?g??aua? i,n; a
cal decomposition, nnd eaten away by the |
morbid secretions of the month ; and !
hence, in such cases, we generally find J i
the individual complaining of heat and
soreness of the tongue, gums, and mouth, .
and occasionally of the teeth being 44 set <
on edge."
CIIERAW CAZETIE.
Cueraw, Tuesday, November 1, 1*4J.
? ? ,
IT* The Cheraw ashington Temperance So- j
eiety will meet in the Town Hall on Friday even- 1
ing next.
For the few last weeks our notice of the state
of the river was that it was " navigable for pole
boats with light freights." Bat it so happened I
tteice that a few days after the appearance of our
paper with this notice, and before the river had
risen, the steamer Utility came up to the landing
with her two tow boats well laden, as we under- ;
stand. The error we ascribe rather to the boat !
than to ourselves. She seems, somehow, to slip
along in a depth of water that used to be sufficient
*? ' ?? ? * ItU liirKf frrirrVit "
i'Jf pViC UUdlD *> UU
Mr. Spencer, Secretary of War. having been re- !
- " *
guested by a committee of the friends of the President
in Rochester, N. Y., to extend to that town
a vu?It which he had made to the State, and ad.
drew a public meeting in explanation and defence
of the course of the present administration, or, if
ho would not do that, to address them a communi.
cation on the same subject, he chose tho latter
course. The communication has been published,
but wc received it too late to be either inserted, |,
or noticed at any length in this week's paper. It
is a regular and zealous defence of the President,
and an attack upon Mr. Clay. Its tone is proof of
how little reliance is to be placed on the oft repealed
statements of letter writers at Washington, '
that Mr. Spencer was about to resign or to be '
^ dismissed on account of his differences from the ;
President.
The Hon. William Ukia.m, of Montpelicr, has J
been' chosen Senator from Vermont for six years |
from the 4th of March next.
At a convention in the Congressional District of |
Massachusetts represented by Mr. Cushing, nssem- '
hied to nominate a candidate for Congress, Mr. i
Cushing was chosen on the second ballot. Oneof his
. . . I
friends immediately announced tint Mr. Cushing j
declined the nomination, and anotiier person was
then chosen. Letter writers stats that .Mr. Ci.s'iing
would not bare been nominated at all by the
Convention had it not been previously understood
that he would decline. If this be so, (which is
very questionable,) it k much more discreditable
to the convention than to Mr. Cushing. Tl?e only
reason why he eotihl wish a nomination when
he intended not to be a candidate, must have been
to obtain from his constituents some expression of
their approbation of his past course in Congress.
Now if they did not approve it, to say they did,
was unmanly as well as dishonest; and was at
the same time a high personal compliment to Mr.
Cushing.
Monrok Edwards has been sentenced to con.
fincmcnt in the N. Y. Pcnetcntiary for the two <
terms of five years each. It seems to be getting |
fashionable for vile and hardened villains to be i
impertinent to the court in New York, when about .
to pass sentence on them. We extract the following
from the report of the proceedings, in the
N. Y. Commercial Advertiser;
\I have heard the opinion your honor has expressed
of my guilt in private. I am not a fool ?
my enemies never said that of me. You may
therefore spare the usual accompanying remarks, <
as they will ot?<y have an effect contrary to that j
intended.
' *' If I were guilty I would not be insensible of the i
enormity of my crime, and not all the learning i
J and wisdom of the world could make mc feel it
jnore keenly. I am not more callous than others.
My situation is sufficiently piinful withou adding
r.MH ,rL-a frt ni.lljp it more SO."
-"7 ,w? ; ,
The prisoner remained standing, when Judge
Kent said he had intended to piss the sentence
without adding ono word, and should now do so
but for some of the prisoner's remarks.
He said the prisoner's defence had been as extraordinary
as his guilt, of which no human being who
had heard the evidence could doubt.
He spoke of the attempt at subornation of perjury,
particularly that on the last trial.
[Edwards interrupted the Judge by saying, he
cared not for the opinion of the world.]
The judge remarked that there was nothing extraordinary
in his case, save the enormity of his
guilt. He added that all remarks would be useless, j
Ho had no hope for him. - He had but a faint j '
hope that his confinement of ten years would have j '
the effect of making him what he never had been,
an honorable and respectable member of society. 1
f" Quite complimentary," muttered Edwards]
He remarked to the prisoner that he had nev- 1
| I
cr known one who throughout his life had been '
more destitute of moral principles.
He then said that he should sentence him for
th? longest term the law would allow.
(- I do'nt want any less," said the prisoner.]
