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? It I.I III III m.iHii' ? '!* > ? t'TOg MISCELLANEOUS. BIBLE CONVENTION. Proceedings of a Convoniinn "f l!ic vari ous Bible Societies, of .South-Carolina held at Columbia, S. C., Dec. S ami 9 1840. In accordance with an invitation fron the Board of a lingers of ilic B:l)lc Soci ety of Charleston, the Doiegaies frc.n the various Bible Societies of South-Car olina convened at the le cture Koorn o the Baptist Church, in Columbia, 01 Tuesday, Dee. 8, 1810. On motion, Daniel Ravel, Esq., was called to the Chair, and Rev. Whitefoord Smith appointed Secretary. The fallowing Delegates appeared and took their seats, viz. Charleston?Daniel Ravcnel, Hon. D. E. Huger, Rev. Whitefoord Smith, Rev. W. H. Barnwell, Col. C. G. Mcmminger. Prince George, Winy aw?A. II. Belin, Esq. Kershaw?Rev. S. Townsend. Prince William's, Beaufort?Mr. B. M. Palmer. e? Tini-irinlmfivv's. Colleton?D. S_ Hen eerson, Esq. Richland?Rev. Dr. Lcland, Rev. Dr. Howe, Rev. Wm. Martin, Andrew Wallace, Esq. Fairfield?Rev. M. Pedeo Nazareth Congregation, Spartanburg; Mr. G. C. Logan. Greenville; Rev. C. C. Pickney, B. F. Perry, Esq. Anderson and Pendleton; Gen. J. N. Whilner. On motion, Rev. F. R. Goulding, an agent of the American Bible Society, who was present, was invited to take a seat and assist in the deliberations of this Convention. The business of the Convention was then opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Leland. On motion, it was. Resolved, That a Committee of six be appointed to prepare business for this Convention. The following gcntlmen were appointed that Committee, viz; Gen. J. N. Wliitner, Rev. C. C. Pickney, Rev. Dr. Leland, A. II. Belin, Esq. Hun. D. E. linger, and D. S. Henderson, Esq. On motion of Gen. Whitner, the Rev. W. II. Barnwell was added to that Committee, as Chairman. The Rev. Mr. Barnwell then submitted a scries of resolutions which were referred to the Committee appointed to prepare business for the Convention; On motion, a Committee of three was appointed, consisting of Rev. W. Martin, A. Wullace, and Itev. Dr. Howe, to make necessary arrangements for a public meeting on to-morrow night. Mr. Messenger informed the Convention, that the House of Representatives had tendered the use of their chamber to this body, for their meeting on to-morrow evening. On motion, it was. Resolved, That the proceedings of the two Bible Conventions of 1829 and 1830 be also referred to the Committee appointed to prepare business for this Convention. It was also resolved, That when we adjourn, we adjourn to meet at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning in the room in the basement story of the State House, adjoining the Executive room. On motion, it was resolved, That the Convention address a letter to both bran ches of llic LegislatHre, inviting them to attend the meeting of this Convention, on to-morrow evening. On motion, the Convention adjourned. Wednesday Morning, Dec. 9. The Convention met this morning, pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Martin. The minutes of the last meeting were read, corrected and confirmed. The following additional delegates appeared and took their seats, viz: Rev. Dr. Gilman, Dr. J. 13. Whitridgc and Edward Frost, Esq. from the Bible Society of Charleston; E. Khett from the Beaufort Bible Society; and Maj. J. E. Henry, and John Crawford, Esq. from Nazareth, Spartanburg District. The President informed the Convention, that he had extended their invitation to the two Houses of the State Legislature. The Rev. Mr. Baknweli., from the Committee which was appointed to prepare business for the Convention, then submitted a series of resolutions, which, nfto. iminrr ilhcimpil ami amended, were u,kU1 VVI,,6 # adopteil as follows, viz: 1 Resolved, that the adoption of measures for supplying and keeping supplied, with the Holy Bible, every reading individual in the Commonwealth, willing to receive it, is an object, which merits the earnest and immediate attention of the Friends ot Bible distribution, throughout the State. 2 Resolved, that the formation of Bible Societies, at all the Villages and Court Houses throughout the State, is hereby recommended, as permanent org i.iizations afford the best means of ascertaining, supplying and keeping supplied, the want ol Bibles, in their several neighborhoods. 3 Resolved, that a vigorous and getter al effort bo made to effect a complete sup ply of the Stale with Bibles, within o:u year from this date. 4 Resolved, that to promote the object ol" the foregoing resolution-, Committee! be appointed to consist of gentlemen rt siding in each of the Districts and Par i<dirs of tli? State, who arc hereby rc tjucstcil, - ' 1 To promote the establishment of So* 'cietie.s within the Districts assigned them. 2 To use their inflncncc as members, or with the members of Societies already . existing, or that may he formed, to pro, i mote through them, the supply of their , Districts, within the year: and 3 Wherever no Societies exist, or can i he formed, to undertake themselves by . suitable arrangements the supply of their i j respective neighborhoods. 