The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, June 27, 1849, Image 2
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wm FROM EUROPE. |
AUOTAl OF THE AMERICA. 1
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Correspondence of tho Charleston Mercury. m
IIaltimohe, June 20. 1849. H
. ;*5 ?>nd you the to! timing additional details ofJi
tW thteillitfpnee received hv the. America.
; *!?> parliament Mr. Gladstone has given noB
tice that on the 14th he would hring on a mo-Hi
tion in reference to the recent events in CandaajRi
Lord John Rrnsei gave n pledge that in thel
mean time no steps should be taken by the Gov |
Cfraffheht'to the prejudice of the opponents ofi
t^te L'anada losses bill. [
4^ Tho actioaofthe American Government inl i
relerenro-. to tbw expedition in search of Sir! i
Johtt-.Franklin, has lie en alluded to in the most g
compHtnentory terms in Parliament. Il
. Tlbe crops in England and France are repres I
anted as growing finely. I
*'??ordClttrendon has officially announced that \
the sentence of death pronounced on the SiateR
prisoners would Ire commuted to transportation Kg
The Western provinces of Ireland are rep 1
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l*J*enTP.ll HS Ueillg III H in?M ur|iiiiiai'K _
tien. and that society i? completely disorganized.!
^ TheCoverland mail from India had arrived,B
andUhe.reports from the India markets continue!
sdteda'ctory. Ail is tranquil in the Punjaub. a
^rfchdy Ijlessington is dead. tr
<-???** Markets?The sales of Cotton for the I
t^e'ek" ending the 9th instant; amounted to 78,-flj
QOOVbales, or which 12,000 were sold on thel
Isitdsrat an advance of 1-8. 2
" Carolina Rica wasqudted at 10s a 18s perl
100 lb*.- Affairs on the continent of Europe!
fthd undergone no important change, though thel
events bad been neither few nor trifling, ft
France and Italy.?In France a new cabi I
net bad been formed by a coalition between!
OdtUton Parrot and Dulaurre. The new Min i
jstry is almost identical with the old, the only!
changes being M. Dufaurre, who takes the de-l
payment of Minister of the interior, M. De To I
qoerftMf that of Poreign Affairs, and Laquenasl
that ..of Commerce. Much surprise was occa.|;
sionedby tbe omission o( the name of Marshal
Bugeaotlta the making up of tbe new cabinet.
The .Paris paper generally, express their disapprobation
of the compromise, and predict its
f?jfore> and the Red Republicans are particularlyrjolent
in their denunciations of the new
Ministry.
.The Message of President Louis Napoleon
to-lbedagisiatHre Assembly is published iu tbe
Paris papers of Tuesday, lo style and arrange,
meh.jr is more after the American model than
thorEuropean. It fills (our columns of the Europium
Times. .
-M. Lessups has utterly failed in his mission
conquer tbe-mifieclions of the Romans for
France, and has returned to Paris for further
mshcuctionV. Some accounts say that he was
rfecidtedi in that the same messenger carried
instructions to Gen. Oudinot to reduce the Holy
Ciflrto submission at all hazards, and that he
"wgrtiFattaek the city with his entire force, now
increased lo twpnty-fire thousand inen, on the
dffth; The Romans hare, announced their firniSi
and. determined resolution to resist t > the dcathffi
the threatened insult, and it is stated that theirl<
force?#.j?rhtch amount to eighty thousand men,Hi
N^.ampWaufHaient to resist successfully. <
f persists iu demanding an un-flf
recognition of hix power as temporal?
ibe Triumvir*, barked by ihe proptr J
trill never, under any condilinn J
.cqbcede the .demand. Mazzini b^i expressedBand
profound determination f?jB;
tempera! power, and says u\ve shall show figbtB:
tb thelast against all prpspects of restoration."01
Tbe Paris journals furnish intelligence frornfi|
Rome to tbe 2d instant. Hostilities had noil:
re-commenced, and Gen. Oudinot was warmly a I
4$jtouncing the armistice. m
The President, in bis message, says: " It is
the destiny of France to shake the world when
she shall be agitated, and to tranquilize it when
she shall be in a state of peace. As soon as 1
shall bare power, some important questions
most be discussed respecting various European
nations beyond the Rhine aud the Alps. From
Denmark to Ctcily affair* are deeply interestv
A1ler reviewing the important events
which have taken place in Europe during the
ba then goes on to sav : M A revolutroji
was expected which created great sensation
m tbe Catholic and Liberal world. In
fidf, for two years, we were accustomed to he.
bold in tbe Holr See a pnntifF who took the
'initiative in usefol reform, and whose name was
repealed in hymns of gratitude from one end ot
Italy to the other. It was the symbol of liber.
ty,the gunrdna of all hopes, when, fiurhlf tily.3^
are learo with astonishment that the sovereigns i
who was lately the idol of his people, has been
compelled to fly secretly and in stealth from
his7capital. Thus the acts by which Pius IX,
was compelled to quit Rome, appeared to the
eyes of Europe to he the work of conspirators
rather than a movement of the people who
'could not hare passed in an instant from the
'most lively enthusiasm ro 6uch an opposite
dttrerre. Tho Catholic Powers had sent am
bassadors to Gseta for the consideration of
ffijave matters connected with the Papacy.?
