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GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE- NO. 2. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. CotUMllIA, Nov. 2 7, 1850. Fellcic Ci'izcns of I he. Senate [ ami of the House of Reprcs4n!ati?e$. Since your adjournment in December last, South Carolina has presented a scene of sadness and aliliction. In a lew months, four of her faithful public servants, exercising distinguished and highly responsible public trusts, under the Federal and State Governments, have passed from time to eternity. To this bereavement, it behooves ns as a people, humbly to submit, in the encouraging assurance that tho chasteuiugs of Providence are tempered with met- j cy and loving kindness. On the 31 st of March, in the city of Washington, Joint Caldwell Calhoun, one oftlie Senators from this State, terminated his earthly ca- j reer. The announcement of the death of so I " nitivf.n forth the strongest! manifestations of grief from a large portion of the Republic. In intensity of fueling ami deep pervading gloom, it renewed the heart-felt exhibition of mourning which occurred in December, '9'J, when the fatal truth was realized that! George Washington had ceased to be number- ' ed with the living. While this great Confederacy of co-equal So- j vereignties, through their couiniou agent, por- j trayed in lofty terms tho character ami services of the deceased, several of the Suites themselves, as well as the people of many sections of the Union, in the most impressive forms in which sorrow is susceptible of expression, proclaimed to tho political communities of the world that a great man, morally and iutellectu ally, had fallen. The accompanying resolutions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the reports cf the late Mayor of Charleston, and tho Committee of 25, appointed by the Executive to bring the remains of our late Senator to South Carolina, alone furnish satisfactory evidence on this subject. * Although it may ho \vith truth attinncd, that [ personally Mr. Calhoun was unknown to his : countrymen,yet; perhaps, no public servant ever I had a stronger hold on tlitir affections. This 1 was the result of a settled belief, that to deep sa-1 gacity, an enlightened judgment and profound j wisdom, he added h patriotic ardor and integ-1 rity of perpose which no force of circumstances ' could subdue or weaken. If, from a fearless [ assumption of responsibility, and entire free- i dorn from party trammels, on all questions in I volving principle, he was occasionally exposed i to the rebukes of a certain class of politicians, i fl?A niAA/f /?r nQAnlA'c! tt/lmiMtmh IT nnl I 9M11) KIOVII UJ |fvwyiv o u nvf j actual concurrence, was never withheld from hiin. With ail the lofty qualifications of a consummate statesman, our great leader was deficient in the lower, yet not onfrequently important, attributes of the inere politician. In determining the relative influence of circumstances on the progress and destiny of nations, and in estimating the force of their combinations, his perspicacity was pre-eininent. Unadopted to the character of his mind, and the elevated ends at which he aimed, the task of carrying an assailable point by address, adroitness in contrivance, or other expedients, formed no part of his Labors. Possessing a thorough knowledge of the human mind, and the springs of human ' action, political causes and their effects, he could, with rare penetration, unfold. In the i moral, as in the physical world, there are fixed . > laws, which, under the samo circumstances, pro- . ducu like results. In steadi'.istly adhering to these as bis guide, he was at all times able to eliminate the truth of a case amidst the obscurity and embarrassment that encompassed it.? Far in advjuico of the age in which he lived, the discoveries of his intellectual vision, which the ordinary eye was incapable 01 appreciating, were, on certain subjects, often considered as the visionary speculations of an habitual alarmist In illustration of his prophetic power, the widespread effects of abolition aggression might be appropriate!