The Sumter banner. (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, February 06, 1850, Image 2
EUCNISDAi, FEBRUARY 6, 1850.
11. otti, J n., dator.
cotton.
Marlestons.-Prices from 12 to 13
~ re.--Prices from 10 1-2 to
r ashington News see Charles
ton Correspondence.
.7 g Tle Stockholders meeting of the Brad.
ford.-Spriogs Institute will be held to-day.
Ui' Thb Charleston races commened to
day, Innd will last until Saturday inciOdive.
Mr Stockholders of the So. Ca. R. R. Co.
will be permitted to go to atd return from
their meeting on the 12th inst, accompanied
by their families free of charge.
7 Ii another column will be found a ye
A ry interesting history of the negro and soni
inhntestible arguments in favor of the insti
utious of slavery, from the pen of the well
known ogricultura list SOLON RoBINSON.
WkiaroTN & MANCIu.s rca 11. R.-The
annu6l'meeting of the Stockholders of this
cl!pany was held in this town pturttant to
la,1te, Jast .Wednesday and cont.nued in
session two'lays. The able report of tie
Prai4: I, confirmed the general report of
the perit~yfr the road and be anticipates
having the ft forty miles on the Soithernl
terminus in ruining order next fall. The first
candit? qimpoaed by the State, in reference
_91 AsulasciipTIon has been fulfilled and no
thil'A ip: wanted but to prosecute the
h;1 PI kokd with vigor. Tho road
(ro )3nc e er t bey ond Black River is
itingvill be found in another
Ito ralselaood.
atoxi..r B Phlaelhi
elo uent le" Vahigtoln,
(i the. Union, and wou i urse of which
ionW GoD rAL- TIEB ARM THAT SHALL Tic
nAISED To REOFV BFIn STON IE oF Tills
in ao nearly five minutes
tji~ lag b ~ the p)"audits of is
4o nd for a itaccined at if Ili
tr mu nd. Nr him was Mr.
(q8i ho disgraced himself by
6 atory' solntio" sPeech durintr
to organize the Hoe'ii. Andi
e ofalmost every other person
ved with eitbuoiasn and approbation at
. Intiment so eloquently uttered by Dr.
ne, his ailonealed with cunfusion and
aove we take from. tUjeoston Atlas
never did'tha ress give
9r ag 1mous, ridiculous
rifornpr~sdarlieu
~M (fw land. Such senms the
rfd rvty*'hich the press north of Ma
eons and Diston's line have seized on the
siavery qiuestion and so enormously have they
enliitged en their chimera dearelessness as
otftssofuton, that'nio obstacle nowv impedes
'ihr way, and religious and moral subjects
are'inade the conveyances, of their political
*schemes. The wvhole agitation which now
*convulses the Union can be attributed to no
oilier source save the press-which descend.
ings4rom the high position which it should
maintain, sinks into the mere lackey of
aspiring demagogues, of the stamp of Pil frey,
Seward, Hale, Geddings. etc., who~ to mount
r'o the pinnacle of their ambition, would see
the Union dismembered, joint by joint, and
stand by and assist in the butchery. It is not
t.he people of the North--it is their presses,
to whom we are indebted for so many outra
Sgee ujiou the person and rights of the South.
and should the Union be dissolved-a mecas
sire which, altho' we nuy be benefittedl there.
by, every true-hearted Southeirner deprecates,
~.the whole odium snust be cast upon our fa
m zatical brethren.
PnsT OfrtE MISiiANAGiE.ET.-Tlere is
no department of onr governent so greatly
rnismanaged than that of the Post otlice,
froni its fountain head at Washington dlown
to the most minor office. The ;:fThirs of the
Charleston office are in a glorious chaos, and.
it is indeed wonderful that. the letters for the
Sou..hern country ever reach their dhestina
tion. For some tinme past. our muails havei
keen incomplete, and to1 cap the climax, ithey
ne9w place locks on the bags, the P. M's can-i
not open I On Friday last, an importantr
mail, reachetd this p'ace in an old canvass bag,r
too securely fastened by a lock which thme<
post office was unable to open for lack of a<
key I and-unaccompanied by the Cohinnhia or a
Camndon mail! Whose fault this is, we will
i~pve foi- the P. M. at Chamrlestoin to deter. f
-mine and ini the mean in we will lay all
blamo at. his door.
* THE SEASON.-Since Decembler last we
hwve experienced nought but Suininner
weathe, lhere rand there interspersed with:
noderately cold snaps, and what is more ox.
traorinary, the whole of this continent seems
o.have been similarly visited and Noew York,
Mausachutsetts and Maine papers are extol. h
hing the mildness of the winter. Buit whlilst '
- we arc enjoyIng Summer, the inhabitants of.1
Middle and South Europe aje in the midst
of a winter of extreme severity--and i is sa
ted that the fall of anowv ibrouighout France a
isgreater than has been known dutring thme
present, century. Mr. Walsh, under (late of ~
Januanrg1Othr writvs from Paris as follows: a
"Throughfout France ilie fall of snow has a
been heavier than any the present century to
has furnished; the caese appears to be the to
same in thee middle and nortern parts of the u
continent. The cold hais bhpon intense in Ital y
mad Spain. ,An American relative, who set it
out for L~yons on the 1st in-tant, hams wvritten lha
to me that lhe suffered more freezing in the gi:
diligence than hr' hnd done in thie open Amne- ahk
rican stages, in the udays of yorm', in the depth n
af winer,." n
DwosPojaenO of t-i MAnnes
tCRAx.saEoAt, ESxtuAti2d 150.