France ought to lie represented thererhul she
lialehed without committing herself to forms olS;
motion. But after tho defeat of Novara matter*?!
tonka more decided turn. Austria, ill concertfil
'with Naples, answered to the appeal of tlieai
Holy Father, and they were notified by thel
French Government that it should take its parti1
in the transaction, because- these powers had!
mtriesdy decided upon marching on Rome to re.H
establish'the authority of the Pope purely nndS
limpVf. ' Placed under the necessity of explain-!
*Tnjj ourselves, we have but two modes of doing!
so, either to oppose ourselves in arms to every!
species of intervention, in which case we would!
break up all Catholic Europe for the supposed!
advantage of a Roman Republic, which we|
"hadto recognise. We had to leave the com !
Mried powers to re-estabish the Papal authority s
or to. exercise our own power for that purpose!
by independent action. The Republic adopted!
the last :the result remains to be tolJ, and tliea
difficulty in still unsolved.
-{ JtaXAXY.?-The Frankfort Parliament Mill
(s exerting H? Influence to form a RepuMir |
after the French model to l?c rompnvd n| [Va- J 1
varf*. Wirtemburrr, Rhenish Provinces, dte. j
Prussia. Hanover and Saxony have promol |
gate new constitutions for Germany, in which ?
the principle* of universal suffrage is recognised; S
**it baa been in the previous attern[rtsio form u I
vision of the German State*, The King of 1
Prussia under the present arrangement, is pro |
ininent for thn leadership, while the house ul j
Austria is excluded. All the other States are
invited to participate, hut it is doubtful whether
the plan will succeed.
Hujfgaby.?The war in Hungary present*
no new feature, and since the full of Buda info
tha hands of the HungartftQt.no event hks ocSrred
calculated to have influence on the result
the struggle) though the Hungarians lave
achieved actional, and in some respects ijn;* oritat
victories. The conicstafits appear to iteflj
:oncentrating their forces, and accounts of a!n
tremendous battle are every day looked for.?I ^
The Austrian General Welden has been super *
(ruled by Lieut. Gen. Panynaire. Prince!.
Paskewitch will command the united Russo|
Austria army in the east, and Gen. (layman H
in the west. u
The latest intelligence from Venice left the!
Austiians, under Marshal Radetzky, preparing!^
to bombard that city*, which was closely inves-H
ted on all bide*. jj
It was reported that the King of Sardinia had!
I>lacpd his entire army at the disposal of the!|
Hungarians, but this requires confirmation. H
Dknmakk and PitvssiA.?Reports, so con B
ttHiiily repeated, that the war between Denmark!
and Prussia is about to terminate, are u^ainl
renewed, but lpad to no reliable evidence of*
the (act. The Danish blockade still strongly! r
enforced. ?I
The Emperor of Russia is said to be in tboMr
market for 50,000,000 lubles. j|A
Island of Cuba.? The Island of Cuba con B'
tains 8500 stipeificial leagues of land, onlyR*
two-fifihs of which ure rultilivated. Ol theH(
remaining three fifths not used one is probablvn^
valuless, leaving one half of its agi icultur.il re-B
sources developed. It has twelve cities, 'enffl
towns, one hundred and eight villages, aiidja'
ninety-six hamlets. In 1841 the population wasfi
exclusive of soldiers and resident foreigners, /
1,007,624 ; but a morc'receiit census has shown S,
an increase of about 300,000. About hall thefi
population is black, and of the negroes fromlg
opeffiiurth to one-fifth are free. About nneBf
fotirth of the imports are iromthc United States. Ht
Appointmbnts?A Singular Case.?TheBf
appointment of the Navy Agent in the District?
of Columbia is a singular specimen of the modeR
pursued by the Cabinet. We believe General!!!
Taylor to be an honest man, but this incident,E<
which, from all the circumstances of the casegL
ean he rin fiction, strikes us as a verv Queer il-flj
lustration ol the manner in which Executive!"
appointments are now made. The leading menH"
of the party were zealous for the selection of aBa
Mr. Linihicum as Navy Agent, but were start I
led by the news that Mr. I.athrop was to re-B,
Reive the place. The Mayor of Georgetown?
waited on the President, who replied that heBe
"could assure his friend Mr. Linthicum, that hoB?
had received the appointment ol Navy Agent."Ill
It isstnted that at that very time the commi*-g<.
don of Mr. Latbrop had been signed, and was!;
being recorded in the Navy Department! '^el,
Whigs of Georgetown, again alarmpd, were!
