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i is lost in admiration of the forli- 1 utir. ?>r in commiseration of the agonies of a the o'lender. Our legislation should also be directed to discourage the rash and criminal indis- a cretions of youth; among the most frequent a and fatal of which, is that which arises out j the toleration (if not the protection) which t our jurisprudence, or the mode of adrmuis- 2 tering it, has hitherto extended to the prac- a lice of duelling. Founded in the most/ r/\/i n/l itHr.i .wl J ? o tit/%11 ac llftAn I %I1 V|'l V twuivu J/4 V I lilt I tt?| (13 UO U|?V?. | |j tlic noblest and most honorable incentives E of the human mind, the judicious corrections of its evils and abuses is an object of i; as much importance to the peace and liar- e mony ol society, as the manner of effecting e it must be acknowledged to be both diffi- F cult and delicate. If it be regarded as a t necessary evil, which cannot be removed j without eradicating some of the highest in- ] ccntives to virtue, and substituting baser p means of gratification to the malignant pas- a sions of society; is it not still expedient to 6 limit within the strict bounds ofthatne-j1 cessity, by rendering tlic penalties of the |' law scarcely less odious or endurable than | j. the motive to violate it. That it is some- r times the only, or most available evidence t of a high character; or that it may possibly be needful to risk life to preserve ho- s nor, furnishes no reason why its worse 1 consequences should so frequently and un- 1 necessarily, bo permitted to stain the in- y discretions of youth, and the trivial occa? sions of ordinary life, with the blood of c human victims. And let it be instructive- c ly remembered that it has become in prac- i tier, as much, and as often the cloak of r dishonor, and the refuge of cowardice, as 1 the protection and resort of oppressed and s persecuted met it. In its westward pro- ? gross, the last gloamings of its chivalric origin may even now be discerned to min- ^ ?: li; in the .disgraceful lira wis ol the mur- { derer, 1)1 c assassin and the felon. The c dillicnity of < ll'ectually rt pressing the prac- c lice in this S.ate, is perhaps insuperable; 1 but the omissions of our legislation, and 1 the toleration of our laws should be no J longer justly charged with a tendency to | encourage that morbid state of public opin- t ion. requiring such bloody and unreasona- v bio sacrifices to gratify an unnppeascable c appetite lor excitement and revenge.? r JS one salutary ehcck might at least be im- f jtosed by the example ol our public func- j tionaries, to the too frcquenf and reckless r abuse of this practice. It would perhaps t he safely advancing one stop toward the t reformation of public opinion, if every t public functionary in the Slate were re- c strained from participating in it by the con- F .iition of bis olfiee. It is but just, that while 1 enjoying the confidence and liberality of c the State, they should be required to comply with the obligations imposed by their t elevated positions; to present high exam- a pies of conduct, of principle, and of mor* e alily; an ermine unstained by crime, and s hands unsullied by blood. a Among other causes of moral improvement, we cannot but contemplate with great satisfac- r tion, the rapid and extensive progress of the j. Temperance Ilcforni, in operating on the habits, j; the health, and the happiness of our people.? ^ No moral reformation can he conceived to be J. more important or beneficial in its influence on n society, or promises a greater harvest on those pou'-ei'ul virtues and mora! blessings, by which ? tin harmony ami the prosperity of a community ^ are 0 efVvrilly ami benignly nrosnoted. From . * ^ ' . . il its i!:fl >?:i tiic halms, we may justly anti-l^ cipve '!ir* 'si c libels oil the passions and r the vice ' i. and by abstracting the strong- t est. incentives oi crime, it may reasonably be sup- (| posed to strengthen the moral sanctions of tlie t law, and perhaps in time, to supersede the noccssity of many of its penal restrictions. It has ? evoked a salutary spirit of change from the licen- ^ tiousness and the phrenzy of inflamed passions, and maddening excitements, to that state of dispassionate reason, and considerate reflection, so eminently condusive to the enjoyment of a vir- jj tuous and peaceful life. And were it proper to look beyond these general considerations, for | motive to legislation, in the ordinary details of private life, they might be amply deduced from the increased amount of individual health and p happiness, and in the harmonious relations of the ^ domestic circle, of which it has been so benefi- t( cially promotive. J3ut while indulging in the gratifying contem- _ plafion of its eminent success and influences, ? hitherto attained without legislative inducements Q or restrictions, it is well to reflect, whether any legal provisions, however judicious, and well in- | tended on your part, might retard, rather than facilitate that progress, which other and moral causes, have contributed so much to advance.?