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WW zrrm tui'iiiBj.v, . ? Vu sb ;vf vj-isa mi a I. ,-' (Co:r.dpo::(ljnco of tlicCii irlcsio.i C ?a * Washing con, Dec 17. , The new Speaker lias .d ready prowl! himself full of business, lie is place;! in j a >iiuuliiiu thai would try the capacities of i a wit-ran presiding officer. Tin; Hmsej his pjiinorcd i:ilo the consideration of the) New Jersey case, without ever adopting [ any rules for proceeding. Of course, the ilt bate may last for three or four months, if the opposition choose. In fact, 1 see no rc'tsoti wliv the Organization of the House may not be arrested permanently, at its present stage. Mr. Hunter, at the opening of t!ie sit ' ' 1 iMif, aiitl'CHsrri tin1 House 11 a m ai .m.. appropriate spore!', in the course of which: ho.rctnarkc.1 that iic was chosen, less from his i?vii merit*;, l 01:1 fi on the iitde, rn denco of his posjti >0 ami tint he s!i oil consider himself, as Speaker ol t.he whole House, am! not of a party. lie should endeavor, lie said, to forward the (treat principles In whico lie stood pledged, he fore the country, and, at the same time, c ideavor to afford an opportunity for eve ry section ami interest, it the c".:.itrv. to be fully and fairly represented. Tin members were then sworn in by Staws.? 7dr. Randolph when New Jersey was called, did not appear and the iSiatr wus passed over; but after all the other members had been sworn, Mr. Randolph appeared, and lie and hi- five c !! agues. (Messrs. Avcrioo. Max.vell, Strati- n. Yorile and Ualsti.au,) presetiled the.n selves, and do an ed to he sworn. The Speaker staled that he could adtnini-ti r the oaih to only one of them, Mr. ft anl>olrn, hut lie would submit a qu. stunt to llie House as to the rig-lit of the others to be sworn. The rspcuker stated the qmslion to the House, accordingly, remark ing that had the question now In en pr? stmlod to him for the tirst time, lie would without hesitation, hive administered the -> i ... i... ,i,., lino which the nam; uiu ?>, House had already gone into, he was prevented Ironi tak-tig that course. Mr. Wise moved, in order 10 lest the sense of t! < House, on the subject that Messrs. Max well, Yorkk, Stkatton. Hai.stf.ad and Aychicg are not entitled, to .teats' in this House, contending that unless the II use adopted this motion they must he sworn in of course. The Speaker derided the motion to he in order. A very long and able debate spr ing up. thereupon, which is still in progress, and is likely to continue. It was known, this morning, that this question would aiise, and therefore, Mr. Dromcoole moved that the rules and orders of the former House be adop:ed I >r this House, but it was laid on the table by -i - ??.,ta r,f ,|H? Sneaker. The 1;! J l usting -viv u. .... -, vote was a strict party vole, anil was teas J IG, navs llo, of course lite re can !?: no previous question, sun! forty propositions may be made one upon another. The election of Robert Moscow Taliaferro Hunter, of Caroline County, Virginia, has no doubt created great aston ishment throughout the country, but you ean form no idea of ill * wonder of the peodle here, as well as the members themselves, at a rcseuit so cntir- lv u ilonked tor by evn y one?to use a sporting phrase, 41 the knowing ones were all taken in" by it. j In order to explain this matter fully, it I will be necessary to take a rctrosp< rtiou, from the commencement of the agitation I nn ihn nueslion of Speaker. Some eight j mouths since, a noniinatiun of Mr. Piekrus was made through one of the Virginia papers, which was generally responded t,} by the Administration press throughout the country; a short time aficr the name of Mr. Francis Thomas, of Maryland, was mentioned in some of tin* j turnals, j and on the arrival of the members here. | no one had been spoken of for the office i save these two gentlemen, and Mr. Dixon j II. Lewis, of Alabama. In order to inakta selection, therefore, a large Caueus of the Democratic members was held on thej night previous to the first day of the sea-; s-m, and for the first time, it was diseover-; ed that the New'York tieinbcrs and leaders had eoinc with instructions to support Mr. Jones, of Virginia, a gentleman ne-J ver before thought of, even by his own j colleagues. In forwarding the nomination of Mr. J. it