igaiu assured?this time by Col. Bliss?that!11
Mr. Linthicum hud been appointed. The offi-Ba
cia! notice, however, of Mr. Lathrop's appoint-!,]
rhent set the matter at rest. The corrospon-l.|
lent of the Baltimore Clipper, an adminintra-B
lion paper, confirms the above fuels, and saysgg
hat a Mr. Addison stated that he hud an inltr-Bc
view with the Presieent that morning, who toldln
fiim Ilia* he had -preferred Mr. Linthicum, andB^
supposed ho had been appointed. *' 1ft
If the above facts be correct, we lament suchll
ri?-ks of political machinery among the CabitiPtln
jf the President of the United States. It is0^
certainly indicative of the truth of the chargesgri
nade, that President Taylor places too implicit
:oufidonce in his Cabinet, and that be is in all ^
jreat measure the mere tool of its members. ?j
South Carolinian. Ev<
South Carolina Convention Disunion pp
?In reference to the absurd charge whichlk
'fly1 VtWf.iT'fh^VY'of r( lTe~rfeVe"r8 1
South Carolina Convention, the Federal UnionBs:
lolds the following language. The same paijv
jeralso, in another part which we do not copv,jH|,
md with which we concur, defend? Mr. Cal gl
ioun against a similar charge, ?2
Its venerable, patriotic and accomplishodH''
President Judge Huger, was the head and frontBf'
>f that gallant hand (the Union party) in theH.i
lavs nullification. To sustain the principles^
>f that party, he put forth all the energies ?f hi*H(.
jowerful intellect, and laid upon its altar hea n '
iier sacrifices, than any before or since basil''
;ver done. Hp
He severed friendships cemented by the as BL
iociations of nearly half a century, and that hel^
night crush what he regarded af dangerousg
political heresy, ho abandoned a seat on tlu S
lench with a salary of83300, and whose tenure! 0
vas for life, to take a seat upon the floor of the! J
Legislature. It was rumored and probable! ?
hat in anticipation of the threatened ho>lilityB ^
letween the federal government and the authors
ties of his native S ate, that Gerv. Jackson had!
:onfi led to him a commission of Major Gen^r. gj"
il. To save the Uoion, ho was prepared iigp
jeccssitv impelled, to imbue his hand* in the j
ilood of the associates of his life, his neighbors i
ind his kindred. This is the gentleman now
:harg<*d as being at the head of a hand of dis
mionists. But Judge Huger was not tlie only c
nemher of the Union party that was in thaiR i
^invention?There were others, not the ad I
nirers or followers of Mr. Calhoun, and whose! ^
lames are known to fame, who held seats inj
hat body. How absurd and preposterous tog f
iharge such as these with disunion?men whoB <
when the issue as they believed was made,! |,
were ready to sacrifice their lives to avert 6uch| Q
i calamity. t
What then was tho reason of their convoca- '
lion ? They believe that the rights and liber *
lies of the South?that tho integrity of the j,
Union are in danger. They believe indeed j
ihat the latter, may be preserved by the sacrtfine
of the former but they spurn the boon ?
such a cost. They believe that with union
among themselves and aith the whole South, a'
they can say to those who would oppress them 3\
even to the troubled waves of einhitterpd fanati- I,
ci?m, thus far shall thou go hut no farther ; and 1
that this voice will he potential in securing a
their rights and perpetuating our glorious con B1
lederacy, They are the true friends ol theH
South?and such as these the only true friend*! (
of the Union. Their object was the salvation! r
of the South,?the integrity of the Union. |
Louisville, Ky., June 16, 1840. h 1
Emancipation Discussion?Desperate. oidS'
Viltill P.nrniinfnr?flnttiit* ilf. C.lnii nnA1 .fncpn/ilH.
Turner Killed ?At a public meeting or dis r
pulsion of slavery emancipation, which took I
place f??-(lay in MndNon county, between Cas- J
<itis M, Clay and Joseph Turner, a quarrel j
ensued, which resulted in a rencontre between! j
the parties. They first drew pistols, which EE'
snapped, hut did not go off. They then attack g
I'd each other most tearfully and fiercely withgl
Howie knives. Mr. Clay was stabbed throughBl
the heart, and expiring immediate'}'. Mr.l)
Turner was severely wounded in the abdomeufi
and groin, and has since died.
This dreadful tragedy has caused great ex-B1
citemcnt, and much sorrow among the friends?*
of both parties.?Baltimore Sun. j|
A new invention is announced to preventR
bank robberies. The moment .the rohhern'
touches the lock, a Galvanic Haitery knockslr
Lim down and rings a bell. Hi
rHE CAMDEN JOURN^
Wednesday Morning, Jnne 27, 184'W.
TITURLOW CASTONTEDITOI.
0C7*The next number of the Journal wll
ssucd on Saturday evening next. Advetis
vi 11 please hand in their favors on Friday
TO PRINTERS.
Wanted at this Office, a Journeyman
er, who can work at press and case.
DEATH OF JAMES K. TOLK.
''Death loces a shining mark."
Before the American people have cea*d
nourn for the loss of the gallant Worth f
he venerable Gaines, the hand of deal! I
:nt down another of their great and horn
nen. Fx President James K. Polk, did
Nashville (Term.), on Friday the 15th into
vith a disease scarcely less deadly lhar I
Jholera. He was born near u?, in Mecjli
>urg County, N. C. November 2, 1795,?
onsoquently would have been 54 years oft
n a lew months.