- . Legal interference, to enforce obligations of mo-! . rality, is hut too apt to be r- gardcu by the people f1 with jealousy and distrust, and often begets a !' disposition to evade and violate those salutary restraints, which a sense of their own interests " might otherwise induce them voluntarily to as- s sumo, and sacredly to respect The authority of V i lie law, would be .is inadequate to enforce moral V habits, as it has been found by experience, una- ( vailing to inculcate religious tenets. They must be left to the voluntary impulse of the heart, and ." the moving inspiration of their divine origin.? !' Human institutions borrow strength and lustre from the sanctions of a pure and high morality, s' but they cannot reciprocate the support they reccive. Our enactments may punish crimes, but 11 cannot correct vices; they may reform conduct, P' hut cannot reach the heart, the motives, or the ai habits of men; for they can neither impart great- c< er terrors, or add stronger inducements, to the ? rr.l rll.nl ir?nc nr rournivls of an alarillfir] nr nn on lightened conscience. het us leave it then, in e the hands in which it has so much prospered-? 11 to the influence of an enlightened public opinion; to the dictates of a sound philosophy?to the t' suggestions of reason, and the restraints of ino- i' rdity?to tiie irresistible appeals of wise pre- " cejits and virtuous examples?to the interested a motives of me- to seel; the means of happiness c and health; and above all, to the rebuking terrors tl and consequences of a debauched and predicate life. ti The posVionofan alliance which this State has a assumed, in defending the institutions of the S south, against the aggressive legislation of New a York, is one of a character loo important and in- n tCiesting to be overlooked, in the deliberations of J the present session. The wise and accessary in- n snectiou law?instituted by Virginia, to regulate f ler commercial relations with that State, and t adopted with great propriety, and I trust, saluta- o y effect, in this?has been executed, so far as it las been in my power to enforce it, with the tl no6t exact and rigid adherence to its provisions c ind requirements. This measure, mild, temper- f< ite and defensive as it is?the least that an in- c ured State, or an aggrieved people, could resort h o, to protect the rights and property of the citi- ti ;en?forbearing and constitutional as it must be a idmitted by all states and nations to be?has, I p egret to say, not been responded to, by the repeal s f those obnoxious measures against the soutlu tl ipon tl--evidence of which, I should have been a llltfinrtTCkrl tr? cnnotirl ito nnoratinn t< Vet it has not, I trust, been altogether without ? ts effect upon the counsels, or its moral influx tl nice upon the justice and magnanimity* of the d ^lightened people of New York. The princi- v ties of democracy, about to be in the ascendant tl u her counsels, will unquestionably repudiate " he injustice of enacting aggressive laws to vio- fi ate the rights and institutions of a sister State, h The late decisions of the Federal Judiciary too a ilainly prohibit and discountenance such daring v nd wanton outrages upon the guarantied and a overeign rights of an independent member of the p :onfederacy. The confidence of her people has al- o eady been shriven of the influence of the.actors i tnd instigators of that unwise and illiberal pro-1 s eediug; and the official aggressors themselves, j v ebuedk, dishonored, and distrusted, are about to ' t ie consigned to a merited retributive obscurity, j n No other legislative action is perhaps neces- j t ary at this time, but to re-enact the provision of c aw, leaving it discretionary with the Executive , d o suspend its operation, in the event of those fa- j t 'orable contingencies arising, which would reti-, g ler it expedient to exercise it. j f Many gratifying, though not official, assuran- I c :es, induce us to hope for a speedy renewal of t ?ur amicable relations with a sister state, whose c mportance as one of the largest and most com- j 1 nercial members the