The Sumter banner. (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, January 22, 1851, Image 2
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At this period when so much anxiety pre.
vails respoctiig the fate of Sir John I rank.
lin, every thig relatin to the Polar re
gious in of It he [allowing sketch
IY ne of the t. t ltilitw 'have ever
heard.
On serene evo gn the midille of Au
gust.17 Cap1Warrens,ithe master
of the ( nlai :Whs.selh0i,,1tnd him
self beenlmed among a' immense ainier
oficebergs, in about 7: degrees of north
,atitude..- One side, and within a mi'e of
ihis.'i"ssel, theso were closely wedged to.
eflwr, 1ad i Huccesnsion of snow.tolnred
peaks appeared behind each other as far as
the. ' oud reach, showing that the ocean
- - mpltel--blocked up-in that quarter,
a 'nd that. it had probably been so for a long
* ,.: ~U3UA1t"d. Capialdt?Varretnc did not
c a:itu'rogtheresatistied with his situatuion;
but there being no wind lie could not move
-' fi rw fy r the other, and he therefore kept
ayst et wa h nlowing that he would be
- * mf -as e4nigrs the icebergs continued in
e their respectivp >laces.
b rfltrmiliit 'f io Fudioso o a gale, ac
tligy glrick swers of snow, whle
'n - ," . ssfon of tremendlous thundering,
S, andicrashtug. noises, gave fearui
Si t* / that the'ice was in motioni. The
.; sl-r-sceived violent shocks every mon.
nu, tti'; for the haziness of the atmospheri
-preOeaited those 'n board from discovering
in ,at direction the open water hIy, o
- t)14 rcutnlly was any at all on either st
., j,(ln>tit{;n- The might was spent in t.ucktmg as
piny 4a;e ol danger happened to present it
* - self, it mt the morning the storm abated,
-it t ;t. Warrens found to hi great joy,
-.tha( leis ship had not. sustained any serions
- pjgry..-lle remarked with surprree, th-it
* ipefuuninlated icebergs, whkit had on
tie prrecdmig eve~ning formed an imnpene.
"'h''ly barrier, had been separated and dia.
farrhi-to y the wind, and in one p;aeo a
. rmdtti.tf' openii sea wonuid its course among
tlpn .oi:r as the eye could discern.
It ;; two miles beyond the entr;atce of
- b ih cin:il'that a ship made its appearance
altrftit tio n. The sun shone brightly at the
tmme a gent le breeze bletwfromi the north.
-At irs-t. some ntervening icebergs prevent
ed Ui .t. Warrets from distinctly seeing
nny n t her masts; but he was struck
with tiie trange manner in which her sails
were disposed. and with the disinantlod as
pect o her yards and rigging. She con.
Stinued to go before the wind for a few fur
bl., atd then, grounding upon the low
itrcerig, remained motion less.
S.t Warren's curiosity was so much
'cnlit etl, that ie immediately leaped into
his boat with several seamen, and rowc!
towptr.!, her. On approaching, lie observed
1h h et im ilt was miserably wealt her. beat
n. Aid tint a soul appeared on the deck,
whicti was covered with snow to a conside,
a. le dlept h. lIe hailed her crew seeral
titu- b, it no answer was returnaed. Pre
;. ~vi,;: to >:cppin;; on board, an open part
i'.r 1 lie main chains caught his eye,
and on looking into it, he perceived a man
e.clijutg back on a chair, with writing tna.
t.erials ot a table before him, but the fee
libbn e- of, the light ude every thing in
- 'dJdiict. 'L'he party went upon deck, aid
F inivigii' removed the hatchway. which Cap
,tair WVarrotns viewed through the port
b pl. A. tremor seized him as he enter, d
t'.' Iiinateretained his formerpo
pot in andseemed to be insensible to strangr
err, do was found to be a corpse, andtt a
guetn ;batinp mould had covered his cheeks
ui-forehead univeied his open eye-balls.
1W1!?itzJ~ ''P 'an. a lug-book Liv
- .tt9h&d i t li ilAentenc i ose un
d rn trt; L$1. 170inc
e ed' this mnorrring. TIhtere is ito re
- i!:erptaini Warrens and has seamen hiur.
-ri dromlhe spot without a word. On etn
4ez dhe pritncipal cabin, the first obljct
thit r e* ed thejp tmjtion'*was the dead
pboily m. a femtale r~hing on a bed ~t inll
itr a l.9 deep interest atid attetntioti. hier
* (41)1u V tmeec retained the treshiness of life,
dud ,~ :t tratction f the limbhs showed that
- her hrm:ir wats ianimtate. Seated on the
ilvor was tho corpse of an apparenitly young
a.n, hodudmg a steel in Otne hatid, and a
t in the oilier, as if in the act of stik
Ia 'Itiprtpo some tinder which lay beside
hti mlit the fore part of the vessel seve
ral sailors wvere tionnid lymtg dead in their
. bei'th-, and the body of a boy was crouch.
edl i vthe bottom of thte hantgway stairs.
* Ncthier provision nor fuel could bc dhiS.
coe'araity where, but Capt. Waerrenvs wats
provoede~ by thte sup~erstitine pra-jn:14rcs
at lu 'J n'neni, from exsammog~n t la vessel
* "Vt jitnTinLly as heo wished to uin e !onte. ile
Ihce' 'rr' cirried away the 'o-ho..nrealty
'Iinn , and returned to his owni sipy,
an iuanediately steered to thin souithwar,
cop~.~ itipressed with the awn' e:~xamnple,
A ~~~lich .ae land jus~t wvitnaesed, oif t it d.m.it
gor of ai'igatinlg the P'olar seais iniI hgha
-nohn la itudes.
