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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. !
Wa*iiixc;ton, May 30, 1S50.
SENATE,
On motion of Mr. Hunter the reading of the
Journal was dispensed with.
Mr. Butler rose and said : Mr. President, my j
heart sinks under the melaucloly duty which j
misfortune and affliction have imposed upon it. j
Within less than three years it has fallen to j
my lot to announce the death of two colleagues ,
of the other House ; ami it was hut the other
daj* that I communicated, the death of the la- j
men ted Calhoun. We have scarcely divested !
ourselves of the badges of mourning to his j
memory before we arc called on to replace I
them on the occasion of his successor's death,j
Tukntm nlmui in tlm Senate was but as a transit!
t ?
to a common tomb. Such is human existence! |
It is as ashadowthat fleeth, and continuetli not! !
My friend and colleague, the late Franklin!
Harper Elmore, breathed his last at his lodgings J
in this city last night, at half-past 8 o'clock, j
For several years the state of his health has :
been a source of solicitude and anxiety to his j
friends. His mind had been tasked by many j
cares and responsibilities, and it was thought j
that even a change of excitement and employ- I
ment would afford him relief. It was with re
luctance that he accepted the distinguished j
compliment implied in the appointment that was j
teudered him by the Governor ol ^outti uaroliua,
to fill for a time the vacancy in the Senate ;
occasioned by the death of his illustrious predecessor.
lie took his seat i;i this body on the
6th of this month, and for a week or ten days
the hearts of his family and friends were gladdened
by the prospects and hopes of returning
health. These delusive hopes were excited
only to make disappointment the more
poignant and afflictive. A new form of disease
?a neuralgia that pervaded the whole system
?was as the hand of death upon him. His
sufferings were great, and from t*:o time of his
attack were incessant It is a source of eon- I
solation that he retained his mind until the ac- j
nil inrauion of death. His IlllVSiciaUS, distill- i
guished for their skill and knowledge, gave his j
case uncommon attention, and did all in their J
power to afford him relief. It was his happi j
ness to have with him a being?the nearest to
him bj all the ties of this earth, the partner of !
his bo^om and the mother of his children?a
devoted wife, who poured out upon him all that
an affectionate heart could bestow. These
w/ipf> nllpi-i.-vtinns and sources of solace in an
hour of awful trial; but they could not arrest
the demands of the inexorable messenger.
In witnessing my friend's exit from the earth,
I hope ( have not had a lesson without a mournful
instruction.
Mr. Elmore, from the time he entered upon
the arena of life till his death, has acted no ordinary
part in public affairs. lie lias filled
many employments and trusts of honor and responsibility?and
the confidence of his fellow1
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citizens to the last was an nonoraDie connmm-;
tary on the manner in which he discharged his j
duties.
Mr. Elmore was a native of Laurens district :
South Carolina, and died in the 51st year of j
his age. His father, Gen. Elmore, was a tin- i
tive of Virginia, and was an active soldier of!
tho revolution, serving under Gen. Greene in I
his celebrated Southern campaign of 1781.? i
His mother was a Miss Saxon, a name distill- i
guished in the partisan war of the revolution.? j
After passing through the ordinary academical J
course, my friend entered the South Carolina
College in November, ltil7, ana grauu.-ueu iwo
years afterwards with honor; and with a reputation
that at once presented him to the favora
ble consideration of the public. Ilo read law
in my office, in tho town of Columbia, and in |
1821 was admitted to to the bar.
Such was the impression that lie had already !
made on society, that in the year 1822, the j
year after his admission to practice, he had I
conferred on him one of the highest honors of j
his profession. He was elected {Solicitor (a !
nnblic Drosecutintr officer) of the Southern Cir- j
cuit?an otficc that involved high responsibili- j
ty and important public duties. His energy,'
industry, and ability soon confirmed the sanguine
expectations of his friends.
He continued to be successively elected to :
this office until he was called by his fellow- j
citizens to fill a new sphere of action?and one j
for which 1 have always thought him eminent- !
ly qualified, both from taste and ambition.?
