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Quarterly and Monthly Advertisu mentswill be charged the same as at single in sertionand semi-nonthly the asme as new ones " RESID1EN1T' ME.MAGE,".~ Feltow-citizens of the Senate and House of Representatires: congrutulato you ant our common con htituency upon the favorable auspices tin. - which you meet for yonr first session. uti ty is at peacle willt all the world. Tltengit4tion which for a timie, thiroatt ned to distuib the fraternal relations which inake us one people, is fast stibtsding; and a year ofgeneral prospIerity and henhth Iihas Drowned the intion with unusual hlessitngs. Noilo can, lnhk back to the dangers ivhich }o $jid, or forward to the bright prospect before us, without feeli g a thrill o'f grati fit a ion, a the sa mne time that he must he im'pressed with a grateful sense of our pro. ifnmd obligations to a beneficent Provi t-enoet whose paternal care is so tmanrifeast In the happ nets of this lighly-favored land. - Considerable space is occupied in detai!. ing hle progress of the revolutionary exle. ditdons against Cuba, with which the read er is futniliar. Speaking ofthose who have - been condemned, ie says: * Although these off'enders itgainst the laws have forfeited the protection of their cou. Stry, yet the GOvertnment may, so far as is Consistent with its olthgations to other touhtt-les, and its fixed purpose to mint~airn atfd enforce the laws, entertain syprtiy for their unofl!mudng famnilies unit friend., ae well ts a feeling of comolassioti for thea ee.Web. Accordingly no proper rfitrt has l been- spared, tad none will be ,spared, it) procure the release of such citizens of the United States, engaged in this tnlawful enterprise, as are now I continenent in Spaa;4i titttobe t.oped that interposi. tionWiltliA tp goveritnment of that country I a" ei .." iiidered as :afTrding any laticn that the Gsve:rneit 0f ' ,itnr t1 States will-hereafter, feel iLe It fiilor any oblignt.ior..a dity to inter Cede fpr the liberation or pardon of siu(Ic persons as are flagrant oll'nders agaimst the law of nations and the laws of the Umi. ted States. These lnws tiust he exe~cuted. Ifwe desire to itantint our respectability a nugthe nations of the eartn., it behooves rec'eteadily and sternly the neu. tfI il 't passed by Congress, and to fol. * 4 4 * * .a The Governinents of Great Britain and France have issued morders tom their tnaval Commatidets on the West India statint to jirovent by force, if niecca~sary, the l.mdinig df adventurers fromt any) nation on the Is. land of Cuba withm hostile intent. The copy oaf a miemsorandumt of a conlversation 01n this subject between the Charge d'Ai faires of, lber Britaiinic Marest y and the act iif(Secdetary of State, and (of a 5ubsinntlitt ti6to'of'iue former to the D~epartmnent of Stnb;' are herewah sumiitted, together with a copy ol note of the Aetiing Secretarv df State to the Miiister ofl the F-renchi re public, arid of the reply of lhe latter, on the-sme subhject. These papers wdll ae quaint yout withI thle grottnds of this ier. position: of the two le~taoi cormmtercial piowers uf Eu rope; iril with lhe apjprehen-ti uiions, whichh this Govertnmentt cousl d not AiJ to entertain, that sutch insterposition, it derriedl into ell'ect, miighst lead to abtusest ini derogaticn of the mia rat atti rights si the . United States atre foundedci on a firmi, se cure, and well-detitned basas; they stan d tipont thle grotind o f N a tioalII idepentlenice and public law; and will be mamitairned ins all their full anid justm extent. The principle wich this Goverrnmor: hasheretofY re solensily ainnounice-d it sti I adheres to, andu wil mainta in under all c-ir Cumtatnces and at all hazarids. Tht prin cipleo is, that in: every reguilarly d!oeinented mer~:chant vessel, the eiewa wtho navigate it, iiI finid t heir prottectain ini the 1lag whichI is over them. No Amtierican ship cat:b allowed to be visited or searched for the purpose ot' ascerininlig the charaacter af in dividuals on hao:srd, norli can there be ~lasw ed any wvatchi by thle vessels of any foreigni -nation ov'er Amiericant vies es tniho coarss ofthe United States or tha se:as adjCae thereto. It wtill be seeti lhv lie las~t -omt n ~unicattiont fiotm the Brit id Charge d'Af faires to the D)epartmencit of St ate-, t hat lhe Ji'authorizedl to aissuare the Secretiairy oft Sittte that every' caire wall tie takr-n lthass -dxectittng the ptreveintiv e mares a:runatiii the expeditions, whatih the Unaed St s ,itself has detionntied as nat beinog eni taled fu* thIle protecto atoirf any ?goverrrmt , tnl mi. terference s-hall taike plaice with the hawt tail Commenrce of anly nlationt. In itidatitin toi the correrlpondecnce on ~this su~jecs, herewithi siuimitited, iliaci aliri. * ormation has been: ra'c-ived a thea l) pa ri itient of State, of assuarancees by the Frechl Government that, in thre orders given-t to' *the French naval Jorcet, theoy were expres-. ly instructed, im any op)erattaanis hy mrigh t e ngagie im, to-respectt the ig o1 the UnniedI S tates whenever if imighat a ppea.r,- antd to commit nio act of hostiiy mipon anmy vest~cl dr armntamnti uader its proitetion. * * * * * * 11Iy reference to tiht report of the -Secreta ryof thre Treasury, it wall be seen that tht aggregate receipts foir thet last liscal yemr amotunted to $52.312,979 87; which, wvaith -the bailance itn the Treatsury som the 1st sit Tuly; 1850, gave, as tho avauilabtle mmoans~ for the year, ithe sati or 85 ,917,5Y2-h 3(1. Pte total expesidttireas for the samo po rlod were 849',00i,5,78 68-. 