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Priations. It would have been as proper, under,
the circunis'nncep, T?r Cor.jrr.es- to annex a
charter for a bank, or a fiscal .v-en?, or a li.-ral
Wrpor^ion,; is a condition pre,. -I'-nt to a "'venue
bill, anftotaise an hme with lint !Vf*<;d'Mt. or
with thtfir constituentifsuch a !>;.! had not received
the Executive sauc'im.
It is a {Trent mistake to suppose '!rs an i-r?:e
between the major,:;, of ('<> ;r : sr.:-! the i'red-*
ilcnL There is a:i issue : '' ecu that same majority
in 18! I an i in ! ! J. 'ike IVeside!:'
abides by terms which ih * ? p-o.-criVd
for themselves ait-' the t:e ; - ti. ,i .
can prefer no accusation a;*.! s ! hi n - r a literin?
to their owu p-viiinn. i miuiit v.: !i more
propriety 11 : 1 for r: ri! i;. i i:>js.-'UC
is between i'::: ; n; ; ( ' r.Irv.
They who aTai<r?i :,Vj ir r : < r
the will of Conjure ; shun!:!*!:? \vt;I! n<.-:ir ! t! > -:
(longTPss does si.it ' ?' ill ei Stn'fv I
and the people if repr* m:V, ross is neither
iulullihie nor irro vs.- Me.
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T!ic power of! i peie'jnt-!' ! ?? : ' f'-le.!;
to the House #lJr:r.ye:t* i' i ' " 'm.'v
therefore, of thr? pi hnvy v.\V> a the
dent, to arra' z 1 Isim tin ' r art ! ss^??f i!|?2?Ai
? rncnt before the f : -to. if i n* itfldra to
' bo guilty of any iin;v\e !.*?* ! ' :ro. If he Insj:
neither arsu.m'.i po-.vr, n-.r n' .? ! i? fdrnv' tyi
then the issue dwindles to a sisr s--^ ot:eriion oT1
who is "ifflil a Jo a nu'.mure ; p-diey.
If tlic under.-: .??<! were a "owe I by the Mr-'
cunistances wlsic 'i compel him to.., iit nnnv co;;
siilerations very proper to t.'io on! jert, he would (
not despair of shgjvin'.", 11';* independent of !l|
the extrasscousprojuilir c/ v; 1 p ' ' c;ti feelhiy-which
t Itemed urates of error 0:1 this occasion 0:1.
* dcavor to W^Jptot their n:.l, the sner? opinion of:
the Exceiitivcuji this cane i. riam! the snore 1
opinion oi' Cnsfgapsa is vroitjr.
% % # Jjc * 3?{ sfe ifc I
Can Congress c\cit-e themselves for reftisin?r J i
to provide for the mvcrmno:;', Lqeause ihe I're
sident did no! - ve either of'lhe forms in I
which at the extra so. -i<", thoy attempt* 1 to'
charter a ban:; of the Unit." 1 State.! i; lie i *
sue v.hichnhs 1 eon re f.i!r:n'i!y proclaimed on j
this occasion,! . embrace th? ! >riLT agitated <| ios- |
tion of currency I'.'sides of revenue/ Do '
the majority mean to declare that they will per- i
mil no revenue to ha collected, or in other word--. that
the government 'mil co o ?, unices tv.-o conditions
are submitted I > ; ilrst, lV: charier of a ?
bank in some form, .and !, the iKtrshut ion j i
of the land fund.' If this be the qLject, then [ i
these questions should .have Leon all . mticsitd ' t
2* with one hill. ir
VVha', then*, in the is.-.to? It is not whether;!
(lie power exercised hy the President is a lawful' i
power. Its existence is conceded by the propo- |
silion to abolish. It is, not whether that, powerm
has been corruptly abused. If this is believed s
i the majority are guilty of culpable neglect of du-1 i
ty in not impeaching. It. is not whetl.'or the I
States shall have the land fund. Hut it is wroth-;
or this fovornojentshall have a revenue and the t
States shall have the land fund in a particular j c
form of legislation, which Congre " have resoiv- i h
ed at all hazards to perservc in?a form of Ice-is- I
lation resorted to first to coerce the votes of Con- o
gress, and persisted in to coerce the Executive
by putting the treasury under duress. It
As the majority of Congress seem to view this it
question, it is a mere parliamentary punctilio on a
which some of theni would louse the country to y
arms. In other aspects, however, in which it t
will be viewed by t hose who, in this case, are u
more impartial arbiters than either this majority s
or t!:o President, it ii> ? i|iiusliuu worthy ?.?, lite ii
most serious costs!Jcration.