* 44 -You shall be gratified in that respect," returned.
the judge, and I regret that the law dots not
affix a severer penalty to offences so enormous."
He then sentenced him to the state prison for '
fiva years on each indictment. The prisoner 1
beard the sentence with a smile, and left the room
apparently in high glee.
[The offences of which he was convicted were j
forgeries.]
o ,
, .? ^ I
It is stated that Col. Johnson is determined to
be a candidate for the Presidency, " on his own
h>?k." From the following anecdote we judge j
that he is aiming to build up a popularity upon his ' .
military exploits during the l ist war. j ,
f ' GENERAL HARRISON.
The Battle ok the Thames.?In a speech at ,
Sunburv, Pa., on the 5th inst., Col. Johnson gave | .
a detailed account of the battle of the Thames.? ' ,
Having been sent forward with his mounted men ; j
in pursuit of the British and Indians, he found , .
Procter's forces drawn up in order of b. t le between ,
the river Thames on the one side,* and a large j
swamp on the other. The Indians under Tecum ,
-l i._ t. i
en my in me swamp. uoi, juiumwi a iunau>t
continue# inus:
" In the mean time Gen. Harrison had been in- i !
formed of the ntuation of th? Bntrh, and about j c
this time arrived. He at orv-r saw the situation 1
of h'^ert.e?. *nd hi. rowiMnif* was lit wi?h an '
e>pr ?..:on of tMijht at thr pm<j>*- -t whi?-!i pre. I
sented itself to his view. 44 Well, Colonel," says J
lie, 44 yon have treed them, sure enough." lie j
saw their escape was now impossible, that they
must either tight or surrender, and his eye brightened
with heroic animation. There teas no icant
of courage there" [Enthusiastic cheering and
cries of "Justice to the brave !"]
The United States Senate.?The New York
Evening Post says, a new Senator from each of
eighteen State9, will take his scat in the next Con.
gross. Nine of them will 6end Democratic members
as heretofore, viz: Maine, New Hampshire,
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Alabama, O-1
hio, Illinois, 4and Missouri. Three other States j
will send Whig members as heretofore, viz : Ver.
mont, New Jersey, and Kentucky. Four States
will send Democratic members, that have been
heretofore represented by Whigs, viz : Maryland,
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Indiana.?
There are two States yet that we have not mentinned,
apart from Tennessee. These are New J
York and Louisiana. In the former the Legis. 1
lature is yet to be chosen, though there can be no |
doubt of its character, and as to the latter it may
be set off against New York in this estimate.?
This makes a tie in the Senate. What course
will be adopted in Tennessee, remains to be seen.
the times.
The Nashville Banner states that immense sacrifices
of property are almost daily made in Middle
Tennessee. It says:
" We will mention, by way of example, that
on Saturday last, eleven large likely mules, two
new wagons, costing ?150 apiece, and a negro
man, middle aged and likely, were sold in Frank- j
lin, at sheriffs sale, and in the aggregate brought
but ?500.
Trade in New York.?The New York Express
says:?44 Here there is the same languor
there has been in all business matters. Our fall
season has come, and nearly gone, yet but little
business has been transacted. There is a general
complaint on the part of all classes that they have
had but a very small business. Dry goods, of every
kind and description, arc selling at most ruin-!
ou6 prices. The country merchants have bought J
but very sparingly, and even that has amounted
to a very small sum: It is very obvious that the
farmer, at the present rate of produce, can realize
but a very poor return for his labor."
The Public Lands.
The Illinois State Register, published at Spring- j
field, copies from the Morning Post an article in !
which the editor expresses his*preference for Mr.
Calhoun as the Presidential candidate, and subjoins
the following remarks :
44 We like the spirit and temper with which the
Morning Post takes up Mr. Calhoun, firmly sustaining
him, and at the same time doing justice to
the other distinguished men of the Democratic
party whose names will come before the convention
for the Presidency. If nominated, Mr. Calhoun
? . .i
\vouiu reaa 11 j gei me vuic m inmuio. ,
bill is more popular than any measure of the hind !
ever put forth in Congress. Wo yet hope to see .
it the law* of the laud."