confederacy, as well as \ s he sound democratic principles and enterprising ! r pirit of her people, and above all, the friendly as- e ociations hitherto subsisting between us, render c t in every respect desirable. s The recent accumulaling results of the geological researches instituted by the enlightened c mterprise of almost every 6tate and people, in- a luce me again to appeal to your patriotic consid- s iration to encourage and promote its useful inves- f igations in our own. The resources of our cli- I nate, the unexplored treasures of our soil, the r icculiar value and character of our staples, all :onspire to impel us onward in a laudable emu- t ation of the success of other examples to improve c hose great and permanent means of national a vealth and prosperity, in other countries agri- u ultural pursuits constitute but a portion of their esources?often secondary to commerce, to ma- ti lufactures, and the prosecution of the useful arts, t II fnrnislimir menna nf wealth or susbsistoncc. t Jut with us, it is t lie great, the universal, and al n nost the only enduring element of individual ti >r national prosperity. Even our domestic insti- b utions are of a character so immutably agricul- r ural, as to vibrate with all its reverses and vi- c :is9itudes. They would perish, or depart, in t iroportion as the profits of this great branch of ti ndustry were neglected to seek more hospitable c dimes, more profitable investments, or a more li mterprising people. To these impelling motives ti if necessity, to encourage the improvements of b his great source of wealth and revenue, we may ti da the attractive inducements which an enlight- ti ned sense of our interest presents, to institute d cientific researches into those hidden treasures nd undeveloped energies of the soil, which a r artial experience has discovered it most amply o o produce. The aphorism of the great philoso- f: ihcr. <4that he who causes two blades of grass to b tow, where only one grew before, confers the b reatest benefit on society," may be literally ap- ti licable to the improvement of our agricultural I ondition: because our staples, and our products b iot only substitute, but far exceed the value and d rofits of these primitive objects of husbandry.? d Jut he who stimulates and enlightens the labors, o y which the millions of other countries as well d s our own, are employed, clothed and subsisted; * e who, by adding to the profits of ourj agricuitu- h al industry, arrests the rolling tide of emigra- e ion; he who by increasing the 'supplies and comnrts of the homestead, strengthens and fosters s hose local attachments, which are the true, and y icrhaps the only foundation of an ardent, and o ermanent patriotism will certainly achieve more p 0 advance the wolfure of the state than all the w peculations of all the politicians have ever ac- ai omplished. ai The increased ratio of representation estab- m ished by the late act of Congress, will demand S our attention, to organize our Congressional ti )istrict6, so as to conform to the diminished V umber of Representatives to which this State to ill be entitled. T*hat itwilipresenttoourcon- pi ideration a question of 6onie practical difHcul- v< es and embarrassmenrs, is perhaps reasonably m 1 be expected. But I trust it will bo productive ct f no other feelings, than those arising out of a ai enerous emulation to promote the interest and re :-~ nil ?* ?rtno!l!ntni?ir AT LMJ VUIIIUIIUU UI an, auu a tuuvmuiwi j ouwkiiwv ? f sectional prejudices and jealousies) to the th eneral good. The consolatory hopes and re- ti? ections to be derived from the important provi- w ions of that act, are sufficient to reconcile us to jc luch greater inconveniences and disadvantages, ot tan any to which it can possibly subject us.? tli n diminishing the number, it must increase the ot idividtlal responsibilities of members, and per- rc aps their wisdom and qualifications, by extend- pi ig the opportunities of a selection to their con- n; tituents. And while we may reasonably pre- or nine that the influence of electioneering expe- tli ients will be proportionably lessened, as it is si iffused over a greater surface, and through a di reater number, we may justly hope, that the p: leasure will add to the federative strength and ei nportancc of the States, by-securing greater ai armony and unanimity in the views and coun- lii els of their several delegations. If it in any h? lanner purifies the deliberations of congress of in i - :r :? ?.. ?iu? _ S DOISLGTOllS CIGttlCills?? U ii uaii anajr ui ap? d ease the angry spirit, the clamors, confusions nd excitements?if it can expel those personal ul entests, which so emphatically indicate a de- S cneratc lapse from the sage counsels and grave R ansultations of former days?it will bave done nough to propitiate the approbation of every pa- m iot und moralist. s, That congsess should have interferred with th ic prescribed modes of election, as they exist in 1 some States, is perhaps to be regretted, as ly nnccessary and inexpedient. But, conforming s it does, to our principles and practice, there g an be no objection consistently arising out of u, f 1 tr, tt,IQ | 01 HO llILUUVUIHUIICe Ul lit) clJipilOttllV** ?.?