}' cited. If his admonitions and warnings, so early and solemnly uttered in the Senate, bad been practically attended to, the present perilous condition of the Southern community never-would have be on reached; nor would the mind of the public have been startled by a proposition to amend tho charter of Union, as a measure necessary to secure the permanence and safety of tile domestic institutions of the South. Because it was the fundamental law, Mr. Calhoun was among the most ardent and tindeviating supporters of the Federal Constitution. (iuided by the soundest principles of political ethics, he justly maintained that the only safe aud effectual mode of preserving a partnership, whether among individuals or States, was to resist every encroachment on the terms of agreement. One act of unchecked usurpation, he was well aware, would constitute a pre cedent for another, until, by a series of unwarrantable measures, adapted at various, and it may be distant dates, the distinctive characterjstiesof the original covenant no longer existed in practice. The time of resistance to unlawful authority is at the commencement of its assaults, because the power of the many, under j the panoply of might, is perpetually encroach- j ing on the rights ol the few. The tendency of1 all majorities, moreover, is to despotism. In, ! their recognition ol the Ordinance ?>f'K7, un-! warrantable enacted by the old confederation,, and in assenting to tho Act admitting .Hiss >:ni! into tho Union, the Plantation States unwittingly inflicted perhaps an incurable evil upon their institutions and domestic quiet. Mr. Calhoun's name is intimately associated I with the history of the United .States for the las:: forty years. During that eventful period, eve-; ry measure of high pub'io interest received the : Impress o! ins mas; t 'Din ;. wn tn? science ot | Govern .'in-nt, as e;.oGipiiiiod in tin? operation of; our institutions, and that of th.? Ri?puh!ic.s of antiquity, his spece-hos ami writing:, have .dad a flood of light. WLIInho admitted the: tin* Constitution of oar c ?intrv was the work of pure and patriotic on n, and is a proml monument of human wisdom, vet, in neglecting toj provide ample securities for th? weak- r section j j of the community, and relying too confidently j on parchment harriers fir tho protection of the I < social organization ol the respcciive parties, its I frumers have furnished instruments for the de-1 j ? ?it ii hi ii wini????mmm??an .... - - - - . strucfiou ti." their ov.n labors, byai shny, but I certain process. A1 ways on the side of libert y und-jnsfleo, tbe I South C-arolifta statesman was sleeplossly vigi- ' Iaut in detecting the insidious advances of power, and confining the cental authority within its Strictly constitutional orbit. Aware of tbe centripetal tendency of all political associations, under a federal head, he labored so unceasing ly to maintain the union, by preserving the integrity of its members, as to subject himself, among the latitudinarians, to the imputation of 'Southern predilection. Duty and patriotism fclike impelled him to the adoption of this coarse. The Congress, ntnn early jwriod of our history. had not only exercised uugrantcd powers, but had n| plied them to the promotion of sectional purposes, tirst by openly plundering? through the forms of law?the property of one j t */ ~f ,t 4-- i*? ? 4*. i rt*. I nan ot i:ie orates ior int.- uunuut ui wiu uuier half; .hut more recently l>y other means, which threatened tlio extinction of their independence and sovereignty. To compel submission to its edicts, the authority of the executive had been unwarrantably enlarged. Prior, indeed, to that despotic enactment?tho Force Pill?the President of the United States had announced his solemn resolution that, should resistance by a State to any measure of the General Govern- j mcnt be attempted, ho would suppress it with the entire military force of the cpuntrju In fine, separately and unitedly, the Executive and Legislative departments had each avowed and aasumed the right of determining the extent of its own [lowers, and thereby repudiating any title in the States to enforce the restrictions they had originally imposed on the several fiduciaries of the Federal Compact In opposing, on every occasion, with all the strength of his gigantic intellect, these bold and reckless attempts to convert a Republic of checks and balances into a Democracy, governed, by the Will ol an interested and irresponsible majority, the pen of the eulogist is alone furnished will* abundant matter to exiiibit, in is true light, Mr. Calhoun's reverence for tho noble bequest of pur fathers, and bis deep devotion t? the priireipU'S of constitutional til- j ertv. iiic elaborate exposition of the prominent! doctrine of the State Rights school; that tho | Union of *89 was a .Union of States, and not i oi'iudividaais; end as. an unavoidable deduction, that "in ca3e.