'Total implorts for thte year ending 30th Tune, 1851,-were, - - $215,7-a5,99 Of which thiero were itt specie, 4,967,001 The oxporta- for the samei lpe ri* od wero- - - 82171517,130 Of winch thero weore of do. miatic pro Poreign goo~s c-exported 9,7;38.695 S 8'cle -- 29J,231,-880 ghia.tho let of December iast, the pany 4tantM in cash on account of ihe public deobt, exelnisive of interqat, hiavo amiountedl td 7,501,4Mi 56; which, however. i'neludes t6o sum of 883,242,Z400 paid under the 12th article of lie treaty withi Mexico, p nd the further aum of Z.MIl.21'3 dA haing the amount ofi awairdst It Atiterici citien un tier the lase t reaty' with Mexico, for wvhich the issue of stock was authiorizedl. hat which wa's paid inl cash treout the "Ire-'stry T1he public tle')t onith le 20: utlt imos, ''x elusive of the stock autherizeel to he isst4.itd to '1'oxoe lby lisp art of' cteu 8,qptwiibur, 1N5O. was $tI',:) 3Jai '3(3. The re'ceipts Cowr the iext t'ip: itl yeair art' fiiittid sit $314.1 ,'f l1, whichl. th iit' prolatlo this pprse; 'raifiat:, alnec inthe 'i'rea'iitry.cno thet :3otlh.1 tite, next, Wvill g.vt'. asN tilt! proibableo y; ot. i!.' Ins mur r it yeair, the sumi (' fi3,.53.i':1 (1:1 * * * * * * Tihe receits~.' f r to 4 during Lte yt'e (exci eniol the it, . . leges! co Vr .cii fur. witl rayable tio l. ltritith pos8 tefl' e,, amnated to $0.3 15.I"17 '21. tuen .tit ti cr'ate Of .997.611) (if, or 18 6;5-1111) per cent. i'Vei* the like rxelpts tur the prece (hung yeaur. h,!t~ redatit tl pi 'uti ag undie r t he ati of MaI~rch La:;t diii nut taiko 'AfThtt 0n11.1 tii' tctitiitinit'nl t'ii th le fire!~etit ti-i I. VJ. ''hit acri 'tu i foir hie first gusi '!r, undtter the operit'n ofi (lie rec'ued rim .'s, wtill nut bie set tled bie:tort- J.l siiary next; aen'! no re' liable estimte of thle! rs.'teipts for thle pt'' cut i'Car con Viet ho: tMi. sk'viid Iniwer. tr It inhy wti fll iti er shior t ii thotse itt lt last ye'ir. 'l'lit sirg':u't or tie reveliit'ti niow till htandt try hIeve r. so lar ge, tha litits I uri her ajujirs pritit tromt the trisurv, in .11d cot the rev'eniues of tihe tUepairt 1ot1. as c'qiil I (ir the tir resut fiscal ,er; but att. nidi tis:1 I li~ritn'ii ci probably lie :ou cii tr:"e-sitr . wl'i., t hi! re cci jas 01t l' (itt-il ItV ihltitr. of lie liec~i year ;are filly aiit ttwttl. lit hii' lat nit'igti rereiit thu l'. :mns:t r Genteral r'ceii'i,'niid ;t rt!.fi i,t tio rat' s wihel In' dic ele ! s l ow~ nli c o I' Ihe prol. itlt ' j t al~lin I, 111; .- ('rr'1, was * pr. chid) lcI'"I:t( ' ii I"" I ., mil i. V eti gt is+"s' afitithiery "tla on 'iil etk oJ hy(tt i'n recvt'i t I te :.'ii ro ithe111to. rG.n poa. Ikse s41it 1 i-e iiiiir poi . re , .itd as tores.i' Ilie ni , tr", st'', tl i tl mor"ne' lIn ctittie presenti 1n;;c ron:' llt -1 i vic~l~ i 1 Ifuther iI'tl~. 1 lit' l jfg i -t lie: i ti e (ti o rt.:!.tttit'rti .e lihat the rteiti lienil ) E..Ll"; I ir opr'it IV 1 r15 all cnut-ter oe' dit ini liii" --' i. Ii u e'st f'tia r's it: tt . oltie'it '-rus :t' tit ir'i to tit list! a1rhe lri * i' ci vrs * *o- ii * *'iwc t ' aI Islgetiil e;u tihe g."d ha ian as h'.''u . al instincee,:itil.:o, hr (:i peing. I ii ,n tugrded f.,it as nt'ily ~, heta~ iveC.t It. give ll earl.-f'eei am e l hei t"owtr: to t lie e t111,1'csicttt '0 1" li att I~:n hill tOtl tiitit the e: of an :ti11r:1):cs I lie ret iand il tht s rtiiaoroi i n.t re I rtt tie il h. cieiiuand h~ the :tnk-i'sis it) in e ut n;," (ou Ii e : v r t." of i Cit'cj I. e ;rims 1'. r aluetel, e1 ul lie 'r. r.'m farias :1 T~oIel rbehtt iii'eJ let~~'ril' pdieg " I'it ._ rueade lkitnim dut in the Givniii-t' tamed amid coniltting interests and to in. sist upon it ar a final settlenent, to be ad, bered to by all ivho value the peue nem Welfare fit the country. A year has non 'ltpst-d ninsc! Ihat recomnmendation was firs: isi'. To t hat recommenation I till ad, here, and I congratulate you and the coun. try upon the generahl acqtiescence in thes metatsres cf peace, which has been exhibi, tid i ll parts of the Republic. And tn, tinly is th're this, general ncquiescenco it thes'e mn"assres, but the apt.i of conilia, tons whicht has been tnnitestecl in regari to ihemi in all parts