He took his seat in the House of llepresenta- .
mem all ? I
llVUd in L/evt'lllUCi; iuuu, u; mi a "u
casioned by the resignation of Gen. Hammond; j
he was again elected and served throughout
the 25th Congress. During this time he won a !
high reputation for parliamentary address and
ability. The impression which he made on his
colleagues and contemporaries was such as to
6atter the pride and gratify the ambition of any
public man.
In December, 183!), Mr. Elmore was elected !
President of the Hank of the State of South j
Carolina. This was a position of real dillicul- ;
tv, that required financial talents of a high order. '
Its labors and responsibilities were great and J
almost overwhelming. Mv friend continued to I
be elected to this office until his late nomination .
to the Senate. Such testimonials of merit, are
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illy lit'r aiiu uifjrt" uuiumy umu vt'ium um^y. :
Shortly after Mr. Polk came into olljco In;!
tendered to Col. Elmore the most distinguished j
Mission in his gift, a mission to the court of
St. James. His own modest distrust of his ;
qualifications to equal public expectation, as \
well as duties and obligations at home, induced !
him to decline the honor. Mr. Polk's opinion j
had been formed of Mr. Elmore whilst tiiev
were members of Congress, ami was a flattering
tribute to bis character.
As a public man, Col. Elmore showed great
sagacity in his opinions of men. Whilst he was 1
prudent in taking his course, he showed great ;
teuacity of purpose, ami exhibited uncommon !
perseverance in the attainment of contemplated
ends. His private relations presented his life
in a view that his friends may well love t ? look
upon. His habits were temperate, his deportment
modest, and his disposition amiable. As !
a husband and father, lie loved and was loved j
with deep and tender alfoclion. Although this i
place would not seem to allow of such ail indulgence,
I hope my friendship for tle ir venerable
and venerated grandmother's family, will 1
be a pardon for saying a word that may be of
sii vice to the bereaved children of a deceased
?r?
uMUMmmeemmKBami m m wmmirmaammBnmmam&nmmmmBt
fiiend. You have a father's example to guide
you, ami a father's reputation to [(reserve.?
These, with an affectionate mother's care, may
inculcate on y?u the virtues that will carry you
through the temptations of life to honor and
respect. Clod grant that a friend's remarks
may have a beiiciicial influence on your future
destiny!
Mr. President, I offer the following resolutions
:
Resolved iinanlmondi/, That a committee
he aj>pointed by the Vice President to take older
for superintending the funeral of the lion.
Franklin 11. Klmorc, which will take place tomorrow
at 12 o'clock meridian, and that the
senate will attend the same
Rcsolm] unmiinuwsly, That the members of
the Senate, from a sincere desire of showing
every mark of respect due to the memory of
the lion. Franklin If. Elmore, late a member
thereof, will go into mourning for him one
month by the usual mode, of wearing crape on
the left arm.
Resolved Unaiiiniouslu, That, as an addition
al mark of respect for the memory of the lion.
Franklin II. Elmore, the Senate do now adjourn.
.Mr. Hunter. 1 cannot permit the occasion
to pass without ofTering my tribute of respect
to the memory of ihe dead. 1, too, knew him,
as a friend. We entered Congress together,
and for the lirst time, as 1 had supposed, in
18.T7, when there was, perhaps more bitterness
in party divisions than 1 have ever known before
or since. I have counselled with him,
I have acted with him, and truly say that 1
found him wise in counsel, firm and energetic
in action, l nave seen mm unucr circumsian- i
ces ami exposed to trials wliicli test most severely
the qualities of the head and the heart;
and under all eircnnistanc.es, and in all emer
gencies, he so bore himself as to win the con
tidence of friends and the respect. of adversaries.
I say adversaries, because if he had an
enemy I did not. know or see him. His was
the high capacity and rare excellence of pursuing
his own ends with ability and tinnness,
but in a manner so kindly, so gentle and persuasive,
as to disarm the political opposition of
all personal bitterness.
.Mr. President, 1 speak not in theextragauco
of eulogy, but from observation and experience,
when 1 say that his was indeed a rare and
beautiful character, in which the stronger and
gentler elements were mingled in the happiest
proportions. He could command your confidence
by the means which won your love.
