The Sumter banner. (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, February 13, 1850, Image 3
in A
IL .rM ownr
a t Is the largest
i ei-examined, and in
dein'ld 66 Ea Ed. a
na a'bout 8890 acres a
W laI cultivated, or is
ceam&W ,s and about 500
d1V:MJ.-A bout 200 acres4 r
n r"W and,-o unre.
* eh.sCond1. d i
'o .uue fhman 01
W0606d14us as-atvery limi. h
elidtal *ystem of lair- "I
-,atontinue inCu. t
,p.. m fthat ni
ySlid iummer-like day,jhe oil
whllilanded forn the e
i t'min- i li Sbeneverjuince il
k. .m , etwtamingh er d way
a row channais, smveryg" th.
14teffhiM;$hpr 1ode' of aig'tors, 'n
k nd 'h an caiming pro. 01
t astdesi oot 89aees of'
V6'o which 11, 0b ciate, or is
ng:i ' oro happy ftuttia* aolia
larf, and-about the ricebui d-0
rAmfe:twetyrr thirty ne. it
aty,*ngaged in loadin .ase.
esg no nhlian'to su.
al'. 7-1,4i de A64?. irW. In
ng imgr laodad~rur.
rM 6 er-cb'oaut-anAd valise h
t o'ahn, I 8'.
y upo one of the '&ew spointwF of
eII hihetiwhich .-are 'enly V
her ghe zn rf hrio
qtg btove -tid'..!.The maker ' iF
q n. for the dayl.but -1 \vas -w'el.
a rioite*nssu Wiahcut. 1A
p7 in ,f tha ..
q O stmraner.leodpy, ihoe I
,o I: laat dOwn to e
t bhn hr in the i4.
.. d.. arallgh t W d her golveiness; I
d our persons,with the :additioni
d hi wife!who live in a
-t6stanceconstijuteh n the I
iwof teia inland, livi
oio apndred negro
_4. Phrf a, ndau iericbuil.
rthportion
#1. 3 tnotlenagedind wife are the F
pNce, in constile
eo r and nalir glm te ne..
~ teIb ses6r ydfi 260(h mas t year
0 eioswea tm ohr A.
in D tereste da falie
nujtii, and ied frornii r
K~ AWaaicI to
fa~~1otfr h e~bt this r.e
ytm"witout bep. '
wit ushi erting th-in nte inke
orth p6nblio ee etugoutn
away acos thtawo ive oks, nting
g dt~e paur herneln the ay.ti~
'.. ai'e16oking, hi e frae, justliveero.
eI0d'stae onthifbe'fore t
bedi fl ofdt'e iattend byia
s Ilig do~isu'randnsbd rei.g
di4M tidheess'aryi ndbo or itio
te* y mster1 sa- mitresoFatheor il
th myarpetr acaed noihs'
d t a he~getse~ioe trsh.n
Qhetaand.,tr iiussa, sables, &t; re
Iini bje il dgs, and hadm by 4
anoth* n *oehahyso.Ta
h ti~hone setlerent, whic C
ron waerdinr sytem, wihon.utbe. r
6,ng tamg the,,,ao oumber nd
bacd rofhess; and mabout afb qua "
Noes iikin f 'lunpo hi,
.fr thebd ryingomothabiaetneet v
awa jerosethe ansfe~veraks hoiag
an drn hues"whe uy.es
young ec~1oiens of wite msen' juty o.
are gthere together sdurte eday andvi '
dd4 wtfrkwin esar byendtablen urs. a
p, An~tsred i thr fe. FBrtt
borersit ~:arenow . and'- asmihsme,
areu~ the doort st oer athwrkh
to , u4l1.totaytof woollsablets. and ai
a vaenlioes uirs and shesdther by
0Iq yqrukth4ntrhe o a negrar
lou the iar uenjding I thecv
12t nuishouridehtero, ih 'ha
O#taapolr il uses. e aer
cnto e thi 4*
proofing:o a foe im~~ ask. thre. T
g~oandhome foa~grei dieyd. AI
6od e*' rig,.he h od, wople. e )
contnn hQ~k ume
~ rveIrbed demh~' dotnerrat ln h
gmakMairk iill ien hr m
d ebn hunde orn and' ir~ih somesb
are athredtog thduingikhe da, andut
whlfth~pi~entsre dduen ~d..a es
s ~ t~aoa or:cm are a dor
I at
V Itll Vt
t~1t
e ol, n, come in 6N
e t I es
ry Y treated, an all want to
e on this plantation?'
