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?!? i?M-.t ni? 11 i.a LAST HOURS OF JAMES K. POLK. i The following account of the last illness | and cfeaHr^f James K. Polk, late President of i t&e UtuVcd State", possesses a melancholy in | WIJICll, WB KOOV Mill lie (ippictiuK u ?-* most of onr readers : ( r Corr^nJlWeo(l,lcS'Y' Ht-ra'd -gftt.f- - -NASHVILLE. Juno ifi. l =!-!f). , -Interesting Account of the Last Days o f James K K. Polk, Er-President of the United States. } Yertwhyrv at twenty minutes before five , ft'clock, P. lit., James K. Polk expired, at his resWeWe rti rhfs cftr. *' W+r Pblk lindatiflercd from diarrhoea, on his way up the Mississippi river from New Or. leans', 111 March," hut- the attack passed off; and 1 he reached this eify in good health. A few days after his'arrival he moved iirto his new mansion, a stately edifice, which had just been completed amJ furnished in a style of combined dfegtince andtastO, Bis estate lies in the very heart of the. citr, on an eminence known as Grundy's Hill, having bepn the homo of the . Hon. Felix Grundy, from whose heirs .Mr. Polk purcnasea inn - Having taken up his abode hero, the ExPresident gave himself up to the improvement , c^Jthn^trouiKU, and was seen every day about his dwelling, aiding,and directing the workmen he had employed. Now over-looking a carpester, Tiow giving instructions to a gardener, often attended by Mrs. Polk, whose exquisite taste constituted the element of every improve, merit. It is not a fortnight since that I saw b<*u uh ins latwrdirectingfsomn men, who were removipgdecaying cedars. I was struck with his erect and healthful bearing, and the active energy of his manner, which gave promise of His flowing gray locks alone made -Iwm appear beyond the middle age of life. He - sentned in full health. The next day, being J ?**Katmn fn ftp. rainy, be remanvea wnum a?u "-"range his large library; and the labor of , ''IrfacBing books froin the floor and placing them - - on the shelves, brought on fatigue and slight fever, which the next day assumed the charac. "terof disease in the form of chronic diarrhoea, which was with him a complaint of many years' standing, and readily induced upon his system by any. over exertion. : . For the three first days, his friends felt no alarm. But the disease baffling their skill, "(and for skilful physicians, Nashville will coinpara with the first cities in the Uuion) I>r. */Hay, 'his brother-in-law, and family physician i for twenty years, was sent for from Columbia. Bat the skill and experience of this gentleman, aided by the highest medical talent, proved of noavyil. Mr. Polk continued gradually to sink from day to day- The disease was checked upon him four days before his death, but his constitution was so weakened, that there did not remain recuperative energy enough in the system for healthy reaction. He sunk away -so-slowly and insensibly, that it was eight hours -before he died, after the heavy death respirations commenced, fie died without a struggle, imply ceasing to breathe, as when deep and qoiet ,sleep foils upon a weary man. t'MAASS# V.W kn h/Mir nrprpriint? his death, his ' *~r? tr-o venerable mother entered tho room, and kneeling.by fcis brd-side, offered upa beaulifnl prayer to ihe ** king of kiogs, and lord of lords," ' committing the soul of her son to his holy keep. 4n^ The scene was strikingly impressive.? Major the President's brother, was also by bis bed-side with other members of the family. Upon the coffin was a plain silver plate, with words: J5SSSSS?iVSSVi%V? - ? 1 r ?* y*mm ?c pnnt 3? ? BORN NOVEMBEm 1795 a ? ' " fi DIKD JUNE 13, 1849. SB^VW%-V*V^VV*v?W * The body lies in stato to-day. The noble drawing rooms are shrouded in black, and eve. rj window in mourning with blark scarfs of Crape. The tall white columns of the majesty: portico faoin? the South are completely shroud. . ~ CiKtir black, giving a solemnly majestic and fu. , neralaspect to the Presidential mansion. The funeral took place at four o'clock this -afternoon, Masonic ceremonies being first performed in the drawing room over the body. I saw the body before it was encoffined. The "features jfre in noble composure. Death has Impressed upon them the seal of majesty. In .^ bis life, his features never wore that impress of m command and intellectual strength, that seemjed: now chiselled upon their marble outline.? He was habited in a plain suit of black, and a * * ~ ? -i IT r._.l copy pr Ujb O^nsttiuuon 01 in? unmpu oittips i was placed at hi* feet. Before being taken to i "tfte cemetery, the bod v was hermetically soldered within a copper coffin. % From the house the funeral cortege, which was very largo,* all plnces of business being closed by order of our Mayor, proceeded to the "Methodist Episcopal Church, where, after ser. vices performed by tho Rev. Mr. M'Ferren, it was conveyed to the cemetery, followed by a vast concourse of citizens. The body was de , posited in the Grundy vault, temporarily; but it will soon be removed to a vault on the lawn of the Ex-Presidential mansion, where a wil. J.