> of deliberate and dangerous infractions of the Constitution, tho States, as parties to the compact, have tho right and arc in duty bound, to interpose to arrest the progress of the evil, mid to rnftintairfhvithia their respective limits tho authorities, rights and liberties appertaining to thorn;" Is unsurpassed for clearness of conception, logical reasoning, and sound conclusion, by any intellectual elfortcf ancient or modern days. If the important truths it embodies be disregarded by the Araeri can people, it is not difficult to predict that, at no distant day, the bond which unites th6ir resjieclivc sovereignties will be severed forever. Had Mr. Calhoun been a party zealot, ho probably would have been elevated to the post of Chief Magistrate. It is certain that, at one timo, the road of ambition was open before him, but ho "chose to tresid the rugged path of duty." For a quarter of a century the acknowledged leader of tlu State Right* party,' he labored assiduously, by precept and example,, to detect and establish its landmarks. Keeping steadily in view the great ends of his system, possibility of their immediate or prospective attainment, depending on the comparative difficulty of the circumstances under which ho was called .to apt, was nevertheless an aim, in liis judge[inqnt, to be constant]y kept in view. For this roason lie would, times, in his Senatorial capacity, assail the measures of his own political friends, and by copending with their opponents, render himself liable to the charge of inconsistency, if not deselection of duty, while iu reality ho was only maintaining his own independence and consistency. These occasions involved generally considerations affecting directly or incidentally, the relative powers of the Federal and irtate Governments. Our faithful sentinel died at his post, his mind * " ..11. . ^ __ dwelling to tne inresi uiomuui on mo nugniy topie which had for many years engrossed his undivided attention. He had long seen the dangers the domestic institutions of the South would have to encounter, unless averted by the influence of wise and patriotic counsels. Iiis last speech so ably portrayed the peril of our institutions, and the causes which had produced it, that had it pleased Providence to givou him the hour l;o seemed so anxious to possess, another successful invasion of the guaranties of Constitution, unless truth proved powerless on the occasion, would not have resulted from the federal action. His potential voice, alas, will never again be hoard! The record of hir, opinions and acts constitute bis legacy to his countrymen. l?y scrupulously avoiding the guidance of a levelling philosophy, and crushing in embryo the delusion and unlraternal mens ur<- which die spirit of ^ turbulent and restless age has endangered, we shall be following the "1" tvV.:.? bib h'-i? si unntin. uciio ellbrt to adapt his intc iiccii'rii energies to their prop* r function?the search ol' immutable truth. Mr. Calhoun ha! nearly attained the full age allotted to man; ho had rondure*! invaluable services to his eouutu', .!! ! tho cause of constitutional iiov'tViiMon his public career having been as distinguished for tlio j>??1 rica! evils he had accomplished; whilst his character, in all the relations of private life, was such a:> (ho breath of calumny had never ventured to assail, j Jjft. tin'!:, t.: eiectiou of a t.ii moria! worthy i bivui oi i:is e..aHo<l reputation ir.a! of the oudu- , ring grata ude til the jioo*?lo oi Isuutli Carolina,, In? tii.' crowning act of the constiiutiuual an-1 tiioiiLico. Uri el it whvrc the frnwors of'oar) iav/a and the loutii of our .h'tabr may, as titcy j content; 1itc-ir, imbibe the noblest juh.clplea of!: ] aU'i'jfi- m, of wis lorn, and of virtue. ti accordance with these views, ! recou t- I menu thai 11 !v11 ol Jour .tores ia trout of the Slate Mouse bo pure hated, with i lie con? nt of ' the (iv.* of iho property, at a fair valuation ; , thai, a monument to receive hi?; reniai,:?, com- j ! poMii! uitirj.y of the oroilucta of our soil, K? I; riveted iu tier ccsilro ; and the grounds, skilful-! i ly ornamented with shrubbery, be converfeil in- ; i to a public walk. ! 