5 Resolved, That the Bible Society of f; Charleston, bo requested to act as the ' I ......lium fur fnro'^liinnr the Socie 11 mm. i?" - 0 ? lies ili.it exist, or iliat tnay be formed, or ; the Committees to be appointed, with such . number of Bibles and Testaments as may be required: which it is understood, that Society is willing to do, at cost and charges. 0 Resolved, that a Committee be appointed to consist of three members, to . prepare an address to the congregations of all denominations in the State friendly to the object, setting forth the claims of the Bible cause, and requesting their cooperation in the work undertaken by the Convention, the said address to be printed with the journals of every such congregation. 7 Resolved, that an Executive Committee be appointed, to consist of seven members, to be located in Charleston, with power to fill vacancies in their own body; that the said Commiitee be requested to correspond with the Bible Societies and District Committees, throughout the State, to appoint one or more agents in " - ??? promotion 01 inc oiuie cause, uuu j..escribe tlieir duties; and to receive and keep an account of all atonies that may be placed in their hands by Societies or individuals, and all sums that may be col-] lected by the agent or agents, in promo-' lion of the Bible cause; which sums shall, after providing therefrom for the salary of the agent or agents, be applied to the sup-1 plying of Bibles, such portions of the State, as may be found to be without adequate local arrangements for the purpose. 8 Resolved, that when this Convention adjourns, it stand adjourned to rr.eet at this place, on the Thursday, after the fourth Monday in November, 1841, at at which time, all the Bible Societies and the Executive and District Committees, are requested to report fully, and the agents to attend prepared to do the same, both in writing and orally. 9 Resolved, that the Executive Commit-1 tee be charged with the duty of giving no- j lice in the public piintsof the time and ; place of the meeting, provided for in the foregoing resolution, and of making all iirrannrernents nrenaralorv thereto. * D li . # , It was further Resolved, that Editors of newspapers in this State, friendly to the ; Bible cause, arc hereby requested to give an insertion to the journals of this Con-, vention. Resolved, that the Chair appoint the District Committee. The Convention then proceeded to ap-1! point the Executive Committee contemplated in the seventh resolution, when, on motion, it was Resolved, that the President of this Convention be the Chairman of that Committee. The President was requested to appoint the remaining members of the committee, and asked and obtained leave to make the appointment after the adjournment of the Convention. The Committee of Arrangements for the meeting this evening made a report, which was adopted. The Convention then adjourned to meet I in the Representative Chamber, this eve ning at 7 o'clock. Wednesday Evening, Dec- 9. The Convention met in the Representative Hall, at 7 o'clock, this evening.? following additional members appeared and took their seats, viz: Clarendon?D. S. Dubosc, Esq., R, J. Manning, Esq. Beaufort?JeremiahFickling, Esq., Tho. Fuller, Esq. Richland?President Robert W. Barnwell. Fairfield?Rev. W. E. Collier. Greenville?Joseph Kilgore, Esq. Kershaw?Col. William McWillie. Charleston?Col. Thomas J. Gantt, The meeting having been opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Howe, the Presi jdcut, Mr. liavenci, gave a uriet mamm-a. view of the former efforts which had been made to distribute the Bible in South Carolina, and an outline of the plan proposed by this Convention, together with some statistics connected with the Bible cause. The following resolutions were then offered and adopted: By the Ilcv. Whitoford Smith, Resolved, That the supply of the whole world with the word of God, is an object whose moral grandeur should engage the heartfelt interest of every lover of God or j man. By Col. C. G. Memminger, Resolved, That the general distribution j of the Bible is intimately connected with ; public education and public virtue. . By Major J. E. Henry, ; Resolved, That the distribution of the Bible is highly conducive to the domestic j comfort and social quietness of the people, j Bv the Rev. Mr. Barnwell, licsolvcd, That in view of the considerations which have been presented to the s notice of this meeting-, it becomes all who 5 regard the best welfare of the State to .Jc>-operate in furnishing every individual citizen within her limits with a copy of the word of life. The foregoing resolutions were sustain ed by suitable addresses from the gentlemen who respectively offered them. It was then, on motion, Resolved, That the Executive Committee be charged with the publication of the journals of this Convention, in connection with the address contemplated in the sixth resolution. The Itev. Dr. Gilman, after a few appropriate remarks, concluded the exercises of the evening by pronouncing the benediction. W Hereupon the