On rtomg to Englatit lie itade vari.
eus iigires respec:ing vadsels that hiad
du ape iral Ian an unikniown way and by
roinrpating I le results of Diose vnth inifor
in oin wthi wa~s affbrded by the writteni
ci ''zernt m i s possession. lie a'certa ined
the arn e and hiistory ofi thin uniuitsonted
b a-a , I~a fomd that sho hi .l h~enn trozetn
t a pars previous in the titme of his
d ' iahr among the ic.- WIestmin.
- . Tr DtIAMoND WVAref.-A mnagtn:Ilntt
u t riehly set whIt hdiamnonds, antd va in
ed .1 t tn thiousanid dollars, has been recenat.
- y \hJ htted in several ot the Snthiern cit.
.i' Thi-owtier to->k it te, New-Orleanis,
tot h b ia 'een endeavoritig io dispose of it
by'r'J. On Tuesdaty last, onea ot the rev.
e'o ollicers there received a telegraiphic
uesefromt New-York, informling himl
tint it basplenidid toy hlad been stmuggled
throu"gh the Custom House at New-York,
p prt af a gentleman's private apparel.
The' otlicer immedc~iately called at the
now:-hery store, wher' it was exhibited,
anid oistred to see it. Theb e lerk ihinikutmg
* o .ahedJ tol "take a chance,'' handed at to
him dhm ihe immediately fobbed it as a
- toUi) prise -alimore S~un.
Thei UI rrtmnt A ppeal hiao thie following:
Seniatecr l-'oole htas colnsentee in deh-lver a
coeture on "VTe value of t hie A merican Uini
* 1l a~'it Thtladelpihia, on the : thI ult. P'er
hio pr'~ hii~hest, value which this "dist in
4tg ltgentlemnan"' sets uon th- Union
tt uienieratedt in lies bleture, viz.: lie
- I hist.aal politic iaats have a chance
* tnt' thf~el1 'jidenicy, every four years, by ia..
- ~trtinit'mp thenisioves io ia "Natinatl" pro
00R y thirdugh their facility at mianufac
-.,tirrg fuh issues,"
iAMAGES F'OR KITro A MAN's Wairt;
--l lhe Supremei Court oii Saturday, the
'1ry letuvuned a verdict it the case of Er.
n t rph iman nud wife vs. the hlostont andI
WAoffenterRalhfread Co.: and it another ac.
"Th.' trA- simultanedusly of Ernest Shiaf
i'lmto v . hbe same defendantst. for plaiin
af -i . i as-essed drtb nus in the first case
Od 'nd4 in th' cn 1.(00---im ek
* hmi~0. A~I tedogal price 01 killinug a man4's
* te on the gaitroad,
Prom Meixoo,
By the arrival of the Alabama we h
received our Ilea of papers from the cit.
Mexico tb,th64tfita ,4t,$a frtwm
Cruz to thj 5th.
We-lear rom :tio EcE 'del nit
that the whojo of Yucatan Yrit tl oxc p
ttin of Camifppachy .ijas pr o un gaittat
the Supreme Governne vte' li revolu
tion conte uplates the entire independenco
of the Peninsula. 48r. Micheltorna with
the iew commandant general and the
troops that still remained 'aithful has been
obliged to take refug6 iA Catipacliy.
The insurrection comnoocted in Merida.int
thence extended to the others portions of
the State.
Many persons condenmed to death in
Vera Cruz have been sulf'ered to live
beyond their allotted time, on account of
the want of public execntiners.
Pedro Green h.e applied for the exclu
sive privilge of lighting the capital with
Letters from Carthagena state that Santa.
Alonn. is enjoying good health.
Ve learn by a private letter from- the:
city of Mexico, that it was generally be
lieved that Presilent Arista would form the
following Cabinet; Manuel Robles, M inis
ter of War; Marma Yaney, Minister of Re
ltions; Sr. Aguirre Minister of Justice;
Sr. Payno, Minister of the Treasury.
We learn frot the Siglo, that on the 22d
November the Mexican lloundary Com-i.
mission left Chihuahua for Paso del Norte,
where it was to await the:United States
Commilissionm.
The election for ay uintanemintos, (corres
poning with municip il and town elections
in this country,) have come oE'lately at
Mexico, and iavo generally resulted ty the
advantage of tie ltberal.party.
The Siglo hmas some interesting particu
lars roin Yucatan. It will be recollecte-)
that t 18.18, when the country was reduced
to the greatest extremity, the church gave
itl) a large portion of its property to assist
in carrying against the insurrectionary In
dians. This bhis now been recognized as a
standing debt of the Government. The
authorities hIve coimmenced paying pen
sions to the widow and orphans of the per
sons killed in battle by the Indians.
A tax has been imposed on all piofes
sions, olices, &c. The State elections for
members of the legislature has recently
taken place. Besides, Texas, th- Indians
surprised and captured llolonchen. In
both of these places they committed groat
depredations. Sr. Melcheltrrena, has re
signed the coumtandl of the armty to Se
basti tit I lopez de Stergo. The garrison of
Bacalar, it is saud, is in a very precar.ous
position.
The extra sessiot of thbe Mexica.-,n'om
gress closel on Not rther I5.'Te
l'rt sident made i speech on the occasion,
in wit-ch he did not say anything in particu
lar, and an address was returned by the
Hlouses h.inng pretty mouch the same tmeanv
ing.