We observe that the brilliant success of the De- i
mocratic Review has provoked the dormant encr-:
gits of the opposing party in the political arena to '
issue a prospectus of a Whig Journal, to be called :
" The United States Monthly Rer-itur" The for- i
mcr work, besides being one of the ablest periodi- {
cals this country Iras ever produced, is now ani- J
vcrsally appealed to as the Delphic oracle of the I
<reat Democratic party, and, like the English j
Journals which so successfully unite the choicest j
literary contributions with the most powerful ex-;
positions of political ethics, this favorite periodical j
is fast attaining the highest rank not only among j
works of its class in our own land, hut is, we learn, j
attracting no inconsiderable notice among the ;
reading circles in Great Britain. While on the
subject of Periodicals, wc take pleasure in allud- j
ing to the superior ability and value which distin- j
guish the pages of a Southern contemporary pub. j
iiehed in Charleston, entitled "The Magnolia,"
which is wc believe edited by Mr. W. Gilmorc j
Simms, a writer whose pen has in no small degree j
added to the stores of our own native literature, i
t
and whose admirable historical fictions have al- j
read v ensured for him the realities of fame.? Unit- ;
rd States Literary Advertiser.
"""" ??- |
Coi.t's Si'B-Makine Batterv.?Yesterday after- i
noon, at 1 o'clock, the Battery was thronged with
an immense crowd of spectators, waiting to sec '
the result of the trial of Colt's sub-marinc appara- j
tus. Castle Garden also, was tilled with spccta- !
tors, and numbers put oil* from the shore in boats,1
to observe tiic result of the experiment. The ves-,
sel to be blown up, lay moored in the stream, about
a hundred }*ards from Castle Garden. She was
a brig of about 330 tons. Her masts were stand-!
ing, as high as the topmast; but, with the exeep-1
tion of a few ropes to serve as stays, all her rig- ;
ging was taken off. Colt, the operator, stood up. j
on Governor's Island, from which wires extended }
to the powder beneath the vessel, a distance of
half a mile. The signal concerted was the firing j
of three guns, one after the other, from the North i
Carolina; the two first as alarm guns, and the
last as v signal. The third gun was no sooner j
fired, than instantaneously ajmost, the electricity J
was communicated through the wires to the sub- |
marine magazine, which exploded, throwing up j
the vessel in fragments, scon with difficulty here j
and there through an immense mass of water and i
smoke. The water was thrown in a column to
the height of nearly 100 feet. When the agitation
subsided, nothing was seen of the vessel, save in
the form of pieces of boards, heavy masses of timber,
and a portion of her hull.
The result of the trial was highly satisfactory, j
and a loud shout from the multitude on shore, tcs-!
titled their approbation. There is no doubt that this j
apparatus can be used with effect upon a hos'ile
t-r wsr.l hWLndirvr .i harbor. The force of the ex.
dosion was prodigious, as was shown by the sudden ' (
raising of such a mass of water to such a height, J
ind by the total dispersion of the timbers of the j I
vessel. As a winding up to the whole, numerous j
X)ats with boys, who seemed to be of opinion that
ill theory should be made subservient to practice,1
,vcrc engaged in securing loose timbers and tow. j
ng them otf, with a view to make a practical1 ]
ific of them.?N. Y. Journal of Commerce.
Saw Mills.?We stopped a saw mill singly ci:. j
sconced on a one-horse |wagcn as it was passing ]
i wood pile at our office bet week, and in twelve j ]
mnutrs the huz iiir cut a cord of 1 feotweod. j
:ach iti'*k twice ofT, and many of them 3 time? I ]
IV b?u' iv letmsdcMincd to make n;- ?rcat a re. j ]
volution in cutting up timber into every variety of
scantling, as steam power has in cutting down hills i
and leveling land for rail roads.?yjrthampton
(ATass.) Democrat. i
The Skiness.?Never within tl?e recollection
of our oldest citizens, has our village and county j
been so sickly as during the past two months. <
And accord.ng to accounts the same may be ?aid
of a sti ip of country about fifty miles wido, of about
the same elevation, begi :ning at the northern
boundary of this State, and running through Cjs, |
well, Guilford, Davidson, Rowan, Cabarrus, and I
Mccklenburgh counties into York District, S. C. .
and probably farther south. North and South of
us, the sickness scorns to liavo been more fatal
titan in this region. In Davidson and Cabarrus,011
tlio one side, and Yo. k on the other, there have
been a great many deaths; whilo in tbisfcoun'y,
for the amount of sickness, (near one half of our
whole population have bocn sick,) there have
been comparat.vely few deaths. Why this parti*
cular region or elevation of country has teen so
signally afflicted, wo may say for the last two
years, wo leave for the scientific to investigate.
We arc gratified to be able to state, thai tor
the past ten days the sickness has bcon rapidly
disappe aring. We hear now of no case in thai
village, and but few in the country around.?"