With the means of individual happiness and t
national glory within our reach, the people of s
the United States may well :sk wliy it is that e
the Constitution has failed, why the laws are 1;
omnipotent, and why tl.c representatives of t wen- r
tv-s'ix States and seventeen millions of people 1 e
arc unable to provide vvenue to save the govern- d
incnt from disgrace and dissolution. A majority v
of these have gives: the answer. It is because
they do not choose to do what they have the t
power to do. They forget their duty to tie country
and the constitution, and renmniLer only the F
imaginary resentment.-: whiclt they suppose to r
exist between themselves and t lie President of It
the United States. * * * * :i
It is to be regretted that it is net the only nvi- d
dence of a disposition during the present Con- (
gress to disregard the authority of that instru- L
jcent, or to create unnecessary collisions be- v
jgBTecn the Legislative and !!.\eciit:vc Depart- :
^gnent?, when a subject distinctly embraced in :
one bill has been the Lxocutivc's objection to r
that bill, respec' for the opinion of a co-ordinate a
department, or desire to avoid unneees 'try col-; l
lisioits with it, would suggest the propriety of; i
? . 1-- .! ... :,,r. 1 cil.'mni 1 i
r.ct irnmcuiaieiy |jret in;; ;na; mo-.i.uai .
upon the consideration o: the Executive without1 j
jBomc change of opinion. The objections of the *}
President to the provisional revenue hill are ihe ' J
same. They relate to t he insertion of a clause ; v
directing distribution ofthc land fund without jc
regard to the rates of duties on imports. j 1
The legislation of Congress at the late extra 1
session on the subject ottl.e bank and its various t
modifications illustrates t!ic same d -position.? a
Two bills under d.llercnt titles, but loth for the . a
object of chartering a National Hank, were sue- s
ccssfully passed, presented iu tlic Executive, ami c
were returned with obkefions. If then, there '
hag disi'.ositiumtattlio nart of the Execu- t
Ti'c trt resist the action of Congress t here has j
rot manifestly been a disposition on the part of i
Congress to attack, and repeat the atlaces, on the ;
Executive. : i
Congress have appropriated the money re- ;
quired to carry on this government. Tiiey have i
authorized*the debts wliich arc contracted? t
They alone, under the Constitution, cast furnish
means of meeting their own appropriations. It t
is not in the power el tin'minority of Congress i
to legislate. All that the Executive can no is to ]
convene Congress, should it adjourn without pro- |
viding revenue to carry on the government. ;
It is hope.*!, however, that calmer considerations ; <
will inspire some mottle of public duly stronger j
than any feelings of party resentment. The 1
threats of violence which have been heard from ' I
quarters whence bettor counsels should have i
proceeded, will not disturb the repose nor provoke
the dignity of a tree ami enlightened poo- j
pie. TlUhS. \y. ClIEilKiL J
Washington, Aug. I'd, lggj.
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NEW Oil LEANS, Aug. ID. !
IMPORTANT FJIO.M TEN AS.
Tlic acllodl''tt Eudc-avor arrived at this port
?i..' ..aiv.. ..,<r t.?.n .ii.r iv..... i.lf
eariys-yv??yu"j )v.ui., _>
whielujYew>ceived papers loth (ih ins:.
The Houston papers piv-3 the partica'.ars in
relation to a projected < ainpnipn across vise li:o
Grande authorized Gy the Jl.xccutivc. 'iVae services
of thirteen hundred men are to be "reived
> ?they are to ei t their own officers?i i.i !,-.ve ,
permission to levy contributions upon t!ie . le.ci-,
cantoVr.6 f<jjtheir support. Washiujpo.i, .Mm;!.;
pomorv, Fayette, and iiastnp counties are authorized
to furnish, each, lblti men, and JL> :aor.a,t
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HI ,i.s?i??txvrwm iKrcnCPPME
.Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Robertson, Milan,
(Jnnzalcs, Colorado, Jackson, Victoria, and Ward,
men earli. No troops are authorized from
the "asi->.nt remities mil 's-: sntisfnclnrv assurances
are eivon of their abiii'y to subsist thcinselvos
\vit:h pr. tbreirrli he West wi'hout.
