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1 Gong ra 8 ow It y of leas immediato concgtt the y l :, the State Leg. ,;, islaturet,"Whil 'M . ro.aoon to be, in session. h ''h 6 e lo tft U. S. Senators, which is to OCdUerii nearly one-third of thgeibdietI ijs '. matter of interest. heit itoo uponithe questions of the ilay,.lisft tbhed with anxiety. Vermont has aIQ~g that her Legislature was not to bipldtlence b aUnion meetings. In the ow-Yfork Mlassachusetts, o t k with some reliance upp ~if64 uso of t< titer spirit. m eeg t eh~aga ilength; unidergone a 1 3revolution, and where she torlu go, o an telL: The lower house consists 0 WDeniocrat1, 100 ree Soilers, and 7 Whigs. The Sen , of 13 Whigs, 13 .Democrats, and 13 Free Boilers. .Bitthe proceedings of the Virginia Leg + ptttre are here regarded with more inter ,'' ''antthose~of "ost any other State, or _"?. V ' u tJhse even of C ress. The proposition .oW. Gov. rloyd is discussed here by every oie.. It has many advocates, and especially "-gmvn .the Southern Union men, who say Bans of the proposed tax, Virginia ;t ' the Union, and coerce the North iito "priety. Virginia sees, and will Lei? the opportunity to regain all that she b A <=evr lost in relative power. She ll d -up-her coammeree, internal and fbrel~ encourage her manuf.actures, and developo her vast mineral resources. Tle constitutionality of Gov. Floyd's S pr pion to tax .the products and goods '' " t blrIu into the State from the North, is doubhed by many; but, its advocates, draw. tjngdistinction between a tax on consump F an= nd. a tax on importatioi, maintain the 4b i he State to lay taxes on the lurmner. ation leaves no doubt that the Leifure will embrace the mnaeasure anal !carry; t out. x? 1'he.rproject for reducing the rates of Stage, -ihland and ocean, will conmnand ".;.<''' J ' arly attehtion of Congress. 'T'here is 4'+ . iisposition, as I learn, to go ahead of the Wecoumendation of the Post MIaster G eneral d adopt the uniform rate of Inland letter f two' cents, pro-paid, for the talf an gutce. It will require an a ~ tion.fromathho Treasury, for two : -t doficiency; but will, alter 'ittNle sum thus burrowed. 'Trefry already owes a sum -i.o t bne million to the General Po-t -Of he lower the rates of postage the iced the revenue will support WAS[iHNGTON, DEC. 9. i ~The re-election of Mr. 'Masgon, as U. S. Senator son ;Virginia, is very gratifying to thq -ppqqop f that State. and will be so to -et h generally. It is regarded as an dyienco ofthe .fact that, though acquies eing in tte-compromnise, as a whole, V irginia will insist upon the strict enforcement of t tpartof it which so much concerns - n, and of, which Mr. Mlasn was time lent,prom or, if notathe father-the at f-om the reports submitted to'Cong ,ahdtnm the consideration of 'tither -fastn, -that the debt of the United States would now, be, if the French and ,rI4e poliattns were provided for, and a~~e o t" claims paid, over a haundred stn iols'Tdollarg. ji is evident, ilso, that snis of th Governnent are fast ',1;'t o eot ikely to- be dimin Sdfi e r15a of thIe a t proiations forle852, amnounit t858,00t0,. ~ 000. The additional expenditures for 1853~ -and toi!54 must be of considerable amaount Mainy persons are, therefore, beginning to ask themmselves where aii the revenuea wanmted is to come from! Mlust commierce be burdened with the whole aimounat ol yearly revenue wvanted! Mlust Ioanis be asked for, or maust direct taxes be resorted to? Mr. Corwin, 1Isse-for Is report is not yet out--will discuss all these mtat ters. It is umnderstood, however, thaat lhe rejects the planm of new loans, which his pre decessor, Mir. Mleredith, had relied upon. -Mr. Corwin nao doubit, urges a resrt to both with thne present, and next Congrness, is out of the question. Whlatever deficien - cy may occur in thec receipts during 1852 and '3, will he0 left to be provided for under the naext Administration. The Seanator elect fruom New. Mexico, Major WVeightman, and thme Repres~enitata ie elect, Mir. Mlesservy, are here, and intend tio present an application for a reconitionm of thme State Governme.nt. whmich was faoraied last sommer. Of coumrse, Conigress will not 1b d it. Th'e Territorial governmnt willb' jmt in operation, under thme act which will takeo effect when thne assent of Texas to the pro)positionI of Congrness shall be formally commumnicated to Cong~ress. New Mlexico wtill alien be entitled to elect a Delegate. There are not wanting numbers of applicants for the federail iltices in the new territory. 'l'The Collector of thne port of New-York, ~Mr. Mlaxwell, senit to tihe Secretary of the Treasury, a week ago, a list of fifty Cuis. o~m Hlousei officers, to be diemiis.-aed as Sewtard meon. T1hae remiovals hite nut yet been decided upon. Should Congress appronive of the p~roject of creating tadditional grades ini tihe Aramy, including the rank of I .ieantniauant G enaeral, they will al so probably asseint to th pa iropo-a isitiont for creating two llear Aalhnirail of the Navy, and the rank of Coaiammoudores. Onae Admiral is to conninandl on the l'iacilie, anda the other to sumperintenid thie p>ersoawul aof thei Navy here. Tihe reforms suggestead lby the Secretary of (lie Navy3 wall great ly proimote the eflicieincy of the naval service. 