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the Charleston Mernury. Aoon County, Alabama. A large and enthusiastic meeting of the ,outhern Rights party, hcld at Enon, Macon' Co. Ala., on Sturday, the 21st of lMay,the foliowing preamble and resolutions being brought forword by Wim. A. McCarty, esq; chairman of the committee, and sus. tined by him in an eloquent, patriotic and soul.stirring speech, were unanimously adot~d Th-committee to whom was roferred the address of the delegates of the Southern Rights Associations of South Carolina, as sembled in Charleston, to the Southern Rights Associations of the other Stouthern States, beg leave to report that they have hnd the same under consideration, and that they cordially approve of the princtples discussed, and the spirit manifested by said add Ss. And for the purpose of giving a pral and united response to tie call of th e~thrn Rights Asseciations of South Carolina, we would respect fully recommend the consideration of this subject to tie Con vention of delegates from all of the South. 'rn Rights Associations of Alabama, to ho Id in the .city of Montgomery. on thn 2d.Monday of June next. In the meanwhile, this Association cannot forbear to discuss some of the principles set forth in th address, and to indicate to South Carolina thp.courso.that we have determined upon, shouldi she. in tie exercise of her sov. , 3 :determine to leave the Union. e fully in the fact, as set eot ofe address, that the agrgres =in~fthe past are sufficient, to justify resistance; indeed, if we intend to live as freemen ourselves, and leave to our thildren after us, our cherished institutions and liberties, there is no election left us. The sectional free-soil and abolition mra. jorities arrayed against us in every branch of the Government, present to our minds the Worst and most dangerous features of ab. solutionism, ever known in the history of tyranny. We are well assured that this sectional majority, encouraged by the vie. tories of the past, and the tame spirit of submission in the South, and urged for ward by fanaticism, will stop at no bounds this side of the utter abolition of African slavery in the States.-Dut will "the spirit .o the vassal rise in proportion to the indig . nities heaped upon his head?" We be -leve that it will not. There are even now -among us hundreds and thousands of true hearted Southrons, who feel the oppressions of the government as keenly and as sensi. tively as we, who believe the North to be so wedded to fanaticism that sie would not allow the Southern States peaceably to exercise the right of secession; and looking to the position and circumstances of the Southern States, they fear that we should he unable to "cope with so formidable an. adversary" or vower. Thus hundreds anid thousands, among us. are already bowed to the dust and dispirited, and if weremain in the Union, under existing circimstances, formany years to come, we artforced to the reluctant, but overwhening and humiliating conviction, thattllie. Southern States will tamely and aghimissively yield to the North in one fktaL h6ur, ioton1 her property in the States, blut also .i6 tato sovereignities. In looking around &pon the Souti4era States in this emeraency, we deeply regret that most of them ;redivided in sentinientU and engaged in contintions among them. - selves, while the enlemy is gloating over -thespoils of tie laatacampaign, and gather. ing up his energi 6h for a now onslaught upon our . atution. Under the crushini eality of a picture nso gloomy and but fbj portrayed, this Association hails with uef.igned delit~rht, - .course motcated for Southi Carolna by - of Souttfre..... ....... m ih 11ud-9:. - ot a great roc. .r a weary land," un.r which the institutions of the South may repose in safoty, or arotjmr which the true-hearted Southron of every State may rally, to vindicate his lost honor and to recover anid maintain his rig hts. Notwithstanding South Carolina has been taunted and jeered by Abolitionists of the North, and by demagogues of tihe SouthI, 'we-are pleased to see her moving on in thre even tenor of her wa~y, refusirng to re'turn railing for railing, demranding but simple justice from her oppressors, and at every step proclainming her utter willinoniess, byv her earnest desire for aim hronorabie. adjust ment of the pending ditliculties. And wo cherish the hope, that if Soth Carolina oveni with what aid she my receive froml the Southern Rights Associations of the *other Southern States, will bt stand firmly to the position assumed, deiinindiinr mi deminity for thle Past anid security for thie fuature, she may recover for hersel'f and for her sister States or thre South iall that has been lost. Why not? T1he North hias no real interest to serve in striking down our institution; but she, has a real practical anid felt interest in thle preser vationi of the Union, and she must see that wheniever South Carolina shialI learve tie Union hiat every Southern State mrust sooner or lier rally under the free institutions of South Carolinai, rather than reimaiin undsr the crushinr despotism of tire Free Soil and A bolitioin State~s. Verily if it has already come to -that, that tire Northern States love their -cherished notionrs of Abolition better thanrm their ownr great interests in the preservation of