# WUIU W1.UIU. Tlie legal proceedings which have been insti- M liter! by the direction of the Legislature, against V portion of the Banking Institutions of the 5 !tate, refusing to accept the provision of "An ct to "prevent the suspension of specie pay- B newts," being still"pending ;tlie decision of the tli udiciary, it would perhaps be improper and un- hi lecessary to anticipate a resort to the more ef- tB ective expedients and appliances of legislation, fa o correct evils which the ordinary jurisprudence f the State way prove adequate to remedy. In the mean time, the judicial reference of hat question ought not to be permitted tosuperede the dutv of instituting other regulations 3r the improvement and stability of our State urrency. The experience of the last few years as proved, that bank investments are dispropoionably large to the requirements of commerce, nd the exigencies of the community?that their rofits and business have diminished, as the wollentideof speculation has subsided within be ordinary limits of a judicious economy?that very moderate, and scarcely a reasonable inerest has succeeded to the enormous profits that /ere formerly so magically realized?and that be inflated prices of bank stock have rapidly eclined, to an extent as much below, as they /ere formally above, their original value. In bis suddeh dearth and abstraction of the ordiary modes and stimulants of business and prots, it is not surprising, that the banks should ave resorted to expedients, bordering on usury nd extortion, and clearly not contemplated /ithin the legitimate province of banking opertions. Among these, are the extensive, and ierhaps I may add, almost exclusive and monoplizing operations which they have conducted n domestic exchange. Of all the deranging and inister influences upon credit and currency, this vhen carried to the extent of absorbing the cntre business of bank capital, is perhaps the nost fatal and vitiating. It presents the temptuion to create, and to perpetuate, that very state if inequality in the circulation, from which it lerives its greaicst emoluments. It compels he borrower to receive from, and meet his engagements with the banks, in currencies of diferent and unequal value. It supercedes a sound :irculation, with depreciated paper; traffics in he distresses and exigences of the people; and :onvcrts banking capital into a system of brokerage and extortion, exacting from the nccesities, rather than accommodating commercial equirements, of the community. It subjects interprise and credif, to the disastrous influen-| es of sudden and unnecessary contractions, for! elfish and sinister purposes. That it is a practice that has obtained to a onsiderable, although I trust not to so iinmor.1 an extent in the business and operations of omc of our own institut ons, may be inferred rorn the great disproportion which exists bewecn their profits and circulation: Nor is it uneasonable to presume that from this cause chiefy, the monetary pressure and (difficulties of lie present year, (on the commercial class of our itizens especially,) have been unnecessarily ggravated, and have derived their greatest and aost unmitigated severity. Under ordinary circumstances, a small capiil, with a liberal circulation, is usually producive of the most profitable results, as well a? he easiest and most prosperous condition of the aonetary affairs of a community. Dut the pracice referred to has reversed this natural relation etween bank capital and its uses. Our Jcxpcience presents the fiscal anomaly, of a large apital with a stinted circulation. Upwards of welve millions of bank stock, realizing an in-: erest of more than six per cent. 011 the whole apital, with a circulation not exceeding a tuilion and a half, for the relief and accornmodaion of the people! From this view, it would e necessarily seen, that the profits of the sysem are now chiefly derived from other sources han those which legitimately flow from the orinary business of banking. In