was said that the old j leader of the Administration paity in tin-1 other Houses had taken occasion t > protest against the iJca entertained of choosing a friend of Mr. Calhoun for any oflico, while on the other hand some of the most moderate contended that it was due u? ih> | followers of .Mr. C. that a selection should) be ntadc from the State Rights Party, who; were acting with them on leading inc., I sttres, though not strictly forming a part j of the Democratic fold. This was the slate of affairs, titers, on! holding the first caucus, and the \ >te b\ viva voce, resulted as iujiows: J. W. Jones, 50; D. Si Lewis, 40; Cave John son, of Tenncesce, 5; Francis n?n:nas, I 2; ami as l!ic wires was lix?-d that Mi. J.! should be the first candidate, the meeting I Jj/Urt5cd. A little incident, however,! rivaled sonic ill feeling among the nellifi-j ?rs. and two or three of Mr. Jjcw.s' friends thought he had not been treated right. 1 v as tjtis: three gcntlen.cn of the p.r.y \ ho were favorable to Mr. L. asked leave 11 vote, on the announcement of the re* Milt, t.s they had been unavoidably deiainel fVnin coming s ?o.ier, thin was refused j t i.u.l tlicy therefore considered themj c< s bound to assume un independent | s'nnd, and you will perceive, on reference! I > ti;e votes, that they ?ii I so. .N.thiug fur titer was said, however, un :il the f-Vc ion <ool* place in the House, >v h.'n i: s found. after ihe sixth ballot, i.ia! ' 4 irpn:]i4iiii>" lu'M the haJancc <>f ptiU'rr, wniiM, under no circumstances, v.-tc (' r Jones, though solicited to do so by M.\ wis hiuiscir, in order to ensure the election of a friend of the Admioistra io . The mass ?if the partv were obliI sr<"d, therefore, to turn on Mr Lewis, j -> e lacked only three votes to succeed; |b.r here a new difficultv arose, some of I the (!e>nocrals, tl?r?-e of .vhom were asj pirants for the Chair. (.\I--ssrs. F. Th ! mas, C. Johnson, a d Or uigoole,) refuse 7, under any cirannst'i/iccs, to vote for Mr. L when either their v.>tcs or absence w-iitl I h IV- elected him ! The other opponents if M L. were Messrs P. F. Thomas, II, \V. Connor. Tttrncy and Blockwell. (fence the split in the party?the] V'lU's ?>f the Nii!liii?*rs and conseqne i| lection of a It'inau whom nobody had vio. - ly. Is ar ' of. Mr. Hooter is quite young, not more than 32. He is a native of Virginia, and, in a word, as to polities he is an entire Calhoun man. This is the second session, and he was el- cted to Congress hy a mixi ofl vote of Niiiliiiers, Democrats ami I Whigs j The conduct of !\Ies?rs. Thomas a ?d {Johnson alluded to above, reminds "lie I forcibly uf a most J??t**s! ible W-1pIi e;?itapli, fwri-islto.l <is by a member of the Administration party: " Hi n snail never c >ino a^uin to we, 15;it we shall surely one day go to he.'' The key may be I?iit11<I i * my account of ilieir anions while a Speaker was be mc elected. rite St nntc this morning after receiving ! ice ol seve it I hills t.? be introduced In J M-'ssrs. Benin i, C. C. Clay, a d one of | tie Indiana Senators, went into Secret Sessi-ni. and afterwords adjourned tm ?m? ??gt ii?wmB?eigafli?wwi MtSMlUKI BOUND VRY WAK. ST. F.ouis, D-C. 5. We loam that Maj >r Gen ral Willoek. f he 4th division of' .Missouri militia, j having rereited official intelligence that (he sheriff of Cl.uk county, in this Stale, ha.I been arrt sled whilst executing some legal process under the authority of Missouri, within the disputed tcr?it >ry, and was committed to prison by lite authorities of fowa, lias inarched with a portion of his forces to his iclcase. In the mean lime to make assurance double sure, as w II as t > obey the general order "f the Governor of Missouri, requiring nim to J i ? ?i .t.o, .7<u ..r I ^U|)|l Tl it *1(2 jnui'Li *: *1*11 u mm ?? ??i | Clark county in the discharge of their duj lies within tho disputed territory, he has l required the Generals commanding the jlllli, 12th and 13111 divisions to Isold a I portion uf their respective commands in 1 readiness tit march at a moment's warning, j I i pursuance to this order, we understand I that troops in St. Charles, Lincoln. Pike, Kalis, ami probably some other counties, are awaiting orders to march to the disputed i- i iilory, if their services arc needed.? Republican. I The tra-lc between the United <?f I America ami Germany is gradually and rapidly increasing. The recent large emigrations from Germany t?? this euuntry have introduce'1 a taste f<?r the manufactures and productions of that country which is gaining ground every day. The atteiiti.ni of our tovernmcnt has I been directed to ihis subject, ami a strong i effort iv making, which has in put sue reeded, to put the trade between the two 'Countries on a footing of equal advantage to both. Some of our most important staples are loaded on thrir introduction into f - : I. .lotto* tt.1t/.l. almn.l - ......... VI rn;a?t > wmi Minn o ?? ?