-low-now stands, and over it willbo erected a stately marble cenotaph ; thus the body of the President from Tennessee will lie entombed in the heart of its capital. 'Mr. Polk, by will, the evening before his death, gave tho lawn to the State, in perpetuity, for this purpose. Mr. Polk sent for the Rev. Dr. Edgar, of i the Presbyterian Church, seven days before his death, desiring to be baptized by him. He said to him impressively: , "Sir, if I had suspected twenty years ago j . that! ehoukl come to my death-f?ed unprepared, I it would have made me a wretched man ; yet I nm about to die, and have not made preparation. . I have not even been baptized. Tell me, sir, ean there be any ground for a inan thus situated to hope 7" Tto Rev. Doctor made known to him the ' assurances and promloes of the gospel that mer- I cifnHy run parallel with mail's life. I fthvPolk then remarked that he 1iad been I prevented from baptism in infancy by some ac. ' cideotal occurrence, that he had been several : times stror.gly inclined to be baptized during I his administration, but that the cares and per- t plextties of public life hardly gave him time I for the solemn preparation requisite, and so t procrastination had ripened into inaction, when i it was now Almost too late to act. . In his con- t versation with the Rev. ClercvmaW; Mr. Polk I evinced great knowledge of the scriptures, which ho bad read a great deal, and deeply reverenced, as Divine Truth ; in a word, he was theoretically a christian. The conversation fatiguing Mr. Polk too much for him to bo baptized, it was postponed to take place the next evpning; but in the interval, the ex-President recollected that when . j he was Governor and lived here, he used to hold man/ arguments with the Re$. Mr. McFerren, the talented and poptifcir Methodist minister ol . the p&icc, his Warm personal and political j. friend, aftd that he had promised hiifl that when ) bo did embrace chrjslsanlty, that he, the Rev. g Mr. McFerren, should baptizo him. He 1 . / f * * \ herefore sent for the Rev. Dr. Ed^ar, made ? ;nown this utilisation, and expressed his inten. ion to he Iraplized by his friend the Methodist minister. The same day the venerable Mrs. Pollc, mother of the ex President, a very pious Presbyterian lady, arrived from her residence, brtv miles distant, accompanied by her own >a?tnr. l?*?i?in 15 that her distinguished son would :onsent to be baptized by him. ' Mother," said the dvin<j ex-Prcsident, taIfinor tir?r nfiectionatelv bv the hand. " I have ""'h ?? - wf -I riet*#*r in my lift* disobeyed you, hut you must yield to your son now. and j;rntifv mv wishes. [ must !?e baptized by the Rev. Mr. MoFerrin." His mother, wise as she is pious, did not hesitate to give her consent ; and in the presence of the Rev. Dr. Edgar, ami the Rev. Mr. Mack, of Columbia, the ex-President received the right of baptism, at the hands of the Rev. tMr. McFerrin. Mr. Polk has died worth about one hundred thousand dollars, the bulk of which is settled upon his amiable lady ; who, it is to be hoped, will long make this city her abode?an ornament to society, for "all lips do praise hea." .Noel. From the Kentucky. Mr. Editor :?Some two or three weeks ago you gave us a fancy sketch, in which you represent the sisters of our confederacy a< rural nymphs, and describe our own honored State as ? t>unni11*111 vfinmr and lovelv cirl. walking " ' J - - ? C7 - * about over the greensward with the Goddess ol l.ib?>rtv- . ?? ~ I have been waiting with great impatience for you to finish the picturo, and give us a view, through fancy's glasses, of the whole sisterhood ?particularly some of our little sore-eyed sisters of the north-west. Although I do not enjoy your eligible position 4 not far above the earth yet from my terrestrial footing 1 am enabled to gel a glimpse of tlio group, who, it seems, were to fill up the back ground. Ohio stands next to Kentucky, well dressed with a brazen face like a grocery girl, who rum about amidst her noisy customers and n?