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m ~ LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES Passed at the 2d Session of the 27th Congress. [BY AUTHORITY.] [Public?No. 47.] AN ACT explanatory of an act entitled " An act to constitute the ports of Stonington, Mystic river, and Pawcatuck river a collection district." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re. presentatires of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first section of the act entitled " An act to constitute the ports of Stonington, Mystick river, and Pawcatuck river a collection district," shall be construed in the same manner it would have been had the words Sec. 2. And ht it further enacted, That when the time of holding any court by this act has been changed, all processes, proceedings, and causes shall be returned and held to be continued to the said courts, at the times herein provided for their meeting, respectively. Approved, August 16, 1812. (Public?No. 11.] AN ACT requiring foreign regulations of comUK-ice to be annually laid before Congress. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State | to lay before Congress, annually, at the commencement of its session, in a compendious form, all such changes and modi, lications in the commercial systems of all other nations, whether by treaties, duties on imports and exports, or other regulations aa tifl.lll hnvr comr to the kllow. " w ? ledge of the Department. Approved, August 16, 1812. [Pijrltc?No. o2.] AN ACT to grant pre-emption rights to settlers on the 44 Dubuque claim," so called, in the Territory of Iowa. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the i " from and after the thirtieth day of June next" been wholly omitted in said section. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the aforesaid act, entitled 44 An act to constitute the ports of Stonington, Mystic river, and Pawcatuck river a collection district," approved August third, eighteen hundred and forty-two, shall take effect in all provisions, and be in force as hereby explained, from and after the said third day of August, eighteen hundred and forty-two. JOHN WHITE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WILLIE P. MANGUM, President of the Senate pro tempore. Approved, August 16, 1842. JOHN TYLER. [Pi'blic?No. 48.] AN ACT authorising the settlement and payment of certain claims of the State of Alabama. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re. preventatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and hereby is, directed to audit and adjust the claims of the State of Alabama, under such laws and regulations as have hert toforc governed the Department in auditing and allowing the claims -^1 of the States on the United States, for moneys advanced and paid by said State for subsistence, supplies, and services of local troops called into service by and under the authorities of said State, but not mustered into the service of the United States, and for provisions and forage furnished the friendly Indians during the Creek and Seminole hostilities, in the years eighteen hundred and thirty-six and eighteen hundred and thirty seven, in all cases in which the payment was for subsistence, supplies, service, provisions, and forage, which would have been paid for under existing laws and regulations, if such troops had been mustered in4o the service of the United States, and the provinons and forage had been furnished by an agent of the United States; and that the sum so found due to said State be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated: Provided, Tha, in auditing and adjusting said claims, duly authenticated copies of papers which have been lost or destroyed, upon due proof of such loss or destruction, shall be received as evidence. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, required to report to the House of Representatives a schedule pf such claims as may be presented for adjustment trader this act, and not allowed, with the reasons Hot such disallowance, at thj next session of Congress. Approved, August 16, 1842. [Fcblic?No. 49.] AN ACT to change the name of the port of entry on Lake Erie, known as Portland, to that of Sandusky. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re. presentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That from and after the first day of October, in the year of our Ix>rd one thousand eight hundred and forty.two, the port of Portland, on Lake Erie, in the district of Sandusdy, in the State of Ohio, shall be called the port ot Sandusky. f Approved, August 16, 1812. [Public?No. 30.] AN ACT to amend the act entitled supplementary to the act entitled ' An act to amend the judicial system of the United States.' " Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re. presentatizes of the United States of America in CoMgress assembled, That the fourth circuit shall be composed of the districts of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. The fifth circuit shall be composed of the dis. tricts of Alabama and Louisiana. The sixth circuit shall be composed of the districts of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The circuit courts in the district of Virginia shall be bolden at Richmond, on the first Monday in May and on the fourth Monday in November. The circuit courts in the district of North Carolina shall be holden on the fourth Monday of May and second Monday in December. This act shall not take effect until the first da}' of February next; before which time the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, or a majority of them, shall allot the several districts among the Justices of said Court. lands lying in the county of Dubuque, in t the Territory of Iowa, heretofore reserved c for the Dubuque claim, so called, which t have not been sold by the United Stales by virtue of the acts of the fourth day of ^ July, one thousand eight hundred and ] thiity-six, and the third day of March, \ one thousand eight hundred and thirty, t seven, be, and the same nre hereby, de- t clared to be public lands ; and that settlers on said land, who, but for said reservation, < would have been enabled to enter the ; same under the pre-emption laws of nineteenth June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty.four, twenty second June, one ] thousand eight hundred and thirty.eight, first June, one thousand eight hundred j and forty, or fourth September, one thou- { sand eight hundred and forty-one, be, and , they are hereby, authorized to enter the , same at one dollar and twenty.five cents per acre, at any time within one year afI ter the date of this act, upon complying ! iKi* nrnvisinrxa nf cither of said acts under which such person may claim; the 1 settlers under the earlier law being entitled to the preference over those under a j subsequent one : Provided, That this section is not to be regarded as extending the right of pre eruption to lands reserved for lead mines, salt springs, school sections, or town lots : And provided further, That, should the claim of Dubuque hereafter \ prove valid, compensation to the claim- ' ants shall be made by the United States in other public lands equal in quantity, subject to private entry. Approved, August 16, 1842. [Resolution?Public, No. 5.] ! JOINT RESOLUTION to authorize the 1 commission appointed to prepare rules and regulations for the nnval service to appoint a clerk. I Be it enacted by the Senate, and House , ' of Representatives of the United Stales of I America in Congress assembled, That the I Secretary of the Navy be, and he is here- ( by, authorized, ngreeaDiy 10 nis request, i to employ a temporary clerk for the pur. | pope of aiding the Attorney General and j himself in carrying into effect the resolu. , tion of the twenty-fourth May, eighteen | hundred and forty-two, which requires of, them the preparation of rules and regula. ! lions for the navy. Approved, August 11, 184*2. [Resolution?Public, No. 6.] A RESOLU TION declarative of thejj pension act of July seventh, eighteen \ hundred and thirty.eight. j( Resolved by the Senate and House of j Representatives in Congress assembled, J That the benefits of the act entitled " An ! act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows," approved the seventh day of July, eighteen hundred and thirfyeight, shall not ho withhe! I from any wi. ! j dow whose husband died after the passage of the act of liie seventh of June, eighteen hundred and thirty two. and before the act of the seventh of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, li otherwise enj titled to the same, j Approved, August 16. 