When I heard ho was to bo sent to this
[dace, Mr. President, there was no man who
rejoiced more in the prospect of his coining
than myself. I thought he was to be the very
man to be useful in the troubled scene upon
which he was about to enter. His wisdom, his
firmness, his known moderation and patriotism,
all fitted him for the time and the place, and I
anticipated with pleasure the display of his
powers here in all fullness of their maturity.
1 had heard that he was siek, but I did not
L'ikiw tlio I'.nnd nf flonth wns noon him.
anil hoped that a change ot'scene and circumstances
would restore him, and that long and
useful years were before liiin. Alas, sir, how
delusive was that hope; and, indeed ot how
many human hopes may not the same he said!
The hopes?nay,
" The slori'-s "f ?"r mortal state
An' shadows, not substantia! things'*
Yes, sir, the light of that eye is quenched,
which 1 have so often seen kindling under the
influence of high and generous emotion: Those
lips are sealed, that tongue is mute, from which
I have heard the words of wisdom, ol eloquence,
and truth. But the loss is ours more than his.
It is the loss of the country which lie would |
have served so faithfully?of the .family which 1
mourns him so deeply.
Mr. "President, into the sacred circle of that
domestic grief I do not venture to intrude.?
These are blows which none can heal but He
who dealt them.
Ilut, sir, it is a satisfaction to his friends to j
know that lie has left a name which will be long
cherished and respected, and an example whose j
light, living and radiant above even the darkness
of the tomb, will shed a guiding ray upon
those who may succeed him.
Mr. Vulee. Much attached to him whose
worth has just been faithfully told, I ask to offer
a tribute to bis memory. (Jeutle and be
novolont, generous and iraak, ntlectionatc and
true, were the emotions of his heart. A clear
and well-poised mind, and firm and well ordered
p. ineinles of action, made him wise in judgment
and just in purpose. The high qualities
that composed his noble character, gave him,
through all his life, a leading influence in the
social and political concerns of the community
lie belonged to; ami would probably have placed
him very soon, if spared to act in the present
juncture of public affairs, among the distinguish
( fl few who, l>y notable wi<dom, integrity, patriotism,
ami usefulness, attract the especial regarde
of their eouitry, ami mark their memory
in its history.
Mr. Webster. Mr. President, I sincerely
sympathize with the honorable member from
South Carolina, whose painful duty it has been
within so short a period, to announce tin* death
of another colleague. I sympathize, sir, with
all the people of South Carolina, by whom, as
1 know, the gentleman now deceased was greatly
respected and loved. I sympathize with that
domestic circle to whom hisdeath will be a loss
never to be repaired. And, sir, I feel that the
Senate may well lie the object of condolence
on the death of a gentleman so well known in
he ntinc )ii-?i 11 11 iii'l'm F .mri vbitnro of so ntllr.il
experience i;i (lit* various duties of |>uliliu and
official life in his own Statu, and who has so
recently ("oiuo into this body with every qualification
to render here important public service,
add with every prospect of a usefulness, except
so far as that prospect may have been dimmed
by serious apprehensions in regard to his health.
Sir, I had the good fortune to heeoino acquainted
with Mr. Khimre ten or twelve years
ago, when he was a member, and I may say a
leading member of the House of Heprcsentu!
ii*i< 1 formed :l verv hi vomlih* oiiioion ol
his character as a man of integrity aid nj?ri?jlitiioss,
of great respectability ami great talent.?
I regret toil lijs departure from the counsels of
the nation, hecan.se a person with his qualifications
ami with his hahits of business grows every
day nioio useful in our political circles, so
long as he remains in the possession of his faculties,
and in the active performance of his duties.
It happened to me, sir, some years afterwards,
and not many years since, to form a
personal and more private acquaintance with
the deceased. I had the pleasure of seeing him
among his own friends, of cultivating his acquaintance
in the midst of those circles of social
life in which he was regarded as a treasure
and an ornament. I owe, sir, to him, whatever
is due for kindness and hospitality, for generous
welcome, and lor an extension of the civilities
and courtesies of life.