Those who were very low aic recovering, or hove j
got well, and we can rejoice once more in" ? f,
healthy community. The Yorkville Compiler
and Greensboro' Patriot also announce the dis*
appearance of tho sickness in thoir respective
sections of country. ?Charlotte Jeffersoniun.
To the Editors of the Neio York Express.
Astoh House, New York, Oct. 20, 1842.
I read in your journal the following;
A correspondent of the Richmond Whig as.
Kerls, and olicrs to prove, if it is denied, that:
Gen. Hairisoii was opposed to inviting Mr. Web- j
Ster to take a scat in the C&binot. and that lie j
would :'Ot have done so but lor the urgent advice
of Mr. Clay."
Annexed is an extract from my diary of Janu.
ary and February, 1341, being minutes of confidential
coLvcrsations iiefd with our lamented;
President, in Baltimore, when on his way to his J
birth-place?the President not considering it j
consistent with delicacy to appear at tho scat of f
Government until a few days previous to his inaa.?
e T . n
"Tho mo ncnl I ascertained my elevation lo
tho Chief Magistracy, I decided to avail myself 1
of the invaluable serv.cos of Mr. Clay, proceeded 1
to Ash.and, and urged and entreated him to occ
ipy tiio fiist or any other position in niy Adinin. |
istration, at home or abroad that mi^ht be acccp. <
table to him. Mr. Clay firmly and unhesitating. ;
iy declined.
' Next to you, sir, (lie said to Mr. Clay,; I
look to Mr. W cbsicr to aid me in the high duties |
that devolve upon imo. It is due to Mr. Webster
and the Kepuh.'ic, Mr. Clay replied, that lie
should be invited lo occupy any si.uution that he j
may prefer. 1 dela)u<l all further anaugj-.j
incuts (said the good oiJ man) until I could re- 1 |
eeive Mr Webslei's answer, having determined j'j
in case any thing slionld prevent his thus form- ! (
nig the Cabinet, to invito 4 Honest John Davis/
ot Massachusetts, to the head ot the Treasury Do- '
pailuieiit." I
Tho srquol is well known. This convcrsa. .J
tion took placo returning from St. ThuI's Church, J
in comptny with tho lion. Daniel Jenifer, Miir i
istur to Austria, also high in the confidence oil !
the good old Presidcn ; but as tho General had 1
my aim, and was addressing himself to ms, it j
may not liave been distinctly heaid by Mr. Jenifor.
Although at the time tho communication (
was confidential, it is now a portion ot the his. t
ory of the eventful drama of lb4l, and in Gospc1 1
truth, word lor word, let who will de iy it.
Yours, respe :tfu!ly,
JOHN HARNEY, of Baltimore.
american sheet iron.
The article of sheet iron is bo general and im- t
portant in its uses, that any improvement in it* ?
manufacture is of interest to every body, and it is
with much pleasure that we have an improve. <
nient to notice, extraordinary in its kind. The
best qualities of sheet iron have always been brought
from the shops of Russia. Neither England, Swe- '
dm, nor any of the European iron.manufacturing 'J
countries have been able to acquire the secret of -f
its beauty of finish, color, or fineness, or to pro- I
ducc any thing like, it, although every effort of *
of skill and science has been exhausted to attain f
that object.
Wc have many spcriinens of sheet iron made t
by the Messrs. Wood, of the Juniata iron works, t
Pennsylvania, which imitates very nearly the
Russian article, both in color and beauty of finish. *.
The sheets had the spring or warp of the Ameri<
jn rolled sheet, and on being worked were found '
to have the usual attributes of good American t
iron, that is, it worked better across the grain *
than with the grain, in turning seams. Of <
course, it being rolled, left the fibres lengthways of <
the sheet, a defect which may be overcome, now f
that the secret of the polish and color is obtained. ! i
Wc saw two or three articles made from it at the "
stove and furniture store of Rosebooin A. Co. in J
Market street, which compared well with that of J
the Russian material. fc
The perfection of this article by our country. ^
men will be an invaluable acquisition to the re. <
sources and wealth of the nation, and wc hail this 1
as the sure precursor of that perfection.?N. Y. f
State Mechanic. t
it
A hog not two years old was exhibited a? the late
East Riding Agricultural Society of England, h
which wei. 'led ncarlv 200 stone, or 2800/A. r
Lady Ann Vavasour of Mclbourn Hall, Eng. ^
land, has taken out a patent for improvements in 0
machinery for draining.
At the late Agricultural show of the Highland
Agricultural Society of Scotland, 11,00 animals g
were exhibited, and it is computed there were a
20,000 persons present on the second day. '
At a late county meeting and show of an Agricultural
Socict}*, at Bristol, England, the receipts
were X 1,859, or considerably more than $20,000,
besides X'1,000 for arrearages of subscription.
