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Fmm thp Washington Globe. j TIIE EIGHT OP SEARCH ABANDONED BY GREAT BRITAIN. We publisher! in our paper of Wednesday last, the letter of Lord Aberdeen to Mr. Everett, on the right of search, in reply to Mr. Slevenson:s last communication previous to his departure from England. After disclaiming, on the part of the present ministry, .any responsibility for the grounds assumed by Viscount I'alnierston, and requesting "that bis doctrines upon this subject, and those of the Government of which he is the organ, may he judged of exclusively from his own declaration;'," his lordship says: "The j undersigned again renounces, as ho has already done in the most explicit terms, anu righ*, on the part of the British Government, to search Ame-! rican vessels in time of peace. The right of search, except when speri ally conceded !>y treaty, is a purely belligerent figh-, and can have no . existence on the high seas during peace." The only right his lordship claims is "the right to satisfy the party, who has a legitimate right in know-1 ing the trutii, tliat the vessel ac'u.iltv is what, her colors announce." "The British cruisers arc not instructed to detain Amr.nr.an vessels! under any circiimstanr.es whalerer; 011 the contra-v, they are ordered to abstain from all inter-1 ference with them, he they she r oro herwiso." j "It is undoubtedly true," his I,ordship adds, I "that this right may be abused, like every otiicr which is delegated to many and different hands. It is possible that it may be exercised wantonly and vexatiously; and, should this he the case, it would not only call for remonstrance hut would justify resentment. This however, is the highest degree improbable; and if, in spite of the utmost j caution, an error should he committed and an I American vessel should suffer loss or injury, it would be followed by prompt and ample ropara- j tion. The undersigned begs leave to repeat-, that with American vessels, whatever be their: destination, British cruisers have no pretension in any manner to interfere." Now, as we understand tlic?e words, (and it is possible we may misunderstand them,) here j is a distinct disavowal of any right to search or to visit an American vessel, under any circumstances whatever. The claim is to visit and search Iirilish vessels, or the vessels of nations who, by treaty, have authorized the act, whether bearing the American flag or not; and if, in exercising this unquestionable right, "an error is committed," by mistaking an American for a British or other vessel, over which the right exists, it is an aggression, however unintentional, for which reparation is due; and in order that the British Government might be able to understand the reparation which will ha due, Lord Aberdeen details the orders which have been given to the j British cruisers as to the course of conduct the officer shall pursue, if he should board an American vessel: "lie [the boarding officer] will immediately quit her, oflering, with the conseut of her commander, to note on her papers the cause ; of suspecting her nationality, and the number of1: minutes she was detained (if detained at all) fur j the object in question. And all the particulars are to be immediately entered in tlie log-book of 11 the first cruiser, and a. full statement is to be sent 1 K.rtho fir?t mnnrtimitv direct to En?rland." ' "J -IT?. J ^ These precautions and acts ran havo t:o mean- ' in? unless they imply that an agression i: com- J mittcd, for which reparation may justly bo ro- t quired. ' Tha whole matter, then, when sifted down, I i appears to us to he this: his Lord. Yn claims the i right of doing what is right, and v:':Y nobody ev-1 1 er thought of denying to Great Britain?the right > ' to visit and serlrcli her own ship*; and should a < mistake be made, and an Atactica : vessel be in- j terfercd with, reparation is due, and will be made:;< To this doctrine no one can object; although we 1 can very easily perceive that more diflcultiee , 1 may arise from the '-errors" which may !,c ' cent- > i tnitted," titan Lord Aberdeen seems to apprc- < fiend. If they have no right to interfere with an , i * American vessel, an American vessel has the ?' right not to allow herself to be interfered with. < She-may neither allow herself to be boarded, nor t may she come to, at the mandate -of a British t cruiser. The reparation may then not be apologetic or pecuniary merely, but national; and we are,inclined to think that resistance on the part oftjjtar merchantmenjnay be necessary to