I shall cherish his memory with sincere re
gard as a valuable and able public man, and a
gentleman entitled to high estimation in all the
relations of life.
Mr. Davis, of Mississippi. Mr. President, the
close personal friendship subsisting between
myself and the deceased, constitutes at once a
disqualification on my part for speaking of him,
and an impelling power which will not permit
me to remain in silence. My acquaintance with
him commenced some twelve years ago; during
a part of that time I have been on intimate terms
with him, and may be permitted to express mjT
concurrence in what has been said of him on
this occasion. He iias been truly poruayeuas
one in whose character was blended firmness
and gentleness, wisdom and modesty. These
were his characteristics; and above all, directing
and controlling all, there was that stern devotion
to duty, that single appliance to whatever
was the task before him, which constitutes
otic of the gieat elements of every public character,
distinguished for virtue and publie usefulness.
It was this devotion to duty in the sphere
alluded to by his colleague, which no doubt
shattered his constitution, and thus terminated
liic lifn ("in the bed from which ho never rose.
when wasted by disease and racked by pain,
that principle which caused Iuni to devote head
and heart to his duty still ruled supreme over
physical suffering and exhaustion. I saw him
but a short time before his death, llis first
words to me then were those which pointed to
the current business of the Senate, and to those
interests of which he felt himself to be more immediately
the representative, and of which we
know he was so true, so able, and so faithful an
iwKtAft.tfii fPIw? Iaoac mttoli in laoiiwr
(lUVVl/UlCt x IIV/ WUI1UJ iwowo uiuvu in ivoiiig
such a citizen; the Senate loses much in losing
such a member; his Shite loses much in losing
such a representative. Ilut there is a deeper
grief, a greater loss, a darker pall spread over
his bereaved family. The veil which excludes
that sacred grief from public contemplation, yet
permits us to offer our heart's best sympathy
with the mourners' affliction.
I feel, Mr. President, that I am utterly disqualified
for the purpose of justly describing his
many endearing and radical virtues; still more
for the set phrase of formal eulogy. I shall not
attempt either one or the other. I will leave to
other tongues and to other times whatever it
may be becoming and proper to say. I eordinllv
second the resolutions presented by the eol
league of the deceased.
After a pause,
Mr. Davis, of Mississippi, moved that when
the Senate adjourn it adjourn to meet to-morrow
at 11 o'clock.
The motion was unanimously agreed to.
The resolutions offered by Mr. Butler were
agreed to.
The Vice President appointed the following
gentlemen the Committee under the resolutions:
Messrs. Yulee, Clemens, Badger, Jones, Cor- ;
win, i\orris. And the Senate then adjourned.
Important Statistics?Prospects of the
Cotton Chop in Mississippi.?The Mississippian
of the 21st of May contains the following
:
We li nvc taken some pains to ascertain the I
state of the growing crops, and are now in possession
of information from a largo number of
our best cotton growing counties.
Adam* County.?The crop extensively injured
; plant sickly; about one-third of a usual
crop expected.
Jrffrrson.?A great deal of cotton replanted.
Prospect very bad.
Claiborne.?The cold weather and excessive
rain has almost ruined the crops.
Warren.?The stand is, in many places, less
favorable than last year; crops, on a number
of plantations, wholly cut off by the overflow.
Issaquena.?very little cotton will be raised
in consequence of the overflow and cold rains.
Washington.?The overflow has done immense
damage. The crop will be much lighter
than tor several years past
Marshall.?Every tiling is unfavorable for
the crop this season. There will be a great
falling off.
Do Solo.?Few expect to realize more than
a third of a crop, and some may not do so
well.
Lafayette.?A very gloomy prospect is be
fore the planter. Tlie backward state of the
weather will effectually destroy half the crop.
Yalobusha.?The best estimate is two-thirus
of a crop, but it will not reach, it is believed
by many, a half crop.
Carroll.?The heavy rain and overflow have
done immense mischief.
Chickasaw.?The cotton plant looks crisped
up and wilted.
Monroe.?What with the cold weather and
rain, there is but little prospect of a crop. The
worm i< m.-iL-intr if? ;innnumiien.
