University of South Carolina Libraries
. to "simplify proof in case of difficulty," or . for any other purpose. How, then, could I, a circuit judge, have given him any such paper ? The statement has no fact, legal provision, or pftoteoifify,~to"support it. The truth is, no such Vceftificate" was ever given by me. He ma/, or taiay not, have procured a copy of the record of his naturalization under the seal of the court,-and that is the only certificate I could * ..1 ! _ !_J! ,)? nave any connexion wiin, uirecny or inuirecnjr. The first- and only knowledge I ever had of Shields's father, either in connexion with his citizenship or in any other connexion, 1 derived from An article published in the St. Louis Republican, a short time subsequent to the election of Senator. And I have yet to see or hear of any man in Illinois or elsewhere, .who-knew that his father was even a resident of this country. General Shields says I knew that he (being a minor at the time) was natural, ized by the naturalization of his father, because he "told-me of the circumstances." Suppose he did tell me so, (which I positive, ly deny,) dues that make it so? Even though his assertion might convince me of the fact, a bundle of certificates from me, no matter how strong, would he of no legal value. If it be true tjiat bis father was in this country, and oataralized, is it possible that Gen. Shields should know the fact, and not know the State and county where it occurred ? When authentic copies of those naturalization papers, if they exist,could be so easily procured, is it not strange he should attempt to extort from me by ?~ If nlituiner?. could Uiciiaw^ 4 wui&Micuv uivu * ?7 have, no legal bearing upon the subject. What the "consequences" are against which Gen. .Shields give me "fair warning," if I persist in what no sane man will call "injustice," I am equally ignorant of an indifferent to. One thing is certain, be they what they may, I have not given, nor shall I give him, any "statement" of (^character required, either "quietly," or 4upon^japerative demand." jn conclusion, 1 will state that 1 have neither pr.ovutad nor desired the necessity that has impelled d? make this communication. I respectfully submit it under the full conviction that it is .called for by the circumstances. ... v ; Sidney Breese. Washington, Feb. 26, 1849. .. The subjoined is an explanatory letter from Gen. Shields: . * Washington, Feb. 28,1849. U 'is with much reluctance I feel compelled feto obtrude on the notice of the public a statement explanatory of a private letter addressed by me. j^wf days ago to the Hon. Sidney fireese, and published by him, with comments, in the Intelligencer of this day. The facts arc these i Mr. Breese has been for many months ? ? J -?I? 1.. <li..amitialin(T I tl ? most engaged iiiuuau iuiwi j >u moot injurious reports concerning me, the only ostcn&ible motive being that my friends had brought pie forward as his competitor for clec. lion to. tbeSijnate of the United States. I had been, ever since my visit lo this city last summer, cognizant of bis efforts, unceasing, unremitting, and reckless, to blast my character and robqiepf the only wealth to which I can lay a reputation, thank God, without a blot. Immediately on my arrival here I wrote him the. (utter. he; has published, accusing him of his baseness. That letter, written under the influence of no ordinary emotions, was couched i in language which, under other circumstances, I would not have used ; and, upon reflection, and by the advice ot my friends, I authorized two honorable Senators formally to withdraw lU Mr. Ureese declined to yield it no, and the . use he has made of it shows by what motives he was actuated. That portion of my letter which be has distorted (jnto(, a threat of assassination, I shall brieay-,notice. The means he used to prevent my election were of such a nature that the competition between us became a personal struggle, and, as'his triumph would have been an endorsement of his calumnies, my character and pqpilton were involved in the issue. I determined, therefore, as intimated in my letter, to rendessucb a triumph unavailing by a thorough exposure of his character and conduct, thus turning into a moral pillory the position of Senator of the United States, which he would have Acquired by (he vilest misrepresentations. The interpret at ion he has put upon this threat ?that is, that 1 had avowed to assinate him ? is so absurd that it would be equally preposterous opt-my part to repudiate such a meaning. Tbalany sane man can believe I would have assassinated Mr. Breese, I have no apprehen ion. That Mr. Kre.eae ever dreamed of such * thing, is. totally impossible. For'tbe controversy in which Mr. Breesc would have involved me on other matters, I have no relish. I do not think myself warranted, except as in the case of the above statement, for self-defence, in thrusting my personal concerns on the notice ot the public ; besides that, the coarse Mr, Breese has pursued in relation to rrif letter, disentitles him to that consideration which might induce me under other circumstances to reply to his remarks. James Shields. Prom the Boston Traveller, March 1. THk^New MiTttSTKr or Fkance.?A Paris correspondent of the Courier des Etats Un is indulges in very discouraging apprehensions as to the designs of f.ouis Napoleon's Ministry. The remarks of this correspondent which are quoted halow, are introductory to a series of statements, which ho alleges are sufficient to justify his melancholy forebodings: "Ifthere was ever the least doubt as to the purposes of the anti-republicans, and the reactionary tendency of the strange cabinet X nnio \J a nolnnn annninf/wl no o m 11? ninww v/uio .laj/witvu uj?