Though he was not permitted to live out
hrec score years and ten, yet lew in this or
:oiintry have filled more important and horo
tations, aud whoso strict adherence to rij
>rnmpt discharge of duty, and firm attgchm
n the best interests of his courtry have
generally met the approbation of bis (ell
ountrymen. As Governor of Temessee, a
Aember of Congress, and Spe^er of I
louse, and as President of the Uiion he I
erved his Slate and Nation long aid faithful I
nore than accomplishing his veil kno
letermination expressed to his yoithful assr
>tc8 while a Student at College. "II l tiv
m determined to win a neat in Congress."
Though not generally regarded as possess
hat brilliancy of intellect ?nd cornsrat
.cuius, claimed for some of Dis predocesst
et it must be conceded, that the brilliancj
lis administration and the halo of natin
[lory transmitted to the page of history hi
quailed, if not surpassed, my that precc
iim, emanating as much "rom his palri<
neasures, his firm and decisive course of acti
nd devotion to his country's welfare, as fr
he peculiar times in which he iived and serv
The establishment of an Independent Treat
) regulate commercial exchange and the ft?
oncerns of the Nation.?the Revenue Tu
f 1846 enlarging the revenue and remov
urthens from the export trade of the country
he Warehousing system expanding commo
ltd facilitating trade,?the completion of
mnexation of Texas, itself a star of sulBci
lagnitude to illustrate any administration,?
elilement of the Oregon difficulties, plant
tie stars and stripes on the Pacific Ocean,
/inning increased respect from England :
' - i i .i - .l . i _:ii:__. ,,
Europe,?anu insiiy, me uimucii wm ?
[exico, in which he might have said for
rmies with Ccesar, Veni, vidi vici.?in nl
irrory alter rreiory loiiovrea in rapid RUC<
ion, without one single defeat, and the i
pangled banner waved in triumph from
alls of Montezuma, and by it our honor '
lost signally vindicated and our borders wit
xtended,?These arc the f?\,tires that '
irever distinguish his eventful administral
ud give it a prominent place in the annali
is country. The present generation car
illy appreciate these great events, becloudei
icy are by the mists of party prejudices ;
osterity alone can award a due meed of pri
i him, whose love of country and pract
alellect. in a great measure, moulded
irected them. The pen of the historian
fien write his name, and the admin'stratioi
amen K. Polk, long, long after all of
:eneration have returned to their mother d
rill be reverted to for precedents, for light
obticu) guidance, and as the starting p
f many great und new principles of natit
olicv.
'pl. -i..,:? ?1 ?r m
I (IB uiiciom uimr* auu nn.\inj ?/
rsulting from the eventful times in which
^dministraiion served, greatly impaired
institution, and doubtless had much to dc
nvitingthe hand of Death.
Like the lamented Harrison, he has gon
lis grave with his system overworked
xhausted in the public service. Alter
xpiration of his term, he had just time to rc
lis distant home?to revisit the scenes of
>arlter manhood, and to tread again the
vhere his intellect in more vigorous days
von tho attention of the Nation. Ho
jraciously spared to look again upon the la
ar faces of old neighbors, before drav
;round him the mantle of death, and as Ja
v. Polk, the citizen again, and one of the pei
)p was called off to the spirit xcorld "to s
vitli his Fathers." Tho robes of ear
I ist i net ion had been thrown off, just in timt
dm to prepare to wear the never-fading
ncnts of a better world.
The citizens of Charleston, by ordei
Council, have given a public demonstratioi
espect for his memory, and some of our
ihanges have come to us dressed in the ha
nents of mourning. Doubtless the w
Nation will truly lampnt the loss of a tU
nan so eminent and patriotic.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE SONS 0
TEMPERANCE.
On last Thursday evening, the Anniver
Rxerciscs of the Waterec Division No. 9,5
P. took place nt the Presbyterian Church.
Division moved from their Room, in I
ight procession, lollowed by the Sectio
Cadet*?-Mnjor MofTat and Capt, Belcher ac
is Marshals. The Church was well filled,
he number of Ladies was unusually iarg
K. M. Kennedy, W. P. presided.
Col. J. B. Kershaw, in behalf of the La
>f the Town, presented the Division wi
nost rich and beautifbl Banner, accompan
he gift with appropriate remarks. It
counted upon a gilded atajf, with flying str<
i'gi" i' limimmmrni* i ' \
T *"???f colors emblematic of the principles
^'liipoii which the Order is based. The designs
on the banner were happily conceived, and the
paintings were well executed by Mr. Alexander
IjtBof this place. On one side was an ark float^rpging
on a wide cxpanso of water, and thej
returning dove, bearing tho olive branch,?the,
Edevice engraved upon the seal of the Division.'
EOn the other side was a female, a full figure,'
if-gresting against a giant oak, and pointing to a
grushing cascade. She proffers n goblet of the,
Kcooling beverage, with the invitation "Come
I take the pieogr.