" O I I
Lowndes.?Crops looking very bad. The
worms art- beginning to show themselves.
Oktibbeha.?No one expects to make more
than half a crop. The inclement weather has
destroyed a great deal of cotton.
Xiivuhe.e.?Tho season is very unpromising,
lint little hope is entertained of raising more
than a third of a crop.
Xcslioha.?Many fields have been replanted.
The worm is beginning to injure the present
stand.
Copiah,?The weather lias been so very bad
upon cotton, that lew planters arc,able to make
any kind of estimate. .Should the worm come,
it will take everything left.
\\'e have obtained onr information from the
planters, by letters, and from the papers. Never
before have we witnessed a less propitious
season at tills period, for the growth of the cot- 1
ton plant. We think that one-third of a crop !
is about a fair estimate for the State. i
MMjBI ! ! I III I lllll I II ! Iipi! I?IHB IBM I JilMl
CAMDEN, S. C.
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1850.
The following gentlemen are Agents for the Journal:
Cot.. T. W. Ili'F.y, Jacksonham. Lancaster Dist.
S. H. llossRR, K?|.t Lanrastcrville, S. C.
('. C. McCkumjikn, Carthage, N. C.
W. 0. iMoonfi, Ksq., Camden, S. C.
G. W. 0km., Traveling Agent.
And Postmasters are requested to net as onr Agents.
The remarks of Messrs. Butler, Yulee,
Webster and Davis, in tlic Senate, on the death of
Col. Elmore, will he found in our columns to-day.
Those of our immediate Representative, Mr.
Woodward, in the House, are in type, but we are
compelled to defer their publication until our next.
The Nashville Convention
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the South is there, and its voiue will be heard
demanding in umnistakoable accents, Equality
or Independence.
Xasiivim,e, June 4, 1850.
The Southern Convention re-assembled this
morning at 10 o'clock, the President in the
Chair. The sitting was opened with prayer.
Mr. Rhott moved that the Parliamentary
Law, as laid down in Jefferson's Manual, be
adopted for the government of the Convention,
which was agreed to.
The Committee to which was referred the
credentials and registering of the Delegates, i
made report, which was adopted.
Tin. Uoiinrt nt* tho Committee on Oriraniza
lion, respecting the manner of voting, was then
taken up: the Committee had recommended
that the votes should he taken by States, each
delegation having one vote.
Upon the question of adopting the report, a
long and animated debate ensued, in which a
number of members participated, and a variety
of propositions, by way of substitute or amendment,
were offered. The question was finally
taken, and the report of the Committee was
adopted, The question was taken by States,
and the vote was as follows:
Ayes.?Virginia, b'outh Carolina, Georgia.
Florida, Tennessee. Mississippi, Arkansas. Toxas-8,
Nay.?Alabama.
'Ft, Cnnvontimi thpii ndimiriii'd until 10
o'clock to-morrow.?Mercury.
NistiviLM!, June 5. 1850. J
At the meeting of the Convention, sever l
additional Delegates appeared, and took their
seats.
A Committee was appointed, consisting of
one Delegate from each State, to report Resolutions,
&o.
Mr. McUea of Mississippi, proposed a series
of resolutions, declaring that the object of the
Convention was to preserve the Constitution
and the Union, that territory acquired by the
United States is to be governed by the several
State?, through Congress as thei agent.
The resolutions further declare that if the
North refuses to aceedo to the South s rights
guarantied by the Constitution, the ties of association
between the two must be ruptured, and
non-intercourse ensue; that Congress has not
the power rightfully to discriminate between
various kinds of property held under the Constitution.
The Resolutions were referred to the Comniittoe
above mentioned.
Mr. Church, of Tennessee, offered a Resolution
providing for appointment ofa Committee
on printing, which was carried.
The Convention adjourned until Thursday.
Telegraph.
More Burglary in Charleston.