1842. FOREIGN. The Steamer Britannia arrived in Boston on the 18th, bringing news from London down to i August 3d. There does not appear to be any English news ; of moment. Parliament was to be prorouged j abo.it the 10th inst., by the Queen in pi rson. '1 he j matters under discuss.on were chiefly of local in- j ! tercst. The condition and prospects of trade were im: proving somewhat, under the operation of the new taritF and other causes. The prospects for the harvest were favorable. The bribery and compromise inquiries, by Mr. Roebuck's committee, had brought to light most i astounding revelations, which occupy a large ; , ; space in the London papers. ( Parliamentary Items. The proceedings in Parliament generally were , not of much interest, the end of the session being I j near at hand, and all the great measures proposed j by Sir Robert Peel having been consummated.? ' We notice such doings as are worthy of rcccrd. On the 19th of July, I/ord Cottcnham gave notice that early in the next session lie should intro- j , duce a bill to abolish imprisonment for debt. | j I In the House of Commons the following dialogue j j I took place:? I Sir R. In^lis wished to know from the noble lord i . . . I 1 i the Secretary for the Colonies what evidence satis- j } j fled, or ought to satisfy, our Colonial government j j I in Canada, as to the accuracy of any statement made with respect to the alledged conviction of ^ criminals claimed to be given up to the Tmted 1 States. Whether any certificate from the Ilritish 1 j i ?nniml in the I'llited Stall?. 38 to tltC Conviction ' . i of the person claimed, was necessary in order to j j < his being given up. And whether it was intended i 1 in any treaty with the United States to insist on I the principle that any individual on touching the { soil of England became consequently free. The j government had, in the case of the Creole, acted j on that principle, and upheld it in a manner that J entitled them to general admiration. He wished to know whether it was intended that that principle should enter into any general arrangement or regulation, between this country end the United States. Lord Stanly said, though the hon. baronet had given him notice that he would ask a question, still he was not aware of what the precise nature j of that question would be. As regarded the last j I question the hon. baronet must perceive that it i urnn a nnestiori of so much delicacy, and particu | larly in the present position of the proceedings between this country and the United States, where a strong feeling prevailed on the point, th it lie I must decline giving an answer. As to the first ( j question, which related to the giving up of ind vi. I duals who, having taken rcruge in Canada, were I claimed by the United States, that did not depend ? on the terms of any treaty. 1 There was a law in Canada by which the Gov. < emor, with the advice of his Council, was author- ; j iz#d to surrender them. The hon. member for ( j Lambeth (Mr. Hawes) had moved for a copy of , i that act, which would be laid on the table. He | j believed that in thep? cases the Executive must be I sati.-dkd that the demand w ae regularly rnadt by he constituted authorities, and jt must he stated >n oatli that the individual hed been residing in he United States, to justify his being given up. Queen Victoria has had another present?a vondcrful little horse, only 27 inches in height, [t was brought from Java, and given to the Queen j )y the captain of a merchant ship, who carrred it o the palace in a cab?not in the shafts, but in he body of the cab with himself. The J/>ndon Herald publishes in extcnw Mr. ['lay's speech at the barbecue given in his honor, it Lexington, Ky. From the Sunday Times. July 21. The letters we have received from Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, and several other princiial districts, hold out the prospect of an iinprovencnt in trade generally: and it will be a pleasing ;ask for us periodically to state that the intelligence ij>on so nationally interesting a point is well founled. From the Lidon Morning Chronicle. Aug. 4. The very important and favorblc nature of the lews from China, brought by the overland mail? t being reported that the Chinese authorities were seating for peace, offering ?40,000,000 (about ?9,000,000 sterling) besides the island of Hong Kong, as a propitiation to indemnify her Majesty for the expenses of the war, and the surrender of :he opium?has produced a decided impulse on :he English funds. ~ -? r ? r>? ??..J troni ine juonaon aianuuru. The accounts received from the manufacturing districts of Lancashire and Yorkshire, detailing :he transactions of the past week, are, pon the whole, of a more favorable complexion than they nave been for many months past. The impresjion has become general that prices have been at the lowest point, and the necessary result of that conviction has begun to manifest itself in there benig less apprehension to lay in stock by retail dealers. Turkey. From the London Chronicle, Aug. 4. Constantinople letters of the 14th July represnt the affairs of the Ottoman empire to have assumed a serious aspect. Complications and embarrassments of various kinds menace the Porte on every side. War with Persia is reported to have been declared, or to be upon the eve of declaration ; and it will be remarked that Russia, not Great Britain, has been appealed to as a mediator by both parties. Taking advantage of the supposed hostile intcn. tions of England and other powers, the Bulgarian and Greek-Servian agitators, stimulated by foreign emissaries, have raised the standard of revolt in tiie vicinity of Nissi, and similar outbreaks are exjiectcd in Thcssaly. The Martinigrons arc in disorderly state, and the Pacha of Bagdad has dcc.