|/?ni?vuj ? ? " *? istry of conciliation-?(he acts, llic propositions and the speeches of ihis ministry during the last fortnight will- open the eyes of the most sceptical. This Ministry essays in vain to disguise its real intentions. The men who to-day hold the reios of power appear to he resolved upon a retrogade march. In fine, their course is a permanent conspiracy against the Republic; j a conspiracy which marches with a bold and ; haughty front, as ifit was the most naturnl thing in the world to bring back to France the regime which she overthrew in the revolution of February. In truth, the Rarrot Ministry proceeds with an audacity, we might almost say a madness, which is inconceivable. It is not enough that it surrounds itself with monarchists of every shade, and devoted agents of Loot* Philippe;?it is not enough that it has revived a policy which the nation has so re. centlyf proscribed; but it resorts boldly to the most dangerous measures and the most objectionable practices of that policy. It goes even further than this: it aims at the destruction of liberties which Louis Philippe and his worst advisers would have hardly dared to touch. It would seize upon the rights which the constitution has guarantied to the people. It relies upon the bayonet for aid in the execution of its dangerous and determined purposes. It has triumphed in the first experiment which it at. tempted; but it triumphed only because it con. tended with a wind-mill. But a repetition of even such successes, will embolden it to more dangerous attempts. God grant, that the spirit oflrenzy and error which has taken possession o( this Ministry, may not cost another flowed the tears and the blood of our unfortunate country." From the Sumter Banner. DISTRICT MEETING. A large and enthusiastic meeting of the cit izens of Sumter District was held agreeably to a previous call on Monday, the 5tb inst in the Court House, lor the purpose of responding in a suitable mannucr to tint Address of the Southern Delegates in Congress, on the subject of Abolition. Col. F, I. Moses, 011 motion of F. M. Adams II...I Ok..:. Uvtnn. in n I'.SIJ., was tilllVU li? n.c vimn, n?u ... .. few impressive and glowing remarks, portrayed the wrongs of the South, and explained the object of the meeting, appointed Messrs. R. M. Dyson and T. ft. Eraser. Secretaries, and unnonnced that the meeting was ready for business Major A. C. Spain moved "that a committee of twenty .five persons be appointed to consider and report on the Address of tho Southern Delegates in Congress." The motion being seconded and passed, the Chairman appointed the following gentlemen to constitute tho committee. Maj A. C. Spain, Col. Win. Nettles, Maj. \V m. llaynsworlh, Dr. J. 15. Witherspoon, J. I M. Nelson Esq. ('apt. J. D. Ashmore, S. Mayrant Esq. Col. J. 15. Miller. Capt. J. \V. Rrownfield, Cant. F. Sumter, Capt. J. D. Blanding F. II. Kennedy Esq. Dr. J. L. Mellett, Col. Jas. E. Rembert, Saml E. Wilson Esq. Col. M. Moses, Robt. Bradford Esq. Gen, S. r. ... ,i \tr * \.f ..1,1 Mitu llr T F K. ^/iianuier, .1 ;uuiumm?, ?. ? , Dennis, Rev. J. S. Richardson, Rev. C. P. Elliott, Rev. H. Spain, Hon. L. F. Rhame, Rev. II. I). Green. The committee retired and after deliberation returned and made through their Chairman the following Report. The Committee appointed to consider and report on the Address of the Southern Delegates in Congress beg leave to make the following Report. "The Address of Southern Delegates in Con. gross to their Constituents" is an impressive warning from those, whose position enables ; them to detect the immediate approach ol danger to the continued and peaceful existence of the Federal Union, and requires them to sound the note of alarm. It was made "in discharge of what they believed to bo a solemn duty, on the most important subject ever presented for our consideration." "The acts of aggression and encroachment," on the part of the North, "in reference to the relation existing between i the European and Afiican races at the South," form the basis of that Address. Should I he acts of aggresion, therein too truthfully detailed, prove successful, (o( which there is a certainty, without prvention) we are told, "the blacks and profligate whites in union with them, would be- ; come the principal recipients of federal offices and patronage and would in consequence, be raised above the whites of ihe South in the po. o?,i cr.ile " that ";rr would change conditions with than." This surely is a frightful picture, and sucli a condition would, ind ?ed, be "a degredalion greater than lias ever yet (alien to the lot of a free and enlightened people." That such is the gloomy project ahead, \vc j have the written declaration of forty-eight faithful and vigilant