A short tine ago they had extraordinary
coil weather at Vera, Cruz during which
the thermometer fell .to i deg. Such a
thing hid not been known simce 1811.
Molonco, a fa.nous criminal, ad tier
n:ardo Miria -ind Jacarlas Alvarado hav
been sentenced to death at Jalisco. They
executed a good many of tht kind of
people lately mf Mexico.
1 he Siglo hrs news from Guatemala to
the eITcot that State had fl'ered its inter
vention to settle the diiculty between San
Salvarfor and Great Biritaini. Our latest
news, it will 'ue recollected, stated that war
htad alreahdy broken out bitween the two
power; already otamed. -~
~Gabi-ioT Mtartitia ciizen or 'fatmpico,
was miurderedi a few days ago.
Theo diligence between Gua:.ajuto and
Queretero was lately robibed.
The State of Chihumahmua stops the pay oif
its D~eputies when they are albsent fromt
heir po(sts; a very good plani to secure
pu nctuial attendence.
It appears that there died of cholera in
V'eram Cruz 999I persons; ini Jalap-m,2,287;
ini Coaptepee, 7011; itt Mi sanitam, 457; ini
M'isanmta, 457; in O)rizabai, 2.811; ini Cnridiv,
51 2; in Titxtlas, 5t0l; itn Cu soima oa hpatn, :tm
-total, 8.61(1. All these places are mi thel
Statre of Vera Cruz.
The National Guard of the State of V'era
Cruiz numbilers 1 5,071 meni.
TIreasurer General.
FnTx-it: Rio GmAxtr..-Wec receiveid
yesterdaiy papers troitm llrownisville to the
1st inst. Thte onlby item'o of niews we titiu
relates to thle iexecution of llo ward
S l.uug'er andu thec t wo .\lexicanms whoi were
sever.,IIly coniv icted of mn er at the hite
session ot the Ibi,,trw't Cottrt,* aind setenucd
to) be hungt. 'IThey all ro tesset I their gmit
on the scallbild, andu rep~'ete lie crime they
cbom:mitt ed. Thme llev. .1 r. C ha~mberla~in,
ot the l'resh'vierin Chutrchl, at the, requ:est
of Shautghter~, ima~de an iimpressiv-e Prnaver tn
bhalfi of e the prioner, and thte oilicim.
tig pirie~stof the Rtoni'- Cath lohe
Chau rchi addressed the mnuliit iae ini
Sp~anishl atol Eiinhlh, ex pressinig lie ideep
sorrow and ri-gret of the culprits for thier
rieces ngaim nit the laiws oif thle countIry.
The hirst words of I lowardl Shoughteur wm're
i"lwre ob bjiiu r, it hit brought tme to
tiis!''-[ Thid I l'h. ;;nst.
Appointments by the Presidett
Ily and ut/h th adewc- andl centise'u of theC
Sentic.
.imet.- S. CalhIi uit, of Georgia, io be'
Gover'nir of the TeXrritory of New .31'..
Thotmias Nelsom, of Sew York, to be,
Chli ef J nstice of the Siupemit Curt of
the I iiitedi States- for ihi Te'irrutorv oii (r
uegonm. ini phoe itt WVth:aii P. lrtiran',tig.
edl. A biritim .\. Frtdley, of New York., to
be~ Wintebigo Imbain iiAgent.
1tobert I10 Gattont, oit 7' laind, at .\ iz.
atati, im place of .lhn~ P'.irri,, rie:Ie.
W'illiami l1. elly, ofi .liassachmusi'is, fur
Tauhiti arid tihe Imitieptendei -oiett y hbtind..
Edward A. Saun~der,, ot Now 'York, at
linuenwis Ayres, iin place o' Josep h Grah-nmi,
remnove'
E.lwardl MuCall, of Pennsylv.mnia, att I~i
ma, in phwmo of St olhm Pin revo st,* re iined.
Joihni S. Githner, of Aliryhland, at I ibia,
ini phc of Wuhatm TI. Pnriii . resignedr~
Ed wa~ird hEly, of Pem suyva.nia, at lliim
bamy
l~. Sa.s Or A Wirt:.-The( Stockport
( hnig.,) M ireniiry cotinis an aiccouinit it th
sale of ta wite ati New limi, ini the comiiov
cof Derby, for five pounds- onue shillin".
Tlhe husb anid who si'lt htemr wa s El isbha G.,
a cattle duealmr, tand theo innehasemr w.*
George C., ia wiower. T'het wim i youni:g
and fair, and enrild bltttry at ten-mg in.
shamnfuih y dlmtposed ot. G re'at cout ry,
that Enuglantd.
"hlow dlreadftully that cigar smells!" ex
claimed Cuishing to a coimpanionm; "why, it
is awful simeling tinig.'
"Oh, ino, it's niot time cigar thiat smells,"'
wvas time reply.
"Whamt is ml thten?" inqutired Cus~hine.
"Why it's your nose tha ttsmelhs, ofcou. I
---thait's what noses are madefr.
en.sing didntspak. fr f.ve ye.....
B;oi4heri R;Itat Assoohition for~ Clare
mont County.