prevent 1 abuse. The question, however, so far as diplo- ? raacy goes, appears to us, for the present, to be t settled between the Governments of Great Brit- f ain and the United States. The former Govern- j c mcnt has abandonet^the ground assumed by-Vi3- j r count Pahnerston, in his correspondence with ! a Mr. Stevenson, and authorized by the act of: ( Parliament passed in 1639. Lord Palmerston's 1 language is: "Her Majesty's Government have f decided that the flag of tlie United Statc3 shall i exempt no vessel, whether American or not,; 1 from search by her Majesty's cruisers in the Af-! s rican seas, unless such vessel shall be found h provided with papers entitling her to the protec- 1 tion of the flag she wears, and proving her to be, t United States property, and navigating the ocean \ a according to law." The act of 1839 takes it for c granted that the British ministry had neither the : a authority to order, nor the naval officers to insti-! b tuteand carry on the search of the vessels ofj v other nations on the high seas, which it legiti- b mizes and sanctions. To screen the officer from e the consequences of an act which was known to | h be illegal, and to make it national, was the ob- i 1 jectof the act; whilst, if other nations could be | b cajoled by treaties, or intimidated by force, they ; o would be practically subjected to the legislation j f of England. Ilcrc was the pretension which 1 h we resisted; and we think the civilized and com- I inercial world are indebted solely and entirely v to the United States for its abandonment. We < ti attribute the change of policy in the British Go- ; vernment, not to fear, (although the consequcn- a ces to her, as well as other nations, of a war t forced upon them by her upon such principles,: d would be nothing to smile at,) but to a thorough 1 conviction that they were wrong, and a just and j l noble desire to do what is right. We commend \ the decision and magnanimity which have dicta- C ted the course of the present ministry of Eng. j land. Both at home and abroad, so far as it has ( been developed, they appear to be pursuing a ; liberal, just, and pacific policy. ] ? ? \ Correspondence of the Charleston Courier. i W A*?lll vr."iv?v .MMMI.ori I The Senate, to-day, was not engaged on any : ver/ import business. Many 1 lcuturials were 1 presented in favor of the protective tariff. The i Dancing Habbit Crech treaty then came up again,1 and was the subject of much discussion. The progress ol the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill is watched liorc, with intense in-' terest?many persons here and elsewhere being deeply concerned jn it. It goes slowjy-ftnd may not become a law these'three wee{te. j There w&a a disposition, in .'he Ilousev'towiay, to take up the navy and army appropriation* tils, j , which are also vary pressing, hut it was thought bettor to go on W iethe apportionment b:U. The bill reguldtjjtethc conveyance of passengers and letters, c&a&i wise, in tlie United Stales, was cou6.de.ed for a short time. This bill is in-1 4Jk * * te ided fn prevent the British steamers from competing with our own in conveying passengers and carrying lettters, &c. from port to port on the Atlantic. Mr. i'rofiet and others earnestly opined the bill as hostile to the spirit and policy of he ^~e. It was, finally, postponed for the present." The apportionment bill is likely to be very troublesome. Some supposed, unwittingly, that the question was nearly ended on Saturday last, when the committee, after rejecting some higher ratios, came down to 60,500 and adopted that.? JLUIL llll? |?JU\CU IIWtllllljLi at ClJJ. The members liave been ever since cyphering out other ratios, and almost every man has one to propose and to advocate. Every individual, on this subject, is listened to. The speeches are short and to the point. Many numbers were tried to-day, and failed. Mr. Briggs proposed the ratio of50,791. This is the ratio which I, after some little observation and experience here, have long ago made up my mi ld to?for the following reasons: 1st It leaves every state a number of representatives not less than its present number; '2d. It is the highest ratio which will cfTcct this desirable object; 3d It increases the number of representatives to 30!), which is also desirable; 4lli it leaves fewer fractions than any other ratio, or rather it docs, on the whole, less injustice to individual states than any other ratio. The question as now presented and voted upon is very complicated?embracing a question of fractions, which to every state is