of t he country, has re tlmed dlout s nod uicertainties in the 155 a '' Iles rti-:ima if good Iuen cotTernmt th. : ur t- pity ol omr popular Inst itution '-:9.1 p e re:nowe"d asstrance that our Lib s'r y utand mtr ii t.s may h.ailsi together to I te eteit o. this and all succ'eedinLg gener ations. M I LLARD Fl LLMORE. WVashington, DecI.2, 15i1. Legislature of South Carolina. TUESDAY, December 2, 1585. In the Senate, the report ol'the uloma mhltee on the (overnor's nessag -covering the comtuntication of the Briti.sh Consul on the subjE'ct ofcolorer :'enmei.n, was 1 thinnnUty adonpted nil( ordelred to this, I louse for concurrence. The sp'cial older, binig a hill t< fix 1he imt, of' the meeting of the Sit< Convent ion was then ken up ins corn itnitte l' the whole, Mr. fluchntrta it the chair. Tha bill heing reid. the ctrn nisittee roue aint re'pnricci it 'to Ilh, Sera ie withouit amndmfntlt:tl , nnd recom msended that it dlo pass. Th'se Itime ixes is the fotrth Monday of A pril nt' t. The Senate proceeded to the gen..ern orlers. A bill to abolish Drigad< 'incamntiitts was read n (o"nttl Iloel, stols orderel to the lronse fao conts:5t5 r. rice. SSunidry other rnstlers were befor, the Sentait.. which will be publishel it the Joura.sl to lnorrow. lin the I loiue, metnoriat1l, petition' and reports a ccui pied the morniig hour. On rtutts "f \t r. Dar-.,an, leave a 'bfnce was granted to his colltng'tr Ir. ''ins. on account of sickne'ss i his tunnIly. Mr. Atinan JoneR offered a reuntatio to termlinast" the present ses.sinn of th Genieral Assembly on the 1 1th inst.; or <isot t fosr conse'deration to morro w. .r. II.skell offUtet'l a series ti r' ssolutions4, (those noiw knowsn as tle, 'llatfoiln" of the coa.operatiO pa:srty;) which were rutsse the sjltt'ct ord, r of the day for l'hnrsdav nett ?1 tnie O'clock. Mr. ,. M. Keitt Oflese(d the fol owin I prealable: amd resolustions; whiclh wer mtadte the speciatl order ofthes day ft I'hral:av ntxt tit oange o'clock: Whsr.ens ins the recent elections hel for sit pn-t s to the Southern Con gres, thoic' opposer to the sepatrat secession of South Carolina f'ron the ntot onily' declarie'd be fore' thte pe op1 thast they'. are rapposed to tihe anhmi~lisil oal'Sotht Ct aolina' to tihe past1 wVrorags in flicte'd onl tim by' te( Genr' Gov' erim-nrtt, bt l uac nl y proposeda~i Iars' je~c s o ra1es'istanLce short of se(cession: ccent Lh-etioni for mrtt~e brs to at Sothit'i Contgrees, ihe loeoph-. of Soths4Z Caoliri, del1 not dtet4rmtinE that t'ev are in favnye of Iittm suiU 1asion of' tilte S aite to I the pas Resofred'~a. Th'at "Noe Sohision"atti shl I:. htt : the w..aith-waird tof the State. (as a wV e, in th Ilate elect ion by) itunnty cf' 1thos opposed~. 1 tCseaion.l) wh.' ih shonha li ca toete~er all I te te reaitance n Eiii atl l pries inl patrrotic coe-ope4rationl toa itan ate raits. honoarr, andti inategriiy of thes Reas.'lrol,? Thtat all lth' wvron's inllict'< otet' S'lt-at' by til'e Gn''ral Gov.''aaeroe re-21 as thy weire', whenit the a egza~ishir. tard, red Ishe ''h-tetln Iror at ct'et umaee ofl tat pe.'ps e I ; se St ate, in thteir ighi sasvere'gr Sptacity, teo c nsidelr nndas deiermmelt toi '~eais''h-'ss wt' rooe)L iof retire's, ittnrel-tr tat tlto at as e'xpe laCiat liar titt'ii 1( Iail-yte! ,tand coea-iteney' int thei I ',.laa ture, . we t s that respeti w.' ht:ch asonh nias yt'' hte hotriae ta'ra, dt :h eslle,. regnlt re thal t d.'y iaahthl bie d~e.'igmiateda by'. thet e jishonre feor La theaueaiahg of thea stad C'on. Uith ealoti of Mr. II F". P'erry,' the~ w apec:iialrr bing a bill tatoa' proie' lar lthe ci- saetto l'residen~a ti ch'e't.rs lay lihe re'ea:'.e'a it~t's matto colamult lte sal ti.e u' bait -.\tr. Will noata ini ther ebai. .\alr P.-'rr'. addlressed'a thaoe commlie att''; saamet. l' a,h mt it 'pror'aat of thaI hi.l. :\, Lt: a'. udin it.' genria I qu'esltuonii: t' its ofl re'pta,.-r ala? n '.lt s : r n'-i-'. by'. the (''am. ts aatine ''f lthe ited' St te'e, roal sut?.21 'salt hill wn.'.at ;n :'.'eonlance' with Ih .l le, -' 'rge1 thlat a ;any sh inetlf w..re a ne.n a the iodal' oe. eet aagi eletr' *i ahldaaaa ba' ii .e' zalt ~th pr t .,ess one .tatal it, a.tth .-' 'tcht <lhinge hes madesta at..w, I th exNaaae' tInl incoeaintienctOea ofain extr a Ha-iea s: i the i'gislattre. .'tia wo le mt. - ar''-. 3:t t! at1 too) tot macre'ly vte for r-e-ai-s ; tthisUnte-d1 Xt;tte'. ii '-alt !Ibte I.egialatu tr.' haal ito rajgha - * .-r thter. exe.ire'i~ed. lie asede a - *'.a a o a toil ht ( .r.'In i houb1l i lesls no'gttta's otr mmelt taa h eto c'rruptl~aia iaai thc petjde cil Ne \'atI aar :ttny le r St.e lit'ee aite the leg'ti-Lettuae wonhila noat r.ay ,'s, a talt byI' lteeaa hota len in t'' p w--r they w m..i --ae af'riaid teo g.iver a lt Iihn a'--' sal t h-- paeeol spread a . e''r athe' Irtat t 1t ti ..Int iemanra 'tten ra a ld e ' aata the tat. oe- . *' wh'aeh Sraed Satt Con. a n it.t' t Stat ieg. a' m ta ' ar h ttt lS t. a'.', t rg s:l ato . I I' ''rta 1!? t'~hy ta k ab: ah.. : .ab o g o s ,ni rfi. 1.