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Northern Gasconade versus Southern
tArs.?It seems passing strange that our
Northern contemporaries are so oblivious that
the very State, which they so profusely abuse,
is for her size one of the best customers the
Northern cities can boast of.
At thievery moment a large number of our
citizens absent in Northern cities investing
" South Carolina money in the purchase of their
fall gools. Yet the representatives of the press
in thoie cities, where the hulk of our cash i? ex*
pencil, are the foremost in sneering anil jeering
4 us. Here is a specimen of the estimatiuqHSouth
Carolina is held in by the Philadelphia
Evmin#Iiullrfi/i, the organ of the niercanile
interests in that city:
4 War.?South Carolina will, it is supposeu,
delnre war against the United States, immediacy
after the dissolution of the Union, which
is o take place six weeks after the re-assembhg
of the Nashville Convention, which will
b in six weeks after the adjournment of Con- '
ress, which will be after the admission of C'ali- .
jrttia, the settlement of the Texas honmhuy, |
*' nd the passage of innumerable acts, now im-j
v* .ieratively demanded. All Northerners disposal
ed to volunteer, are advised to get their villain-1
ous salt-petre comjiounds, their gnus, pistols '
eand swords ready to meet the invading army
-'C ^ und^f General Rhett. The naval lbrceof South
Carolina, consist iug of a fleet of oyster boats
4v an4 Rcows, commanded by the admiral of the
"'Cbhrloaton Mnreni V. is OXDCCtod tO Sail from
.VBeaufort Harbor, under, convoy of the great
Sea Serpent. It is expected that it will take
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
YoiY as soon as news arrives that the invading
army fcf Texas, has conquered the territory of
New Mfeqco, if not sooner.*'
This is Kghly complimentary. But doubtless
the merchants of Philadelphia would not
thank their org?]} were "the Admiral of the I
Charleston Mereuty" to set an embargo on all
Northern paper, and also enjoin his readers to i
- divert their custom for the future from Phila-1
delphia.
In sober earnestness, the only mode to bring
these Northerners to their se^es is to abstain
? . - from dealing w ith tliem altogether. A little entorpnse
only iA wanting Tor South Carolina to j
manufacture for herself ail that is requisite for j
home consumption. We have money?we have ,
facility?ali that is wanting is energy.? j
I*et us only try tlie eXyeriinent. and Northern j
' tfiSconnde will :ts quickly evaporate, as liie dc?l'^ont
their pouches.
Stale Rigfu? Republican.
'x:\XXf-X- Washington*, Aug. 8, 1850.?Privilege of
* H "yv* She. Rouse of Represeritatires.?This moving,
' a stout, dark-reddish looking man, having black
kinkV hair, with a boy about eight years of age
" r at his side, of a similar complexion, but whose
hair was more inclined to curl, attracted much
---attention. There was general inquiry as to
who the personage was, and it was soon whispered
that he was from Hayti, in the character
*. of a diplomatist, probably ; and again, that he
? was a West Indian, oti a tour of pleasure. The
. rlnni-L'oririnr ?ir?rl nnn nf Ki*: ncciduntk. jitm rfHlllir.
1 ed, l^v the rules, to admit none to the Hull but
'those who are privileged, and seeing him, it was
their duty to inquire by whom he was introduced.
We happened to be near, and heard him
respond to an inquiry that he was in the hall
by the courtesy of a gentleman frorn.()hio. It
is certain that he was not the representative of
a foreign court, for he was invited to depart?
He politely did so, and in plain good English
said he would not remain if his presence was
disagreeable. Taking his boy by the hand, be
' made a low bow in passing Mr. Giddiugs, and
in a few ininntes was among the out-side barbarians.
Whether the color of his skin was
objectionable, or his complexion excited a suspicion
as to caste or race, he being brought in
by Mr. (biddings, we are unable to say. Certain
it is, like the unclean spirit, be was cast out
Ball. Clipper.
HON. JOHN. McQUEEN.