important, and a question of the number of representatives. It is still the impression here, that our difficulties with England arc to be promptly and satisfactorily settled. WASHINGTON, APRIL 26. The House, to-day, did what I little expected of them, but what adds greatly to my estimation of their judgment as a body. They shewed, for a day or two past, a predilection for the lower ratios; but 1 had no idea when I wrote to you, last night, that they would come down' lower than 69,009, as the ratio of representation. The proceedings, to-d,ay, resulted very differently, from what was expected. The House dcterniincd by a vote that appears to me decisive, in favor of a rai:o 01 ou,rj/\ Tins determination was mauu in committee, but, under circumstances, that affords some warrant for the belief that tiiey will adhere to it and that the House will conlirm it. The ratio of 50,11)7 will give us a House of 350 members?not too many?scarcely enough.? The vole on the adoption cfthis number, in commute", was 90 to 53. I noticed that some of the South Carolina members were particularly pleased with this result. All of them, I believe voted for this ratio. The. small states all went for it, particularly those on the Atlantic. This ratio will ci.ahic the small states in New England and elsewhere to retain their present representation. After coming to the point above referred to, Mr. Ilalstead, of New Jersey, offered an amendment from the Committee on Elections, providing for a uniform system of elections of representatives throughout the United States, etc. rhis matter was debated at some length. Mr. I oh n ('anipbcll supported the motion. No qticsiou wan taken on it. The Senate had little to do. They received memorials. Next, Mr. Woodbury's motion callng for samples of the new books which the whigs tvere to open at the Treasury and elsewhere kvas adopted, so far as the Treasury is concerned. A hill in which the honor of the country is leeply concerned?the hill to pay John II. Hall or the use made and to he made of his patent rile was discussed. Mr. I'rcston eloquently advocated it. The government "now holds out increments to our ingenious men for iinproveni.U milllm-ir nromr.tiles? liVillC) JU V/'il^lUUV;illJ^ u??u mmnw. J /* ~J ? f irrangemcnts arc made by the Executive to se urc to t'ie country the benefit of these invenions; but. it is necessary that Congress should nake the necessary appropriations. - THE CALIFORNIAS. Much importance was attached, and very justy, to rumors brought lrom Mexico by the Virginia Antoinette, three or four days ago, that he English had purchased from Mexico a good lortion of the provinces of California. The constant accessions made by England to her tcritory in North America, of course excite much .ttention, and no slight degree of alarm. This California purchase, however, is no new affair. The facis 01 the case are these, as we glean rom correct sources of intelligence. The debt due from Mexico to English bondlolders has been calculated at about 10,000,000/ lerling, the interest upon the original debt laving been, for some time, unpaid. In April, .83-1, it was proposed to the bond-holders hrougli Messrs. Lizardi & Co., the authorized gent of the Mexican Government, that a new onsolidatcd fund, at 5 per cent, should be cretcd, into which the former debt should, in part,, e invested. The more important terms upon vhich this was to be effected were, that the onds issued at 5 per cent should, with the inter st duo on then), be estimated at par; ana uiose ssued at 0 per cent, with the interest due, at l'Ji for every 100. The new bonds were to ic taken for one half of the existing debt The ther half was to be discharged by Jand warrants or lands in the departments of Texas, Chihuaiuu, New Mexico, Sonora and California, at he rate of 4 acres for one pound sterling.v The warrants were separately not less than 400acres, lor for more than 10,000 acres of land. In August, 1S37, the English bond holders cccpted this offer, subject to certain modihca-1 io.is of the terms, relating to the portion of the i lebt to be discharged through the land warrants. \>r this portion of the debt, it was proposed,' Ij.it deferred bonds should be issued, upon1 vhic'i interest should commence, to be payable' ^c'obcrl, 1S17, which should be receivable in! nyment of lands in the departments of Texas, j Chihuahua, New Mexico, yonora and California, \t the choice of the purchaser, and that for the, payment of the interest of the whole debt; one-i si.xiii p-i til" the customhouse duties of tbe ports Vera Cruz and