"Well, now,-massn,4 tell you do truth
i I hope gd ie fIgpp., ]f' e wp e
hi(e l n et to;a
g,E I1-#peatt w Iuf al like to be
t. hi.tQ a nsvmsammos altdews-people,.
re would saerve if'dey had no nassa, V
ad dey know it; and dey all love massa, o
ld missus, and young missus, and dey c
ways want to lib jis as dey do now; dat ih
de truth.''
Now, sirs, this converRation Is as cor.
ctly reported as I am able to give it.
0 oorroborate the ctalQggEtettb Ilay
iiTri massat itnemssed the. manner a
meeting between mistor and servant "
tring seviri rides and 'Walk 'witli him Ic
ter the plantation. -Every one spoke to a
im with a most cheerful .id urectionate a
good morning, Massa,' and:racived aie
irn of the compliment in the kindest tones
id feeling manner; calling every one by U
me that he could recollect,; and. often
opping to. converse.'w i, h sorqe of the old- q
r ones upon the afrairs of the plantation
i a confidential mutner; and then In vis
ing the hospitals inqluiringafter any.one
ek; qomupllmenting the nurses upon thieir
eat appearance. giving a['kaird word'to
very old mnan' or listeilng to -ycbrn.
laint withoattention 4al genn#hae0Andfw
arhfry rtuining the salutatiotn oC'avely
me down. to the child three years old. is
' any-wonder thatisuch a master Isa'rev c
red' in thae,'highest degree?
During one of our excursions, I wit.
essed anothor mopt interstlng -ucene.
Ve came suddenly upon a group of one
undred or mro qhildfen in- the highest
egree of einyrent...there ;'in 1he
ridst was "yotng 6i.s'i," superintend
ng a grand feas.. rdt pot Was boili'ng
I &ora' ietaou r, .a' epicure could
ilsh; made ten times mioresveet to these
rarry children; because it.was dealt out
vith kind; ondescension from the hand of
no they. .loved. And then when they
aw, they fuirly shouted massa," and fauir.
y stumbled over one anpihers- forgetting
heirsoup in their anxiety to shake.hands
vith him. Y-.
I ha've"dne more.saene to'des6ribo. and
have done; althioigh'imight still go on
o great length with thipidlare afs very
is 1found:iiin the~SoiJathbut I fear that
hepicturiwillnotbeseen bv those who
aye the mot need-of correct informatioh
tpon this subjrect.
I negceled purposely, to nticoe ds-. we
iassed along tht. thetfirst setlementwas
cadedby a handsome .and. commodious
hurc;'hut now, come, let .us enter, just
*sthe bell:'lhas ceased. i veekly till.
'er'n is areppeetable IMtiodis fiiister,
n a ndaf sirpit, of a ~clean noat housi;
rid, 'arragd'upoti'good b Inhe*, oh s tlie~
no hand; are the f'dmnles; na-on th thi
r the maules, to the numiirof so gr
acpnry<-All came vei, dt.
yqompulaion of tihe xqtgrfro ,inm this,
a well n's m..wil their moverments soberly I
ontducted, they .are quito 'free. Memn
er's et-e regularly admitt, alud bhyis.
mal and mafringe rites'geribrmed wvith 'as
inchi srlentity as Ein'~ any community.
Lnd this is a fair specimen of the "awful
Oixlitioi-of the poor negro;' in the South.
Vould.emanacipaution benefit them!
I remsin yours, &o. *
.SOLON 'ROBINSON.
U. S.STEA tazPownA-rm.-- Welea rn
-o the Portsmouth.Pilot thna prepara
ens are hbing niade by Ooiinmodore Sloat
nid Constinctor Hart to'launuh the iln-.
lense steamer Powhattan 'on St. Valent. 'l
ne's day, the 14th of Februiry, beth-cent
ae hours of ten and eclevent o,elock. a
Tlae Secretary of the Navy, withi Com..
kinner, Chief the Bureau or Gontrue. 1
onand Equipment, IHon. Frederick P.
tanion, chlairmnan of the commaittee on
laval AiTairs, andl several nmemders of
'ongres, hsave beena invited and are ex.
geied.to be present 0on thle oegasion.
LATER FROMt SANTrA P'a.--St. Louis, a
an. '28th.-A quarrel had recently oc.
uarred at Santa Fe', betw'een Capt. Alex.
rider Piapin and a man named Wheeler."
a which the former wYas killed.
Mr. John Adama had been murdered f~
y a band of Indians at Peua Blancn. e
A. J. Sims. coavie.tedl of the murder 1I
E John Jackson, was sentenced to be
uang at 3inria Fe, ona the 13th (probably s
[th)'af Novembdr.