31aany parsons who have visited Califor nla oflicially, or oin private eiterpr-ses, are now heore, andr give no v'ery glowing picture -of the proispects ad coimh t on of the landi of gold. They agree that amen of business capacity and~ amiple capital mnay succeedl, and that individual laborers, possessed of great industry and enduranme of hardlship, may still thrive, bt.t that as to the vast ma jority of immigrants they cannot, anal do not prosper, non evena imke a su bsisteince. All that California has ret urned, or wall prn, in old, will not be half equtal to thme out fcapital which theo ianigrants have withadrawn from the United States, to say nothimig of thne value of their productive labor withd rawvn fromn prodlucts at home. Thie auriferous qnat is a humbug. Thmere is little of itg d anone that will repay the ex peinso of wvorkmng. The surface gold is.for the most part, exhausted, aind that whmich re S mains, soon will be. This nmight have beena u tnderstoodl before, when theo urface gold was thought inexhauastible. The I lmps, scales, and dust of gol which were foundim on the surface, wvere: disintegrated by na tural processes, froti (ife rocks in thne course of somne five anid twventy centuries, perha~ps, and it wvill require that lenngth of timte to re produce the same resunlts. The country, say one intelligent observer, wtill begin to proist r when emigration and gold hutnting Ain: C ndenoe otthe qurr WASIUNGTO d, JC, 10. Mr. Norland and Dr, Gttiit took ;th ' seats estorday in the, Senate. No buM ness oT any ist ca?ed awas transacted.: The bill granting ublic l~iids tolh'o several States for the bohsfit of thoeindiggent Insane was trade a special orde . .Thq ltanlinig Committees were ann outiced in the lIouse. There is no essential change froifi the cast of last session. This was the day assigned by the Free .oilers for niaking an assault upon the fugitive slave act; and Mr. Gid dns was put forward, theiraorgan. The subjlect before.tho 110'U0 o wagq the 'uptrp7 ry resolution for- thd dfat'ributiott of -the President's message among the cqmitteee. Giddings moved to .refer that part of the mnessage which relates to the voto power and the fugitive act to the Committee on the Judiciary, and, thereupon, he declaimed against the act, and against the President and the administration, for an hour. He used language as violent and abusive as was possible. Every one considered this as a matter of course, and treated it with disdain, scarcely deigring any atteotion to it. lie declared that the President had no right to veto a repeal bill: that the art vas unconstitutional; that it would not be en forced in New-England, New-York, or the western country; that. artillery and bayon ets would be in vain resorted to; and that, if a drop of blood was shed, it would rend asunder the Union. lie would not say, that he would himself go into the fight, but he would not be like to be interrogated on that point. 'T'his caused some aiausemnent in the lobbies, and some sarcasms on Gid ding's hasty retreat fron the writ issued against himt at the close of the late session. When Gidding's hour was out. no one offered to reply, but dir. Brown, of Pa.. moved that the Connnittee rise, in order to pass a resolution to terminate all debate in committee. This was carried by general assent. When the Ilouse went again into Committee, five minute speeches were in order under the rule, and Mr. McClernand, of Illinois, took occasion to vindicate the West from the aspersions of the Ohio dean agogue, denying that the \Vest was hostile try the fugitive act. The matter was drop ped. with the rejection of Gidding's motion. M. M esservy, the Representative elect from Mexico, intends to make claim to his seat as a delegate from the Territory of Mexico, as soon as the Territorial Govern ment is sanctioned. The application for the admission of New-Mexico, as a State, will be deferred, for it would, of course, be utterly futile. The Jenny Lind fever is rising here as the day approaches for her first concert. The new I hall will be completed on Satur day. It will accomnodate three thousand persons. There are to be three concerts. The city is not very full of strangers it be.. ing rather early in the season; and unless the fame of the lady should draw nmiy from the surroundo, country, it. will be ditflicult to fill th e lall. The people here will not be likely to give high premiums for tickets. It is commonly said by the anembers that Congress, after the holi ;ivs, will go to work in good earnest, and dispittch the ordinary business of the session. _..... -... Correasnduenru of the Daily Su,. W, 1as,(r, N, lDec. 13. On Thursday no business of any groat hm portantce was transacted in the Senate of the United States. A resolution submitted by Mr: G*r, to have 2000 copies of the Pre.idont's MIewsgt, r a tat wa: 'iar. Uln, i toi it. aeRit e etasmnIu rint tree United Sarts, walsrit tken tniia"e Arttny of the duss ILin,'t ot)oned. itl ditty ta fler z'omet twlt' atakent nyui,t n a rttr aar i:::-::. sin0n.hc the, k"Ihnnrtiont a recietved. nou meti 'r fo its : pr acri a tie pbrta .t A,.ttjt on Stio wattjlietredi by Ir. 3 radhuy, so ai t oun li tonly trte a eio to r'.wd w e apin tmenI tit.' repiri coit untiime'on by 'tet 'ra litiirwood, touma the 'eni for. n-ovls.n der eitve~ ry dmtitratin fr~rt tat t t y-riti tiveaiu-ittr. Itit ftriita t w fitm ditension t frlii . Sum thelione thtl.e Comm ai~ititee to. namnmete ottIdte ai rpor ti i' , recom nd n m (th aoitent ofnuiti ittee nui re naal ttl to t' tite~ reeiy )Iof eretig itt tuts. an mkin1gt improve-. meants. '' the'. hnrhiorii of't'lifoi.rIia at'ta ed'a,t 10roviding a me of dt.le,temnn tat ested war' at res intinreporete , byut a tlthe atiie A'o.m itt e, r'ctti neailin th'a at l t ir t Al .-at it t Potttmat rti rl ba~ t t eaps,inteti a Ci,t,mi--itne tt ul r t et ithepotairrn. not toi'xterd ~isN--- hece ssary i eg-n e l .