Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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*.i enlisted men on constunt labor',- ex- JJ penscs of burying deceased marines, print- 01 ing, stationery, forage, postage on public ill letters, expense in pursuit of deserters, c? candles and oil, straw, barrack furniture, nr bed sacks, sondes, axes, shovels, picks, et carpenter's tools, and for keeping a horse fn for the messenger, seventeen thousand n< nine hundred and eigiity dollars. e> For the purpose .of making a saiisfnr- bi torv experiment of Lieutenant Hunter's hi invention to propel VVar Steamers by ho- le rizonlal wheels that will be safe from the balls of nn enemy, one thousand dollars; I pi For defraying ihe expense of transport- th ing to ihe city of Washington and arrang- E ? """- "T tho fnllertions made tr ing ann 5 ..? by the exploring expedition, five thousand v< dollars. ac Approved, March 3d, I8-J1. [Public?No. 16] AN ACT making an appropriation for si the temporary support of certain des-1 hi tilute Kicknpoo Indians, and to defray j lli the expense of removing and subsist-1 M fug the Swan Creek and Black River la Indians of Michigan. I tli Be it enacted by the Senate and House j fa of Representatives of the United States' lie of America in Congress assembled, That la the sum of twenty thousand dollars be m appropriated, out of any money in the sa Treasury not otherwise appropriated, f >r di the temporary support of certain desti- th lute Kicknpoo Indians, and that those ? clerks foed."1"}* charged with the business of of the ChickasniVS t" p?M ?s heretofore "I out of the Chickasaw tu'.'"l sue.1! sums as ed the President of the United States shall ric authorize. j t<? See. 2. Andbe it further enacted, Thati tr< the proper accounting o dicer a of the Km Treasury Department be, and they arej,4a hereby, direcied to adjust and settle the lor accounts of Clements, Bryan and Cotnpa- liis nv with the United Slates, arising under he: a contract alleged to have been made on fix the twelfth June, eighteen hundred and ro< thirty eight, for subsisting the emigrating en Cherokee Indians, upon principles of Mi equityand justice; provided, that in set- for tling said accounts said accounting officer? tin shall also take into consideration the con- (t tract of said Clements, Bryan and Com- far pany.with the United States of the twen- Mi ty seventh June, eighteen hundred and un thirty eight, and deduct any profits which in< they may have made under said last men- ha tioned contract, from whatever amount ma may be found due to them under date of tol June twelfth, eighteen hundred and thirty W eight; and such balance so found to be wa *!..? bKoII Kb n iiil mil nf nnv mnnpu in I si* uur, oiiau wv. |# uu wm? " ? --j ... j ? the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, fur Approved, March 3d, 1841. Ha i ly ( THE NATIONAL DEBT. qui As an entering wedge to another Nation- ha< al Bank, and a new Tariff f.?r protection, hin the Whigs now pretend to show that Mr. sec Van Bnren leaves the head of affairs with thi a debt owing by the Naii'Oial Government ted of some forty millions of dollars. The pet Madisnnian of Washington Ci'y, bv nr. car curate count makes it forty-two millions wit nine hundred and ninety-six thousand se- cor ven hundred and eighty-one dollars and is, ninety-eight cents. Here is a most im- hav posing table, all figured out to a fraction, era and it is said figures will not lie. Perhaps the they will not, but sometimes those who furl put them down do most confoundedly.? goc The same kind of figuring might have met been made as in this case, at the end of the: every administration since the lays of ii p Washington. The items consist of bal- of i ances of old appropriations that were no- J roo ver called for, funded items of d.'bt that ojd . . . i are just as whole now as they ever were, pensions unclaimed and claims unliquidated, debls assumed by Congress without irakingany appropriations for their payment, and the like. Such is the charac- 1 ter af the debts left by Mr. Van Buren, and which have all been figured up together bee and swelled to the enormous amount of mo ncarlv forty-three millions of dollars. Jut! But suppose this were h bona fide list of call just debts due bv the Government, which not ought all to have been settled before Mr. an Van Buren left his seat, how was he to do of it? None of his enemies contend that he six has left any money in the Treasury, or