Col. Cafhouni, Indian Agent, was siot
afy muccessful in his trading operations e
ith the Indians ini New Mexico.
Mr. Thomas Boggs had arrived at Sin. '*
Fe from California, arnd reportedl the o
nigrants from Santa Fe as very fortu- p
ste in obtaining gold. .C
--- C
Lola Montes, that, masruline female, who y
rs made so much noise in Europe, upset one
rone nuymberleass heads, was at the last I
ceounts in a snout forlorn condition and fur
us mood.. .Her lover--te youthful Hcabl, i
ter .,having made several unsucceif.al bi
Forts at escape, succeeded on Christmas
uy-ingiving her the slip while they were y
Spain. 8he pursued him and sent forth a
urious agents after him. Bit all in vain. b
eald had secreted himself on an Englisha a
eamner, and has arrived sarfety in London.
The war establishment of the Prussian ar
y is an folows:-Infantry 250,000; cavalry.
J,00; ar tillery and engineers, 12,000; total,
)2,000; wvith field batteries in proportion.
he standing army on the peace establish.
ent amounts to, Infantry of all arims, tr7,- r
8; cavalry, 23,345; artillery, 6,945; engin
rs, pontoon brigade, 2,6'24; Landwehar, first a
ass, 98,24I0; total, 217,532.
An association has been for ned, at the
ty of London Mechanics' lnstituiio,to pro..
ate the practice of decomiposing the dead
'the agency of fire. The members propose ti
burn with becoming soleamnity, such of ta
air dead as shall have left their remains at
a, disposal of the association. The entrance
a is one shilling, and the 'concil meset to
rol moembers:&c, on the scnd and last
~ednesday in each gnonth. p
TheLf(he gand ju rynan, 'In Cincin- g
.s saerqivear ado
ou
Ci arleuto.-Pxi . from 12 to 18
&Smterville.--P ioes ftom 10 1.2 to
n48metwonumbers ?a e1e'h. ann.r"% -I
o Published a letter from Mechanicsville c
ror the Signature of.gt~ itibt.) at 1
snplained of the failure of our paper in reach- t
ig its subscribers through 'that offlice. We (
"ourse e yl Iti h nca pd
ad.cohtn ihcdwhiol IN Evwe -
3ivod a letter from the Deuas-Mag
liici ere?"Tui 'di7 charge, of neglec I
ade hf4, aliroddclidf itii'certificates .
substantiate the'truth ilt his reply. We
re not desirous of censuring'any one,. least of
I aYtibii' aeriL and woud'nmost willingly
Ive place to the letter and certificites of the
P. M.. as requested,; did oui crowded col
inns permiL We however, cheerfully. ac
uit, Aim of any blame In the matter and must
Lh thi responsibility to-our Subscribers'up
a our.Owpu houleI ,
CO.TVWON.
* amser iuropa
at H 'IWfa- , iip'WegI later
Ouz 'Charlestoni 6rpspondent inform ,us
the gratifying intelligencq of an advance
f 14d. in the cotton market-sue communi.
tion.
Saturday Feb. 0. 7. 1. M.
Dear Danner. The Evening News of this
ate pnblishiea a telegraphic despatch. from
iltimore'4 firiouncing the arrival. of the Eu
o 'at lairfai. This .steamer brings news
f an advance of 1-4d. in cotton. 8,000
Iales had been evld.during the, two weeks
eceding the departure of the Europa.
SutclifTe has been allowed by the court the
enefit of clergy and has been sentenced to
fn imprisonment of too years and a tine of too
housand dollars.
Mr. CLxr.made his great. speech. on the
onpromisegesol utions. presented by him,
urirg Tesday,.and Wednesdaly. It is
poken of as a powerful effort--eloquent and
atriotic $eiator . Rsk of Texas has the
I to rpply.
The Race 2 mile :heats on Friday was
von with ease by Gs. CAs in two straight
bats. The 1ksoAproAr Race 3 mile heats on
;turday wgvhighly.interesting-and a glori.
is finale to the week's sport.
Rosalje, Stockton, Capt, Minorand Mil
vood contested for the puise.. Three heats
ere run, The.flrst keing, wonsby Rosalie
bteir gallant tr;ugglei the second and. third
ly Capt. Mior I leely brushe4,byoMillwood
&
yprospqct ofit egnt~nuance.
,C ton .!arkei, today ,unchanged, but will
rob blybeaTeated on iMonday by, the for
in advices which bave just come to, hand..
YdairB. &> Mg...,T.