the Union, it is surely timie for the Sonth sto look out new safe guards for her own in terests. If the North will deliberately deny jrustice and eginality to tihe Southern States, with the seriouis fact of scessrin anrd the consequent loss of properry, hefore them, it wvould aflord to the South I new iamnd overwhehmninig evidence of their do termination to crush us, and our institutions in one commioni reign: arid it would call upon the South with an appealing voice that would arouse every Southern moan, having *a Southern heart in his bosom, to vindicat e the course of South Carolina at every hazard. [n this viewv of the subject, tire members of this Associut on are sincerely rejoiced that South Carolina is to move forward anud de m iand the recovery of our just rights, arid secuirity against future aggressions. Sout h Carolina iseovery wvay the fittest chamrpion of Southern honr andl Southern rights. '[his proud position is cordially awarded to her, becaubo of hrer past sacrifices in thre cause of her country, and becauiso of tihe u>-nanimity of her citizens in their deter. mmiation to resist tire encroachmients of thre North. We are glad that the South is to have a leader so firm and reliable, ini this thbW hour of her peril, and we are readly to v.enlist umder the Palmetto Banner, and link our~ for~ques with tire destiny of Somihi Carolina, but we know thmat we shrouhi not oifend against the patriotic anid deternrmind spirit of that.State, when we assure themui that. we would not be willing to follow, even In the course of South Carolina, shinl that equirse lead to submission. Be it thecreforo -' Resolved. That thre right of sucession * 'results from the Sovereignty of thre States, and is clear and indisputable. 2. Shouldl South Carolina, now one of the -sovereignties forming tire Union, :choose to withdraw from t he GeneralI Goy., ernent her delegated powers; andl should 4ho Federal Government on that account, or f, r any other roast it affecting the common interest of the Southern States, attempt the use of force against South Carolina, we, as citizens'of Alabama, will use all lawful ex. ertions to bring to the aid of South Carolina, all the resources of Alabama. 8. Should the State of Alabama, re-. gardless of her own honor and rights, refuse In suich an emergency to co-operate with South Carolina, (the fear of which we do not for a moment entertain) then, and in that event, we should feet at hiberty to transfer our citizenship, and consequently our allegiance, to the State of South Carolina. Commiuer.-W. A. McCarty, A. D. Cleckley. Henry Ware, John F.Treitlen. Thomas Morton, Thomas Rand:e, Jamies Randle, D. A. Ridgway, Martin Howard, I S. Geer, A. B Shehee, W. H. Fields, F. C. Adams, George Turman, Nicholas Cachet, Oshand Reynolds, Win. Cox, C. E. Trentlen. John L. Cleckley, E. Sharp, Ttimothy Quin, J. W. Thweatt. J. A. Mosely, 1larvey King, Jovathan Dwie, I M. A. Cle'-kley, F. G. Thweat, J. T. Crawford, Geo. Greer, George Coleman, CharlesColenan, T. B. Simpseton, John Davis, Joseph Cox, Granville While, D. E. Anthony D. M. A. C. Stevens, Suin'l. Greenwood, Chas. Seals, Wm. M. Lannkin, i.. M. Thweatt, Eubanks, U. W. Morton, J Cash. Lawrence O'Keefe, Wiley Johnson, J. Miller, ia rdy Crawford, Wesley Tarver, Lee T. Davis, Fountain White. On motion of A. D. Cleckley, Esq., the Secretary was regnested to forward a copy of the above preamble ai.d resolutions to the Committee of the Southern Rights As. sociation of Charleston, the Columbus Times, and Spirit cf the South, and solicit all papers favorable to Southern rights to copy. JOS. A. HOLLAND, President. IIERVEY M. CLECKILEY, Secretary. DIVING FOR SlIELL.-rhe followin extract from "Rovings in the Pacific, a new work, relates the manner of diving for shells Ut the "Bow Island," so named by Cook. "On arriving at the reef or knoll, the boat was secured by its painter to a pro. jecm ug branch; and the divers proceeded to dive ioin it in all directions, and, as they brought up the shells, so they threw thon into the shallow water on the knoll until the shells became scarce, or they became tired and wanted to pull into another station. Shell-fish of various descriptions are attached to and wedged in the coral branches, appar ently havmg grown with their growth. On a still cal in day you may see to the bottom at Ien or twelve fatioms, and the shell-fish when feeding reflects tints of the most brilliant and beautiful hue; and fihli of every conclVable form and color may lie seen sporingin the interstics of the coral branches. It is*i curious sight to watch the divers; nxith scarcely a movomnent they will dart to .the bottom like an arrow, examine beneath every protruding rock, andi, on continuing their invest igtations, by a simiple movement of the arm will propel themselves horizon tally through the water, and this at the 'depth of seven or eight fathoms. I timed iteveral by the watch; and the longest period 1 knew asy of them to keep bneiath the vater was a minute and a quarter, and there weae only two who accomplished this feat. One of them, from his great skill, was nick named by his companions the A"Orni," (stone. Rather less than a minute was the usual duration. In fine %% eather they can see the shells,-whon, if tho wasLr is deep, they dive at aft umrli or them; and as the shel!? adhere