for that he has put any in his pocket: Then it 1* follows that he has paid out as far as ap- gui piopriations have been made for birn by cot; Congress, or at least as far as the money the could be found. What would his oppon- to enis have more? Would they have him Wc take the responsibility and provide funds'the and pay debts witnout appropriations??! oth We should judge not. II then these arc'iip) debts that ought to be paid. Congress ought the long 6inc.e to have provided the funds.? in And let it be recollected here, thut for a J large portion of the time since 1828, the j Cir oppsition have had a majority in Congress, mo And let it be recollected also, that the (lis- nr.ii tribution af the surplus fund took [dace vit since that time, and that the law was en- of acted by an opposition Congress. What! mi a surplus of forty milions in the Treasu- qui ry, and yet large debts due by the Govern- Tli mnni outstanding and 11 nr.A.,.I it,.. t? ... v.. ...... ..... I V surplus distributed aiming tlie Slates, ov< because the General Government hail no it i use for it, and these claims upon the nn- tlu lion still unliquidated. The whole tale cui js pieposterous, and savors more of absur- Te ility than rationality; or if there is the shadow of truth in it; tbc whole culpnbilt- cei tv rests with the opposition in Congress, no who failed to make the necessary appro- ,,f priatious when they had the ttfiiey in the pr Treasuty and no other use for it, ami not ro with Mr. Van Daren, who could not pay T, until the appropriation was made. But the fact is, there is no truth in the of] whole l:.Je. I; i* a!! hum bug. Mr Van wl * nren leaves the nation *in debt some si.e si ' eight millions for Trcasur/ notes, ami li at is all. The other debts, as they arc iv tiled, are the unliquidated items which tr e left over at his, and have been at the t<: id of every adminisirattion sine.c thp rmation of the Government. It could w A a noon mitrlu V?U S( /I Uf ('Ul^l UlSUf W g ? :pcct a merchanl engaged in extensive. tl isiness to leave no unsettled accounts at c< s demise, as to expect a President to p are none when he evacuates tlie chair. o: As to the Treasury notes, the extreme -esBiireof the times, tlie derangement of ie monetary affairs of this country and urope, the consequent stagnation ofi ade and failure of the accustomed re- ei ;nue to Government, will satisfactorily il mount for them.?Georgia Jejfersonian. at LOG CABIN FURNITURE. is The Whigs'in Congress have procured C x thousand dollars lobe appropriated, to it* furniture for the bed rooms of the w - j.l ..r A e President's House alter tne ?in m n arch, when the "log cabin," President C kes possession. What a commentary is ir is on their Ogle speeches, nrul other si Isehonds, that were so bui-ily circulated w :forc the election? Six thousand dol- J< rs !!! lor chamber furniture !! to accom- sc odate a log cabin President, who it Was hi id in the Palladium was to rise at 4 and C ne at 12 We did not know before. T at log cabins had any chambers to them. C One would have supposed, that instead nt buying new furniture, these friends of Iarrison and Reform" would have order- he *' them gold spoons" and other luxu- a His things that they used to talk about, le be gold, and the money put into the f<> i^cury. But no?the "gold spoons," the pi Unman;-/' ?n(' the "divans" and the of oft sofas'" are a.'! to he kept in the par ?r n,.? Iiarricn's fs'dn, for ?ri O Wl Wilt a?ui r ?w - ? " o i daily use, and six thousand doiiurs, trr sides, are appropriated for the belter T, iog out of the rooms above. Tim bed co am furniture as it now is, was good wl oujrli for Gen. Jackson's family, and lo Van Buren's family?but it wont do the reformers!! They must have six cu u.sand dollars worth more added to it. C< cannot be said thai Gen. Harrison's A nily is larger than Gen. Jackson's or ar r. Van Buren's?the latter having been wl married men. He has no children livr with him at home. The whig papers th ve told us that his wife and himself ( ( keall his family?and they have also in; d us, that Mrs. Harrison will not he iu eh ashington the first year; and even if she a i s to be there, it cprtainly could not lake co thousand dollars to buy the additional ba niture that she would require. Gen. wi rrison they all say, will have the fami- ' >f his soti-in-law and therefore will re-1 sic ire more furniture. But Gen. Jackson Jed i his private secretary and family with a n; and Mr. Van Buren had his