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BY AUTHORITY. ' * rt?i[trn u'i'itps IjA Wfij Ui! 1 llti cm i jLi?j | PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE | TWENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. 1 AN ACT making appropriations, in part, for the support of Goernment for the year eighteen hundred and forty-one. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of ike United States "J America in Congress assembled. That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, viz: For nay and milage of members of Con gress and delegates, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars; For pay of the officers and clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives, twenty-five thousand dollars; " For stationery, uiel, printing, and nil other incidental and contingent expenses of the Senate, twenty-live thousand dollars; For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other incidental and contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, one hundred thousand dollars. Sec. 2. And be it father, enacted, That a sum not exceeding twelve thousand dol - ? i... I Jars, be, end me saint: is ueicu?, uj.j,...priated, out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of the sums due by law to the several messengers of the res{?ective States, as compensation for convejing to the seat of Government the vote of the electors of the said State for President and Vice President of the United Slates. It. M. T. HUNTER, Speaker of the H. of Representatives. R. H. M. JOHNSON, Vice President of the United States, and President of tkcSenate. Approved, December IS, 1840. M. VAN BUREN. [Public?No. 2 ] AN ACT supplementary to an act to abolish imprisonment for debt in certain cases. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the act entitled "An act to abolish imprisonment for debt in certain cases," approved February twenty-eight, eighteen bundled and thirty-nine, shall be so construed as to abolish imprisonment for debt, on process issuing out of any court of the U. Stales, in all cases whatever where, by the laws of '.he State in which the said court shall be held, imprisonment for debt has been, or shall hereafter be abol isneo. Approved, Jan. 14, 1841. [Public?No. 3.] AN ACT further to amend the act entitled ''An act to provide for taking the sixth census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the United States," approved March third, eighteen hunarcd and thirty-nine. lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall and may be lawful for such of the assistants to the marshals, in the respective States and Territories, wh" have not, befoie the passage of this act, made their respective returns to such marshals under the act hereby amended, to complete their ( enumerations and make their returns, oftder the said act, at any time before the fiist day of May, eighteen hundred and ( forty-one, and for the marshals of such States and Territories to make their re* ----- ? * a f of n i? turns i*# luc kjcticvuij vi wv u #f - lime before the first of June, eighteen: - hundred and forty-one: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be deemed * to release such marshals and assistants frotn the penalties contained in the act ' aforesaid, unless their returns shall be I - made within the time prescribed in this 1 act: And provided further, Than no person be included in the returns made under 1 the present act, unless such persons shall 1 have been inhabitants of the district for which such returns shall be made, on the first day of June, one thousand eight 1 hundred and forty. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That so much of the eleventh section of the act for taking the sixth census as applies to the printing, under the direction of the Secretary of Stale, of the aggregate returns received from the marshals, be so construed as to apply equally to the census of pensioners, ami the statistical aggregates returned said marshals: And be it further provided, That/or arranging and preparing the census of pensioners requi red by the thirteenth section of the act for taking the sixth census and for the compiling and supervision of the printing of the statistical returns taken under said act, there be allowed to the superintending j clerk, upon the completion of the work,! ?tie.h ciimnensation