firumM to' the cornl hy artreng I 'lnrd- I...':lt4 - - .'a'ton oneo. c..acen .i" M n d a r, alter one or '- E't aah atteiupi a te:.r away a large :.ster, a ik his Icegs beneath him, and getting a purchase wvith his feet against the coral, use boith his lands and fairly drag it off. When they diva in very deep water, they complain of~ pains ini the cars, andl they sometimes come uip with their noses bleed inig; b~ut it. is rarely that you can get them to attempt such diving, as let thme shells be so abundant, they will come up and swvear there are none; the exert ion, from the great pressure, is too painfully distressing. It hias frequently happened. after a set of wvornm-out divers have sworn ithat n10 more shells could lie obtained, thatt a fresh set has coime and procured from fifty to sixty tonms, without difficulty." BA-rHING IN TiHE DE.AD SEA.-Hented and fatigrued, wye prepared for a general h~athe-as a private party; for the pilgriims dletermmred to reserve iheir energies for tile sacred Jordan, the lake of Sodom being held by ithem ini horror and abomina tion. Th.' had odor ini which the lake was held, slidi not, howover, dleter us ai having ca l!ed a halt, we pluinge~ d hike young ducks into ithe liqpuid element, Paulho chuckling like an old lhen on ihe banks. Wet plunt.'ed! Diuastrous was ihme plunge rapidly enough heald. fter hiaid popiped upi from the execrable waters-hiaar mnatte.i, eyes smrarting, and ioiigu'is uin" fromi the intense siulphlur,,us. bitter saultniess ol the detestable liqiuid in which we* were in. pressed; wvater i was riot, nor lit umeni, nior salt, nor su 'phu r, liut a disgusting tom pound11 of all four. A hogshieadl of it wvould serve as an. emetic for all Asia Minor, and leave soiie gallons to spare againist the next epidenue; you could neither sink nor swim in it. Talk of a fly in molasses, or a wasp in a barrel of tar-I can find no parallel for a haith in the lfend Sea. Bitt the suffe rings of imy conimamions were at trifle to what I felt; cut and maimed in consequence of moy superior horsemnanship, I jumped into the water as raw as a beef stake, and jtumped ouit of it-as if 1 were flayed alive. Ifow. ever, let ine be just to ilhis abominable mlixtiure: if I smarted for it, my womuds were efli nally canterized, conmpletely skinned ' oiver-the cure was perfeet to a miracle. We dressed with thle comfortablie sensation of men whoe hadl beeni wvel coated with mumtton suet, stiff, greasy mind exireme'lyott of sorts, with a tingling, creeping feeling over the skim; anil renmoun t ing, mu rned our steps to the fords oif the .Jordan. EATEN yr ny Cassinar.s.-The boats crew of the French corvetto' Alctment wvere sent on the 29th Novembecr last to find at passage for her on the western side of New I Caledon ia, in the Piacifie. As they dlid riot returin, t he barge was dispatched, and found that they had bieen kied aind eatein by the ~ Menemna andim Bellep tribes, except three r wowere inmide prisoners, arid forced to w itness tie feast. These men wire gtven ii ti when the barge arrive~d. The hiatt, y1 anitaitioie andf canroes of ith" . iannibaIs were dlestroyed; somie pierons iakeit. .ardil twenity others mshiot.o TuE FIus-r C7oLlF.ii CmnCL.ES.-ln oh r of te New York Couar's, on Thursday hect, v Mary K(ip, a free colored womian, recoser edi .I000-damarges from Miles Smiith, for breach of protoimse of mlarriage. Th~le heart. broken plaintif, (who sued for $3, 500).) is a mantuat maker in West Broadway, andI the lfaitless swvain possesses a handsome Ie~ pronerty. 0 TUE MTER BANNM1. Suimtervile, 3o. Ca. W. F. B. IAYNSWORTH, EDITOR. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1851. 3/r Messrs. A. WnITE & Co., am ai agenta for the Banner in Sumterville. Tie Market. r a COTTotj,-ie transactions in Cabries on on Saturd-,y last were limited to 500 ales, at extremes rangin., from 0 to loc. 'rice aboutthe same ase pr.-viously reported. The Weather.F On Monday evening 'aMt a rain commen -ed falling, accorgpanied by a North Ear- i erly wind, and continued on Tresd-y. iroducing a great change in the tempera ure and rendering fires and winter cloth ng necessary to comfort. maruest of the Season. We believe that two of our own citizens ire entitled to the palm in South Carolina ) the earlieot cotton blooms. We have seen a stalk from the plantation 1 )f Capt. R. C. RICADSON which was in loom on the 11th, and one from that of Capt. P. M. BUTLER which had flowered )n the 8th. We have also seen a stalk from #he plantation of J. M. JENNINos, Esq., which lowered on the 14th. We Invite especial attention to the i ro. ,eedings of the meeting at Macon County, Alabama, ins our columns this morning. [t is the second response of that State to he inquiry of South Carolina "how shall we protect our rights !" What is exciting this spirit, what is advancing the cause of the South In the South, but the apparent iletermination of this State to secede 1 Wilmington and Manchester Rail Road We invite attention to the advertisement of Messrs. Wirqow, LANIER & Co., in our columns thi's morning. As agents for the Company, they nrr nnw receiving pro. posals for the pi b .sI. of the Companv's bonds. We feel a? tused that no more sa'e nr advantageous investment could be made than this, especially to our own people. A loan of $300,00, secured by a mortgage of the whole road, with the privilege at any time of changing the debt into stock is thus proposed to be effected. This amount is to be expended in furthering the road to completion by the purchase of iron, locomo tives &c.. and added to the amounts aL ready laid out and the stock not yet paid in, will make tile property of the Company equal to about $1300.00, to secure the payment of el3K,)X10. Nothing short, therefore. of the most improbable disasters catn impair the security of the investment. There is no doubt in our mind that a year or two-will greatly Increase the narket value of the.