DAR B iien m-Iny letter of January
Olt, I. quod a deoliteioiis cotten ofliA eV
inich leas derect. The favorable 40"c.unts
y the Niagara received on same;&Y, pro.
luced a-better 'ec!ing, and this dealhne was
apeedily recovered. The variation between
ny quotations and those of our city papers of
Monday 28th. is thus explained. A corres
pondent of the Charleston Mercury writing
rroin Liverpool alter reviewing the present
and speculating on the future state of the
cotton market hOlds the following decided
language. "And now after all this if y.'u
gentlenen cotton planters part with another
pound of your cotton this year for less than
15 ets. and in all titne to come,for less than
10 or 12 1-2 cts, you deserve to be nade
pack horses for Manchester, and to wear
oterntily the chains of vassalage you have
so tamely subnitted to for the last ten years."
Without pretending to agree with this writer
to the full extent of the views expressed above
yet, I firmly believe that our planters have
the game in their own hands, and will have
only themselves to blam. if it is not brought
to a successful conclusion. The present )ri
ces, though high, wAll undoubtedly be sustain
ed, and in succeeding years the planters will
he ena'>!ed to realize for their cotton an
amount nearer its actual value than they have
for years past obtained.
The city is fast tilling up with strangrs
and our Motels are already nearly full. The
race i commence this week and good sport is
anticipated. There are live stables on the
ground, among them those of Col. liunpton
and Messrs Sitigleton &. Green, each boast
ing several superior hortses. The inonit of
February will be a gay period in our city.
A free p;issage lhas been tendered by the Itail
Road Company to stockholders and their fam
ilies anld a niumber will doubtless avail them
selves of t he privilege. This is a custom al.
ways pursumedt by the Georgia Rail Iload Co.
it every annual meeting, and has been found
productive ot gooil. It not only brings town
and country iwto closer ciommiunion, but pro
duces a more general initerchaige of views
- rs of the coimpnv. and en
ad:NiLrlle Mfce oT the counttry t
stinctly heard in all deibherations. To"wards
the end of Februaryi the Mi itary Companies
of Savannah, referred to in a former letter, are
expected to visit us, and their arrival. and
the festivity conseIuent thereoni, will add to
the general gayety. In the meantime our
public aniusemeits are increasing in number
welrl it'di&t*raction. The Theatre is now
erally successful, and er'.,F,7Ig aro gen.
pany. Mr. hludson the best delineator if
lriash character since time days of Power. will
fulfil, an engngement at the Theatre next
week. The stock company has received
several accessions and is now ellicient for
the production of the best pieces. Stone &
McCol'uns circus with their celebrated
Dan Rice, is still among us, and the equestri.
an troupe-of Robinson & 112dred are expectel
shortly. Miad. Nieciesmkar a popular and de.
ser. ing lady, advertises an instrumental con.
cert to takce place on j,~, Oig'
possesses a high order of musical talent.
In addition to thmese attractions we have any
number ofpaintuings andt a quantity Pdnora
omas, so with the races during the day and this
variety' of en tertammentims at night, strangers
.will haye DIbwukrnt enjoyment. Business has
been rallier dull dluring the past week, but
will soon1 revive. The wvarm weather contin
ues, and to day it has bieen rainy and disagree.
able. The Report of Gen. Gadsden, Presi.
lent of the Rload appeared on Tuesday last.
IL gives a fair account of the afiThirs of the
oimpany, and scomns a very plausibile doicu.
inenit. The electioni for Presidlent will be
:hlisely contested. The success of~ H. W.
20'mior over the present inenmben)Oft, befoireI
:onsidleredl highly pirobhable, is now involvedl in
loubt. TJhie eleciona cI Mr. Conniuer wvill cause
u vacancy ini thei P'residencyv of the Chiarle's
on ihnik. Mlessrs Rose & Tronhohnm ha~ve
seen spoken of as canrhmdate~s to fillI it Theli
:ol lector of ounr port has drapenisedi withI thi'
lervices of the G :uger. Wetighier 4-. M 'so.
er anud four~ of the hlos now emopti yed iin
>rCustom Hlouse. In New Y,.rk 10G~ offi.
-ers of custoiims hwve been dismissedu. auid
his udiint ionl of thle fo rce enig'ied mst
ake Iuhire ini all the cit es of the lUnioin to a
frenter or less extent hintil thle liumit pilaced
ipon th ea xpensiis of co!let inig Ithe Rtevenue
s remouvedl. The icase of Siitc lifflee cnicted
,f Arsiin at Springv Termn of ou r couinrt wa~s a r
tued on Thmursiday hieth re lie Ila w Couinrt oif
\ ppeals. Th'le beneit iof c lergv is channiie I
or him by his counsel arni it is t hioughit that
lie (Court will awardl it. Th'le Attornov Gen
tra I it applea rs indicted hiimi uinder lhi coim
non Tiw, when he shoul hive birought the
ndictmnent iundrer thle Xtatute, and lby tis or.
or it is pirobable that a notorious ofyenmdler
ga~vqst thle peace of society may go "uniwhi pt
if jeist ice(. Th'e news from Wash11ing'ton is
if a highly interesting character. Th'le mes.
agd of the President in relation to the aiyairs
if Califrnia, the bill o' Senator hirutler to en.
wrce the restitution of fugitive slaives, and
hir. Clay's resoilutins of comnpromuise upon
lie slavery question, have given rise to de.
ates of a most animuated and exciting char. I
ener. Mr. Clay's speechm in suipport of his
omnproinuise was able, eloqhi~ut. anud pruompd.
ii no doubt lby patriotic otive's, but his views
ro not concurred in by Southeurni Seuatoirs.
'he surest proof that the resolu:ionis do can.