ELECTION RETURNS?Continued. ?
Ir.ursn *.?Senator, II. C. Young. a
St. Johns, Colleton.?Sen., Maj. \V. M. Mur. 0
ay. Ret., W. J. Whuley, Paul C, Grimba'l.
Lancaster.?-Rep., J. I*. Crockett, and B. S. I
Massey. |
.1 t.hfi-riUr.?Pit.. Thomas C. Pcrrill. cico. w. I
Prcrsley, Joel Smith, Joseph Dickson, John B. I
Black. ? ! i{
Pendleton.?Sr..v., Alex. Evins. Rr.p., T. J.'
Picken?, J. M- Barton, J. T- Brovlcs, J. M. M'.!
Pil rnv, Vounj Dm*, C. 1 . DailarH, J. C. M:!lcr. I
Andernn.?Rep., J. Steel, R. Bern*, N. B. Nor- I
is, II. Wilon, and J. Mullikin.
Pickins.?Rep., J. Norton, J. M'Kenney, W. I
3. Williams, J. Bowen, and W. C. Lee. i
Horrible state of Society.?The following f
is from a speech of Lord Ashler's in the House ,
>f Commons, describing the state of society In (
Manchester, England ; I
Pawnbrokers . . . . 129
Beer houses . . . . 7G9
Public house .... 493 I
Brothels 3)9
T>~.l?1- 1-4.1 1 1 1 1
uiuuic1b uiciy buppicgrcu . .
Brothels where prostitutes arc kept . 163
Houses of ill-fame where prostitutes
resort 223
Street-walkers in the borough . . 763 i
Thieves known to reside in the borough,
who do nothing but steal . . 212
Persons following some legal oecupation,
but who are known to have
committed felony, and augment
their gains by habitual violation of
the law 160
Houses for receiving stolen goods . 63
Houses suppressed lately . . 32
. Houses for the resort of thieves . 103
Houses lately suppressed . 25
Lodging houses where the sexes indiscriminately
sleep together . 102
texas and mexico."
We copy the annexed article from the
Neu> Orleans Advertiser, n paper which
we presume to he well informed touching
the movement* and views of our Executive
Government:
Texas and Mexico.?By the Natchitoches
Herald we learn that the mediation
of the United States has been offered
by this Government, in the hope of
bringing about a reconciliation between
Texas and Mexico. It appears that Mr.
Webster, by instruction of tho President,
has addressed a letter to the American
Minister at Austin, enclosing n copy of
Instructions which had already been for
? ** ?ni if : I
warded to i>ir. i nompson ui ?i? i
reeling him lo vxp'ess, in the name of the j
American Governujenf# u the hope that it
may be deemed tc comport tv:th the interest
of the Texian Government to suspend
my offensive military operation which
may be in contemplation again?t the
Mexican Republic until it should learn
the result of (he negotiation which Mr.
Thompson had been directed to undertake."
This, though not officially communicfl'
ted, yet comes in such a shape as entitles
it to credit. Mr. Webster is represented
to say to the Mexican authorities, 44 that
while his Government sees with pain the
prospect of active warlike preparations
between Texasand Mexico, and disclaims
ill right to interfere, yet it cannot, under i
the circumstances, be indifferent to n renewal
of hostilities between them. The
general and natural advantages of peace,
the security of our commerce, -the uncertainty
of the issue of war, (he dissimilarifyofthe
people, and the extent of terri
lory of the two countries, are all uigod as
ronsons to accept the proffered mediation. J
To theso is added the intimation that, in
:nse ef war, American citizens will cmi- 1
grate hence and aid the Tcxians, and thnt !
t is the President's conviction that war is 1
lot only useless but hopeless. '
Nat. Inttil. '
i
from tux as. <
The New Orleans Crescent con'nins '
iomo items of news, brought by q late ar- (
ival from Labaca Bay, in Texas.
Genera! Burlkson, with eleven bun- '
Irod troops, bad pursued tho Mexicans (
.?/!?. llannr^l IV i t t frnm Sn n Antnnin.
JUIICI Ml.m.111 *f AUU ............
The Mexicans were fortifying themselves '
?t the river Medina, and General Bur- 1
:.K90N intended te attack them at that 1
dace as soon as he had received rein 1
brcements. The citizens cf Matagorda I
mdthc surrounding country were turning
>ut to join the army.