<e bonds. This road, t-hicMn rdl EharnneI thir .ph whzh vilpm the transpobrtation and trudvel collected at its ex tremities by the various roads ramnifyingr North and WVest of it, and, passing through a well settled and opulent country whose various products will give it constant and profitable occupation, its stock, by its own merits, will rise far above its par value, and the privilege will indeed prove a valuable one to the fortunate hotnd-holder, (after hav ing received every hal. year his 7 per ccnt interest.) as soon as the road goes into suc cessfn! operatiotn arnd rendere ample returns to the Stockho!lers, to iane the option of commny into the ownet p of the roa.d ont an equal footing wnhl thn-e who have borneI the heat. and brtunt or this great ensterprizi from its projection to its completion. We wou!d add, that it is desirale, in every point of view, that Soth Carolinans should thus become theo credaiors of the road, and reap alt the advantages anid wieldl all the mrfluenee which would result from this proposed connection. Messrs. LINDsay & Bt.ArisroN have foirwa-rdled to us theo June numiber of the Mfedicaol Exam~iiner, a monthly record of Med:c-al Hierrme publish~ed by these gentle miena in Philadelphia at $3 00) per uznnm, aod edited byv Drs. F'tlAw-s GUr.Ncv S.MtIT snd Joan B. BIDDL.E. T1hei subjects, treated'upon are of imupor. anice and interest aend are discussed with libility. Jn tis age of active and intense nvestigation the importance of Journals, levoted to theo vaerionis sciences, can scarce. y be over e .timsatedj. By them the bne. 'its of a valuable dniscovery are w iely and -apidly dit~usedl, while errors of opinion and alsities of theory are itic-kly brought to ~iew and exposed. But of alt the classes f periodical literature the interest of man siid are most especially furthered b3 that' onntected with the medical science, with rolonoring life, and relieving pain. G(Th~y's Ladly's Book has been given tup,i ror this mnthi, to thle hiy contributors, anid i therefore morre tno tusuairy interesting. bumg tie biean~t iful engr vinigs in thie Jn y numiber is onei Tare F - laiuestrian, io thich we'4 have ;. si a +' -taon, ans r. theL. t reinchi:, upon :. ,ns of otur own) i. ivent in radio-v w hav, not liutherto, cowre. edl tmire h:,, lihe lfirt, ;i'u that was a onre. idead comnpromnae,. for nii.hmaL wais given min aturn; btit the . Fair lipi-,trmob,'" of this late, has donned thae si-k at t he w,.i-tI ttinjg vest arid htas necatly t urneda a Byrona rallar ovi-r a lor'e oif a cratvat, and looks so r hairminig ly wvh~a I that we cinnut find it in 0 ur heart to say no. Buit, when, the ladies de thtus and walk a-la Ilboomer, what are 1e to do )1 We can think of no other re- o trt than to the flowing robes and beards of ti atriarchial times. THE SOUlTeEttN RF.PUBtLe, a: least thart atablished in Caniden, unider the direction f CA. PDtcE Es-. hs asmda.lc nong "the powers that be." We wish prosperity. Union Convention in Georola. On the 2n - inst., delegates to a Constitu. onal Union Convention assembled in Mil. dgeville and organized themselves. The lonorable R. Toomas, who some months nce declaimed against the cry of Union, i a masked battery from behind which the ghts of the South were to be assailed, was prominent member of this Union Conven. on and, as Chairman of the Committee of irty-three, reported the following resolu. ona: Resolred, That the Constitutional Union arty of Georgia, devoted to the Union of hie itates and the sovereignty of the States ereby re-affirm the report and resolutions f the Georgia Convention of 18.50. Resolred, That we have witnessed with rofound regret -the opposition to these 'rinciples by the Convention of our oppo. ients recently asembled at this place, ecause that opposition is calculated to estroy the moral force of the position whIch our State has taken before her sister Rates and before the world-tu create di. isions and dissensions among our own 0cople upon a gret and momentous subject, n which we should be, and on which we rye been united, and by such divisions and lihsensiona thus weakening us, to invite a enewal of aggressions upon Southern ights, whie.h may end in the overthrow of imar Union, in the destruction of our free md happy government, entailing on our ,elves and children the consequences of evolution. The Committee recommend to the Con. rention to proceed to the nomination of a :aneIidate of the Constitutional Union Par. y for Goivernor of Georgia. A very singular fear is here expressed, ,hat opposition by one part of the people of Georgia to submission, by another port, to iggressions upon their rights, was such a livision and dissension as weakened then aid would invite