these remarks, however, justice perhaps cquircs that 1 should state, that the conformity f most of our minor institutions to a policy so' ital to the monetary interest of the State, is I elieved to be in a great measure constrained,: y the autocratic inJiucnce, as well as the scducive example, of our larger monied corporations, le this as it may, the almost entire diversion of anking operations into new channels, the suden abstraction of the customary bank accommoations from a community hitherto Hushed and ver stimulated with the facilities of a rcdunant circulation, would of itself produce, as r-ell as aggravate, much of that distress, which as been so severely and desolatingly experienced, in our State. The corrective of these evils, and the responibility of applying or neglecting it, rests with ou. How far a prohibition to each bank to pay ut any but its own notes exclusively, would imosc a salutary restraint upon the practices to 'hich I have alluded, I submit to your wisdom nd experience to determine. It is suggested 3 the most moderate and equitable of those leasures within the competency of a sovereign tate to institute, in enforcing salutary rcgulaons to establish a sound and stable currency.? Whether it should apply to all, or exclusively i those institutions which have refused to comy with the provisions of the lute act, "to prejnt the suspension of specie payments," is a i atter which a proper respect for the patriotic . ^nfnrmitv nf ?nrnp r?t* irictitnfinnc in tlm I jtliority and requirements of a sovereign State, inders worthy of consideration. If there be tything onerous in the provisions of that act; if ! lere be power or, jealousy of rival inslitu- 1 jns; it would certainly not comport with the isdom and equity of the Legislature, to subct them to an inconvenient penalty for a patriic compliance with the will of the State, and lereby pamper and reward the contumacy of hers, by increasing the advantages of their icusancy. If the State has lost its power to otect, it should at least abstain from the tyranf of imposing partial# and invidious restrictions, ' 1 its citizens and institutions. If the result of ie present controversy shall indeed, prove that , ie cannot enforce her laws, let her retire with , gnity, from the position of asserting but a irtial and divided supremacy; and in such an ient, exefcisc the magnanimity of removing ' ty odious disabilities, which nothing but a wil- ! ag and patriotic obedience to ber authority, may 1 tve enabled her to impose on the most descrvig of her institutions. ; 1 ?- - " *- ' i MARRIED?On Wednesday evening the 3JJ , It. by the Rev. Mr. Ca'ntpbcll, Dr. Edwaud A. , almond, to Miss Ann Cantey, daughter of II. .. Cook, Esq. all of this town. BIT We acknowledge our fee, in the shape of a ost magnificent cake. We need not, we arc 1 ire, wish them happiness and prosperity, lor;: tese blessings must inevitably follow those who! the midst ot such a joyous occasion, sn j -ompt- 1 and munificently ke.memuer the printer. On the 15th ultimo by the Rev'd Mr. Miller, amuelB. Massev, Esq. to MissMar v Massey, )th of Lancaster, S. ('. In Charlotte, N. C. 011 the 15lh nil. by the Rev. [r. Freeman, Mr. Joshua TaorrEii, to Mrs. Wilkinson- ^rmmem^m Departed: i ' life, 011 the Oth ait. Mrs. Annerr v, consort of the Rev. Thomas Berry, ot lis District, in the OO'h v>ar of her a^o. She id been for 43 years, a consistent member ol ic Methodist church and died in the triumphs of ith. Camden Prices Current. Beef, : : : : lb. 2 3$ Bacon, : : : lb. 6 'J Beeswax, : : : lb. lSJ 20 Bale Rope, : : i lb. 10 | 121 Bagging, : : : yard 20 I 22 Co J fee, : : : lb. 11 j 15 Corn, : r : bushel 4U 4o i Cotton, : : : : lb. 4ij Feathers, : : : Z/>. 37| Flour, : : : barrel 1 50 0 00 Fodder, '. ' cirt. to 1(H) Molasses, : : : #?/. 33,\ 40 Sugar, : 1 : ///. 8 12 Srt//i : : : sack 2 50 Tobacco, : : lb. 0 50 Peas, : ; : buslul Potatoes sicect, : : do. 50 Irish, : : bar7. Rice, : : : bushel 3 00 3 25 1 Powder, : : i keg |0 00 ,7 50 N. York, Charleston k Camden Store. et)f?q) 33 rn (goods, tto'S ^ i wa) ^aamaai 0&. G. TAYLOR have just opened a large stock of DRY GOODS, of all kinds, suited to the present season, of the Latest style and best quality, which will be sold at extremely low prices for ; i cash. Their object will be, should they meet j, with encouragement, to establish an exclusive DRY GOODS STORE, supplied at all times, by their House in Charles-; ton, which is constantly receiving fresh Goods ' from the North. They assure the citizens of Camden and the surrounding country, that, they ; will positively sell at New York Prices, and' most respectfully solicit a call. Their stock consists in part, of the following articles:? 