Wm. M. Shannon Esq., upon receiving it on
the part of the Division made a hands >me re.
sponse. Not many months since the Ladies of
the Town, evinced their appreciation of the
Order, by presenting it with the most magnificent
edition of the Holy Scriptures that could
be procured, and now they have placed the
Division under additional oblicatinns, and afforded
the world another proof of their countenance
and support of whatever tends to benefit
he human family, by presenting an appropriate
Banner, probably the richest and most beautiful
jver before seen in our Town.
After these interesting ceremonies Wm. M .
shannon and J. B. Kershaw, the Anniversary
7
Orators for the occasion delivered Addresses, in
vhich they eloquently depicted the awful conequences
ol excessive drinking and brutal
ndulgence in intemperance, and by well writ.
I ton and able argumentation nnJ by statistic*
17
showing the quantity of liquor consumed?the
amount of money annually expended, and the
proportion of diseases contracted from the use
of ardent spirits as gathered from the opinions
of gome of the eminent members of the Med'rai
Faculty all over the world,.they forcibly
urged the claims of the Order upon the alien
lion of the audience. The Division was congratulated
upon the prosperous condition of the
Order, at its first Anniversary Celebration.
Rut 12 months since, 13 members with much
na' doubt and hesitancy applied for a Charter, and
avo now their members have swollen to about 140,
^ evidencing the most unparalleled success, quite
Jt,c beyond the expectation of the most sanguine,
on' and proving that many citizens of the Monuorn
mental Town hare forever renounced the use
e(** of alchoholic drinks. It is impossible for us in
B'l"9 ',r'pf no,'ce ,0 d? bill justice to these nil
-' dresses?Suffice it to say they were worthy the
'"^g^peakers, 1 lie cause and the occasion.
'nP|K The Temperanco Glee Club, than whic!:
' 0probably there is none better in the State
rri,H.in!ivencd the exercises by singing at propel
''" intervals well selected odes and songs. In
"'0 members well deserve the thanks of the Divf
1 fision. nnd the large auditory entertained bytheii
'"^ performance.
a""{3 Under the benign influences of the formei
iW
splendid gift of the fair donors, may the Ordei
r,!^g continue to fl=??iri>h and increase, until tin
beautiful fl.lJs of the latter shall wave in peace
ijrjl , i.. ?.. . uir iirnu oi C*c?y oon 01 th(
"r land as an honored Son of Temperance,
the Extra Court.?The Fairfield Herald says
wa* that his Honor Judge Frost, has ordered ar
lely lExtra Court for that District, to be held on tin
tvi!) Sthird Monday in July next.
tinn I
g ()j j Rail Road Convention in North Caro
j Ilina.?A very large Convention of Delegate!
J a? I^rom var',)US Counties?commenced its silting!
audi'11 Sali*hu,7 on ''ie instant,, to adopt mea
aisp |sures 10 promote the construction of a Railroad
i 1 fifrom Charlotte to Goldsboro. We notice litre*
and |exCoventors in attendance, Graham, IMorrt
n,.|l Bhead, and Swain, and Judges Caldwell ant
rjEllis. Governor Morehead was elected Pro>i
n ofjl
ih;sH<:ent a,,t^ Ceneral A. McRae appointed Chair
i f Bman of the Committee to report the genera
andSmeasUrPfc l? ',e acte(' on' hy Convention
ojp|KOur sister Stale hns indeed waked up, to th?
: jgimportance of Railroads and internal improve
laments.
^ 9 The Hon. D. M. Uarringer, of Cabarrui
^' "gOounty, N. C.?the Member of Congress fron
'"R8that Congressional District, has been appoints
' 'nB\Iinister to Spain; And Gen. 11. M. Ednej
Jfrom the same. State, has been appointed Consu
p '"Rat Pcrnambuco.
andR
thegj Dreadful Renco.ntue.?The Cbarlestoi
achfloapers state that a Telegraphic communicatioi
" hisRl'rom Bal'imore, conveys the intelligence, that i
soilgfalul rencontre, took place on the 15th inst. ii
firstHMadison County, Ky. at a public nieelinj
wasftbetween Cnssius M. Clay and Joseph Turner
miJ.gTlicv commenced with pistols, but the weapon
rmgRof both parties having snapped, they atlacke
mesReneh other with bowie knives. Clay wa
>pfe, stabbed through the heart, and died instantly.
leepH Turner was wounded in the nbdemen an
thlySgroin, and died shortly alterwards. Slaver
5 forRemancipa'.ion was the exciting topic of discus
gar-Rsion at the Meeting, and front the well know
views of Clay on that subject we suppose th
r offfdifficulty originated from his advocating it.
i ofH From this horrible tragedy two importar
ex-Blessons are taught,?the impropriety of carryin,
bili. concealed deadly weapons, and of discussiri
holefflemancipntion publicly, in the vpry midst c
ites-pthose, who regard it as an attack upon thei
gi'ights and property. Doubtless if the unforlt
Enaic deceased had not been armed, they inigi
' rjhave been still living.
?r)-| ANOTHER REMOVAL.