1owfnj f)oTMsfl have singediliir
nf the (.onetitIutioat, awle are 'urgee.
quearIyt.1jonbers of the Souitheorn ltIgttu
As cc oht for Claremont Ioction Coupi.
tyV ihil ib Vatugan, J. F. Ilaynsworib,
J.,e. Rticdbardsoce, T. G. SjaIII,
i~~-mnp, IEdward Do Lorme,
WV. A. Mlufl1ro v.-- N. Craie,
IV. A. Cofelouge. ja J. I). Jontes,
Josiah IIliytesworthe, It. It. Spannei,
Tlhos),. M. Baker, S. It. Clndlcr,
A. C. Spaeini, 11" Meesic:.
henry G. Ab~bot, -- tenued1 (lork,
David ilege rt, J.I13. N. 1 1;uneect,
Wein. N1ettfce, Is4aac Kheels, Jr.
It. L.. I Jeriot, \V. If. IBreece.in,
\V II.. Btirgeei, \V. G1. Be rrel,
A. A. Gilbert, Al1. if. I'iowel.
C. rJoL')rt;, It M. Wh~eeler,
It. B. IVil..on. Sameeteae IVaet,.e i,
P. O. ,Seitlvai, (:VW IVlack,
J. 1). Wolfe, . It. M. Rreaees,
(:, re E. Itomnitert It. F. Wells,
S. J. Bradley, I Ieery Srpann,
It. 13. Browna, 1). M. I: lerwtt,
Join,t Murray, 1'. II. Nfnb~I1i,
Retiree-el M. Moore, Jim. O0. 1 Teriot,
J. \\'. W~eeksa,, .T. N. Lenoiir,
\Vnw'. I Iai'itsworth, Gen. MecCiiichen. Jr.
1.. J. Guoe~inan, . S. J~. IWift~OI,
'ern. l~aris, 11. IL. I'imckeioy, jr.
.eltn 'S. Bradley, \V. W.' F'raer,
T1. 'T. Green. 11. G. Witherspeoon,
J. WV. Stuckey, 1L. .. 'raer, jr.
3. S. Itich-urd..o n, Jr. J. S G. Rticlard'oe,
Iirorel Malyrw, IV. E1. F'tilecif,a,
.. I Jc ainorh I. 11. S)1neot,
Wi. SmEr ~i', II'cbc (loit,
S. Robcert San, W. S'-A ie
C.nar Br.I.~eiow, V.lJ. Pr(erLse
J. D. Meergair, .1. ABieonr
J. It. Gtee-swrvhJ 1r., S:tr Bret,
J. 1.3. ( heerrvu, Joh . I e t ne-ncei,
Re. C. (;einr, Sr.. Sieln,(cr
S. en' r M~ ~feee . 1. 'enkiI
I.J; u te r,J Nfc, I.I Wb Clark,,
CI. Ane. n~fee, r. J. Al '.~
. \V. .l),J.11:, T.es~ Greer! ,
C. . Mloeeel, All. il. Jr.iIi'i
1. C. lltleriwo'Jr., Iiii. .'ireiron,
. . . ()e'llc,e', 11). "I U'e-rnz t h
F'. . (;eeelcr.., A.. I' TinI Caer,
1..n' . t',z, I.1. IV. teeehe,
. S. I IeerIe, . J~t. iS tew,~
.e A. Nerl.', \\ 111. 1e111o',
A.. lialer I. V. M.cetclen,
Ju. J. Br'adfod Chale Cram',Iod
IL . 1t~~ty, l'ta.t . hit jerikesai
8.n W. eson, wear :tut Ito niarti,
.1IM tie tit isi~ilttg Lero tr.Inif;ied ,,
J'.li orth rth Wil.aAte."n
.1 i th leeo hit ee exfrrs.i t~irel
J I I , IV1 ecu-eciW-ill J." tok resieef
:Lleett. Renld, Ic-ush rt Ct er E. eeer,
Jniic,n aV~vrid *tk'11iiir ;. NetltIi'
A. 1_~~et- 'hnrtsaei t\Vie ltte oI.tt I fl.. p.
TH SIMThR BANNER.
Sumtervllet So :Ca.
J. 8. G. RTCIIARDSON, ,""'
W. F. B..HAYNSWORTHJ, E * roa
VEDNESDAT, JANUARY 22, I85E
."~' Messrs. A. WJTE &, Co., are
Agents for tho anner in Suntorville.
Ladie ' Fail.
The Ladies of BIethel neighborhood will Lokji
a Fair ut Col. Nerrr.s' house, formerly occu
pied by Mr. Huonsos, near Bothel Church,-on
Weineslay 51h March.
It will comatience at 11 A. M. Entrance 253 M,
Children hal price. They respectfully solicit
the latronago of the public.
E- le Market.
Corro.--The transactions in Charleston on
Saturday last reached very nearly '1O6 bales.
Former priceaiwere sustained. The sales were
as follows:-33 hales at 12; 49 at 12 1-4; 9 at
13 1-8, Gl at 12 5-9; 128 at 123-4; 57 a 12.13-16;
59 at 127.8; 42 at 13; lOG at 131-4; 182at 133.8;
150 at 13 1.2; and 80 hales at 13 5-8c.
Cheap Postage.
It is with satisfaction that wo see that
Congress is Attending to the interests of the
country and the wants of the people in thn
lnaier if po age.
Vhile thelbenclits of the former change
were felt by 11e people, universally' the re.
dtction in r es resulted in no injury to the
Departiment ; and similar, though more stri
king results Till follow this reduction.
The Oill n.s fet passed only through the
hIouse, but the Correspondent of the Cour
ier speaks with entire certainty of its suc.
cess in the Sena!e,
Editorial Claaages &c.
The Newherry Nentinel which has been
hiteerto under the able conduct of fir. J. H.
