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^^CJovcrnment had ever done an act that could he construed into an assertion of her claims to the soil, and he replied with much earnestness and particularity to the arguments of those who had assumed the opposite position. Mr. Me I) utile, in a very impressive manner, nnimndverted upon the effect that the perusal of late Senate proceedings upon this subject would produce in Ktight nd. The government of that country would ju l?e of American feeling by tho speeches delivered here. He alluded to the state of English feeling toC* ? ward America, when, a few years ago, lie visited that country. There was a deep- I seated sentiment of joy that peaceful relations existed, and were likely to exist between the two nations; and tlic teeling was so gonernl, too, that nothing but bad government, on the part of the administration of one or both, could ever break up those relations, lie said be believed ?o too. He had no fear?be had no misg'vings of the courage of his countrymen ?but lie did believe that a little patience would settle this and ail other matters amicably. Out what do we want of this territory ? What are we to do with it ? Is it any thing more than a mere scheme of coloni- i nation? J)oe^inyrnan scnongh', and in , his senscyfl%^^B^C5t am^^seuleinent , formed attnernWr^Jp|vij^oluinbia river , can ever become a state of* this Union ? He had no such belief in the spread of this government. And here ho considered | lbe position and nature of the soil; its , niountainouscharactcr, its separation from , the already settled parts of the country | bv immense chains of mountains, &c.; , and commented uj>on Mr. Woodbury's j eulogium upon "steam" as an auxiliary in bringing about this great result. How t is this agent to he brought to bear to this j end? By tunnelling the Rocky Mnun- j fains, as the Londoners have the Thames? < Are the representatives from Oregon to < come hither, to the capital, by "steam"? r And is the American Congress to sit here, ( gafevvith an empty treasury, and devise such i ^^^impracticahlo schemes as these* Will t, ^ fcf-hcre never he an end of such moonshine j, |f legislation ? ; And for whose benefit is this scheme ( projected ? Who will avail himself of it ? For himself he wished we did not own the territory. Ho would not advise a man in o wkom he had any interest whatever to t! go thither?although were there any c within the circle of his acquaintance fit ti for Botany Bay alone, he would say "Go t] ? in Heaven's name, go!" And he then c proceeded to show how impossible was the s< hope that the settlement of Oregon could ti ever produce one cent of benefit to the r? rov.euue of the United Status. On the a #*lber hand he made a startling statement c of the necessary cost of making the pro- V I III '.4 - puscu SflllCIIIflll. It could never !>e in any way valuable m as aii agricultural country. The far trade ' fr is rapidly deteriorating. Let them alone, fr and the English fur traders would soon he 1 ct all gone. The lapse of time itself would ei hoqu throw the territory undisputed into ' 5( our lap. But he would not have it occu- (' pied by actual settlements. lie thanked iV (iod that He had in His mercy placed the Be Rocky Mountains between us and the ^ country. Were it not for them, weshodd have reached the Pacific, and he depr-ca* co' led such ao undue spread of colonic110" hci from the more civilized and peculated tin parts of the land. We are not so pent up, M mo unable to breathe, so starving lor food, ot and so distressed for means of production, dis as to render such acquisition of new ter- 12 rttory desirable. Embarrassed we cer- la tainly are, but not on either of these co grounds. Production is over abundan\ <li; and every article of consumption is ch>*ap b-j and almost given away. va As to the value of the fur trade, he had Ti seen no proofs of it, except perhaps tne ou fortune made by John Jacob Astor ; and in he employed Indians and half-breeds in po the work ; no citizens of the U. Slates j co had been any the better for it all. ! on * ^ n #v.o* iM* I oil 31 r. :?lcj;urne coum mu mum i >< ?. ...... u. spirit of emigration was one to be encouraged; and on this point he dwdt w! with much force and feeling. tli Hut had gentlemen considered the ways dc and means for carrying into effect this ut magnificent project ? The Senator from th New Hampshire (.Mr. Woodbury) had in made a sort of allusion to the present state pr of the finances, hut he had still hoped they tc would be better, and that the work would ; pr go on. While Secretary of the Trenail- bl ry, that