- s IC- Un'kaey'~~', atde ts anq eauenal t '('casud.as. .\rr I''rry saol' .''a Isis ir enila unhta ae'y ('titae:t lttt' rolpiaous tel th- Jitos . Int t hat w..'a'ast th asae,' w..e ittehit lto rcall oaur Senitatoera, ,aid tnot pretvide' tror aniy forther elc~io~s to t'ngres. llThe eOntlemasn of roepr awnatat n lahainit us'repre'eseti. Het. hoae'''dt timt? a propler govternmteut . oet. stated ft! wee k ia oif repJrteentai on -prop' ' o ta pepa tioll. Il ia view wat 'that el che Lr'ts, sirs', one1 bonne~a -the Iloue' ot ltepreen'tatives-onigt to be batted on poiaulanoo; alhe Senate on prop~orty MAr. John I. Middleton briefly replied to Mr. Perry. lie thought the memober fromn Greenville had aade premature movements on tho subject; that no designation could he made until our represetntation was ascertainet under the new census. lie thought, therefore, the first ?ect ion of the bill was defect ive. lIl nid, le was amon-g those who did not feel the inperativa neceasity of the chatige. 'ie said the aaaensber Irot Greenville hadr charged that the syu.tena worked ill lie did not believt. it. lie referred to the case of General Pihwkney, and stated thut at waa not t because the people ul Mouth - Caroina n d not knw himt, but betione, at (he! period rasorrel tit, he -vtasa rneiber of wint was enlied the Federal Patsy: and that alis was the4 rea-oni, aind the. on.: renason, why thei' Vote tl the State was cast against him. Mr. .1idd:etoai took the ground that it every vote cast by the State for President, the opulair opli'int was tully reltected by the *Ag.blaturc. ie said that inl all cases mnibers wth's had to vote were elected in the October preceding, asd that their v:cws were generally nscertnamed on the subject. Mr. Middletoan ttwerecd sone other arguments of Mr. Perry, and stated that it was undoubtedly the intention of the Convention who frained the Constitution to leave the mode of this election to the Leg. islature. Air. Hutson nexf addressed the Chair not, he, said, to ditiscus the merita of tlias bill, for he believer) it benea;th the dignity of the criss through which tlo State is passing He roo to al'er t preamiblc and resolution, t- the efl'ect that the coin miltee report to the unagse that the hill do not pats. At the sugaiestamt of Mr. Torre, the mover withdrew the preainble. After saiae further de.sultory debate. the comaanittce rose sod an:ale the ) llowitna report, be ng the resolut~oi introduceat by 1r. liutst n: r T'hc C"'ntttittee of tie Whole Ilouse, to whlach wa relerred "a bll to provide for tic elaecio a of electors of Pres dent. n l Vice 'resident of the United States in Sou;h Caroihna by the people," beg leave Ito report. , That they have h:ad said matters under consiertat),n, nd are ol opinion that it t inex;.edietnt at this isae to :.gate to le State by ay .attempatat toe hange the present tnde of electing electrA liar l'reslent of the Uaited States. 'I hey thaerrlote re. oiannind that the bill submitted do not pass." After some remnarks by Mr. Taiker anul .\lr. A. \V. Tho aun. the c u< .-t:An waaput, and en motal of Mr. 13. 1. 'erry the yeas and nays were ordered, and resuited -as 'ol.. w s: Y EAS.-Mle'sr. Ahacy, A.llisin, Ar sltor, Ayer, IBa rtn, Betna. Blacka wed, Ilunrt. Showers, Browniee. haurnet. (.lark, t E. 31., (:ruikuhiank, ('unntinghaain, 1) .rgan, D)uncan,. J. W., Dunnkin, :varns, S. \V., (.arvia, Iarrison, Ilear I, Hayward, J. B leyward, N , Iludsorna, Jenonses, Jerman. r Juh""""". 13 J., Jtaits""", A. It., Jnesa, A , Joard i, liKtt, L. M., Keitt, W. J. hI.oder, I.awtton, I.y;es, Al,-Cau. AI, felwn, i.aana gahtul. larion, Aletnunga.r, liedlletot, J. -. L liddleton, N. It., aontgomery, .lsir ainge, Nolson, Owens, Perry, J. B..I - Pope, Prestoan, Resodal Richardsan, I oh. ,ertiuit, Wtu R, Roeij, Seabrook, Suaak .ler, XSufha~ai, ~ Torr, 'Vaire,' Vertfies-, -A Nvs--Als.-,rs. Ah-axandaer, Ashinore, -s lioner, Bira-l ay, liro. kmnan, Campbeal!, -Can a, Chainut1, Ch rk, II. II , Cuaret. n,. aao, incaa l'. E, .-',vinas, .\. I'., (Gar. Ia hngtaon, G r~saeatt, I aiiianoaad, lIJ.arringomn, liaakel-, Iiun,, lrbyv, Johnasonia, A. (, ,.. eiC,, E~ ', Kiaa.ard, L.'ae~~ae, hiawry, tirc .A lle,~ r1 -. ) I d,.n-id Al ca'e, leGowen.,, .\l-tchaesi, SAliotre, .h , rai, Jyers. Sa'. aate rn 'erry, ii. 1", Ilhilapi., l'aappenhlei:n, IL'atert.on, A, - Tujker. rWilkes W aaaani, t.\ltiripeal, Ut iCoresoneneif the Cot.nrie.r. 'IThe maase ia r a eet nr-,e, th hi ue: 'toJ.c ai;I :he da'y . It aterCars 4 ~enaera ap pirshzaiuaa. No. excap:o aiats ieena ?al~s'n, (al anay --idea, 10th) iewts preaented im r gardh to lore'gn affsrs, and paar'aeilair y Ithle C- th:i aatra aa-actain. ~lThe' prideip!e ah l,t rmar il g shialliproiteca aill ah:ia it cove'rs ani~v nowtt taO cansadered as ianv~aihIble. No for'. eagra powter caan iSpuite at wacithout ii, aire geneurzahy ;acceptablle, thoaughi all oft itheinI wdI l nt he ;atad aupona iad cairread ouat . ha wall be ou taial htan, las toi the 'Tair (f. Congjret. will let w.