1 It is known that for several years JVIr. Cal- j i lioun employed flic intervals of leisure left him 11 by pressing public engagement, in preparing for the press some political works, which he. deemed of importance, not only to his own reputation, but to the interests of the country.? These, embracing an elementary treatise on (Jovernment, antl an elaborate disquisition on the Constitution of the United States, he had just completed before Lis death. The two, would* make, perhaps, an octavo volume of about 430 pages. An inspection of the lesser work, that at my request was exhibited to me by his eldest son, during a visit which I made at the family residence, and the opinion of a highly competent judge, who has given to the larger work a rigid examination, warrant me in saying, that perhaps no contribution on the same or similar subject, equals them in amount of thought, argument and research. It may safe Iy be predicted, that the entire composition wilJ stand as distinguished in the political literature of the day. as the illustrious statesman himself was pre-eminent among the public characters of his time. The exalted fame of the author, and the honor and proud position of' the State which he so long loved and served, forbid that these monuments of his genius, and of his untiring industry and devotion to the public weal, should ho given to the world in tho ordinary way. Nor would the common usage, so often condemned by the deceased, of appealing to the Federal Government for its countenance and support, be sanctioned by tho people of the State. I feel assured, too, that his family, who have yielded his mortal remains to the land of his birth, will never surrender into other hands the distinctive memorials of his predominant intellect, and of his public and private virtues. I therefore recommend that these, as well as other important papers which he left behind him, be applied for and published in this State, by legislative authority; that the Governor be authorized and requested to employ a suitable person to Miperiutend the publication of two editions, one in the be&l style of modern typography, and the other to be furnished at as cheap a rate as possible; and that whatever profits may accrue, be for the benefit of Mr. Calhoun's family. Every citizen within oar limits should possess a copy of this legacy to the cause of constitutional .liberty. It will teach him not only to understand, but to estimate the value of his rights. As the time of decisive action has arrived, let it be entered on the record, that South Carolina has not only preserved Lite unconquerable spirit of independence, but the sacred oracles of political wiidoai. OSAXU 01' COL. KLMORK. To supply the vacancy in the United States from South Carolina, occasioned by the death of Mr. Calhoun, I appointed Franklin Harper j Elinore. In the conviction that the .Statu would measurably be compensated tor the loss of her favorite statesman, by the energy, ability and patriotism of his successor, the recovery of the public mind from a condition of disquietude and embarrassment, was very quickly the theme of sincere congratulation. It was soon apparent, however, that the climate Of Washington was hostile to the bodily ailment under which Col. Elmore had Jong labored. In.about three weeks after he had taken his seat, he was numbered with the dead. The Hat of an ail-wise ar.d merciful God again plunged South Carolina into the deepest gloom. Two of her most distinguished sous, on whom !- A. Jt-L t .f h !...,! A... 1.. ] f,.,. HI U1U UliTK I'uur Ui ft lie JiciU uupuiiuvu 1^1 encouragement and safety, lived only in memory. These bereavements were justly the subject of profound regret by the whole country. An amount of integrity, virtuo and intellectual capacity, diificult to he rightly estimated, had beon suddenly withdrawn from the public councils, which the exigency of the times demanded should be promptly restored. Col. Elmore was no ordinary man. To a mind well stored with various information, ho added an accutc and vigorous understanding and a political forecast and caution well calculated to charge the sphere of his usefulness.