'in a comlpromi.ie is found in the fact that 1
ith,.NorthI and South are lotud in their coum.
aintsm againist themi. Th'le former sees inib
emr a suirrender of every point in dispute.
hile, the latter views thieim as embiodying I
ught but concessiiin. A newspaper "to a
Ivocate disunion in a peaceableo way" is
out to be pubhlishied in Warshi ngton. One
count says that it has a goodly list of sub.d
rihiers, and is likely to be successful,~ while
other speaks of the building in wvhich it is1
be printedl as likely to be torn down in
Ponty four hours after thie first issuen. Mr.
eobb'a appnintmnent will not he confirmed
is now positively aeid. Hion. Neill 8. Brown '
a been appointed minister to Rtuusin, Gler.
a has passed strong resol utions upon the
avery question, and has returned the Vor- N
ant and Connecticut resolutions unileco.
Dr to tho?' each State, -The
Pentiylvania efused by a %v
decided vote t rqll.t milieot Proviso b
rhe 0ot0o 0rhthe re. days has a
been langtt andglu1. Thebiipetus pro. U
duced by th ;Niagara's .advic4q has worn off v
anda decline or an eighth has been submitted a
to. Prinnlyal sales are'rnade between 12 and c
12 8.4 for good middling, fair and fully fair.- a
Coffe 10 and 10 cts. and holders firm. Su- r
garn improving. t
Yours &c. M. J. T. s
Wianuington & iManchester Rail
Road.
At the annual meeting of the Stockhold- t
era of the Wilmington & Mitichester Rail I
Itoad Company convened at Suatervillo on
Wednesday the 0th January 1,50 On Mo.
tion, Wm. HAysWOTI Eq., was called
to the chair and MoNTGoMERY MosEs and
Jons McRAt Jn. appointed Secretaries.
Oi Motion-a committee of three was ap.
pointed by the ch-tir consisting of 0. G.
'Ailsi.EY, D. B. McLAURIN and Dr. Rorrr.
HlAnLLEE, to verify proxies. The meeting
then adjourned until half past 2. p. ni.
At half past 2. p. m. according to adjourn.
ment, the committee, through their chair.
man, having reported that 4,485 shares of the
Capital Stock were represented, the chair.
mian of the necting declared said meeting
duly organized.
Ga'r.. IIAnI.t.sF, the President of the
Company, then read tne annual report of its
afiirs and condition, which, together with
the accompanying documents, consisting of
reports from the Engineer, Treasurer and
Committee on accounts, Iooks, vouchers &c.
on mot ion of F. J. Moses were-referred to a
comnmittee consitimg of Messrs. Holmes,
Itogers, Mays, Dr. Hirilee, W. A. Muldrow,
l'arsley and Knox, to report on the same to
this mecetig, and on the recomumentidations
therein contained.
The following resolution was submitted to
the meeting by Col. F- J. Moses and adopt
ed-"Itesolved, that the condition on which
the additional subscription to the Wilmning.
ton and Minchester Itail Rtoad by the Town
of Whnmngton has been made, be referred to
-- --e-- aonl mg of 0. G. Parsley
G . llee and Major I Iaynsworth--and
that they report upon the expediency and
propriety of accepting tihe said subscription
on said condition"-Mr. Parsley moved that
a conmnittee be appointed to nominate a Plrew.
ident and D.rectors for the ensuing year,
which being carried, the chairman nained
tho following gentlemen as said committee,
Messrs Parsley and Holmos of
-"faarion, Rogers
and IA.w of Darlington, and Mayes and
Leond. White of Sunter.
Oin motion meeting then adjourned to
Thursday Morning, 10 o'ciuck A. M.
Thursday morniig, January Mst, met ac
cording to adjourment-1he committee.
appoited under second resolutioni of Col. F.
J. Muses on precelg day, through Gen.
Harilee, subismtted their report in favor of re
Ceiviig the Wilington subscription, which
wVa i~ted.
uments, through their chairman Mr. H'olmies
submitted a report which was adopted; Mr.
Stephmenson then submitted the tollowing res
olution which wn carried. " Resolved
Tlhiat the recommrenda tions aiid suiggesitioins
of tiag;mmit tee on th eports he adopted as
the sense of th a meeting n the subject and
matters reerred to 'therein,."
Th'le chair aplpoinited E. W. Charles of
D~arlington, M!. Moses of Sumter and 8. J.
Gibsion of Miaron, Coinmittee on accounts.
CoI. F. J. Moses, offered the followingr res.
"lution which was carried-hat the election
for l'resident aiid Directors shall now and at
all imes hereafter lhe biy ballot.
"Tie Coumimittee on nominmations reported
lie following gemntlemen as nomniinatedj for
l'residlent and Drectors, who after heing bal
iitted, fir were declared elected.
I're'sidenlt-enerail W. W. II~.nr..r.c---- I
I) rectors...J. F-ih(Gregg, of Miarion District,.
Wi . Mle~ill and 1E. Wt. Charles of Dar.
himgren listrict, Jio. J. Moore and WV. A.
.\Idubir of Sumter, Al fred Smiithm of Col mmn.
bus5 counity N. C., 1L.11. Dudley, N. N.