a renewal of those aggres. ?ions. The world has hitherto been in profonnd ignorance of the true mode of re. sisting aggressions ; it is, to submit to them. We freely acknowledge that we never be fore had the %lightest conception of how irresistible was "the moral force " of a )leition of acquiesence under encroach ments. Where did Mr. Tooins stumble upon this important political truth? Be hind that "masked battery ." There are some suspicious persons in this world, who, if the mntter were not ex plained to them, would conclude that, as Mr. Toomas is now crying "Union, Umon," he is, himnself, somehow, on the wrong side of that battery, an respects the South, and, himself, is now assailing her rights from behind it. MA. WasTER, on the 20th of May, made two speeches at Syracuse. From the second, which seemed to have been elicited by the convivilalities of the day and to have well illustrated the maxim, "In Vino Veritas," we make the subjoined extract. He well says that "it is in the nature of things that me, ,-- .-'P to step, 3, t?W Convention was forrmisig''the Constitution, every thing, that, under Its prov~sions, could be advantageone4 to the North, she demanded, and " dl e South yielded all that." And since that time, al. most every thing, that, under or contrary to the provisions of the Constitutio)n. the North has deemed to her interest, she has de :,urdd :ad the South has yielded all thast. A i, thast now the North " has carried her l~ d l over the world " and the po() er o: hi. uighty government, wviolded by her, rh-eatcens the destruction of every Statei I'It, and existence. happiniess and honoir, al, depend on this issue, shall that "tne brief sentence comprise our whole his. tory. "- The South yielded all that 7'' Theise things are all historical. It is in the nature oft things that men go on from step to step according to the exigency of the case. They found a Union wvas neces sary--a connnion comtmercial system neces. sa ry--indl all thceo things were provided for im the~ Constitution uinder which we live. If we look at it we shall see it is a matter 'af conmprolaise and agreemlent from ij;st to last. TI. .'ethaern States were comme, eial and-I ut had they to gain! They had to gamt a ;r sected commuerce abroad, and in ext-lu -e rght of tihe coasting trade, and :>f the de- -'-tic trade of the country, as a ainst fm influences. The south v'ield edl all 0ihe. They agreed to place in'Con :re~s the e -are control over the commerce : the couistry both domestic and foreign. And therefio we all know the tirst l'on a ress that ever asseinbled, placed the entire :astimog trade of thte country in American, 'ads. British ships could not after that, rade between Bostont andl Virginaia. And it that day the commerce was mostly Newv Eniglande conmtaerc*e and so it has remained r'this dat Ad niltow it eumploys a vast onniage an rd thou.samnds of shlips. AndF all. t I'., te ri ,'im a.n to t :.e I trtnia, is cotined o Amerraa ves-eels. No foreignier inter.I eries. Thei. trubl carry imutch cheaper imd hec mtore usaef il to sothel~rn consumers. ?or it ii a f a:t tnhat the vessels of northern ntropae r a -den, and the Hanse Town,, avigni. thi .tits cheaper than we can, be au as o paty so much wages t hia ~ands we do, nor feed thiem so well. Al hsis pree'rved under thise Coanstitu. ioni to the coimmteretml interest mfi lie North. Vell, mhis is the great boon which my minitre of New liigngln has received front he G.,vertnment. Shle has carried her flag II iivr the world RAiL. RoAS Bonns-We perceive bay '" papers heat the Seaboard and Roanoke lail-Road Honds, which have recently eeC' atdymrti.ed in New York hy Winslow, .aniier '. U'o, have bten advantageously opn i'hey bronght fronm 87 0 to ) '20 oth' B r. Total amount of bids IliO9,(SI--, y.; double the amount re If the - It nds have me' with so ready salo, andI sich an evcess of bidders; how monabt:.le is it to suppose that the Bonds 4 fthe Wilmiingtn and Manchester Hailt cad Company, covered by undoubted< 3curity, will meet wvitha an equally ready ivesitment. We are inclined to thei uinion that some of the bids, will overtop to maximum of the Seaboard Company.-- ' Vii. Hlerald-. A mong the othier high sounding titles the r ing of Ava has that of "L.ord of twenty-. ur Umnbrehlas." This looks as if ho was t renared inr a lng renn or the Bannsr. Ma. -Ewox: It Is a custom of long tanding in this countryavd should always e the privilede of a free people, to select nd nominate either in District meetings or n neighborhood councils, suitable men to epresent them in their law-making do. artment or otler deliberating bodies, and f there was ever a period in the history of mr country that required care and wisdom n the selection of men, it will be when we tre called on by the action of the Bouth to ilect members of a Southern Congess. FKANCrs H. KmrNzDo, Esq., is in every espect a suitable person to represent, in >art, the Congressional District in which sumter Is included-Claremont claims the uggestion of some liberal writer, who a lew weeks ago gave it as his opinion that mne of the members to the Southern Con tress should go from Claremont. Mr. KzNiEDY'a talents are of a high order, but what is of more importance his politics are >f the right stamp. The large amount of slave property own d by himself, his mother, his wife's father and grandfather, in all of which he is imme. liately interested, to say nothing about other large estates in the family in which Mr. K. is more remotely interested. is, ample evi lenco of his soundness in reference to the institution of slavery. Mr. KzmNsDy is in the prime of life, with a healthy vigorous intellect and constitu. tion, which blended with his experience in and out of the councils of the country, can. not fall to render him acceptable to the Congressional District as a nominee from CLAREMONT. 