-.j tu? r.c !>? nr-md Vi^ipr cfMnm.mdintr Ii^u tin; uiuuo vi wiiv (W.v>T Q him to exchange with Nezib Pacha, of Damascus. Without an)- open declaration of independcuce. Ali Rcza Pacha acts as if he proposed to imitate the example of Mchcmct Ali. On the other hand, while the Porte has issued a firman, th inking Mustapha Pacha for his " skilful conduct in restoring tranquility to, and adjust:ug tiie affairs of, the Lebanon," delegates have reached Constantinople from the Muronitc?f!eciaring that peace cannot he reestablished unless a Christian governor is re ap{>ointcd. Troops arc inarching in every direction toward the menaced points, and the Porte is anxionsly waiting to ascertain whether the British Government will range itself among the number of its enemies. Some hope exists of the Grecian negotiation being resumed ; and the affair of Wullachia has been temporarily settled through the mediation of Russia. Affghamstav. We h ivc news from Jcllalabad to the 29th of May. Ackbar Khan had demanded 10,000 rupees for Gen. E!phinstone's remains. The Delhi Gazette of the 14th of May mentions that they had been interred on the 30th of April, within the walls of Jcllalabad. Ackbar Klian claims that Dost Mohammad be sent back, and that we evacuate the country, leaving an agentat Cabul in exchange for the English captives. The army, it was thought, would not leave the place until they moved to Cabul, there to meet Gen. Nott from Candahar. The Khyber Pass was being re-occupied by the Afrecdos, and the whole road to Cabul stockaded and defended,by all fhc obstructions the enemy could oppose. Capt. Mackenzie had returned to Jcllalabad on the 9th of May from Lughman, with terms lor the release of the prisoners. Extract of a letter from a Planter, near Halifax. (N. C.) dated Aug. 7. 44 You have heard of the great freshet, gale, &c., which occurred about the middle of last month, init I presume have seen no proper estimate of tl*e ossrs. From all I am able to learn of the injury lone to the corn crop on this river, I should say that from 250 to 300,000 bushels of corn were dertroyed by the gale or freshet?not less than the cast figure. This is from Gaston and the mouth )f the Roanoke. The crop* on the Meherrin, Tar, L'huran, and in the north counties have suffered fasti v. From Onslow county on New River to he Xunsemond in these counties near the seaboard end which constitute the granary of the eastern part of North Carolina, the crojre arc almost en:irely ruined. Many planters who expected to jell from 2,500 to 5,000 bushels of corn will not nake bread enough for the support of their estates. 1 therefore estimate the losses of corn in the eastern part of North Carolina to be not less than ona million of bushels, besides a considerable quantity >f wheat, oats, peas, &c. Corn is worth now in jeveral counties contiguous to this, and in this :ounty from 90 cts. to ^1 per bushel. " Of one thing I think we may be certain, that io corn will come to your market the next yaar "rom Roanoke, and very little if any from the lorthcrn counties. It is the first freshet within :hc memory of man, or handed down by tradition, lappcning in the month of July.?Char. Cour. RICH GOLD MINE. We last week saw some of the most jenutiful and valuable specimens of [?old that we have overseen taken from he ground. They were from a mine Iitely discovered on the land of Mr. Va|. inline Dcrr, on Stanly's Creek in Lincoln County. One piece weighed 49 penny weights nnd 6 grains, and six other pieces ivernged from 2 to 5 pennyweights, pure Told when found. The mine has heen j .vorked about six months, and .seems on-, y to increase in value. Mrcklcnburg (W. C.) JrJFrrsonian. m ~ -1? i i : u V I - "?