private fr< :r'erary and family wiih him also. In of s respect the three were similarly silua- Da , with families as near alike ns to nuiri* ml s, as could be expected. Why then) eh /-< _ i-??: u~ i I r{. IMCii (ji'ii* nan nun uc ?it;i I'liiiiinnaicu h ilie same kind ??f furniture tlial ac* do nmodnted h:s predecessors? The truili after all llie hypocrncv llic federalists hie e shown on this subject, the old aristo- dal lie leaven will show itself the moment Co y begin to art. They now say, the coi niiure of the President's house is not an; id enough for a gentleman's establish- ttni at! Where is Ogle's speech about sot se days? Let us have a new edition of exj rinted, with nti appendix descriptive ad< the six thousand dollars worth of bed de| rn furniture now to be added to the wti stock.?New Haven Rigistcr, 1 . ..... ent Foam the Albany Argus. wh FROM LOCKPORT-McLEOD. <m>I Lockport, March 22. ma "he March term of the Court of Oyer cot Terminer far this county should have n held this 'week, commencing this ruing. On the opening of the Court, Ige Dayton directed the Clerk not to I the Jury, deciding at the same time . to hold the Court in consequence of informality, or rather a material error | the clerk, in giving but five instead olsor days notice of the drawing of the Jury i cei the term. " ! at iIcLcod was arraigned, and pleaded not'me liy to the indictment against him. His wh msel, Messrs. Gardner and Bradley. W n moved the court for two commissions sec issue?one fur the examination of Mr. bla .1?.... .......? M, T?/,v ni ' uairr | Ol tl V l(H > I uuuv, ?WVI If* i x WA| British Minister at Washington?the zjc eis to examine M'Nab and other, on ncr Canada. This was granted, with Q|* condition that the people might join m( the commission. | o/r ^n application was then made to the , cuit Judge to allow a certiorari to re-1 ve the cause from the Over and Terner to the Supreme Court on an aflida-, setting f..rth soin- nt the circumstances ?| the ft'ei ce charged to have been cmn- his tied, and that difficult -?i??' complicated tin rsiioits of law would arise on the trial, ho io counsel urged that at the Oyer and be rininer the presiding judge might be tie entiled by the county judges, and thai on ,vas proper in this case, for that reason, it this cause should he tried in the Cir- pe it Court rather than in the Oyer and on :rtnincr. j0p The circuit judge declined allowing the j nj( rliorari upon that ground, as there tvas: . allegation of improper bias, on the part the county judges, and our statute has ?.r ovided the means of correcting any cr-,SK r iti the proceeding of the Oyer and m; rininer by a bill of exeepti ns. , The counsel asked for lime t?? add anj ed Sdavit in relation to the excitement/of bich had existed in the county upon the tui ibjecl, and the. reasons why it was bceved a fair triaf could not be bad. This as granted, and Ibe court aujoumcu u.v, > the afternoon, to give an opportunity ? serve the writ' if allowed. During the intermission the affidavits ere prepared, the certiorari allowed, and irved on the court on their going in, in le afternoon. This gives McLeod's aunsel an opportunity to move the sureme court to change the venue to some ther county. Yours, &c. Correspondence of the Charleston Courier. Washington, March 30. The President has been quite indispos] and unable to attend to business, fur le last two days. .Mr. Webster has gone to New York to llend his father-in-law, Mr. Leroy, who dangerously ill. Mr. Badger and Mr. rittenden have not yet returned. A number of diplomatic appointments ill soon be announced?for England, usirin. &,c. Ii is now pretty certain that ol. Chai les S. Todd, will bp sent to Ansia. He is every way qualified for the alion by character and talents; but it ill be a siginn] disappointment to Mr. I'nifer, of Md.. who had, with some renin, fixed upon, that post for himself, and 3d accordingly declined a re-election to ongress. As the representative of the J ( bacco interest, not only in, but out of, ongress, he had generally been desig-l 1 ted as a suitable person for this mission. I Mr. Robert Campbell, formerly a memir of Congress from your State, but now citizen of Alabama, is to have th? Colctorship of Mobile. He was applicant r the Consulate at Havana, but that ace had been promised to Mr. Calhoun, ' Georgia. The elections in Virginia for Congress id the Legislature are looked upon with eat interest. It will be a close contest, he result must bp in the election of many nservativps or impracticable whigs,? liom the whigs denounce as worse than Cos. i\lr. Speaker Hunter, who has fi tally nscnted to be again a candidate for ingress, will probably lose his election, whig candidate and also a loco candidate e in nomination against him, and the tig will be elected by a plurality. There is already much speculation on e subject of the selection of a Speaker. 