34jF' The Black River Watchman will please copy. For ths Banner. It seems our town Council have ordered the strict enforcement of the ordinance for the taking up cattle in the street and ex torting money from their owners to redeem them-or if not selling them. The ordi nance was passed I believe last year, but has been sufrered to remain a dead letter till now, for some cause,-I would fain be lieve because of the repugnance of the members to do so serious an injury to their neighbors, when :there is no possible good to be derived from it. But now it seems we are no longer to be indulged with that exemptione-however useless, (for I have inquired what good reason could be given for such a law and have heard none which is not absolutely ridiculous) however an. noying and injurious, we are to have it forced upon us. I hope the citizens, will interfere in some way to effect an abate. ment of the nuisance, for I can calI by no softer a name the interference with the private affairs of individuals, unnecessarily offor insufficient cause. I have been a serious sufferer from the hog-law, it having cost me,& pretty gang of hog, which I preferred to send off to the ~country to A frlen rather than keepn her trial of temper. But I cannot do without cows nor can they he kept out of the street, unless at a cost far beyond their value,-so that!I have before me the pleasant antici pation of constant annoyance and constant extortion. And for what.?. A SUF~FERER. The Right to~eoede. T he Chronicle 4 &ntinel (Ga.) re fer ring to the proceedings of the Constitution al Union Convention of that State, says, in relation to the issue of the right of a State to secede : "Nor will they permit themselves to be drawn aside from the consideration of the great question at issue, by any intriguing effort to introduce speculative theories up on abstract propositaona.---the determination of wvhich are not pertianent to the present canvass. "The issue now distinctly presented to the people of Georgia, is Union or Disun ion, and they are expected to decide accord ingly." The Augusta Constiutionalist, com menting upon this, takes the follonting strong position : If the~ issue be Union or Disunion, then ~he propositicrl, has a State the right to se ede! is not an abstract one. The theory hat a State has the rigbr, is not merely peculative, but practical, and its determin lttn is pertiment to the preseni canvass. rThe fact is, the right of a State to so eode, whether the issue in Georgia be "(in on or Disunion," or not, is a question per ment at all times and of great practical mportance to the people of Georgia. Th'ley nay never desire to exercise the right. Blut let theni deny the right, or remain si. ont, and thereby acquiesce, while the r'g ht a emphatically denied by anti-slave~ry Fed. tralists at the North, and Bubmisadhnists at iomes and the State presphts-horself, tied land and foot, completely in tab powver of he anti-slavery majority in Congress. SIhe virtually places halters around the necks of er citizens, and tells the Not thern people vielding the Federal arms, to hang them ap like dogs, if they dare resist aggressions, owever atrocious. A State, calling hecrsetf sovereign, would crossly stultify herself by such a course. Among the diabolical act.. of the despe iadoes ini Michigan, recently arrestgd, was in attem pt to poisoun the passengers .of the lentral Railroad, against wvhich corporation he malice of tho gang was particularly di ected. A western clergyman now atten hing the meetting of the General Assembly it Utica, writes to the New York Journal if Commerce, that he is still ill from he effects of somie poison which the pas. cengers ate or drank at Marshall, one of he stations on this road. A CuRtOUS PI~cE oF' WORKMANSHIP,---.A Ingular illustration of the ductility and enacity of iron. has been produced at. the stablishment of G. Downing, Esq., the rown Iron Works, Smethwick. It is In he formi of a book the leaves of which are 'f iron, rolled so fine that triey are no thick. r than a piece of thin paper. The book t neatly bound in red morocco, and con. sins forty-four of these iron leaves, the whole bemyg only the fileenth of an inch ick. This curious book is the work of ~harles flood, who is in Mr. Downing's emi loyment; was rolled in the ordinary sheet ~on rolls, and ts a singular Illustration of ho extreme tenacity ofion--nn amn .ou, State 1tgt The following is ext. led from a speech delivered by Jhn Ran olph in reply to Patrick Henry, on the subjea 9f 4tse. Rights. It may be found in 'te frst v61., ume of Garland's recent Life of Randolph. It must be recollected that the speech frots which this is an extract, was delivered as far back as ISM.0 "Should the federal government. there. fore attempt to exercise powers that do