Tampico should be irrcvoca-' b!y approjiriated. The Mexican government also proposed to hypothecate 100,000,000 acres j Df land in the departments mentioned, for the j payment of the whole debt. It was on the other i hand asked, that it should, in addition, hypothecate 25,000,000 of acres in the depa rlments having the nearest communication with the At I untie, anu which hiiuhl ajjj.1c.11 uusi smicu ici colonization from abroad?these lands to be specially and exclusively held open for location through tjie deferred bonds. At the same time, it was agreed by the bond holders to observe the law of April G, 16I>0, prohibiting foreigners to settle on lands adjoining or bounding on those States or Territories belonging to the country of which they are citizens. In June, 163(J, Sarfta Anna, then I'res:dent ad interim, assented Co the modification of the terms or'ginally of# y v " r -. '" > **. ??O?CBWMTTMfc???sagg?^ fered, adding, "that the government should take heed, in conformity witn the 6th article of the agreement, that no lands on the frontiers should be granted to the subjects of the border states, in the event of any bonds falling into their hands, which they may be desirous to exchange for lands. In virtue of this agreement, the English bond holders may obtain in California and elsewhere in Mexico, twenty millions of acres of land, at the sum expressed, for the one half of the debt, or five millions due to them. The reported bargain, which has attracted attention just at this time, is probably some final arrangement, based upon the stipulations we ! have mentioned.?N. O. Picaijune. Whig Measures.?Debt, Tariff, Bank, are the great measures of the Whigs. They are the supreme objects of Whig policy. Of these three measures, one {debt) is well advanced, we having now an authorized national debt of twenty-six millions of dollars for twenty years; the second one (tariff) is under way, and the bill reported by Mr/Webster's friend Saltonstall is intended to revive the tariffs of '24 and '28, and go far beyond thein in several new and strange icatures; the third (bank) has slept for some time, but is about waking up. According to all the signs, we are yet to have a struggle for a bank, and that as an Administration measure.? How far the President himself is in the new scheme, we know not, but there are'.hise about | liitn who are for it, and who are acting in such a way as to implicate him. The Richmond Enquirer, in speaking of the letter to Rhode Island, said the President was not. safe with two of his present counsellors about him and, truly, every day gives proof of the truth of the remarks. Globe. From the Aslietille Messenger. A vicious custom prevails in some of the counties in North Carolina, of candidates for public stations, treating the people, before and at the elections. This custom is radically wrong in principle, and demoralishing in practice.? Elections ought to be free as the air; every voter should exercise his own free will, and make his! own voluntary choice, regardless of bribes and baits, or of money cr liquor to influence or control his vote. A free man ought not to sell his liberty for a mess of pottage, or a gill of whiskey. mi . r J 9 ' . f xiie rigni 01 suurage is a nign aunuuio u. ouvuieignly in this country, and lie who exercises it ought to be entirely sober, and iu the full possession of all his mental faculties. On the day of an election, every voter acts in the double capacity of judge and juror, to decide upon his own rights, and the rights of thousands of his fellowcitizcns. .Surely then, the judge and jury, when they have a cause of such great magnitude committed to them for trial and decision, should not only be sober, but they should repel and reject with indignation all tampering, or treating them, to influence their impartial verdict, and righteous udgment. Treating by candidates is demoralising and imposes a heavy tax on the community. It enables and induces those who arc addicted to intoxication, to get drunk, swear and fight, then the case is taken to court, and too often the intemI pcratc violators of the peace, are unable to pay anything, and consequently, all the loss falls up- j i on the tax-payers of the country. In that way,! idle vagabonds impose and collect a high tax off industrious fanners. This custom is all wrong, ' and 1 desire to hoc it stopped. I am not a mem- j ber of any temperance society, but I wish to see , the election privilege not only free in theory ! and name, but free in truth, and in fact- I do [ not propose to prevent any person from