-Devoted to his public engagements, he was never satisfied with their moro performance, hut labored zealously to improve and elevate the condition r.f his post. Of unbending integrity, his mental power was kept in health by a constant tonor of active virtue. In the application of Lis profound knowledge of the human character, lie was as certain of increasing the number of his friends, as of allaying the party aspirates of his ouuonents. In nil honcrnblc ami satisfactory adjustment of the great question of the (lav, the deceased was peculiarly qualified to sustain the position of his illustrious predecessor. Like him, it occupied his most anxious thoughts, to the last moment of his existence. Had lie becii permitted to mingle in ibo mental conflict which ilk engroisitig occasion generated, his voice would haw iiuiii."ni/4L-;l with that of his abie ami luitii- i i'ul yolleague, m upholding the honor aud o.juality of the members of our fedora. Union. With the rare nhilitv of impressing you with the honesty of his purpose, a spark from the light of his own intellect, might have sensibly aided to dissipate the darkness in which prejudice and sectional feelings have involved questions of] deep import to the well-being of the Confederation. Our Senator died a martyr to the well faro of his unlive JSt.ite. Inti-uso application to iho demands of public duly, originated mid fastened upon him the malady which deprived hihi of li!l. The tribute of an expression of jrntitiulc for iinportaiu and l?>nj? continnod services rcnileroij by h'ra to South Carolina,'it i;; hoped will be readily awarded !?y the represent;:fives of tlio people. VT. JB. SEA1WOOK. 1 mpit hers. Wo are pained to learn that a lev; days :-i' art Indian called .v iho hottse or an iniiiatt tvj?|. i ow woman in Uuywood county, N. C-, w i-.iw.. ihere iva* tie one but herself and a daughter ami: requested iter to Jet him ray nil SJ:*; ! ^av? consent. boring th" night rim woman i was cruelly iinmieml, robbed of .ss m money, her wearing apparel, &c., ami the house lir-ai , itul burnt to the ground! The little girl uasj riHii'sd ami fortunately escaped tlio (lames, gave in: alaiiii, but mo lain. The remains of the j woman were found in the (Ire. Search was nade, anil a part o( the money (bund in posses-! ion of the man; ami the clothes, &c.,\vcre sold! iii I lift n^igbtki' hond for liquor, that curse ofthe tlif world. The old lady Imd a son in ihe mou. tains, who came homo unci learned the fuels and Indian like, thirsted for revenge. Win. II. Thomas, Esq., was holding a sort of council in the neighborhood, where the son went, and seoing the murderer, walked deliberately up te liirn without saving a word, lified his arm, and plunged a knife to (he hilt in hisj side! Two brothers of the wounded man were then about to take vengence on tho son, but were prevented by 31 r Thomas and others. It is thought they will kill iiim yet. "He was arrested ami hail taken for his appearance at the Spring Court. The wounded man died soon after, and doubtless justly. ?Ashevitle Messenger. fHM joumrmL /\ yncsi c r* TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3,1850. TO PRINTERS, rjp\VO Journeymen Printers nre wanted at this .JL office. To competent workmen permanent situations will be given. Their services will be needed on and after thu first of January next. Editorial Scribbling3. Columbia, Dec. 2d, 1850. There is much in Columbia at this time that is really interesting and worth seeing and hearing; every evening there is one or more addresses delivered on interesting and important topics. On Thursday eveninglast the Hon. R. Barnwell Rhott delivered a Eulogy on the life, character and public services cf the late Hon. John C. Calhoun, be?%.... i rr_n juic uJv JA-uiaijL'.iiit' diiu 1:1 uiv 11.111 ui Representatives?the evening was rather warm and the crowd was aenser ah'd when we say so, we want it understood in its fullest sense and in al! the strength ol the signification. We were perhaps as pleasantly situated as we could have reasonably expected to be?but ;ve found it exceedingly uncomfortable. We listened with iuterest to Mr. Rhett for more than an hour, and were somewhat relieved from our position by the cry of fire, which, as you have already seen, was a small matter, and no !>ody was hurt, for which ail have great reason to bo thankful. Mr. Rhett spoke for two hours and a half, we believe, and it is said the latter part of his address (which we did not hear) was very fine?it will bo printed, we presume, and every one will get a copy who may desire it and road for themselves. The proceedings of the Legislature in tiic1 daily papersinextenso may be found, and it is unnecessary that we should particalarize. A resolution lias passed the House authorizing the .printing of two thousand copies of the speech of the Hon. Langdon Chc-ves, delivered at the last Nashville Convention. Our excellent and able Representative, Col. Chesnut, has introduced, or given notice of his intention to do so, a bill fur the incorporation of the Atlantic.Steam Navigation Company; also a bill for the incorporation of the Camden and Monroe Piank Road. Through the kindness