*sts o1 wooden pails, and bunches of brooms, ani dodges her head under whitewash brushes am bacon hams that hang overhead. Sh'j seem to think berscll one of the richest and happies of beings; and when she sells a box of soap oi candles never fails to tell how many more sh? has, and how much cheese she makes upui her farm. Ever and anon she casts a lool upon Kentucky which she intends the by-stan ders shall think is contemptuous, but as look are more easily interpreted than words, the see it iscnvious. Next stands Indiana, precise!' nt ihf? a/re when ffirls move and wear thei I *"" " O ~ o clothes most awkwardly. She is modest an; unassuming; and as she twists her soft, well rounded youthful form and blushes to the nest a every word, we exclaim, "She'd make a glori ous country wife, She feeds her saucy pigs am milks her well-fed cows, contented; nor envie any one their useless ornaments. Illinois, an athletic, swarthy thing boasts not but wants to have it understood she's brave am intellectual. She speaks not hut gazes on lh< monument that tells of Hardin's deeds, and drop a tear, then locks approvingly on Douglas lireese and others. Wisconsin peeps around the corner of tin lake. A huge free negro standing by, bellow "let mc vole" The stripling giri with ma'tei hair, just entered her teens, seems awed by sue I a beast, and stands, with one red scaly foot ujmi the other, shivering in doubt and dread. Sh changes f"Ct and her copras-strip'd linsey frock made r y<'ar ago now shows where slocking ought to be. The negro says, "look afYorl Slate; she let us vote." W alker says "Nov York is Jioi worthy to be imitated?she is, po liticallyinure corrupt than ull the other State together. The negro (addressing Walker) says "Shut you mouf. Young Mioses done said slit had nutlin to do wid you." Walker looks a the hoiden wishfully and she casts down her eye in shame. . Pennsylvania, straight, laced, starched t< hide her wrinkles, frowns at haughty Soul I Carolina. Van liuren in the rear pats Davit - ? -c i ? i. 1 >Y llinoi Oil Witt IJIU'K, UIIU 1/O.VUi eiUUUKS HIS list: at all who deal in slaves?swearing that lie groes are the greatest folks alive. Qurtkci nymph keeps her face steadily fiicd due Soutl and frowns with the left side of it while the right eye looks round keenly and laughingly and her right hand pockets the change (''tin travellers from Kentucky, Tennesee, Alabama Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas am. Missouri. Virginia, like a stately matron stands erect, pointing to Vernon; her eye fixed on vacancy, and thinks the eyes of the world are fixed on her. When she is asked to build a rail-road, or improve her agriculture, or to colonize her free negroes, or do any other practical thing, she repeats a latin sentence, ami says, "consolidation is encroaching there?see its talons fasten on that little State." She regards the younger States as daughters, not sisters. She pays no attention to the present or the future, - ? r . i ? dui dreams or trie glorious pa*r. North Carolina seems not to care much for any thing but catching fish. Dressed in a flowing robe of purest white stands South Carolina. Upon her amplo forehpad dignity's enthroned, and all her face is faultless save her lip?this wants the plumpness and the genial warmth of mutual friendship, and in their stead is high resolvo and Queenly condescension. Her hospitality is generous and noble yet forget not that it Ls hospitality. Her face is Northern turned in mingled scorn and fcitr?-scorn for the baseness of her foe's attack, arid fear of his insidious means. Excuse the rough peticilings of a Student. COTTON SEED EXTRACTOR. The New York Farmer and Mechanic says: I'll is new invention of Mr. Stephen R. Parkhurst, is said to he the most perfect machine of [he kind, and will prove of the greatest advannge to all branches of the cotton manufacture. machine is of the simplest construction, inrT it seems a wonder that the idea had not ieen long since suggested. It is composed nainly of two cylinders, closely set together, a eeder, and ihe ordinary fin. The cotton conaiding the sepd is thrown on the feeder, from it lm ffol/ait \%u tiro /'vllntlnrc nx. ?? 1111,11 II |?? t<ir\c;ii IJ J lliu VJ MM... IV, . WM vn racls iho seeds whole, the cotton being passed >y the fan into a receiver. The quantity of :ottori cleaned by this rnachino will far exceed hat pfthe ordinary saw.gin now in use, nnd a hird less power is required to keep it in operaion. Hy this method tho texture and length >f the fibre is completely preserved, the value >1 the cotton will be greatly enhanced, nnd tho ntrinsic worth is increased from a cent to a cent uid a half per pound. It is calculated that a housand pounds of cotton can be extracted in he same space of time that is required to ex. ract twenty four pounds by the common saw. ;in. Tho machine may be worked for ten ears without requiring repair. It will, when [enerallyhnown, supersede every thing of the iind. ?jt( LAZINESS. ' 1 W e regard Jazincgs ns fno 0f the most crytug evils of the prpsent day; and we believe thnt we could not do society a greater service than to take up our parable against it. "Six days shalf thou labor and (h) all thy work." is a part of the Commandment; and we hold that he who spends these six days in idle? fhW tnw VIPSS IS J*ISl IIS *111 Ulil.