Senator had been used to framing th expedients to meet desperate exigencies, Ft while the Treasury bad nothing in it, and therefore it was all in keeping for him w now to meet this emergency in the same g< hopeful way. Hut Mr. McDufiie would tJi look a little into this matter. What is as the condition o/ the country at this mo- ki ment? Who rules? Who is responsible? ac Nobody! We are in a state of intcrrcg- u: num. Let us postpone such measures as th these until somebody is responsible. And it here he took a view of the relative posi- ci tion of the different parties to each other, th nnd deprecated any action on this subject, until a more proper time shall arrive lor its arrangement. Ho bc^nod the Senate, ^ O r* ?*> ' emphatically and earnestly, to pause be- 1,1 fore they adopted a measure like this. to ,t , sc Ax Interesting Scene.?It having become st known that the proprietor of the Globe Mills in t. Kensington was about to resume operations, and ^ had IjxcJ upon yesterday as the day for comnicn- ^ cinjr, the extensive yard attached to the mills were ^ tilled early yesterday morning, by a mass of people tj numbering considerably ovrr a thousand, all anx. . T . 01 ious to obtain employment. It being found im->os. sihlc to select from among the anxious expectants, y the foreman of the establishment proceeded to the second story of the building, and from a window y called out the names ol four hundred of those ; formerly employed, who, on stepping forward, ^ were immediately set to work, and the rest were j dismissed. The mills arc now i:i fall operation,' j , and it i? luped will la.ir -o.pintic ?P.'ii!. ( -V. | ,? w PI (Jji-.i:;. i (Hi:ssAw WA:u'jrjf ClIEItAW, Tl'ESDAY, HkBRI'A.IY 7, 1^44. At this office, as apprentices, two active lads of j good character, from 14 to 10 years of age, and able to read. We arc authorised to announce tlic Hon. John Campbell, as a candic' ite tc represent the 1th Con<rrr??if?ii il di?tru't roimw c^>d r>l* ( e> " ? Darlington, Marlborough, Marion, Williamsburg, Georgetown and Ilorry, in the next Congress. The President of the Pee Dec Agricultural Society, in conformity with a resolution adopted at the last meeting, has sent us for publication the following question for discussion at the anniversary meeting on the 2:2d of this month, viz : "Whether the quantity of land cultivated to the hand in the Pec Dec country is not too great for j the most profitable return, and whether it would not be conducive to our interest to lessen it ?" The Southern Cultivator.?This is the title of a new periodical of which a specimen number has been issued essrs. J. W. &, W. S. Jones of Augusta, Ga. to be devoted exclusively to Agriculture. It is neatly printed on good paper, of good size, in quarto form suitable for binding.? The talents and business habits of the editors are sufficient guarantee that the work will be conducted with ability. It is to be issued once in two weeks, at the very low price of one dollar per annum. Experience has abundantly proved that in the present state of our population in this country, b\v priced periodicals are the only kind devoted to lgriculturc which can receive sufficient patronage to support them. We heartily commend the one xifore us to the support of our readers. Persons wishing to sec the specimen No. can do so by call,ng at the Drug Store under our office. The Southern Planter was the name first chosen by he publishers, and which the No. issued bears. Rut they intend to issue a new edition with a difcrent title, to avoid collision with two other Smithrrn Planter*- one in Richmond and one in Natchez. When they issue their new edition we * cqucst them to change the credit fo the letter of f .?cn. Washington. It originally appeared in the s iauthnn Planter of Richmond from which we ? opicd it, inadvertently omitting the credit. We ? lave since been repeatedly made to feel rather hadj)0, ti seeing it copied into other periodicals and credj ]'mr cd to us. (}f [ r ! !! Jar- tun l voiao was once a staple product of Son*, . , , , . . , . , , . when win luiu, hut it was abandoned about the ti . ^ ^ lie cotton culture was commenced. T ')ncc ? ... 