A company is being. formed in Wilmington
a take thn cent ract~s gn the eastern portion of
It WVilmington and. aManchester Ral. Road,
4ich will complete dhe -contracts :for the
Mtr. Roots Territorial BAILt
The rejection of this Bill in whsich was in.
orporated the Wilmot Pfroro, by ille House
F Representatives.'-maiy be regarded as a
reage of that Blody's course of action when
le P~roriso itsdf is brought up for definite
etion.
It shows thant notwithstanding thie great
:xcitemient of Parties on the subject arnd
rhich must hive communicated itself sCome
rhat, there are northyern mnen, who know,
hlat value to place en the Union and who are
ot ashamed or atra id to avow to their constitu
nts, their disapprobation, of such a measure
s this one.
Tnc Onna r GAItNEs C.ST. --'This Cas,BC
hich has been pendang on the Chancery
de of the Circuit Court of the United States
r the last fourteen years. is now being argu.
I in New Orleans before that tribunal.
'he bill wa~s firs4t filed by Mlira Clark Whit.
cy and her husband, in 186 Whitney
tabsequently died, and his wife married Gen.
.P. Gaines, U. S. A , who thereby be.
inmo a party complainant to the bill.
Since the case has come up for trial, a
ew claimant has appeared, for the purpose
Scontesting the right to the property in: dis
Lute, in opposition to those set up by Mirs
~aines-Thmis is Airs. Caroline Birnes who
aims to be the daughter of Da~nl. Clark by
uline Carricre, and clder sister of M1rs.
ai nes.
If this indeed be so, It is very likely that
to case will be comnpromuised before a verdict
as been agreed to-It was proposed someI
ears back by some of the original Defend.
is to the suit, bnt the propositon would not
i acceded to by M1rs. Gaines. The amount
property involved is about Twenty Mfillions
( dollars.
Later froan Californin.
On 17th Dhecr: Mr. Burnett wais inaugu.
ited Governor.
On 21st. Col. J. C. Fremount of So.. Ce.,
id Wmn. M. Ervin of Miss., were elected
nited States Senators.
24th, A large contihgration occurred at
an Francisco by wvhich a large pertion of
ie towvn was destroyed-The hiss is ostimna
id at One andl a half million of D~ollars.
The constitution has been adopted by a
ajority of 4,0)00.
The great fall of Snow and rain has in.
aded the mning oiperations to a great, do
re,
(sonog,-.-The bIll for the Rail Road frous
~con to Char estorn has beeg reje:ed In
ropse and a motlon mtade to reops enu vs,
t Igr alargesaj'rii
'the Be
folkE upo@prd o
u~al-wd ylvas cry se' hly
blt. The therinom ter .steod at 31 and, ic
vas thiokanin bndane, Much. to the
atisfaction ofothofri th t i
Ir h~s K ceae
:ing do6N1ipsf rw My
mpauumwIubafu led-cOnn-f'
aol day's raco. The attendance has been
pn era IIy W-id, 9 d4 edAit ei iantdA
urf in fine coruliiln. The struggle between
,apL Minor and Millwood on the 4 mile day
Yom iv% and wogtfnj. ,,Nio latterkwam
oed andendura buttieictoryya
nie th 'pt after a hard c9ngte!tL
dr. Green'a't ,Siocictoni wdn the Hutchinson
takes whIdh wde:q ondfr, by several
nolrd rs. On hys da 3 mile hats thle
uperio iy f 'Imdo ovrhtlircecom
etitorswas 46 indnt that little interest.was
roused, and he-tv4, the rcoi aviti, facility in
WO istraiglit hcnti,.In tho second4 race as in the
i'st one of the colt's wvas sod .'the-fa
brite, aid is sud; irior ied t po.er.
hat iSex"fiit was p'oiluc6d piid there
viii i~ar f .-:1 1. !
S a struggle for the pwsg-...
The Jckcey Club Ba.IT comes offto night.and
,vili doubtle'M&a ' brilliant afruir. The ' ulb
ttendied ti b'Theatro lastIilght in a body.
rho hi's vrpwded opd the play. (the
'Rial") as pe'formed avith great -sucgps
o an admiring audioqes. Fleming the Shaks
erian Rcader begins an engagmprent to night
it the Theatro irt the character of HamleLt.-'
Booth the great Tragedian and Hudson the
olebrated Irish cmedian are expeeted daily.