10 not know that nny person represent' g the northern whig interests will be jcted. The signs are tliat there will be majority in the House against what are mmonly called the whig measures, a nk, tariff, &c. In nny event the whigs 11 he much divided from the slarf. Before the termination of the late ses in, a portion of the Clay whigs (so call) had agreed to support Mr. John While, very able and worthy representative m Kentucky, f r this office. A portion the southern whigs had proposed-Mr. j iwson, of Georgia, another very rospcc-: jle member, l\Ir. Hriggs, of Mussausi'tts, as an experienced parliamentan, has also been named and will noi ubt command a strong vote. But, of hte, it has been thought advisnby many persons, to take as a cnudi ** ? Hf 1 1 AT - \\7 M ic, a rnemoer irom war} unm. mr. ??m. st Johnson, who will unquestionably rrmand a more genernl whig vote than v one who can be mentioned. lie will ile the whole whig vote; northern, ithcrn and western. To a great deal of ncrienco in the duties of the chair, he Is uniform courtesy of deportment, inlemlcncp, impartiality, decision and unvering firmness. ' [n the stormy times that we arcabont.to 1 jounter, we want, as a Speaker, one o will have the energy and courage to [brcc the rules of order and decorum, ny of which rules have, of lute, betic a deud letter. Correspondence the Georgian. Washington, March 22. What think you of the Gag Bill Circuissucd by our Yazoo friend Daniel cbster, that pure specimen of Jeffertian Democracy, who would'nt vote a it for war "if the enemy's cannon wasj the gates of the Capitol?" Jt strikes' i as corning very near the doctrines! lich was promulgated by an ancient \ hig, called John Adams, in the alien and I lition laws, those patriotic relics of ick cockades and blue lights. As the irida bloodhounds have had their muzs taken oft' by this time, would it not carrying out Spooney Ogle's doctrines economy to have them (I mean the lzzles) applied to the use of all the new ice holders that Gen. Harrison is so sily engaged in manufacturing? To be re, it would deprive the Buckeye acksmith of a job, but as he is only one the canaille of the Whig party, and i services are of no further use to "all ? decency," as poet laureate, it is to be pod that some of the small fry momrs of Congress will weigh my proposi11,in time to deliver a three days' speech it at the extra session. The city continues filled with the exctants of office, and tiie rivals regard e another with anything but that spirit brotherly love "for the sake of the U>n," of which we heard so much a short r?n I:Vorv follow who lias the rash * credit to live here until the extra ses>n, will undoubtedly do so, unless his deands are granted previously; and as the ads of Departments have as yet workthe guillotine very slowly, the hopes these lazzaroni seems to be on the lure. There has been only about one htm tired removals from office so far, but a: the Federal orators in the late campaigr stated that there wore some "100,000 of ficc holders," it serves to stimulate the de sire of these worthies here to serve thei country. Thaddeus Stevens is still unde cided as to what he will take, but my im prcssion is that the Cabinet are not ovei [desirous of harkeningtohis desires. Sher rod W illiams, a mcnwer irom tvcntucKy is making strong efforts to obtain the Ila vanna Consulship, but such is the rush o applicants for this particular office, an< all of them having such equal claim's, tfia it has formed, quite a subject of discussioi in the Cabinet, as each man has his owi favorite to care for. A Whig gave me j knowing wink the other morning when spoke of the slowness of removals; scarce ly five a day?that had taken place, an< told me to wait until the Virginia election were held for a general sweep. In thi meantime, a proper degree of prudenc< must be observed, as even the VV higs o the Old Dominion are rather in the darl as to what they may expect from Mr Webster and his colleagues. In the dig tricts of Messrs. Wise and Mallory, ou friends will make no' opposition to thesi