Convention adjourned. DANIEL RAVENEL, Preset. Wiiitfookd Smith, Scc'y. The committee, under the sixth resolution, consists of Rev. Dr. Lelund, Rev. Mr. Martin, ami Rev. Dr. Ilowe. N. B. The following gentlemen constitute the standing committee, under the seventh resolution: Daniel Ruvenel, Esq^ Chairman, Ivev. W. fl. Barnwell, Rev. Whitefoord Smith, Rev. Thomas Smyth, Dr. J. B. Whitridge, II. W. Perenneau, Esq. and Wm. Riley, Esq. All editors friendly to the Bible cause will confer a favor by copying these proceedings. "IIe who has a Trade has an estate." Franklin. This is one of the many correct and judicious sayings of that truly great man, whose judgement of mankind was formed from experience, and whose writings are held up to the admiration of the world.? Mo better maxims ot morals are to ne found, or rules which, if attended to, will eventually lead the unfortunate to repair their losses, overcome difficulties and regain lost ground. The above is worthy of deep iellection, and speaks volumes of itself; it utters a language that is easily understood. Happy would it be, if more of our youth were properly placed in situations congenial to their minds and genius, wherein they might learn some Mechanic art. In this respect much judgement ought to be exercised, that a wrong turn be not given to the mind, but that a due regard be had to the natural bent of genius. To thwart this, is to destroy the pride and ambition, from which results disaffection, and often ruin. Whatever the feelings of a Parent for his child, or however rich he may be, his own experience must teach him the propriety of his son's having a calling that will serve to support himself, and perhaps a family.?Although there may be no apparent need of such a step, yet it should be done, for the remark is true as preaching, that "he who has a trade has an estate." TWO SCENES IN RICHMOND (VA.) Are thus described by a writer in one of the papers of that city. [They relate to the night in which Fanny Elssler recently appeared in the Theatre of that city, end the first briefly describes that scene:] "She floated about like a fair but very voluptuous looking spirit, and cut her toes hither and thither, and swayed her body to and fro in a way which was a caution to all inflammable young gentlemen grey headed or not. The lovely creatures who graced the scene looked on enchanted, and made all bright with smiles; the vast crowd of men shouted and applauded will) their whole might, and the beautiful dancing woman, giving them an extra flirt or two, which set them off in a perfect agony of delight, made her bow? the curtain dropped, the dear Fanny tapping her Wring-your-neck-off upon the shoulder, said 'dere; dere is te one thousand dollars; now let us go.' But the audience said no, and they shouted and screamed, and thumped for her to come out and . " At that moment, in an obscure hovel, open in many parts to the cold, biting winds, without fire, alone sat a poor woman, holding to her chilled bosom, her dluiv auu uj' nig uaui, ?v mi^ upuit a. i uut pallet of straw lay two shivering little creatures; her children too. tier eye was heavy with watching, her cheek sunken with hunger and suffering, her heart filled with the very gall and bitterness of life. Still how truly, oh! how truly, unswred that heart to tne pang of a mother's love, as she gazed into the innocent face of her dying babe, how fast flowed the tears front eyes which had known little but sorrow and weeping through many weary days?how deep and fervent was the prayer which came up from the very fountains of privation and grief. There was no heart near to sympathize, no kind hand to aid, no soft voice to soothe; the physician's healing art, charity's angel arm came not to soften the dying moments of her poor babe; and as life flickered and waved in its fair urn, and the sobs of the mother sounded in that solitary room, as in the agony of her grief she exciamed, 'a few pence had saved thee to me, my sweet babe;' as the sleepless on the pallet of straw mumured in their uneasy slumber: 'Mother, dear mother, give me some bread;' as the keen wind came thro' the crevices and she clasped the dvimr 1" J 13 chilli to her bosom; at that moment, u dancing woman, a stranger, with her wealth of thousands, and her ingots of gold and silver, made her last graceful bow, and took the princely sum which was here for a few moments pleasant labor. "As the spectators gave their last shout, the babe's innocent spirit winged its flight to Ileaven, and the mother gazed in despair upon all that remained to her of the little prattler she so dearly loved. "Such is life." - # m * ap y - * We would call attention to the following from the New Hampshire Patriot. "Fugitives from Justice.?We pub lish this week the able report and resolu ? lions, to which we alluded last week, of i the committee on the judiciary in regard i to the right of a State to demand, and the duty of the State, upon which the demand is made, to surrender fugitives from jus ticc. The report and resolutions were prepared by Mr. Baker, the Chairman of. the Committee. ''The