-. lthet thir s lije t, the tdi lunitn as iated,~t~ tt ih rr t f the meimbrs fre o i.ego andr ('ahfrorniall Theaformery Thin timeih ea-i sriwas glivin aen unduie.lla neerny t' it'ai it) i ver tsr~aegit-, and erring thagrt hereser annully n ete at(rmwaimeot nhdthl(at b t hie udotin of the resfuti. i the n,- of a coery w.,uld befiithatd gan a. tgreioat reatins Ani ott tmenmi en wagls ado testriot the: (tierdsI Fis Aeitnt'otatrGeera l."nndl~ttis a 'noi lont lay t reolt inonteraa' hsn been os byi hi voae li77to leade, hIe hil was'r dered toibet engrioeradt ao tintim fair ment to ay titemn-stt tt 1 ttorgi tt.' tin- umt. ta 't at (ha lir alittrdy ith at t ate duim f t h l Oie thnlil une dtFrly tha'tlli theeftltrl cntogencyx~r mttt htu'mate Altit fortt which tt Shkatt rey ~ doet nt. tuar niha fart i t~ati n ti ' nnd beigthe ~voie anawi iio onlymostpheaiotv the lilery eein of, w enumat iaamt onharcs n'f-'ff^V7 gi iq sentiment of bk in eeeu lt ho now in every true Qar'jpiahdireort. We hope and believe ilra we h6e "anqtueli men" as "fear their 'feligabship to~didiWith tus.". E von 1toe rnost for cooperation in our own borders-in the .. failure to obtain it, will feel and acknowledge the same senti ndnt as that which the mighty writer >uts intlie mouth of his hero.-[ 'T'clegrapi.] THEE SOUTHERIN CoN itrss.--Tile sub joined is the report of the conimittee on fed eral relations, of-the House, which.cons ists of the followitig goitl'emen: John S. Pres. ton, J. It Irby, E. McCridy, John Phil. lips, U. Manigault, James (hesnut, Jr., C. T. IIaskell, lawidrnciM. Keift ind J.P. Reed: The cornmittee on federal. relations, , to wholi was referred, a bill to provide for the appointment of delegates to a Southern Congress, the. cornimunication from the piesidont of the late Southern Convention, transmitting the preamble and resolution adopted by that body. respectfully ' report, that they have patiently considered the mat ter referred 'in all its aspects and relations, as suggested to them by an earnest and anxious desire for the good of the State. The iuestions involved, are the gravest which can be submritted to the arbitramnent of a free people. A govern mrent which was intended to be free, just and equal in all its purposes, and aetions, which was established by joint wisdom and energies of independent States; which has existed for more than half a century, and by the united ellhrts and contributions of those who frained it, has become prosperons and great among the oation.; of the earth-has by the perversion and abuse of its powers become an inst ruinent of wrong, and pro bable ruin to a large portion of the interets entrusted to it for protection amd preser vation. Nearly oneh: 11 of the States now parties to the Federal ('overmnent have their chief interests invested in the institu tion of slavery. This was the main interest involved in the original compact, by which the Federal Union was formed. 'T'hat com pact by special provisions recognized and in terms protected that i .terest and under this guaranty, there H ates hive aided largely it de expansiont of the ltijhblie have cont ribitedl liberally to its strength its Iecessit ics-its ch-iraeter and its glory and have at all tines rimaint :ined a firma and unwavering levoimou to all the require inents of the compact, and all the purposes of a free governient. They have sulrnitted to threats denun riationisan atial wrong, from the people and authorities of their cmnfeder ites. anl to serious and dangerous acgressionma b tihe federal power, until the ho:l of tratern:al confidence has been iroiken by the tirst and a systenm of policy has been adopted by tire latter whicri must dlestroy the h ghr t political and social mtleri':s of these States. Its ironineediate cllhi' t is to il prive the s:ive holing State., I :n ea ull paoter iii the .'nion., and its ultirn:t' andi cer:iii conr5e. qreinc, murst he the t'"a d desruction of the property, the peace, and the safety, of the people o' these States. Time object otthe assimbiling of the South ernr Convention, wa:s a patriotic desire to ir rest, if posm~ble, the destrnctive tendency of the federal government. Their delib era. tions were ii iirked with true widthun and high ptIsriotisin. 'I'hiev consulted lung, calh ly ard freely, South (,irohna was represen to there by +eprne of her ablest ad hmnost 'trusted citizens. l'he requilt is an "'etirnest applcal to the Southern States, to neet t forrualf.oingreas to deliberate; ith: . of arresting further agressoion. arnd if pos. sible, restoring ihn ero:~itrit 'iii righits of the 'rrnth, anrd if rot, to prrovle fo a . futr. safte'y arid :idepryly4--conivinced mi triornr coi iulht1r recirorendationr, aui thi it it immt .ooni leadi t a rconlee redlress of all1 our w-i)gZ, 'iorthit ind e,.demrc wei ii w.~ill beL ihe ' b.! to re-piomii, arid wvith tis I vewv yoir conuiiiat:rle r.uvow, as a substi. trite iror the b ti!l re':-rro-I ti tihem, to reqrrt a hI,1t to prrovnh- fir the :-ppernin rg of de~t' grates to ai S. utrhenrn Congress, as re'orm. uirended by the Nashlvill Con(.~vention. J ims S . I 'i:siro, Chtrrairma. ANirTicrit AiTT: i l'T AT Ci .3 r'r:ol. 1rE AN lA arr.r:nF.~.-Th'le owirers i of nitwre slaives hav inig been thus far defeatied, aind dletiedh in their aitim: , to recover rthem by law. arc resortinig to the. : fationablet poliey oif ctomproise-ofi~ t ak ing whiat they' can got. It wvilIlibe remrembreredl liat tire cla imnrrt at 1)etroiut comerponlida, andt gav~e nyh is shte ait a disciunt, .'ven alter lie was ini custoidy--knowin trrha' it deli ered tup, hie conh nii!ot hei condineitji~d homei mi satir . I.'ilr. A rirn .llh:r, of NorfolkI~, \'rrgmirr hast a fugihe slave' o i.sionr, forwhe appraeensioni he' has hierooire o%:redh a rewa:~rd ofi .2.)H). Sutrre the tidhrr in thre caseof Ctranis aimli i. .Atr. .