The course of the Hon. John McQueen onr
immediate Representative in Congress has been
cnoli n ^ mnnf tK. i l>Mft c n S ah svf* l>!o
ouv.ii ?*o iv; uicvi uig uw m "I'l" ,M',luw" v/i Mia
constituents. He is nrm, faithful and watchful,
in the discharge of his duties, and this part
of the State has had no cause to regret that, it
has committed to his keeping its honor and interests.
Having every confidence in his integrity
and ability and believing that lie has not given
a vote since he has been a member of the
House which is not approved of, by his constiteents,
we ofi'er his name for a re-election, feeling
perfectly satisfied that the unaiimous support
he will receive, will testify the appreciation
in which he is held dy the people of this Congressional
District. We make the nomination
with the full knowledge that (Jen. McQueen,
belongs to that class of southern statesmen who
are denounced by Air. Clay, us traitors?men
who prefer disunion to dishonor, and who believe
that their allegiance is first due to the
State of which they are citizens, and not to the
foreign government at Washington. If it were
not so, if he were not such a traitor, he would
not and could not represent this Congressional
District, for we have no use for any man, who
does not feel that he owes an allegiance to the
State whose servant he is, paramount to ul1
others. If holding such doctrines make Gen.
McQueen a traitor he will at least have the
s.it' faction of knotting that all his constituents
are traitors also.? Georgetown Observer.
"A Fact Worth Knowing. '' Under this
head the True Union, of Baltimore, publishes
the following from " ail authentic source."
" \ distinguished General (Twiggs,) return*
e l from the Mexican war covered with 'glory.'
!: had, liowewr, two marks of haul service
.. icii laurels could no! hide?as they did ( kra
> baldness. One was a head as white as
wool; and the other a cutaneous eruption on
his forehead. For the latter he was advised to
try a mixture of sulphur, and sugar of lead and
rose water. In applying it, some of the mixture
moistened the hair on his forehead, and after a
while this part of his hair resumed its original
color. He then applied the mixture to all his
hair, and it all became, and is now, of its primitive
snndv hue. He communicated the fact
to some of his friends in Washington?especially
to some ex-members, who are widowers and
seeking preferment?and it has been found efficacious
in every instance. It does not dye
the hair, but seems to operate upon the roots,
and restore the original color. The recipe is
as follows:?1 drachm Lac Sulphur ; half
drachm Sugar of Lead ; 4 ounces Rose Water
mix them : shake the phial on using the mixture
and bathe the hair twice a day for a week, or
longer if necessary."
From the Daily State Rights Republican.
THE TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED
STATES.
By reference to our Telegraphic column,
our readers will perceive that the California
Bill passed the U. S. Senate yesterday by a
majority of sixteen. Nol at this moment being
informed as to what amendments may have
been made to it, we must i'or the present defer
any comments. Bui tts many persons are, ow
ing to the confused state 111 wincu v^ougress
has placed our Territories, ignorant of the domain
now organized and unorganized in the U.
States, aoi included within State government,
we avail ourselves of some valuable information
we find in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin,
of the 9th inst., to shed some light on the
subject.
' Our Pacific possessions extend from the
49th degree of North latitude to the 32 1-2 degree,
and from the coast of the Pacific, on an
average longitude of 124 degrees, to the Rio
Grande, on an average of 100 degrees. This
would make an extent of seventeen and a half
degrees of latitude and eighteen of longitude,
and in square miles about 10,000,000.
"Oregon is bounded by the 49th degree of
North latitude upon the South, (the upper boundary
of California,) and the Rocky Mountains
upon the East. The longitude traversed by
these mountains, as the Eastern limits of the
territory, is from the 109th degree to the 111th
degree, following a crocked line from point to
point.