questions in dispute between Georgia anil Maine, and Virginia and New York are simply questions of the construction of the constitution as to the rights and obligations of the respective parties and derive all their difficulty from a remote connection with other things rather than from any want of plainness in the provisions of the consitution and laws of the United States. These provide in terms too explicit to be evaded, that a person, charged with "treason, felony, or other crime," shall, on demapd made, be delivered up to be removed to the State in which the crime is charged to have been committed, and which has jurisdiction of the same." If the position assumed by the Executive of New York and that of Maine can be sustained, then the constitution in this respect, and in analogous cases, touching the intercouise between the States is a perfect nullity. The argument of the Governor of New York, urged in justification of his refusal to comply with the demand of Virginia, goes upon the ground, that he is to judge whether certain acts constitute a crime and whether a crime has been committed, and would to all intents and purposes constitute him both court and jury in the case. He refuses to surrender, because, as he alleges, that which is charged as a crime in Virginia, is not so by the laws of New York. But the late law of New York, passed as late as May, 1840, recognizes a slave as property, and consequently as the subject of theft; and can it be permitted to say, in the teeth of a law of his own State, that stealing a slave in Virginia is not a crime? The question, whether properly con be rightfully holden in a slave is decided for the people of the North by the constitution to the extent of our political relations with the south, and from this decision there [can be no appeal, so long as the Union lasts. The constitution furnishes the measure of the respective rights and obliga-( tions of the several States, and it does) seem that the Governor of New York is most clearly wrong. "It is not for any one or more States to say, that those acts, which other Slates iilfcm it necessary for the protection of their citizens to make criminal, are not criminal, because the laws of the former do not declare them so. It is asked must an innocent person begiven up to be carried to a distant State for trial? It certainly operates hard in the case of an innocent individual, but who is to judge of the guilt or innocence? Is the Executive authority of the Stale to arrogate to itself the power to define what shall be crime in another State, and to pass upon the fact of its commission??in effect, to assume the powers and duties of courts and juries in the Stale where the crime is alledged to have been perpetrated? There is 110 hardship in trying a person by those laws which he is alledged to have wilfully vioalated, and in the State where the offence was committed. We know that it is strongly urgeu to be unjust, that a citizen of Maine should be carried to I n...kn fnr what is not an of- I vjinur^iu iv? w kitwM .w. .. ? ? _ fence against the laws of Maine, and an argument is founded upon the supposition that Georgia or any other State might make light and trivial things criminal by its legislation and provide severe and cruel punishments for the same. In such cases it is contended, that it would be inhuman to deliver up a person to be tried by such laws. But is there any force in this reasoning with reference to the controversies, which now unfortunately exist? It must start with the ground, that we are associated with barbarous, unfeeling, savage people, whose laws arc wicked, and whose courts and juries are corrupt and regardless of right and justice. Then the fault lies with us in forming such a compact with a people of this character, and we should not dissolve the compact by piecemeal, but proclaim a full dissolution of the Union.1' Another republican State has taken up the question of Southern rights. Resolutions of a decided character were submitted on the 18th inst. to the Senate of Alabama, denouncing the late law of N. York which extends the right of trial by jury to fugitive slaves. A FALL IN THE BUSTLE-MARKET. 0, what a fall was there, my countrymen! It was otlr luck, good or ill, to attend an auction sale, not long since, and among other articles offered, was an immense lot of?Bustles!.'