~ni CHERAW GAZETTE. Chrraw, Tuesday, August 30, 1812. The first bale of New Cotton was brought to this market last Friday from the plantation of | Mr. E. W. Harrington, of Marlborough, and was ; bought by Messrs. B. Bryan Brother, at cents. Quality, " good fair." Tlie Treaty with Great Britain has been ratified by the Senate, and Wm. S. Derrick, Esq. has been despatched to England with an authentic copy. 1 here can be little or no doubt that it will be ratified by the British Government also. The war in Florida is ended. Col. Worth has made an arrangement with the few remaining Indians by which they arc to remain within fixed boundaries, till they are ready to emigrate west. " Marlborough," though in type, is again crowded out. We shall insert the speech of Mr. Calhoun, on the Tariff question, and some other speeches on the same subject, as soon as we can make room for them. We this week insert the report on the President's last veto message, and shall next week insert the counter report of Mr. Gilmer. Mr. Adams's report, like every thing from his pen, is ably drawn up. The tone of feeling wliich pervades it is evidence of the deep sensation caused in Congress by the message of the President. The Whigs, sincerely believing that very much of the distress of the country had been brought on by the misgovernment of the Jackson and Van Buren administra- I tions, under the impulse of the purest and most ardent patriotism, exerted themselves with a zeal and energy unprecedented in all the political history of the country, to effect a change in the men who auillllliaiuicu nit j;v?viiniiviiv, uuv ing a victory more sweeping and triumphant than had ever been before achieved in the country, to be disappointed and frustrated in every movement designed to accomplish the end for which they had so long and so faithfully labored, and that, too, by one who had labored so zealously and efficiently in their ranks for the victory which gave them power, was enough to try the* patience of the most patient. We are not, therefore, surprised to find a tone of deep feeling characterize the report. But we are surprised at some of its false and untenable positions, coming, as the paper docs from so sound a constitutional lawyer and statesman as Mr. Ad. j ams, and adopted, as it waR, by a majority of the j House of Rcpresetativcs, embracing a large proj portion of the soundest politicians in that l>ody. Take, fi.r instance, the second paragraph in the following words:? " The message is the last of a series of Execu! tivc measures, the result of which has been to de. feat and nullify the whole action of the Irgislatice authority of the Union, upon the most important interests of the nation." Now there is no plainer provision of the constitution from beginning to end, than that no bill can ! become a law without the sanction and concur, rence of the President; unless, after he returns it to the IIousc in which it originated, it is, then, successively passed by a majority of two-thirds in both houses. The Prcsdent is, therefore, a constitutional part of the 4' Legislative authority of the ; nation"?as clearly so as either branch of Congress, j He has the same distinct, separate, substantive power, and the same latitude of discretion allowed him in enacting all laws. What propriety is there, then, in saying that because lie exercises a granted power on the subject of legislation according to his discretion, he therein nullifies and defeats the legislative authority of the country ? It would ! be equally correct language, and equally sound ! doctrine, to assert tnai wnen mc oenaie rciu?e? iu ! sanction or pass a bill or measure rccommmdcd by the President and passed by the House of Repreventatives, it thereby nullifies and defeats the legislative authority of this Union. These remarks arc not directed to the policy (good or bad) i of the veto message, but to the right of the Presi; dent under the constitution to send such a mttsagc. We arc not defending the course of the President, J but his right to pursue that course. Our position ! is, that the constitution, right or wrong, good or j bad, is to be administered es it is. If it is wrong, let the evil be remedied by amending, and not by subverting it. ThU is a principle upon which the I great body of the Whig party, and all good citizens, ; must upon "sober second thought" settle down. I The Whigs ought to blame themselves for their defeat. It was caused by their selecting a candidate for the second office in tlic Government without i ascertaining first how far his opinions accorded with their own. Ever since the constitution was ! so changed as to require the candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency to be voted for ' separately, all parties