~ el .ut'ugh a lane. Th'ea tractadsa of the nacraeasaed paratecaiiori of laaaaaaaltsa turing~ anteretts wall i;ake aaaiuchl uts, tat thIe l:aets aitth views presenteda by thla tau:,tsagea. Thle v aueof aiour dainiestict piraluace atil ala' tareaggn den.'ieaaal lfor it 'as alot toua.l to beat tiuTeea-d by lh' red'lat iin of i, ur TI' rit, .:ndl hi r. p'.l of the Bruish Coarni I.aw,--- houg .\ei 1 . Wa'ier, as S,. Iba'y via - h Ianl inaera' a'''J :rce, adeinaaa.l *1as aut .,!! a4ient ni I ai r sit a he pre's'ua Tiariff Air \'aa.k..r i'st~iaiated that. ala., wax~jIrtd dua rinag lie his -al ya'.ir .pat paass.-d w ah h ve.r t wa hundairaed midhiana, whler:' aas' at haas beena~ annaoa~.h.-d i sj i, aaa coa-'-inl. Theaa TI'aritY muier.-sls will Al e< Ursae, asc m ake mauc' Us.' al lhis t:wt. 'IThe~ nngoraratation st .ri.a aiaaal a. laaaade.eaac para. duc~a ta haavs ba.oI aalb tall;f duarnags ala. het- ye ar. Thei' pro pal part of1 tiae Unporaat- caaadits aal art'iele. miainutture~d ot wooisl, rotsan :sl a.:lk. .'hr tiwm ah a- isa.rseadyh bet'-aakaen the st te ntaaaa aa Conga.re.ssa t the encouaar1a-aament liarua andia C'haaa. A~ combmaiaaationa of gait. eai.eait unid plritd ap~itatl am the ei. tabiuishmean't ot ;a hiat ot stano-'aursu wdal be I Ale (Gwm 'tatesi- tlh:at thea popauin ao Co ao rana idi b-2 'aaaaad taa bet 1i'->.tta0 'lhe r'tuarn- oft tahe maore pla onsa. artaa aof C'.4li. f.,raa a, wm'e desh~..traave. -y- tirt., anda deberi c'i tia - aaa aisa l t~era aiaat ;again. 31 r. ..-y .d a..! ,--ata e' ithu poahton la I ne Ih it-:sa:ul s-u aimb.. Ie ~-aaaoa e r - it ta~i' .'.''; Ia I iXa .eats tat ahfo r nI~ l .ag t f Ira aa :i*.a oa i, ae entit lad to anai..la',a aaegrr-o a4-v'v liar theat h I ,art on. 1141 suppaeai:~ tl a' tpalathtii oft C a .osrmaa ahe uuver tll.ttta, he.r ar~wt-tona wtol ba' t.urger th:aaa thaat i- Sauili Carohaa 'PTh 3iarausa-ppia Corintot ir is tad jsourned' 1'.ae Re~i.solutiaons niro passedi are i-uaisttanti .Ihy than anesai tntiaao aauitaptetd by -t' e Gorgaat Cona aii ve a mn. The ' tash ato ste'amear Corn/ri:. safilead iroam issn ta n tal ednahaesdiay last, wath 860I3.a00 it sp~ecio. PTae great t-outhie~a' MIail d.il not arrive int taune for' her to take "0 TIlll 8M1T1R INNItR. Sumterville, So. Ca. JOHN T. G REEN, Enronu. TUESDAY, D)ECEMIBER 9, 1851. f4f" Mesars. A. Wt-TE & Co., are Agents for the Banner in Sutnterville. Our i'masciple. " There iJ one point on ithich there ran be no diversity of opini'n in the Xouth among those ucho are true to her, or rho have mods up their minds not to be sltates; that is if wse should be forced to c/hoose bet u'ra resistance andi submission uc shomld take resistance at all hazards." CA LIIOIS. " To do that, concert of action must be necessa ry, not to sawe the Union, for at acould then lie too late, bitt to stare ourselves. Thus in ay view, concert is tihc tueatI/iaig nare-efil.."-CALIIOUN. " Wht is the remedy r? I answer secession, united secession of the ailarrholding States, or a large number oft thna. Nothing else t-ill be wise nothing else will be practicable."-Cu4.v tLS. In order to do ju-ttice to all pnrtiep, we re-nb lihit in to-day's issue the Report of the Comnissioner' of the Poor for Clnre mont county, several typographical errors having occurred in it whaean publishe:i some time since. The Convention Bill OfMtred by J. 11 ADAMS was passed to s stcontl re 'inr tn W do Is-lay last. It pr.ivides for the ea"i on I it h blonday in April next. Prestency of the Colle;e. Th'ie Rerv. J. If. iTtuonswert.t. has been elctied Preside'nt of the4 College in the place Of WIt.L.AM C. l'REs'rox resigne:d. Ve have no dotht this election will give general sataisaaction thlroughout the State. W. W. Altonz. 13v referonce to our aivert ting colnmIns will be seen the aidvertisemen It of .\Ir. AL STo, iroIpoisiamz to optin n Male. anid Female ibhoot in Snterv Il.-, to coatinmence ilon 'I'ucaday the (I h Iof Januaaary. It give{ u1, grear p'a.ure to be abte t., say that this gentletatn to- etCitlid to put)1ic patronage Por sever:.t v".*rs we had tI.e honor of re cetieing i i,:ru,:ins trigm) ham. II:s certifi cate of prep-.-at;rIon s:andi., an high witha the Factiity of t!.e Co! o ige of Ih.- State. as any tc:acher who prepiiares s8iodents for that Iniututon. We run s:.y :or him, whant can he sa.1 ot but lew teachers im lie State, that le is nut 'only imteresited tor his pupils whil tlaey :v h e indaer h:s charge--but inn all t--r tile, he twin. ests a paretai m ter."st for those whawse education may have been intruited to iltt. Pt atasit a1kdip. Wo..IiiLth-s pleauzre alf reec.eivitjg this mirnig several beautnfual s.pectittaan ul penl~tnnship frrtn MrI. J LNHiEE. I Jo has~ certninaly tirought theo art af usaing the pema to~ the ighe~1it pirirtitam. All thoaia. riestraous ofS ree~.iv i tstruitions triama hila aih.,gld apyliy maaonedl:atey, i.s he~ e7xptcts~ to leave. us int thae iaur.