sentinels from the South. They have admonished us of the danger, and to a- j void it, entreat us, "/o be unitedand, for that purpose, to adopt all necessary measures. With such a warning and such a prospect be (lire us, what is the duty of the South? Unquestionably, the day for argument has passed, and remonstrance is no longer heeded. The Constitution, the grand Charier of our rights, no longer constitutes a barrier to the progress of fhnaticisim and pscudo-philanthrophy The unblushing effrontery, with which Congress violates the sacred compromises of the Constitution, and the unmanly subterfuges to which individuals, associations and even State Legislatures resort to render inoperative it? plainest, and yet to us, its most important provisions, foreshadow, without mistake, tho approach of anarchy,?the reign of the law of | force nnd numbers. We have the evidence ol j all this plainly,yet ably detailed in the Address i to the South. I Will we stand idly by and sec the supreme i law of the land violated by overt acts of aggres sioii on the part of Congress, and nullified by subterfuge and indirection on the part of Northern citizens and Legislatures? Will we parly whilst Southern Citizens are ostracised from the common territory, purchased, in part, at least, by,Southern blood! Will we consent to our own bondage and degradation and to become "hewers of wood and drawers of water" to our own slaves! The firm and unalterable response of every man of Sumter is an iudig. nant negative, if the aggressive steps ho not retraced and further assau't* upon the Constition do not cease, the citizens of Sumter are ready to join the whole Southern people in action for the supremacy of the established law. They are ready to adopt, as their own the Ian guagc of McDuffie, and to declare that "absolute submission and passive obedience to every extreme of tyranny are the characteristics of slaves only,"?that, rather than submit like slaves, to their own degradation, they are wi|. ling to strike in defence of the Constitution and permanent equality, that they are unwilling to i leave the redress to (heir posterity,?that they prefer to transmit to their children, their own inheritance, a stable government and equality of rights. The Committee recommend the adoption of I the following Resolutions. 1st. Resolved. That the proceedings of the Southern Delegates in Congress, whose names are subscribed to the Address to the South, meet [ our cordial approval. i 2nd. Resolved. That no greater degradation j could hefal us, a? freemen, than submission to j ; the fate, which Northern fanaticism is prcpar- I j ing for us in its measures for the restriction and 11 Abolition olour domestic institutions. 3d. Resolved, That whilst we cherish the Federal Union, and would deplore its dissolution, we can only remain as we wre left by , our forefathers, equals in privileges and rights, ?that, with the North and not with the South, will rest the responsibility of its overthrow. 4th. Ucsolcr.il, That thu citizens of Sumter District are prepared to unite with the citizens of the other Districts of (his State and of the other Southern States in any measure necessary for the preservation of our common instilotions.?that the time has arrived, in which union of action and effort is necessnry to avert our own degradation, and to leach the enemies of law and order, that there are bounds, beyond which forbearance ceases to be a virtue. 5th. Resolved, That a Committee of Safety be appointed, whose duty it shall be to correspond with the citizens of the other Districts in this State and other Southern States for the * ' ^ purpose of devising the mean3 for the united action for the common safety; and that they have authority to call a meeting of the citizens of this District, when in theirjudgement, proper and necessary. The meeting was then addressed in eloquent and patriotic language by Maj. A. C. Spain, Gen. S. R. Chandler, Maj. R. M. Dyson and F. 11. Kennedy, who vindicated the course which the South has been called to pursue and pointed out the degradation which is preparing for us. and which inevitably awaits us if wo should now shrink from the assertion of our rights. The report and resolutions were unanimously adopted and the Chairman appointed a committee under the 5th resolution to consist of the following gentlemen : Hon. J L Manning, Wm E Richardson, 0 S Rees, L White, Wm H R Richardson, Dr T W Briggs, Gen S R Chandler, Col F M MelIctt, Col J C Rhame, L H Dinkins, Col Wm A Colclough, Hon. J P Richardson. Rev. G C Gregg, Dr J R Witherspoon, J M Nelson. J D Ashmore, Dr S W Witlierspoon, Dr J Ingram, J J Knox, Capt. L L Reiser, Capt. F Sumter, Maj. T M Raker, J W Stuckey, J S G Richardson, W H Burgess, II J Smith, Hugh ? ?? r% tv n f 1!