have at all times looked too 1 little to their candidates for the Vice Presidency, j The Administration of President Tyler will cause I a reform in this respect. | There are several passages of the Report to i wliicc wc sliould call the reader's attention if we I had room. Wc name only one, that in which it is stated that the President was invested with his power by accident, and not by the will of the pro. j pie. Such a taunt would much more become an ; electioneering speech than a grave report on so j grave an occasion. Who elected Mr. Tyler to the I Vice Presidency but the people ? And why did they elect him, but for the very purpose of sue* * * r ai ceedtng to tlic rresidcncy in case 01 uen. narnson's death, or inability to serve ? It is true the people were not careful enough to make themselves acquainted with the opinions of the man whom they were electing. But for this, they and their leaders should be taunted, and not he.? Whether he was right in accepting a nomination from a party from whom he so widely differed, or in holding his office when it is so palpable that those who procured his election did so under a mistake as to the course which lie should pursue, are questions in casuistry which admit of much that is plausible being said on both sides; and questions upon the discussion of which wc shall not enter at this time. CONGRESS. The time of the Senate has been spent since last report, mostly on the treaty, and various private bills. The bill from the House relating to to the election of members of Congress was also under discussion, and some amendments weir made, but the final question was not taken. The time of tho House was spent mostly in endeavors to pass another revenue bill. One was finally passed, which was the same which the President had vetoed; except that it was so channel sl to r? move the Pi?.iidrnt's objection*. "o., ( harlrston. As it is not our purpose to ^ mrtial, or to do injustice in any quarter, let us in:lude ainon^ tiir list of publishers engaged in tlio Jccoming duty of making our home books of edu, nation, the name of Mrs. (Jritfin, of Macon* all lccomplislicd lady, who writes well, ami is gov rned hy a graceful and discriminating judgment. Her liooks for children are, a Southern Primnry Render, a volume of simple and easy lessons lor children ; a Southern Second, and a Southern Third Class Hnok. This last is a pleasant roinlilation for very young readers, consisting of little iketches in brief, easy lessons, such as will be ikelv enuallv to beguile and to inform the voun?r. The vote on its final pasrngc was 10a to 103.--j It was thej? sent to the Senate, and that lx?dy | adopted some amendments, but had not taken a final vote on the 24th. Its fate in the Senate was doubtful. Should it pass the Senate and l>e re. j turned to the House with amendments its fate ! there is doubtful. The House passed, without amendment, a b:ll which had previously passed the Senate providing ! for the public ition of the account of the Kxplo-; ring Expedition and taking care of the effects of the Expedition. The Howe, on the 21th, passed a resolution to adjourn on the 29th, wlfich was sent to the Senate and there laid on the table, j Wc extract the following paragraphs from the ! remarks of the National Intelligencer, accompany- j ing the announcement that the Senate had rati, fied the Treaty with Great Britain:? "The Treaty with England, the first, we la-, lievc, ever negotiated with that Power iu the Tinted States, ico* ratified by the Senate on Saturday evening (at about 9 o'clock) after a discussion of. four days. The proceedings are not made public ; j but it is generally understood that the vote of rati- j fication was no less strong than thirty.ninc Yeas j against nine Nays. ' "When we consider the variety of subjects which j the Treaty is supposed to embrace, their magni- j tudc, and the obvious and acknowledged difficulty of some of them; and when wc consider the i state of the country, and the effects of that un- j hapy party spirit which, in regard to other import- j ant subjects, so much distracts our public councils, this strong and decisive majority, necessarily made up of members ef all parties, reflects the highest j credit on those who have conducted the negotiation, and gives the fullest arsurance that the na-1 tional honor has been maintained, and all the great \ interests affected by the Treaty effectually up-, held and i roinoted. | " Most sincerely and cordially do wc felicitate 1 the couitry on this auspicious result; and we mav nronerlv congratulate the World on the event. j r~~k ?j o 1 since, if any of the difficulties!, now settled, had terminated in war between the United States and England, such a war must have convulsed the globe. We cannot but indulge the hope that this favorable settlement of affaiss with England is but j the first, in a series of measures and events, tending i to restore the country to its former prosperity.? j ( Let us hail it as the welcome harbinger of better < times!" 