ot our friend and Representative, Capt. Cantey, we were aiiowed.as Editor, a seat on the floor of the House of Representatives on Friday last, which we "cheerfully accepted. A Fill was read in the House 011 Friday lor the establishment ofa Rank at Winnsboro, in this State. Columbia is a great place, and the people are all full of southern Rights, and there is a settled determination in the minds of our Legislators to submit no longer to Northern aggressions? there n dead eniin. a calm like that which Dre cedes the storm, and as little as some of ourreaders may think about it, we are 011 the verge of some tremendous crisis?and every tnan will pretty soon be called upon to show his colors. We want every man to be at his post?for we cannot tell what a day tn% bring forth. . The Orand Division of the Sons of Temperance met at Odd Fellows Hall on Tuesday; the indefatigable and worthy and excellent Grishani, the Grand Worthy Associate, presided over its deliberations. The Hon. J. Bolton Otic-all was elected Grand Worthy Patriarch; A. M. Kennedy, esq., of our town, G. W. A.; Z. J. Dt llay, esq., Grand Scribe, and Major S. S. MV-Cully, Grand Treasu' ? T* . ? l__ ,.a.? rer, in place 011*01. jversuaw, wuu unuuuuu mmiination lor the office. There was a largo torchlight procession on Friday evening, hut the inclemency of the weallier prevented many from attending. Addresses were delivered in the Raptist Church. On Wednesday nest there is to he a large parade of the Volunteer Corps?a description of which wc will endeavor to pen when it is over. Friday next will he observed as a day of Fasting nod humiliation, the Rt;v. Whitufbord &mith, I). D., will de!i\ lir an address suitable to the occasion on that day, having been as a fitting clergyman, invited to officiate, by the Legislature. The Rev. L. Rosser, whose iate efforts in our town were successful, and which were so acceptab'y and kindly received by our citizens in bchal' his mission, is in this place and is adding" much to the circle of his acquaintances and to the support of his object. He will preach in the Methodist Church on Sunday next. Just here we beg to say that Mr. Rosser, as an eloquent and able minister of the gospel, stain's in our view, if not the first, ,1.. ........ I!...,^n.'l n christian penile Ill l.ll U-11 lil.it u.K, m*.?? r inati has our entire ronfidcnco arid admiration.? Slrouely southern in the tononml character of his imlimonts, identified decpiy with the southern cause, wo believe him to be a true southern christian patriot, armed with the armor of riphleousne&s, and ready with word and spirit to defend iiis> Master':* cause, and with sword the cause of Truth and Justice, under any and every contin jtviu-y. We hope the object ofliis mission may ho abundantly sustained. There will bo much of interest nrrct week ; the Connvier,commit of tin; Cnllego takes place on Monday ; the ML..v.-; Sicilian will jive a Concert j i n Tuesday evening; the Odd Fclows' Fair will : take place, commencing on Wednesday evening. I and continue the balance of Jim weik. On Saturday evening !nc-t a supper was given j r.t the A.n erean Hot'. !, by our Colnnhia brclhr. n,: to those of the corps Editorial throughout the Staio I now in Columbia: several of our big men were j ? ? < www mrmmmmmmmmm there, to wit: lion. J. A. Woodward, Hon. John E. Ca.e\v, Judge Porter, of the Evening* New*,. Col. Cheenut, of Camden, Mr'. Crawley, of Va.,with many others cf smaller pretensions. All of these gentlemen being toasted and called upon, made splendid stirring speeches, also Mr. J. Rsed made one of the right kind?the ^occasion was am interesting and pleasant one. The Hotels are tilled to overflowing, but the'cry is still they come?where the people will all find room is hard to tell; but this is a wonderful ago in which we live, and we have long since learned* that some things can be done as well as others. On Saturday last Gen. W. J. Hanna,-of Chesterfield. was elected Solicitor of the Eastern'Circuit, in place of the lamented Mclver; also, our old friend and excellent Solicitor, Col. Simeon Fair, was re-elected without opposition for the Middle i Circuit. We believe Mr. Rhett is the most protiw iiient man at present for United States Senator, if Mr. Barnwell does not consent to serve. In re-' gard to the Governor'} election it is hard to tell: who will be chosen by the Leg'slature; perhaps I General Means is in all probability to be our next Governor. Col. Dawkins and Gen. Whitner will be voted for to fill the