\l ihrdoti thre Imsh~t:rrid of lii aw .\lartha An vahieaner e1h1 .!th-* two inniiredi thie dlraft. ;;nig :mry propr y h;'rt,, he will1 !ose sirne miri.--TIire: N..'Ih ir'ly traed te .-olt wasr thia:, m~a'. I: sem- rog a aot iii If .-h l r.'il Jh:r-! y fT .x.s ;n e healfth" prcr* of im I., .d r~: e. :eri runi hrmonyr hieitu een !m-'!? and tiIn at. itrest al p irrii x, ini* ii oulr N Irt hr' r. thiien,. let hr:rn 'i:d oni to Ilaeon i .lr Spr a paa iL, Ii h a w J-, frciL.er awav.y. Andu i :br h"' v i I pnvi lhin-li a Piii *'sma'1 a d iri.o,t :'tire .\essrs. I l. I-'reenein :iiri J. Pr- r., rt 4 'iirnirere'ril ;::,.ch i:.', (i rirIl t eniin , u n b :hl ,r ra .c)1 -1n: E.er.n iiri ihu 1obl tie .. ':e to .: p the' Iruon huni by I a, 11o4:. II . te hit d, rial thius obvial iiite del.i4, rm2 lisi,:. igl i, der~arstmbr' ii"W incri~:c .1o h~ 1 .. iis welt r the'ii 4;4 r'ti' ;n44 d:miir'miir 'h 'bra inii' rIim. part Il rh ca' b41 ti ig heldi in re t.;-t i th mi tli-r. The' plan1 ctemV e a rr11:14 iii .i 4;:4m4n 'o4f a rod runing' then'r'e to em hi a'0 l in the brakesr, airid to h e itiemmei'id wvnl re tbferv byv a touch, so as to appl~y strurireitr.I clog. it is cnteimpjlited t hat a tri nyh stoppited in hmalf thne t iime now, reuniared,'andi withi far less jarrrinrg, ie'rhaig or wrenicirnwi of ther'car. Semairij: minh 0,hve aineduorthie planr have certitle hanet it is en a trelv fenbt-..hi v v. -Iai/u T SiMTEII BAN. 8umterville; 8o- 8. WEDN8DAY, DECEMBER 18, l850, _a. S, G. Richardson, Editor. 6- !'enrs. A. W ITa & Co., are Agenta f r the Banner in Sumtorville. Thae Mtarket. Co-ro. --The cotton market wa very much lepresseed n Saturday last, and the few bales imade sie a decline of an eighth to a quarter of 1 a cent on e prices paid on Friday. The trans. actions w limited to 350 bales, at extremes ranging froem 12 12 5-8.-Courier. Our Exchtanges. We have received the January No. of the ?OUTh nia LITRARY a IESENoEa, and it fully sustains thi high reputation which that periodi cal lis borne for the last sixteen years. The number bore iun presents an unusual variety of reading imatter, being that happy medium .'e tween the leview and the lighter Aingazine, which is P1 much calculated to please. Here we have orlinal poetry, tales, emnisys, and criti. eintns, all b neld " in one harmonious whole. " We recoilnt nd the Miemsenger to our readers as the offspringof hat patriotic energy, which has for its aim tie establiihment of Southern Liter attire on a~ re and persnanent bauli. The EdI. tor, Mir. J. ~. Tntostrmaom, itis weil known, in ai gentlenan of talent-ad ability, and withal a true Southetner. The Jnnery No. of GonEv's L.oy's llooK is also before ts. Mr. Gocixy, we think, has kept his prornie- that of naking it a nagazine of nu perioreuceltbnce. It in full of engravings, all of which are egunt, both in diesign and execution The Lady'4 Book nunbers anong its contribu turn the bestwritere in the country' among whom We totice tk tnimes of W. GILLORE StMts. IIoi.ox'0s MONThntY MAC. .z aleas alsocome to up. It is excellent ; and in sent for the extreme. ly low price of one dollar. SOUTHc CAnRot-sA CutLEGEt.-At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of the College, Him. F. J. Mos.Es was elected a tactnber of emt body. ..... ... . . . . A resolutiao has passedt the Senate to receive the portion of the pricetl of the public lands, ' hich ha bueen o ling lying in the ''reasury to the creiit of South Carolina. 'This we have hitherto refuserd to nccept--regrliwg such a din. tribution anong the $itntes as a schene for crea ting a necessity for a tarif, ne this refusal on our part hcn been timrn-fcref a standing protest, by he noond fora- of which we hoped to bring back our political oplponets to ecmntitutional leg islatint. There is cnseqently a high principle involved. The public lands belong to the vari. our States nmd if ncl they are entitled to their prce-eds; but the Geserl Government requires large- inum to clefray its expnuses; which sums inn only ie rnised by tnxation, in one or another formn, or by the sale of the common property. I'he common property is sol bmt instead of re lievitng the, people of taxation, by applying the prcceeds of hale to the d-fraying the expense of G.vernimms:ent, the uphnld-r of thee protecting poli cy have taken the money out of the Treasury and dividedt it among the (tutes, to fill the .Treasury again by taxem, Upon imports, which are unequal in their opeatilon, burdening the agricultural for Ilhe baonet il ribe to desert her ccprinclplem she hailing andi tlA'ancepr, while govened by thme hiut iotfeten mime contf consent toc noticing widch wouldc vicolate. thme eipirit of time consitiutimo; even whiat, undekr other erreannstance, would be righti -fally icn-re, mehe woueldi nomt receive., mf Flee nhoutld ti -r-byc further ml..- msiinik.-r ;eclrpojns-. hih prommp tce lhe per. euealc. mliiti !:~i:;m aneel withm the pcrctctive pa jirty ctill arrayedt agacincnt us.-, time sta -arc o-cf tie- re-mlmution icice re-fcerreel tom, woulmmd be- mmm nhclonnic enmeet emi our pcoscitionc ae prici pbisc. If ccllmpteeIml n . we ili netai it thce l'n i-ee we~ wili hae-Iei l 1cc ihechonor ocf cemnasitency. (Out oef tic- l 'monc weemummt then-m gee; the-re enn lee then-m mmc reediwm, acel aine fmcr ouermelvmes we will ie-li-f im che ac pmoition thmat it wvill be inmpmm cible in- dranw bacek. Ilut c-ceonot contetnpte time pkt-m-cbihty ocf suchci em thing. Tme spirit of otur pc-ecle. longc pati-ent cocci forbecarineg, ise Ut last ticcrc-ughcly redmec. F-rcns time ccara-oared to time te mcccin ce time-re in but emne feemlincg--oneomc deter. mmmaionac. Thce imcjte. mnamy be delayed, for wec woumldi ice re-ady for the coniet m, butm it cciil cornem at ila-t. Wmce itencet hmoltm for jutsti-em from tme No-rthI, ande c we mmmeimt tamke- our caue- intie icur ownc luunmmim. WicthI thme d.