! p !:/!.i:;-;'tl:c pa:.;.!e el thai portion, Hoof and
s'lc'i mmniition as may. In.op hand will bp tirrt?
"'ni-hed hv lb.; (I iV"ri.:i;r>-i(. - The rendezvous is
to bo alt lie Sulphur Spr.'njrg near'tin menthol
the Cihnli* "The Yo'ciripii states that 'Jeiioral
isirba in. Col. .1. i 1. Moore, and Col. Conk, Oi
I .'.. 1 ..iveimilitiAM
(,';r;r. !'?. O. of Albany, V., willi 21
v.-inn'oers ha# arrived at Llou-ion. J!-'; Ic!l 0:1
jirs' report of the invasion'of Texas liy Mexico,
:?rrivc I :i'. this city, vraoro he was detained 0:1
count ? ;' being ii :n!j!-* to obtain a passage I?y
i!.e <". ), embarked lor Alexandria, in this state,
:ir:l marched across tha country b> llnsistoti.?
lis | alienee and perseverance deserves groat
J).M: 3
.. \Vc learn from a gentleman who came pnssfct'gor
in the imder.vor, tint Col. Win. (J. Cool:
tmd two other ni' the Kant i IV prisoners had arrivfl
::i Calvivton. A vessel had been chartered
a* Vera Cruz to convey all ihe Tex.ans to
(.'a (v!o;i, ln;t S.in'.t Ana bavin;!1 troops to trans
o.-t to Yacaun, had cat;:;'1 t!io vessel to lie
! -e.l lor iiiat: ptirpo.-e, flilH compelling 11 to
poor ieiiov.s to lookout for anot iter conveyance.
News from ili e interior represent crops of all
'T-- as iitinsnally prmni.- n'r. as a cor.sep
m.cntke fanners are all in good spirits.
After the above was in type, we m?t a condemn:
who had received a letter from fJnlvo.-l.on,
informing him?"ti the.authority of ('ol. Cooke
?'.lint every merchant vessel in the port of Vera
Cm , : o;ne fifteen or twenty, had been pressed
to convey Mexican troops to the number of 7,000
l > Yucatan?as was said, but. it. is surmised their
destination is the city of G t] vest on. l! this is so,
and we cannot doubt it, a serious "flare up" may
he soon looked for.? I'Uru/uttc.
Fnm the fiou'h (''trrJivutn.
Tlfi: 15A.NK Ob'TilH S'I'ATH. j
111 mi. imori.i. of so. i ii CAi:rn.iNA:
j Cirit,["he T.:iiitt lor ejecting lncm>ers
to the Legislature is las' appronchin.', and
.ve oujht so Sake the matter :-eri?.My into eon-'
=I:?cr;it ivjri.
e cit Jo know the opinion? or the f'niidi-'
' - s, on al! important questions which ^ro to'
itelbro the Legislature; ami to elect such
uon as we know will lio true in J.'ie in-1
eJ t fthc country; lor I muskier this i!:o most j
mpo.tant interest,.mid that ii has <;icater claims
o iho iWiorin-f care of the Legislature, than ail j
iti.cr interests put tojfetJicr.
'i'he planters and farmers compose tlint class |
<1 t..j community, out of whom all oil vr proles- I
ions make t.'.eir living; audit stands llieni in 1
land to Jake care of themselves.
-My principal object, fellow-citizen'-, on tlie '
irescut occ: sion, is to invito your attention to;
lie consideration oi jx, .question which, in Jlie
our.-e of a few years, unust and will be decided
y ti:e Legislature; viz: wlietkcr our present
iaukinp- system in this State shall be continued
r abolished.
It is a question of <jrc*t importance to t!;e priviJf-cd
order ol Stock holders; and, fellow-citizens,
is of preater importance to you. Vour liberty
ml independence as freemen, depend upon it;
our prosperity and safety depend upon It; tho fnure
price of your labor and prosj.drily depend
poo it; and, in short, jour very existence unit
aivation as an agricultural people, depend upon ;
i.
That the question is one of <rrcat importance
o the privileib'Otl order of stockholders, I preume
all who understand the privileges limy exrcJfspnnd
eniov. will readilv admit. The Levis
ature, in cliarlcriijrf tlie Hunks, *rnvc them the
ight to create and make money, and also nlluw;l
tliein 'Jic privilege of issuing tliree or lour
ollnrs of paper money for one of specie in their1;
aults. j
Hot us for a moment, examine the history of
hesc institutions.