'*' qc nrnnnspd tn he admitted as a
I
State, t.? bounded, as stated, on the North by
California, on the West by the Pacific, 011 the
South by tiie 32d degree of latitude, which is
the line of boundary In'tween Mexico and the
United States, and on the West by the Colorado
river, which is near the 115 1-2 degrees of
longitude, and parallel therewith, until we
strike the 35th degree of latitude, thence in a
direct line westerly until the line intersects the
summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and
| thence along Slid mountains, in an almost par|
ullel direction with the 120th degree of longitude,
until the line again strikes the Southern
j boundary of Oregon, or the 42d degree of north
1 latitude.
i "Utah is hounded on the west by California,
I 0,? the south by the dividing ridge (or 37th deI
gree U* latitude,) which rises between the wa*
| ters. that tlow into the great Basin and those
! which flow into die Gull' of California, on the
east by the same ridge, which forms its curvature
from the angle where the 37th degree ol
Latitude crosses the 113th degree of longitude,
running diciice in a curve until the line intersects
the 11 ltl> degree of longitude, and thence
up said degree of longitude to the lower boundary
of Oregon, which is the limit of the terri
tory, as Itounded on the north.
"Colorado Territory is that section of conntry
bounded upon the lower west portion by
the lower eastern boundary of California, ami
the Colorado river, and the south by the dividing
line between .Mexico and the 1). States, on
the east by the Sierra .Madra, or western limits
of Mexico, and on the north by the curved ridge
or 27th degree of latitude, which constitutes
the southern boundary 01 utnn, until me line
extends to the II 1th degree of longitude,
whence the territory extends to the 42d degree
of longitude, and is further bounded north l>}
the same.
" New Mexico, as its limits arc defined, is
bounded upon the West by the territory of Colorado
, on the South by the 23d degree of latitude,
on the Cast by the one hundredth degree
1 of longitude, and on the North by the Arkansas
| river and 42d degree of North latitude, [The
Arkansas river extends in a curvature line from
this degree ot'latitude, down the 107th degree
of longitude :s short distance, and thence in a
diverging line to the 100th degree ot'longitude,
whence it i? intersected by die 39th ilegree o!
nortli latitute.]
"The Indian Territory is bounded on die
.South by the Arkansas river, thence in a
straight line South, to the Red River, which
bounds it remotely near the 34th deg. of hit., on
the West by the Ren River, on the North by
Nebraska, and on the East by the States of Arkansas
and .Missouri.
" Nebraska is bounded on the West by the
eastern limits of Oregon and upper angle of
New Mexico, on the North by the 49th degree
of latitude, (or line dividing the United .States
from Canada,) on the South by the Indian Ter*
j ritory, and on the East by the State of Iowa,
and Territory of Vliiiesota.
"Minesotn is bounded upon the west by Nebraska,
(sometimes called Missouri Territory,)
on the South by the State of Iowa, on the cast
by the State of Wisconsin and Lake Superior,
and on the north by the dividing line between
the United States and Canada?42d degree of
latitude.
"These are the territories which the U. States
own, covering an area greater than the whole
I union of States, and larger than the whole su|
perlicial irl'ace of Europe.
cqr. mile*. ?]r. acre*.
; Oregon contains 341 , !(?.*? or 218,03(5,320
California 175,303 or 112,232,320
Utah, 123,000 or 80,0(H),000
Colorado 225,715 or 144,157,000
.New Mexico 110,000 or 70,400,000
Indian territory 120,000 or 70,800,000
I Nebraska or .Mo. Tit..100,000 or 250,000,000
Miuesota 105,000 or 07,200,000
Aggregate 1,002,536 1,025,020,240
' Oregon is provided witli a government, and
also Miuesota and Utah, while California is asking
State admission; hut the residue of this immense
domain is abandoned for the present, or
given up to the unmolested possession of the
Indians. The line of 30 deg. 30 mill, extended
to the Pacific, would apportion about one
third, or less, South of the line, and the residue
to the North of the line."
OTS WJfejJL
.* i
CAMDEN. 3. C. j
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16,1850. /
Wm. C. Caston, Esq. is General Agent for/he
Journal. /
</
J5?^"The entire healthiness, the soft, entrancing
night-air, the frequent showers, and the heavenly
moonlight nights of our city, mark it as a place
where Paradise might have staid a week longer
than elsewhere when it left our earth.
