Con. , ess should think proper to give thom a specific rection. Nor will you, I foci confident, ra rtnit any ubatomcnt of the principal of the of racy to be made, should it turn out that the jeks in which the investments have been made ive undergone a depreciation. In conclusion, I commend to your care 'the terests of this District, for which you are the elusive legislators. Considering that this city m the residence of the Government, and, for a [? rgo part of the yoarof Congress, and considerg also the great cost of the public buildings, id the propriety of affording them at all times as careful protection, it seems not unreasonable m at Congress sliou.d contribute towards the ex- th nse of tiu efficient police. to JOHN TYLER. w Washington, Dkc. 7, 1841. e(j ? CI1ERAW GAZETTE. m WEDNESDAY, December 15,1841. at i dl the patriarch. 01 Wo have received the last No. of the d< st volume of this very excellent and >ry cheap family Magazine. Wo invito ^ irents who wish to see it, to call for it,, a* the Bookstore, in this town, where we ive placed a few of the numbers. ^ 0! A failure of the mail detained the Pres. M lent's Message a day. After setting it P' p we have little room for the proceed. igs of either Congress or the State mi f"F egislature. The latter body was ex- v jcted to adjourn on the 17th or 13th. ^ othing of interest had been done. u Owing to continued irregularity of le mails, our latest account from Conress comes down only to the second w ay. In the Senate nothing had been tli r>ne, but to order the printing of the resident's message. In the House, Mr. F f. Cost Johxson moved to adopt the *< lies of the 261 h Congress, until others 1, lould be adopted. Mr; Adams moved ^ except the 21st rule, which excludes ^ Volition petitions. (A general laugh.) v< [r. Stanly moved to adopt the rules of r* ie extra session for 15 days. The mo. Jjj ?ns of both Mr. A. and Mr. S. were at, and the motion of Mr. Johnson pre- y tiled, by a majority of two. There has yet been no full development tj r public opinion in regard to the "fiscal- ^ ;ency" proposed by the President in his ^ lessage. The present indications are i int it will not be adopted by either the d fhigs or Democrats. o i< The election for President of the 8. C. ft ollege has been postponed by the Trus;e* for a year. o . ? : u The Virginia Legislature met on motv-, w iy the 6th. In the Senate, (t. W. j} ash was re-elected Speaker, without position ; in the House, V. W. South- c ll, Whig, was elected Speaker, by a ' lujority of live votes, over 0. Holleman* j * emocratic. Absent, 3 Democrats and Whigs. ^ ? . ii William Smith has been elected to a ougress, in place of Mr. Banks resigned, ll om Va. Mr. 13. resigned to settle a mtested election, and lost it. Both are t! !?'?m to XiliUUIUlOi w i c I the governor a>'d the laws. 1 The following is and extract from the i ^ [essage No. 2. of Governor Richardson (] the Legislature. ' I . Executive Departmtnt, ) l! Columbia, Dec. 1,1841. J 'eVtnv:-citizens of the Senate and * House of Representatives. ^ I herewith transmit a Report of the At- < ^ >rney General, together with a copy of ^ it pleadings in the judicial process, which 1 was directed to institute against the J. anks refusing to accept the provisions of * \c Act to prevent the suspension of spe- a e payments. fi It is to be regretted that the conveni- 0 ice of Counsel in behalf of these insti- * itions, did not permit the acceptance of le issue tendered, for the final adjudicaon of the question, during the present ission of the Court of Appeals, in this j ace* . . ii To resort, however, at this time, to , i a?r? :~u. LIJ IV wuin iiiuiiu ui ctuiruii, i leii iingui uc j j lpposed to supercede the decision of a i j, arned and enlightened Judiciary, would p ^rhapS he regarded by some as inconsis- Q nt with the wisdom and equity of the ^ w ; as I trust it will prove unnecessary ' i tiie attainment of the object. There p nothing in the character of the judicial occedings which have been instituted, > far as they have progressed, to forbid jr entertaining the hope that the law and s functionaries are adequate to assert j. le right of a sovereign State to maintain wise and provident supremacy, in cor cting the evils of a deranged currency, - the abuses of its chartered institutions. I would therefore suggest, that a renirsc to any of the various and effective ^ lodes of changing the issue now pending i our Courts, should be forbearinglv de:rred until it has been ascertained by its \ ixnu'ii, IU uiiai iaviujii intdu iiiaiiiiiii?