11.... T>iace coun- enr otton is now so reduced that in the P . . . a. , . . aeration for pnv r\ it anords a very inadequate rcr . be labor which it requires; a,J,c W'.U crtainly be so much farther re^* ,n com|K,r'- ro? en with the price of other p Ac,B> that 'J'!" ' Jre must at no distant da S'vc". u|>aJl . . ..a the ease in V lrgmia teri Jgion, as has already Ik ? . nd some parts of Tenne^' And what other artu ,,n< los can we substitute Will Indigo do for one ? cff, Vc have been infer"1 ^ a t'onticman once en. ] :.;cd in the cult." of lm!,S? lhat U,c 1uant,,r ?? iado in the I'c 0cc c0"nlr>' 10 ,hc hand "'as "S1 om ?5D to 3* a,,(* l'ie ^r'cc at vv^"c'1 so^' sac oin 50 to ",ccnts- quantity at these pri- vva s woultP? n,uch better than cotton at the pres. ?' g it jjfW would Carolina Indigo now bring (J'l j rnts ? In looking over the 44 Wholesale Price bu1 ..rent" of the New York papers of Jan. 23th we nia d the prices of Indigo put down as follows: th( ngal 10'J cents to 175; Manilla, 65 to 110; raccas, 100 to 117$ ; Guatimala, 60 to 110. All these countries lie far soutli of ours and, ol of jrsc, their climates arc much wanner. Bengal Nc s between tiic degrees of 21 and 27 north l iti- ni( le ; the Pliilipinc Islands, of the chief of which in <-* 1 1 O . lU Inrttn jntlla isllic capruj, uciwcen uunu J HIV 1 Caraccas about il, and the greater part of the an strict still farther South, and Guatimala about nc to IS. Whether the different qualities of the | digo procured from these different districts of ? untry, and the supejiority of all to Carolina In- ^ to, is to be ascribed to difference in climate and 11, difference in management, or difference in the rieties of the plant cultivated, we do not know. ca ae Indigo weed flourishes and fully matures in co ir climate; nor docs it require the whole sum- "c cr for that purpose. Yet wanner climates may ^ ssibly cause a more perfect elaboration of the m loring matter; and the great fertility of the soils i which the iinj>oi tcd Indigo grows may mutcri- j "r ly affect its quality. i Pr The improvements in the art of cultivation j 1,1 Inch have been riadc in South Carolina since j Pl c abandonment of the Indigo culture would rc >ubtless enable the planters of the present gonerion to make a larger quantity to the hand that: a eir fathers made; and the present facilities of 1 tercourse between nations would cnuble them to *u ocurc the seeds of all varieties of Indigo cultivad in any part of the world. Whether the im- v* ovements in Chemistry and the arte woulJ cna- c* e them also to manufacture a better article from "j c same weed than was formerly made in this ate, cx|>cricncc only can determine. We should be thankful to those of our readers pr ho were once engaged in the cultivation of Indi- I U] ) as a market crop, for any information which d; cy can furnish on the subject; and particularly ! ai i to the quantity of land required to the hand, the j is nd of land most suitable ; the production to the C :rc, compared with corn or cotton ; the effect be ?on the soil ; the proportion of the year which ei c crop required; the disasters, if any, to which US' was liable ; the quality compared with the for- 'c gn article, and the principal difficulties attending hi ic preparation of the crop for market. c; It will be remembered that 011 motion of Mr. *. C. Johnson, of Maryland, some time since, sa ic House of Representatives adopted a resolution Cl appoint a select committee on a memorial prentcd by him to Congress from some of bis eon- ,r| itucnts, and perhaps others, praying that the tj, cderal Government would issue ??'20U,0J0,000 of a oek to be divided among the states according cr their federal poj u'ation, and to be redeemed by su ic proceeds of the public lands. The Speaker 011 ll( ic rioiii ult, announced the following committee tj, 1 this memorial, viz: Messrs. \V. C. Joiinson, Maryland, (Jkntry of Tennessee, Adams of ?( lassac'tusetts, Casey of Illinois, (-oorm: of 1'cmi. a, Ivania, Marshall of Kentucky, Morris oJ |a hio, Howard of Michigan, and Graves of In. j,j ana, ail of whom arc siid to be favorable to the oject. * * ' - 1 tinmr irrA'i t ! TilC credit o! lUC cmimry isisimwui; . ,K , a:r! in ly iiiJccJ, l?e said to liave !>ccn utterly v( -J. ti'a'.e'.l 1>V tlie tl.f.l laitll ''1 ;>CVel\;! Oi tiio -tale-- j,; MBBBWKjjBWI ?*?S?i I Thei.wil to the whole country is enormous. : the present state of things could have been antu I paled by the 1'raiucrs of the constitution, they wou ! certainly have prevented it by a prohibitory clau | in that instrument. IJnt now that the evil haso curred it would be rather aggravated than losscrn by the assumpt ion of the state debts by the Fed ral (Government, without an amendment to tl constitution that should both authorize the me; sure now, and prevent the necessity for it in futur by imposing suitable restrictions upon the states i the contraction of debts. lie must have a live! imagination who can find in the text of the ecu stitution, or in the history of its formation an adoption a shadow of ground for the power in Coi gross