drinking, | all I ask is, that candidates shall not buy, and1 freemen shall not sell, or be cheated and defraud- j cd out of their voles. The question now arises, how shall this vi-! cious custom be stobped and abolished? I pro-1 pose this plan, that each grand jury, in each j county in the State, shall at their next court, respectfully request all candidates to come before them, and say they will abstain from treating with any kind of liquor, before and at the election. if the crndiilates will go in a body, or separately, and agree they will not treat themsolvcs, or procure others to treat for them, then this corruptive and pernicious practice will be abandoned, and forever relinquished. If any one or.naore candidates, will not agree publicly to abstain from treating, then all the other candidates are absolved from their promise or agreement. liut let the friends of true liberty, good order, and low taxes, marlc that candidate who would not agree to run a fair race in the election, without offering to bribe or buy their votes. If the friends of civil liberty, and rational elections will act with moderation and firmness, they will soon see an enlightened public opinion, correct and change this pernicious custom. If some half dozen prudent and sensible men of conciliatory temper and patriotic spirit, will unite, and co-operate to effect such a reformation in their respective counties, their exertions will be successful. A VOTER. The Madisonian of the 2Slh March makes the following ingenuous confession: ( "When the distribution law was passed, there was reasonable ground for believing that there would be a surplus in the National Treasury, arising from duties on importations and oilier sources. The conntry was then in a state of peace, and there had transpired nodiing to justify a fear that any contingency would urise which j would render the fund in question, indis-l pensable to the support of the national credit or honor." This is true to the letter. Mr. Woodbury and Mr. Wright hare demonstrated in. I he | Senate that, had the policy of the late Administration been adhered to, the Treasury would have been, at this time, unembarrrssed. The admission of the organ of the Administration, that nothing had occurred when the Whios took the reins of gon . Tl._ vernment, to justify apprenens'on uiai me Treasury would become bankrupt* ought to be recollected.?Missouri Reporter. Important Abolition Movement?Marks Jr.? The Repeal ol the Union avowed.? Tlie great abolition orimn called the "Liberator," published in L '-ton, in alluding : to the usual annual ab?.'ition convention that meets in New York on the 11th of next month, distinctly avows that their j - I 4 I purpose now is, to adopt us meir ocsiructive measure a REPEAL OF THE UNION OF THE STATES, and that this astounding project will occupy the deliberations of their next anniversary. They say "the Rubicon must be now passed"? 'and if they mean to make a repeal of ill's k ' * 1 L> . - glorious union, their principalphy ct, ihey will have to pass the Rubicon tfilh a vengeance. What is to be done with such men, avowing such purposes? Of late the heavens from Richmond round by Buffalo to Boston, have been full of signs and wonders?Meteors have flashed across the sky and men's minds are affected thereby. N. Y. Herald. Movements for Mr. Clay.?It seems that ihe friends of Mr. Clay consider the recent allusion to him in the Albany Whig address, as being a distinct nomination for the next presidency. "Col. Webb of the regulars iliinks so, and so do we. On the strength offlhis movement all the Whig committees are now called upon to come out for ITenry Cluy, and to prepare for the fall election under his flag. This movement will undoubtedly be followed up. The organization of the Whig party in this State is mostly in the hands of the friends of Mr. Clay, and, of course, a large portion of that party will go in that directum. _ 1/6 Henry Clay is therefore, now nominated by the Whigs of North-Carolina, and also those of New York, in opposition to the present incumbent of the White House. The line is now distinctly drawn between Clay and Tyler, and we suppose that usual results will take place. The Wall street press is identified with the movement and willsupportit. The "New YirrkExpresa" and the "Commercial Advertiser," that I profess only to support the administration, | are only wailing a favorable moment to [ declare openly for Clay. They and others (will probably hold on till after the next election, and then go against the adminisI tration, hip and thigh, whitanJ ece.?Jbid. The Boundary Question.? In allusion to the report respecling the adjustment of the Boundary Question through ihe mediurn of Lord Ashburton, and the convening of the Legislature of Maine, the Portland Argua, (Opp.) contains the following: It is now pretty generally understood in this quarler that Mr. Webster has written to Gov. Fairfield, requesting him to call forthwith an extra session of the Legislature, for the purpose of appointing commissioners to treat with Lord Ashburton, and the General Government on the Northeastern Boundary Question. It is also understood that Gov. Davis of Massachusetts, lias been written to on the same subject, and for the same purpose. . If the Legislature of this Slate should be convenor r.r iho cinfflu <>hipf-t nfink ino nrplimina. """ r,"o"" J -. , , ? ! ry steps in the settlement of this perplexing qncstion, we hope that party considerations v, ill not. be allowed in the remo. test degree, to mingle in its delibarations. It is no party question. It involves no party principles. It is purely national in its origin; and must be terminated by the nation, pither peaceably or by resort to arms. There is no doubt that our claims are founded in justice, and on that account we have less occasion to threaten an np. peal to the sword. Every possible effort should be exhausted to obtain justice before we talk of war. Every true patriot to whatever parly he may chance to belong, should be ready to aid both the General Government and the Government ofMaine in all honorable efforts to bring this great question to a bloodless issue. [From, the Portland Advertiser (Whig) The Settlemf.ntof the Boundary.? Wchave repeatedly expressed our conviction that the mission of Lord Ashburton is conciliatory, and sincere in its professions of pacific design. In that case, his instruction on lite Boundary difficulty must, as we suppose embrace certain conces- i sions, which will invite and warrant a cor- j responding temper and terms on our part. The people of this State, of all parlies, will not hesitate to sustain the Governor and the Legislature in such line of camluet, ' discreetly pursued, as the supposed tenor 1 negotiations at Washington may require. 1 P.nnrlliation from the other side demands < forbearance anil liberality on our part.? J] Maine has abundantly shown her resolu-l1 lion in opposing the exclusive claims of j the British Government heretofore insist- t ed on, and now, there is reason to hope , that pacific negotiation on fair and eqyal terms, will save the point of honor for both parlies, and end a strife which has long j harr.tssed both nations. i Bacon.?Upwards of a million and a s quarter pounds of Bacon left, this place t via. the canal for eastern markets last week. We are afraid it goes to but indif- f ferent markets, for it is one of the articles f interdicted in Europe. But what would tliis market be if the eastern manufactories were broken up, as assuredly if protection is not afforded, tliry will be, and the per- e sons employed in them compelled to seek r employment in agricultural pursuits. This * is a question for farmers, the only class to a whom itis even pretended the Tariff would 1 be injurious, to ask and answer. e Pittsburg Advocate. 6 0*Wonder if nobody but northern manu- ' facturers use bacon? j WILMINGTON, APRIL 27. J The Creole. Mutineers.?Capt. Barker, , -I .1.- Mnrninn Slur, at ibis Pnrt mi ' Ill UIC VI Ig - wr. w.. Sunday, from Nassan, N. P., informs us 1 that previous to his sailing, at a special '' Court of Oyer and Terminer, at Nassan. the nineteen mutineers and murderers of I the Creole were brought |up and all dis- ' charged by proclamation, with liberty^ to i go where they pleased. , The Governor of Canada lias gin. n ip Nelscn 1 Hacket, a refugee slave, al the call 01 the Execu* '1 tive of Arkansas. * _ fABP&aag WEDNESDAY MARKING, MAY 4, 1842. A severe hail storm, accomji$nfed with raifi passed over a part of this District, on Saturday evening last We rindeTstand it was about a-* mile and a half in width, destroying in its course as far as heard from, all the corn and cotton over which it passed. Much of the hail was remaining on the ground at ten o'clock on Monday. The aspect of affairs between this country and England appears to be less threatening, and it is greatly to be hoped that the peaceful rela tions between the two countries may be maintained. By the extract from the letter from Lord Aberdeen to Mr. Everett, which we publish in. another column, it will be seen that the British Government have receded from the