-1 1 O. Wilson, J 11 ltasm, j rriorson, mciiuru it*n, Capt. C S Mcllett. II B Cain, Itov. II D Green, W J Reynolds, J Ballard, R B Muldrmv I)r J C Haynswnrih, ('apt. W M Scott, J I) McFaddin, A C Spain, Dr. W \V Anderson, E Keels, Maj E M Anderson, W Nettles, Willis Rainsy, F M Adams, Hon. J J .Moore. J It Brock, Anthony White, Harvey Skinner, M Moses, Dr. C S Crane, J N McLeod, Rev. T R English, M M Be 11 how, 'J' J Dinkins, G W Lae, Cupt.J B N Hammer, T J Coghlan, E J Pnoli f T Green. R R Snaiin. Isaac Lenoir, Capt. L P Loring, Capt. J Thompson Green. Oil motion ofT B Fraser the following icsolotions was passed by the meeting. Resolved, That the Sumter Committee of Safety lie and hereby is authorized and requested immediately to invite similar committees in this Slate, to unite with the.rn in the selection of two members from each District commiltee, to meet and organize themselves as a Central Committee of Safety, at the Capital of this State to meet as often as they deem necessary?.o correspond with similar committees in the Southern States and the District committees of this State, and to take measures whenever occasion may require for *a convention ofth People of South Carolina, with a view of promoting 44 firm, united and concerted action" at the South. The following resolutions were o.ffered ly Capt. J D Blandiug, and adopted. 1st resolved, That we, the citizens of Sumter District, return to our immediate Uepresentatire in Congress our hearty thanks (or the firn course he has pursued in opposition to the asgressive acts of the North ; that, as his constituents, wc give him his meed of "well done, thou good and faithful servant." 2d. Resolved, That this meeting would mos. respectfully request His Excellency, the Gov. ejtior, to convene the Legislature of South Corolina, to determine upon the immediate and proper steps to be taken, upon the passage of any hill by Congress, to which may be at. Inched any Proviso excluding slavery from newly acquired Territories. 3d. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be transmitted to His Excellency, the Governor, also to our immediate Repre. . o .. .. r<? .? i.? i..:.i .scnlulire ailU OI'IWIUIS III V/UIIJIIJ.*, IU \jm JUIU before I hut hoilv. On motion of F. M. Adams Esq., llcsolvcd That the Chairman of this meeting in* added to the Committee of Safely. On motion of den. S. 11. Chandler, the meeting adjourned sine die. F. J. MOSES, Chin'n. T. B. Eraser, Act. See'v. R. .M, Dyso.\, Sec'y. Correspondence of the Charleston Mercury. IN A U (JURATION OF PRESIDENT TAYLOIt. Washington, March 5. At 12 o'clock to-day, Con. Taylor, the President elect, accompanied hy President Polk, the Vice-President, and Ex-Vice President, the mcmhcis of the Senate, and the Judges of the Supremo Court, the Heads of Departments, the Diplomatic Corps, the officers of the Army and Navy, and a number of other dignitaries, proceeded IromThe Senate Chamber to the eastern portico of the Capitol. After they had taken the seals respectively allotted to them,?the President elect and .Chief Justice Taney being in front,?the President elect rose and delivered the following: INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Elected by the American people, to the highest office known to our laws, I appear here to take the oath prescribed by the Constitution, and in compliance with a time-honored custom, to uddress those who are now assembled. The confidence and respect shown by my country, in calling me to be the Chief Magistrate of the Republic holding a high rank among the nations of the earth, have inspired me with feelings of the most profound gratitude; but when I reflect that the acceptance, of the office which their partiality has bestowed, in poses the discharge of the most arduous duties, and involves the weightiest obligations, I am conscious that the position which 1 have been called to fill though sufficient to eatisfy the loftiest ambition, is surrounded by fearful resposibilities. Happily. however, in the performances of my new duties, I shall not be without able co-operation. The Legislative ami Judicial branches of thu Government present prominent examples of distinguished civil attainments, and matured experience ; and it shall bu my endeavor to call to my assistance in the Executive Department, individuals whose talents, integrity and purity of character, will furnish ample guarantees for the filithful and honorable performance of the - ? i ?- -.1 IV;,u trusts IU UU GUI IIIII11 It'll 11' llll'll CllUl^v. ?? ;?-? such aids, and an honest purpose to do whatever is right, I hope to execute diligently, impartially, and lor the best interest ul the country, the manifold duties devolved upon me. In the discharge of these duties, my guide will be the Constitution, which i swear this day to preserve, protect and defend. Tor the interpretation ol that Constitution, I shall 1 >ok to the decisions of the judicial tribunals established by its authority, and to the practice of the Govern ment under the earlier Presidents, who had so large a share in its formation. To the example of these illustrious patriots I shall always refer with reverence, and especially to hi* example who was, by so many titles, the Father of his Country. To command the Army and Navy ol the U. States, with the advice and consent ofihe Senate, to make treaties, and to uppoint Ambassadors and other officers ; to give to Congress information of the state of the Union, and recommend such measures as he shall judge to be necessary, and to tuk-i care that the laws shall be faithfully executed; theso are the most important functions entrusted to the President by the Constitution, and it may be expected that 1 r ^ . shall briefly indicate the pnnciplor which will control me in their execution. Chosen by the body of the people under the assurance that my administration would be devoted to the welfare of the whole country, and not to the support of any particular section, or merely local interests, I this day renew the declaration I have heretofore made, and proclaim my fixed determination to maintain, to the extent of my ability, the Government in its original purity; nnd to adopt, as the basis of my public policy, those great Republican doctrines, which constitute the strength of our national existence. In reference to the Army and Navy, lately employed with so much distinction in active service, care shall he taken to ensure the highest condition of efficacy ; and in furtherance of that object, the Military and NavaJ Schools sus taincJ by the liberality of Congress shall receive. the special attention of the Executive. ! As American freemen, we must sympathise ! in all efforts to extend the blessings of civil and | political liberty; but at the same time we are i warned by the admonitions of history, and the vcice of our own beloved Washington, to ahI stain from entangling alliances with fomlgn ! nations. In all disputes and conflicts between foreign governments, it is our interest, not less than our duty, to remain strictly neutral.? While our geographical position, the genius of our institutions, and our people, the advancing spirit of civilization, and above all, the dictates | of religion, direct us to peaceful und friendly re* I'lalion.i with ail other powers, it ia to l?C tiupeii that no international question can now nrise, i which a Government, confident in its own I ' j strength, and resolved to protect its own just j rights, may not settle by wise negotiation ; and I it eminently becomes a Government lileo our I own, founded on the morality and intelligence of our citizens, and upheld by their affections, to exhaust every resort of honorable diplomacy, before appealing to arms. In the conduct of ! our foreign relations, I shall confirm to these l views, as I believe them essential to the best j interests, and the true honor, of the country. The appointing power vested in the presij dent imposes delicate and onerous duties. So ; far as it is possible to be informed, I shall make 1 honesty, capacity, and fidelity indispensable requisites to the bestowal of office, and the ab. sence of either of these qualities shall be deemed sufficient cause for removal. It shall he my study to recommend such con: stitutional measures to Congress as may he necessary and proper to secure encouragement and and protection to the great interests of Agriculture, Commerce, and Manufctures, to improve our rivers and harbors ; to provide fir the speedy 1 extinguishment of the public debt ; to enforce a I strict aconntability on the part of all officers of i the Government ; and the utmost economy in i all public expenses ; but it is for the wisdon of | Congress itself, in which all legislative powers I are, invested by the Constitution, to regulate j these and other matters of domestic policy. I shall look with confidence to the enlightened j patriotism of that body to adopt such measures J of conciliation as may harmonise conflicting in | torosM, and tend to perpetuate thai Union which I should ho ilic paramount object of our hopes and affections. In any action calculated to promote an object so near the heart of every one who truly loves his country, I will zealously unite with the co-ordinato branches ot the Government. In conclusion, I congratulate you, my fellow citizens, upon the high state of prosperity to 1 which the goodness of Divine Providence has I conducted our common country. Let us invoke a continuance of the same protecting care which las led us, from small beginnings, to the emirenco we this day occupy ; and let us seek to ibservc that continuance by prudence and moderation in our councils ; by well directed at. i Wmpt-i to assuage the bitterness which too of. I ten marks unavoidable difficulties of opinion ; bj the promulgation and practice of just and liberal principles, and by an enlarged patriotism, which shall acknowledge no limits but tlkise of our own wide-spread Republic. At the conclusion of thn Address, General Taylor took the oath of office administered to him by the Chief Justice in the following words : " 1 do solemnly swear that I will faithfully cJccnte the office of President of the United Stiles, and will, do to the best of rny ability, preserve protect, and defend, the Constitution of iho United States." The ceremony being concluded, the Senate ' retired lo their Chamber; and the President, i escorted by an immense concoursp, proceeded ! to the White House, where he received the congratulations of a great number of bis fellowcitizens. ' ~~~~~~~~ | Commenced.?Wo learn by the Wilmington i Coinincrcial that on the 2*2d instant, a large number of the citizens of Wilmington crossed the river to celebrate the commencement of the j Wilmington and Manchester Railroad. The Assembly was addressed by Dr. 11 i II, who afterI wards removed the first spade full of earth, j Messrs. Wright and MuRee also addressed the people, and stuck in their spade. Even the ladies, Lord