11 " It is no more than just also to say, that, from 1 the moment of the annunciation of I>ord Ashbur- j ton's mission, the conduct of our Goucrnment in ( this matter has been both wise and judicious. The ' . first object was to settle, if possible, the long-contested boundary question, by agreement and com-! promise ; a settlement rendered so much more difficult than it would have been by the necessity of consulting the inclinations and wishes of two itnportant States of the Union. " Of the industry and ability with which this important affair has been conducted, wc have already expressed our opinion fully and frankly In ; addition to which, we ought not to withhold from the Secretary of State the credit due for the comprehensive and business-like manner in which he commenced and prosecuted the whole negotiation. In the conduct of it he discarded all local feeling, and showed that he was governed by a truly na-1 tional spirit and ambition. Whilst on a great Eastern question he consulted Eastern men and ' Eastern interests, on matters affecting other portions of the Union he consulted with eoual sedu- i lousncss those whose feelings and. interests were J peculiarly involved in them. 44 Those who have been most opposed to Mr., Webster's remaining in the Cabinet are understood to admit that it was fortunate for the country that he was there at this important juncture. We | doubt whether any other would have had it in his I power to bring the affair to so happy an issue.? Able as ho has heretofore shown himself in the Senate, he has proved himself no less wise in counsel, and resolute in action. We say this, upon information on which we rely, derived as it is from those who have been actors in the negotiation, or made acquainted with its merits. 44 The treaty itself, which has been ratified by this Government, cannot be published and proclaimed before it has been ratified by both Governments. It is understood, however, that it provides for the settlement, not only of the boundary ques- j tion, but of other important matters, of which probably we shall be soon able to lay before our readers, though not in official form, all the material points of the adjustment." It gives us pleasure to record such an act of disinterested benevolence as is recorded in the Norfolk Beacon. It is stated that the effect of the late freshet which devastated a portion of the Roanoke country in North Carolina was to^aisc the price of corn [for food] from two to ten dollars per barrel. A wealthy planter in that region, finding that the owners of corn were taking advantage of the general distress, promptly ordered three thousand barrels of his corn to be sent to Halifax and sold at the prices which had prevailed before the rise of the waters. Such a man deserves to be wealthy, - l_!_ _4.l D-L lor ne manes me ngni use 01 ins ricnes.?men. Compiler. The Mormons.?At Nauvoo, the city of the Mormons Ford, the Iiocotoco candidate for Governor of the State of Illinois, had 1,037 votes, and Duncan, Whig, 6. Youthful Editors.?On the list of our cxchan* ges is 44 The Tyro," editod by J. I'latt Howard and T. Dwight. The paper is not exactly seven by nine, being only about four by six, but it is notwithstanding a great literary curiosity. The following extract in which the 44 Tyros" speak for themselves, will enable our readers to judge what the paper is: 44 We have often been asked how old we are, and if the Editors of the Tyro really print it. 44 The eldest editor is not yet 10 years old?j and we do not print the Tyro. We do set up and I I distribute our types?wet our paper?ink the types i and print the paper. We take a whole stick full of types, put them in the galley without pic ing | ( them. | ? - . . _ / ? .i 1 i.i " \Vc <!o not lOCK up IllC IOHII, muugii \vt tuuiu j do it if '.ce tried." The paper is published everv Saturday in this I city, at twenty-five cents per annum, and has I reached the 7th Xo. of Vol. 3. We doubt whrth-1 cr the History of the Newspaper Press can present1 a parallel.?Brooklyn Daily Nric*. From the Magnolia. gjuftin's school books. W? spoke, in our last number, of the Srl>??ol