A Short Hand Qlance at Affairs.
Momentous events are following each other in
quick succession. The defeat of the adjustment
Bill the other day, was a source of joy to the South
and to all true lovers of the Union?but tire death
of one iniquitous measure, is but the birth of another.
Pearce's Bill for the settlement of the Texas
Boundary is what the South should never submit
lo. It matters not, whether Texas does or not
?it is a measure affecting alike the entire South.
The General Government gives Texas, as one feature
of the Bill, ten millions of dollars, to surrender
a portion of her Territory?for no other purpose
than to make free-soil of. Now let it be remembered,
that of this 10,000.000, about seven is
paid by the Southern States. We then (the Southern
States) buy up a large portion of slave territory,
to turn it into free-soil, to vote, to act, and
perhaps to fight against us. This is, to say the
least, "}>oor policy." But further still. By this
measure Texas is forever prevented from uniting
with the South in any general measure of resistance
to the aggressions of the General Government.
It she resists, she loses the money, and the
result is not hard to foretell.
Next comes California. The Bill for her admission
has passed the Senate 36 to 18. The justness
of this?the claim that California has to adibf
mwrpfiKinn of this act unon the
- ?
South, are unheard of prodigies of monstrosity,
After battling for this Western Ophir. Alter bleaching
the hills of Mexico with our dead, and Ailing
the brightest page of American History to gain this
territory?where cowards skulked, and basely
threw the weight of war upon our shoulders?
noic, they, by the act of an unprincipled majority,
are appropriating to themselves the territory we
fought to obtain?by one fell swoop of legislative
chicanery, they seize the key to the rich commerce
of the Pacific, and hold it by the rule o(might gives
right. Thank God, it is only a political might.?
Alia u uie any uiiisi uujuu \>ucu nr. Wi?? uue
by "wager of battle," we have no fears for the result.
The government is a:i abolition machine?
whose main employment is to lorge manacles for
the South. The constitution is trampled under
foot, and the Union is held out as the mess of pottage
with which they hope to buy our birth-right
It is time we knew the Essaus of the South?let
us make an issue and unveil them. Let us plant
our bayonets upon the Missouri Compromise line
?and let their bristling points be the platform upon
which we receive the lirst free-eoiler who would
come south of that line.
Treason?Traitors.
We are not a little surprised that a man who
once had the reputation which Mr. Clay enjoyed
should have made such an indiscriminate useo1
these opprobious terms and so inappropriately applied
as lie did to lionesl men. Certainly his vocabulary
of proper terms was not ,at hand?or it
ma) be ilieold man was mad. Certainly the movement
which he made on a late occasion in the Senate
Chamber was as much out of place as that of
the little Foote which attempted to kick our delegates
for the expression of their views on the
Southern question alter they had attended the
\ashvilie Convention, at the Ratilication meeting
held in t/ie Court House (of the Kershaw District.)
To Clay, Benton, Foote, and the firm, we say if
to maintain our rights nowl alter forbearance has
ceased to be a virtue in the language of the immortal
Patrick Henry, "If this be Treason, make
the most of it."
The Democratic Review,
For August, is on our table, embellished with a
portrait of the Hon. Robert McLane, member of
Congress from Maryland. The number before us
ieads olf with a local matter, relating to the question
oi United States Senator from New York, in
which the claims of the present incumbent, Hon.
Daniel S. Dickinson, are strongly urged for a reelection.
The position of the editor in presenting
this matter is evidently that of party?claiming
lor his champion the merit of being " honest, capable,
and faithful to the Constitution." Believing,
as he obviously does, that the re-ascendancy
of the National Democratic Party will tend to
settle the sectional strife, and quiet the local murinurings
which threaten our glorious countn,
u while" (as he says) u the Democratic Party, national
in its character, catholic in its creed, and
patriotic in its course of action, successfully contended
for the rights of the States, for the maintenance
of constitutional guaranties, and for the
assertion of a broad and national Americanism,
which, knowing no section, disregarding geographical
lines ol division and sustaining the great
common and equal rights of all the members of
the confederacy?claiming for each what is conceded
to all?resisted and arrested these agitations,
preset red the Union intact, and carried forward
the nation?not a section or part of it?in a
career of prosperity, honor and renown, unexampled
in the history of nations. The Wilmot proviso,
the last effort of combined abolitionism and partyism
was thrown upon the country in the midst of
- ...? ? -- !*-~l- *! -- A .v,nei/?on nrmc unl tlionltir.