-merinminationi tee esc-ede-, pe-r hampic t o~e, p-*-rhiuce- at murne mnct le-ry fatr dice. tantc dcay, limit Iclooking Cirto iecem, whiethmer nowcc ory inc time ia:mre-, min tic. mcare we '4, iccm icil Cfedmly umnc; hopuimmg fomr noethming famrthecr fremm cmr tni ami ecpriece time mcte-r fatlchwy oef chi holee, whyi mumy w4 eet mmake whalt is ecirn, minmce thec pimc.- teer wich e hav ie- refedce tm takhe it hasc Ieen wholilly ci,.f-ccntei Iit ice Im-rhtcin time recily leeremei whw l eiim wviieier eobtait ofl thce cininen -mptrm d-n ye of the State-ne. woie rth meogne tihout indsem- cef michlcnmi: lhule as- et iii m w~viIle e emfgre-ct "cee~-e- "lewe tee cc imn time cnamrmeiudcling mef oumr "ce'I e"'' ng hc wevcerm t racivi mmhoch be mneglectedi nc lich-l nc i mmid iee .-cpporimmg mis inc tihe ionly posei ti-en. nc hciei b n ill mnet i.- elj-hoenrubb, tu ice, a sp aratem si -tece- n cami peple. Chaplin's Case. Telm Wahinmgton eta\es states thant the mi rand macry hasc- tm-ue hcili-s naanst Champlinm for -tr' emm ndartyingc nway~ the~ negroes- of mm-. 8iSt ees maci Troommb-, of Gjj~-egi. Itahas almi pcresenmtede time driver of thme car. r:'m-. inm wichl time amegroca we-re conevey el- What is thcis, to be the be-ginnaing of? I, ('h plia hem mieet tihe tite whmich to-olt tusu. aiiy dcc, umnd be- deeerted,. whlenm hei has.- been thmrusmt intco t roeml' Weccill time phiilanthlropic Northm pe-rmit imt to fall a emartyr to theo cati-et f iinmnity-, andte shaemll hce be come. dlemc cd tic aimnomacminymc italmlring, becauttse, m~ it tree counamtry, lie -trove- to secuere free. em atee thme oppeiriesed~! if hae shmall be con-. cdecmed,. macl noc inte-rpositione amml s hH b madte imnIc- ln ehalf. hcv omen Namtionaim Execentivce, mn-ithecr ofn wc we bem imlieve,) it w.ili ennem-e emach an mccgitationm, mmmiIeht n upheavtcing, oef limoe ie f Noretheirm fe-elincg, mas tomlm brmct asunm. dem rcvr ftter- wich- res-tmrains~ hceucmne lib. tr/y. mccl theo leigiv'ce'cmt-e l4m wcill ic mdcoimedme. We hamve loang iago futueai ot that, whm Im 1a peopile ofl thme Northe, Slavecry wasc elbtal sneot ma emormi qustaoione. Them lacksn am h North mire time tmosmt mccismrable cmass ein meir wh-iolmemioutry, aned hiav-e beent made ao Iby tie- pretenede friendm of I''reoeott. IDog. radua~tionm,stmarvatimon, iuffeiring, aned entire ex. e-Iesionm fmrm thme ceploymenta in which 'ceee enugicgc, are lhere thecc ncheritanlce of '-Kh he unfortunate negro; a to401 e the Whites of the North would dtom all our 3Iavea0 *at proept cco~tentgd and py while they arothe softs of 'ppdfUn roesperity to Pie whole South. ' The Fngiti Law!the greatest boon over i onferred uponthee isto Northern hatred o the Negro will repeal. With falsehood n their hearts, they enacted it. They prof. t bred it the South as hush money-and, tow, that the South has permitted Itself to to gagged, ther vi rob It again of the very tribe. - [For the Banner.] Ma. EDITar --You will please give the fol owing wopders an fingrtion In your paper and oblige fours &c. A MAItVELLER. We wonder if our brethten north of Mason ke Dixon j ouand out the' sin of slavery, efore they yered its unrgjtablnesa I Wonder, if we wete to carry out their sugges ions about emancipation &c, where we could id purchasers for our slaves, as they did in [l We wonder what Northern men mean, when hey threaten disunionists with 'having recourse o arms!' Wonder if the action of their vol. anteers, on several of rihe battle fields of Mexico, a conformable with their ideas of"having re :orse to arms I '' If so, we wonder what they vould call having recourse to legs ? Now we dont deny that the Yankee Volun earn received many "honorable scars" in the hIexican war; but we do wonder, why they are to excessively modest, as to prefer wearing them mn the hack, rather thtan upon tsome morn con spicuous part of the "human frame divine I" We wonder-while in this connection-if lBrother Johnathan's reputation for quickness manl activity of audrstanding were not acquired in some battle field I We wonder if the genttius of our allies does not i more in the spindle, than the sword-more in naking cloth, than ar I We wonder if the "higher law" has a spe :ial clause in favor of factories I If not, we wonder if we cannot appeal to it for a nodifica. ion of the tariff? We wonder why the "free and enlightened itizens" of Yankeedom entertain so great an iversion to South Carolina? Wonder if it is 'ecause there art no a "ociations of puritanic )erecution connected with her history I Be :auase she boua.ts no Lwell, no living tomb, in wvhich to immure her fair daughters I Because er breezes are not freighted with odoes from the garde'ns of a Weatherficld ? Or because the 'aroma of cod-fisheres" does not ride upon her galas I Wonder if it is because lier soil Is so utcnagenial as not to admit of the cultivation of Lie Nutmeg Tree ? lecame her savory hars are Less distinguished by those qualities that enter in to the composition of forests, than comports with their ileas of economy ? Wonler if it is because "notions" are at such a discount with her, and their vendors so apt to becomne consumers of her native commolities-that is to say the products of her pines and poultry I We wonder when "Harry of the West" will carry