j Pooks for the Ssmth, published by S. Pal>cock <S ! " J ' 1 J ' O ' - j n several of the pieces, we perceive, are taken from he writings in the Rose-Bud, by Mrs. Giltnan.? l'he Second Class Book contain* lessons in prow nid verse, designed for middle classes; the sclccions for which seem to be judiciously made?in nany risj)cch? froin Southern periodicals and by southron writers?among whom we recognize the lamcsof Judge Charlton, Mrs. Oilman, Miss Lc<\ Ac. We commend tliese books to the c.van tuition of Southern teachers generally, since we know lothing, in the shape of school teaching, which is nore absolutely important in the South, than by laving this class of writings prepared among ourselves, at home. Ornament vs. Comfort.?A lady traveller describing her adventures by sea and iand, says that addiction to ornament, ind neglect of convenience and comfort, s strongly characteristic cf Americans at >rescnt. She illustrates her remark by. he fact that on a steamboat in tha Chesapeake^ she counted no less than >even handsome looking-glasses in the abin, while one towel was considered ill that was requisite in each washing room! . _ . j .a CHEIMW PRICE CURRENT. August 30, 1842. Articles. per IS C. 1 S Beef in market, lb 0 5$ 1'4 Bacon from wagons, lb 6 a 8 by retail, lb 7 a 8 Batter lb 124 ? 155 Beeswax lb 22 a 2 Bagging ^yard 20 a 2?5 Bale Rope lb 10 a 124 HolTcc lb 124 a 15 ^otto.v, lb 44 ? Curn.sc.rco bash 60 a 62 Flour, Country, brl 5 a 04 Fcatliera fm wag. none lb 3t)4 a 32 Fodder. lOOlbs 75 a 100 lilass. window 8x10f 50ft 3 25 a 3 374 , ' 10x12, 50ft 3 50 a 3 75. Hides, green lb 5 a dry lb 10 a Iron lOOlbs 5 a Indigo lb I a 2 5ft (nine cask 4 a 4 50 Lard scarce lb 7 a ft leather, sole lb 22 a\ 28 [.cad, bar ib H a 10 Logwood lb 10 a 15 Molasses N. O. gal 35 a 40 - , gal 28 a 53 Nails, cut, assorted lb ? a 8 The River is boatable. . We are authorised to nnncuncc WILLIAM. A. MULLOV, as a Candidate for the office of Tax Collector for Chesterfield District. July O.h. '* -C Mr. Editor; you will piease announce Robt. C. Davis as a Candidate for the officeof Tax Collector at the approaching Election in October next. MANY VOTERS. 17"Wc arc authorized to announce Mali-can Iv. McCaskill as a candidate for the office of 'fax Collector of this District at the ensuing election in Oclober next. January 31st. 1812. O* Wo aie authorized to announce Capf. Stephen D. Miller as a candidate for Tax Collector for Chesterfield District at tl?c ensuing election in October next. tarnmm ?? rw?r??raw?m NOTICE. r0AHE Coputnorsbip between tho Subscribers JL is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The Hooks and accounts of the concern wilt be kept at the Brick Store for settlement. All . persons indebted arc requested to come forward and settle and those having claims to present them immediately, C. W. Dl'VALL. W. H. WING ATE. Aug. 30th 1342. 43 St STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CHERAW DISTRICT. Is Euiitv. M iry Lafta, Robert Latta, and others, Dill far sale of Land vs. and negroes?for parWin. Henrv tiliou and acc. and wife, and others. J * IT appearing to my salisfacliun that, Win. Henry and Ann Henry, his wife, two of tlio Defendants in tho above stated case, oro abtcnt from and reside without tho limits of tho state. On motion of G. W. & J A- Dargan Complainants So icilors it is ordered that they do plead answer or demur to tho Complainants Bill within three months from the publication of this order and that in default thereof tho saiuo he taken against them pro coufcsso. it is also ordered thul this order he published in the Farmers* G-zotte uicc a month for the space of three months. E. A. LAW, C. E. C. D. August OG, 1842. 42 2mf 3in CHAIRS. _ " THE Subscriber has just rercivcd on con. signment, to be sold at very low prices for CASH O.XLY, 10 Do:. Fancy Gilt and maple cane 9oat chairs. 8 Small * * " '* sewing do. 8 Lvge Boston c me and solid scat Rocking do. 2 " MaiiogJiiy Mohair Spring seat do. do. 6 Small cane M do. do, 4 Sohd scat Nurse, d >. do. GEO. II. DUN LAP. Clieraw, August 25, 1842. 42 tf COTl'Ol JiAGb-i ni, ~ ROPE, TWIN E?a good Slock of the above or: hand, and lor sale ut the lowest market |>rtcc, by D. MALLOY. Aiijj. 23rd 41 If I1AIOX. 2,000 lhs, good N. Car. Bacon on hand and fa; sulo, cheap, by I). MALLOY, An?. 23rd 1942. II if I-1 DOJIEST1CS. ~~ 4 few In: lei 4-4 Brown Domestic* for salo on favorable terms, by I). MALLOY. Aug. 23rd. 41 if ?ro<:i:kki2s. JN store ami lor nalo, a jjotxl supply of Salt, R. So^ar. ColToc arid Moisture*,by IJ. MATJ.OY. A tg. ?3nl 41 if