'J"lie termination of the charier of the United '
hates Hank, furnished the excuse for cjmrteri:i<r
tew hanks; and what was the result] \Vhy?iu
!;e place oi;? lirancli of tlio United States Jiauk |
n Charleston, wiili a capital of one uiiiliou oi l
lollars, the Legislature chartered tlie Hanks oi
Charleston, Chcraw, Camden, Columbia,. linmiur<r,
Ccorjjetown,and the ^ficat Hail Hun.I Hank;
villi an increase of Hank Capital in the State ot
onto twenty million* of dollars!
This was the great error into which our State
an, and which guvo rise to the wilJ speculation,
.: (! the shaving operations that have overrun |
he country, and involved tiie people so largely j
it debt. Soon alter these Hanks went into opera-1
ion, they had the country Hooded with their)
iromises to pay; ami a spirit of speculation was '
iroduced, which far excelled any thing" ever'
mown before in this itc. Immense profits
cere realized in Bank div; 'cuds, ami in tiiu sales
ii Bank stock; and after ali the in ans ol'spccuating,
shaving", and skinning, were exhausted,
hen canie .suspenstoiis, jJlesstirc, and ruin; and
he Banks steppe.! their accommodations. They i
re unable or unwilling to continue their former j
cceumiodatious. Tliey have the coiiiiuaml 01
o large an amount of llank Capital, that they
onirolthc whole monetary concerns oi the Stale, j
I'hey have lor several years controlled the price
if your produce, and actually now control the
ir.ee of all the properly of the country. Their
mills, instead ol being used for the iegitimatc
imposes of Banking, or for the accommodation
if the great interests ol the couiury, are used to
icconunodate speculators; and in shaving and
skinning, 1:1 every way their imaginations can
levisc.
And now, let me ask, why were those inslituio:is
ever chartered! Can they carry on Bankeg
better, or safer lor the interests oft lie p.eople,
than your own Stale institutioii! Are their,
irnmises to pa y, any better, or are they as good
is those of the Bank of the Slate! (Jr do they
give heiter security to the country against sus-1
pensions, and uilnftale loss! 1 apprehend that
Ibese interrogatories inust all bo answered in'
the negative. Why, then, shall we continue j
institutions, whose operations have had the cf-|
feet o: clinching the priviledged order of stock
holder.-, and ruining or injuring almost every1
body else! \V hy should ihcy not be abolished.'
\Vi.ocaii give any good reason why this should
not be done! Who would object.' I answer,
none but the privilcdged order ul stockholders,
v.iio live in iine houses, and ride in iheir carriage.--,
and live cassyj while the poor and hardworking
classes arc toiling to pay them interest
money, or perhaps to no cheated out ol'a portion
el' then- earnings, by some ol their .shaving operations.
1 wo nil aslc, wbyarcrnch rights and privilcg:
i :.ra ited to the inonie.l aristocracy, in a rcno.n.i-ii
f overn;:: ::;', v. incii promises equality
and eqaai rights to aiif \Wiy should stichp.nvcrs
and privileges he ton fatted on any set ol
inea.' 'i'-n-y have the power to create money
out o: uoJjnig, ami they aiao have liie power to
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u.".U-'I'JJ'IMI I Mjfct?m?a??m??mmmbo?
i use this mjanov fo as to havo the poor and the
j industrious working for them.
( What advantage iiave ?!iese I3nn!:s boon to
the country? Thoy ilooJcJ the country with a
piper currency, which thev could not redeem
when called ohf thov created an inordinate spirit
01 sjiOcuiaTOn", which made every body extravagant,
and ran them in debt: they deceived the
people with expectations of accommodation?,
, which they are not able or not willing to continue;
and they now use their power so as to control
n nr.. , nivn.
j Fellow-citizens: tlie times arc difficult hev??:ifl
measure; Mammon linn stalked f?*r?'i from
iti.? dark hole, and his votaries cud victims have
filled the ]a:ul wit1: 'war, pe.-t.'Ie::ce, and faunae.'
| T.'ie enemy :s in the field, a^i we must meet
: him, and w ir against him, until we drive him
hack-to his dark abode. I would recommend to
1 my brethren, the planters, to send no man to tlie
I legislature who is opposed to the llank of the
j S'afe. 1; is your own institution, and the only
one in the X'ate, in which you have any interest.