position assumed by Viscount Palmerston, in his correspondence with Mr. Stevenson, and abandoned the right claimed by him, for his government to search our vessels upon the high seas, on the pretence of suppressing the 6lave trade. It appears to be the general opinion at Washington, from advices received by late arrivals from England, that all the disputes between the two countries will be speedily and amiclly settled. Monday last was the day fixed upon by the Bank of the State of North Carolina and the Bank of Cape Fear to resume the payment of all their obligations in specie. U"The National Intelligencer of the 21st in" stant says: "It gives us pleasure to be ab'e to state, that an offer has been made to the Government at par, and on otherwise favorable terms, for a considerable amount of the United States Loan lately authorized by the act of Congress." When the whole of this loan 6hall be taken, the amount of the National debt will be twenty six millions. At the close of Mr. Van Buren's administration, the Government was indebtfive millions and a half. Deduct this from the total amount the public debt, and there will be a balance of twenty and a half millions, as the work of the whig rule in the space of fourteen months. According to Mr. Ewing's report, the laje adminstration left means for the use of the government for 1841, to the amount of twenty one millions: all of which has hoon used, and a dnht r>F twenty millions incurred, besides pftpositions to increase the taxes?and all this by a party who prated so much about economy, during the last election, and whose leader declared over and over again, that thirteen millions would pay all the necessary expenses of the government PRINTING OFFICE FOR SALE. The Editor of "th^GWraw Gazette offers his establishment for strfe! He says, "to a person of suitable character toctake the oversight of the apprentices attached fo the office, it would be > sold on reasonable terms," r A Laege Hog.?A hog was recently butchered af^ Geneva, N. Y. which weighed when dressed, ooathouvand and forty pounds. It was threeyeare old. v - UTElevennut of the nineteen States that voted for Gdnerjil Harrison in 1840, have put the seal of condemnation upon WhiggeTy, and jointhe democratic ranks. Federalism can flourish but a short time in this country. "k if} : ' : For the Camden Journal. In pursuance of a previous call, a large and respectable meeting of the citizens of our town and district, convened at the Court House, on Saturday, the 29th ult. tp protest againstiproposition to change the Northern line of stages thdf run through Camden and other principal commercial towns in the interior of our State, with i view to establish them on a route, jvhich if adopted,will prove injurious to the interests of the State, and inconvenient to the largest number of Lhe citizens?his Honor John Workman, Intendant, was called to the Chair, and R. L. Wilson, Esq. requested to act as Secretary. Col. McWjllie, after explaining the object of the meetng, moved that a Committee of five be appointed :o draft a report for their consideration. Where, jpon, the Chair appointed the following gentlenen to compose that Committee: Col. McWilie, Col. Wm. J. Taylor, Col. James Chesnut.jr. VIaj. John Cantey, and J)r. Wm. Carlisle, who ifter an_ absence of some time, returned, and iubmitted the following preamble and reaolu ions:? The Committee to whom was referred the subject matter of this meeting1, have had the same under consideration, and REPORT That in the opinion of your Committee, it is sntirely inexpedient to change the present mail oute from the North to the South and Southvest, which passes through Columbia, Camden ind Cheraw, in this State, and Fayetteville and laleighyin North Carolina, and your Committee ire surprised that any opinion to the contrary, should have been expressed from any quarter. L'he information however, is before us, that it s proposed by a portion of the citizens of Sum~ ;er district, to divert th^ jnails above referred to, rotn this place, and to have them passthrough Stateburg, twenty miles south of the 'present nail route, and that the Postmaster General has tlready been comtDunicated"with on the subject. ?our Committee cannot perceive that any pubic. mlvantnores would result from the rhamre.? rhe mails,, as at present arranged, pass through the largest and most commercial inland towns of the States of North and South Carolina; some af which, would.be avoided by the change proposed?that is, Cheraw, Camden and Columbia; ?and consequently, subjected to inconvenien'fi&v '