1 Handsome mourning and rol'd. Challys, at 50 cts.! Mousselairie Delaines at 26 and 372 cls* Linen Cambric Hd'fs. from 25 cts to 81 Bombazines, English Moreno, fine quality at50[ Cotton Cambric, Cambric and Book Muslins at all prices ar...on ;?iu tain xsuiililil'y X jjiuuij iviujit'j xsiut-iivy Satin, Damask, Cashmere and Blanket Shawls Laees of kinds Black Crapes, Linens, Lawns and Diapers, Silk and Cotton Hosiery Silk l'ocket and Fancy Handkerchiefs A general assortment of Cloths, Cassimcrcs and Vesting Silk Scarfs and IU'kfs. Suspenders and Gloves Super red and white Flannels, at 25, 31| and 37? Stout unbbached Iiomespun at Gj Fine Long Cloths at Gj, 10, 12A and 1G$ A general assortment of plain and fancy Ribbons at 5^ and 6} Phccnix Sheeting at lGj and 20: Handsome dark plaid Ginghams, at 25 and 31 Canton Flannels, Apron checks Negro Cloths and Handkerchiefs Strij>ed Homespun, and great many articles not enumerated in this list. lU'Their store is on the northeast corner of; Broad and Rutledge streets, immediately oppo- j site the Bc}nk of Camden. Dec. I, 1812. IaTwiLiis7 GUN AND WHITESMITH. ^1/ ILL remove to Camden on the first of Decern. bor next, and will open a shop two doors above I the Baptist Church, for executing work in the vari. | ous brandies of his business?such as repairing Guns, Gun Locks and Stocks and Pistols. He will inend all kinds of brass, copper, cast-iron and pot-metal, shovel and tongs, fenders, lamps, coffee-mills &c. ' He will aiso mend locks, fit keys and extract bro ken keys, mend brass and iron-bound wator vessels, tin waro, Umbrellas and Parasals. He will attend to all orders for grinding and dressing Razors, Scissors &.c. Together with all other work usually done by an ingenious workman in motals. ( He solicite the patronage of the public, and will promptly attend to his business. AH orders for Bell hanging, attondod to with dos- ( patch. I Nov. 30. lfi>2. United States District Court, ' DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ' In the mailer of William S. Bcllser, Merchant of Sinnler District, S. C'., a Bankrupt. f PURSUANT to an Order of the District Court of the United Stales, for the District of South Carolina, notice is hereby oivk.v, !.. .t ciustr be shewn before the said Coun, at the F de.-.l Court Mouse in Charleston, on the eighteenth d iy of February next, at eleven o'clock, A. M., why the 1 jaid William S. Bellscr should not receive his Dis- J zllargo and Certificate, as a Bankrupt. j( II. Y. GRAY, Clerk. Charleston, 21st day of November, 18-12. , Nov. 30. | a Desirable Land at Private Sale r, Until the 1st Monday in Jan. next. !* TTUIU Subscriber otfers at private sale, the valua- ! '* ft blc settlement at Bkadkoiio Si'hixcis, Si'Mter I W District, lute the residence of Mr. Henry Britton, 1 iee'd. 1 ? The trnrt contains about 1300 acres partly clear, j ?d, and under good fenco, with a Dwelling house >uilrib!o for a place of public enterlainmont, with f all necessary out buildings. j . This place lies cuui-distant between Camden and d Sumtcrvillc, and is unsurpassed by any spot in So. a Carolina. The purity of the water and salubrity af the climate has for years past made it the resort. j ........... ;n nnnsi nf health, and of a desirable ! " ,,v,i"T:i ? summer location. As a place of public entertainment it lias long been i known and it affords inducements, to the entcrpri- J 1 sing not often to be met with. The terms will be J liberal?say two and three years credit, with inter. ! | est payable annually. j Any further information will be given to any one 01 wishing to purchase, by letter addressed to me atiR Suuitcrville,. If not previously sold, it will be offered at public w outcry the 1st Monday in January next, at Sumter, li villo. LEONARD WHITE, Exe'r. w... m i' uu, _ I Flour. " _ I few barrels best North Carolina Flour for ) sale low, by the subscriber for cash?alscy Northern Potatoes. E. \V. EONNEY. | Nvy, 30. 