If wo ha:! no other Hank but the Hank of the
State am! its branches, all the profits accruing
from IJp.ak Capital would p" into your State
Treasury, instead of. going into the pockets of
priva'e individuals, who make paper money, and
i iiavc the poor and the industrious working for
them. If this system were adopted, in a short
time your haul; could payo-Tevcry debt, the State!
, owes; and the privilcdgcd order of gentry who
are now pocketing the profits of your labor,!
! would have to go to work themselves.
I An attempt was mule at 1 lie last session of:
) tlie I/'gisJatlire, by the stockholders of these'
j private hanks, to reduce the Capital of the Bank
i of the State, hutthev failed. So that you see,
they are not satisfied with their present powers
a id privileges, great as they are, hut wish to
monopolize all the Banking business and profits
of the State.
Jt is a rule of the House of Representatives,
: that no member can vote on any question in
j which his private interest is concerned; and yet
i these privileged stockholders voted on the question
to reduce stock of the Bank of the State;!
awl there arc so umiv of iliom in 1 he Legislature,f
that they came very near passing tiic measure.
ltvviil Im weil, ibl <?\v-cilizoiis*. to enquire of
your candidates, wliooftlicm own stork in these J
private Hanks, and whether they are opposed to
the Hank of the State; and I wouM advise you
to beware how you send men to the Legislature I
to legislate I'nr their o;rn iirinifc inl rrst.
Fellow-citizens; we are on the eve of a great
crisis, and i: is time that we should look to our
own internals. If w? neglect to take care of
ourselves, in this matter, v.c will bo the slaves i
of the Hanks-, brokers, and shavers, and if we
tamely and quietly submit, we will deserve our
fate. l'lXCX-XEV.
A CAMP MEETJXG STRUCK BY LIGHT-,
XIXG. !
The J< ne-borough (Tcnii.) Whig says that on
Saturday nigh', (5th ins*, about ten o'clock, whilst
religious fxercises were going on at a Camp
MeclingGround, seven miles from Joncsborough,
the ramp wc.s struch by liglitniiig, and .Miss Mary
Taylor, daughter of the late James i'. Taylor,
of Carter county, and a young gentlemen, John
C. .Miller, a student of Washington (.'ollege,
whose parents reside in liu'borlbrd county. N.j
('., were struck dead by lightning; so perfectly
dead, that no spark of the natural or animal life
remained, several other persons were stunned
The Whigs says:
?iiiles-j?:e, ,iM~ther rtadenf, whose par-'
cuts reside on the Tennessee river, below
Kingston, was struck dead, apparently, and it is
1,dived was only saved by lim application of cold,
water in great quantities. While Miss Eliza
belli 11 oss, ofiiiis county, was equally paralyzed, I
and ve', together with .Mr. Gillespie, is not re-1
garded as out of danger. Besides these, there
were some live gentlemen and four ladies, in
the same romp?the camp occupied bv James H.
Jones. of this place?most whom wore struck to
the ?Toii in I, ami lor a tunc, at least, were wholly
unconscious of what had occurred. In the camp
occupied in* the preachers, adjoining Mr. Jones
on the North, were two clergymen and three
other gentlemen who were severely shocked,
and some of theui even prostrated, in tiie camp
occupied hy ."dr. Piper's family, en the south,
there were live gentlemen and lour Imlies, throe
of whom fell to ihe around, while the rest were*
sensibly nfpetrd. 'J'lie reader will hear in mind *
that, those are half-laced camps, all three under
one roof, almost directly in the rear of the pulpit,
ami separated, the one from the other, hy thin
plank partitions?sonic 'JO, 130, and,4.0 feet from,
the pulpit.
In the case of Miss Taylor and Mr. Miller,!
who exhibited no signs of life, hut were killed
dead, the electric fluid seems to have entered I lie
camp near the roof, and to have continued down
an oak scantling constituting the door post,
slightly shivering the post till it reached her
head, where its traces cease to lie visible. She
waa leaning against this post of the door?Miller
stood facing her, with his left shoulder a-j
gainst the other post?and (Iillespie between i
tiiem, himself and iMilJcr having llioir arms a-l
round earl; others waist??-fxillsfsple's arm touching
Miss Taylor's shoulder. In this position
(jilh-.-pie ami Miller fell backward in the camp;
and when an attempt was nnde to separate them,
it was not without, (iitliciilty and eveti a second,
trial. .Miss Moss was sitting^, too end of a;
trunk r.car Miss Tavlor, and fumbled over be- i
tv.ecn the trunk and the wall.