gentlemen, for although they call them selves Whigs, their professions of princi pies in most cases are clearly Democrat | in. Several members of Congress still re main here, and intend to make a fat jol out of their mileage for the extra sessioi ?for many members of Congress have ; failing of charging for value not received as well as some other men. One cr tw< want office. Proffit, of Indiana, wishe to be Commissioner of Indian Affairs, o something that will bring him 83,500 pe: annum. Numerous ex-members are als< here, and appear willing to taKe commoi ciqrkships in the departments, if the homi market happens to be filled. The clerk removed are not mentioned in the papers but every day we have the question "wh< was removed last night?" arid an answe is seldom long in coming?The comi< Whig-wags have a fancy slang way o asking the question, thus. "Whose hear was cut off to-day?" I know some feu Democrats who are in petty offices, calm ly awaiting decapitation- Several arc men of large families, and obtain salaries barely sufficient to enable them to live from hand to mouth. And yet here is z party thrusting them forth on the wide world, merely because they entertain different opinions from Gen. Harrison, anci this, too, in the face of repeated declarations that proscription would be avoided "Oh, consistency! thou'rt a jewel!" " - J .l_ ? .1 c itespecung war ana mc rumors uicicuj I have little beyond general surmise to communicaic. It is said that Mr. Crittendcr's object in visiting Lockpoit is to obtain a postponement of the trial of McLeod, in order to import a witness from England who will make affidavit that he was not present at the burning of the Caroline. I must say that I do not like the Attorney General's movement in this matter. It is strictly a state affair, and il we had McLeod a little further South, we should send Uncle Sam's messenger about his business in double quick time. But Great Britain must be conciliated, or Mr, Webster will have no opportunity of disposingof the United States Bank stock to English Whig Lords and Bankers. Whai a difference in the present case where every proceeding is carried on like mason ry, to the bold, manly and effective movements^ Mr. Forsyth, when Mr. Fox at tempted to bravado us but a short tini( since I Though war would be injurous to the South, no one can doubt that if the al ternative be dishonorable peace, we wil again teach "Our Esau brethren that tlio haughty flag, The lifting fenco of Albion's focblcr cr.:g, May strike to those whose red right hand have bough ?i??Anlv eariiM with blood." w-rv Yours, B. L. Virginia.?Monday having been pre viously fixed upon as the day for the ad journrnent of the legislature of Virginia a great number of members having de parted for home before the resignation o the Governor, and a few only having re turned in consequence of hearing of it the proposition to go into the election o a Governor with so thin an attendance o members, under the act which passed or Saturday, gave rise to a debate so pro tracted as to make it certain that the tim< for the adjournment would arrive without coming to a decision, if the discussion was persisted in, and the State be thus lefi without a Governor, either actual or acting. Under these circumstances, a motion was made and carried to lay the whole subject on the table. A bill was then introduced to repeal the act passed on Saturday; and the .bill was forthwith passed into a law, netn. con. and the two Houses adjourned without further action in the premises. The effect of this proceeding is, as we understand from the Enquirer, that "the duties of the Governor will now devolve upon Jno. M. Patton, Esq., until the 31st March; and from that time upon the succeeding Senior Councillor, Col. John Rutherford, until the next Legislature shall pass the necessary law, and elect a Governor."?JWrf. Intel. 5th l/i.H'im., ?! Statistics worth Knowing.?