The distingished Violuhist Reisinger will giyo
4everal concerto in the city during this and
text week. le Is an Artiste who has attained
rmiit celcbrhy, iad who is gifted with extraor
linary usica'l powers. The- "Creoto Min
Atrels" a band of Serenuders from. New, Or
leans are anuqunced to ippear at the Theatre
this evenin-g. The steamer Itepublic is ex
pected to airive in a day oftwo with 73 passon
gors. Tha fare on the Republic wasteduced to
$25 for a pleasure trip to pharleston and back,
and a number of Balhimoreans have availod
tleinselveseif tidsreduction to visit our city.
This firrival with that of the Rail Road Stock.
holeir's and heir -falilos on the I Ith and 12th
will greatly lndroaso the number of strangers,
mid render l undeifortable. I understand
that fivoagnp46, iu9n 'ii the occupants of a sin
gleroo'. at.*opofgur principal hotels, and I
holieve that th-otheirs are similarly crowded.
The d ision ulitre's caso will ba given
to-morrow. ehi Is ordered to bring
Sutlifie before kou t t 12 o'clock, to ro
ceivo its awdiva i. A.,. Magrath and
B. F. I1tmAt-iV be'o ioied Counse0 for
the Neck; ~iy ity of the mctof ary
nexatiop hOdd.any par
dellcacy t urkfebreo of the Necksant by a
sense of resilectifor the laws of the iand. Re.
cent advidos from California give the intelli
gence of the inauguraition of lurnctt as Gov
ernor, and of the cloctionby the Legislature of
Lient. Col. Fremonti and Mr. Gwin as U.. S.
Senators. -A tremendous conflagration occur
edi at San Frauicisco on 24th Dc.vhich des
troyl a largr' portion ofjQgo city, and property
to the amnount-of one rnillion and a half~dollars.
lHon. F. IT.' Fhmoro is writing in our daily pa
per's a series of letters on the Blank question in
reply to those of Col.- Meommiager recently
pnblished. I have no doubt that they will
shed great light upon the subject, and in se
measure weanktn the efreet Mr. Mommninger
has produeed . In Congress Mr. Root's terri
torial bill incoJrporating the imrot Proiiso
w*as lid on the tab~le of the Ilouse by a vote of
10)5 to '79, 33.Northern menmbors voting in the
utlimntiver. Res~olution~s olyered afterwards by
Mr. Geddings Qinbociying anti Slavery provi
sions were, likewisie lost by a very decided ma
jority. The correspondent of the Courier In
serts that the Proviso cannot now eveni paum
the IHouse, in wvhich body it had a clear major
ity of 30 at the beginning of the session. Mr.
Clay was to have made his great speech on
Tuesday lbut wvhen his compromise resolutions
wvere to bo taken up. Tlhe Baltimore Sun
has reliabilo infornntion that the Nicaragua
riue'.tion has beeni brought to an amicable ad
justmient. Mr. Ciingmian's spoech written
mt by himsnlt, has beeni recently published and
wide.ly dissemited. Its effect throughout
the North has bron powerful producing irreso
lution and flttrngevnamong the fanatics
hen:'elves. T1hue Senate is engaged in a do
risiomn of the (Census Bill. The llouse upon
the Revenue appropriation.
Th'le Coun anarket was quict to-day (Fri.
Tay) and ra'hier flat. No change in prices
md noe actuud de'cline, although unfavorable
ec(otunts fromt New York were receivedi this
norning. Th ie following quotations are accu
rate. Middlingii to good middling 12 1-4 to
t2 h-a; tain 11 5-8 ; strictly fair 1'4 3-4; ex.
:remn's 11 3--I to 12 3-1.
Your &c. M. J. T.
At an election bel a-. Savanah Geo., for
tmember to Congress to s upply the vacancy
>ccasionedh by thu resignation of the lIon.
flhos. iI. Kmng--J. W. Jackson (Demi.) beat
is copetitor Wmu. B. Fleming (Whig.) 40~2
,otes. In Elnghiam, the vote was for, Flemn
nug 103'Jac'ksoni 43.
Ir7UosroN Cus-roit llousr..-Mr. Greely
~ollector of the l'ort of Boston has given no.
tice to some half a dozeni of his subordinates
hat their services wouh be no longer requir
3--This is in obedience to orders from the
D~epartmentt at Washington-Some twenty.
ive dismissals are expoeted.--The next hit
we presume will be at. Charleston.