as the Seeretiirv nf I State may deem just ami equit.ible, not exceeding the rate heretofore allowed lor compiling the stutistics of the third census; qnd that an allowance be made to the disbursing agent of the Department of State for the extra duties which have been, or may be, imposed upon him umacconnt of the sixth census, in relation~io its preparatory measures, lite accounts of die marshals, and the disbursments, at a rate not exceeding that allowed him for his services in relation to the fifth census, according to the lime we shall have been V. engaged in such duties. Approvdd, January 14th, 1841. ? I RXMi.LUTIO.v, PUBI.ic?Mo. I.] JOINT RF^OkU.TlON to present tncor sSfSl -- - jj :< ?*; ?Kr ," - ; ate titiiversiiieS, colleges, &c, \vith copies of the catalogue of the Libary of Congress, Resolved, by the Senate and House oj Representatives of the United States oj America in Congress assembled. Thai one copy of the catalogue of the Li bar j of Congress be presented to each of tile universities, colleges, athenaeums, and historical societies of the United States, not exceeding three hundred in number', and to the American Antiquarian Society. Approved. Jan. 14, 1S41V List of Letters Remaining in the Post Office at Camden S. C. January 1st, 1841. A?Dr. A. B. Arthur, Wm. Anderson, Win. B. Atkinson. B?Stephen Bnrkct, Belhesda Baptist Church, J. J. Barkley. C?Dr. Henry 11. Clark, Wm. Carlton, (2) M iss Martha Copley, Jas. Conk, Dr. L. J. Crumpton, Mrs. Mary A. Campbell) Jas. Crei?r|it'?n, C. Cherry D?Mrs. Amelia Dunlap. E?Richard Klsey, Miss M. Elliston. G?C. Godbold. H?Ethel ilreil Howell, Jonathan Hayes, Cordcll Hunt, Jas. Harrison, John Harrison (2) Wm. Henkley, John flartgog, Miss M* A. Hopkins, Wm Harral. J?Joseph Jones, Iredel S. Jordan. K?Dr. Wm. S. Kay, Mrs. Sarah Keith. L?Mrs. Sjrah Love (2) .VI-Josh tia Merryman, Lnudon Monroe, Mrs. M. E. Mickle, John McLeod, Mrs. Ann McDuniel, Saml. B. Marsh, M D, Saml. Martin, Dr. W. McCulloch, Joseph Mickle, Miss E. J. Mickle, Dr. John. MilIinjr. N?Mrs. Martha Nichols. O?Thus. Osburn. P?Miss A. E. It. Peay, Col. Jno. N. A. Peay, Jno. A. Peay, Miss Amanda J. Parker, (2) It?Col. G. M* Roberts, Wm. B. Robinson, YVm. E. Rogers. S?Wm. Sinklar, Arthur Smith, Abram Shiver, Chas. Sinklar, Reuben Sullenjjer, Miss Elizabeth Stokes. T?Mrs. Charity Tiller, Mrs. Jas. M. Taylor, Miss Harriet Tenley, Jas. W. Teem. W?Robert Williams, Rev. J. Witherspoon. P. THORNTON, P. M. GARbEN SEEDS. r5pilE subsciiber hits just received a full supply Thorburn's Garden Seeds, which he will sell to his customers and friends on fair terms, and warrant evenseed if fairly tried. It is unnecessary to say that the reputation of the Seeds from the establishment ofG. Thorburn is equal ? .1 _ _ 1 ! ? 4 1 4 to mat 01 any oilier nousein me country. J. R. McKAIN. Dec. 10. taxes. NOTICE is hereby given, that I will open books on the first day of February next, nt the store of James Duulap in Calnden for collecting the Taxes for 1841, and will attend at the following places on the following days for the same purpose. On Monday, 1st of March at Liberty Rill; on Tuesday, 2d of March at-Flat Rock; on Wednesday, 3rd of March pt Buffalo; on Thursday, 4th of Murch at Lizenby's, on Friray, 5th of March at 8chrock"'s Mill; on Saturday, Gth ol March at Cureton's Mill. After the above-named times, I will atend at Camden until the first day of April ?ext, at which time the books will p??siively be closed, and all defaulters double axed. J. W. DOBY, t. c. k, d. Jan. 13. Town i axes* HMHE Taxesof the T-?ivn were due on JL the fi-st day of Jat.?, y, inst; All Licences to retail Spirituous Liquors ex |>ire on that day. as well as all commutaioiis for Road Duly. Tlie undersigned ivill receive the same during tlie prcsmi monill, at the Council Room. Ue will also receive commutations for Patrol Duty at the same time?after which lime defaulters will be returned to Council to be dealt with according to law. By order of Council, R. L. WILSON, Recorder. Jan. 6, 1840. ! Just Received, A SUPPLY of the following approved Medicines which have been found highly efficacious in the diseases for which they arc recommended HAY'S LINIMENT. This article lias a popularity far surpassing any patent article as a sovereign remedy for the piles. NEW ENGLAND COUGH SYRUP. This article has acquired a reputation for the cure of Coughs, Colds, Influenza, and all affections of'the Chest. Warranted genuine. ALSO?Macauba, Rappee and Scotch Snuff, of Mrs. Millar's manufactory; and wlucn is now sougni aiicr oy ouuii-iatvcis, who desire a good article. For sale by DELEON & LEVY. Dissolution of Co-Partnership THE Co-Partnership heretofore existing under ihc rirtn of Murray & Bonuey, was dissolved oil the 1st insL by its own limitation. Persans indebted to the said firm, are requested to call and settle, ns il is necessary that the business of the concern should be brought to a close as soon as possible. J. D. MURRAY. E. W. BOSiNEY. January 6, 18-10. .' . . 