-||lir| (I^UIIIOI ? as ho who does not remember the seventh, " the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." And why should he not be ? What other fountain is more prolific of evil than laziness ? " An idle man's brain is the devil's workshop," and it always has been. Rape, robbery, murder, swindling, intemperance and its concomitant sins, are, nine times out of ten, traceable directly to this renowned laboratory : and therefore, there is no reason why idleness should not be placed in the same category with the other offences enuinerated in the Decalogue. But suppose an individual is not under the necessity of laboring with his hands or head for a livelihood?shall he still be compelled to work? Yes, or not eat; for it is contrary to the laws of nature for a man to consume the fruits of the earth without doing something to resloro to the common stock as much at least as he takes from it. But the necessity here spoken of is only a physical one; for the divine economy impresses upon all men the necessity of labor. And when the dealh of one relative, or the industry of unother, places it within the power of an ii?li hg. off* hi* rii/m .. .ki.oui employment, should this exempt turn! from the obligation of the commandment ?? , Shall money, or lands and goods, annul the I laws of God and render them of non-effect in I the case of their possessor ? Then why not : allow him to kill ? to commit adultery ? to steal ? i to bear false witness against his neighbor ?? i These crimes are forbidden by the very same t cade that enjoins labor on every man : and if the possession of property be allowed to furnish , exemption from tho one, why shall it not pro. i vide impunity for the others'? These offences f differ only in degrees of atrocity; and hence, I the Apostle lays it down that, ' whomever shall 1 keep the whole law, and yet offend in one < point, lie. is guilty of all." t The idler, then, whether rich or poor, ought r to be arraigned at the bar of public opinion as ' a criminal of the most atrocious class ; and i should be cralt with accordingly. He who v steals six-pence worth of breaJ from his neigh bor's shelf to satisfy his hungry soul, is deemed t u?... s j a telon, and loses ins iiueri.ni n,-ge??. y much heller is he who swindle^ the Stale that V* protects him and the society which surrounds r him, out of all the accessions that might he )' made to their aggregate accumulations hy his labor in the course of his life ? Not a whit, t say we ; and thorefore he ougll to rank accord ing to his demerits. Public opinion ought to J place in the hand of every m?mbor of society ? a thong of plaited scorpions to lash the rascal naked round the land. :, But the prevalence ol idleness seems to d sanctify it in the public estimation. We e scarcely ever hear a discourse from the sacred s desk--no matter what the text may be?which i, is not garnished with an eloquent episode or two against the ofTencc of Sabbath breaking; i? but who ever preaches against the more besets ting sin of laziness throughout the other six J days of the week, when all arc commanded to ti " work ?" Do those who regard themselves ? as especially called to reprove the transgrese sions committed against the divine law, feel , that a Sabbath homily against laziness would s be a reproof of their own conduct during the < week? Or do they fear that freedoms of this v sort might be regarded as offensive in the ar istocrntic nostrils of certain patrons and discis pies, on the drippings of whoso kitchens they , are accestomed to calculate? The good old ? i rlnfv fn hoard this joim vresicy uiuu^m <. t vice as well as others. Know ye not, says be i J in one of liis sermons, " that there is no grossI er dishonesty than sloth ? That every vnluuta) ry blockhead is a knave? He defrauds his i benefactors, his parents and the world; and J robs both God and his own soul. Yet how i many of these arc among us! How many lazy drones, as if only, Frugcs consumcrc nati! r Born to eat up the produce of tho soil." Meni tal idleness more particularly, were the species i 011 which this treat and good man was dis , coursing; but his remarks are equally applicas blc to laziness of every kind. Here endeth the , first lesson.?North Carolina Argus. I Slaves Wanted in California.?We gave an extract the oiher day, (?ays the Balli, more Sun,) showing that though it was declari ed the people of California would exclude , slavery, yet a merchant at Sail Francisco, from Rhode Island, had bought a negro woman and , child for 81900. In addition L. W. Boggs, formerly Governor i of Missouri, and now a resident in California says, in a letter to a friend in Missouri : 44 In conclusion let mo say, if your sons will bring out two or three negroes, who can work and attend at a hotel, your brother will pay cash for them at a good profit, and take it as a great favor. A San Francisco letter Irom a New-Yorker, written in April, also says : 44 Good boys that a man could hire cheap nrc