There were supposed to be.some five or six)
hundred persons under the shelter, most ofi
whom were engaged in the exercises, then going
on, while others, perhaps, had taken shelter
from the rain. Nearly this entire assembly felt
sensibly the shock and so very much so indeed,
that no sooner had the report of the thunder
shock died away in the distance, than one long,
loud, continued scream, was heard in every direction.
l'erhups a scene of more thrilling interest,
mingled with such gloom and terror, was
never witnessed in this section of the country! |
Cholera Morbus and Cholera Infantum.?'
At this season of the year, when clwlera morbus
and cholera infantum arc daily carrying off scores!
rof children in our metropolis, and a-*gjeatcr or!
less number all over the country, we apprehend!
we shall he doing the public an acceptiblc service
in promulgating tile following eHiejjeftVrcme'
dy lor those prevalent .".nil fatal diseases. The
antidote is Ksurc one, and will uotrH$rtthe rpost
delicate infant, ii judgment is used in prescribing
the nu mtitty:?Tako a handfull of peat?ij8teavcs,
i>nt them in cold water, and steep them about
ten or fifteen minutes, without boiling; then
I sweeten the liquid with loaj' sugar, 'and give it
in small draughts, as the patient can bear it?a
table spoonful at a time, once in two hours, to an
in! .ot of six orcb'lit months old, or oftencr, if
the extremity of the case requires.?jV. Y. Sun. I
i The Democratic majority in the Legislature
"of Alabama, so far as heard from, is forty.
tB-MlfotaSIa ffi,
WEDNESDAY MOBSIffS, AUGUST 31. Sfff
Freshet.?In consequence of the late beavj
rains, the Itiveriyorflowcd its banks during the
last week, anil we understand, considerablj
damaged thcv^rops on those plantations below
this place, not suniciently protected by dams.
* Camden Female Academy.?We'fTrffreqnested
to slate fcr public information, that'tfiis Institut
ion will be re-opened on Thursday next, the
1st of September, at Kirkwood.
ID* We are indebted to tlie lion. T. D. Sumter
; for various papers and documents, and also to
, the Hon. J. C. Calhoun for a copy of his speech,
: delivered on the 5th inst. on the Tariff bill.
! TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS,
i Tocsin, in reply lo the Carolinian and Philo
: Tocsin" has been received, and the part first sent
in put in type. The latter part we consiifer too
; harsh and personal, and have deemed it our duty
to return it to the author for modification. If properly
modified, it shall appear next week.
We must decline the publication of "An Observer,"
for reasons which we will give, if he
will favor us with an interview. The evil he
complains of deserves attention, butthere are other
modes of calling proper attention to it preferable
to a newspaper publication.
Alabama Currency.?The Mobile Chronicle
of tlie 20th inst. says: Specie which was selling
ten days since at 58 to 60 per cent premium, is
rfow down to 40 per cent, with a fair prospeef?
that it will go much lower. If public opinion in
^Alabama were better understood abroad, our
State Bank notes, even the worst of them, would
go at once to within 10 or 15 per cent below par.
That something will be done by our next Legislature
to re-instate public confidence there is
little doubt, thougfi it may not go so far as we
could wish.
The Treaty.?The Senate has approved the
Treaty concluded by Mr. Webster and Lord Ashburton,
adjusting the Northeastern boundary and
other matters of dispute between this country
and England. The "provisions of the Treaty arc
not clearly known, and. w? observe several of the
papers denounce it as yielding too much to England?but
we arc inclined to believe the denunciations
are premature. Mr. Calhoun gave it
his support, and we cannot think any thing do
in^- this country injustice would receive his approval.
A correspondent of the Richmond Enquirer
in speaking of Mr. C.'s speech says he
"distinguished himself beyond all -his former efforts.
Mr. Preston, who is not upon speaking
terms with .Mr. C., says it was one of the grcate-t
cftbrts of human genius?without a parallel
in a xirt or'modern times. When Air. C. concluded,
I am tetany one present, that 'the Senators
of both sides gathered around, and congratulated
him in the most enthusiastic manner."
The vote was, for approving, 39, against it 9.