* ? Uiiiui.^i a >1111111 to a pr? hihilion, while on <>nr part the pr.xlacts <if Germany arc subjected to a very moderate impost. The consequence is, that the importations from Germany l.ito the United States are much greater than the importations from the United Slates into Germany. <Ve hare lately conversed with Mr. Joshua D dg. , who, for the last ten years and a litdf, hasle-en empl-oed bv our Goverumentas its diplomatic agent in Germany, :in ! who returned (he other day i* the British Q.ieen. Mr. D olge visited all the countries i -cltithnl in the German C>mmcrcial Coufederalioti, mad himself acaoninted with the extent of their com meroe, direct and indirect, with the Untied States, ente ed into romiiiuiiirutioii with th?*ir several G vermnents ntul with the assembly ??f deputies "f the Confederation, -?iitl endeavored to impress them with the necessity of pla *ing this com- . me'ce upon a footing of the fairest reciprocity, in order t ? retain and i oprove it. si is labors have not lice i without success Th Governments of the Confederation have hee brought to look upon the trade with America as more important than, t.'icv h id hit'owt > considered 11, b ?th to! their agriculture and to their growing! m inufactores, ami as likel r within a few vi ars. if or nerlv c erished. to crow in in far greater imp >r ance In consequence ,f this, no important reduction lias been mailt' in the tliiii?..- tin rice, which have reeeiuiy been diminished one-third; nnnieIv. frmi three Prussia ihalers per centner, sir lOi) Gorman pounds, to two Prussian lhalcrs per centner. The duly on tobacco, one of our most important staples, rein ii'is, however, at the enoruious rate of 5 I-ii thalers per centner, 11 ?twithstandiug tli s com u nl ty is so mtich consumed b) the G rmatis, who are always smoking. The representations made bv vlr. Dodge, however, who lias spared no industry to celled an I digest information on this subit"" and Jay it -'xian Govern menls, will, it is expected, procure a reduction f (his duly also. 1 The attention of our Government to the German trade has already been attended with no trilii ig advantages; and, if through its exertions, this entire branch of our commern shall he placed on a footing of mutual liberality, we shall have cause to Congratulate the country. The arrangements for this purpose can be best made j now, while the trade is comparatively in its infancy, and while there are fewest obsldclcs of habit and interest to set aside. New York Post. I i Dreadful death from spontaneous com-', bastion.?An unfortunate being residing: in a miserable abode in Eldridgc street,; !V. Y. was on Monday burned to death, | it is supposed bv spontaneous combustion. < Between 12 and I o'clock the neighbors were alarmed b\ volumes of smoke issn-j - - e I. r.C (I, ? uiiitiiii's 1111?" irmri iii?- triiiuiMia ui ii<v . apartment. On rushing in they discovered the woman lying on her bed enveloped in flames, the bed partially consumed and still burning. With great difficulty the fire was ex'tinguisheo, and the woman conveyer! to the Hospital, where at about 5 o'cl -ck last evening she died. No cause for the (ire can be given. The woman was discovered lying in bed?herself anil tlf ceit're 'f the bed in flames?but no traces of how the fire was communicated could be distinguished, it is therefore presumed that the miserable woman lost Iter life by that well attested, hut very rare orrtrrence, spontaneous combustion. The name of the burned woman did not transpire, as it was unknown to those who conveyed her to the hospital, and she herself was speechless from the extent of her sufferings. An inquest was held on the burly, and the jury relumed a verdict 1 ' ' ' ' ..roc IflUl HIP (ircnasc I UIIKIIIMVil wiiiiiau 1IH.1 burned to detlli. ? N. 1". Express. Mrs. Gore, in one of her beautiful stories, pays the f ll?