Nixn, Ity. Numtt and Joim A Taiylor of
Re~sIied. Thai~t thie I'rm'sidenmt. annual re.
nirt atul t lie repoir t of ot h er itlicer u of t he
'oimpanyi in ftuire he r'ehpiredh to be piresent.
ad to thle mieetinrg of Stc k hi''lh'ers ini prinrteit
r
iorm, saiI repiorts to bie imde up to 1st ofi
Innuaitiry in eacmh year." t
(On: motion of SIr. l~imns, It wais r..w'iredv
'Thiat thle proceeinmg~ of i is cionmventio hem li
tuibl iled ini thle Smmnnter llbnnier, Slarion
'tar, aind thme Chi~rb-stonm andr, WVlmmington, i
itpers:--aind t hat lie priceedings of thisa
~tonventioni inchliihnm all thme are opami I
eports amld ei.nbmits, exiept the T'reasiurer's
mout lbe publishied in pam phlet fo)rin mihner
lie diirect iin of thle Sec re a ry of, the~ Compa.
y, amnd thait 3(f) number of copies he priinte.1
or dhist ribut ion."'
Onm muotion it was R~esgilrd "'That whieni
his menting aidjoiirims, it adjournus to meet at i
IAurmoN (Court I lousei on thle WVednesday b
fier thle fourthI Monday~m in Janmiiry 145." r
Th~le ft lloawing resolut ions~t olfTred by O. G.
'arsley 'igr., were unanmmioiisly adopted:-. 'I
IRe.ali ed. That the thinks oif tIs mieetiir
e teiidered to thme Chmairmnan for the very'
Ile, conirteous anrd elic ieiit mnner in whimclh
e hias presided over its dleliberat ions. tI
Reso/ced. "That thle thanks of t his meet ini hb
e tendleredl to the Secretaries Ior the faithful r.
nil eflicitent manner in which theiy have die. w
On motion, thie tmee-inrg adtjouirned, sine"
it
Chiairman.
Moxwomrcev a Mosr.st,,,
JIottt McRAte, Jn. y In
STr The Charleston amid WVihnington pa. o
re, and the Marion Star wl pl ~ease copy. J
A tnew post office hanr been establishmed at
ewell, Anderson District, S. C., and p C.lf
MlITHII lt>q nnnniinte1 nostaster. as .
"te but te very
'heing driven ihepve .
Are'or a diy peo4
cheek bon1s, ij "th
Indiana., S8onietIrcm 1y
die, ratielr than old tobedriV r
by the whip. I Iheimativ annd hy
are-never kept as slaves, on wogouit -of
their sulkinersu.
The next in the scale of value, or per.
hap they are equal, are the Congos.
They are tall, straight, bright copper.col.
ored, smooth skin, small round hands,
and make good imitating mechanics; in
that respect, like the Chinese. They are
from the south coast of West Africa, be.
tween south latitude 4 and 15; a district
of country that contains the kingdoms of
Lonngo, Congo, Angoja, Mutambo, and
Hucigula, which was dist-overed by the
Portuguese, in .1481., ever since which
they ha ve made slaves and converts ofthe
inhabitanits, the greater portion of whom,
notwithstanding their contact with the nu.
merous Portuguese settilcments in their
country, and the strenuous efibrts of the
missiona ries for more than three centuries,
still remain sunk in the grossest barbarism
and idolatry, going almost naked, living
like beasts, and worshipping, if worship
it can be called. the sun, stars and hid -
eous beasts and reptiles. Much of the
country. back from the const, is desert
and ihabited by elephants, leopards,
monkeys, monstrous serpents, and terrible
croeodiles.
This country is somrtines clled Low.
er Guinea and was formerly n great slave
mart for Christians engiged in the traffic,
and is the const from which the great
trade ofthe present day is still nrried
on-sometinies by citiz'ns of th. United
States.
It is from this country that abominnble,
noisy, domestic fowl, known as the Gui.
nea henl, was broight. It is a country so
infested wviths venomous serpents, some of
which nre more than thirty feet is length,
and reptiles and insects. that it is unfit for
the residence of-human beiings. The no.
groes from that coast, when lrotight here
and left ini a state of slavery, are! not huind
sighing to return to their own nnvtive( land
We are snmetines wont to coFTJhliin ol
the little allt in this eointrV. htlih- inl
Guinsen they exist in such qiant itis thai
they drive thes iniabitat from tliir bute,
aid have been known to destroy thn car.
cass of' an ox inl one nilit, anid one- would
destrov the debilitated sick, if not gunrded
against.
The Elboes and Mongullis are jet blnek,
moditin height, chuckle-headed, thick
lips., hearty enters, inclinsed to gr w rat.
se1lom possamng anly imclaechsical skillI,
though gener.lv tractable and patient,
lazy slaves, neceding to lie driven to work,
and unlike the Coronsentees, only to he
kept at it by driviig. TIn-y are capable
of great endurance under t hurning sun.
Tel! Ashantees, who inhabit an interior
portion of the North of' A fNica, have ever
beeti the most powerful and wnrlike trilw
of negrocs on that continent. They have
frequently dt-fwid the scientific and de
structive means of European warfare,
and during the prevalenja of the uncon.
troled slave trade, were the princilgj .I!,
strumenittulo ppythe iardeiS of slaves
that were shipped ft -.n the upper Giinea
coast. It was through the ageincy of' this
trib tht Sninderived tier supplies to
to supply their Aiecricanm colonies with
negro slaves,
Bjst nititstiandinug their power and
warlike dispsosit ion, rmanv of them suffered
the same fate they were so anxious to in
flict upons their weaker neighbors,-thecir
Christ isat alies never hesitating to, piur.
chase whatever was ofT'red with a hla'ck
skin, without inquiring whether he wais
frienad or foe.
T'he Ashantees, Poutis, Sulemas and
Dahomnanis, are similar in leading chsarac.
teristics as slaves to the l'boes and Mon
Theis re are also some tribes of' A frican
negroes that aire so 1low its the scale of
civil izastsi, that the-y are repete~d as
worthless, even hy the West India plan
ter, where they are not even required to
leasirn the art oif anythliing msore scientific
than dhigging uip the grndsic with a hoe,
to prepare it fihr the crop of' suigar-enne;
for thusts thsousandls of nmeres are prepa~red
whecre thme use- of' a plow is uneknown.