a wary in which uiu muui iv??i u?.?iw? nwi v?< * airy
or patriotism of the North or the South, but
of all sections and portions of the Republic?had
achieved a series of victories of matchless brilliancy,
and had won a deathless name. Its design
was to embarrass the Administration in the prosecution
of the war, to prevent the conclusion of
an honorable and advantageous peace, and to
clog the valuable acquisition of territory?an incident
of the war and the peace?with conditions,
intended to disparage the Administration, afford
^Y r 1 - - 1 " 1 .
aid and comfort to the common enemy, and for*
r'nish recruits, and means to recover _the political
power of th& country for the combined whig and"
abolition foices."
The Review endorses Mr. Dickinson's views on
the so called Compromise bill, which' dose we rejoice
was not as greedily swallowed down as the
Sarsaparilla of old Dr. Jacob Townsend, or a6
the prescriber and his consultation supposed it
would be.
We find the word "Southern Ultraism," in this
article. We take occasion to intimate to the editor
of the Democratic Review, and to all Northern
democratic, whig, free-soil and every other sort of
editor, that true "Southern Ultraism "or Southern
"Treason," as lately defined by old Mr. Clay,
is fast becoming universal at tne eoutn, as tne
"point of honor"?not confined, as some Northern
nationalists vainly imagine, to the "fanatics and
zealots"?or excited in the minds of the people
by artful demagogues, "or the appeals of crafty
and venal aspirants to distinction"?but the free,
united, will of the uncontrolled, untcrrified democracy?those
who have " hitherto cherished
with a fond and earnest devotion, that great bond
of Union," and who are yet willing to do so, if
they can, consistently with their own rights and
honor. It is the voice of the people?
" A bold peasantry, their country's pride,
Which if destroyed can never be supplied."
The Review has heretofore spent its fury upon
such ultra abolitionists as Seward and his faction,
leaving the question until now, untouched, in the
shape of the California admission, "Compromises,"
"Adjustments, &c." We were not certain
whether or not the Report of the Committee of 13
met with a favorable response from that quarter.
Mr. Dickinson playing a considerable part in that
farce explains the matter. Of course, the great
Nationality of the Review could discover no just
cause for a Southern Convention. This was not
to be expected. A paper may profess to be this
ot that, but it is common that opinions arc preju-.
diced from the connection and force of circumstances.
How can we expect a Northern Press
to give us justice? To belabor the red-hot abolitionists
is not enough now-a-days to satisfy Southern
people?(Ultras or Traitors")?to heap abuse
and multiply imprecations upon Davy Wilmotand
his scheme, and then advocate, measures similar
in their character, and precisely the same in principle,
shaped as an "Adjustment," is exceedingly
inconsistent, and is wanting in good reason and
common sense. W.
Texas Awake.
The Texas Republican contains a notice from
Capt. Thos. M. Likens, statuigthat he is authorized
by a commission from Governor Bell, to raise
a company of mounted ranjers, to hold themselves
in readiness to join an expedition to Santa
Fe. The Republican expresses the opinion that
5,000 troops will be in readiness in twenty days,
if required by the Governor.
Burnt by Lightning.
We learn from the last Sumter Banner, that the
Gin-house of Capt. John N. Frierson, of that District,
was destroyed by lightning on the 8th inst.
But little Cotton was consumed, as Capt. F. had
oniy commenced picking the week previous.
Georgia Asylum.
We have received die iirst annual report of the
board of Commissioners of this institution for the
Deal'anil Dumb, which is located ai Cave Spring,
in our enterprising and worthy sister State, which
lor public spirit and improvement, ma) be n-garded
in the van of all the other States in the Union.