wanted. A good negro would do well. If I could buy a good slave South, he would be a good thing, if I could keep him." Influence of a Smile.?It is relalcJ in tho ' - - I I ......I VWtlmm Ml" of a ci'iei/iuicu iiiuiiK uiuuvix.!) ........... Mutton, that a respectable looking countrywoman called upon him one day, anxious to speak with him. She told him, with an air of secrecy, that her husband behaved unkindly to her, and sought other company, frequently passing his evenings from home, which made her feel extremely unhappy, and knowing Mr. 11 utton to be a wise man, she thought he might be able to tell her how she could manage to cure her ' husband. The cause was a common one, and he (bought i he could prescribe lor it without losing his repillation as a conjuror. 4*TIio remedy is a i j simple one,"said ho, "and i nave never Known , it to (ail." Always meet your husband irith a ' smile.. The woman expressed her thanks, dropped a courtesy and went away. A few months afterwaidssho waited on i\Jr. 11 tit t on with a couple of (iiie fowls, which she hogged him to accept. She told him, while a tear of joy and gratitude : glistened in her eye, that she had followed his ' advice, and her husband was cured. He no longer sought the company of others, hut treated her with constant love and kindness. Execution.?Negroes Charles and Jimmy, who were convicted of the murder of John j Morrison, the watchman at I.ucas' Mill,expiated their crime upon the gallows in the jail yard yesterday morning at a quarter-past 7 o'clock. Mercury. The Right Rev. Mr. Tyler, Roman Catholic Bishop, died at Providence on tho 18th till. THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. Wednesday Morning, July 11 l&iffW. TIIURLOW GASTON, EDITOR. ' CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH. Engagements elsewhere prevented us from Jwiagvpccsent at the celebration in this place, but a fripnd has kindly furnished us with the following notice : The 73d Anniversary of our National exist, ence dawned upon us bright and beautiful, gc. nial and bland as a May day, yet bracing as October. At early dawn, the boom of cannon, the merry peal of bells, and the glorious " standard sheet" proudly floating from our venerable steeple, announced that America's sons were again called on to celebrate their natal day, and to do honor to the memory ot those choice spirits who had achieved their country's greatness by their own ruin. Owing to the allurements presented in Charleston and Columbia, many of our citizens were absent; the streets were very quiet, and our accustomed procession very small, but tc our surprise, on reaching the Presbyterian Church, we found that spacious building?sa nrciLalikc to xeliuia" crowded to overflowing. The services of the day were introduced by the Rev. Dr. S. S. Davis, who read from 2Glli Numbers the blessings of God upon a virtuous people?a most appropriate selection?one mosi fitting the day and the occasion. This is, a; far as we are informed, an innovation upon the usual routine of the celebration ; but, for once we ware pleased with innovation, and hope tha this occasion will have estaWished a preced<?n never to be departed from. It will certainb not be a custom " in the breach ol it better com mended than in the keeping." Alter reading, the Rev. Doctor poured fortl from the depths of his heart a lull measure n thanks to the Great Ruler of Nations, who ha< so long marked lis as His "chosen people," am implored a continuance of His divine guidanci and cherishing care. This prayer was ntos affecting, and must have inet thrilling responsi in the heart of everv listener. 'I he Choir sang in fine style a patriotic ode afler which the Declaration of Independence was read in a clear and impressive manner, b Dr. C. J. Shannon. The Choir again delight cd the audience with its inspiriting straint when F. L. Villepigue, Esq, arose and pro nouueed an Oration which we should he sorr to subject to the injustice of a sketch. Afler ? om/1 * ? K o Snt rn/luol inn I Vio Hrn Iliuai ^laccim anu vuiicig miu?iiiw?iuii) ?uw w?*? tor proceeded to a very discriminating revie\ of the past of our country?apostrophized i glowing rapture the hlooil of Lexington, an rejoiced in it as the invigorating fructifier i that tender germ of IJherly which was furthe developed amid the "image of Bunker 11 il and the heroism of Fort .Moultrie: and whos \ fruits, after the frosts of seven winters, in ric! profusion hung invitingly lor the wearied am oppressed of all the earth. He drew with mas lerly hand a sketch of the events and their el fccts from the Declaration to the present timetook an enlarged and pat riot icjMtikof our pros ent position, and lilting the veil, held tip to viev the bright promise of the future, obscured b one dark, threatening, cloud?fanaticism?drei a striking analogy between the relation whic the South