vacancy on the La w Bench. W. F. DeSaussure and F. H. Wardlaw, Esq're. are candidates for the Chancellorship. In regard to all these elections, with many of smaller con-' sequence, we may say there is no telling who will be Governor, until the votes are counted. T}ie Legislature is a very uncertain place for a man to be a Candidate. We however know some Candidates who wmd be elected. Vannchi's exhibition of the Wax Figures of Gen. Scott in military costume, Hon. J. C. Calhoun delivering his last speech, and President Taylor at his writing table?also Mr. Clay and Daniel Web ster, with uen. Taylor, and the closing melancholy scene of the death be J of Mr. Caihoun, are attracting considerable attention; the last scene is truly sad and sublime?to look upon and contemplate the sage, the immortal Calhoun, whose restless eye and unbent spirit while living, is now quenched by the tyrant death, but he is immortal, an immortality of all others the most to be en vied?de#th cannot conquer that "The Muse forbids the virtuous man to dio .And comecrates his name to immortality." Judge Cutler and Mr. Woodward will leave on Monday for Washington. The proposition was made in the House by Ex-Speaker Aliddleton, not to elect a Senator to fill Mr. Calhoun's place, and ^ to request our Representatives not to go back to Washington, l.yt this will not be. carried?in regard to the policy of which we have nothing to Sa>* The Greenville Rail Road has been finished about thirty miles, and the Charlotte Road nearly to Winnsboro. Columbia is a beautiful place, and presents a lively and animated appearance." There is not a town in the Union better siruatedln regard to the means ot instructing tne young and tlie compie- ^ tiou of a finished education. The South Caroli- * na College is one of the best in the United States, and Dr. Marks' institute for young Ladies has a deserved and high reputation. Tne Schools lor the primary branches are equal to any found in cur country. The Press ofGolumbia without a eolitary exception; is of the highest tone an J order, and the people en mnsse^are "Letter A." On Thursday next the class of Law Students tor application to the Bar, will be examined. And now, dear Journal, excuse our prolixity. We close by promising more in future. W. ^ Columbia, Dec. 1, 1S50. A lino, Mr. Journal, is all I can drop you now. Yon are no doubt informed of the Legis* lativo proceedings from tiio daily papers.? ? There are some tilings however, not noticed in them. You will sec that resolutions of tho warmest nature have been already offered. They would, without a dissenting voice,.be adopted, wero it not that a different course of policy is desired, vir to wait yet a while, for a co-movo with tho other States, but in'the result of their backwardness, tho banner of South Carolina will bo furled'no longer. The several elections, you aro no doubt iuformcd of already. On Saturday, Gen. Hanna, of Chesterfield, was elected Solicitor of the Easteru CirouiL Our Legislature is all right on tho great subject of the times. A distinguished gentleman from Kentucky told me yesterday, that his State was : in favor of tho Unioir-1-"but," said he, "socedo and (I sjKiiik what 1 know,) Kentucky will go with you to the last" Tho Legislature of N. Carolina is acting uoblv. A bill has been introduced in which it is stated that a' repeal of tho Fugitive Slave Law will be sufficient causo 4 for secession, and in that contingency, North Carolina will act. To lay a tax of ten per cent on all Northern importations, to be in force until the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave haw and the lately acquired Territory laid open aliko to llio citizens of North Carolina with their property as to the North. Wo have hopes, may they not be disappointed. We are sure they will not be in one particular, viz: That if all other of the Southern States yield, South Carolina will nobly sustain herself. P, Our Thanks, -As we arc accustomed to say, in acknowledging Congressional and other favors, are' due to Mr. Win. C. Moore, the proprietor of the Kershaw (irocerv, for a specimen number of Beef Tongues which he has lately received with many other nice articles in his line. Mr. Moore is an excolI. nt judge of what is good, and exhibits, ice think his judgement, in submitting liis articles to the inspection of competent judges. i\. I].?All communications oj this kiwi, receive our joumjil atltuiion. ^ Wo have received the October number of W hi laker's Magazine, "The Rights of the South,"