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THE CONTROVERSY?THE PLEDGE. j
A controversy lias been carried on between
the Temperance Advocate, and one or two other I
papers, upon the subject of a pledge which has
been circulated for signature, not to vote for any
Candidate who should treat at an Election.?
Without entering into the merits of the controversy,
we arc opposed to'Jie Pledge." We are
opposed to handing a par / of men whose united
actions will aflbct our popuhr Elections. We|
arc opposed to a Candidate's treating, in order to
bribe his constituents?but if, during an election |
mmnniirii hi? nt'nrr I*? f/x If
- i' "r ia."wc ..aivnr-,.., ii j
ho wishes to take wine with a friend, an inquisi- |
torial eye is upon him, to mark whether lie pays ]
for it or not?yea, tlio very hospitality of his
mansion would he invaded; for should he dare to
entertain his friends at a political diftner, and
wine is served, the odious "Pledge" would come
in to do it's dirty work, and mar the harmony,
and he would be branded as having "treated."
Popular opinion is the only salutary, as it is the
most just fw$fc<fcthat will mark out and define
the course for'candidates to pursue, aside from
which "they dare not step, and more than this I
"the Pledge" cannot fairly effect.
(d"We copy the foregoing from the last num- |
ber of the True Carolinian, whose editor pro- j
fosses to be, and no'doubt is, an ardent friend of
Temperance?and who, if he rightly understood
the motives of the originators of the "Pledge,"
would give it a warm support. The pledge originated
with men who had often witnessed the
evils growing out oi the practice or treating before
elections?who are unconnected with any
temperance society, and who perhaps, occasionally
indulge in a glass of wine or brandy. It i6
a well known fact, that for wars it has been the
practice of candidates in many districts to give
barbecue treats, in which whiskey was the most
esscntiaf article?that it had become so much
the "custom of the country," that a candidate
who refused (rto matter how much he cijjidemned
it) to conform to it, was considered b^ many,
as not acting on principle, but with a view of saving
a few dollars, and was unworthy of support.
Thus manv worthy men have been deterred from
becoming candidates, because tliey could not conscientiously
do what they believed to be wrong.
If we understand the pledge aright, it is not intended
as a ihrca!, but as an assurance that candidates
can be elected without resorting to a
practice which they must condemn. Nor does
it contemplate debarring a man, because he is a
candidate, either from inviting lite-friend (if such
had previously been his practice) to unite with
him in a "social glass," or from entertaining him
at a "political dinner, where wine is introduced."
The object simply is, to put a stop to the practice
of candidates giving'barbecu? carousals, the
chartering of grog shops and jug taverns, on the
days of election, and other modes of treating to
"bribe their constituents."
There is a pledge similar to the one alluded
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to, in our district, with a number of signatures
i. attached to it, and we feel patisfied that not
a dozen signatures "could have been obtained
if the object had been understood t6-be any thing
imrc than to prevent treating to influence voters.
We annex a copy of the pledge, and have m
satisfaction to slate that it has njet th8 approval
of our candidates, and although the canvass has
been pretty warm, no treating has been done in'. __
the District. Jr '' x-.
The object of the originators of tm; pledge
has only to be known, to ensure it the hearty and J.f
cordial support of every friend of morality and
virtue. t
THE PLEDGE. 9
"Wo, the undersigned, feeling the importance
of maintaining our elections free from any improper
influences, do, hereby, pledge ourselves
not to support any candidate for any office, who
either himself or by hie friends, directly or indirectly
treats to intoxicating drrttks."
It may not he amiss to remark here, that when*
ever, our pledge was presented for signatures, if
any doubt existed as to its meaning and object, a
full'oxplanation was given, which accorded with
the views of it, expressed above.
COVGRESS.
The vetoed Tariff Bill with the distribution....
clause and the duty on tea and coffee stricken.
; out passed the House on the 22d inst. by a "tight
i squeeze," and should it pass the Senate, will, it
j is believed, receive the assent of the President.
The following description of its passage, is ta-.
ken from tho letter of the Mercury's cor^espon!
dent:?
A re-consideration of the vote was moveeHty ....
ilvM^iThompson, of Indiana, who had voted in *
|.the" affirmative. The sad faces brightened up,
i while a cloud passed over the exulting ones.?
The Ayes and Noes were c$JI<yl, but before
they are counted, .Mr. Gwin inquired if itwas.in
order to ask a question of the Speaker.?
j Upon being answered in the affirmative, he in|
quired if the former vote had been correctly announced.