not belong to it; and those that do belong to it are few, specified well defined-all others being reserved to the people and to the States-hould it step beyond its pro. vince, and encroach on rights that have not been delegated, it is the duty of the states to interpose. There is no other power that can interpose. The counter weight, the opposing force of the State, is tthe nly check to over-acts known to the system. "In questions of meum ed tuum, where rights of property are concerned, and some other cases speeifled in the Constitution, I grant you that the federal judiciary may pronounce on the validity of the law. But in questions involving the right to power, whether this or that power has been dele gated or reserved, they cannot and ought not to be the arbiter; thit question has been left, as it always was, and always must be left, to be determined among sovereignties in the best way they can. Political wis. doin has not yet discovered any infallible mathematical rule, by which to determine the assumption of power between those who know no other law or limitation save that imposed upon them by their own con sent, and which they can abrogate at pleas. ure. Pray let me ask the gentleman, and no one knows better than himself-who ordained this Constitution? Who defined its power, and said, thus far shalt thou go, but no farther? Was it not the people of the States in their sovereign capacity! Did they commit an act of suicide by so doing 7-an act of self-annihilationl No, thankl God, they did not; but are still alive, and, I trust, are becoming sensible of that importance of those rights reserved to them and prohilsited to that government which they ordained for their common de fence. Shall the creature of the States be the sole judges of their authority to claim and exercise it? Does not all power seek to enlarge itself ?-grow on that it f-eds upon? Ilas not that been the histo ry of all oncroachnents, all its depart ments, then, if it is to be the sole judge of its own usurpations, neither the people nor the States in a short time, will have any thing to contend for; and this creature of their making will become their sovereign, and the result of the labors of our revolu tionary heroes, in which patriotic band this venerable gentieman was most conspicu ous, will have been a change of our mas ters-New England for Old England; for which change cannot find it in my heart to thank them." MIRACULOUS EscAPE.-We learn that, on Tuesday last while the steamer Dat ling ton was endeaving to bring her lighters through Mother Griffin, Capt. Brock most miraculously escaped drowning. It ap. pears that the Dai lington, with one of her lighters along side, headed up into the "Suck," where she was kept stationary by working her engines, while an attempt was made to pass liners to ier other lighters: In doing this the yawl was capsizcd, with five hands aboard near the stern of the boat. The accident called all hands aft to rescue those in the water. Capt. Brock was left *i,,3a,~, the os adwa3p-,.L the sde on wieh te IJer lay adi,of course, had to pass under the steamer's wheel, w~hich was makcing about thirty, rev oluitions in a minute.,. This -he did, it as wonderful to say, with but a slight bruise. fle amate. that upon finding himself in the water, he made an efilkt te get hold of a fenmder: buit from.its large size, and the force of the current ho missed his hioldi, then the conviction flashed across his mind that he had no hope of escaping but by diving. But even in this there immuinent danger; for shoui he not dive early enpugh and deep enoughI, or rise too soon. his fate was sealed -and hie had little time tor calculation, as the current was irresistible. He did cal culate though, and -with correctness, that he was struck with but one bucket, and that slightly. WVe call this a most miraculous escape, as it is not probable that one in a haund red, under the circumstances, could passthrughthe difficulty without loss of hand onboard the WVm. I. Mfearts host his life under simailer'cirdmun.ance.-Cher~aw Gazeue. A WVonx Or Ar.-A Landon corres pondent of the World's Fair, says: 'It is the on dit at the Chrystal Palace, that the celebrated Amazon group, by tAf. Kiss, has been purchased by an Amerncan ~rty for 830,000I, anal is to be taken to the .itdSa for exhibition. The Queen, at seems, was among the bidders for the beautiful group, and the Duke of Devon shire, altso; but both fell back before the zeal of our countrymen. I hope this is true, for neither in this exhibition, nor in Europe, is there a piece of statuary that can compare with it. The tiger h as just sprung- upon the )horse, and has fastened upon his chest and neck with merciless ferocity. The horse, in his agony, is rearing and plunging ina the vain endeavor to release himself fromn his destroyer. These two poiatn alone, the anatomical correctaacas of both the steed and the tiger, and 'he fine muscular power of beth, would immortalize the artist. Buat above these, in all that dis plays the genius of the one who conceived thme .whole idea, is the figure, attitude, carriage, manner and developement of the rider; to the fineat conception of Jeimba and aramsi, and bust, and figure, there is. added. such a face of exquisite beauty itt cool, de termined revenge, ,as J never sawv. -No do scription can give yo* any-'idea of its wen. derful artistic powers LYNIHSURO (AFFRAY.