to pay the debts of the states. And supi>ot Congress had the power and the ability to pay tli state debts what wouid be the future effect ? J the states ran into such wild extravagance whe they expected themselves to pay the debts cor tractcd by them, what would they do under tli expectation that the burthen and payment of eve ry do).1 ar borrowed and and every debt contraelc by then!, >vom1J devolve equally on all the 44 Cc States" ? Irish Repeal JNiSETjng. The Charleston papers contaia it report of tli proceedings of a public meeting with the abo\j heading, which indicates the object of the nyj c ing. The report states that 44 Captain Jolds t Cralh, a veteran in the cause of frecdom^jon, regards the country of his birth and hi? The \ was, with acclamation, called to the qfereof by t laid Captain, of course verifies the ^ving com- jj lis siguaturc to the report. Thrtn address to q nittcc were apjiointcd 44 to prcrfjcct for which 'J he people of Charleston on\X: Major A. G. 4 he meeting was convene^. Pinckncy, Esq. ii McGrath, Dr. Bellingeg^ R. W. Seymour, a :ol. Finlcy, John Clarl^?^ Esq., and C. B. Nort]finRtcc (which was made ( The report of tliisjj wc have not read through- c iftcr a sh rt rctir^hig sentences as a sample of ; IVe extract the/t an j e/0?ur?c? too : I ts temper aujjas ^ philanthropist often turned 1 44 To Iry tjJut jancj whcre nature's boundless ( us S^C'fiyalled only by man's boundless cur- ^ ?oodn^hat land where industry lies crushed? J 1CS" iicgleclcd?patriotism strangled, yet strug>c?-rcligion proscribed?humanity violated and I ?i l .n.lu.l.^an oxbaustlcss evil ' raguu. i u niuw iuiim ?> (sw w ?... cks a starving jjcople?where the most spark- ! \ eloquence is forced to dwell on the sad theme lcspotie tyranny?where the sweetest lyre is 1 lied to the sad measure of national distress? ' ere the most profound learning is driven from 1 pulpit and the altar, and forced to seek the scity of that shelter which the uninhabitable ces affords. To that land where a generous pie, arc held in the a^blutc bondage of placen and government spies." I'hc address, with sundry resolutions, were >ptcd after sundry speeches which arc churuc- , ized by the report as being " in strains of clo;ncc rarely, if ever, surpassed by any former nt." If these pugnacious, eloquent and chivalrous is of Carolina cannot find men to quarrel and lit with at home, why not buckle on their knap. :ks, and shoulder their rifles and make their y to Cork ? Who can tell what clfect their trains of eloquence" may produce on Daniel Council ? May he not be stirred up to shoot llets more effective than paper bullets ? And ly they not have some chance of securing for : gallant chief the crown of the Emerald Isle ? Editorial Party Trick.?Mr. Pleasants, one the present cJitors of the Richmond Whig, last ivcmber, offered a set of resolutions at a political jcting in Goochland, Va., the first of which was the following words:? " Resolved, That while we prefer Mr. Clay to y other man, or all other men, the Whigs can vcr be at a loss for worthy leaders of their host, lile they number in their ranks, John M'Pherson :rricn, John Davis, N. P. Talhnadge, John J. ittenden, Johu Dell and a hundred others." The resolution was rejected by the meeting bouse it was supposed that it might possibly be ustrucd into a purpose or a willingness of aban. ming Mr. Clay. Yet the Union published in ew York, for the purpose of making upon the indsof its readers the impression that Mr. Clay was is a favorite with his party than lie was supposed to , in copying the resolution from the published occcdings of the meeting, changed the first line, ibtrwr ; rorul thus i " Resolved that we do not unl,,ft 4"vv* * . cfcr Mr. Clay" See., and then stated that the solution in this form had been adopted. This lsehood can do no great harm. Yet it indicates very low state of moral fcelidg in the country, he editor of the Union would never have venired to publish such a palpable and unpardonable lsehood had he not previously learnt from obserition, if not from experience, that it would not ;posc him, as it ought, to contempt and desertion t the public. In the New York Legislature the election of inters to the two houses was understood to turn >on the Van Uurcn predilection of the candiitcs. The Calhoun candidates were defeated id those for Van ilurcn elected. The Governor represented as being zealously opjioscd to all alhoun men. When elected he was supjiosed to : himself for Calhoun, and some of the political | liters are so uncharitable and ungenerous as to scribe the alleged change to a complimentary | ttcr addressed