love their souls, handled the rough instrument of grave character, and removed ' some dirt. A salute of cannon was fired, and j a collation ended the celebration. The. Wilj mington people are "death on railroads." It : is so pleasant "riding on a rail." Well, who | woulnd't if they could??North Carolinian. By Telegraph for the Charleston Mercury. Wasuinoton, March 5, 4 p. m. The nominations for the Cabined officers were transmitted to the Senate to-day, but they were not acted upon. The following is understood to he (be complete list. J. M. Clayton of Del. Secretary of State ; W. M. Mekkdith, I'a. Treasury; i T. Kivivn. Ohio. Home Department : W, II. Crawford, (Ja. War Department; W. B. Pkkstun, Va. Navy Department; J. C'ollamkk Vt. Postmaster General; Rkveudy Johnson, Md. Attorney General. Gen Shields was sworn in to-day, and took his seat in the Senate, hut his credentials were referred to a cominitte for examination. Washington, March, 7, 4 p. m. The nominations of the Cabinet which 1 sent yon yesterday were all confirmed to-day by the Senate. A voting married lady of New York, whose husband was in New Orleans became lately impressed with the idea that he had died of the cholera. So infatuated did she become, that she called upon a fortune teller, who confirmed her worst fears. She returned home and became, that night, a raving maniac, u hile her husband has returned home in good health. Ice Trade.?The exports from Boston for the month of February were 11,034 tons, Jan. uarv 2,134. Incrcaie over same time last year 4,809. J - I 'J T * I I ' | J LIE THE CAMDEN JOURNAL.; Wednesday Morning, March 15, 1849. 1 w7 tiiurlow caston, editor. 1 ======================= 1 Return Days. Fairfield, lOtli Afarch; Kershaw, 17th March; Sumter, 24th March; Lancaster, 31st March. J The Markets. Since our last, the steamer America has ar* 'd with favorable accounts from Europe, which has caused an advance in our cotton market We ' quote at 5^ to 7. ! Correspondence of the Charleston Eve. News. Markets, Ac. The steamer America airived from Halifax to-day the 8th, bringing a fortuight's later news, i In the early part of the fortnight i^ounn was very brisk, with sales on lOtn ult. of 50,000 bales, at $ of a penny advance. Sales for the two weeks reached one hundred thousand bales. Markets slightly giving and closing on the day the steamer sailed, with ? of a penny decline. Official quota'ions: fair Uplands i 4;}, Mobile 4|, Orleans 5d. Flour 26s 6d. -i American Slocks active?Government Sixes 6 per cent, premium. The general political intelligence is of no striking importance. New York, March 8, 6 p. m. The Coton market has been steady to-day. Fair Uplands, 7? a ??; Fair Orleans, 8 a r|. The sales for the three days ending this evening,amount inr>noo w?i00. Dreadstutts are unchanged. New Loan was sold to-day at 13? premium. [Charlesion Mercury. The Cotton market was quite unsettled on Saturday last. flip EalpR reached about 2.500 balpfi. at an advance from | to | cents.; tlie bulk of the sale*, however, were at an improvement of ? cts. on the prices current prior to the receipt of the America's accounts. Prices range from 6 to 7?. Our grateful acknowledgements are due to the Hon. J. A. Woodward, for many public documents with which he has lately favored us. Tank's own Bard. We have been gratified at the notice of the last production of our old acquaintance, and friend, "Tank's o?r.\ Bard," which was published in the Journal last week. " The Chakm " is one of his best efforts, and a Columbia Paper, at the request of a Ladv, has pub. !ishcd it for the seeond time. His "Charm" has indeed charmed the Ladies, and we trust its success will charm him into another effort soon. The President's Inangnral. The President's Inaugural will be found in another column. It is guarded in its terms, and liberal in its views. We commend it for its conciliatory and patriotic spirit, and believe it has given general satisfaction, if we except its slight leaning int.m,I imnpncoiiionlo and nrntprlivP ta. rifls. The Hero of Buena Vista has a new and rough field before him. Onerous duties, intense anxieties, and stormy scenes are the certain accompaniments of Presidential honors. May he have a safe deliverance. The iron will, tne firm resolve* the republican simplicity, and inflexible honesty claimed for the old General will soon be fairly tested in an untried sphere, and we heartily wish him that success which attended him on the plains of Mexico. Congress, by its partial legislation over the newly acquired Territories, in the chaos left, has given him work to do, which will spverely try his wisdom and foresight, to order and arrange. Tho assemblage of spectators, that witnessed the interesting ceremonies of Inauguration, is said to have been immense. He promises to look, in the interpretation of the Constitution, to the earlier Presidents, and refers with special reverence to the Father of his country. He renews the assertion, that it is his fixed determination to maintaiu the original purity of the Government. We commend the following sentence a3 the right standard of official worthiness. "So far a6 it is possible to be informed, I shall make honesty, capacity, and fidelity, indispensable requisites