-e of next'~ wvek. (urrres.poandene af thev Sumter B.Ilanr. Mr. E:ditoir:I.. T l-ay as Th'l~uukst&vring l~ay wiah t--, anda we are 6alrllrt cnd re v. Tuaar I 'e-.s i;a cl an indlilThrenat ancae to-duiy--a reii inditlrenit chanice of lotn g'ev ty--aar, gl ' n.w air aithern we A nr canst biith ar:fialy andh con- antial ' itifly -- urX --," ttnd " Thianksg. v nz.," just a.s we' alha I ira a-rackear- ,' aal "Foaurth I of July,'" so. tha.t ilne iiei er, -acom tii be com~iple.te and perecit :n .-s inatuIre, ar ;a0oratea ml its iif.. w'.ui liit* iiiiai.r. lPh~iial avlh, somne w' -y. pert ca''4, lay soilve the ridddic of r.' .irday, 1the f miu .U T lr. lper I17all" wa dl.,osdlo ait Ia utia-iont. It wui budt byv a .\r. T1~arrt. u , at a coast of' .1(10.0(00 l-ald,"' anid useid lby tat hly on lher tiret arrvaI mt this a oauntry. it was tnt coinr. p lete when ioi the ntightengah le oit here,4 .and haeiaiise sh ippanred at Ciastle Gar dena, .\ c. TI. beti.owedv'i it owai namte on the St rutcture' ma. t-iad ot itn **tair X;wedec.', Sa- hejutelt Iv, *a. heni a iae s~ail thaere, andi heO desaied ta re-h ituze the llall, Jrxv whoi lanai $lini~ sp.r7, i hoaui.h ii i not very idenit,"'' *lcci ed" to ilend hear coagno. men,'a..IA iraigiaie lin thet II all, agroaund rent ofi l.l.0t00 deli aa per ahnnumn, andi aol thei p:.aiee. .\lr. TI nasL1 74w. ampa~ed in tihe ispec-ulalt464, anad a'i et-ii tha btory. Thae baihiung~ on y~ broughat -17,500): I l- h aoI- ml, aiccliat af Last Thuirsday stuli (relC nesa7 th ia en:aeral attlentint and K~ee t heipopuhar aaaind. Ai you1 iimy) ntl have4( seeni it ml thi'. llpir, let its menitioni ltat, mi 6Ulolaiuence a falise ;ailar oh tire ma ine ia: aiur pubib e clauls mt whagch nerl 190 i hadi a ua;re ed ucaited, thle w'.hode body oL the I .tt t-0 chaolarsi raheJu~ ilown thea 1.r s llIL at ionce. Thea bnimsters brok~e and1 Ithrag hunndreda to thle grntd, a5 baduarin na ere killeda atnd abiom GO ta p ile. l.aiagine thae y14 uar -rrow anid ;popu..r .eilog~ ' t iauderals ot thae dead melri a-ae.1 in-th, anda the e.uitiontji, .-;uli toi og ainii iii (h tair.ner juary, keep'1s ilive 0, . rb. : -:, - ;tier weor- ily ntai/ed o tha- .''.u, ) a' .1 probtabily be "%raesentied" AXs l'aassern-a li wnitlin to toar Counicti, iaforaiomi :heatm thit lae wdi be here im the liii.a.t ee pe40a'uii hi'a inthe 3rl saor 4thl a lloaeam14er, and1 oft course our pre-p:a~ in)n atre be~al.. anmade w~lh siomet aelehty asI4 *veas m $ g reat s! yie. lie is to ra m at o aeni I Ih ild a day~ or twao uiatil hoe an b1i >seaated mi4. the.& ca:ay itt Suml~ptuous itai. aun, a'ia whviji he ia thaere below,- heo wil b. Av. Ite upon blilily tie vairtoa dl:puttionst L'ne~ a'-hiar. h:r a cionehi~ded .to invite lim o) alJZ irail diamer, Onl ha" gropa .that 10 w.vas c laOn 041 ot "he corpsk The est mommant is strongly riculed by some, of the press and cligised by others. We say nthing, but are not likely to contribute 5; dollars in order to enjoy a dinner of the kind, and its celebrity. Mr. FonnlEsr and Miss CUsnaH.t gro playig here at two of the theatres, in bold opposicone. F. druem-e crowds nicghtly. Aimse C. we are sorry to say, in dsing neo thcg. Her assumption of Biritishi habite and her repLudUast on of everyth og Ateri can, lev quite destroyed all her popeulari ty here. T'.((king of the theatre Mrs. FuRREsT hsis concluded to take the stage to spite her h'aesand. who hs, )ou know, sued for a d.vorce on the ground of her misconduct, &c., as she says " only allows 12( dollars a year for her support--nut half enough or a lady." Soeo adies would live well on much leas. However, she is to play Pauline itn " The Lady of Lyons" on the 8th of Decemeser, she will fail we suspect. Ar. ex-assistent Alderman, who had got ten poor, died yesterday n our Hospital, where he had been placed by char.ty. lere was a change t This bemng no day of buisinea, we have nothmng else worth writing about. We had a sprmnklhng of snow yesterday lot1 to-day the atmeosephere is clear and bracing and the whether lovely. A French artist has just been arrested for poi omng his wife, we hear. What. a world ! Yours, M ETROIOLIS. NEW YORK, December 1, 18.50. Mr. Editor: The Verdicts of the Coro. tiers leiiuet sting upon the cause of the shocking accident at the Public School ins Greenw.ch Avenue,(you will recollect that 15 children were killed on the occasion,) his proetced no hittle excitement n this 'Iu irter. These Inquests are mere farces, at be.