1 . ; . g Notice. 1 THE subscriber hating disposed of his ? " establishment to Messrs. Hague & Gifford, tenders his gratefnl acknowledgements to the. citizens of -Kershaw District and the public generally, for the patron-1 age they have so liberally-bestowed, and j solicits its continuance to his-siiccesWrs, i , as he feels .confident every exertion wiil j be cootihued to make it acceptable to all who may patronize tkemi. i The subscriber requests all who are indebled t<# him to call on him at the Hotel and liquidate their accounts. C. If. DAVIS. Jan. 6. TO PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS. THE subscribers have made arrangements with the manufactures for keeping on hand in this citv, a general as TVPE. PRESSES, CASES, ' FURNITURE" "and PRINTING MATERIALS generally, which can be furnished lo order at 12 hours noticed- We have a Mifhcient slock now in store, to enable us to put op a complete News or Job Prin' ling Office, without being obliged to order any portion from New York. As this Warehoute has been established at the ear- i nest recommendation of many friends in the inteiior towns, we beg leave to claim i from them sufficient patronage to enabh | us to increase and kepp op the establish- ; oent on a scale sufficient to make it an object to all parlies. All of the above materials are sold on the same terms as in New York, with the usual charges for insurance, freight and exchange. BURGES & WALKER. fiS East Bav. Charleston, S. C Dec. 10 ' 13 RUS3EL PLACE A.CADJ3 .1 AT TII? Trustees of this Institution take pleasure in ' announcing to its patrons and to the public generally, that they have secured the services of Mr. 1 John G. Bowman, as Principal, for another year. If uny vouchors were necessary to one who has been so long known to the public as a well qualified and sue- l cessful instructor ofyouth, they fee! justified in say- ! ing that moro than two years intimate acquaintance j with Mr. Bowman, has convinced them that he has < few equals in that most difficult of all tasks?train, ing the youthful mind. ' The classical and mathematical departments will j be under the exclusive direction of tho Principal. A ' J competent Assistant will be provided to take charge 1 of the English department. Good boarding can bc-obtaincd within sight of the Academy, at Eight dollars per month, exclusive of washing and candles; which will also be furnished to those who may require them, at moderate prices. . j RATES OF TUITION. Per Quarter Spelling, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, $3 50 ' " " 1 ^ t. nilh ihnnliflTC. 6 (10 i Hang'Jlsil vxruniMiar <v- umgi ?i'"/ , ( Classics and Mathematics, 9 00 J This Academy is situated twenty-four miles north J j of Camden, in a healthy region, and in the midst of ' a moral and religious community, remoto from every , temptation to idleness, extravagance or vico. ] J. PATTERSON. S. B. HAMMOND, JESSE K1LGORB, j ZA DOCK PERRY, WM. S. STINSON, THOS. L. DUNLAP, L. J. PATTERSON, S. DONNELLY, WILIE PATTERSON, E. L. FRAsER, , C L. DYE. JAS. B. CUR ETON, JACKEY PERRY, J. R. DYE. ED. HAMMOND David miller, j D"C 16.. Trusses ; 1 j The subscribers are now prepared with ? j??,?i(?rat ussortinent ef gen-J nineDRUGS. CHEMICALS. PATENT! | MKD2C1-NG-S. Als.?, l)v<-IS.. n-, j'.uois, Oils, Varnishes, and all ??llit-r articles usually found in a noil supplied Establish-, : ment, and offer ihetn to our patrons and1 I the public at reasonable prices and usual credit to punctual customers. Among the articles, are the following; Acetate Morphine; Sulphate do. Vcratrine; Strychnine; Sulphate Quinine, French; " " American; Jodine; Hydroid Potash; Croton Oil, &c &cj J Perfumery, &c. Virbena Cream, } ] Saponaceous