?. ofB The victimizing propensities of the no pail
ThegAdminislration, have again been felt in Chai
orchHleston, and the Hero of Monterey seems detei
n ofNmined to justify (ho declarations of his Whi
tinggfriends, that "the old General turns out bettc
andlthan we expected." Win. M. Martin E.?q
[e?Ehus been appointed Receiver of Public Money
Efor Charleston District, in the place of Maji
tdiesB William Laval, removed for no other cause i
th uRfar as is known than tbo misfortune of being
yingHDemocrat, Below we give tbe remarks of tl
u asgMercury in announcing the change,
ratti.l We are uot surprised at this removal, thoifj
?M??
if we had piwo loVhe Prli^t'of the" tlhitedl
Slates and his leading friends any credit form
truth in tbeir oft repeated, and even official asm
Rprtions, that no removals would he made hym
ibis Administration, ci/rept for misconduct andm
qualification, Charleston might well he surpris-lt
ed at the application of such a rule, to such aE?
public officer. We remark uport the case, be-Bi
cause it is so conclusive an exposure of the hol-Bi
lowncss of this miserable device. Even par'yB:
it<elf could not produce inen in"an enough (oB|
calumniate him first, and then claim hi* expu!-B<
Ision, on the ground that he had been calumnia-B*
ted; a proceeding which seems likely to he theB;
characteristic result of Gem Taylor's hoastcdfli
announcement, which threatens to infest ourB
Republic with a race of informers as detestable*
I land mischievous as (hat which swarmed around*
Ithp thrones of Tibcriu* and Domitjan. Major!
Laval's qualifications, and his faithful discharge!
lof the duties of his office, are beyond all ques-l
lion, and have never been called in question by!
either political friend or political enemy. His!
integrity and respectability are equally beyond!
impeachment. He is an old soldier, who has!
"offered wounds and mutilation, in the service!
of h is country. lie is the father of a large Jam I
fily, an l he is poor, fh answer to this accmnu.l
lotion of claims upon the forbearance ofthel
Administration, no Whig could urge a solitary!)
consideration, except that Major Laval is a!
Democrat. They might aggravate that uccu-B
"ation by describing him as a notorious and!
leading Democrat; whjch ipean* in Charleston,!;
tha? he is a man personallyjrespected; of strong*
sense; of tried, goood faith; and who, therefore,*
has weight and influence. We give them the!
benefit of the accusation in its worst form. Kj
Suggestion fob the 4th of July.?As!
requested, we invite attention tg the Circular!
found below, of the Secretary of the Washing.!
ht ?, a.f?u?B
I ion iMiuonai moiitiiiii-iu w>v>> jt ??<
concur in the suggest ions made. ff it be!
intended to shadow forth to the world, the deep!
and universally-felt veneration, for the illus!
trious Father of our country, entertained by the*
people, it is right and proper that every Slate,!
Town, and Village should have an opportunity!
to perform the grateful duty of assisting in!
rearing the magnificent structure.
If such a Monument is to be bnilt, let its
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summit be hid among the clouds, that foreign
potentates, induced by the typified appreciation,
may learn to imitate the example of him, whose
virtues it is intended to commemorate. One
4lh of July has already been rendered illustrious
by the laying of the corner stone, let
ianother be rendered equally memorable, by
rearing the obelisk, and rounding the apex:? !
Washington National Monumknt. b
To ihe People of the United Stales.
Believing, from the interests so far evinced
l?y the People of the United States in the
erection of the great NationaT Monument id
this city to the memory of the illustrious Father
of his Country, that no occasion could be more
appropriate fir a further manifestation of that
interest than the approaching Birthday of our
" - * ? - -1? ib i - c ?| z
Maiionni independence, wie ixwru ui .?ianit?ri?
' of the Washington NationalAfonument Society!
r lias instructed mc to request that wherever that!
, .lay is relelirutcd collections may Ik* taken up!
in aid of the great and .patriotic ohjPci. which!
i..n ...i.- tint cnaracior ninl cherish the'fl
Imenioiy of Washington must earnestly desire!
to see accomplished. ft has been jusilvfl
observed that '*if men of standing and eiuineitc^
throughout every community in out extended!
country were to u e their influence to turn the
stream of expenditure, on the ensuing Fourth of
July, towards the fund for Ibis Mouomcnt, it
would he a.ljcauliful and appropriate commcmo"
ration, worthy of the People and of the Man to
I whom the Nation is r o much indebted for the
results of that eventful day. Would not each
and every one be willing to devote the extra
expenditure, usually incurred on this anniversary
to so holy a purpose?" It is believed thai
they would, and they are earnestly invited to!
do so. The public Press, it is hoped, will aid
the cause, and every where recommend thitf
plan; and the Wives and Daughters of A me?
rica are requested to lend their influence to the
noble undertaking. Let ihe announcement ol
such a purpose be given some days previous to
the Fourth of July, and committees appointed
to receive and transmit to the General Agent
of the Society the collections which may then
he made.