>vvin2 merited tribute to Napoleon's excellence as a man. "Though notoriously the victim of Josephine's coquetry during their eat ly clays of marriage, how fervent and honorable is the affection poured forth by the husband; in the correspondence between theni published by her daughter Ilortensc! What truth, what simplicity, in every expression! What nobleness of purpose in every counsel imparted! While the finical and minaudeirc Kx-Viscomlcss addressed herself to the task of conciliating the French nation hy the traces of her smile and the richnese of her lacos and her /to/>nauti i>roc hr u:i<; hiihliuo hor he fen - -n - - , emus but economical?economical of her money,, which was the people's; of her tenderness, which ought to have been his; and of her time, which she was too apt to bestow upon every obsequious com tier and gossiping nwager. How patient. I too, did be show himself under the tlivrarti ings occasioned by the intriguing spirit of his brothers! How blinded by bis affection I for his sisters! And when enlightened by the officious jealousy of Josephine, how susceptible to their shame?h w gentle in their condemnation? Above all, bow doling'}', huw thoroughly, a father!" Siisrular fact connected with the Jews. ?With relation to the singular people the Tews, the general fact of their dispersion among all nations are well known, and need not to bp repeated. Although the extract subjoined does not verify any particular prophecy, the singularity of the circumstance has been recorded and no tired by two eminent writers. Lord Kosytyon says, with reference to Korox bazaar. "This place is te narkalde for being theonlv Jewish town without a mixture of Christians in the world. They arc all manufacturers and sell their wares hrnugh the Crimea, and are generally esteemed for a honorable people. They are of the sect called Karaites and look on the J ws as heretical; for they acknowledge only the text of the Old Testament a id reject the traditions which the others consider of equal force with the law.? This circumstance led me to imagine that their name was derived from the Hebrew Kara, (to read); whereas I am well convinced it is fr on the Turkish Kara (black); for they wear a long black dress peculiar to themselves, and the name of their i I t town in Tartar or Tnmsii, vvutcn, are only different dialects, mean^the Hlack .Market?*' Tin y have settled in Crim Tartay from time immemorial, and assert that tlnfv settled ih'-re before the Babylonisb captivity, which I myself am inelined to believe, for they not only reject the llabinical interpretation, but also iheCha'dec paraphrase, which was necessary alter the return from Babylon, when the people had forgotten Hebrew," Of the same colony Dr. E. Clarke speaks thus:?" We are highly interested by the singularity of having found one Jewish settl inent, perhaps the only one on earth, where, that people exist separate from the rest <'f mankind, in ilie free exercise of their an-ient customs and pcculiarilics." Ca:> the history uf this extraordinary people be examined without impressing the mind with the* exact and determinate fulfilment of ancient prophecy, und leave tlic mind unconvinced of God's certain retribution on national religion as on individual transgression??{The Churchman. JMUWJII1 ilU-LLiUJ. WJUBLJI "PI ?1???W 'B1HR Subscriber having declined the -?- agency of Waldies' Circulating Li brary, und the Lady's Book, published by L. A. Godcy, Philadelphia; will not receive subscriptions for either the above periodicals, for the ensuing vear. ALEXANDER YOUNG, j Dec. it. -jia i : i?