now bore to the Federal Union, am that which the Colonies in '7G bore to thi .M other country. There was no heart in that audicnco whicl (lid not thrill with indignation upon considcia lion of our wrongs?which did not join will the Speaker in his appeal to Heaven, to aver the crumbling of this fair fabric?to preven the destruction of this goodly heritage, and, ii any event, there was no true man there wh< was not ready to exclaim with the Speaker: " Land of the South, Imperial Land, Then here 's a health to thee. Long as thy mountain barriec^fepd, iMay'st ttiou be blest and Way dark dissension's banner ne'er wave Over thy fertile loam, But should it come, here's one will die To save his native Home." OirThe day of execution of James Brown who was convicted at our last spring term, ir aiding and abetting slaves of John Truesdell ir leaving the State has been postponed by Hit Excellency the Governor, until the last Fridaj in August. Friday next was the day fixed bj bis sentence. We learn also, that tho Governor has remit' led the fine imposed by a Court of Magistrate and Freeholders, upon Zach. Bowen, of thh District, for not sufficiently clothing and feeding his slaves. No doubt the death of the Defendant since the trial, influenced the Governor to give the case this favorable consideration. DAY OF NATIONAL HUMILIATION. President Taylor has recommended that the first Friday in August be observed throughout United States, as a day of fasting, humililation, and prayer, to avert the dreadful visitation ol that pestilence, tho cholera, which the Provi. dcnco of God has permitted to ravago the country. lie recommends to persons of all religious denominations, to abstain on that day, as far as possible, from secular occupations, and to hold Divine service in their places of Publie Worship. Hon. Wm. C. Preston of South Carolina, "savs tho Danville Register,' accompanied by his Lady, passed through this place on Sunday last, on his way to tho Virginia Springs. Disease has made such rapid inronds upon his constitution, that hi sperson presents but a sad wreck of its wonted vigor: though we sincerely trust (he wholesome mountain air and the life-giving properties of the springs may entirely restore his health, and (hat his valuable life,may yet be-spared to bis eounty for many years." *** * ****** *- ? ?% SONS OF TEMPERANCE. The following Brethren were ou Thursday m evening lasf, regularly installed as officers of m VVateree Divisforv-No. 9, to serve for tho prcs JN ent quarter. ' Bro. W. E. II UG H SON W. P. cr " T. J. WARREN, W. A. fin " Z. J. DuHAY, R. S. af ? G. B. SHIVER. A. R. S. ca' " t.. VV. BALLARD. K. S. cl " W. M. 8HANNQN, T. af ? F. L. VlLLtflMGUB, C. ? ? J. B. F. BOONE, A. CV ?' " PETER OAKS, 1.8. (J " G. W. HOWELL, O.S. CADETS OF TEMPERANCE. p The following brethren were on Friday evening Gih ins!., duly installed as Officers of Iver- c shaw Section No. 4, to serve for the present ^ cl quarter. . ., r Robt. A.Mickle, W. A. William Cmeton, V. A. ? W illiam L. Dkpass, S. John J. McKain, A. S. 1 Richard T. Capers, T. ' Thomas G. Pkgues, A. T. * William D. Mason, G. ' Thomas B. Lbe, U. Charles E. Bonnet, W. ' '1 I...... M.-.n ... A 117 J-i r TEMPERANCE CELEBRATION IN COi ' TfTvinri UU 4'J U !."% V * A Temperance Convention was held in Co. ^ 1 lumbia on The 4th of July, which in connexion with the citizens of the Town, celebrated in r grand style, the birthday of our National In- 1 dependence. A large procession consisting of 1 1 the Temperance Convention, the Grand and ] 1 Subordinate Divisions, Cadets and Cold Water , ^ Army, in their different regalia, and citizens i * generally, moved through various streets to the ' College Campus, where a suitable stand and 1 1 seats were prepared for their accommodation. | ** An imposing array of the beauty of the Town i ^ was found already assembled. S. Olin Talley j ' Esq., on the part of the citizens delivered the anniversary oration, well written and 1 wtil spoken. His graceful manner, beauty ot 2 language, and appropriate suggestions relative to our peculiar political relationships attracted '< the closest attention, iln was followed by the e Temperance Speakers, Rev. Win. Kcndrick, of y Charleston, Capt. Syrnous, a representative of the sons of the deep, Lieut. Duryee, and the ' Hon. J. B. O'Neal), who closed the exercises in '* a short, buijn one of bis best efforts. These y speakers urged upon the attention of the audi. il dience the claims of the cause of Temperance^ > with great power ami eloquence, the benevo. v lence and kind intentions of the reformation, the n good already effected and the great work yet d to be done, occasionally enlivening the excr. ^ cises by well-directed anecdotes. r The Convention resumed its sittings at 4 o'" clock, in the Methodist Church, whereafter a e few hours it closed its deJiLuiriuian*. The