Grr.rs has received the necession to its edi.
toIrial chair. of Maj. A. C. GARLINGTON.
Our c xcimngen speak of Maj. C. as being r
valuable acquiastion,
W. C. MionAs;x, E.aq , mnakes his retiring
bow to the readers of the Edgefield Adcerti.
ser. We regret stnch that Mr. MonANtR's
name is to be takes from the number of the
corps editorial ; bit he gives place to a gen.
t.leman who is well worthy to succeed him,
Col. Aritint StAftNs, whom we welcome
with pleasure ntE to whom we wish an
aunnnnt of good ludt, which few of the fra.
ternity have ever eaijoyed, viz: that of pleas
ing all.
Tier. YORttVILL.. MTscr.Ar.aY came to us
this morning, so atch enlarged and im.
proved in its apisarance generally, that
we coul scarce recognise it. Mr. Lew
is M. (iles has purhased the entire inter
est in it. We wia hitm that success, which
lis energy and enterprise would seem to
merit.
1Rov mt a. . dom and Honor
Ar-th'f'W anntudred thousand
dlollairs ? are 'lhey equal in sa&Jue to double
the amnoundtaof our ustua taxes ? WVill the
pos~sessiona of tem coinpenusato for the suf.
ierings enaduaajd, the losses and sacritices in
enrred, in obattininag thema ?
Thes'e jiuest'xaas atre pratically before
thin people of South Cairolizn, for soluation..
anud they ;are mabiL the direct issues in one
(of ouir Distrieti Genteanen. oppaosed toa
te exltemaiiitura of $300,000, to putt the
.'::aGe ini a condalison to defenad herself, arc
noiae asD eate to ther Convention
nu'caIlh ':f Somh C'arolina receive na'
ahri'nea." If ltior be~ no part of that
ca an n an-wenhla, thn dollars and cents maty
'ae a tit moatsaara' by wvhich~l to estimaatoe its
w .rth ;and, lby the coaaiafraative demands
up' na the~ I'rasaary. weo couald ascertain, to
thec ~ thuilaaah pat of a centi, the propriety
ahjata pube alliiirs thena become, when
vrySt:aia prolemtl woulad be. resolved witha
aaa ial~ caertai ay, anal the adlvantages
ortli daiimuta.ge afuanay maasure woumld fall
wihidteaphrc' of iiae uar first rulos oaf
. rlihratic. ThIe iesto'n thaean would be,
has ah li.x cpend-it ari heen praudent or spend
thIarift ? T h !I talw in g conisideaationas of
course-a wouba aid ;dress themsa,-elves to the
awhol. Th itaon of thae Saoatha arc esti
amtel as wovar;i t h$500,000,000. Saupjpose
thisar o thais S'tate as eqjual to $100,
aa0,00 (I I, tha large' ianterest ian danger ?
I I ave m-ina lhen adi uapon it ? Is it
'rlait, fraaom av y l exilbition of the wvill
ndl tel'aIa. in l alath: peopleaof ith NoaMrtha, that
th haaing ina their hands te power of the
ovateramenaat to wic ea Watre subjiectedl, are
h.stih- toi this inate-eat, that thiey aire schem-.
no!, 8 il antintg with referenc-e to the fianal
biia af *shivery iahat if' thlis mnovemnent.
paro-'ri' .as a, it has hiitheirto adlvanced, the
!.uthI will hia n all dhisi property' and this
Sta:, lair .810t0 ,. t0,000J, baesidles all her oth-.
ar iteea. auid prperty which are depend.
an:t. n sltary ? (canal we tare ignoaratnt of
Map orguel ilaei nutitonts. We will ias.
a mu e at a every a ann conve'rsan t with the his.
ta ry af atuar aaounti ry wvill answer themnaliinn
ailiv ly. If thi, be thena the condlition of
is v~luibh- prioperty, which~h is the ms
ecnid aarandent cou r'e--tonanudon~
ita atr to expen ja'a 3 '00.000~ to save it ? Or
aveni supposaae tlhat nane haalf were required to
SiV ha' otheiir ha--wouldIi that~ he hetter or
wore:ha to ge u the whole? If the~t
byre,,n the, pa.>wors which thareatein its
deastructionau. We have '"a well nigh exhaustt
a d thle ponae(eful iaodaes oil res.istanace that an
aippia'al to airmla will soont he our only re
a'outrseai ta t thelii State might be pare.
paredoi to maluIe thaat t apeal successful ly this
exndjaaait haim been mioadtai. Te propor.
tiona n ill theana ha', as $ l00,00J0,000 are to
$:th0,0 so tare the reasons in support of
to thosegaint the approptriatioa made at
Now these are mithq ulations,
having in them no soul rous eeling
or rega to I nor. T are as 'Honor
tore' iONth of
Sout1 aroe Du 1 her chief
rich er. ricel et fiastimable
woelt is she Joved-s..py all her
chldf dti? hy, wherove'theypie, intwhat.
over distant land or differing climeaurdo they
proudly call themselves by Carolina's name?