/wn re subject to the control of our State il lovernr*ient. In the meantime, one of f ie main objects of the law has already f o nattained. The discussions which it ^ as elicited have enlightened public opin>n. The Hanks so wisely accepting its revisions, have risen in the confidence t f the people. It has exercised a salutary lilnence upon our currency, and, indirct!y, perhaps, upon the business and t ausactions of the recusant, as well as of ie conforming institutions. Nor can I j ivest myself of the hope, that now, when cperience has shown that it exacts no Mc crifice of interest or of profit, from any Boi her institutions, that the patriotism and tim iblic spirit which they have manifested eas i nil oth^r occasions, will yet induce at,c em to desire to conform to the wishes prR id policy of the State, and to repose { |1(} eir trust in its generous confidence.! jther than in the uncertain technicalties , the law. , dec imc STATE LEGISLATURE. ly i In Senate. stai Dec. 3?Mr. Allston, from the Com- pla< it tee on the College. Education and he eligion, to whom had been referred so anc uch of the Governor's Message, No. 1, [{{? relates to Free Schools, and the present. js j ent of the Grand Jury of Richland, on i osarne subject, reported a Bill further anj regulate the system of Fiee Schools; hich was read the first time, and order- ^ I for the second reading to-morrow. 1 Mr. Gregg, from the Judiciary Com- arn ittce, reported a Bill to alter the Con- 001 itution of this State, so ns to divide Pen- to eton into two Election Districts, with- hui it amendment; which was read and or- of I ;red for the second rending to-morrow. mo A Bill to make the unlawful whipping j icr beating of a slave an indictable offence, I as taken up, read the second time, ' jreed to, and ordered to the House. An Dec. 4?In the Senate, a Bill to repeal ter le 1st; 2nd, and 3d Sections of an Act cei ititled an Act to alter and. amend the tol, lilitia Laws of this State, and for other Th irposes, was taken up, read a second pre me, clause by clause, and on the question dui ' agreeing to the first clause of the Bill wa n C ilating to Brigade Encampments, the rv. ens and Nays were called for, and deci. thi 3>d in the affirmative. fid The remaining clauses were read and of 'reed to ; and on the question of sending vif le Bill to the House, the Yeas and Nays ad ere called for, ordered, and decided in th< 10 affirmative. to Mr. Allston, from the Committee on an ederal Relations, submitted a Report on wl > much of the Governor's Message, No. th< , as relates to the controversy between str irginia and New York, whioh was ox- of. ;red to be printed ; Also, a Bill to pre. pit jnt the citizens of New York from car* so ring slaves out of this Stale, and to pre5nt the escape of person* charged with le commiasion of any crime ; which was rdered to receive the second reading on ha londav next. Ti house of representatives. he Dec. 3. Mr. Hcnrv submitted Resolu* di ons in relation to the right of instruc- t\1 on: Ordered for consideration to-mor- ar . sa Mr. Myers, pursuant to notice, intro- ^ uccd a Bill to amend the second section fan Act to alter and amend the Law in ;lation to Interest and Usury ; Kead me ^ rsl time. ? The report of the Judicinry committee, n a Bill to exempt Real Estate from n< ;vy and sale, and for other purposes, ^ rhich recommends that the Bill be not w assed, was agn^ed to. i The debate on the Report of the Judi- d; iarv committee, on a Bill to alter the Law ct n criminal eases, was resumed by Messrs. sh lunt, Rhett, and Perrv, in opposition to tie Report, and by Messrs. Frost and et /arroll, in support of it; and on the ques, j ^ ion of agreeing to