to the bestowal of office, and the absence of either of these qualities shall be deemed sufficient cause for removal." The whole Union is watching with intense earnestness, every development that indicates the policy of the new Administration. Tho Golden Age. The wonderful synchronism occurring throughout the world in developing the quantity of gold in the earth i6 truly astonishing, and .it does really appear, mat me success Oi me miners 111 emiiunua has aroused the whole human family to searching every where for the yellow metal. Every old hill is becoming a gold mine, and every country an Ophir. Not long since the papers were tilled wilh the unprecedented gains, realized by the miners in the western part of Virginia, and California adventurers were ordered to wheel to the right abou.1. A mine has been discovered, near Fredericsburg, richer in ore, it is said, than any in California or South America. Immense quantities have been found also, in Montgomery County Maryland, and Mr. Ellicott the owner of the laud has been offered S300 an acre for his farm. In Tennessee too, near Wyatt's Mills, in Benton county, mines of gold and silver of unusual richness have been found yielding from 75 to 80 per cent. It is said a second California excitement prevails in the neighborhood, and the owner of the land is forced to guard it day and night. A letter front Monroe North Carolina to Charleston, states that four men found in Union county 12} pounds of gold in two days. Others were finding it more or less, every day, and some had been picked up in 8 miles of Monroe, C. II. The discovery of this rich metal, the letter states, had given an inretus to business in that section of country. And as if North Carolina? had determined not to yield the palm in g*jld diggings, aud to come fairly up to California wonders, her papers state, that n >t many days ago, Maj. G. W. Caldwell, an officer in the Mexican War and the late democratic elector of that District, operating in Lemon's Mine in Union County, gathered up at one hand full 10 pounds of vi-gin g-old. It is stated, that it yielded him the handsome sum of $2,400. We learn from those who have seen it, that it was an interesting specimen, beautifully resembling a coronet in shape. The g'ittering metal is not confined to America s soil. An exchange informs us, that the increased production of the Russian Mines is from ?6,000,000 to ?8,000,000, per annum. Tlio frozen plains, and ice-capped hills of Canada too, are found to contain an abundant supply of the "luslrout lucre," i and tho Canadians, to the abandonment of every i ordinary pursuit, are running mad, after the late i discoveries there made. Verily?vprily?tjiia is , the golden age, and day of boundless wealth. We have been in the copstant expectation, jf hearing df tome wonderful " :he mliilhg regtoni* of Lancaster & Cbeeterfield, and would not be at all aorprwod/fTevtii " 1 ;he sAndt vaults of old Kershaw, would f\eH up before long hugexum rsofttoe preciousowstA" i i f; ifelHw Cokesbury School opened lait month with* large number of students in attendance, among* tvliom it is said, many are religiously inclined. The Institution seems to be in a flourishing coo*. i-v.s. ilition. Several thousand dollars of the Hollommf endowment have been advantageously invested in *?" stocks, and the Executors of the estate t ? lecting, as fast as possible, tbc remaining bonds^ The whole endowment will probably*'exceed. ?18,000, which by the will of the Testator," together with the interest, is to be appropriate^to the education of tho sons of deceased or superannuatcd ministers of the Methodist Conference* Non-Intercourse Suggestion. t We direct attention to the remarks of tlie Telegraph and Carolinian, eopied in this paper, rtrnngfj fcliitli* mending the sixth Resoumex, passed by die Kershaw meeting. We bopc to see all our eoteraporarits, not linlj 10 liio Slate, but throughout the South, onlost a bettaaf' suggestion is made, coino out in support' of the high ground taken by the able. Report of the CoMini^e. Suppose tho South would cease to send lier cotton to tho North? What would be the result?, A thorpugh.^ cLtimlnnnirn!' nf ail lbol m-~ D6W0f^|t M$tO great. All the advantages that woujd accrue froma direct trade with the European porta, an cspanljijf':'' commerce, nn improved shipping, and increased hn. " *' ports cheapened, because less hands to pass tiyoogh, and less commissi..ns to pay, would be tlie'gum ofTJia ^ Soutli Her seaport Towns, enlivened by the activity,' urid range of business secured by the change,' flourish and expand. Is there say thing in the loci-, tion, climate, or the inhabitants of our 8outlieni eitm* ' to prevent their growing and becoming the great marts of the country? Huvo not the papers of die season" been crowded with notices of the growing pvusperity and increasing business of Augusta, Savannah, and Charleston? Why should tlioro beany iuqit growth ? What is wanting to extend it A direct trade with Europe. Let obi merchants and planters transmit their cotton directly to iorwya ports, and bring back f r consumers, all that is oood^l in exchange. Let the necessity bo impoorg ana ?jt, ff and the requisite eneigy and enterprise wouMscan". follow. A thorough conviction that tlie step ^ called for, would Boon mako it practicable. Wo had occasion -vc j mfa,!fv'/, lately to knotv, that one of tho largest cotton bujidg establishments in Montgomery and Mobile, learned by a letter, at the moment received,- that a shipment, ef , their cotton, had just been sold in Liverpool af$eenu?'