-In i Great Britain the number of individuals - in a state to' bear arms, from the age of - 16 to 00, is 2,774,847. The number of r marriages is about 98,030 yearly; and it - has been reckoned, that if 63 of. these - unions, there were only three which had r no issue. The number of deaths is about - 322,700 yearly, which makes nearly 25,, 592 monthly, 6,298 weekly, 914 daily, - and 40 hourly. The deaths among the f women, are in proportion to the mOn, as 1 50 to 54. The married women live Jongt er than those who continue in celebacy.? i In the country, the mean term of the i number of children produced by each a. marriage is four: in towns, the proportion 11 is seven tor every two marriages. The -1 number of married women is, to the geni eral number of individuals of the sex, ass one to three; and the number of married s men to that of all the individuals of the i male sex, as three to five. The number f of widows is, to that of widowers, three \ to one; but the number of widows who ' marry again is, to that of widowers in the - same case, as seven to four. The indir viduals who inhabit elevated situations' e live longer than those who reside in less - elevated places. The half of the indi viduals die before attaining the age of 17 - years. The number of twins is, to that " f /vnrlinOWfr mm "1 CI f? A Ui UlUllJltlJf UJIUI, US X U> V?i>. .flUUUIUIIJg - to calculations founded upon the bills of ) mortality, one individual only in 3,126 ati tains the age of 100 years. The number l of births of the male sex is, to that of the I, female sex, as 96 to 95.?Edinbttrg Phi' "> losophical Journal. r "A GOOD BUSINESS, AN EXCELr LENT BUSINESS." 5 Wo heard a story the other day which 1 amused us not a little, and one we con2 sider altogether too good to be lost. A s few weeks since, a person of respectable i, exterior and gentlemanly deportment, 0 made his appearance in a little village not r a thousand miles from New Haven, where : the inhabitants are somewhat proverbial f for keeping a closer eye to their neighbors' 1 affairs than their own. The stranger took r lodgings at the village inn, and having no visiole employment to perplex or disturb ; | nun, ms ume passca on, apparently, quite ;' agreeable to himself, but much to the disi quiet of the neighborhood. Curiosity, i that ever restless tormentor of the village, ; was all agog to learn the stranger's busi ness and means of support, and many I were the wise guesses and sage surmises as to both, after a pretty general consults! tion and thorough canvassing of the pro? and cons, by the board of gossips, it was , concluded that he had neither, and that i he would eventually leave the landlord with an uncancelled score as a token of remembrance. ? At length one of the most inveterate of the meddlers resolved in his own mind to broach tho subject to the stranger, and tliU3 by performing an act of kindness for I his neighbor, unsolicited?whose easy na ? turc he was certain as being imposed F upon?he would have an opportunity to ! satisfy himself as to the stranger's real character. He accordingly introduced himself, , when the following dialogue ensued; "Well, stranger, you've been in these i here parts considerable time now, I reckt on?" ; The stranger nodded assent. "Pretty dear travelling now; costs you - a good deal to live at the taverns, I guess." Another nod. ; "Must have some business to pay it, pretty good business, ch?" j "Yes, sir, vou are correct there; I havo busmess?and it is good business?excel-, . lent business." "Thought so. IIow much might it bring you a month?" "Forty dollars, sir." "Forty dollars a month! well, 'tis good t business any how that pays that. What is it, if I may be so bold?" "Not bold at all, sir?I take pleasure in informing you. You must know, in the . first place, I make twenty dollars a month . simply by minding my own business, and f again, I make twenty dollars by letting . other people's alone." f Our informant adds that the interroga. tor forgot to impart the result of his in, quiries to his curious neighbors. f f Honey, a Cure for Gravel.?About j 27 \ cars ago, (says a correspondent of the Liverpool Courier,) I was much afflicted , with the gravel, and twice in serious da# ,'Jgcr from small stones lodging in the pas| sage. I met with a gentleman that had ' been in my situation,'and had got rid of that severe disorder by sweetening his tea with half honey and half sugar. I adoptled this remedy, and found it effectual ? : After be ing fully clear of my disease about > ten years, I declined taking honey, and in I about three months I had a violent fit of i my old complaint. I then renewed the practice of taking honey in my tea, and i am now more than three score and ten, . and have not for the last 17 years had the . smallest symptom of the gravel. I have . recommended my prescription to many of I my acquaintance, and have never known it to Tail. The Santce Canal was opened for the j passage of boats, on Saturday last. The J injuries bv the recent frcsJict have all been repaired