the Report, the Yeas nd Nays were called for, and decided in he negative, Yeas 41, Navs 60. |a The hill was read the second time, | 8V lause by clause, amended, and on mo- | ion of Mr. B F Hunt, recommitted to a j 0l Special committee, consisting of Messrs. fe I F Hunt, Perry, and Rhett. Dec. 4. The Report of the commit??e on Education, on a Resolution as to V] he expdciency of subscribing for Simms' P listory of South Carolina, recommend- 'M fig the appropriation of $2,000 for copies w f that work, to be distributed among the "ree Schools ; being under consideration, ! af ?as supported by Messrs. Trotti, Phillips, sf lyers, Middleton, Black, Carroll, Heny, Frost, and Bellinger, and opposed by lessrs, Dudley, E G Palmer, Rhett, and j m ,prrv. Mr. Rhett moved to amend the i leport so (hat it should recommend an nnual appropriation of 8500 for the q amfi purpose ; which was rejected, and l n the question of agreeing to the Report, he Yeas and Nays were demanded, and lecided in the negative. m ii snOK STATISTICS, A Lyrn shoemaker, writing in the j Boston Atlas, gives some interesting facts n fetation to the number of shoes and j R oots imported from France. The quanity of boots fairly entered from France, *st year, was 16.843 pairs besides those ^ rom other countries, which is an increase f sixteen hundred per cent, in eight ,r enrs; and the custom is daily becoming ^ Dore common, for gentlemen to send out j ?? heir measure, and order directly from the j' oanufacturer. Owing to this, Forr's , oots are now as well known in New York nd Boston as in Paris. | A. ririnrlioc'chnf?a nuanfitv imoorted i B* w. M . j g. ist year was 7:5,432 pairs, which is an | _ ncrease of mors than four hundred per | g, ent in eight years. In this we make no | B? alcnlation for those brought into the ^ n ountry in other ways than through the!" ustom house, which as they are not bul- (-i( :y, is no doubt very large. (;, New York Sun. V If the French or other Foreigners j F muld send to this 'country good shoes, {i heir importations ought to be encouraged | ? ?y the government, until our Yankee j . ricnds learn to send to their customers ! h" etter shoes than they now do. k ? L A nut for the superstitious is given in r> he New Orleans Crescent, upon the sn- ^ red honor of one of the most respected ^ itizehs of that city, in a story of which _ he following is the substance. On the i N norning of the twenty-third of September ? ast, about two o'clock in the morning. ^ # ' M 5 >nsieur de C ft merchant of irbon street, New Orleans, but at that e in Paris, was awakened from an un- dnj y slumber, by a rustling of the curtains Bit mt his couch. He felt a cold hand lee ssed upon his own, and fancied that Co heard a voice which he recognised as l'DI son's, say," Father! I am dying!" So Tlc ided an impression had this present- 7? mtupoi) his mind, that he immediate- ^ got up and noted down the circura-, ^ ice, and the precise time that it took ce. Two weeks after this occurrence was on his voyage to New Orleans, 1 a few davs ago he arrived there. ) first enquiry was?VVherc?and how ny son * He is dead and in hia grave," was the ( jwer. After the poignancy of his grief had >sided, he detailed 10 a friend in whose ns his beloved son had died, an acnit of his strange presentiment, when, his great astonishment, his friend told 1, that his son died on the twentv-third September last, at two o'clock in the I rning, and that the last words he uf. ed were, " Father! I am dying!" m The Statue of Wnsington (hv the lerican sculptor Grcenough) was yes- ? day raised to its lofty pedestal ih the itre of the great Rotuudo of the Capi- J , Rnd is now uncovered to public view. p1, ic President of the United States was j To isent, with a large number of citizens, ring the elevation of the Statue, which 2,J| Jl 0f( s completed without the slightest injuPretending not to be judges of such ngs, we would venture with great difence any opinion on this cohmaal work art; but we must say that the first ? sw of it has impressed us with deep miration. The attitude is dignified ;i'J 3 resemblance of the head and features