The Speaker replied that a mistake
had been made, one of the affirmative votes
having been omitted in counting, and that the
| corrected vote was Ayes 101, Noes 101. Again
I there was a breathless stillness, and the Speaker,
after a moment's pause, announced his vote
to bo in the negative.- Then arose the din of
voice?, among which the exclamations of "one
man power" bore a prominent part; and after
the storm had lulled a little, the vote on the
question of reconsideration was resumed, and
resulted?Ayes Noes GS.
The vote on ordering the bill to be engrossed
< was then taken, and the result having beer*
handed to the Speaker, the tumult w as stilled,
and all li-lrhed with eagerness for the result.
The Speaker announced?Ayes 100, Noes 101;
the question is decided in the negative. Tijjs.
was bailed whith shouts and clapping of hands
by a portion of the House, while from another
portion was heard murmurs of disappointment
and regret.
I The question on engrossment was again taken,
and every vote was counted as it was given,
and when the roll had been called through, it
was known there was a majority of four in the
negative. Then might be discoyeped in various
quarters of the Hall kimtir- of live or six
around a member who had not voted, or one
| who it was supposed might be induced to change ' >
! his vote, beseeching him to save the hill. The
reserve then voted, and two or three members
I changed their votes to the affirmative?but one
| of them, (Mr. Sprigg,) upon being remonstrated
with by Mr. Botts, changed it back again.?
The votes was then announced by the Speaker
?Ayes 1013, Noes 102, and said the next quesr
tion was on the third reading of the bill. Mr.
McKennnn moved the previous question, but
before it was taken; Mr. Rayner-raised aquest
o i of order, if the Speaker was not bound to
vj!c, and referred to the rule which declares
that ihe Speaker shall vote when the House is
equally divided, or when hiS^ote, if given to
the minority, would make a tie, and thus defeat
liit: umasuit;, n ecene oi great contusion. enbucJ:
twenty members were shouting Mr. Speaker
at the top of their voices, while the more modulated
to nes of tho remainder made a very noisy
accompaniment. The Speaker, after considerable
hesitation, declared it to be his opinion, that
it was his duty to vote, and lie would vote in the
negative. This made a tie vote, and the bill
lost. Mr. Andrews insisted on his*right to vote,
as he was in his seat when his name was called.
Another question of order was raised,
which was dfscusssvl in a.most disorderly manner,
and it was terminated^by the Speaker deciding
(in the teeth of the rule which declares
that no member shall be permitted the vote, after
the result is announced) that Mr. Andrews
had a right to vote, and ho and Mr. Stanley,
who insisted on the same privilege, voted in" the
affirmative. The Speaker withdrew his vote,
the occasion for its exercise having been
moved, and announced the vole to be?Ayes 105,
i Noes 11)2. The question was then taken on
passing the bill, and it was decided in the affirmative?Ayes
105, Noes 103.
! The House then went into Committee of the
Whole and resumed the debate, the question being
on the amendment proposed by Mr. Barnard,
! to prevent the penalties of the bill from feeing
retroactive, and after considerable debate, it was
: adopted. A variety of other amendments were
adopted, and the question was then taken on the
substitute proposed by Mr.. C. J. Ingersoil,
which was rejected?Ayes !38, noes not counted.
Mr. McKcnnan then moved as a substitute, the ' !
bill that was passed and returned by the Jresi'
dent with his objeetions, with the exception' of
' the 27th section, respecting the proviso in the
Distribution act, and also wit^ a modification
exempting tea and seffee from duty. Mr. Un'
derwood moved to amend by inserting the 27ih
, section of the old bill. Mr. Gushing, argued at #
j considerable length that the amendment was not
. in order, but the Chair overruled the objection.,
; A great variety of amendments were proposed
but they were all negatived, and Mr. McKennan's
proposition was then carried 99 to 67.?
The Committee then rose and reported the bill, t
I and the report of the Committee was concurred*
in?Ayes 103, Noes 99. ?
For ike Camden Journal.
TO THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THE
BANK OF THE STATE
yVithout any* good reason lor it apparently,this
institution has been fiercely assailed by seine t
among us, charging it with offences so serious in
their nature as to r&quire its immediate abolishment.
And yet, strange to say, scarcely one oif
these charges are decently supported either by
facts or arguments; indeed, the whole purpose ^
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