This highly interesting and benevolent enterprise
is but an experiment in Georgia, it only being one
year since the establishment of this institution.?
The list of pupils in the school during the past
year, commencing July 1st, 1849, is given, by
which it appears that fourteen are supported by
the State of Georgia, and seven by friends, making
the total twenty-one.
riM. . 1? I.I....i knnr/l flf T V r'.flUn.to/t..
X lie; X ICOlUClll V/l HIV UUUIU) v? A1. VUlUVllOUli)
in his report to Governor Towns, says:
* In taking a summary view of the year just
past, we see much lor encouragement m the labors
in which we are engaged. With thankfulness
to the Giver of all good for the blessings of
the past, and an humble trust for the future, we
will spare no c.xertion to make the Georgia Asylum
what it was designed to be, a blessing to the
Deaf and Dumb."
The following is the statement of cotton in
Havre on the 24th of July:
Total bales U. States.
Stock on 1st of January 38,000 33,700
Imports from 1st January....202,278 100,3G5
Bales 240,338 . 230,071
Sales for consumption 107,138 1S7.330
Taken by speculation 48,000 48,000
Stock this day 43,200 42,041
I Same time lost year:
I Imports. 285,492 280,598
IX I" -! - OOO IMS oo.? l.x.-l
i .deliveries. ?uu,i7uti
| Stock 0(3,440 63,815
TRU'IH STRANGER THAN FICTION.
The Pennsylvania correspondent of' the St.
Louis Republican, May 2d, relates the following
occurrence:
A young limn recently made his escape from
the galleys at Tolouse. He was strong and
vigorous, and soon made his way across the
country and escaped pursuit. He arrived the
next morning before a cottage in an open field,
and stopped to beg something to eat, and concealment
while he reposed a little. Rut he
found the inmates of the cottage in the greatest
] distress. Four little children sat trembling in
| a corner; their mother was weeping and tearing
her hair ; and the father walking the floor in
agonThe galley slave asked what was the
matter, and the lather replied that they were
that morning to be turned out of doors because
they could not pay the rent "You see me
driven in despair,' said the father; my wife and
little children without food or shelter, and I
without the means to provide for them." The
convict listened to this tale with tears of sympathy,
and said :
I " I will give you the means. 1 have but just
f*V- -V;
_ , J _ '
escaped from the galleys, whoever secures and
Jtakes back an escaped prisoner, is entitled to a
reward of fifty francs. How much does your
rent amount to V'
" Forty francs," answered the father.
" Well," said the other, "put a cord around
my body, I will follow you to the city, they
will recognize me, and you will gtt fifty franes
for bringing me back.'' #
" No, never! exclaimed the astonished listener,
"my children should starve a dozen times
before I would do so base a thing !" '
The generous young man insisted, and declared
at hist that he would go and give himself
up, if the father would not consent to take
him. After a loner struggle, the latter yielded.
aiul taking- his preserver by the arm, led hint *1
to the city and to the Mayor's office. Every !
body was surprised that a little man like the
father had been aide to capture such a strong
young fellow, but the proof was before them;
the fifty francs were paid, and the prisoner sentback
to the galleys. But after he was gone,the
father asked a private interview of the Mayor,
to whom he told the whole story. The'
Mayor was so much affected that he not only
added fifty francs more to the father's purse*
but wrote immediately to the Minister of Justicebegging
the uoble young prisoner's release*,
The Minister examined into the affair, and find-<- I
jug that it was comparatively a small offence* j
which had condemned the yonng man to the j
rrollntrc ;>nd flint ho linrt aIpmHv WPvnH flllt half I
his time, he ordered his release. Is not the*
whole incident beautiful ?
" The sou) must mark the statute of the man."
Where is there any thing more noble thau the"
action of this young mau?an example of the true
aristocracy? How much more noble than the'
whiskered dandies and the goateed exquisites*
who throw themselves upon society, the mite*
ma of human creation! How many young ladies
who lounge away a morning, or smile away
an evening in company with one of the latter
class, would scorn to be seen with one who owned
such a soul as tho young convict, unless he
was like the dandy in certain points* Verily, how
few measure the man by Pope's rule?