f gj the best portraits of the hero, striking, ?e d marked by the grandeur and repose an lich distinguished the countenance of w 3 great original. As a whole, the work j a" ikes us as worthy of the subject, and p the magnificent hall iri which'it is < LI iced, and which for the Statue is itself, noble a receptacle. & National Intelligencer. ^ The weather since Friday up to Sab. th last was boisterous in the extreme, le fleet of coasting vessels which left re on Friday did not go out?nor d the steamer Anson. The sloop Suml. ^ artin went as far as the bar of Santce, j id succeeded in getting back again the L me day. The whole fleet would pro- n ible have been driven to the gulph had ai passage been Attempted to Charleston h -and many of them lost. The wind on riday Saturday and Sabbath, was from ^ *. N. W.?and made on the day last d imedthe lowest? tide known in this liarmr for the last 25 years:?the tide mills ere of course employed only with the sad of water which was caught on Tliurs. ly, when the wind was at S. E. A )tton flat from Cheraw, was forced alore and filled when the wind was chan- ^ ng?and the cargo was yesterday land- s; I in a damaged state.?Georgtoicn ? ? )bi, rV r. A woman in Lowell Massachusetts tely mixed a close of salts in rurn and a sallowed it. Poison for bed bugs had " ;en previously dissolved in the rum with- a it her knowledge. It killed her in a l( w hours. tl Departure of the Prince de Join*. ? :lle.?The French Frigate La Bella ti oule (with the Prince de Joinville on 1 jard) and brig of war Cassard got under 0 ay on the 10th ult. from their anchor. t| je ofFthe Battery, and stood out for sea, ? *ter exchanging salutes with the U S J lip of war North Carolina. g The National Debt of England aounts to four thousand millions of dol <] irs. I Mrs. Madison has gone to Washington ity to spend the winter. She is said to I c in fine health. It is said that a bed ot tin ore, twenty 4 tiles square, has lately been discovered < i Iowa. 1 I MARRIED t< On Thursday evening last by the Rev, * lichnrd Furman Mr. G. W. Puvall, J lerchant of this place, to Mrs. C. C. c llrrbe. In Robeson county. N. C. on the 2d * istant, by the Itev'd H McLean, Angus , Carrie to Miss Jane McLean, daughter 'John McLean, Esq, ( CHERAVV PRICE CURRENT. December 14 1841. < rticl.k8. per | $ C. | $ a i ;efin market, lb 0 3 t> J icon from wagivus, lb 8 a 10 by retail, lb 10 a 11$ < tiller ib a U i settwax lb 22 a 25 igging yard 25 a 28 j ale Rope lb 10 a 12$ offee lb 12$ a '5 otton, lb 7 a 8$ am, bush 50 a lour, Country brl 51 a G J eathcrs fin wajf, none lb 40 a 4? rider. 1001b* 7? a 100 las*, wipdotr 8x10, 50ft 3 2o a 3 374 ,f .. 50ft 3 50 a 3i3 ' ides', green JJ> 5 a ' (j f v lb 1'' tL on 3 lOOIbs 5 50 a 6 50 t ulj?ro 0* la 2 50 J iuic ajlk 4 a 4 50 urd scarce lb 11 a 12 calhcr, sole lb 2*2 a 28 cud, liar ib 10 a ngwood W? 10 a 15 1 olasscs N.O. pnl 40 tx 50 ( ?.?, gn! 35 a 37 ails, cut, assorted1 lb 'J a 8 , wrought ib 10 a 18 at* bush 30 a 37 ilr curriers gal ?5 a ARRIVED, 13th Steamer Oseola, Christian ; three ;u from Georgetown, with Mdse. to je 6c Moore, A P LaCoste, Harl, J C YVadsworth. Tarhh, Pitman & Taylor 6c Punch, HM&WR Tom* son, Emanuci 6c Solomons, G Good- v h, C Vanderford, D Johnson, Felii ngt G T Grimald, and Jno. Wright of 9 place. Kendall 6c Stacy, E S 6c G 9 ibbard of Wadfcsbcro\ . McCoflum 6i .. W Munerlyn, M 6c B D ToWfisencfc Bennettsville. Tile River is in good boating order, ATTENTION CHERAW light infantry. "Y^/^OU are hereby ordered 8 _flL to be and appear oii TO Market Square on Saturday l^th inst. at 10 o'clock A. M. armed and equipped ad Fmfl the law directs, for instruct HT.| tion and drill, rj J Bv order of the Captain; lj</ T. W. POWE, Acting U. a. Dec. 13, 1841. 