>?i???mmmmmrnmm??3???mm*? TK2 JOURNAL. CAMDEN, SATURDAY, DEC. 2d, 183D. The Editor of ihe Telescope publishes his valedictory in his paper of the 20th inst., that being the last number which is to be issued. It is to be succeeded by the Carolina Planter, the prospectus of which will bp found in another part of this paper. It is to be edited by Dr. R? W. Gibbes, a gentleman, ?ve understand, eminently qualified for the task. Farmer's Gazette.?We insert on our first page to-day, the prospectus of this palter, published at Cheraw, by Dr. M. Maci.ean, editor and proprietor. We are t>|p:no.l to nereeive a {trowing interest in this State to promote the publication of Agricultural periodicals, and hope it will continue. Our farmers must necessarily | be largely benefitted and improved by their I general circulation,?more particularly j when conducted as they are now, and are likely to be, in South Carolina. Dr. Maclean is well known for his devotion to the interests of agriculture, while editing the Cher aw Gazette, and his talents are such as cannot fail to make the "Farmer's Gajzette"' not only useful, but interesting to j its readers. SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE. We publish to-day, a list of Acts passed at the late session of our Legislature, and although thev are not very numerous, there arc a number of them very important. If the Legislature had done nothing hut pass th- Rills drawn up during the summer, by the Solicitors, their time would have been well employed, and the people have no reason to complain of their public servants. No one, \vc believe, has ever filled any of the Disliict offices, from the J highest to the lowest, hut frequently have j felt the necessity of just such enactments j as have been made. Their various duties j and liabilities are recorded in so many dif-1 ferent statutes, scattered through thelcgis-J lation of the last half century, so thatun-j less a Sheriff, Clerk, or Magistrate was a : lauu/cr by profession, it was impossible for i liim to know what were his duties and liabilities in many cases; and we have sometimes even found lawyers at the bar. fault on the subject. These bills remedy] this great evil, and are therefore iurpor-J tant not only to the officers whose duties] they define, but also to the whole people. | who aie all interested inn faithful dis-j charge of their obligations by every public ! I officer. The Bills drawn np oy ine oon citors, have, we believe, all become laws, except the one establishing a District P< -! lice, and we have no doubt this will als?< pass at some succeeding session. No one. I we think, after reading the bill, and having some knowledge of how the duties an now discharged, which are provided for ir. this bill, can heiitate to adopt its provis ions. The Military Bill which employed the talents of some of our most eminent military men, during the last summer, was lost, it is said, for want of time. The act to nrovidc for an advance by the State, of r" - - . six hundred thousand dollars on its sub-j subscription to the Louisville, Cincinnati j and Charleston Rail Road Company, au- j thorisrs, for this purpose, the issue of six ; per cent. State Stock to that amount.?! The Act to apportion the representation of! this State, gives to this District but two Representatives, instead of three as heretofore. About two years since, our renders will { remember, that a large majority of thej pc-tple of South Carolina were placed in f what is commonly called a quandary?and j it was some time before u good many oT them knew exactly where they were. YVe| distinctly recollect that numbers were at a j loss to know to which of the great politi- j -..I ....line llintr 11/rr (i a I?iifh Oil. Til is State! tell jmi tied fciii/j ? vi v ? . of tilings was produced by the rather sudden, unexpected & unceremonious change of position made by the IIo.i. John C. Calhoun, whom it is said, bysomc slanderers of the independent people of S. Carolina, they are obliged to follow, whenever they can find out which way he is going, which, by the by, wc confess, is sometimes a very difficult task; particularly, as, like an able and skillful general, the first intimation of a charge or a retreat is, that the thing hus been done. That the people of South Carolina, or at least that portion of them, (and tve take the liberty of saying they are the best portion too.) who read the Journal may not be taken all aback, as they were at the time above referred to, wc beg leave togive them the benefit of the rumours which artarc afioat. What faundalicu they have, \yc have no means of Knowing, and do not therefore, pretend to judge. It is rumoured that Mr. Calhoun is about to quit the "* administration and go over to Gen. Har- ^ rison. It is now said that the inducements^ to Mr. Calhoun's adding his forces to ->J that of Van Buren, was to put down Mr. 