Why are her memories ever fresh, ever ho.
ly. are W' d s mbrdic4s of a'
mother'? Vhy.tlirdul il hose co ats do.
the warm gloivng uje of _ hot sons seem
as if fused inta one, and that one great heart
to burn with one desire--to demonstrate
how much they will do and suffer and haz
ard to uphold her cause, to defend and pre
serve hergrighs Bluer }ieavens -encircle
mighter -and Wehlthie and mofe lbeautiful
lands... Xeoblo .a. nay.Lc,except in the
mightof justicespoor, except in Truth, in
Generosity' "and Reftld ent, and unlovely,
except Iin the dit titanos's or her virtue.s ;
but in these. aid Who. have been, her n.
p6rro, Whodiiid her equals ? What
Caroliniah woul exchange her history for
a mightier 'mnirt ilhe Queen City over
extended he/domhtion. over? What of his
ortergiekv would hi vtholj I'rom her dint the
great ddeds of the past may be reproduced
in the future, arid' that as time'rolls on more
rays of glory, iipy 'gther arotnd her name?
Shame be then on hits degenerate sout who
would set himself to reckoq up how much
it may be well for him to sacrifice to main
tain it. " The onily nestion, which South
Carolina has to seek a reply to, is' what is
the path ofiHonor? and to that question, in
her present position, what i-eply can be made
but that she must dissolve a connection as
dishonoring to her as it Is fatal to ler inter
ests. Even had she not made solemn reso
lutions which truth and consistency require
that she should carry into execution, now
that their conditions are perforuod--ord he
not committed herself by a single expression
of opinion as to her relations to the Union,
yet that must be a voluntary blindness that
does not see the injustice that has been done
her, the degradation which is before her by
the deprivation.of her equality with her sis
ter States, and what is therefore the only
course she can with honor pursue. To re
main leagued with those who have robbed
and de..raded us I What is it but to inite
further robbery and degradation, if further
degradaiion there can be than the state of
him who cravenly submits to wrong 1
We, the actors in the scenes, are now
about, ourselves, to write in indelible char
actors the history of our own tithes. As is
the boginning po wiill bt the end. Let Pat.
riotism,Truth and, courage emblazon the
first pages of the Chronicle, and each leaf, as
it shall be' 'dded,. shall be more gloriously
illuminated; but let tinidity, inconsistency,
vacilatifnon lse pon tie actors, and disa.
teranddefat vil descethe serrative,fnde
our Necr. .Virgiid devoted his
dlang tha to save her front dishonor.
Rather shlould be dishonored what
trug-hearted Carolinian but wonitl see her
sunk beneath the mighty waves, if only, as
the Palmetto crest wvas sinking f'rom his
sight, thle sun shoulef gild it wvith his radi
ance aend show nostain, no shame, upon that
coronalt.
Clerks Election.
The following isi the result of the Elec
lion for Clerk of the Court. for thlis Disttrict
hlCd on Monay last
S'iuterville, - - 198 '76 3 I
Swimmning P'ens - - 412 '7 0 2
Bishopville, - - 38 29 0 (0
Carters Crossing, - - 8 2 0 t)
Spring ilill, ~- . 13i 14 1 20
$tatesburgha, - - 22 7 (I 2
Providence, - - 31 20' 1 8
Manchestor, - - 30 01 2 4)
Nettles' Store, - .. 50 2 2 (I
E~nglishi's x Roads, - 41 19I 3 41
Mechanicsv'ille, - 15 6 0 0
D~owrys, - - - 0 0~ 0 0i
Bradhamsa, - -- 11 6 19 6
Melhiddens, -. 19 2 .2 1)
Shorters, - - - 3'7 Ig 16
Fulton, - - - 52 2 5 0
Pucks, - - - 30 0I 0~ 0
Mack's Stair., - - 26 3 0 1
Witherspoon's, - - 25 47 0 2
Motta. - - - 33 9) 0 2
Calhoun, - - - 17 1 416 5
- Total, - - 7411 259 100 51
Majority for SIsuLTs-oN, 4835
-.....
The followving is the result of an Election helli
on the 13th inst., for S9heriffof Herry District:
GuAnAM. - - - - 563
Catusxv. - - - 116
CaAneAN'i majority. - - 447
Courier.
The telegraphmic report that Col. ilz-roy had
beene re-ele'cted Ui. S. .Wneator froma Missouri, was
inceorre'ct. ThIe probability is, however, that be
will evenetuallly succeed.-Char Courier.
Rionagar or A Srac~in Taarn.--Anotheer
gre'at robbery eof a s'peciei train has been coenmit
tted on theo Ithemuje, between P'anama and Cru
ces. Five emules, belonging to Messrs. Zsoheris
son andI Nelson's specie train, which left Pa.
tnma on the 2i of D~ecembher, with a large
amcounet of' goled dust hrmnght by the Oregon,.
was robbed on the nighlt of thei 23Jrd. Thlere e o
the mutle~s hade been round; the other two had
noet been lheard of. Th'e Empire City was at
Chagros wen the Georgia Ileft, waitIng for fur
thter isirticulars. The extent of tile robbe.ry was
not knoiwn; butt If thle other two miuhes were rub.
hced, whIch lae altogether probable, the amount
cannot he less than $0000
Gom.D. ANn CoD.-There is something
forcible in the anecdoto told of a distinguesll
ed preacher, wh o not beoinq able to make
any Itmpression tupjon a rnan s undaerstanding
wrote the wortd God on a piece of paper.
"eDo yon see thati"-'a4ld he to the inaliid
uni. "Yes." Hie then,'covero U the woerd
with a 'ieca ofgnld. "Do you see it now)"
The efibot warn startling. :The mian- saw
at once.wvhat, had shut his eyes to all that
wvas true and beatitiful in the work14 anda
most worthy of his davotIon. a
Rejiorted for Ike Cia t
Courier.
TELEGRAPHIC INTELIdGENC
71.iYo
LA TER P L U E.