into execution his threat of "puting down Bouth Carolina I Wonder if the staple of Ken ucky-that whidch is so well adapted to forming the connecting link between a taitor and a swinging limb-"-hietp i so set'2'aitsoid, that he must needs W his way hither, in osier to nunityto b ihan that whick isalready tmdr clap Y Wehave understoodi, that Col. Brssitt. of Ili. nois, an exceedingly hellicome f~snd of the djg innt in order to quint thme apprehensionsm of 'thes timid,. promoised, ou a certain occasion, to "over mun" the diannm~ionistms. Now we wonder-anud we Imave good reason--if thme Colonel did not, nmean rnd-run i It Is has been remnarkedl as a strange fact, that ithe little Sentor fromafniaippmi, when be made bis'last speeh itn Congress was pretty mttch "how :omec yout mo;" we do not wonder, Mr. E~ditor, hta foot shottld be coarned. N. l.t.-We wotnder if iome one wont hie kindI enoutgh to add a few wontdere to our list ad contsigna thenm to the ke'epintg of IBarntm, thta. great patron of wanders, if he should chance to wiondler along this way ? A. M. -----. The meandning diomnittees for the Bank of the State and its Branches. The fillowmg are theo Conmmittees appoinatedI by thme Legislature, to exaniine anti report ont the coiadiito of time liank andi Its branches: Ott time part of the Hettate: For Charleston. fessrs. Porter and Newell; for C'olumbtia, Mlessrs. Irby and Griflin; for Camdaen, Messrs. Dudley mmmnd Taylor. talhe part of llo'use: For Charleston J7. D). Ashmtiore. A. W. Burtnet, aned L. M. Keltt; for Coluittma. W. it. ltobertson, It. Mo'orman. Abraham .jones; for Camden. A. M. Lowry, 3. W. llarringtont andT. K. Cureton. Southern Congress. 'l'he~ resolutions of the Nashaville Convention, wich tmeludeu the re-conmendation for a Southm ertt (Congisess, were laid before te It'gislature of Flo'rida Ott thme 7th inst., and referred to thae C.otmmtittee fn Federal ltelationts.--Sun. Tlac Troops 1.1 Clearleaton. Th'e Washaingtotn correspondtenmt of thme Balti more sun, conjeceatun-s that the reply of the Presi dent tom thea itmquiry of the South Carolina Legis Itature, as to thme ittetitont of thme admnilstranton int sendeimng certain troopsa to Chmarleston has been htat, as ma ner-in-chief of the army anmd ntavy of thte Untitedl States, thme President as not responile fein hmis narts to State authtorities, aand that, thterefoire, it-he spectfutlly declines an answer to thme. itorroegtories otf tihe Legislature.-Sun. '~.-* Mississippi. A letter r.elvedi at this place yesterday, (says thme Ceoltumbia Tele~rmj;/ of thei 1 Ith Instant,) from 3Miwissippti, front a soutrce int every way re limnble, antes that tihe fe-elintg thtere is growing strongter nt ith each succeessive inay, anad on thtat. Recountt, thme time for htoeiing hier Cottvention wats peeiostoed unttil Neovetmber ntext. Tlhey de. sin- I'o redurmie the inmaitiont tom a still leaner tmint iurity and the indicationas are that Mfisisippji whe'n enill otn, will be readly for action. Georg~ia Couui-emmtloa. lThe proceedlings of ate Georgia Convethoe nre be'ginniing to assumate some interest. 31r. Na'aeani of. Thomtattt, presctuted a Iotng pro amablie and resolutionts. in thme formier lhe ie unt sisirinugly se ere~ uponm Mr. TIu ombe for his change o't j.licy, nntd' thinks it mamy Ibe attiribted to then taivenat m'f nanothor Presidlentinil campaign. lIn the resotluttiotts hae elmare, time tattachmmtent of t'coruia to a Unioena estabtlished-m b - the 'onstit~u tionm, andt' ameeerta' that whaile the ortha denty us metr rights teder that ( onmstitutiont, it Itt not atho traue policy of the Southb to munitee with them it ttheir plitical caaucuse, or to form ational iarty assoiations. Th~e resoluitinms are firmo, mtat by nao means m riabitd or atltra. It Soatth-Car etlinaa they wonkeIe he co'nsidleredc wetak. fint they wen.e l'oo stronmg for te party of Gkeorgia, atnd tihe Conmvenmttn re futsed to take thmem up ity a vote o'f 1-27 to 57. Them, Cionuntittee of Tlhirty-three, to report ac tion to, the (onventtion,~ amadle thmeir report oan Fri bay. 'The report is said to be a saurve~y of the entire stubject, and is necompanited by a series omf reseahatiotns, int wicho thme ptrinciples laid downm int Item('lhatham platform are mainted.-Char l'eston Sun. A really powerful mtinad wvill not be weighted down by its knowvledge, any more thanr is an oak by its leav'es, or than Sam ton hy lhin locks, Il's Loislativ pro " SENATE CHAMBER, Thtrsa!y, Decen10ra ,24th Mr. Hanna from the special aittee on executive accounts, Nat they had examined the contingent aec ounts of the execotive c partn*4 si aund them correct at well vouched, ['here was a balance in the military con. ingont found of i1,005 0, which the corn. nittee rec.ommend should be transferred by he Governor to his suecessor. Mr. Mannin r, from. cormmittee on ,the he College, education, and Yelgion, sub nitted reports on the Downer school fund; in Governor's message number one, relat. ng to a superintendent of free schools (fa. rorable.] The Senate joined in a ballot for State eporter, which was anuounced as follows: I. A. Strobhart, 55; J. S. G. Richardson, II; J. B. Kershaw, 29; J. Ii. Pearson, 29. rhere was, consequently no election. Mr. Buchanan presented sundry reports ron the committee on finance and banks The unfavorable report of the Judiciary ommittee, on the bill to amend the consti ution, so as to change the name and itmits of the present election district of Saxe Go. ha, was agreed to. Message number five, of Gov. Seabrook, vas takeni up, and, on motion of Mr. Mar hall. the reading was dispensed with, and he message was properly referred. The report of the judiciary committee rn the digest of road laws, by Judge Rvans, was agreed to and returned to the House. A ballot was held for Governor, which -esulted as follows: lohn 1H. Means, 78 i. De Treville, 55 John Buchanan, 2t: It. W. Banwell, 10 F. W. Pick.ns, 42 W'nole nunber of votes, 1;1 Necessary to a cihoce, 81-there was .onsequently no election,. The second ballot for Lieutenant Gov rnor resulted as follows: I. II. Irby, 57. 