Thelnse be-iings(I enn hardily enll them
human) in their native count ry, live in the
w lid .juwigles, withouti hre, wvithount cloth.
ihng of any kind, aend without hsabitaitions,
andi ulpon suchi food as nsature prov'i 's
for thern~ withou~it lator. Tlhe-v are about
four feet high, the hen.l st rongly resemn.
bhincg itrlt hap thlat of thle ottra ng-ni uig,
andi hsavinag a psrofusions of hisIr on5 th
boyhv andt limbls.
I wvas lately' tohil byv ru intelligent gets.
th'mai, lhast hie knoew ther'e et thsem (n ene'
plantationu ini the [I'et ladti's, u hoi iieve'r
could Ibe lea rined to peformi ,liy lahor,
andic their whoele empjloyumseni w., c..achiug
rats; wrhich they' dehi in iheir owin war,
ansd the sitronsgest- ineitemsenut to which w.s
the famct that thmey werie aluowed the privi
le'ge of liv ing imost luu ~ri mroty iipon tall
thiey Ceati'ght-t-net'mlly rtejecting thleir re.
gul a r aillowan.ic' et f ood lire-ad andI ms'at
Iar the morse pa~..~l!.he b.f roaestedu rats.
So ismehI thr taste.
~Anoiitier inistante wase r lt, I ite m.- hev
a veryv landu hiea;rtedi fisemie .of m n.. w
narshinig in Iflitis. eelfi a e'impt whlieh hie
oejue of the-so wrill negres, hsv trSe'atiing! ei-sl
fuedinig hism wvith gr'at care an d k'indnsess;
but thseslbe' he b fairly' accom~lished thei
taisk, his' wardnne e'scmpee hsis care antd wsI
inot see'n aigsiin foir seve-ralI weeS'k , hiens
lie wa~s fcmod nasked a's ii's inative wilds,
bsask'ing ini the broeilinig sun iijon the'burn
insg sandey Ibeachn, whseri e' had be-an hsol.
rng a l'easst upen thle stiisk in en (arenss of a
poerpoise thast hade drifted ups ins a storms.
So m5ucht aga4in for inste.
Cats such bi!einigs he civilized-cithris
ainnize'd Is it sininsing aga i nt ithe Iilit
of knowledge awl ti'uths thsat illumins
uites thle initete'enth ceistuiry., tos comnpel
such beinugs to lie clothled, anmd fed, and its
structr-d, andt to perform uscfut labor, its
civilized society?
I remain, afriendl tomy cousntrv,
SOLON RIOIINSON.
A Noth Carolinsa E nrine.-W e have
noticed, on the wihnington and Roanoko
Railroad, for soverat weeks past, a new and
very handsome Engine; hut we did not know
At an Elec tinn held at Anderson for Sher
if'of that District-Ottyton was Elected
over his conpetition hMr. Keysga nm'igority
of 332 vonta.
het this to make : lI
I 4oye rnine eyes ist#t y, nt 't
take my leave of ile sun bid 4 ao ttA
thei resurreotion."
HEALTH A MON TMoe NShAWRIu r T
beneficial results of ipduBt ry, sinle food
and r gular haits)11, ar seen in the fact
that" the Society of United Brethren,
(Shakers) at Enfielhl, Conn, numbers 209,
and not a death lan oocitrred among then
for fourteen moaathst.
HEAvY DAMAOEs.-Dr. Rowlev, a
telegraph operator tat the city of Hu'dson
recently recovered twelve hundred and
fifty do/lars in a libel suit against Theo.
dlore S. Faxton, Presidient or the New
York nnd Bufralo Telegraph Cotnpany.
-Roch. Adv.
SAILORS' WAGES FRO.M CALIFORNIA.
A letter of the early part of Novembor,
from Californoin, states that tit.e.Captain o'
the ship "Arcliteet" hand some timne before
leen otrerinig sailors at Sun Francisco the
surn of 81500 for the passage to New
York.
The Manclester Gnardian, a reliable
commercial paper, says that there never
were s) nuny Elglish shipas actuaty
building or contracted for as it tho pres
ent time. Further contracts had been re.
fused even at premium porices.
A little son of Mr. R. S. Browr, living
in Dellui township, Ohio, was ;aecieolntl y
shot, by a rifle in the hands of his sisters.
She was in the act oftakinig it down fromn
the pluce where it ling for her broti-r
to play with. It was loadeel, and being
accidenmtally disclhargd, resulted uasi we
have stated.
SUFFMflING AMONG TItI M)OR31A Vs. A
party o' Mormon emigrents has stull[rad
severely 01) the Rocky Mountaims. Dur.
ing n severe snow storm sixty of their cat.
tIle perished from the cnhl. None of the
Mormnons died, thjough a letter fron one of
itIll speaks of se-inig the graves of nanny
other cmigriratza.
The N - . Tribune says that the sub,
scritliii aumng the mi-rchants of tha ci'v
for a tin-stimoninI to Casp. Cook, of the
Britisl haignt- Sairahi, aslready exceed,
870110, aid wil! probably reach SII0t
beFbre the nveting of tile cormt)itee.
It is intinddil to parsn tIhe Wonsey, in
i handsonie purse to the nobleheart,-d
sailor. The lresentationi of the- gold if)x,
with the freedom of tile city, on the part
oj the city authorities, w uas take place
ycs:erday.
OBITUARY.