1 Negroes Tor Sale on Credit. Ad Executor of Lite laic Henry Critton, dee'd, I "* will offer for sale at public outcry, on tho- first Monday iri January next, at Sumteivilel, nineteen Negroes. Among them is a Carpenter, the balancd are mostly fmc field hands. TERMS?a credit of one and two years secured by Bond, personal socurity and mortgage; the interest to be paid annually. Purchasers to pay for Papers. LEONARD WHITE, E.tee'r. Nov. 30. Valuable *lTegrocs at luclion OY order of William Lewie, Esq. Ordinary of Sumter District, I will offer for sale at Sumter Court. House, on the first Monday in January next, TEN NEGROES, belonging to the Estate of Benjamin Gerald dee'd. The Negroes are ill young and remarkably likely. Five are fellows; (one a good 1muse carpenter, the others good field or boat hands,) and a woman and four children. The terms of sale are?One fourth cash; tnc balance, on a credit of 12 months; purchasers to give notes with approved security. W. J. GERALD, Adm'r. Nov. 00. ts5 2. Ordinary's Sale. Swill offer for sale on the first Monday in January next, before Kershaw Court House, within the usual hours of sale, li)0 acres of land more or less, as the Derelict property of Noel Kirkiov, deC'd,, lying and being on both sides of Lynch's Creek, bounded on the north and north-west, bv Robt. Kirk ley's and John Trucsdalo's land, west and south by Laban Furgason and Daniel Gaskin's lands, and on the cast by James Buskin, Scnr's. land. Terms of sale?as much cash as will pay all cost. Balance on a credit until the first of June, tho purchaser to give bond and approved security?a mortgage of the promises if necessary, and pay for all necessary Papers. The widow's third only excepted. JAMES W. BASKIN,O.K. D. Ordinary's Office, Nov. 28. Nov. 30. Bagging and Hope FOR sale by the subscriber, on the best of terms. E. VV. BONNEY. Nov. SO. Unlea. BY virtue of sundry Executions to me directed, I will sell on the first Monday and Tuesday in December next, within the legal hours of sale the following property. 1000 acres of Land, more or less, on Little Lynch's Creek, bounded north by Mrs. Blair's land, south and west by J. W. Can toy's land, east by the lands of John Webb and others. Also, five negroes, Levied upon and to be sold as the property of I'cter MoCaskill, at the separate suits of of Katherine McKinnon, Jane Jossey, and T. J. Wcthors vs. Peter McCaskill, Ona negro girl. Levied upon and to be sold a? the property of John Williams at tire suit of James P. Dickinson, (Adin'r.) 2000 acres of Land, more or loss, lying on the waters of Dunegan's Branch?also ten negroes, levied upon and to be sold as the property of T. Salinond, at the suit of Elizabeth Matheson. One grey mare levied upon, and to be sold as tho property of William Parritt, at the suit of J. H. A nderson. 100 hushels C orn, more or less, Levied upon and to bo sold as the property of John Hays, at the suit of Emanual Parker, vs. John Hays, and will be sold on the second day ofsale, at the defendants residence. J. BASKIN, S. K. D. Nov. 1G, 1842. Dancing: Academy. jMTR. A. BONAUD, from Paris, respectfully informs the citizens of Camden and its vicinity, that he intends opening a school at the Camden Lorg Room for instruction in Dancing, Waltzing &.C., is sobn as tho requisite number of scholars is obtain;d. He intends teaching tho entiro term of sixteen cssons, two lessons a week for eight weeks in suc:ession. Ho will also givb private lessons to individuals and to classes of not less than eight, whoro >arcnts prefer to have their children taught privatey. Hours of tuition to suit the convenience of his lupils. A list will bo left at Davis' (late Starks') Hotel. Reference may be mado to Mr. P. f. Villcpiguc, A. DONAUD. Nov. 23. Strayed or Stolen PROM my plantation ucar Bishopvillc, on the night of the 12th inst a stout Buy Horse, 15 auds high, five years old next spring; said horse as a small blaze or streak in the face with a snip n the nose or tipper lip, ono hind foot white near lalf way the leg, the other partly whito which is Iso the ease with one of his fore feet, which is not ecollcolcd, lie racks under the saddle, carries his lead rather down, and was in line flesh when lie :ft- A suitable reward will lie given to any person ,-ho will give such information as will lead to his scovcty. A. G. CROSSWELL. Nov." 23. Battalion Oder. CAMDEN, Nov. 21, 18-13. fHIIE Lower Battalion of the Regiment S. C. M. will assemble at Camden, on Saturay the tilth day of December next, at 10 o'clock . in. for review, inspection and drill. Officers and non commissioned officess will .e.-enible Friday the i5M, the day previous, for r:ll. Jlv order of Lieut. Co!. S.. S. Taylor, T 71 AHTPUAV Nov. 23. Adj't asTlteg. S* C. Af. tcii(kv,vous DcKalb ilie Guards, KOVEMUKR *2?, 1S-12 JURSUANT to tlia ord.i of Lieut. Col. Taylor, - tiio DcKalli Rifle Guards will parado in Camden, n Saturday the 2T.!i of Dec. next, for drill, and :vic\v. Commissioned and Nmi Commissioned officers ill parade on ti.e day previous, for drill and instruc. on. By order ofC'apl. Dickinson. 1 W. B. JOHNSTON, O. S. Nov. YIU.1AM DKARIXG A SO WS Co2rx?i3sicn RXorchants, ChtirlCJto::. C.