General Wall had advanced some 1
iventy miles from San Antonio, cast of '
he river Scwilin, where he met Captain !
SaLDWF.LL, with one hundred and sixty *
Fexinns. An engagement took place, in '
vldcli one hundred Mexicans were killed !
ind one hundred more wounded. Cap- 1
ain Caldwell succeeded in cutting his (
vay through, after being surrounded sev- ;
>ral days, without the loss of a man. A
tompany of fifty men from Lagrange, in '
ittemptmg to reinforce Captain Caldwell's *
ompany, was cut off by the Mexicans,
md forty of them killed, seven taken r
irisoners, and three escaped. The La- .
grange company kept the Mexicans at 1
>ay until, they brought their artillery to fl
tear. General Wall retreated to the 8
llcdina, twenty miLa west of San Antotin,
where he was followed by General '
I.urlkson, who was within four miles of .
he Mexican camp, awaiting the arrival of 1
rtillury and reinforcements.
It is currently reported that Austin had "
?een burnt by the Mexicans, and there are 1
eports of other skirmishes having .taken a
lace, and of a large Mexican army, being c
n its way to Texas.
john quincy adams.- c
We learn that a letter from thisdistin- j,
wished man has been written in reply to *j
n inquiry ns to the truth of the reports r
hat ho had volunteered to defend the (
ai.nnco.1 nf lrpa?nn in this state.
CI OWIIO - w ? J
nd that he had expressed the opinion 0
hut Dorr was the legal Governor of the j,
late. Mr. Adams# writes that ho has n.ot s
olunteered to defend the persons accused ^
f treason ; that he has never expressed t
ny opinion favorable to the pretensions (
f Dorr, or unfavorable to the course taken v
y the constituted authorities of the state. s
[e has, however, at the earnest solicita- 'j
on of Dutee J. Poarco, no old personal g
iend, consented to defend him on his ^
ial for treason, provided he can make (
convenient to attend the court. c
g
dorr's carpkt bao. a
^t i-i i r 1 it..t I,*
1 no rroviaonce jounwi nidi ivi? | j;
tors of no little public interest, relating to
the a (lairs of Rhode Island, were found in
the carpet.bag of Dorr, left behind him
in his hasty flight after the battle of Chepacket.
They arc from U. Senators
and others, and devolve schemes of delibarate
knavery which were plotted for the
express purpose of involving the state in i
the troubles which have orei taken her.!
The Journal says:
But these letters, wo arc told, are of j
little importance, compared with one from I
Dutee J. Pearcc to T. W\ Dorr, detailing, j
in some degree, the designs of the leaders
in the adoption of the " People's Constitu'
" 1 ? -U(!,,,? Miov rt>lir-d 1
llUIIf clliu W lliv; il 9(IUU3 lilUW ^
upon fraud for its adoption. This letter
contains a proposition to get four hundred
illegal votes in the town of Newport
alone; votes illegal, even according to
their own mode of voting, which, one
would suppose, of itself opened the door
wide for fraud. The same letter farther
reconimonds that the votes of unnaturalized
foreigners be received, :?nd that the
ballots be printed in such a w.iy us to
dodge the question of naturalization.
The Nantucket "Camels^ on Saturday
week succeeded in lighting the bark
Peru over the bar, as she arrived from the
Indian Ocean, with a full cargo of oil on
hoard. The circumstance caused great
rejoicing in Nantucket ; the wharves and
beach were crowded with spectators, the
bells were rung, and a salute of 100 guns
fired, it being the fir.st loaded ship ever I
taken into the harbor. The draught of I
the ship, fifteen feet, was lessened by
means of the Camels to about eight feet. ]
JAMAICA.
We huvo files of the Kingston Morning
Journal to the 1st of October. A great
many robberies have been committed of
late in Kingston. The Journal says:
Midnight robberies are now committed on
such a systematic principle as clearly de- [
inonstrates that if our black population J
have not improved in the olher refinements
of civilized life, they have in an
extraordinary degree advanced in the
arts of villiany. An earthquake shock
was experienced in St. i nomas in mc:
East on the 21st u!t. The Journal coin- !
plains that trade is very dull, and business
alrrlctft at a stand.
Philadelphia North American.
TniRST.
Thirst is generally said to have its scat
in the back of the mouth and throat; hut
the condition of these p^rls is merely a
local accompaniment of a want experienced
by the whole frame, and perceived (
by the nervous system. Local npplica- \
lions, accordingly, go but a short way in
giving relief, while the introduction of flu- j
ids by any other channel?by immersion
in a bath, by injection into the veins, or 1
through an external opening into the
stomach?is sufficient to quench thirst
without the liquid over touching the throat.