For the information of the Public it may lie
proper to state that, since the last Fourth of
July, when the corner stone of the Monument
was laid, the work has been steadily advancing,
and has now reached un elevation of about
twenty.six feet above the surface, with a fouu
Idatiou of 6olid masonry 81 feet square at the
bottom and 58 feel 10 inches square at the top.
upon which the obelisk, cased with beautilu!
white marble and elevated five hundred feet, is
to be erected. The walls of gneiss and marlile
are fifteen leet in thickness, leaving a cavity
of twenty five feet square, in which the staircase
of iion, ascending to the summit, will be
placed ; and the whole structure, when finish
ed, will be, it is believed, the greatest work of
the age, reflecting imperishable honor on the
patriotism and gratitude of th4 American People,
by whose contributions alone it is expected
d to he completed.
s Geo. YVatterstox, Scc'y. YV. N. M. So.
d TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
Tho following gentlemen have been appoint*
| ed Delegates from the Washington Temperri
| ance Society of Camden, to attend the Stale
ITcmperanco Convention to assemble on the
4th of July in Columbia, viz;?
James K. Douglas, Esq. YVm. E. Johnson,
Rev. Dr. S. S. Davis, Rev. YV. T. Caper*,
Rev. T. H. Russell, Col. J. R. Kershaw, YV.
Thurlow Caston, Esq., YY'm. M. Shannon, E?q.
James R. McKain, Esq. Capt. A. M. Kennedy,
J. c. YVest, Esq. Msj. K. S. Moffat, Dr. YV. j.
' IMcKain, Dr. Y* L. Zemp, Dr. 1. J. Workman,
'* |Capt. Thos. J. Warren, J. F. Sutherland, Wm.
it |E. llnghKon, B. W. Chambers, Wv K. Withlers,
Es-qs:
| GENERAL GAINES.
vB We lake the following from the remarks
r-?ofthe Rev. Theodore Clapp, made at the fune.
r- rnl of the departed hero:?
o "General Gaines was a communicant in the
,r Church nver which 1 have the honor to preside
as pastor. Often have I held minute and extend*'
ed conversations with him on the subject of re*
ligion. I can say in the presence ol my God,
>r that I never met his superior as it regards geni?
uine, enlightened piety. What did he not poBsoss?
Words are utterly insufficient to describe
the calm, prudent, discreet, wise, considerate
le and self-sacrificing spirit by which he was gov
erned in all-his sayings end dohigs timfer
;h most trying circumstances. Respecting bis
nemles, he dftpfc^TCe **
naghanifrloug ?r8R*pl?{rrffW? paWefc-of**
'enge found a plare'fa Mr lofjFJnand 4?ndi|plto
ifilrit. In'thC prTtafenncrd&fTwWifccirdaJ "t??
va* as gent it*, mild, simple, playful and attract
ire a* a child. He always manifest ed(tiei?in*l
illentive sympathies for the humblest person* ^ %
n his presence, and did all in hit powertnpro.
note their easr arid enjoytriPhl. ''lft lrtllrfwiji
ind refinement of affection, I haTe nerer knotfji
lis equal. His ruling passion man ttfou/fm
teath. The M wnrd* whfeh tpmmtiAtmM 1> ?
>n earth were these?4'My dearwifiv&rawrtt, 1
vou cannot imagine how mUchf*tuvtf rdQ.ff?"?*
[he death of an affection so tender a&i'itiuiled *
within the limitBof possibility? k'dJ m fxjtfj ^ ^
' *' ? ' ">uo ni taooooa* j|
P n \V WtttT.nesr.?Th* friendi f
gentleman will foe glad to''
arrival at hi* place of deatipaii^^
the following eitract of a letter ffQ*" hff
the last number of the Soutbera Baptist.*f'afi
4We arrived in the harbor of JItmgK<ftf?
on the 13th February, 1231 Wya"rfffetNew
York. We Hoh^Ko#gfhie2*M^lk
ruary, and reached Canton the Sfiernooir HI 'fife
23d. We nr>> living in the Houne hoilt hjr Afr. **' 1
Roberts. Bro. Johnson irmttfltofc** $ '
met with a grpat deal of kindhesa'fttita'ffti/. * %
Johnson, and from the MUsjonp
|y.? ' w Ynrr N
- I liatc urvci'iui a iiMfiyir.ii. i"i? V*,af| "
n wish that 1 had not' conrxV1 firre.; 'WiYWt 9 ^
ihing had cabiiljr & praperfaHt hfren3?bluI>lrT*tb
and T rejoice that I tai*t, dfrpcfwf
rejoice that I was niaide willing fwtyrrtAftfcM
for Christ, and that ftfflMftJgj**MW.W?fc '
people, Iwas willing to makerhtkTiflhAfW?^>
home; a/id f tone to lie ible *fo nflMflliWl ?
"omi retijg!obi^nith's to the' milirrtw
t am surrounded.'*'' ' ' **?*
hutijaJbam
DEMOCITATS IX; *? A&ftVSi' .?