The Di'ury Case.--The trial of'This case
rias comne to a close withount aty definite re
unIt. The jury were unablo to ngree 'on a
oerdiet and roers therefore diamissetj
|lP Wd t4nder enf ektto*ledgaedht t4 thle
lion. Jos. A Woorswa! i1 dogetsonal fit.
gov at 4 t
ry t ght" n
ty dx ains inatters th u: n&vq
ment qf. Honduras.pjipectting a. e of
ths Island by ggand, mnd unwilllk ideT'
gov e, iiic etoj
fe Ne d, de d upon ceding the
isannit0tigiaso81111114 *1M 151"M5W
ernmnt, and'cpee that.of the United States
W i ridit9She gave us the Island in
order to facilitate tho . carrying out of the
contirit iltetred into by severalf oour citi.
Venrandgthejtge fi a for the con.
tucti on ola canal over te thmus as well
as -to injgyggh edpggg pjggl
the terms of the cessiong the nio Stalep
was placein possesqion f~giqjslap4 ath .
signing of the. articles,by...Ahe accredted t
agents of both Governments, an4 only. t1 .
iatificatiot ofur Sen~ate ,i.99w wanting.ato
confir9 usin she possession., -W0 giyk the.
c9nclgaing articlea of thesesqiown:
Art.2. In consequence. of j 4e ieoeding
cessioii and by irt 1of tte decree
1the gon'railplidmntioe ag f I IUnite
84ates,resident ia Cent AmercOso'~hol
.ver may represrt.l ip,t99y QV )ynmediate at
p)ossessioIn thei name of his. goverggient. of j
said island, anv.adopt vhatever measureslp
-may'deemi expedleilt t6'.ebrothe'objebtt e.
pressod in aisepreambld u this decree.
Art. 3. None ofthe foregoing articles'hall
alter rrhiniper t the p( apd iregula. F
Art. 4 The present decreo shalihe printed
and circulated in the Territoif Hui'.1s,
and shall he made known tothe othergoderhi.
'ments of Central America, hid for th.' dipl 6.
mhtic agens and -foreign Consuls residenc *
therein.
Given in Tegucigaltpa, at the Govoiirmaent
House, this 0th Oct. 16'49. -
46wy Ljyno,..
Minister -of S3ta(ep(ondurat.
* A very large and respectable nieetingof
the citizenrsot Hanover County, N. C. was
held at the.Court House in Wimiiiingiot on
the 29.h Jnanuary to consider the best and
most proper action to be taken in regard to
subject of slavery, From among the resolu
tions we clip 'the following.
2. Resolved, That a crisis .ha arrived
when it becomes necessary for thinkin mn,
at both ends of the Uni n, to ndpt suth dis
creet measures .as may evert the consequen.
cslike y to flow from this fanaticismdishon, -
esty, anid 'exciternent; or, if they cannot be
averted, so'to meet thmi 'ns to d'uninish, as
much as possible. their inischef.
;. Resolved,- That the Union of the States
is not lWs der and important to us political
ly, tItan is life individually, and we.wvill there- ,
fore, maintain it at every sacrifice but that of r
principle.
4. Resolved, That .dear'and esiential as is
life to.the individa4 ',nobrae and. virtuous
man wilWconiiEt'qc hold itat the sacrifice of I
honoritd prihiple I neihercan .e yield up I
jirinciplo ud-i onor,.evmn if'the maintenance,
of thom shoild involve the saCrifice of our po.
litical and indi idtl.eximam'sei di dese.
a elnt,
.We insert beloiw a Reso~ptioui passed by
both Houses of the Legislature, of Indiana,'
a few days previous tol its: adjonent---If
strikes us as lieingtmore forcible and exhibit
ing more deep seated animuniyta ns of the
.South than any -proceeding ones....
'Be it Resolveti hy the General Assembly
of the State of Indiana, That 'our Senators
in Congress be instructed, and our Ropresen
tatives reqluested, so to cast their voes and
exert their influence, as to hnve ingrafted up.
on any law that may he passedsfor the organ.
ization of the territory. recently acquired freon
Mexico, a provision forever excluding frnm
such territory, slaver-y and involuntary servi
tude,othierwtse than in the punishment of
crime i, whereof the party has been duly con
victed.'
Transmitted for the Petersbur intelligencer.
WVasuIxoTon Feb .5, 8 P. M1.
- SENATE.
In the Senate,'Mr. Clay's resolutions were
taken up.
Mr. Iay spoke at length, in fdvor of thoen;
and gave way, without conclumding, to a mo-.
tionni to adjourn, lie will continue his
speech to-morrow.
In his Speech, to day, he contended that
his resolut ions covered the whole ground, and
ought to be satisfac~tory to both sides. The
South, hie argued. gained all it had contend
ed for in Congress, forbearing to apply the t
Wihmnot Proviso, and the North shouhId be a
satisfied since all the new territories, in the
nature of things, would be free.