to him by the veritable Van Hurcn imsclf, congratulating him on his elevation to so cultcd an office us Governor of the Empire State, j CoorF.it, the Novelist, and Naval Historian, is ,i J to be preparing an elaborate essay on the ocirrences on board the Sinners, adverse to Cornandcr M'Kenzik. This is ascrilicd to malice owing out of some previous difference l?etwccn ic parties. Mr. Cooper has shown himself to be tiiont am! vindictive man. in his replies to iticisnis u;>ou his naval history, and in several lits instituted hy him against the publishers of . wspapers who wrote, or gave place to some of icsc criticisms. The course of Commander M'Iyknzje is very morally approved hy I lie friends of good order id regular efficient government on sea and on ml. Licentious anarchists, of course, censure m. The Legislatures of several western states have oscd, or ii ivc under consideration, laws to preut the regular collection of deb's, by providing : " Jay:" end other delays. It MesMsni-'M.?The Colombia Chronicle of I ;i- week, s tyg: "quite an excitement lias been |i d duccd in our usually quiet town, tor the Lst t so days by a visit from a disciple of the eelcbyl 0- Masmcr; and the wonders lie lias perforinfj ?d the theme of almost every tongue." Thi/? i A I e- icle then names several persons who wecr'am ic magnetic sleep by a Air. SiiELToa^ 8U"*' a- rough farmer" of Fairfield in the pry 55 11 e, dry persons. The Chronicle adda/"no in several successful attempts aL^y a member ly meric sleep by others, some Glues. : 1- of the Fdilor's family and /? jj| d V^htly coated wit^T i- Mexican dollars of t/Baltimore. >c silver are in circulation ?~ -Ac farther East from New . Mr. Clay does / Those who expected an i 11 Orleans than 36sting the respect entertained . u opportunity oft and this state will be desapiC for him in y pointed. / d / CONGRESS. i- iNATF. is fi'ill engaged in debate upon T^fon bill, and nothing else of importance, tlvdcbatc has also taken place on a bill to pre /the employment of private expresses on the ' cBil routs, and on a report in favor of appointing | igcncicsof the Government in Kentucky to pur. ! i-?.n lor miipil lirmn: hut no uucshon was 'tlUDV nufcv. .,v..rr y akcn on either measure. la the House the debate on the Exchequer vas at last Lronght to a close by the previous quesion, on the 27tli of Januray. The resolution reported by Mr. Fillmoic "that the plan of Excite;ucr presented to Congress by the Secretary of the ['rcaSury at the la3t Session of Congress, entitled A Bill amendatory of lite several Acts establislr ng the Treasury Deparu't^nt,' ought not to be idoptcd," passed by a vote of io3 yeas to lt> nays. The proposition to return the of ?1000 to Jen. Jackson, with interest, is still not disposed if. The most important business before the tiv1',sc s a bill making appropriation for the army, ana >ills relating to the survey of the lakes and to the crritorics. The President made two confidential lommunications to the House, on the 1st inst., ivhich were referred to the Committee on Indian AfTairs. Mr. Adams, on the name day, rcjiorted fiom die Committee on Foreign Affairs, resolutions caling upon the President for information as to the iuthority on which Capt. Jones attacked and took Montcroy in (>ctobcr last ; and for a copy of all the instructions given to ('apt. Jones. The rcso. lulions were not disjioscd of when the hour for the order of the day arrived, and they were thereby postponed. Mr. J. II. Ingcrsoll, on the 3)lh Jan. made an argumentative re|>ort from the Committee of Ways and Means against assuming the state debts, on the ground of inexpediency. Mr. Pickens made a I minority rcjio. t against the project, on conslitu. tional ground. The North Carolina (Jold Mines.?A corrcsjiondciit of the Mecklenburg Jctfersonian fur. - -r ,i nishes the following siaiemcm 01 iik umuu.n gold bullion received and coined at the Charlotte Mint since it went into oj>cration in the latter part of 1837 : 1837 & 33 reed. $ 131,6:18 15 Sl coined $8-1,333 50 1839 " 1126,83040 . 