Compound > For shaving Almond Paste, ) Cologne, Lavender and Rose Water: i Bears Oil; Hair Powder; i Balm of Columbia; j Orris Tooth Wash and Powder; Charcoal Dentrifice; Wash Balls; Soaps, assorted; : < Prepared Chalk in Balls; i Pearl Powder; Pink Sauiers; Rouge, <kc. &c. &-c. With a great variety of articles too numerous to mention. For sale at the sign of the mortar by DELEON & LEVY. rtKRt f!llTTftW VTtfn vxiuii vvr x x vii kjujjxi* f|^HE subscriber is now prepared tu sup ply planters and others with the above celebrated cotton Seed, raised in this 1 District by Col. William J. Taylor, and ' warranted genuine, at the reduced price of 1 $10 per bushel, in any quantity, from a ' peck up. J. H. McKAIN. i JUST received, in good order, 120 bl's. Thomas ton Lime, which will be sold; j low. , CHATTEN & SUTHERLAND. -a- in ii* i'>< nid i iti'u'Wih) ?i tm RICHARD riYfdjcation ofihe doctrine and practice of :he Baptist Denomination, delivered ber fore the Baptist Church in Cheraw, fot sale at this Office. Price 25 cents. head quarters, / Columbia. Dec. 11, 1840. y General Orders, Mo. 1., THE following gentlemen have beer appointed Aids-de-Camp to the Com inander-iti-Chiei, with the rank of ..Lieut Colonel.?They will be obeyed and re spected accordingly. ARM STEAD BURT, ALBERT RHEIT, LOUIS T. WIGFALL, JAMES. P- DICKINSON, JOHN PHILLIPS, JOHN ENGLISH, WILLIAM H. CANNON, JR. J. HARLESTON READ, JR. mttlmpv H THOY1PKON. JAMES* McPHERSON. The Aids-de-Camp above nafned, wi] equip themselves, and report for duty either personally or by letter, to the Ad jutant and Inspector General, at Aiken S. C., by the 10th day of February next If either of the above named Aide-de Camp shall neglect to report as above required, it will be deemed a refusal tc accept, and the vacancy will be imrnedi' alely filled by another appointment. By order of the Commander-in-Chief JAMES JONES. Adjutant and Inspector General. Dec. 14, 1S40. Fresh Garden Seeds. OF the growth of 1840, just received and for sale by P. Thornton, warranl us good and genuine. Among which ate i he following: Green Globe Artichoke Large Red Tomato Asparagus, Round and smooth do Earlv Turnip Beet, Yellow do " Yellow do Curled Parsley Long Blood do Large Sw. Ring Parsn French Sugar do Long Scar.etRADlS Vlanglc VV urtzel. or Scarlet Short top dB Early Scarcity do Whi'e Tnrnip <1< Green curled Boorcole, Scarlet d < " " Kail, Long black Winter do Early white Brocoli, Long white and Red do " purple do Summer & fall Turuips l<arge cape do Early dutch or 8j rjng c o Eailv Canlihower, Ruta Baga or Yellow do L.arge late do Russia do Early York CABBAGE, Large Norfolk do " Dutch do Manov?r or French " Sugarloaf do Early Cluster Cucumber " Savoy do i ramc do " Emperor do Large prickly green do " Battersea do " 'lurkiy dc Large late drumhead do Summer l<ush Squash, " Dutch or Bergan do E ?rly orange or sugar-d< " English Savoy do Summer crookneck d< Green Globe do Cooinmodore t ortor's dt " Glazed do Water Melon superior Late Sugarloaf do Musk do Long Orange Carrot Cantelope do lEarly Horn do Buk ulnar, very fine t< Solid Cellery, sow for Bees, Water Cress, Lucerne or french clovei Curled no Red d? Large Red Onion, B ut; imperial dwarf Pew '* White do Early June dc Top or Button Onion for " Charltan d< planting. Bishops dwarf dc I oojfq 'White? Marrowfat dc Large Drumhead Lettuce Green do d< Imperial head do Dwarf sugar . d< Lwly Silesia do Early dw'f china Beam Magnum bonum do While Kidn y dwaif d< superior Early white cranbery d< Endive Large Lima d Yellow or white Eggplant Scarlet Runners Purple ? d > Dutch CoscAnife . di Salsify or Vegetable Oys- Broad Windsor . di ter?Nasturtiums Red cranberry pole d< Sage White d< Turkey Rhubarb or Pie-Early Sugar Corn plant , Tuscarora do Piickly Spmage Jellerson do Round do A liberal discount made to those tvht buy to sell again. . Oct>28. IftitA&I/ttt-ftOLK ACADEMY. rfll HE Trustees of this institution feelgrntilled to announce to its patron^aiu] 10 ihe public generally, that they have secured the services of Mr. SAMUEL SPENt'E, for the ensuing year. It is resumed that his character is so well esublished thai any eulogy is deemed unlccessary and superfluous. Tlie exercises of this Institution will jommence on the flist Monday in Janua*y at the following ratos, viz: ?PD ATTADTrr Spelling, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, $3 