The affection of that part, therefore, is
merely a result of the state of the system,
and not itself thecnusc of thirst.
Thirst, or a desire for liquids, is experienced
in its greatest intensity whon the
accretion and exhalation of the animal
fluids is most active; and it is consequently
most urgent in summer, in warm cli- ,
nates, and in persons engaged in severe
)xer(ion, particularly if exposed at the 1
?ame time to a heated atmosphere.?
Blacksmiths, glassblowers, engineers, and
others, whose employment exposes thoin <
o heat of furnaces, and in whom perspirafion
is excessive, are accordingly almost!
ronstantly under the influence of thirst ; 1
whereas those who ore employed in pro-'
fessions requiring only moderate exertion i
tn a temperate atmosphere, und in whom 1
the fluid secretions are very moderate,'
rnrelv exocrioncc the sensation in an ur- J
J I
gent degree.
Thirst varies in intensity nlso according
lo the nature of the fond. If the diet bo
lot and stimulating, such as results from
1 free admixture of spices or salt, the dc
iire for drink is grentlv increased. The
same thing happens if the food l)G ofsdfV
ind solid nature. The purpose of the in:rcascd
thirst in the former circumstance, I
s manifestly to dilute and diminish the
excess of stimulant, nnd I hereby prevent
he injury which it would otherwise inflict.
The same principle explains the thirst ex- f
>erienced by those who drink too much i
vine. In instances of this kind, I have 1
leard great thirst in the evening and du- r
ing the night complained of as habitual, ,
vithout the person even suspecting that t
t was owing to the wine; nnd yet, on)
ibstaining from the latter, the thirst very j
oon disappeared. ?
Continued thirst, it is well known, is t
nuch more intolerable than continued i
mnger. The mass of circulating fluid c
O j
n the body is very great, and, as the vaious
excretions consist chiefly of fluid 1 r
natter, it necessarily happens, that when i
hese have been eliminated for a consider- s
hie time without any liquid being recoivd
into the system, the proportion of solid t
natter in the body becomes unduly large.
The blood, consequently, becomes thick
r, and changed in quality, nnd much f^ore
rritating than it is in its natural atato.?
['he craving of thirst is th^s generally
endered more urgent and overpowering
han that of hunger.
In Astatic Cholera, the watery portion
f the blood, on which its fluidity depends, p
s drained otr with rapidity; aid llio reult
is, in the first place, nil nluiost com- C
ileic stoppage of the circuiatiun, and, in j'
he second, a constant craving for drink v
o supply the place of the lost serum,
vhich consists chiefly of water, holding
ome of the alkaline salts in solution, ?
Phis circumstance explains, in somo do;ree,
the extraordinary effects which have
teen produced, even in the worst stages j
if the disease, when life seemed almost 1
ixtinct, by injecting large quantities of 3
aline solutions into the veins. Patients 1
ipparcntlv on the ver^e of existence, cold,
uilscless, and inanimatef have, in the'
course of a few minutes, been enabled hy
this moans to sit up in bed, and to exhibit
all signs of restored strength and health.
I'lic effect, it is true, wet rarely permanent,
hut for the time it was so wonderful
as often tQ look liko lOjtoratiun from the
dead. .
F!u.\U takon into tho stomach, it n?
proper to observe, are Hot subjected to tho
slow process of digestion, but aro absorbed
directly into the system; so that, when
we take a moderate draught, the whole of
it is taken up from the stomach in a very
few minutes. Keeping in view (his (act.
and the above striking illustration of the
influence of the condition of the blood
upon the body at large, it becomes enay la
conceive why, in a state ot exhaustion
from abstinence, drink should be moro
speedily restorative and refreshing than
food. *'
Thirst, like appetite for food, is intend,
ed to direct us when and in what quantity
wo ought to drink ; and so long as wo
confine ourselves to tho fluids with which
nature provides us, there is little chance
of our going far wrong by listening to its
calls. But when we come to the use of
fermented and stimulating liquors, which
excite a thirst not recognised by nature*
the principle ceases to operate. At present,
however, my observations apply entirely
to the former, and I shall" touch
upon these other liquids when treating o?
diet in a subsequent part of the volume,
ARRIVPIV
27th Steamer Utility, with two lighters*
fro;n Georgetown, with Md'ze. for
B Bryan & Bro. M & R UaiJcy, ?>
Johnson, G Goodrich, Chns. Holmes, 1
Lazarus, C Van dor ford, D S I far Ike, tv
Turner, Emanuel & Solomons, John AleAm,
I) B McArn, Jno. Wright, S Kecier*
of this pUce. Myers & [licks, J Horr*
II B Wiilinms, J I WesterveIt,\J Eli
Gregg, J E Stills & Bro's. E.S & 0 S
Hubhnnl, D Parks, J Smith & Son, Dr*
Thos. Smith, M Shaw, M Townsend,
Shu fFord & Turnc, P L Robeson, Dr.