44 162,762 50 18-10 44 127,58591 44 127,235 00 1811 44 132,58741 44 133.297 50 1812 44 191,10711 44 159,005 00 aggregate $693,11528 $666,635 00 The new constitution of Rhode Island is to go into operation in May. It is rumored at Washington that, after the adjournmcnl of Congress, Mr. Webster will go to England on a special mission ; and that Mr. Forward will rctirocdYom the Treasury Department, to be succeeded by Mr. Cl'SHixo. The Secretary of the Treasury has obtained the whole amount of the loan authorized by the act of ast sossiun of Congress. PEE DEE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. This Society will hold its Anniversary meeting at Clicraw in the Town Hall, on the 22d Febru -4 1 1 7- "-La., tt?A (AllAtrinnr nr^mtlims iiry dl 1 1 O r.lUUK^ M lil.il IIIV/ iviivii *i*q |/4 will Ik: awarded: For I lie greatest production of Upland Cotton per acre, on any quantity of land not less than one half acre to each cflfcc. tivc hand, nor in any case less than five acres. The land to l^e in a body and to be capable of producing without manure uot more than 5001bs. per acre. A Silver Cup of the value of $30 Low grounds not more than 8001bs. per acre, a like premium. Upland corn not more than 10 bush, els per acre, a like premium. Low grounds, not more than 30 bushels per acre, a like premium. All to be regulated as the first premium. For the greatest production of Sweet Potatoes on an acre, a Silver cup of the value of lb For the greatest production of Turnip9 on an half acre, a Silver cup of the value of 5 The Anniversary Address will be delivered by General McQueen of Mardioro1, the public arc invited to attend. The Committee of Arrange, mcnts will provide a dinner for the occasion. WM. T. ELLE11BE, Secretary. I A paper at (lie West?the Wabash Ex press?nominates John McLean, olUhio, I and Wm. Caston, of North Carolina, as candidates for the Presidency and Vice Picsidcncy of the United Slates. Kphrniin says that if men's jaws were intended for tahacco presses they would have screws in them.?Richmond Star. Tub City of Siiajwiiae, China.? In the London papers it is stated that this city and its dependent villages contain 200 000 ucavcisof cotton cloth. This, it must he reinoiohered, is only one of the manufacturing towns. The number of silk weavers is more numerous than those in cotton. Counterfeits-?Mexican Dollars, silvered l>v a new magnetic process, are in circulation here. 'J'hey ?io well executed. 1 VhUa. Journal. / TEXAS A\T> MEXICO. last | / From t-w. N.'tv Orleans lire. iroJoc have seen Mr. Nccdhnm, who ar- A* iyveil last night direct from Bexar. Ilo states that General Somerville, with n portion ol the army that remained under Bui his command, about 2JO men, had re. Bo< turned to Bex ir. Another portion of 300 !!aj inon left tl.e command of General Soincr* c0j vilU?, elected Colonel William S. Fisher Co* commander, went down to Mier, and cap- Coi !> tured the (own ; hut a shower of rain came pj! Mi) just after I hey had captured it, so Unit Fe mey could not use their rifles to ndvan. tago, and the Mexican army arrived, and, flatter a desperate engagement, relink the town and captured about two hundred or fro two hundred and fifty of our troojis. Du- j'V ring the engagement our troops captured seven pieces of artillery, which were rc-j Lc taken by the Mexicans. About 100 Mexicans were killed in this engagement; only four Tex and wire ? killed. lVa Later accounts contradict the killing of 100 Mexicans. A Chimi; of Bells.?We learn that a chime of hells is to he placed in the tower |T of the Trinity Church, now erecting at i . the licnd of Wall street.?If. Y. Eo. 1'ost. "" distressing accident.?on Thursday fist, ^ j Mr. Absolcm Dclaughlcr, a respectable planter of this District, whilst on a gunning excursion with a number of gentlemen, and within a mile of his own house, was shot with his rifle, which lie had loaded and stood by his rignt side. Ilis dog whilst playing around him, is deposed to have touched the cock which caused the explosion of the cap. The ball cntc.od his right side, and bilged in his ^ right shoulder. He expired in about half an hour. Mr. Dclaughtcr has left a wife, five children, and ^ a number of relatives and friends to mourn his untimely death. Edgefield Adccrliscr,1 Jan. 18. ? fire and li/?* of life.?On Thursday after- ^ noon last, the Cottoil <Jinj a,,cf "beds attached thereto, belonging to Col. M nl/II- Moss, within ^ three or four miles of this village, rauglil lire, it y is supposed from friction, and was entirely do- li*j stroyed, with from twelve to fiflccn bales of Cotton. A valuable mulatto boy, about 21 or 22 f-' years of age, who was attending to the Gin was burnt to death. The loss is estimated at about nt ?2000. There was no insurance.?Ibid. lit E too much of a gentleman. al We riTtract the following from a letter to the [? Charleston Courier, dated at Raleigh, N. C., anil si? furnishing sonic account of the General Assembly ^ of North Carolina. jj' I have heard worse talks in Harrisbtirg and Al- gj bany, than tJic worst delivered here, this winter. On the whole, some of these display a degree of what may be called real native eloquence. Fi.r ^ instance, I heard