ARRIVAL OF BanrsTIrIg EAM AsI
The British H caiper A~a has rriv
this port, with Liver 41ate th
inst
There his been no change in }h Go o
market, and prices are steady. The sal(
since the first instant, amount to 11,0(
bales. Middling O. leana is quoted at 7 7.
'her, bas' bedn'a innsileri '1o r-ect/.
in favor of" puglish Excha*g. Money
in demand. but plentiful. No change
Corn.' Lard in good dermnd-st--ehat
higher rates. Little doing in Beef at
Pork, and sales principally at retail:*'
A slight advance in Cnso!a, tiow quote
at 00 7-8 to 07. Paris, 05,25.
An extensive busmess domng in Manche
ter at improving prices.
Political alTirs wear a favorable aspet
and evejy thing.apJ;arsaiscfyepry oIL,.t
Contnent, and m Germany.
BAtTIMORE, Jan.17.
CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIlac..-Tl
Senate is engaged ot the French Spoli
tion Bill. The Hlouse ef Representativ
have passed the Chap Postage Bill, by
vote of 130 . yeas to 75. Itayd.;. This. b
makes the uniform postage of letters thr
cents, and printed matter,. not weighit
over two ounces, nrne ceit. Newspaper
delivered in the Stato. where the paper
publihted, ;re ch-trged only half a; ce
poitage. On rnagazine, 50 per-cent. d
duction is-imtde for pro.paymettt. Nei
papers are rree when sent only 30 miles.
Ndw. York 1arket.
Corro is quiet, and, as. the. case wi
other protnirietntarticles of trad6, unchan
ed in price. Deaiegs are awaiting the r
ception of letters.
BA.LTaIORE, Jan. 17
New York ,1Iarket, Jan. .1?.
To. day, three thousand balea of CorI
were sold, for which full prices were o
tained.
BAr.TaOwr.E, Jan. 17.
The Asia's Adrices.
The Asia reached her thart at Ne,
York, at 10 o'clock.
The COrToN market is steady- and pric
are the same a. per Franklin and Niagar
Broad Stt' are unchanged, as aro Pr
visions also.
There is a quiet demand for Silver, al
prices advancng. American St6ckaan
firm.
No intelligence of Atlantic as yet.
HAvrrmont, Jan 19.
Furtlher by the Asia.
Barring's Ltver pool Circular of the :8
inst. quotes Fair Upland, 7 7-$d; Mlobi
Orleans l l.1. The sock on h:entd d,(1
bales. l'rime Rice 19s. Colbe and S
gar firm.
Puolitical affleir, as before stated, entire
satisfactpry, every thing quipt ;and peac
ful, ho:l on the Continent in and Germnan
Th' Aitericatn aea;ner Atlantic left
her reular day, and apprehensieai for hi
safety are seriously entertained.
New-York l1:rkef, Jans. "19.
The. Cotton market remtains firm,,at
2000 bales sold ut-day. The Week's, aIl
..muoun to 11.0001 bales. Fair Uplanua
Iquoted 14 1-2, Orleansg f5 140 RLiceisi
nd~em 17(00 ttirc kb~,bd soldl dstrjt
WasJatsO, Jan. 17.
* Firemnan's Rtiot. ii
Tuo men w'nre shot last. nigh ti Fira
main's row. One vwas.a policeman arnd iI
other a Atranuger frnom the South, wfie w
passing by at the time.
Nr.0O.E:ASs, J.a. 17, 4 P. ML
Thue transations in Cotton to-dany wet
limited to 2.500 hales. The Franklin
news has comte to htandtu, and has It id a di
cided ell'ect o:: the m arket. Aliddlhng
qutoted at 12 1.2 a 12 :1-4. Suger' ar
Mfolatsses are very dull. Mley marky
light,
N cw-O HL..PANs, Jan. 1.
D~estru~ctiont of4~ th'N. Charles liotel by Fir
''Te St. Chaurles Ilotel took tire th
mornsinrg, and. is eti rely destrouyed, inelui
mog most of thn4 turnmtulre. 'iThe Methodi
Chiurcht and C~;app's Church also desttroy<
together with several dwellintg house
Tlhe tiru' is supipo..ed to have been the wet
of anu inacendary. Th'le loss is very heav1
JBusiness is albnost etirely suspende
waitinug arrh al atdvices by thec Asia.
AacoN, Jan. 10.
Flo rida* lection,.
Mr. Malnory, D~emnoca, or Key)We
was eloetedl ont Wednetsday last, U. S. Se
ator oler 3Mr. Yunlee, buy a conniolidatiot
thte Whigs with the dusafl'ected Demgecrai
C'oLUMUrA, Jan. 19.
Fire in Coumbia.
The twn hious~es severally bccupied i
3Iitresses Walter atnd Scott, situate
Rtchatrdsun st reet, were burnt to thte grout
to-dany. Ily great exerynt the adjoinir
hotuses were .aved. Thte propherty destroya
was insured.
The Risht of Secession.