<t. If a railroad, carelessly managed, kill, like our Harlem Rail Road, its mhan a diy, these juries invariably give mn the scereotyped opiion, " nobody to blame;" cf a boiler 'xplcore, and the cngineer escaped go'ng to heaven as summarily as he rends a few others, forthwith he is exonerated by the setu sapient body from all legal re sponsibihty, and so, n this case,-tlhe chil dren were murdered, and the actual cul. pmts are goeti y deeded for their mistakes, but not a seoln boldly rebuked, or placed in, the way 'if punishment for thus pun g the lves of hunJreds of little ones in Jeopardy. The p:areents of the deceased tare poihr generally speiking. I1o1 they been alilueret wouldthe jury have so trilled with thoer feel.nga. We ha.l another conviction for murder here etn Fniday, makling the ninth theis year. 'let**-'ous ne of some inlte-ea. Gernnn poisonied heis wife, becanso shze head eceme over aefter hcim from Germany andl des.red is, share heis fortune here, em stead or anioter yoeung woman, whon, it seemse, hadcs su'pplancted leer in his alTe~ctionsm lie -cppeaered to conasent, and was very levinig foir a tienec, but constantly made the mni.take of puttineg arsennic instead of lumps or sugar ee lher tea, aned so she died. For theis grave mu:stake lhe will be heung. Aunsehoer exuetineg subject of animeated discusision here is lthe face of Mr. Tesusn. ret, the Americane editor of the Fare lie. dusirin/l ine llsvanna, who heas been sen tenceed to e.st years imnprisonmeent on a cha~rge osf heavmg been connesected with thce hate miv:,sion el Cubac. Thec popular feeling in ies favor andi neg-inst thee Speani:,h Ge vercenment is mdescc ibable. It is pretty cer ,ain, how~ever, tht our Gaovernenct well mcter'ere to savet' Mr. I'TuneenER. WVe haed a tremsendous fire oen Friday neight th.it butzrned do'wn a numceler of stores, k.e. Whepre is that Fire Annihilator! Wene will it be ready to save us fromo theist e e rlul conefl egrations. A lisle! as large as botthe a Irving and. Asor II'u..es umeted, has just been com plited one N~bho's lot, aced me front of heis theeatre. Itis to be cailled the os Metropoli tan." An.l who yon think has takene acn interest ini it ! Why, Iansty~l ! BAR NU~I the lucky. D3ans.U the indefatigua ble, lanct, for wheom everytin~g theat hce touchees, be it valuable, or bo it worth less, turns ueritable gold. Thec Messrs LEI.AND honoesrs thce Clencoe here, on thfe levees, unt I1arniums stateds beheind them as the ficacia~il peelar, acnd has already put dowie 7,u00 dollars towards the furniture, andi aileis to put considerably more. Mime woaderful mae;n is theat BaRnUMa aforo' esaid !Twelve years ago he he wvas wvan d0. ng the fids and sleepineg uender hcay stack fier the want of thee "circulatiung me dimn"e' with n ichl to pay for a bed. The* T1osit Tdininee -lpecueation neetted liimn200,000O dsclinir. Jr.,sy IsInD made him half a cmil Ihon meore, ncow he has a Mueseumi hero that net ts a perofit oil 5I,000 dollars per annm. lie hes the St. Jamees theatre icn London. lie lhas the Chinese family now travelling ice lEurope. Ie hast a as Museum in Pheila delpjhmii. Ile has se vast travelliing Menage rio ot linns. antd tigers aned olephants thaet he seunt lciees o the East Inediecs to catch,and hacs two m~ore sleeps fromc Ceylbe,- boecnd hoewaeiu~.rd, lden with manicy additional rared (ereisece. lie is Presideznt of one Bank' anmd coie;rohs two others. lii, is chief own er ci a popular Ineuranece Conmpaney. Ib is the ectve hiead aned maenar of the Fire Aennalclacor Comnpany. Hie is- a Temnpa- r r 'ieee L.ectuerer, a Itecheabite, a' moember of. the Temp~le ot thb Sones of Temealeneo, acn Odd Fell iwi, anid Ileavene only knowis c whaiet else. WVha.t he'doch not kneowe, is notI worth kniowineg, acnd what lee cane't do, cant be'dcore, remomibbr thati One cef our Ductors wasn caught nepplg thce other day. He- Wa arveated fok do-. Lnmuching triO pers(h4j'fnk oman who i' led gonie to him for professionaI aid. Thero-.e la much public feeiing againal helm, le i*y tauahionable, hut a hen~tlesa'wretch, anid kis ornly erhuse in that atthr shaklah 11 onstaiitly do the se thing with thl sr pu,.,. lents. A curious life, LorA M[oska hat; ju4n. +:; )ppeared, preparatIry to ier coaoingl et. ti She is too infamunt for dcecripation. The secret of the- Kosstr difticuiltva * Marseilles hasi just leaked out. and i lit al so reMating nne little Pair with nu. r s American Consi there and he, fad adlle puts, n bich was right. Some of the pre.ms in this city are severe upon Koss-rif, The Panorama of the Crystal 'alutep.h opened here, nawl is a beautiful thing. Ahc; immense crowd wont to see it on Saturfit - evening. Plenty if gold c .ming inai rrot Californi:t. So we lent rich at ,rsent, ard the banks are eany. Y'urs, OUSERVEt. From the Atbeville iunner. Ihtaormuuationa Wanted Of CATnrARiNE COnINELIA 'l'xtERNy a native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, aged' liout 24 years, who left Charleston n-ar five years since, where she rcsied ' 4 Lome 10 yenri during the Jast'twoo' r which time she lived with Mrs Hall Any infaormition concerning hot: wil ben thankfully received by her brother J Cyrus C. Terrey-fron whom shleWia = i hear something to har advantage-pt the oflice of the A bbeville (S.C.) agrUon :7 Papers throughout the State will conifer an especial favor on a typo by publishing this no:iue. Tur. Fi.onmA liAng-s.