in the Senate, the otlicr day, from a man, plain, almost meanly dressed, a speech on the subject of maintaining the honor and credit of the State, where the State had endorsed the I bonds of a corporation which was unable to pay when due, which would have added an additional wreath to the laurels of Patrick Henry. I have ' seen an illustrated edition of Scott's works, which has o representation of the old Land daman of the n Swiss mountains: look it up, and you will find an L exact portrait of the democratic Senator from n Surry. E Another specimen of democracy can be found a in this Senate, in the Hon. , who has held ^ high offices, and is still anxious for them, lie ^ speaks on all occasions, and is not listened to as gi attentively as his position would lead us to expert, d He is influenced by a perfect monomania in regard it to corjiorations. So much so, that lie occasionally a J brings them in, in a perfectly ridiculous manner. !' j An instance occurred, the other day, illustrative ? of this. It was an application for an act of ini corpora'io:i for a militia company?the Hon. Gen. I tlcman saw danger?he mounted his hobby as a war-charger?he sounded the alarm, and rushed forward to defend the constitution, endangered by military encroachments; and for an hour he ranted and roared as though " all the world, and Dun- y combe too," was to be destroyed by giving these I poor fellows the privilege of making bye-laws for their own regulation and government. The gen- ^ llcman always brings to my mind an old story, told some where of the management of ^ a party at an English election. The only answer to all argument was to raise the cry of "The ^ Church is in danger!!" So this gentleman in (| every ease, on every question that comes up, g jumps up and declares the constitution in danger, r( repeating it in a perfectly parrot-like monotony. I will give another specimen of the North Caro- n lina democratic Senator, in the Hon. W t E . Gcntcely dressed?easy and pleasant in | his manner?a voice of great compass, but under ( perfect command and of pleasant tone. He is not ( a frequent speaker, but is always listened to with j pleasure by both parties. Every word is in the ^ right place?his emphasis and cadence arc always . regular, and his logic and ihctorie could not be c improved by a Hedge or a Blair. Is it not a little ' singular that such a man should not at once become the head leader of his party ? I put this question to a member of the other House, (who : has made himself somewhat conspicuous, by ' his anxiety to examine the Governor's furniture.) ' j Can you imagine his answer ? Why, Sir, said he, ^ (assuming an air of dignity,) the truth is, the Senator from Warren is too much of & gentlemanj 'O tcmjKjrc?O mores!'?is it come to this, that a I noisy demagogue shall set himself up as a leader L of dcmocrac}', and cry down a man, because the r ? mvo him talents and judgment I same uuu Huu ...... ^ ' and industry to improve them, has added the bless- t ing of a graceful form and carriage ? a Temperance.?Four years a<ro liiorc were in the United States 0,000,000 mod crate drinkers, and 200,000 drunkards. Now there is only 3,000,000 moderate drinkers, and 100,000 drunkards; showing a decrease in intempcrar.ee of 50 per J per cent, in so short a time, | MARRIED, i At the residence of Joseph Ellcrbc, near Che. raw, 8. C., on Thursday evening tlio 25th of Jan. uary, by the Rev. .Mr. Furmm, Capt. Alexander ' G.Niulioldon of Richmond County, N. C. to Miw ' Ann M. McQueen, of t/hcstcrficld District S. C. 1 "It i* a pleasing sight to see A binding thus of heart to heart, With silken bands of trusting love, A lie which d:s'h alo:u -;anpurt." CIIfcRAW PRiCEg^Cl?R6ReeB , . Fecriart 7,. 1843.; Ticr.KR. rtn | O. j $ ??. .>1 hi market, lb i) 3j r 4 :on from wagons, lb 5 a 54 by retail, lb 5 a 6 Iter lb 124 a . 15 mwax lb 22 a 23 'gi yard 20 22 c liojio lb 10 a 124 Tee lb * 124 a 14 . rroN, * lb 4 a 0$ *n, scarce bush 40 a 62| . "ir, Country, brl 4 * a 4) , ilhef*fin wag. none lb 25 a 30 rider. lOOIbs 75 a *1 00 uns Window 3 25 a 3 371 " 10x12, so a 3 73 J<*H, green . dry lb iin>u... ei " 1 n ll/wiua ? ? u ligo lb I a 9 .1(1, no cask 4 i 1 ill' rd scarce lb 7a athcr, sole lb 22 a 2*, ad, bar ib 8 a jjwood lb 10 a I? dasscsN.O. pal 35 a 4ft , gal 28 a 33 ila, cut, .assorted lb 7 a ft Tub River is navigable for Steam Boats. TAX jJoTltfi. WILL attend as f.d'o.vs to take IF turns and R-ceivc'tho Taxes for Chester Re Id Dia. L't. At Chesterfield C. II. on Monday. Toesiloy, cdnesd iy and Thursday, the Gth, 7tli, 8th and i March next. t At Mount Creghin on Friday the lOtli. At Blakeney'# Old Stor.