On (lie 14th instant ^
Convention asseoiMod at Montgomrfjr^pnd
after a number "of baliotlirigvillflrtii Unary
W. Collier, of Tuscaloosa, tbejChief JlttiW kt
the State, was nominated a* the Tlerwlriaf^ 4,
raniidat^ for . GoverpW)>j '%$
resolutions were, reported by Mf$AjpffiS)f
Mobile, expressing a cordial appnalitfwWwbfttHa
acts of the. late AdrtJlrtirtration, ami uttering
s'rone determinations to atfiftat
1 ? .' aiw.eniayA >?
mot Proem" Throqghotf the
the Democratic part/, excepting a-fe\ydi*ap j
pointed aspirants, twich'as^Gen'. JFoustott and
some others are thoroughlyJsouhd-tljiii^ift ie? 5
sues between the NbrthandSot^^ tm?.
two ol the resolutions expressive pf
the Democratic Party.io Alabama fcvtlctsH
Remloed, That iii tfspeefMb: sffcau atfaafca
which hare-been made upmrifar peculiar fcutf
lotions of the S<mtK,'th!rtJurf-tre have awgli
interest here. With thd State VnjffcHa f esrtar
vigilant ant! firm in the mftmTarmroeeoTxbrr
rights, we should also have a common patfdrm
of principles and that we i herefore adopts f h* >1
resolutions passed hj the Statt^?saiM?bi?Resolved,
That we - warmly approre lW m
course pursued by those ?wmJ*ijpitt??wjSre??
who signed and published -the ^^Sodfbeitih4ddres*'?that
the: tone of the WmKIs j
di.iinified and its fact* troe-'t- i tijnjpasGy >!
which culled Cor such ah unu*uai but thrilling
appeal was so strong, that we acknowledge our V
ob'igation* to them for this franlrapri Vffiri* %
movrwier.t with deep sensibility^7 j*if? bWTtypif
' ' * ' ""t'>sxir
Bentox i?r mtssocbi.?thejexettrnseahaw
the slave question is getting high in Missouri
ftrCape Girardean counlradargaifwnti' jBf|Kwt
meeting was held; in which menpf
participated. It is stated that nearly nil ibar
leading Democrats of the county.wejrejKe*ent.
They endorse the Legislative anti-Pibvysh tWolulions
to the whole extent, and docJdrertkat
they have received Mr. Benton's appeal %itb
"mortification and astonishment." -A ^re'solotion
approves ofthc course of Senator Atchison,
and calls for meetings throughout the Stale to
__ r.i i'_ j TLiOIj-.
re>IM l?l? fMWf- MI nnu? HiC jJllHW^fW
ic Stale of Missouri in the di*t"4>HUimburner
Stales." In Chariton county &-rtnMtiagI\irt?
held, with the suine objech, but with tbe?sMfo
object, but a different result. The anti Bejitjn
resolutions were voted down, and rfw luigi^i'
live resolutions tejected. - >.--n
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Dead.?We learn that Stroud -and Tnj^pri *
mentioned in our last, the former aa Wiafntib-. fk
bed and the latter shot, have both *lnce<?wflP?f 1
their wounds. We learn that Taylor.;i?u?a^ot ^
in Richmond county, N. CM and not in Mftjrl*
boro,'as before stated. - ?ru
Cherato Gazette. VUk itut.
The Sub Treasury.?-The receipts by .the
Assistant Treasurer at this port, for flta-'we^k . 1
ending yesterday, were $285,306.39. VlVlfts
for the sn me period $l,0d9,038j?6.,'"BilaWco
on hand 31,202,111,05. -?*'n ^
iV. Y. Com. Adv. 9th mist.
Revival.?The (Mobile Tribune of Tuesday
says: "The protracted meeting of FtanMin f 1
street Methodist Church which has had -wo' Intermission
for tho pasf six weeks,
continued indefinitely at the St. Francisco street
Church. Thus fur (he labors of the ministers
bnua Italian oftaiirL/l iviflt thft mntf hnftflV mrilla.
'""e "lli" " '"v ?icj
More than one hundred and eighty persons
have been converted, one nundred'anthsMty
i wo of whom have attached ihetnselven to'the
Methdist churches of this city." 't. *j?
Ninety thousand land warrants have heen
sisucd to soldiers who served in the Mexican
war, giving away to theln as i hoSnfy^llljilw *
000 acres. Estimating the value ofthi* land
at $1 25 an acre, we hare an aggregate of rS
17,230,000. . '
? y ..
Honors to thk laxkntkd d?ad.?Ws
learn from Washington that by direcltni^of the
President of the Uuited States alt the public
offices wero closed and draped in mounting on
(Wednesday, as a testimonai of respect to.fhe
memory of ISx-President PoHc. Thefollowing
order was also issued by the Executive, in pur*
suouce of which appropriate hondrt will 1*
paid at each of our military posts and.on board r
of our ships of war, immediately after it reach* ~
us them: . ? t
'The President, with deep regret, announces
KfTo me American p?opi? wnn uiDuvam
K. Polk, late President of the United States,
which occurred at NaskVflte on the, 15th
instant.
D "A nation is suddenly called upon lo mourn
the loss of one, the recollection of
services in its councils will be forever preserved
Ion the tablets of history. - u- ' ?
H -*As a mark of respect to the memory of a
f citizen who has lx?en dtstinpnhchrd h) the hijth*
honors rvhich bis country could l*?fo\* , it It or.
IderoJ that the Ettcutjv? Mansion tud the kr>