50 English Grammar and Geography, witlj the above, 5 00 This Institution is situated twenty-sis miles north of Camden ir. a very healtnj region, and in a civil, moral, and religious community, remote from vice of anj kind. Good Boarding, including washing ant randies, can be obtained conveneint to the school house at seven dollars per month DAVID MILLER JOHN U. INGREM, JAMES M. INGREM, FRANCIS P. INGREM, CASWELL MOBJ.EY, BUR WELL BECKHAM. Trustees Dec. 28th 1840. Notice. \ LL persons indebted to AllenJVlcCns kill, Esq. late of Kershaw District now in the Slate of Mississippi, either bj note or otherwise, are requested to call or the subscriber and make immediate pay ment, as much longer indulgence caonoi be given. L ' : .. ' J. W. BASKIN, Agent. Jan. 6, 1841. . : - ten o'clock, "A. M. before one of ciate Judges of the said State, to.'sTmfjjH cause, if any they can, why the saui fendant should not be discharged; :froSj^B confinement, upon the assignment of . thfl effects mentioned in said schetlute/' ; Clerk's Office,Sj?n.E 80S'' * ! ~ PLANTER'S (LATE DATIS^i HOTEL. ' TffAGUE & GIFFORD hnvWpnrrhsj ?. - i a.j: i? ? " " " ?ll me note I juriucny ' continue the establishment on. ;t^??rt|e liberal scale as heretofore, and \v\lPexpt themselves to i.iake it a desiraliltJ residence for Boarders - and Travellers as their' table will always be the l>est themarket affords, and thVir j$>r . with the best liquors, and their Stablest with attentive Ostlers and abunctapl"f^-f'1 The establishment will he under.the ??--/ . elusive management of A. Haguey;.fftt~ merly of the .Salisbury Hotel No/lh ,Carolina. and his long, experience, hie him to give general satisfaction *,*The Cheraw Gazette, Temperance, Advocate, Carolina Watchman, Western Carolinian,< urecnvillc Mountaineer, Charleston "Courier andAugusts : Chronicle will insert tho'obove weekly for aix rnonP * I and forward their bills to this office. . ' ! " AA ORDINANCE i F*; TO LEVY A PATROL. TAX. 1. Be it enacted by the lniendani ^pcf. Wardens of the Town of Camden./tfoV met and in Council a^semWed, That at* " annual tax of four dollars shall be phid-.fcrf each person liable, to perform patrol dntyr: within the limits of the said town,To.lhrfV . Recorder of the said Town, at .-the tmW . ' prescrihed by the Ordinances for the f.ay} merit'bf othci.To'wn Taxes ofv tire. sai4 j Town, which'said Tux when so paid shall" 3 exempt the person so paying- fio'm the per-} formance or pairol duty withinihjei^ip^{?L' f of-the said town^.foi^ihe'-spacc of ohe^wrentyear in which the same shall-be pdbf. > 2. That executions shall be issUetf against all persons liable to pay the said tax, \ ifh double the amount, who shall.fail io 5 pay the same, arcoruing 10 uw.a*?WB'Xr " ?: this Ordinance, in the.same manner,3sipd plunder the same regulations that double ij , Tax Executions .are nov? issued fur* other J >. Taxes of the said town.. 11 ' j made to rhe .Council/ that Council shall f? have power to "receive from any per.sotvj^ liable to perform patrol duty?whg.mayb&|5 residing within the.?aid town otflhfe- first ^ j day of January, but who docs not intend' j to reside therein-the wliole year, a-sum 1 proportionate to the above Tax according to the time the person:.-shall, s9 reside Ratified in Town Council of Oaindpis j assembled, this Tiinth day 'ofyJanuary, '! lutemlaht^^^S Ig TO THE PUBLIC. A C ARB. I^IIE Subscriber having purchased the ' I well knowD, exteiisrve? , assortment of BOQKSy Stationa^'ind Fancy articles, helongiBgto the^estatejof : the late Mr. John P. Beile, wll r^open the establishment on Monday the 14tha, inst. when, he trusts, he" will by his atten-^J ; tion and courtesy, merit that liberal sup- I ' port that has heretofore been extended t<? 'J the late proprietor. -* | SAMUEL HART, Sen. r'/'-M ! . ? . <- v. ? ?- J NOTICETHE notes ^and accounts, due to}kFiv 1 James Conner,' ha?e been placed' J hands for collection. Ajl persons ted, are requested to/call, and settleihdB same. BENJAMIN GASS. fl D.-c 15th. - fl| UAKJtMSJN SUHiUO. z THE Subscriber has just received a good^H assortment uf Garden Seeds, (runi^H Baltimore," Aid. warranted-to be genuine and fresh, which he Will sell low forcaBh'. 9 A. PEURIFOY. ' January- !3,1841, ; WELSH FUNNELS ^B PLAm J t 4-4 White Welsh$^be!sj warranted hqiH 5-4 extra^Fine-V^I)iteP