?Enough to crook a whole regiment of those unfortunate little damsels, who came into this crooked world with straight spines.? Dear Girls, you missed a bargain that time: the whole lot was knocked down at six and a quarter cents:: x es, 111 mis enlightened city, in this glorious H)ih century, a wheel-barrow load of Bustles, with frills, and strings, and all things accordin', sold for 6 1-4 cents. By the bye, it would have made old Diogenes burst a hoop off his tub, laughing, to see these hitherto mysterious and hidden pack-saddles for beauty's back; so irreverently held up to public gaze. It has, doubtless, been a matter for very 3agc speculation among the young beaux, who are initialed into the mysteries ofamo* dern Belle's toilet, how all the presentgen-^ eration of girls happened lo be crooked* Perhaps if you could get snugly hid in ihe corner of some student's room at College, you might hear the various opinions that have been mooted on this mysterious subject. " When I was a little boy," would a somewhat oldish senior say, "girls that had straight spines, held their heads up and walked erect as a militia corporal on General Muster-day; and those who happened to be a little crooked, weatherboarded themselves up with whale*bone, J and with the aid of a straight jacket, tried hard, at least, to seem straight; but the girls now-a-days are all crooked; I should not be surprised if it was the Rheumatism that has seized the universal female na lion, and bent them all tip double in this way. It all comes of girls wearing thin shoes," he continued, clapping his loot,, shod with Fenton's double-soled brogansr on the table. "Pho, nonsense, Ned," exclaims a sleek-looking Junior, famous for pigeon wing physiology. "This is some of your old-Bachelor notions. It is all owing to the rapid advancement of Female Education. In your young days, the girls had nothing in their heads, and it was no trouble to hold them up and walk straight; but now-a-days their heads arc stuffed full of Chemistry, Botany, Phisiology, Geometry and Matrimony, and the consequence is, that it bends their backs to carry such a load of science." "In my opinion," joined in rather a mo/l!/?ol.lnnlrtntr ftnnli 44 AT*J lo ?.? UIVUIVUI iwvmiig iici* la 11W l? gu iai wrong. I think it is a spinal affectionr brought on by stooping down to try and peep through a mill-stone. Girls have a ileal of curiosity, I can tell you. In fact, Dr. Bolus told me the other day, that spinal affections had increased wonderfully of late years: but he says a Thrtar-emetic plaster applied along their spines, would bring all the girls up as straight as a ramrod!" "After a careful analysis of the human mind," breaks in a melaphosical little Fresh, with soap-locks?"After a careful analysis of the human mind, I have been led to the conclusion, that this physiological phenomenon has its origin in the spirit of the age. The motto of this wondt rful 19th century, is go ahead; the girls have imbibed this spirit, and are crooking their backs they must cx necessitate rcu go head-foremost, which is pretty much the same thing as going ahead." What a pity that auction sale should hnve unset all these various systems of philosophy! But so it is; the cat is out of the bag now, and it turns out that neither Rheumatism, heads full of science, spinal affections, nor the spirit of the age, has any thing to do with crooking the girls?it all turns out to be?a Bustle. "Do tell us, Mr. Editor," exclaims a score of inquisitive young fellows, "do tell us what that wonderful Bustle is like?'* Why, young gentlemen, wc only saw them at a distance, but they looked to us a good deal like a big Bologna Sausage, with a ruffled shirt on! P. S. Curtain Lectures to-night for a certain Editor, gratis!?Temperance Advo. The Great Missourian.?The following extract of a letter is from a gentleman formerly of this city, now on a tour through the Western States, and at present in St. Louis, from whence he writes*. 'I went the other night to look at the gealest curiosity that 1 have ever seen.? It is called the great Missourian, and is the skeleton of the greatest annimal ever known. It was found about 200 miles west of this place, in this State by a German. It measures to the top of the ribs t*5-l? 5o Coot Inn or. hat? two 1U ictri nign, 10 uw iw. .? e, .... tusks that are from 10 to 12 inches in diameter, and are 16 feet apari. The head and tusks weigh 1100 pounds. The joints of the knee in the fore legs are inverted, so that he bends his knee the contrary way from any other animal. He appears to have been web-footed, has no hoofs, but toes about 8 or 10 inches long. The owner has computed its size, in comparison to the size of an ox here that weighs 1000 pounds, and he is just 100 times larger than the ox, so that he must have weighed when alive 100,000 pounds, (50 tons.) I should think he would have required five or six buffaloes for breakfast. The six musicians, who play at the exhibition of the animal, sit up in his ribs. "The owner has been offered 820,000 cash for him. He leaves in a few days for New Orleans, from thence to New York, thence to Europe. It is a good fortune for any six men, but the owner will not sell it." Troy Whig. SALE. jT WILL sell on the first Monday in Feb**ruary next, at the Court House, at 12 o'clock, M. the following Negroes, to-wit: Rolla, Bella, Molsey, Winter, anil two small children of Bella, constituting a prime family; to foreclose a mortgage on said Negroes, executed by John Fraser to C. L. McRa, and sold under said mortgage as his properly.Terms?Cash; purchasers to pay for bills of sale. B. GASS, Agent. Jan. 20. A LL persons having demands against the estate of the late John Boykin Sen. dee'd. are requested to hand litem in,, and those indebted, to make payment oa or before return day next. C. A. BOYKIN, Admr'x. Dec. 9. ltf