Theo I .nu sv lle JourntaI has. camntaim
several articles duenyintg the right ofrsece
sian, but adtunt me ithe right. or Revol utio
Wh'len Mr. WVebte.r was p~ress"ed by ~M
I layneu anmd MIr. Calhtomun to e'xplainu whn
was tmtnt by tnhue rtght re'servedI hy sever
States ton resonte the powers they had gra
ted then fedeural governmnent--.-what w,
tmeattt buy the ri hut aserted in the Vnrgin
and Kentuckiy resulht!ions of j9, lortI
S9tatks to inuterposi~e agauitist F'ederal utsurp
tiontt-wvhat was meuaunt in thte Declarat in
of Jtndependeniice, n he~n it asserted the rig
of thne people' to .iter our abohuah their Go
ermnents '~ peasu re-lie saidt it was ti
right of revnhts, n bih he admiitted alh
sThdis~ was siply a retreat ittto a 'hig
soudotpraso n' htch meant tnothmtg, 1
it is at countra.,bet son ofi terms. Theoro is
such thiong ais a right of revoltion.
revolut ont is at tmue rtia of strength,
whnich inn gh t an: ud niot right dec ides-A
cnv dmng to Mr. WVebnser, a State has a rig
to resist, uf sine thiks heorsell oppressedl b
the nuppreuer has iihe right of resisting h
re ara tne Thft Dmlaraution asserteJ t
right oft a people' to a'ter or ahblsh gver
moints at ptleasutre. It assertedl that rig
for thiose coluo * e', and cotnsequenttly ti
attemipt of miieat lirittm to resist that. rig
was a wronig. Mr. Webster mneant the ig
of might. l'h! Declarantion of inde
doenco meamt in sne ilung. for if it hail,
would have been as defence oif tho ,$rit,
forces as such as of our ~,,-rethef
Press. - .
Thne H[on.,JANJA A. Sseor,in aietter
him constimu~nts of the Rteinn'omiCongreideq
District, tun Virginia unertptority dtchins b
a camuii.,t fr ro ectfeiorn.
euii a &7,) The C(nue, aftr .
f in iak p 111e jolint. rontiot , .eus
ii riz .$ iginreeit of mtilitary
- , dJ theQ bill ititrod(ucod
t t last by 'Mr. .Walker, "to ~4
Ii d of the Unit States, .~
pective y to the States ina which thor% are
situated, ont conidition, thnt'tihe aieJr Stated
is shiall cede the same in limited$ quantaitiO8 td
0 actual Occupats Only, fInr tlimo t. ofi silt'
tv transfer, and title tmuniementsa ttay.f'
9 n the Housee of lt:1rrettiyes, among
an reso t ,tiu le 1 by b1r4
o t flIfl to 1r: A. Whitriey "to ozlaid.
eattld'r a ren~tio
ftt"l.(iiit>r i wa adopted iflstflcting~; he cotnn~tt.ir U
on commnerce to iniquire y. t"the* ~.dioj~
cyof alterig time vai61 a Sf the aiJa FcoUlt,
~'of the United Xtatce, so nts to prevent. their'
{) Jht{Oh;" W,.IF + u /hz1tlgntAirp }tv'QmtR,
penston of tife rt ae6tcjalit hint to intird
duce it reanliitoi decifrriiZ thatj it would bd
inexpedient and imorpr to repeal the rd-_
ho gitive eIaveia w. *"'J' Tle mt ' tu, Jeci'r
a.; ded in the noattAn. peas "42;. 'av84~
en two,"ihirds not vosingt in' theo aflrntiy',
sr The [louse, i reeeeate', c'etus.dered th
Ill; bili to reduco-andi rnnclif" the rattes Of 'pow
0tage, and adjttiti wit thour tieking a voti!'
ig on ally ref the pevcehtellr e'; r si InS. ' i, ~
is. From the Charleston Mercury,
lit Thursday,
g_ IAL TIM. JAL.1tgrTu FLAG Br: LoWER..
Er-A tesponse--Ity r m~ern r of. thep
Y Xorkville *S. ,C. As-oinrion, r'ipoctfuliy
th 'insc~ribed to the young ladies or Charleston,
who recently wt~riu;Jt the elegat and
~.tastefuil flag; presenttedl to thre "sold rifle
company~of tie queen city (Charleston):
ho it %v t! there proudly waved.
Sie t'prinog or Winter'm sun'
Shall lciht to fields where oft our brave;
Ilayo eithera conquets won.
cx
b And let it float : r onward foAt,
Where e'er a lr may brat,
Thai ready thrmbe',t freedom'r note
Or freedom's call shall gret.
Free lat it flows!e and e'nch prnni Pon
Prepare him for the fight,
v-. ..- Andi gayly mi the btutlo on,. .
Ills aranoz, valor, right.
s Icns i~~ }u~tunle. day'.
.r" When first th fie tisezulcd.
, Your RhoU, amid anloy, in tlie fmay
Blared a~rts that never quailed. t
re -Anti red VtWplspo
' VIie're 'northe l'iteneu't henErylieldi.
* War loft its humnan %%reck!
* Au'hthat drread grip, neJ-Molnadark:..~
\V Iort. hen- the vt&dturn cried,-."
And Scott tem ii-ur~deg bra n i,'harl1,"
flow mny a Sunthin disd.
ii - Thenetnbe ' torsjr'azr IcI.hr,soi'rifles,
he $tvrotnnpel.Cenr ,fathrs anvemrr,
tO Aned w.hile tthis eartnith din revel e
Hle ner-'.ncvr nlaes.
Re fore that fla,. tlimw efoti n yorgt:
ly' " A gtiunute fur the fair- ,n,
Q,.Die fur a moteecr, elhter ii lovo.
:. And hers tsvhe, noet t,-s dt'ar'
"r r .fied: to neatm .o'tid
" To frerslot tiun hit }nrslur ,epem1,, .:
' "le 'net~r tlu ito CoJaaplti
Got .c'r, ean rtlaeletnbih rec inrcrl
p i'.LF'"r~fcei-h.hy n