E Poncher, W W Hariiec, A Hi Dowlas,
W II Cannon, C Coker dr Bra's. 0 C
Lilly, A W Hunter. Jno. McQueen, Eli**
Gregg, R Rcid, S Hasty, D G Sparks, of
the interior.
DEPARTED
This morning, Steamer Utility, wrth
Cotton an<l Md'ze for Geo. Town.
CHERAW PRICES CURRENT.
. November V 1819L
Articles. rt? | $ C. '(: $ c.
B -,)f in market, lb 0 2i a 4L
B .con from wagons, lb 7 s 7|
by rolail, lb 7 s 9.
Buttor ]b 124 * *
Boos wax lb a ^*25
Ragging yard 20 .a \ SfiHale
Ropa lb 10 f' .1^4
Coffee lb 124 a." 15
Cotton, lb 6 t ?4
Corn, sc tree bush 60 *
Flour, Country, brl 5 a *
Feathors fin wag. none lb S >4 .a. . 32
Fodder. ' lOOlbi 7J '* a 1 00
(*lar>, window 8x10, 50ft 3 25 a 3 m
, 10x12,. 50ft - 3 50 a 3 I*
Rides, green lb - 5 a
dry lb 10 a
Iron iOOH* 5 ' a 6
Indigo lb 1 ? 2 5$
lain? ca*k 4 a 4 50
Lard scarce lb 7 ? *
lajartior, sole lb 22 . 2ft
I,oail, bar ' ib 8 1ft
Logwood lb 10 t 1$
Molasses N. O. gal ; 3't a 40
, gal 28 ? . 53
The River is navigable for light steamboats.
l'x l trriv eidk partmemt,
COLUMBIA, Oct. 26,1842.
By Ilia Excrl'cncy John P. Richardson, Eftquire,
Governor and Coimmnder-in.Chiof in
und overtiie State of South Carolina.
WHEREAS, it his pleased Almighty God
to guard and protect the People-of ibis
^tate. during the past year, and bestow upou
hem the richost blessings and merci s; and
rvhereas, it is meet and proper at all limea.|o
nako sincere and thankful acknowledgement,
*nd humbly Implore tho aid of Him whoafe^pro.
rince it is lo create und destroy the Nations ef
Its earth. j
Now therefore, I John P. Richardson, Gov*
irnor of the State of South Corolim, do, by
hese presents 6ct apart and ptocl tim' the second
riiursdiy in Novcmbor next, to be observed
hronghout this Stale as a <fcy of Thanks-giv.
ng, Humiliation, and PrayBr, ;utd do invite fthtl
ixhort all denomination* of Christians, andour
Citizens generally, to dism^sa allsccdUr busin'isi
md assemble themselv<* on that day in their
elective Houses of Worthjp, to oner up their
hanks to the Aln^ghly God, the Great Diapb,
er of events, t'j suplicato a continuance of Ihe
under merc^s, and to engage in such other do.
rotional oxcrciscs as may bo proper and suitablo
o tho occasion. * '
r- . . * % j a # .
\jivon under my nana ana Feat 01 me otaio, ai
Columbia, this 26ih day of October, in
tin year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and lorty.two, and the sixty,
s-venlli yearof American Imfrpondenca.
JOHN P. RICHARDSON, .
M. Laiorde, Secretary of State.
Oa. 27. 1842. 61 > 3t
NOTICE,
rHE Subscribe* is now receiving from New
York, an excellent assortment of seasonable
ioods selected by h.inself with great rare, . (fo
* persuaded tiiat he can aell Goods in b* tide a?
o v ns they can bo aftludi d in this market, end
4 determined to do so,
D. B. McARN.
Clicraw, Nov. 1, 1842. 51 3m
NOTICE.
4LL persons having demands igaidfcC the
K^aie of John Chapman, deceased, will
>tc iae render their claitn* to us, properly proved,
lefv.ro the fourth day of October next and
ill persons inda'ted to said Estate are requested
o inak-j immediate payment.
MILLEY CHAPMAN, Adm*x.
U' T U4VVA 1
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Chcsttfifi'ld c. !1. Oct. 2?. 1512.