1). F. Jaisnlon, 1 I. J. Wand, 47 J. S. G. Richardson, I. M. Felder, I for State reporter,) I P. P. Elliott, 18 Blank, lames Chetnut, Jr. 2 - 1. D. Wilson, Whole number, 152 Necessary to elect, 77-there was con. equently no election. The second ballot for State Reporter was leclared as follows: Stroblhart, 57 learmn, 21 lticharduon, 5 Il'ickeu, 1 Kershaw, 27 . Whole number, 136 It was accordingly declared that no can. lidate had received a sufficient number of votes to elect. The Senate adjourned at two p. m., to sleet at twelve n. to morrow. House of Representarives. Thursday, Dece*ber the 24th, 1850. Mr. Preston from the committee on Fede ral Relations mnado an unfavorablo report or, i bill providing for n co-uvention of tine peo ple, and recommend a substituto providing for election of dalegates to a Sonthern Con gress by the Legisature. The bi'l and re port were put on the special order before the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Cantey, from military committee re ported a bill for putting the State in a con dition of dfenco. Many claims, having been submitted by witnesses wh8 have autended for the vations. contested elections, somb dis ' wUi had ort the subject, and a' re ,1 was 8 rally adtod, allowing thewA30 50 e* Keoans. M;I-.L. F,. K~4tt anbmiltted a resolution which wats adeplted. directing committee on P'rivilegons aund Elections to report on the expediency of requiring each D;strict to py the expensea of its contested elections. Thne Ilose resolved itself into commit tee of the whole, (Mr. Sullivan in the chair,) aind restmed the subjectcof federal relations. Mr. Durgan addressed thne commnitteer and ctatd his views on thne whole question. it wast useless to rsepent the story of tine the wrongs and outrages we hand endured, of thne remnonstramnce and petitions we hadl sent up;, or to discus4 thne prostpect before us, 'hould thne pressent state of afTa~irs continue. Thne State wias pledged by her representa ives at Wuahmngton, by the opinion of her citizens, as expressed in private assemblies andi district meetings, withn wonderful una minmty, and by her own repeated declara lions. We must reitn n netie any different opinion, and the only question was the time anid mode. le was in favor of Line convenation of the people, to be elected by this Legislature, anid be chnarged with tine whole subIject I Ie advocated itsn meeting at in early day, but was willinng to wait a rea 'soniable time on good grounnds. In conclu-. sioni, hec eartnsstly atndu eloquently called unpon all to do their dutty, and expnrossed thne hope none would be fotnnd waintinig in the corn. r.Llsof Pairfield, thnen addressed the committee, and took grounds in consistency wth his well known character, as an early, ersevernig, amnd uncompromising friend or Sosnth orn righ ts. I le was in favor of action --prompt, deccided anid ellicient. Such ac ion as would be worthy of the past history md legso tine State, and would rally trned taonds ins. Ile heartily desired co-operation and ivotnld adopt all proper meamns and wait a reasonabnle timo (twelve months) to secure t, butt he could not give for the "watch and bvait indefiniely" plat form. Tlhe right of secesion wvas clear and un onbted---the nature of our compact im lied it--the termis in which ma~ny States a.tifiedi thnat compine ft recognized it---it was ncssary mncideOnt of' sovereignty and had een exercised by \'irginuia in witiidrawing 'roan tine old cotnfedecration. 11o briefly reviewe'd otur resources and nesats, tand shiowed that we were not a de enceleIss as mawny sunpposed. We'had nn ad hition to nantural resouirces, thne brave and incongnterable spirit of a free people, and vas worth more thamnn all besides, lie ho ieved that proper actioni on ounr part would se'curte co-opertion, and thnat some action sva-s expected of uis. Hoe recognized ito Jmnotn as "gloriouas" that did not afford equal ivdeges uand protection tonall its citizens. te cordially detested, despisedh, execrated ihe Union, titr its utnjunst discriminations, its anerouas exactionts, its odisins impositions imiI its present aivowed course of aggres sion, slow bunt sure on the tihe territory, rights and honor of the slavehnolding States. [TIhno speechnes of Me'ssrs. D~argan anid Ilswere both listtend to witht intenise in terest andt touched respoinsive chords ini winny a hearnt.j Mr. Ayer of lhnrniwell socturedi the floor ror to-mnorrow tat ,!l P. mf.aiLtwhich time the hiscuassion wvill be~ resumted.~ WENATEl ClIA3h BER. S'aturday,, D~ecembher 14thn, 1850. T[he followiang senautors were appoinnted tO constitutec the examiining committees ont the Batik; F'or Charleston, Messrs. I'orter --~ Nowell; Columbiia, Messrs. Irby and Orjt L'amnden. Mcns. nudle a Tar.~ ne t r the fr Ic lots within .the W pp tely referred..-a to j ieue., and a , (rel in the Ih of the.) toal com t utic Asylumand also presented the petition the Town Council of Columbia, for 4 amendment of charter; referred to co nittee oonoorporations an dengroeg act. .. The Senate concurred in a message frorm he ifouse, proposing election for Presienf - del Dircetors of the Bank, on Monday, att 12 m."Y Two ballot.rerera.Rpotr,ula ,e last of which' resulted in the election ofJ. SiG.'lchln arddo', <-'F Batmter.h- - At 8 p.