Dici, near Sumterville, . C. on th 16:h
lilt., Mrs. MATIZAIA IL. BiADFORD, dauezhter
of the late Ro'ertlattlhewi Wi!semtofMidd:e
-alem, Suimter DIstrict; consort of William
W. liraiford, in the thirty filth year of her age.
As a niother she was kind and afl'etionate.
She left six children one son and five dauight
era to laniont her los, and revere her aren,
ory.
DiedChii Iis residence its Clarendon Coun.
It Sumter District, on the 20th January 185,
'THoMAs M. BnuMF.V, in the g(kh ye'lr of hs15
ae. Previous to Isis sudden eatt1wk of apo.
p h r hipe and immortality be
CIIARIESTON, S. C.
Plaina Fancy and Colore.l Bareges, every col
or and sh;adhe;
Embroidlered Mluslin D~resses,
Figured Xiwiss do. do.
F'renchi 3Merino,', Thitbet Wool Cloths
C'olored Alpaccas, Frencha Calicoes;
New style Spring Calicoes.
Black and Col'd Waiter Silk
Pop? ins.
IOf superior ;uality, being purchsased tun
der v-ery favorable circumstances, cain be sold
at otne-ha-lf their value.
flhwak-and Colored watered Silks;
Super white Satins, black Synishews and
barsnets.
C'AT XOX CR APE SHIA WLS.
An invane of Extra Rich Embroidered white
andl blac-k;
An invoice of Pliain white, large size, deep
Fringes;
An mnvoice of Plain white, lowv driced; to.
get her witha a lajie of
NTAP'Ll GOODS,
adapted to the season.
At the North Eaist Corner of Kin
Market streets.
Tou the residets or Stumtcr andi
adjacent Districts.
Boots, Shoes, Trunks, &c.
JA.\tE- S. RaJIERTS, woauhi repetfil
l y call th le attenitiona of those pertsns th at
contemiplate visieta ag thle City to his
Stock of Boots, Shoes, &c.
lie is noiw receiving from th. best Mainu
factonaes in
PHIILADIELPHIIA. BOSTON, AND NEW
YORK.
" Pate'nt l.s,~ther Stioes of dlifferent
" I oni,.ro Gaiters, low quarteraJl
Xbo.:as, etc. s-utale for Sprumg wear.
--A so
I-a bes.' Ill ech ana FPanc-y col'd Gaiters, maade
fl bght routierm.is;
" La-ine Guters, Cloth and Morocco
hiof Guiters;
"a and arocc-o Slips, likewise adapted
to t he approscahing seasona.
Besides winhah. t he ST'OCK comprises a
great variet y oif T RiU'NAT', 0. i Rip-'i'
lIA(;., VAIIS-A, ARM BAHS% AND
SA TC/IEL', whicht are all
New and Fresh
anad carefully selected. lltI'Callt and examn
ine beftore yv' puarchasa~~ olsewhere.
'AlJ Kmgi-street, iimmaedately opaposite
Ilassl-, Chrarlestona, S. C.
Jana. 2'.la , 1850. 15. 3t
All piersoins hiavinsf demaands against then
Ihte Slaamuel Mcliridle, of Sumter Distrtct,
are r'asueiatedl to present them property at.
testeit; and those indebted wall p!case make
ianediate paymsent.
GF.O. W. COOPER,
MARLTIN RIIODE8,
Jan 30, 1850. 15 &3
Remnedy for the lo0 of the Bleaut.
The Subsoribera haivejuast roceived and of,
for for sale a lot, of Fancy Valendines. Oat)
and4 got eured.
T. 3. mrLOmmwa &.Cnn
ord dCA e hia fEIi)i.e
easing of a.home-.th. sh Ite. tidbo the
orld, its jai eiss b4 ip o its tur.
soils and its dis i0oiote re, .ike
xne land-i eked bay, i still he waters
leep in silence while 'thae storm and hurri
Pne are roaring without--..when gld faces
nd bright looks abound-were each happi.
esa Is reflected back fronevery heart, and
mu time. multiplied, and every sorrow comes
oftened by consolation and word. of comfort:
nd how little like this is tie abode of the
rent leader of fashion; htw many of the
irest gifts of humanity ar turned back by
he glare of a hundred waxlights anl - the
litter of glided lacqunys; and how few of the
hat itice of life find entrance where the splet
our and luxury. of ruluptuous habits have
tifled natural feeling, and made even sympa
hy unfashionable. .
DEATH OF M Aj. JAS. E. I1E:atY.---Wc re
rret t hear that this gentleman died at his
esidence in Sp2ita burg on Monday morn.
ng week last. ,i.XHEaRY has long been a
listinguished Relgro,'ntative of Spartanburg
District in the 8tc Ujature, and ranked
Amongst the irst f that bedy. His loss
.vill be regretted E. W wlle up-country.
VLT The Editor of the Cblumbia Telegraph
bvriting from Washington seems very inuch
ilarined at the cotramiitQT appointments of
Speaker Conn, aid Pas rnde the very! as.
Lounding; disrovery! tInt the Free-Soilers
have a proponderanc) therein. We cannot
far a mometit imipndi the veracity of our tal
ented friend but strniise that tl:e anxiety with
which he views the present action of Con
gress has caused hin to look at minor affhirs
with microscopic eyes. Mr. Conn stands
firmly, a Southern tian, and in him we place
confidence. WVhat is the Telegraph afterI
Soloa Robi 4ouj's Letter to
0111 orths.
To Itc Ediors off 11 harla-ron Mercury.