Wo see bv the Courier of the 4th inst., that the
rosidenco of Mrs. Mary C. Alston, situate on East
Bay-street, opposito the Battery, was'lbrcibly en- j
tered on Friday night last, and Silver Plate, esti-1
mated to be worth about one thousand dollars, was
taken from off the sideboard in one of the lower
rooms,
We aro glad to find that some of the party supposed
to have been engaged in this robbery, arc
in safe quarters. Two men have been lodged in
i-ill M-lin u-i.n? nrmvliiitf- about Ul)dcr Vl'fV SUSpi
jiw. .. ..v. .. v J o ? . ,
ciou-s circumstance's: indeed* evidence of the plain- i
est kind lias been prod need against one of the men, {
who calls himself Thomas Gibbons alin\ Brown, j
A Silver pitcher or tankard, one of the missing !
pieces, was found on his person, and identified as,'
a portion of the properly stolen. lie was fully,
committed for trial. In the case of the other feU i
low, whose name is not given, it appears that on '
the night of the robbery, ( "apt. Paine, of the L'ily I
Has met, and notwithstanding the attempts of
those opposed, to throw cold water, so to speak,j
upon this movement, we expect something will i
be done. So far we understand, Mr. Clay's miserable
subterfuge, tor a palliation of Northern ag- j
gression towards the South, his evasion of our |
rights, his " noble Report," will not be received, j
We take the following from the Columbia Telegraph
of Wednesdt# the despatch was received
in Columbia on the preceding day :
By a Telegraphic Despatch just received in
this town from Nashville, we learn that the Convention
met at three o'clock yesterday, in that
City.
Full Delegations from Mississippi, Arkansas,
lexas, Tennessee, ueorgia > irgima, sum oiumi j
Carolina, having reported themselves, the Con
vention was organized by appointing
Judge Shakkkv, President
Gov. McDonald, Vice President.
And-Messrs. Cooper and Eastman, of Tennessee,
Secretaries.
A Committee was then chosen to verify credentials,
?fcc., and they are to report to-dav.
Our correspondent informs us that Clay's
Compromise Abortion will be certainly rejected.
We arc gratified also to perceive that a large
and dignified Delegation from our own State
was in attendance.
Virginia likewise was fully represented, de-1
spite the prognostications of the opponents to ;
the measure in that State, to the contrary.
Gallant Mississippi, as was to be expected, i
mustered to a man. In fact, the meeting exceeds
our most sanguine expectations. Although
a few are wanting, vet the Spirit of
Gifard, in going his round, met a man near where
the theft was committed, who gave very unsatisfactory
answers to certain questions propounded
to him by this officer, who concluded that the gentleman
should be looked after, and quietly invited
him to accompany him to the Guard Home, where
he was lo Iged. He was brought beforo the Mayor
for examination on Sunday morning, and was
I identified as one of the three persons seeu toeeth
eron Fitzsimons' wharf; and Gibbons hirnselFeo
|
j knowledged the acquaintanceship. lie was also \
! committed.
It is possible these gcnilrmen may know some-thing
about the origin and cause of the late fires in
! the City; and further investigation may disclose
startling facts coimectt-d with these tragedies.
As we have before remarked, this class of out-laws
are more dangerous in a community than a
band ofarmed robbers?particularly is it so in a
place like Charleston. Not only is the peace and
quiet of the community constantly in danger or
| being disturbed, but life and property are subject
| to be destroyed, and are in jeopardy all the timeA
man mav steal a horse or son)e:hine'else, whew
? --- --"v ? t? 1
force may not be required to accomplish his objectr
?that man may not take human life, but the Hur?glar,
who deliberately euters a dwelling with hi* J
dark lantern in one hand and the assassin's blade
in the other, will not hesitate to take the life ofany
who may chance to come between him and his
wished lor booty. What cares he for human life.
In a general way too little regard is paid to that
class of creatures who are prowling about our*
towns and cities with no visible means of support,,
for frequently it happens that no one knows ichoor
uluil they nre. Talk of your Capital Punish.inent
and jails and all that, but a Penitentiary is
the thing we ought to have for the especial accomniAilnfinn
t\f c unit trt>rtf l&nturt t\f late ?/ ?
Col. Elmore's Remains.
Wh see it staled by the Charleston and Columbia
papers, that the lemains of our late Senator
will, it is expected, reach Columbia on Saturday,
I 8th inst., and be interred on Sunday.