'I Clay, whose star was getting too much in the ascendant to suit his views. That since the Harrishurg Convention has nominated Gen. Harrison, and thus postponed inde- ;J finitely, the claims of Mr. Clay, Mr. Calhoun is said to have manifested a decided prcf rence for the General, over Mr. Van Buren. The opposition, which it is stated in letters from Washington, Mr. Benton exhibited to the election of Mr. Pickens and Mr. Lewis, as Speaker, probably facilitated the change. The whigs are in high spirits at the prospect of again hav- | ing Mr. Calhoun in their ranks. Are the I people of South Carolina prepared to aid " in placing Gen. Harrison in the I'resi dentin] Chair? [i TLo IT a n V II Timorf hus.been elcc- i i ted President of the Bank of the State) f] and the following gentlemen Directors for o the ensuing ycaT, viz:? D. C. Webb, \V. A. Carson, G. II In- % ; graham, Neil M'Neil, J. L. Novell, N. T. & Mendcnhall, S, Burger, Lowndes, A. J AI'Donald, L. Bowie, James Robertson, ? j R. Caldwell. % CONGRESS. I Th is body has at last succeeded in elect- J ! ing a Speaker, after a discussio-i of more '> than two weeks, fruitless in every thing ' else but words, excited feelirfg, and an ex- '. ] pense to the country little short of a hundred thousand dollars. R. M. T. Hunter 2 is the man selected, to preside over the ^ deliberations of the House. He is said to ^ be quite a young man, and not long a member of Congress. Since the election -?L of Speaker, the whole time has been oc- ^ cupied in discussing the New Jersey qucs- If lion, and its termination seems as remote, , i at our latest date, the 20th instant, as when I it first commenced. The opposition it is y | said are speaking against time, so. a6 to put off the decision of the claims of the j different candidates from New Jersey until j a vacancy from Massachusetts is filled } i which it is expected will give the Whigs ;! >the ascendancy. We call the attention of our readers to \ (he Report of the special joint committee 'of the late Legislature, to whom was ref ferred the various memorials and presentments on the subject of Temperunce. It lis an exceedingly well written and inter- I I * csting document. We do not concur entirely however, in all its conclusions and -hall hereafter at some convenient season, [examine it more carefully, and endeavour | to show, in what we believe it to be erroneous. We regret however thatthe'lejislature did not adopt its recommendations, at least so far as to repeal the Sut!/* ?? nacc r.)c.?!nt irtn if i l_ i o l.in, UiJU j'OOiJ mv I i/uwiumuu ?? iiivii ? suggests. With respect to the hitler however, we believe it to be almost the uui- ^ j vcrsal opinion among lawyers, that the (.Commissioners of Roads and others who have the power of granting licenses, have- " also the right to refuse, when application is made. An expression of the opinion of the legislature on this point would however have settled the question beyond dispute, and we regret that it diJ not pass. Violent Gale.?We have received an account of a severe storm on the eastern coast of Massachusetts. At Boston, the shipping was greatly damaged and several lives lost. At Gloucester, twenty coast- 'i ing vessels were driven ashore, sixteen of j which, went to pieces; it is thought about . one fourth of the persons on board perish- I ed?seventeen dead bodies were seen at J one time lying on the beach. Of twenty one vessels which remained in the harbour, but seven iiad their masts left standing. At Sandy Bay a schooner struck, went to ^ pieces, and it was thought all on board jfl lost. At Marble Ilead, every vessel but one, went ashore?no lives lost. The J particulars of this awful devastation, oc- fl copies about two columns closely printed. M We extract the following; account from Gloucester, the scene of the greatest sof "It is impossible to say at present precisely how many have perished, but all agree that the number cannct be less than FIFTY. The nothern shore of our har- I bour presents a scene that makes the very fl heart bleed?strewn as it is with the hS wrecks and cargoes of twenty or twenty- V five vessels, and here and there with the m lifeless and bleeding bodies of unfortunate jfl mariners. Our whole community arc in? mourning, while sympathy and benevo- I letice arc actively alive to the wants of the I surviving sufferers. I Charleston, also, on Saturday last, was I