day I* passed otFpleasantly, and a considerable num. ber of visitors were present trotn various portions of the State, but the difference made in thtf fare on the Railroad by the Company, in favor " of those visiting Charleston, doubtless induced l-f many to visit the metropolis, who would otherv wise have been present. y' v FATHER MATHHW. h This long expected visitor has at length aril rived and has been received in New York j with the most enthusiastic welcome*, probably never before equalled in height and intensity. Ii Aldermen and Cot^mon Council, deputations from I ho various Temperance Associations, .i Ii members of the Press and Committees of Ar? t rangements, with thousands of people met him t at the landing, and escorted him with bands of ii music to the city. i> The Irish enthusiastically pressed forward to his carriage, which nmdo way slowly, to 1 shake hands with their beloved countryman.? At various stages of his progress, complimentary addresses and cheering welcomes met him, to whic he responded in a becoming manner, I acknowledging his gratitude and returning 1 thanks. [Jo said, his " object ju visiting U. ' Slates was principally to see the fruits of his ( , senior laborers in the cause of Temperance, i for the people of the United States were his t i fathers in the work. Tie comes to the United ' } States to witness what had been done in the ' groat cause, to view the prosperity of this great ' country under its free institutions, and to behold with bis own eyes the workings of our admira ' ble moral, social, industrial, and educational1 i establishments, which prodqeed such Wonderful 1 effects." * # f lie is said to be in excellent health and had addressed the people every Sunday .during the ir voyage. He delivered lectures o"n board on, the subject of Telnperance, and procured t among the passengers 150 signers. a If he meets with such fatiguing parades, and c annoying ceremonies all over the Union, where he may chance to visit, as greeted him on his arrivul.in N. York, his constitution must be more ( than ordinarily strong to stand up uncer it. We trust that the usefulness of this great Apostle of 1 Temperance may not he prejudiced, by any in- " ordinate manifestation of that boundless entbu* (| siasm which seems to animate tho people in v his behalf. t! c 'ivottwnvnr. td Oallantrv.?The Medals awarded to the Charleston Company of the Pal- a motto Regiment of Volunteers by the City ? Council, wero presented on the 4th, by his Honor the Mayor. They are represented as ft being fitting testimonials to heroic gallantry ^ el and enduring patriotism, which tho recipients may justly be proud of, and which so eminently n, marked the brave Pulmettos. n O^T The depth of tho sea off Cape Uatteras, * ai ascertained by the oflkew engaged m the R coast aurvey, is nineteen thousand eight hun- s JWdlTet. : * " c 4 (KTTta reply o! Mr. Calhoun 4o th'e p.tlack ade upon him by Senator Beaton bar not yet ada its appcarancp, as was expected. The JodletoB Messenger of the 6tb inst. Mn. C.cr.irotx's Abdrp.ss.?We bra jMCf intetf by circumstances fcrvntiff tour cbaUnt 1 rim publishing (Ms address tfirt werk. It wilt ry?far inottr nest.. Wb regard t his dd^iment j i a triumphant Tindicathip of hhsvejfftoiria the >o rrro# mu/fa orro tnef finm Buitfnn Hnrl 1 >(? I < a complete exposure or fnefwfe mot i Yes j 'hirir act sated Col. Benton flfafrsf deserting jg no then maligning his own seel ion of the J n,0n* . to. Ktwn# i Illness of Mr. Clav.?tAdf$t a?ch in the Baltimore San, dated JulyS, ?y*8L, The. Won, Henry Clay tUWtcked with holera on TucmIoy lasu lipi nethinj ftw ee.n beard of his conditiony and there is great nxiety expressed fty fke community krltftow ill# esnlt. . . btR Business is almost entirely suspended. .... T1 0^7" Governor French, of lUfimfo'lias <de. ermined to call an extra Sevsiotfef rife Lrgis* ^ atore fhfi fall, for tfie efect^cfo.. States Senator, to fill the vacancy occasioned. >ythe ineligibility ol General, SfiiaWs. *** ? The homo -of ifhe Hoa^jMdj^JMhyitjk. * ate'Comflfissrhn^oWh^'Land Office, foreign *%*$'? Such now is" tho regularity and rapidity with which th? Atlantic w J ii Steamers, Unit we luvrr scarcely time iVgirc ij?j ^ lew* of one, l?efbreanrjfher arrive*,' especially if oar ' egular iwuo m iffterrlfptedi'by Hi. lerhia, though n& the'1ntest, Vringjr" the fiklewiag terns: Mr Arthur P. Bagby, W U. S. Minister at lie Court of the ITnifcror of Riwsia,' fid^c/ired in London from St. Petersburg, on hi* way to Liverpool, iii route to the United States. Mr. Hanncgan arrived | it Berlin on the 12th of Jnno.'" Parliament is engaged ' in debating tlic Canadian Losses B?II, and ft'has occasioned much excitement, 'in U^^Hou^^jPommons, Lord Palmcrstop, on the llth . ul^ staled, l list in the opiiiion of the British Government, tbe'iiffieul. tins which had arisen between the Popb arid !.u su!