-'T'he Jackson ville (Fla.) Republican says that there are now live companies of United 8tates troops in East, Florida. One is at Peas Creek, two at Fort Myers, Carloos:batchie,'one at Indian river, and one at St. Augustine. Col. Winder is in commAand at Fort My er-, Major- at Indtian rirer,and Capt Clarke at 1t. Augustine. The Republican also carns from a:-. cer on tle line that all the Indian. are within their boundary. Bowlegs freque'rit ly visits the post at Fort Myers, wthere there is a trading house. sonietimes ac companied by as many as thirty men. He himself is quite at home, and seems peace. ably d.sposed. S:uin Jones never makes his appearance, being almost superantia. ted. Dowlegs declares that his quitting. the country is out of the question: he is prepared to die on the ground; and if war as made upon him, ho will have the matis, faction at putting the whitea a stir all over the territory. and will giye them at least a six or seven years' war in hunting his sial. parties out of the fortresses and swamps.. Capt. Blake of the Alabama, s' now ''af tempting to fulfil a contract made with'hief Cominmissioner of Indian Afifirs frs. "t peaceable removal of thetribo for the fix sum of three thousamtiollars, rith "Seven hutndred anti fifty addition)! for every Iidi - an tie bets to g. It is supposed therero" about Oivo hundred Indians in the countr o: wlaoni about one hundred awl fifty ar wa.rrors. The Indians report the lae ti. ~as hivinig beena unu.-ually sickly n Jai. wlmarihty aaijafanutsh,.e We? tind mn the iloustotn Telegraph, o ih inst., a statemniit or the itarceraiu of nine of our citizens in Mlexico, sen upon while makmng their way to t;alifowrsi TIhei T1elegraphi thus speaks of this nova~ o~utratve:gne. "ehave been informed by a g iman who visited Durango a tow wuaoi since, that nine Anmerican citizens been imprisoned in that city for gnre,~ a year, and th.,t, tsuess the American ernmeiit ireres, they will probably . imain in prison for years. "Thaey were enmigrats for California While passing through Durango, owiing.t the scarcity of provisons on the route, (o the crops had been cut off by the droug t) they could not procure food1, and were compelled to take a (ow articles of foot ig prevent them from starving. F'or this they were arrested, and without a trial wore thrown into prison, w-here they remained at. the time our informanat saw them. Ho states that, according to the laws of Mexsico, travellers are allowed is take articles of food when the ownier refuse to sell them, provided that they take uonly sufficient to supply their absolute ner. cessities. ie says he and his cotmpanie&h; while travelling through Durangi', .gere frequently comnps led to take provisionan force; but they always paid for thorn at arbitant ratos, anid the alcaldes refusei41 arrest them, Hie thanks our miinisterA~ Mexico should be required to asertJ wvheiher these prisoners in Durango. wt imprisoned contrary to tho proY sl9O. >f the treaty with Mexico." CincissaTr: Non. 29, IS51.-Digjt N~ews frot the Far West.-Accout inde~pendlenmc ctnfrir the account 6f 1 uss of l75 mules belonging to the Govedn.. nent; train, while en route to the State., sixty miles beyond Council Grove, one nan was frozen to death'. The cause of he sad disaster was an immense fall of loot and rain. dThe Santa Fe mail was hourly eggta AUSTRAa Ann Exot.Asn.--The Engler if Austria, acowls as tiercely in the dire.. ion of the English Lion, at this tieap n the days of that. dastardly Duke, hob mntrapped Richard Cour do LibsM howed a hatred which his cours o4 nable himu fully to gratify.. The Egs nob who whipped Llayman, subjectqd.~ ruistrian to an indignity suelb as h r when Richard tore down his banneg in a'si . But uanlejs Auti~ah heo former outrate as cinningty and- .ow rdlly a's in the latter case, hr Eagle .ity. rcbably do no more than scowl.-g die, thT~ The Texian Legislature meI a hie Capitol, Anstin, on the 3d instFnhaeni . W. Miller was elected Secretary ho Senate,- and a Mr. Dicksona 8j3 if the flouse of Rleprestentativcs. 11T7 It appears certain that Sir lrr luhver will not retu~tn to this count~ as pesnaieof the Court of SC2:Xe.-. a lookeit uponmu ahis destiny- vjj the tarqumis of Nnrmaandy obtaina 1 uveted prizo the Governor Gene'r~~~ ndia$. ICE.NTveY UJNtTEa STATES Sn'tjx... 'he hentucky Legislnture htmVing b nable to choose a United stmtta ae~o to Hotuse-hns- passed a'- ldtios on ig the election lilt the 11th ins. . ienjtr l~oute, or in 'tormremor prievalent atN Ou. ans abdoresitn lMl aat in th(~ ual Mme Sea