--.We learn with great pain, from a gentleman w'ho left Lynchburg Friday morning by the Charlot tesville stage, that both the combatants in the late terribale affray have died of their wounds. Mr. Saunders lived not more than eight ahours after the rencontre, and Mr. Terry did not long survive him. Thus ratally has terminated this unhappy affair. At the time our informant left Lynchbu r~ the situation of Mr. Bigger., the constab e who received two wvounds an endeavoring o separate thle parties, was represented to be such as to justify thae apprehensions of his friends. One of the bullots had sever ed a large artery, anid his advanced ago did niot favor his recovery. Since the abovo was in typo, we have teen a private letter to a gentleman an this :ity, which states that Teory was not deid n Friday morning, though very faint b~ were entertained of his recovery, *Gra excitement was felt in Lynchburg, aind m the day of the unfortunate occorrence, bust meej wa almost totally sospended,.-Ric,J suona Whaag sf .jRAgo 'Ieen n We wootiselo Tinlt D weoaMKwh night, sentinel to military 4ak A csped In t dark naturally became dresd b who had but little down in cold blood...., who belonged to #Je staticned In the'?pidi i any one appeare, threetimesO, a'd f o00' to fire his s kt atUi Pompey -had never stead promised to obey the diectl backward and forwArds(eMithl oars open to the slightest 'A accustomed hour the foe . appeed, ging from a clmp of bushes unde, of which he landed. 'PomPeY levelled his piece and cried. "Who go dar once tui-ic* ArIel bang! hailing and firing uimultapeO The aim taken by oed onion was true, and the Wn , the post was no longer expose4 Yankee Blade. GREAT DROUGHT IN MEXjO,.Wq permitted (says the N. 0. Picayun J)P make the following extract from .a dated Zncatecas, May 12ttoa com house of this city: "We are in a most miserable state -iOre* at present. We'have had no rain6 consequence since August last, country is actually burnt up. Maniotar roads are impassable for wait ofV .*ter Corn is $6,50 per fanegi, (al~ti 5o pounds,) and in some parts of the State of Zacatecas is selling at .o9. Planea t ground down is worth 820 per 00 V. and other things in proporth'n.TJ . of animals would not he credited . other place. We know of one- 46 which lost 81,400 head of sheep-in .Mariha last, and it has been worse si course there is literally no trafe1 a.-present, as the people are either mntahnd charitv, or are eating every thing.that comes in their way. Every day until i rains will be worse, and we cannot expect any commercial prosperity until arother and a good harvest of Indian corn fi gathered. On th625th uIL we had asharpr frost, which has injured the wheat -crp. This is produced br irrigation, and was jst caught in the ear. KEY WEST-FroRnA..-.T1 largest sense, a Missionary Pam, WA"7 in the last four years it has been caie on to administer the consolation; ffices or sacraments of religion, to the inhabiw of least 12 different nations; a4It, the same period, ministered to .- '' tives frnm almost eve diocese io fibwn land. It has plantedL e seedgofhe Gas pel in heart which have tince ge; f~uti into every habitable maritim. petf.jie our globe; while God's blessing 4if4.. a scended in grcious shower o6 thoe.-whoi haTe remained behind..1Yea rs* fri of Missionsfor June, 185. "'Tis GnAsE! BUT Livi; G :V.s MorL"'-The BufFialo Cere amusing account of a gentleman w ted a barrel of iard to hesand , arrival ofthe layflower, withs and suit y. ut~ieh , and noiselessly up to is "ib ttoii the 'great staple of Ohio' iiiu "L-a-r-d have mercy on usti- I - times called, which has for seDNf~eas past affcted the orange trees in Florida, seems to be paising away. The ;Jacksoniville, News of the 17thi uIt, satys that next fall and winter will exhibit quite "a stir5' in the orange business In Florida. Rail Road No OFFCH WIL. & [AN. 1.R Marion C.-10 S. C.; Jurne 11th The Stockholders of the Wilzino d Manchester Rail Road Cnrmpany,'ae e by notified, that the TENTH Jetalbteef~e IFive Dollars per share, on theirsubserip. tions is required to be paid on theflstaday of July 1851. JOHN McRA E, Ja. Tres'r W. & M. LIR.Co. June 18th, 1851 -3-4 St EW* Watchman Copy. Cora andlHay, For sale by June 18th, 1851 34 A Bargains in Landies' Kid Slippers, Thnsbscribeor is now offering hiusltre so of LAD)IES' KID SLIPPElR atllow prices for Cash. Ladies in want of the artices will dan .ll to call. B, FOSOg. .une 17th, 1851 3-4 t WATEREE UOUS~a (LATE PLANTERa' HOTJi CAMDEN S. C T HE Subscriber having purchased extensive and well known Establis and having added largely to its conveniec and comfort, by a new additionof Furnitr and thorough and complete re irs, beg, leave to inform the Public, te' is preard o ntetan llwho~ may favor him itha cllin a manner hithgrto unkownm te twnof Camden.. - Hie deems it unnecessary -to imake any pledges, only so far as to say that hiw2TarLm will be supplled daily as welf sy In nthe Stato; attended by polite and iets Serynt~s.beoih'Iy.pin Hlia STAsuIs, willbebntfiyspld with Provender and attended by the tery best Hlostlers, No pain, will be spared te~se and orderly House. H.L~JMH Camden, June 4, 6 Shoes! 8 h90es Ladies' blaok and sslde(IIt4k Gent' wiwsta he OlHOEe S,. w & un 8