The Senate Chamber was crowdedl from t
nine n'clock i- .he morninig until the hour
oIf adjourmment.4
HIOU:4E OF REPREBSPNTATPIVE..
Mr. Ilaymond announced thme death of his
predeocesso~r, Mr. Newmiiani, and, after passinge
the customary resolutions, the llouse ad. I
journed.
Pritinug By Steam.-Messrs. Wamlker &
J.uames hatve th~ hionor of being the first in I
Chmarles'on to drivo their printing presses by
steam power. The engine is rennirk'ably
compact, occupying with the boiler a space
of but four feet square, andl is of suflicient
power to drive tharee Adamus prosses. Messrs.
- W. & J. hive quite an extensive Printiing
estabbashmnent, and they executfe their work
in a style equal to any other office in the Un..
ion.-Mercury.
B. II. D)ixos, of B.'ston, has been appoint-.
ord and recognmized by the Presidenit of the
United States, as Conseul of the Netherlands
for thec States of Massachusetts, Maine, New.
Hamipshtire, and Rhode Tsland.
Nr~w PosT OrracE.-Thie name of the1
Post Otlice in Abhevmlec, in this State, knowvn
as 'Frasiersville,' has been changed to 'Ilar
risburg.'
TnmEAsURERi's STrATEMEN.T.-Accordling to
the statement of the, U. S. Treasurer. the
amount subaject to dlraft with Assistant Treas
urers, Depositories, and in the Mint aiid
branc'hoi, on M.'nday,.January 28,18.50, was
S.309.0$39,63.
A SAtT MAC~tNE.-The New Orloans
Picayune~ of the 4th inst. says that a inechtan
ic has invented a machine for awakoning hiin.
self early in the morning. To a Dmfteh clodk
is attached a lever, which may be set to - any
givon hour, and ivhen the time arrives ite is
released by the clock, whot the. miachiniery,
rimgs a belly and~ sigikes g tchand lighits A
laimp,- boils water to'fflk6 ehl& c, readly
*ryoe by thostimeiyour'elothd aIeon!
a-A. ii#o1"9t by *6i hi~reV t~l1tin i
':, nPe gh:Hn* ' if6
i~n hefoth .Mfkp
r 4 ..... ....
31 agreat hil4torm and hm"C M.
much injured.,
" 14 her. 93. 29 do 0 to 72.t
uly Ad At tle. trpss in the
.morning.
20, ther. 92.
Lugtust 19, very 'reat ran much fodder in.
22, greatnru.in.aud ti'.
. 1LadpdgfreQ 14,rain apdhuil:
for ,eat emoedoibe ate# (melna
lec. 21, leeti 24th. sow
a" 2y,-Aetween lind ko'clookWy'.'l.
a . 04 At"Aidd,-'etidoandtherreno1
4 da algs aobutbrh,
s at a greit hail sd6ti.ain,. thfin.
& aboiycord ii;
a A 1, sleet very coldn ightw2thewil'8
.-m nA ft8;6A .isd-:: i.l
S1, .nbw, 29Ahun er"id lighttil'igh
'eb. '2,-snow and AieetAfl8thK forrseW~i~
' d'iklo7sr i d .01abros HI
Varch bd nd*, 2;roet.
Lpril 29, :thnbdirator1.
lny 12,frstise*&Itfladed 19, 'eai r n
.: .tidfregket. -':
une soeer- rjo,!d ;dayn hlh tre~?i.
ets, 270h, ther. 90. 8tth.I ee, W-.
.20th and 31 do. -Vo. r
uly 8 to-7 aresnticsirrv/th r.'(
uga wai~eii6.
ept.; *r anod Oct. dry m'on-ni, 19 Ifan tO
melonm, Sept. 13'frost was sid t
have been seen,1e o fr. 62
t. 23 and 26, frdst lnd ideI27ih 6ivv
- - :frost.' No,,, N asud&(,&tIag.*
10,. 10, apple treel il. bloom, 2', iai
much wante 1.