>jecta might have been arranged diplomatic inter, vention, by which tlic former con&fialrajrroyBCd to Rome, on condition' that the Is tier should" enjoy a r practical and real aeparation between tbc temporal and spiritual authorities, The British Government (foclm. eil taking any part Whatever in the . proceeding* of the Frencli Government against Rome. Tftp JJi>l for lb? nbrogulion of the Navigation Laws has passed th? House of Lords, and has received the R'ljatjUCliw* It goes into effect on Hie 1st of January ne;|t,v The Cholera had 5gain appeared in England,.and it roging fearfolly in Silesia, Vienna, I'et^sbsrg, and Alexandria and Carro in Egypt.. At Paris it was,making the most frightful havoc, upwards of I l.OOG-deaUw having been already occasioned by i', nod iu one 900 new cases, and 600 deaths were repotted. f B was however regarded as on the decrease.. . . / On Wednesday, the l3Ui I'slt, ip insurrection on the part of the Red Republican*, was put down by the prompt ninijyi The affuir commenced by .m made by that party, as a piotesl by the National Guards against the vote of the Aswmbly, determining ^ to support the cause of the Pop?, sod to destroy the Roman Republic. The Mountain ir-'r hplitlllfT All)go, Hi.d other hapTrccliooisU, 7tnirU^ygg^H ?fl ? about 70,000, moved in leurful procession :toiym<is the Assembly Hall, but they .were promptly dispensed by the military authorities, with but a lew serious occur, rcuccs. Tito viob made several attempts during Uro day to orect barric des, but were inyannWf-fniitfrlod. The Assembly declared itself ca permanence, sod pawed a decree declaring Paris lo. be iij a of siege-? The artillery Legion of the Nations^GuaKht #,p0??ring in the procession, as ndhcrcxils of the Red Rcpobitcans, have been dissolved by order of the PqgjdMftlJpjjpi't night Paris was tranquil, and on )In JJfl- * citerncnl had so far subsided* Uiat .bu0tnc^,.Wbjb? had L... Antisnlif AiioiuiiiilAil irno Burn nnnerftHb Mlif ^ UUUIl VHMIWJT ou.^uuvu, H?M f?-ij Great fears were for u lime entertained, that the.tenibio insurrection of, lust July would bo repeated. ^It in hoped that all is blown over, leaving tbcGovqnmtent strengthened in confidence, and in the affection ??f it* subjects. Sevcr.il members of the Ammbl^iwl Ohief* of Clubs have been arrested,' among whom is M. Arago; in oil Uiero arc about 50 crimuMte$viLe> dru Rollin escaped arrest by flight. All ibs^'acbiliit and Red Republican journals in .Para have been nop. pressed except tlic 4* National," ' Loots NapoleMirBo* napaile issued a spiritod proclamation indicating Am* ness and determination, in which ho ossnresilte friMd* * sf his government that u he will not recoil bcfam-Maj measures to onsurq" the triumph of the Republic.* , The French Army and Um Romans, on-UieJOtfi of May. iud another most sanguinary engagement #tnr Rome, They havo been engaged in a seriedwffiw* licit, and the advantages are claimed by bpt|fe|HS. jut the French have suflered lite most,^ Gepcmlltft. linol had not gained access to the ?ity, llwtSflv. nans betray no disposition to yield. ' WlCT* The Russian General had issued a proclamntieO-to ho Hungarians, threatening tjjem with fearful eonse. jucnces if they did not submit. Kossuth Imd been received in the Cspital-'as'Fnsailent of llie Republic, and the friendsuf Hungary Wo itill active ai d full of hppo, . . '^32 By TVIegrifi>li fur the South Carolinan. _ VAL OF TJIE CANADA. "... % " - r- - -* SBVBTT DAYstvrric ritrrTBtffcOPK. The steamer Canada arrived at Halifax on Tuesday morning, and reached Boston last eveling. She brings 94 passengers. ^T^Xcollon mnrket daring the week has heep teadyJfirm and increasingly confident. . |?p|r iplands are quoted a' 4 3 8; Fair Mobile 4 3*4; ind Fair Orleans 5d; go?td ordinary to middling if each of ihese descriptions Iteing a sixteenth, o an eighth pence higher. The money market continues easy. There had beon an arrival at Liverpool froo* ?aliformia with ?60,000 in gold. ^ No news had reached Paris up to the ?t?t n$ ln? French havinir entered Rome. fien. Oudu lot, it was believed, would not make tl zfiQfM.1 Mack before the 17th, Ky~ winch tiiwe-ne.?w.?T f>o failure ofthe formidahto conspIVAoy ih i-ould reach Rome, And hopes were enjerfojnetf liat would probably inducv lh^-^*riumviT? to. apitulnte, and suffer the Frt'Tioh to enter. The Gaaette of Lyon*, of the 20th, st,ote*lh*? s they were coing to press a telegtapKits deav Rtch from Marseilles wa* received, nnnoupn ing the entry of the French into'the ciivT* "* The atttcmpt at revolution in Parii has >1 lowed by much more resistance to law,/ ,yons serious enoa^ementa took place ii^^B^Bfl reels between the troops and then^MB^^^H nnsiderable numlier oflives wer^^Bfl|^^^H^Hj weri> until coromenced^B^^^Bj^^^B^BB^B continued a telegraphic the and the^^HBH^^^^B^BjBH