THE BUFFOON OF THE SENATE.
We have scarcely ever felt greater mortificati,>n
or greater contempt, than on reading the..../I
nnpronfarl" o/lifinn nf \fw FaaIo B.
indecent assault on two of our citizens; Cols.,
(iregg and Chesnut?mortification that such'
billingsgate was ever heard on the fiber of the
Senate chamber, and contempt for tha'poordxiffoon
who thus struts in his short-lived ^greatoess;.
attacking, under the protection of sentorial debate
two of as honorable and patriotic citizens
us can be found in this or any other State..
These wanton assaults by Senators onprivateindividuals
are indicative of serious-declension
in the dignity and chaiacter of our chief legislative
assembly. They are alsonominous of
evil to the peace of oar counttfy. Men,?10 1
matter what their position may oh. cannorbe- I
allowed thus publicly to traducer&nd defame*
the characters of gentlemen, without meeting
the penalty of the slanderer. Such a part as
l-'oote is now acting out, however elated he
may be with the plaudits of thorrabblo) brings
disgrace on our seutorial councils, and would
be disreputable in any assembly A speaker
attacking and holding up to ridicule respectable
men, in the mauner Foote baa done South
Carolinas, would be hissed off any pot-house
stump in the country, would be scorned by
every high-minded individual, andiwould be left
to rot out his existence among those who could
hiccough out their bravos at his attempt at wit
and buffoonery.
There are rods inv pickle for Him, no doubt,
and yet he has rendered himself sencontemptible
that it is a pity to waste ink and!paper in meting
ont to him his'just deserts. He iaanxious
to be invited to Columbia to meefiour delegates
in debate. We would be sorry to see him invite.d
for. according to the rites'of hosoitalitv.
lie would be entitled to the civilities due a gentleman.
He has violated all chains to meet on
the forum of debate those wliom he has so
grossly attacked.?South Carolinian.
Trail op the California's.?More than
Six Hundred Dead on the Plains?Military
Morements.-?The correspondent of the St Louis
Republican, from Fort Laramie^ July let, 1850,
says:
For a few days past the emigration has very
sensibly diminished, but still the road is thronged,
and a large crowd yet behind. Up to last
evening the number of nauies-registered at this
place was 38,312. The number of wagons 8,772.
Making a small allowance for those who
have not put down tiieir names, we snail nave
about 10.000 for the number of tUoae who havepassed
this point
The leading trains pasBedftbcH'ttio> months;
since, and must now be in thevicjhify of Sacrsincnto.
From the scarcity of provisions amongst
many of the emigrants, there can be bat lime
doubt that the suffering will be frightful iu the,
California mountains.
The sickness this season hnsbeen much more >
fatal than it was last. A gentleman justirom.
the frontier, states that he counted no less than
six hundred and forty-five new graves along;
side the road. The troops are quite healthy,
but many emigrants have been left here in - a
dying state, and consequently the mortality has
been great.
An express is just in from Fort Hall with the
news that Col, Portfcr, with his squadron of ri
? ? i , i t i
tit s, lias unaimonj^rtnat place, ana is on nis
way to the Dalles. 5T
Col. Loomis, Col. Hoffman, Maj. Carlton,,
Maj. Thompson, UfpL Wharton ana Capt Dyer
reached here days ago. They will leave*
here on their retain to the frontier aboat the
10th iust
The Mechanics of Washington, North Caro
linn, have formed an association, and published
resolutions declaring that hereafter they will;
not give employment to any negro mechanic,,
or learn any negro boy a trade. They con.
demn the pructice of masters letting slaves hire
iheirown time. They refer to the influx of free
negroes from Virginia, driven out by the laws
of that State; antl they express a determination
petition to the Legislature of North Carolina to
pass a similar act, or tax the free negro to raise
- fund to send them to Africa.