GrNTL.EM:IENt I h c it to be borne in
mind, that 1 am not a slaveholder, and
have no interest in I - South only as a
stranger and travell -; that my object it,
these letters is neithe to advocute slavery
or de-fined the institlion, but to narrate
facts as I find then. In the abstract, I
used to regard slavty as an evil, though
never to the negro; id I now have some
dotibts whether it is evil in any sense
of the word. It ir garded as an evil,
becnuso the Slavi tes have not filled
up with emigrantsd it iurished as rapid.
lv as the Northatern I ce States. DIt
atin cosr rainito bele ve that "land
monopoly," as ijtermnedf, and the ruin
Ous system of ailcultu re that lihs pre.
vailed, together r'Ai the phsverty of much
of the soil, Ins Rnoretodo ,with pro.
dlucing n sparso Oulation, and worn out
fiahis, than sluvor3 that is, that the same
result wotild -avfollowcd the sane sys.
teml of owninig larp trnets of lund, nnd
and cultivating bufaimnall portions of that
inl soon eh.haatei staple crop, if it had
been donve h r. It is charged
hut slavery cemorals of the
whlitus.
Oortan that if se
han thi Atarn e
hat thme proporhion-o ertme is-much lesi
lere thtan at the North. WVhat then, arc
he evils of the institution? A n evil muist
'se an injury to some one. A n injuarv
'nust hurt or make some one unhiappy,
ami i very great, it will perforce make
h(e afflicted one very mi seruible. lsolaited
--nse's may be found where all this hmas
tpprnd. Ansd so it has it happened in
hexmiatrimoniul state. hut no smore in
nec thini in the other hass it proved a great
urse to the human family.
Th'le first slaves ever landed in Ameri.
an were t wenty in numiober, from a Duteh.
nan-.of-war, in Jamses River, in 1620l.
'or a long time after this, thtey were an
rticle of traiflic in the Colonies. No
nsublt they were somiet imes cruelly t rea.
rid in early times, hut a very different
celinig now exists between m'aster andl
laive. In more than hiilf the cases te
resent owners have grown sip with thy
egroes, antd have been nursed by them
- inany1n sickness, arid sin'attaich.
let Ims grown up w itli them ihr one an.
thter as st rorig as exists bet ween the mem.
ers of as New Enrglandta famdtlv.
It is riot ini thle tnatusre of thlinigs for mans.
~rs thus ren red tor be cruel to thair peo.
Ie. or lor t hose people rnot to entertain
-elIinsgs aof st ronig attaschmenit to such mas.
-rs.
Wonhmiil it niot he well to inguire whys
tao tnegra raica hai~'v atwatys bsaenr subje'.
-d to The conition of .'lasves by the whites,
,r suchl i. te fiet. Lon~rg helbre INo.
Seanl hipjs isited thae Af ricant coatst lie
atrbic co aravanis bo ught the neg roes of
t-ir riagro enslavers andts Sah1 thsemt to the
-hita.s; antd if we believe. the Ilible we
imst b-li-ve thiat the trahile was sanrttionr.
I of Goal. It is art sisdestiable truth thait
icoavr nrta In hsave' been'r a satnon of sav.
ves5, ulnaIllested lby suirrouniing civil iza
oan, anda that th--y ntever htave beeni civil.
.ad or Chirist iaiz vd except in a statec of
ihbjaction to wmhite. mtasters.
I Lis A frica ever producad rt negro
n ro, or saige, sorfmani of sseince? Noat
caimiu." rt few of te -negraes among
a ala (trensiaall y exiitu bright initel.'I.
til gnialitias, tmanty giootl phiilantthrospists
ive baeen lad to bel ievet that thle w'lhl
tce' rmight lhe ehlavamteds to thle same statn
nI, ia ln hae come bhi ndl y to thle opirtionr
ai thle first g reat nece'ssa ry stepa to tiring
atat this wondisei ful resuil, will ben to dla
are them'st frete, asnd insist that ths'v are
1iadl to the white race.
A re thears goof lbut erriung mewn aware,
at these is almsst as muchel dlilTrenc.e
-twaeen thle adi hE rent tribesa~s of t he negro
e na thierc is betweenr the blacks anal
lites?
I''5 inaetasncr, the Jaalofs senm to lie al.
:sst isa disti net r~sa of negL'roes,, rid htave
en a comtparitively civ'ilized people from
o era of thcir first discovery by thne P'or.
glesa'.
"''hoase of Gubher andI [Tatusa, wvhere a
ansiaderable' degree of civilizattioni has
ag edaed are perhaps, the finest race
genuine negroes in A frica, unless thte
*lotfs are such, andi should he excepted.''
By slavehtolders, the Coromantes are
teemed thme most intelligent. and most
telligent and~ mo'st crapable of being'
tight; masking trusty anid good 'drivers
urge on then of a to.- s.1.....:.. n.
te'opq ifeia
"rder oflcptG
P. 8..-An theriI i o
arms & . 0 that de' t is
member shoild Wpre'O4
tion as required by Cqsttbi
FURIHENOT
An olection fIr derly Jeargi
by ordered on Tuesday tihe ith IinJi
the vacancy oceseioned by thppas
J. M. 1rngle from thip t#
W. S. I1.adson, J. .. Cummings a
Darg.in nre appointed M*1ngeroo 1
tion to be held 1t Town Hill fro n a
And furthermore, D J 'tedinint' r
Sposcer Davis ad J Gordon,t a
Corpora!m for the present yeariiaal
obeyed and reiipected as dud iish 4ifin
is to extend this notice.
By order of CpL t. Aa3lE?