I . .
United States Senator.
1X7 i j? * l /"tl i .
wu icaru iroiii me unariesion courier mat
the Governor has appointed the Hon. Robert W.
Barnwell Senator in Congress in place of Colonel
Elmore. Mr. Barnwell is now at Nashville, in attendance
on the Southern Convention,, as one of
the Delegates of the State at large. "We are informed
(says the Courier,) that a telegraphic dispatch
has been forwarded to him announcing his
appointment. Mr. Barnwell is a gentleman of
I high character and distinguished talent He waa
' formerly a member of Congress, from this State,
and for several years the able President of the
College of South Carolina."
Stay at Home,
Is the title of an article upon a very important
subject, from the pen of our old friend and cotemporary,
the Editor ot the South Carolinian. Wo
| commend it to the especial and particular attenj
iion of all our readers, as well worthy their serious
ami careful consideration. A close perusal will
| satisfy them that there is more truth than poetry
in the article?the very doctrine that we have been
preaching up.
The usual season for rummer travelling and
pleasure migration is at hand, and already are the
Northern papers anticipating golden harvests lor
their hotel keepers and hosts of watering places.
One says, a Southern families, like tlir birds, must
make their annual migration North when the time
comes." Our advice to Southern families would.
v*. iw aiai a i uuiii^ Uir J?U llllllvl'?JUOI US
try it tbr once. I*t them fasliiotiize their own
"springs" and watering places just lor this "one
.-eason,*' and in ail probability they will be inclined
to do so again.
We are all crying out for "equality or independence."
There are a thousand ways in whicli we
can secure the"la tter atall events. Be independent
of the North in builling up places of summer resort
at home?gtfe madam fashion the mitten rather
than allow her to lead you olf from your own
delightful clime, its green shades and charming
seenory?to introduce your daughters to the dissipation
and frivolity frhich reign in the saloons of
Saratoga, where whiskered and inoustachoed weather-beaten
roues and fortune-hunters make it a
business to lead silly women captive?where your
sons are decoyed to the gamingtable?and where
host, hostess, man servant and maid servant, from
the obsequious master to menial " boots," are all
engaged in fleecing you out of your dollars, not
stopping to inquire whether they are the "products
of stave labor" or not?where vou are nlas
tered with " blarney"?imported, improved, and
patented by yankee enterprise and ingenuity?to
your faces, and laughed at as fools when your
backs are turned?where your sons are admired
as the flower of chivalry, and your daughters
adored as " lovely Southern belles," when the evidence
is conclusive that the plantation and negroes
are in the back ground; in short where every
species of dissipation, profligacy, fraud and
hunibuggery, keep time to the music of the orchestra
in the ball rjom, and your character, the length
ofyoui purse, and the charms of the ladies, discussed
over iced mint juleps, and brandy toddies
! in the basement. We say throw fashion to the
dogs rather than commit such loolery,
The money spent in one summer at such places
by the visitors from our own State, would m^ke
Sullivan's Island a paradise?Moultrie House a,
fairy residence, and tnrow Cape May in theshgde,
?would make Glenn Springs an enchanting re?,
treat, and the waters of laraestone far superior to,
the Seltzer Springs of Germany; but, above all*
it would be kept here among us, add to the wealth*
of the State, develop her resources, and fill the cun
of social enjoyment with pure water drawn fron^
our own fountains, unpolluted by the nauseous
mixture of ppide, folly, and vice, drank with so.
much gusto at the haunts of fashion alluded tov
but which invariably sicken when the draught is
swallowed and paid for. Carolinians would Know
each other better, and consequently every t(? p?.
friendship and mutual interest would be stiengthened.
In whatever light can he viewed, the advice
we give at the head of this article carries witl^
it its own recommeud^tioiur-s/ay at home!
Dsath of Rev. John Newland MalfatL
This geutienuiif widely kuown throughout the
United State * as a minister of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, says the Mobile Register, of the
29th ult., departed this life in this city, yesterday
morning, very suddenly, from an affection of th \
heart, Few men have been more conspicuous;*
have attracted greater attention, as pulpit orato.
in this country.