5 4t notice. TAMES H, COLP, having, this day assign* ' ed to us nil hi? property in tnjf* for tho rment ??f hi? debts, the creditors of the said !e. are hereby notified to assemble at the ace of John A. lugus Esq. on Monday the h instant for the purpose of appoint!of an ;nt or agents to act with us in tpo premises, mid tlicy s< e prop r so to do. a. Biitn-i. }. A. INGLIS. December 10 '?41, 5 It GARDC* SEEd, AC. ' PHE Subscriber has just deceived a full and general assortment of Fr?'sh HARDEN SED from t ie Agricultural Warehouse and ed Siore of the New England Farmer Boston, long which are Sugar Beat, Rum bug*, bite F at Turnip, Itc. &c- by the pound and mllor quautiiy. If;1 h is also for sale a General Assortment of \M1LY GROCERIES, w?th WINES and [QUORS, Raisins, Figs, Almonds, Citron, lirants, Candy, Picklos, Tobacoo, Segars, c &e. His Store is Two Doors below the Store of essrs. Taylor & Punch. CHARLES VANDERFORD. Cheraw, December 14, 1(441. S> tf HOUSE AID LOT FOHTSALE^ IN BEXXETTSVILE. rHC Subscriber will oflfer for sale lo the best bidder, i valuable dwelling House and ot on the 6m Mohdriy in J anuary mil: In Bon. ettsville. The House ie a new one and large enough for uy family of ordinary site, or fat ft boarding ousc, and has convenient out Imusceall new* 'he lot contains l'<?ur acres and is well enclosed, is adjoining the Female Academy lot and onId perhaps be us desirable spot torn leek euce as any in the place. ?, Terms will be liberal and made known on the ay of sale. JOHN McQUEEN; Marlboro' December 14, 1841. 5 3t GARDEil SEEDS. 4 Full supply of Fresh and Superior (inf* den seeds lor 1842. just received ami for ile l>y . JOHN Wl-iGHT, at the Bookstore, December 15, 1^41. 5 tf SHERIFF SALES. T PfcN Writs of Fieri Facias will be sold before Lr the Court Hose door on the first Mom!..y nd day following in January next within the ;gil hours the followingpr?>p"rty viz: 4 Lots in the Town of Cheraw levied on ae lie property of G,?o.tKdwards and known in the Ian of said Town by Nos. 182 (one hundred nd eighty two) 183 (one hundred and eighty 11roe) 184 tone hundred and eighty four) and 185 v??? hundred ami nighty five) at the suit I W. J. Budey aduu. et al vs. Gc-rge Edwards One Lot in the Town ol Cher.iw known in lie plan of said Town liv No. 280 (two hundrod nd eigiily) together with t> e improvements tier eon, also one unfinished Buggy Wagon, i viod on and to be sold as the property of C. f. Iliivor at the suit of Taylor & Punch vs. C. I. iliiver. 10(1 Acres of land mdre or les$ whereon the lefeudant resides at the suit of .Middlctoa & ving fur another, and 8. C. Wrfiuinghaui Vs.Silpha Hustess. il50 Acres of land more or lnss, leviod 6h il% iroperty of Mary Rend wiierdon slie 'lekides idjoiningthe lauds of Ijaurencc Prince, John 3,-rvis nnd o.herrf at the suit of the tftale vs. Wary R??d. v One rtvgro man (Collin) at the stfrt'nf Nrill Urawfora vs. Run .Id McDonald and D. A. Mc Rachern, and A. Bloe beaiw et al vs. Ranakl VlcDonuld. ?48 Acres of hind ftwfc of land mori or lc**, m the south side of big West fie lo'* Creek vhereon the defendant resides adjoining tliu atfdWef Mrs Unison, Samuel While. James Svep-tt and W.J. Pegues at the suit of A. B"ue tal. vs. Thrashly White and John G. White. Terms?Cash?Purchasers to p.iy for neceslary papers. JOHN EVANS, Sutf. C. D. Chesterfield C. II. Shff rs. ) Jllicc, De jcrnlier lO, Ittdl. y 5 if CORONERS SALE. ON a writ of Fieri Facias will be sold beforeiho Ceurt House door on the first Monday m January next, withio the legal hours tnefcllowing property viz: JWU Acres uf land more or less whereon-tho Icfcndanl residur at- the suit of Hugh Craig J if.lv j ind John Evans syinst Ifanaia mourtnn a, Terms?Cash?Purchaser* pnying for necct. wry papers. W. L. ROBESOV, ' C. C. D. Chesterfield Court House, 1 Pen mher !0, 1941. ^ 5 , 3t SHERIFF SALE. BY Ord<*r of the Court of Ordinay of Che tei field District will b?? sold at Clte<?erfield 2ourl House on the first Moid y in January text within the I gal hour* all the real estate of \i>mgdoii Pa sons deceased, consisting of ane "act of land in said district on West fields Cr re c containing threo liundr d acres more or loss, jounded north bvtho state line. West by Lewis. Melton's land. South hf Samuel While's land md East by leiiain Wallace's land. Terms made known ou tha day of safe, or nny be srton by reference to a decree in llie Or. Jhwrv\ Olficc. JOHN EVAfftf. 6hl? C. Ch?sterfi. 1.1 Court House, ) December 10, 1CJ41 \ 5 - * yfc