)en. 20. ther: 00: 2ine w rm 16'the
morning. :a
WVAtS1IrOTONS lahwaur Apoasss..
h Sppatq hA pass:d , Air. CAr.'s rktiolu
on to purchae this, ever toe, venerated
ocunmsm, which.is . .be offted at f pbb.c
ile on Tuesday not at q. PhilpdelphjaW No
lne.cas doubt the :,uthgyd(4his doum
nent and, we trust it will'not Pas'ito foreigp
ands,as itJi4likely heeillrr great coms
ietition forits possession. Whateverper.
ains to. ashingt is of interest to thie
,0untry, by far his most .-lasting .monument
hnvld alone posseas Mirlidsa Speakivg o
ri.. olloing tterohi
tw in iposssiu of~qur dednsu1-l anYiensk
vil, be road yidt pl a aanths 0,1.
lenge of' his diiterpstedns: -
2 MotZ-r Yqaxo4,F,, 1 eg7.
D~eir Sir: - -
The letterswhichpyu did me the hionor oJ
.!"" o''e walathhand enth last nnipth,
ame duly tbitd; and their Ancloiere. were
safely:. delivered, to nay niephew,.Bushedd,
WVashington, whqhas lately becomea 'resideni
f 4lxandmi, witedre nd at ~he cosat in it.
rliemitfhe means to establi.) rpse~ot fin4he
>newtice'of isw.2 No ipol6%, -my dear, gir,
rn this a any other dcasion,vais or wll' lie
iecesasary for putting .a'ny letti ,you .m'ai
nvah to have safely convoyed, to afriend .i
heae parts under gover ,to io.i. *.
-All the political' inanimuvres whicha were
-.lculate-d to Impede, if not 'pr'eInt the hydr.
ition of the Governmens tare .now brobght tc
idcose until the meeting of the-newCov gires.;
knd.although t be isspe of aul the elections is
mot knoivn, they tire 'sufficientijl isplayed tr
tuthorize a. belief thiit the oppsoto tlic
Lovernmeit. have been: defeated-in ilthnosi
tvery instanace. Although the. elections ir
his State are over, it will he wome limo frou
he extent of it, lefore th4 RItepeseintiy~
o Congress cnth be'faillj arntubcod. Frunm
ronecture however. it is Mupp ed'the maajor.
ty will be federalists -
Some are bo sanguine as to -believe that
even (ot of ten -will be s>; but this', a I havie
riready said, is altogether conjecture' p
mgoe co'njectorn; for much pains beus'bee'n
aken, and no art left tunessayed, to poisonithie
nind and alarm the fegrs of the people, inte
apposition. On the list of the Elgetpru tvhae
as been published by tiie Exon authori
y of this 8t1t0, there a ppear (as ir ans-ain
equaiinted wvith characteor of the g~entleomen)
ight decided frienids to the new constitution.
Ie thse cause of the Blrish~ King's insunig
chat it mnap, his situation (if ative) merfi'
ommuseraton.-better perhaps would it hive
eon for his nation, though not for 'ours (uhi
ler pres1ent prospectst), ii;thus event had hip.
ened at the time. .Doct. Franklin, ylUm saj
upposes his Mtajeusu's constitutYioas .f- 51
ingerd with the mala undercwohich he is nuoo
azbwi ing.
Mr 3. Washington, the Mi'or an.4 Fanniy,
nda others under this ro4$ unite in best wad,
s and afl'ectionaxte regards for Mrs. Pa;sdili
ad yourself.-and, I am, Deaf' Sir',rnm
most ob't and very humnblexervant.3
(Signed) G.~ WASFIINGT'ON.
AT A PatNTsus' FEanvarLi W ~ashingon~
lie following was s regular toast :
-IWoman.-T'he fairest wm*r . of creat ion
l'he edition being extensive, let no man bi
vithout a copy."
A STrnONo GAr.E-A Lieutenant Gab
roposes to go in a balloon to look for Si
ohn Franklin. Jack Frost, we fear, wonuk
oon say to Gale, 'Cease, loud Boreas,' am
ye cannot hut think that Gale, if he made tht
attempt, would only be the ill wind 'tha
ilows nobody any good'
Imagination forms icicles on the tips of ou
x.se, as we figure to ourselves the darn1
ale, 'blme high, blow low,' with the .ler
nomneter 15 degrees below aren his gas con
ractedl, his balloon congealed into 'a flying
coberg, or like the herad-of ah airy giant witl
ais night-cap on, wyhile the poor froue. etu
oronaut surve va highrandy.hotule solidjtle
tt-a rMuyof dceIa Cogneoj and 1q ~I
owls: too cold for hi. nife to penet'rate thj
The nereipicttite broe us into alch~
nckley adywe t jle, og 's oty a~
0lpt a ~~~I
.Ct./ 1 V I
out
place la
The resol
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a colonihU,
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the bshlrflt~ ~ e-P
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wire ers caL4t tr0
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coinen its onru -n#~chl,
theo mdleIl of SulPhuHi,* ~%
brtonka gfahe w 'ce wIJ1R
nurus s~entaenwe
ghcht~e t f fe~J*iuiopo
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Iepardotned.9t
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