// by which they rcilizod large profits. . ,,.f Again, if we acted upon a fixed detcrmiation, , sally felt, not to buy their fabrics, nor eaoogpigp ~ exchanges, though present inconveniences might arise, and heavy sacrifices to be made, the South in would gain unmcuso advantages in another viejy^ Her powerful and magnificent water courses, now moving along, by tho choicest sites, and eligible Isali* ties, neglected and untouched, would be thronge^^jU) flourishing factories, and thriving villages. Her boundless forests would be turned into productive capUaj^aBjd her cxhaustlcss mineral beds would be. rjyjyflj Minerals she has, and that too in abundance^s?,1m vast amount of the precious metal recently found'in ; many of her States, and the lately diacovejed coal mines of Alabama, clearly prove. The South .will never fully develops tbese gifts of nature, untH.tip p hand of necessity is upon bcr, and that necessity will never come, until she cuts off, her dependence span . the North. And what wiH be the effect opop tha North? An utter prostration of her comnwreh!;naf f( ( , manufacturing greatness. It is impossible tbfhec, to feed her thousand operatives, to give emph>jmea|:t? her people, to sustain her shipping and fadorjt^fMfil. ,ol. invest profitably her capital, if (lis trait of *,))(! is withheld. We dont desire barm to Lb# .North, )L, her retrace her steps, and cease her assaults opon ^px l Institutions, is all wc ask. If roin falls o(^ our plans of self-defence, let Iter bcqr the cooseqtMnoe, / Lot her beware of the storm she is raising. K my tfigpki too long, for her strength to control. UthernoUer?^, the words of Governor Hammond spokca in Congrats; 3??t in 183G. "We roiy have to adopt an entiru jPfjp* intercourse tvith the Freo States, and finally w* /mat 1 ' uavs to dissolve ttljs union." , *. j If the accumulated elements of wrath, should fcorat , ( upon her, to the destruction of all her political and commercial greatness, let her abolitionists point lis I themselves and say " 'Twa? I tiut ou> it." ,3 \ i rtt Congress has adjourned. Its closing:: hodrs i ,y were all bustle and excitement, en livened bffifUa and quarrels. No regular form of gorerntnatrt provided for the Territories acquired from hlexico. We understand that our fmmediatiy RepreewrtA'tive Hon. J. A. Woodwatd has reached hi* home. Mecklenburg Declaration.'' '>' ?? wi Wc congratulate the citizens of the "fftraeafa Nest," and the pcoplo of tho olJ North Stsis gcMT* allv, upon the incontrovertible evidence thojr Vi : * able to hold up to the doubting world, that the fftriH* of Mecklenburg did make e Declaration of ladepefu ' denco on 20th May, 1775, A? Thomas Jefferson as. i ; sorted that he had nover seen it, nor belR-ved Jfco novo ' * won ever made, giving reasons to show that he ought to hare been cogniza.il of the proceedings, there were many who desired to see stronger proofs than the citL zens of Mecklenburg hod been ahle heretofore tp pro- . , dune, and who hcsitalod to award them the distinga?' cd position of boing the first to move in oor tionnry strugg'e. Ba the rcse.irchc? of Mr. BrancTOlt ^ our Minister Plcnoputontiary in England, amogjg ttw."r; Archives of that country, have brought to light, ??fn testimony as will certainly settle ti e question foravtc. ? Ho found arnung llie old Colonial Documents s com* municilion from His Excellency J. Merlin, then ^ Governor of North Carotins, dated June, 177^^qo?, taining tho proceedings of a Council, called to 099* aider the propriety of adopting measures to ural Its growing spirit of rebellion. ?< ... The necessity of the communication se^ms to have ;.r been based upon the proceedings in Meckleobn9?Bls? den, and other Counties, who bravely steppod forward < in that trying hour, to form the vanguard of Mr. Bancroft sent copies to Ptcsidonl Polk, whftraRf. milled them forthwith to Gov. Manley the Executive ?n ? Ci i. XT sL. A*. il^i - 1 .A . Of nis niitivu ouio. hotui ^around is juwiy p?oua M tho exalted distinction, of being the first among th? Colonies, who dared to give a tpUndid turn to tho of. fain of the world." Our readers may expect cxtracU from tho Dooutnenu next week. ?* y ' -W The Fairfield Herald* T a, Mr. Brilton, the Is to publisher of the CArmicktat Columbia, has oommcoocd the publiostiaa of * weet little pa|>er, at Winnsboro', with the above title. We are suro Mr. B. thoroughly understands ibaJW** ... nets, and that his experience and energy will Jim, fojly rewarded. Fairfiold has long deserved it | appr ftf her own, and Iter strength and intelligence pannpt .foil to give a goneroua support to the onlerptise. The "Laureruville Herald " has come Qi}t Considerably enlarged, and with an iraprpved SflpCfir. ance. Its new apt) handsome drees,?the tone apd ability of its articles, will secure continued ppeeess. ' We heartily wish that Mr.Godman will be re. tvardsd by a greatly Increased fStof pairops,""