- m.; and~ ; .1'p pt, tJ4s frn. ate went into committee of the whole on federal relations, (Mr. Witherspoon in-the chair.) A conversatione, debate which Messrs. Mazyck, Felder, Did ., F. M. Allston, Carn, Adams and Moses r ticipated. Mr. Moses, especally on- 6 jr occasions, addresse the qmnwittee, in a ye. ry spirited, iliing and elixsient manner, advocating oarpestly the in.tnspensable nec cessity of prompt, decided and efliaent kc. lion now. Ho appealed to senators not to misrepresent their constituents, or to carry their cautious policy so far as to emasculate the spirit of our own people, or to discou age those true friends in other States, who have been looking to us for aid and-co.ope ration. He was tired of resolutiona, the people were tired of them, and it was time that somethingelse be tried. Let the ques tion be submitted to the peoplo in Conven tion, and let' he done now. Mr. Moses we have long known as one' of the best ofr-hand speakers in the Senate, and on this occasion he excelled himselt At the evening recess the committee re ported in favor o a convention; and in the Senate immediately atter, the lill of Mr. Carn, calling a convention, was pased with a few amendments, by the following vote: Ayes.-.Mesars. Adams, 1. U. Alisten, R. F. Allston, Barnes, Bedon, Unchanan, Ball, Caldwell, Cannon, Carew, Carn, Eaves, Evins, Felder, Gist. Griffin, Ilanna,. Hibben, Irby, Lawton, Marshall, Mosc Palmer, Perry, Porter, Quattlebaum, Skip per, Taylor. Townsend, Treville, Ward, Ware, Williams, J. D. Wilson, James J. Wilson, John Wilson, and Witherspoon 37 Nays-Messrs. B ear er. Dud:ey, Cause Manning, Mazyck, Nowell-.. Absenu-Goodwyn, Miller--2. HOUSE OF REI'RESENTATtVES. Saturday, Dcrembir the 1d,1%h,. We find'very little i the proceedings of the House which is worth reporting. speci. ally in the crowded state of our columns. At 1 p. m. the committes. of the Whole were addre-sed by M. A. Thompson, who' concurred with most of the speakers in ad vocating the Nashville plan of a Southern Congres, and avowing his beliet'that seces. siot was ultimately the only cilicient reme dy. lIe, was followed by Mr. W. I. Evans, (of Darlington) a new membcr.who ably and eloquently urged the importatice of prompt speedy and decisive action. ? . . We hope -i a few days at farthest toigd room for a full report of Mr. Eva:a' s.dbtherafore forbear - further chntneh Present. -,., ., ., _, ; , t, seqeua e e :rlingl (t w .. Suember-,, a. side, and.with much E iy. Or yu nembers all speak the conavidious of tme .,eople, openly and wvithout conucthahnerf. 'I he house we trust w'protii by the ex ample' of the Senate and get: to work soon, i and in the right manner. -. ... (Reportad for the Augusta. (onstitutionalist.1 MILL~EDGEVIL LE, DE~C. 12. There was somne excitement in the Con vention to-day Mr. Seward,. of Thomas, offered a Preamble, in which lhe quotes the speeches of the Hion. B. Toombs and the Southern Resolutions. The reference caused cotisiderable discuss~on, and the Preamble was finally rejected, ayes 127, Thne Convention then adjourned until three o'clock, in order to allow time for the. Committee of Thirty-three to make their. eport. Ouro STATE CON'VETioN--Cincinati -j Dec. 5--The Convention to-day was c.. cupied with the report on Edycation. Mr. Sawyer moved an .amendment, to *x. lude froma Common Schools all but c children, wvhich was ajree~d to. Mr. Sampson mosed an amaeidinent, to esitab lish seperate schools for colored children which was lost. CanssiusvM. Clay lectured-last night be fore the Mercantile Library Associatiori. Many were unable to obtain admittance. lie condemned the fugitive slave law in strong terms. APPOINTMENTI'dY THE P'RESIDENTr. By and icirh the adrive and consent qf the Senate. Richard Hi. Blayard.of Dlaware, to be Charge d'Afibiru of the United States of America in Blelgiumi, in place of Thenias G. Clemson. recalled. Charles B. Hadluck, of New Hamnshiro, to be Charge d'AtTaires of the Un sited States of America in Portugal,.ini place oi Jamos Browna Clay, recahled at his own request.. Itis certainly a remarth .fact,'wvhlch weo fnd in the HIinois limase ReisYtr, that the lion. Wm. H. Bisein, now rsp.: ~rv'sional distriet or 1ioI, aa de in the namendiadrietdelecte for re entaie er oga electe without opuposidoi raciine e to the number of twelve thou-and nh~a~ hit and forty-one!t .H~itote F~arr.-.-Lat week a feat of I roc .daring, one that deserveas more than passmng record, was performed aibove thd FallIs of Niagara. Nearthie villago of Chip pewa, amid a 'oumtwo miles abo~ve the Cat ract, a boat wilth a little boy in it was seen drifting at a fenrful rat'e dhwn the enrrent, jnst above the swill waters plutnge into ter rible rapids, through whlich no boat ever lIved. Three younag men, and their names. are Joel Lyons, Geo. ioff, nnd Danniel Durn. ham, lenaped into a boat which hay ait hanid and pulling gallantly ont into thu turbulenit. stream they caught the skilfjnst na it was sweeping to certain destruction, amtI rescuwd~ ed from it the simall mariner, half (lead wihl terror. The skiffdisappeared in a mnomnigye atnd the three heroes, wvith consumm~ate,' judgment and coolness, ulled d na wilth the current oft remac ea sitra teatrugg10, htt' accomnplished a feat tinpartilledn iti ht&a~ nals of Niagara riter-4.-no hanat baing tivo .s~ed and returnedi in imfety faisn#'poinit s6ter the rapidls. 7h Thatiot to wh:ch they are umdoubtedlyethhli1 fromi~ the lii. nmane o lo4yw ion, lfoyor lave been Confbreu (et of groeater couirage. mio, r..Mmrw! .. rald