J. ti. wEl, . 61L&
Educational r' '
rr The exeriseN of I
S'1itINGS FEMALE INS
1) strict, will he resutned on IrNd
of Fehruary e'nsning, uider the
Rev. EDWIN CA 'E14 ais
accomplisheJ Teachersin-ll
branches of literary said ornamrneJe
tion. The Trstees have made the ipost Jib.
oral and cotm;)Iet :rrangements to impart en
extensive, thiorough, and htigh.y Onished .g
Caitionl to all the pupil conmaitted to i
(1) rge; and on the ilost moderats vtetms. '1:
S:rict and parental attention paid,, to hog
imnners and morals of the youngladtes. AlJ n
ligi)lis service, an connection with %Sabbafh- .
Schlol exerrises, held every Sunday mornsg ..
In the Clapel, for thez benefit of the.4nsit
tion.
The scholastic year is divided into two
sessions (if five month.i e-ich, beginnint risa.
per:.vely on the first Moidays in F6'elhin;ry
and Juv; paynents half yearly in advance....
Rates the the same as last year.
D. B.. ,:NU
The follow-n- rexolutio: was adopted by
the B,3arlot Trustees:
Roled, That hereafter any Iart Who
1aball send to bnnrl and eduicate in thiN 'nati
tute, at any onle t.11m1 five d lughterm, .iu allbe
.mtstlei to receive the board and dJducatijo
lhe litth one grh1is.
An a rranzement iis also been made tok
milply Stniden!s of the Institute w th ho
ind staionary at Ch-irkeston retail prices.
D. B.McLuurin.:Secry
Sec. & mTrat.
Feb. G h 1850 15
A Nev 3uie Book Its Pate
Notei..
BY D W.\ HOUSER
I tih!% great.st work of th k Ind Nerofr 2"
ed to tha world. It conatairs atPasr
moire th-in 7001 tune-Pal -
Tune, 0 les anJ Anthet -S,
infaint,.Reuvival, Caanp-Me ni,)sa
Temperance, Moral, and P__o__-_
Scotch, Irish, Goennan, F ia10h . iI
*Fureigo Tunas. MUch noi41iiO nero V
fore publisbed; tha noble old Luneaih
led the hearts of our fathers and
their youth, and one of the plai.
tions of the principles of ,ns lot mu*
al composittotn ever publis t
ciialy suited to the taste of.~the Souh~~
West, (the authar is a Southern maniiuln t
-indi education, andl all his affinities), and &,
4ped to the Da Sci o * *i~J~
denommat:on, othseo h
anice Meeting, thle proud galayso
public, and the social party where - -~4~
an-l the love of every thiang virttious and no2
ble should rule th9 hour.
Inq::ire of the Booksellers and Cq mr
M.\iants generally, and ofIEORGkVA.
OA TES, & CO., Augusta, G( -
Teachers who will travel aned sell thiswk
can mnake from 8500 to *1500) a year,:4d. '
dress thae author, Spier's Turn Out; Jeflba~
son co, Ga. D
All thme South Carolina weeklies and tii
weeklies will publish thss advertisement for
one amnt, asnd send their bills to the authbr.
Febh o
SU1UT zR
Boot and Sho9 MarLt
BE NJA MIN FOLSOMawouI
respecoltfully inftormn his frienes
Sandf the public that he has Re
movwed hIis estabshm~aent to Liberty-stree,
next dotor to WV. WVebb's store, where he *il
be hippy to see thnsa.
The present state of the m-arket il not
dh1aw hun to give but a short credit, atnd Utu.t
ni., paces', which are satIioenly low, wilL,
le:na~nd the cash.
Ilie has just re-esve I fro-n Charleston ani
Pislbedelphia a very select assortment ofgen.~
llemaenl's tine Boots, for sale io~o fa~'rua.
---t.Sd
An aflrtanvt of fitie and sutperfi-te Gai
ters, Tiles, Bisk:nq an I M-ases' B-sotees, tn
se hm'r with a now~ article styled, Palo Alta
ijes, well worthly the attestion of the ladies
if thle Dtria.t.
By~ enideavoring to suit the taste oif all be
traisla to, mrni a further sahare of public pa.
C ro-t e.
:lltrville, Feb 0.
Notice.
I wdl off-r for sale at Sum'er Court Hatite
on the first MondIay in Mirchl next, to thle
Ighe~st bid-ler, TCTV( NE~GRO MEN, be.
lonigmytt tot thle Estae of II. J. Brown, dee'aL.
AlIso, two miules, and one horae; and on the
folluowmig daiy, at the late residence of sa1d
deceaised, wvil be sold C~orn, Fodder, and PM.
tato's.
Con dit ions of sale will be for the Negroes
.s Uni with good personal security, credit
Fousr Y'ears, interest fromn day of sale, and
Paid ainnially; andi for theo other property
credIt tl 0, tobher neCx.
JOH N G. WVlllTE, Adm'r.
Feb6f,1850- 15 4t
Notice,
The~ sublscrioer giaOntotice that he hume
lost or mf ~siud, a Notaelei by himt against
W. WV. Brad'ley andh Wmi. Shaw, Executor5
of the Estaite ol John Cousar, gwving for the
estate oft the above men~ftioned'i, calling for
Ole Trhonstand~ Dl~nlarsi, with Interest fron
dlate~, dated J.an-ary I148,, signed W. W
Bradhley tad Wm.11 Shaw, Executors. I o
b~d an~y pterson trading lor sai'l Note.
A. F. C0US At,
Jan, 15, 18350. N 3
Notice,
WVal ha sold to the hithest bidder t 6
day the 8th dayi of Febraua next at the ai
residence of Col. T. 3 er decease.
Intrses, mrules, cow, ergpautq
atia ont, household gai
etc, etc, belonging to
also somne erholes
the Mt a i
Cqnditions on day