\on Saturday tlio l!th. At Michael Miller's on Monday the 13th. At John SSegurs' on Tuesday the Mtli. 1 At Spccr*' Mills on Wednesday the ifilh. At John Johnson's on Thursday tlio !Gilt. At Steer Fen Springs on Friday the I7tl?. At Levi Ca sady'son Saturday the IStlf. AlClicrawon Wednesday and Thursday the nd and 23d*. N. />.?All returns must he made hy M.nday : 27ih day of March, as the books will be close4' STEPHEN D. MILLER, T. C. C. I). January 31*st 1?43. 13?7t Fiie u. s. district court, District of South Carolina. IN BANKRUPTCY. nX^IIEREAS, James King, Merchant of If Darlington District, South Carol na, th filed a Petition, praying that he may be clarcd a Bankrupt, pursuant to tlie Act of ,.?rc$s of tlio United Stales, made, snd w-\v force, concerning Bankrupts, and that ho may ve I lie licne^- ?1 'be said Aot ; ibis is lo p'v? nice of th' said jV?Uion, and that a luring errof will be had liefor*; L'?o Honorablo ROD. RT B. GILCHRIST, Judgb of the sail Court, 1 a Court to be holdcn at tlio Federal Court use in Charleston, on Monday the twenty, votith tl.iy of February next at cloven o'clock, . M>, at which place and time all persons terenled may appear and show cause, if nny cy have, why the prayer of the said Petitioner ,o iid not be grunted. II. Y. CRAY, Clerk. Charleston 30th Jan. 1843. 13?3t T1TJ3 OF SOU1U CAROLINA. Exccvt ice- Department. Columbia, Jan. 12lh, 1642.y Ilis Excellency James jII. Hamiiord, . Governor and Coinmander.in.Ch icf in, and over the State of South Carolina. KNU'IIEREAS, information has been reww coived at this Department, that an trocious murder was committed in the vicinif of Alexander Moultrie's plantation. in~ST7 -* uke's I'ariah, on the 9th December last by a cgro man named JONAS, on the body of ? lob, a negro man, belonging to said Moultrie, nd that said Jonas has fled from justice; .. Now know ve, that to tho end justice innry q done, and that the said Jonas may bofj ro light to legal trial lor his offence, as a lore"* lid, I do hereby offer a reward of OjjQ JJun, red dollars for his apprehension andfteltverr ito any Jail in this State. Jonas is described . a being about 22 years old, feet 6 inched . igli, of a yellow complexion, formerly bolong. ig to said Alexander Moultrie, now owned by Ihristophcr Gadsden. Given under iny hand and seal of the Stare, at Coumbia, the I4th d ty of January, un? . thousand eight hundred and forty.throo, and the sixty-seventh year of the IhT)e=?" pendcncc of the United States of Arneri. ca. fi J. H. HAMMOND. V. F. Arthur, Secretary of State. Jan. ID, 1842. 11 31 THE t7.~S. DISTRICT COtRT, District of South Carolina IN BANKRUPTCY. 5 "5T IlEREAS, Lewis Lawson, Planter rtf w V Darlington District, Stale of Carolina ath filed a Petition, praying that he may We colored a Bankrupt, pursuant to the Act of Con* row of the United States, made, and nttto in arce, concerning Bankrupts, and that he trtay lave the benefit of the said Act; this is to givo ioticc of the said Petition, and that a frcaring hereof will be had before the Honorable ROBERT 1. GILCHRIST, Jndge of the said Court, at n ?ourt to be holdcn at the Federal CoOrt House, in Charleston, on Monday the Thirteenth day of February next, atclcrcn o'clock, A. M., at which, dace and time all persons interested may appear ind shew cause, if any they have, why the prayer if the said Pctirioncr should not be granted, II. Y. CRAY, Clerk. Charleston, Jan. 17, 1843. CiEXElKAE ORDERS. 1IEAD QUARTERS, > CoLUiiuiA, 20th Jan. 1813. $ Jkdf.ks, No. 2. 4RTIIUR M. HUGER, JNO. BRUAfcD KERSIIANV, J. L. CANTT, P. M, 3DMONDSTON, W. D. GILLISON, and 3. M SEABROOK, Jr, nm appoint ell Aid*lo.Camp to the Commauder-in.Chief, with the ank of Lieutenant Colonel, and will be obeyed iixl respected accordingly. Tlio Aids-de-Caiup will respectively signify Iviir acceptance forthwith, and report thuinaelvea it Head Quarters, Chaileston, as fully equipped, ?y the I7?h February next. By order of tho Cammibdor-in Chief, J. AV. GANTRY, Adjt. and Inapot. Cen'f. Jan. 2G, 1843. 12 * ELECTION NOTICE. MJOTljUB is hereby given tlsnt an Election 1^ will be hold in IheTnuru Hall of Chentw at? '.o third Monday '.2Qllt)in February next, lor* Representative to the next Congress for Um fourth Congressional Piitfriot consoling of the Uui'cd District* of CitosioriVUi Marlborough, Dar'inginfi, Marion. II ?rry, Ceorgn Town, and VVi I ain?lmrg- Tlu? E!fiction to be eonducU*! in has into manner n* the Election for mi tubers of t ?c State Legislature. T. A. DRY AH, 1V. II. WliMtiATE. J. A. AJOOKE. Managers. C.'tcraw, J-uuary Si, 1513. 12 ll' >r*?, u ? ; i J a t